Sid Bedingfield
@sidbedingfield.bsky.social
Journalism and history.
Is @WSJ the best news outlet covering Trump II? “The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.” www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Is @WSJ the best news outlet covering Trump II? “The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.” www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Probably the most important piece of journalism this week: www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
Where Trump Sees Deals, Russia and China See a Chance to Disrupt U.S. Alliances
Russia and China have played to the president’s dealmaking, rattling American security partners.
www.wsj.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Probably the most important piece of journalism this week: www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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A CROSS FIELD LATERAL AND RUN TO WIN FOR BENEDICT IN THE D2 PLAYOFFS.
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A CROSS FIELD LATERAL AND RUN TO WIN FOR BENEDICT IN THE D2 PLAYOFFS.
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The blurbs are in!
Thanks to @sidbedingfield.bsky.social, @rickperlstein.bsky.social, and @alicetiara.bsky.social for their generous praise for *Making the Liberal Media* which is due out in March.
Journalists and academics interested in reviewing—hit me up and I'll connect you with my publicist!
Thanks to @sidbedingfield.bsky.social, @rickperlstein.bsky.social, and @alicetiara.bsky.social for their generous praise for *Making the Liberal Media* which is due out in March.
Journalists and academics interested in reviewing—hit me up and I'll connect you with my publicist!
November 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The blurbs are in!
Thanks to @sidbedingfield.bsky.social, @rickperlstein.bsky.social, and @alicetiara.bsky.social for their generous praise for *Making the Liberal Media* which is due out in March.
Journalists and academics interested in reviewing—hit me up and I'll connect you with my publicist!
Thanks to @sidbedingfield.bsky.social, @rickperlstein.bsky.social, and @alicetiara.bsky.social for their generous praise for *Making the Liberal Media* which is due out in March.
Journalists and academics interested in reviewing—hit me up and I'll connect you with my publicist!
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The Israeli military says it carried out strikes ‘against Hamas terror targets’ in response to an alleged attack on IDF soldiers in Rafah
Gaza ceasefire in doubt as Israel launches wave of strikes
The Israeli military says it carried out strikes ‘against Hamas terror targets’ in response to an alleged attack on IDF soldiers in Rafah
www.thetimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Israeli military says it carried out strikes ‘against Hamas terror targets’ in response to an alleged attack on IDF soldiers in Rafah
A fine journalist and an even better friend. I learned from him at CNN and again at the University of South Carolina. A pro’s pro. Charles, you’ll be missed.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Charles Bierbauer, longtime CNN correspondent, dies at 83
He was a past president of the White House Correspondents' Association.
www.politico.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A fine journalist and an even better friend. I learned from him at CNN and again at the University of South Carolina. A pro’s pro. Charles, you’ll be missed.
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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Since Lowndes County is in the news b/c of the story I QTed it is worth mentioning that the area has a long history of racist violence and Black resistance to it. The Selma to Montgomery March went through Lowndes County. It was a battlefield for voting right and SNCC. Always, the past is never past
May 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Since Lowndes County is in the news b/c of the story I QTed it is worth mentioning that the area has a long history of racist violence and Black resistance to it. The Selma to Montgomery March went through Lowndes County. It was a battlefield for voting right and SNCC. Always, the past is never past
Pleased to share a new publication: From Redemption to Jim Crow North: The New York Times, Its First Columnist, and the Legacy of Reconstruction. Thanks to the peer reviewers at Journalism.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#journalism #history
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#journalism #history
May 2, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Pleased to share a new publication: From Redemption to Jim Crow North: The New York Times, Its First Columnist, and the Legacy of Reconstruction. Thanks to the peer reviewers at Journalism.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#journalism #history
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#journalism #history
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Yes!! This is why I keep prattling on about it, Dan! Let’s Shout it from the mountaintops!!
May 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Yes!! This is why I keep prattling on about it, Dan! Let’s Shout it from the mountaintops!!
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👀🚨JICYMI: New Quinnipiac Poll: More Americans now disapprove of Trump on immigration by 50% to 45% (including 51% independents)
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
April 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
👀🚨JICYMI: New Quinnipiac Poll: More Americans now disapprove of Trump on immigration by 50% to 45% (including 51% independents)
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
What's the over/under on how long it takes for this to be normalized by Trump's media allies? #WTF www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
What's the over/under on how long it takes for this to be normalized by Trump's media allies? #WTF www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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All you need to know about Twitter
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
All you need to know about Twitter
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I'm sad the largest org in my field is forced to manage the (totally legit) concerns from international scholars about entering the U.S. for a conference this year. The reputational damage to the U.S. sucks; far more awful is missing building and learning from the colleagues who feel in danger.
