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If someone goes from a media outlet to a government agency and then implements a policy attempting to prevent the media from reporting on the agency, what does that tell you about their media outlet?

Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 18d

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 18d

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption.

Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow.

People have power. Ask Target

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ryantwong.bsky.social @ryantwong.bsky.social · 18d

Time to dust off the ol' Bluesky. The days are shorter and the NBA season is almost here

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 18d

As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."

I’m a Congressional Candidate. I Was Assaulted by ICE.

An interview with Kat Abughazaleh, a 26-year-old Democratic House candidate in Illinois, who was violently thrown to the ground twice at a peaceful protest in Illinois on Friday morning.

newrepublic.com

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Dalton Johnson @daltonjohnson.bsky.social · Jul 30

Jonathan Kuminga’s latest Instagram story: “I’ll bet on myself all day” with his agent tagged and pictured next to him

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · Jul 9

WHAT IN THE HELL JUST... a walkoff inside the park HR???

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 4

Freedom from kings.
Freedom from fascism.
Power to the people forever. ♥️

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · Jul 4

The asymmetry of Bouie having to delete posts for a bunch of journalists suffering zero consequences for horrifically unethical journalism is peak

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jul 4

I deleted several posts about a Times story because they violated Times social media standards.

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · Jul 4

An opinion writer is not allowed to criticize the paper on social media for using a Nazi source but the reporter who worked with the Nazi source was free to leave a long social media trail being buddy-buddy with the Nazi in public

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one dozen bats at a keyboard @panasonicdx4500.bsky.social · Jul 4

“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · Jul 4

It’s fucked up the @nytimes.com is okay with using anonymous race science accounts to smear Zohran with hacked bullshit, but isn’t okay with Jamelle Bouie criticizing them for it.

That’s, like, four different levels of racist simultaneously.

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Anthony Slater @anthonyvslater.bsky.social · Jul 4

Here's the latest on Jonathan Kuminga's restricted free agency. The Kings floated an offer. The Wizards have generated some notable interest. A return to the Warriors is still on the table. It remains unresolved after four days.

The latest on Jonathan Kuminga, the Warriors and his restricted free agency

www.nytimes.com

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Anthony Slater @anthonyvslater.bsky.social · Jul 3

There’s nothing near the finish line on the Jonathan Kuminga front as the third night of free agency wraps, per sources. Conversations ongoing with Warriors and several teams on periphery. Warriors also waiting on Al Horford decision.

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Kerith Burke @kerithburke.bsky.social · Jul 1

Still processing the Looney news. That guy had nine lives with the Warriors, triumphing over injuries and training all the dudes that were supossed to replace him. Salute to a real one.

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