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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking this too. It's as if the late-2024 "mandate" so shook these execs that they think the quake's still underway, even though the aftershocks are fading.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

Do CBS News executives understand that MAGA will not be in power forever? I genuinely think this is lost on a lot of people. They've gotten scammed by bad actors into believing Trump's 2024 win represented something seismic and even permanent. I predict they'll look back on this as a serious error.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News current president Tom Cibroski praised Weiss on the call, saying "Bari's energy and passion is infectious and you will feel it, big time." He also added that the Free Press and CBS News "are going to learn a lot from each other...that's what this is all about."

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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking this too. It's as if the late-2024 "mandate" so shook them that they think the quake's still underway, even though the aftershocks are fading.

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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 2d

In cases like this, I always wonder about the potential impact of CTE-related brain issues, given the 90+% of NFL veterans confirmed to have CTE after death.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

Breaking News from @theathletic.com: The former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez was charged with felony assault. He’s accused of attacking a truck driver in Indiana.

Indiana prosecutors add felony battery charge against Mark Sanchez over alleged attack

Prosecutors said the additional felony charge was due to the alleged assault “involving serious bodily injury.”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

perhaps the biggest story TFPever ran was a catastrophically shoddy argument that George Floyd ackshully died of an overdose. When confronted with irrefutable evidence that the piece was simply wrong, Weiss didn’t take it down, she asked her critic, @radleybalko.bsky.social, to come on a podcast.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 2d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 2d

And what, pray tell, is the "true mission" of Trump, which—according to Yarvin—neither he nor his followers understand?

SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 2d

curtis yarvin seems somewhat unhappy

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 4d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 5d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 6d

wouldn't take off... this guy is far less sympathetic than even Stephen Miller. And that's saying something.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 7d

Honored to make the notable list for Best American Science & Nature Writing 2025, alongside @emilysohn.bsky.social @carlzimmer.com @raminskibba.bsky.social and others! Preorder your copy today.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7d

What a line from the Pope! I am so pleased he is carrying on Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants.

More pointedly, the pope said, "Someone who says, I'm against abortion, but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. Someone who says, I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life."

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 7d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 8d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 10d

I'm so sorry. 💔

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 10d

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 11d

Portland is not "war ravaged." This is delusional and dangerous.

Sending troops into American cities doesn't make our communities safer — it just stokes fear and stirs up chaos.

Trump is plunging further into authoritarianism every single day.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12d

Breaking:

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Nexstar joins Sinclair in bringing Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show back to its local ABC affiliates, ending boycotts.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 12d

Let’s spell this out. Trump fired a qualified U.S. attorney who refused to do his bidding and installed his own personal lawyer to punish a perceived opponent. Justice needs to follow the law, not politics.

This is an attack on the rule of law. Full stop.

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.

abcnews.go.com

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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 13d

Titanic's Palm Court:

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Elizabeth Svoboda @svobodster.bsky.social · 13d

Looks like the interior of the Titanic. I think the ship even had a restaurant called "Palm Court."

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Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: Jeremy Carl, a top Trump nominee, deleted 1000s of social media posts, many w/inflammatory commentary — including incendiary posts about race, claiming “peaceful coexistence” w/Democrats is impossible - even a call for a political opponent to face the death penalty.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/p...