March 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I'm sad the largest org in my field is forced to manage the (totally legit) concerns from international scholars about entering the U.S. for a conference this year. The reputational damage to the U.S. sucks; far more awful is missing building and learning from the colleagues who feel in danger.
Another interesting Minnesota read: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/03/11/h...
Exclusive: Hope Walz Never Planned for TikTok Fame. Now Her Platform Inspires Change.
The daughter of Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz didn't start posting until after the 2024 election—and she's starting to become a leading young political voice.
rewirenewsgroup.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Another interesting Minnesota read: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/03/11/h...
#UMN This is a helluva piece, especially the last section on the "housing paradox" in Dinkytown. The U community should read it. #UMN racketmn.com/dinkytown-mi...
How Alive or Dead is Dinkytown in 2025? Depends on Who You Ask. - Racket
Business owners, politicians, students, and longtime observers debate the health of the singular Minneapolis neighborhood.
racketmn.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#UMN This is a helluva piece, especially the last section on the "housing paradox" in Dinkytown. The U community should read it. #UMN racketmn.com/dinkytown-mi...
Well played.
why bother even getting a phd in metaphor analysis these days?
SpaceX’s Starship explodes during test flight.
March 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Well played.
And how do we think Putin will respond to this?
The Trump administration has stopped financing new weapons sales to Ukraine and is considering freezing weapons shipments from U.S. stockpiles, current and former U.S. officials said.
The Trump administration has stopped financing new weapons sales to Ukraine and is considering freezing weapons shipments from U.S. stockpiles, current and former U.S. officials said.
March 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
And how do we think Putin will respond to this?
The Trump administration has stopped financing new weapons sales to Ukraine and is considering freezing weapons shipments from U.S. stockpiles, current and former U.S. officials said.
The Trump administration has stopped financing new weapons sales to Ukraine and is considering freezing weapons shipments from U.S. stockpiles, current and former U.S. officials said.
#DeepSeek’s response to a question about Pres. Xi: “Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let’s talk about something else.” What would X’s Grok say about Trump?
January 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
#DeepSeek’s response to a question about Pres. Xi: “Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let’s talk about something else.” What would X’s Grok say about Trump?
Evening commute, morning commute.
January 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Evening commute, morning commute.
Good for Woj. Makes sense to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/m...
Why Did Adrian Wojnarowski Take a 99% Pay Cut? To Save the Team He Loves.
Adrian Wojnarowski is trying to help St. Bonaventure’s tiny basketball program thrive in the scary new world of college sports.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Good for Woj. Makes sense to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/m...
Interesting "act of defiance": www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/t.... #tiktokban
What is RedNote, the Chinese social media app that US TikTokers are flocking to? | CNN Business
As Supreme Court justices ponder the future of TikTok in the United States, a growing number of American social media users have responded by moving to an unlikely alternative: Xiaohongshu, a hugely p...
www.cnn.com
January 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Interesting "act of defiance": www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/t.... #tiktokban
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my writing process:
a) i got this
b) - h) internal primal scream
i) no one can know what happened here
a) i got this
b) - h) internal primal scream
i) no one can know what happened here
My writing process is usually:
a) I got this
b) well, fuck
c) wait that part was real good
d) wait no that part sucks
e) I am a god of this place
f) the fuck is this shit, who do I think I am, why am I here
g) oh man I just figured it all out
h) mistakes were made
I) existential dread
a) I got this
b) well, fuck
c) wait that part was real good
d) wait no that part sucks
e) I am a god of this place
f) the fuck is this shit, who do I think I am, why am I here
g) oh man I just figured it all out
h) mistakes were made
I) existential dread
December 4, 2024 at 11:22 PM
my writing process:
a) i got this
b) - h) internal primal scream
i) no one can know what happened here
a) i got this
b) - h) internal primal scream
i) no one can know what happened here
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Of course, he deserves to be in prison. But for those of us who remember him at the peak of his power, it is still a jolt to be reminded how far he fell.
And he must be wondering why he’s in prison while Trump walks free, which is a pretty good question.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
And he must be wondering why he’s in prison while Trump walks free, which is a pretty good question.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
Harvey Weinstein Returns to Hospital For “Emergent Treatment” As Rep Confirms Leukemia Diagnosis
Weinstein received an "alarming blood test result," according to his attorney.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 3, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Of course, he deserves to be in prison. But for those of us who remember him at the peak of his power, it is still a jolt to be reminded how far he fell.
And he must be wondering why he’s in prison while Trump walks free, which is a pretty good question.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
And he must be wondering why he’s in prison while Trump walks free, which is a pretty good question.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
Down the street from where I stay in DC. Love this place, FWIW.
This coulda been our president-elect tonight America but you chose authoritarianism instead
December 2, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Down the street from where I stay in DC. Love this place, FWIW.