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journalist check out my most recent thing, The Harvard Plan >>https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/projects/harvard-plan previously: @bostonglobe @niemanfdn, @propublica, @npr, @wnyc reach me on Signal @ilya.95 Pravda vítězí
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was curious to see what the rightwing media makes of this moment, clicked over to the free beacon homepage... - zero mentions of Ukraine - zero mentions of Musk - Chinese incels "furious" at Tom Cotton - lead story on JFK assassination

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From a FOIA perspective, "the entire federal workforce should write down and email what they did last week" is extremely funny

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Wasn't too far off--

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worth keeping an eye on the use of red caps in advertising & scammy sponsored "articles"

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this little reassurance about the USA's posture on Ukraine aged notably poorly www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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if you are an audio-head anywhere in the city of new york, get yourself to this show pronto>>

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so he thinks "dictator" is a bad thing? that is news

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also one of my favorite episodes of Trump, Inc., featuring an acheozoologist, a massive ancient sheep graveyard, and a hunting permit issued *after* the hunt

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"I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody", ctd

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worth remembering this one today the novel use of the adverb at the beginning of the tweet deeply lodged in my mind

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SCOTUS ruled against Harvard in a major affirmative action case in 2023, ending race-conscious admissions NOW the Trump Dept of Ed says the decision applies to all academic matters, not just admissions and they've given colleges & unis just days to comply www.thedp.com/article/2025...

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My grandmother, a Czech, used to talk about how they "threw us to the wolves" at Munich in 1938 Different dramatis personae, same dynamic here, today apnews.com/article/russ...

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well worth reading and absorbing>>

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the @wsj.com edit board has discerned a flaw in the theory of the unitary executive

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First term: "No new foreign deals will be made whatsoever during the duration of President Trump’s presidency." Second term: "[Trump Media & Technology Group] plans to expand its operations abroad." www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/u... www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Arch...

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I'm taking a break from mainly covering tech business news at NPR and will be focusing on how Elon and his SV crew are reshaping the federal government through DOGE and other efforts. As always, open to chats, tips and rants on Signal: ballyn.77 !

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Listen to @kairyssdal.bsky.social's clear-eyed final note on Marketplace yesterday: www.marketplace.org/2025/02/13/t... (transcript from r/NPR)

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2021, 2025

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Remarkable how Congress passed a law, the President signed it, the Supreme Court upheld it…and now everyone is simply pretending that all didn’t happen www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/t...

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surely the vice president must also be considered an elected official in the executive branch?

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@amlwhere.bsky.social has mentored generations of journalists (including me) brava, brava, brava thank you for your wisdom, smarts, and kindness nieman.harvard.edu/nieman-found...

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www.404media.co/email/e99856... "Each one was made with AI and the crimes described did not happen. There was no language on the channel’s homepage or in video descriptions to tell a viewer otherwise."

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very efficient summary

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As always, thank goodness for @propublica.org

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Got a tip? I oversee five reporters looking at the Trump Administration, conflicts of interest, & abuses of power. And I am eager to give them more work. Get in touch here:

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for fuck's sake how I do I permanently switch off gemini

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I talked with @tortoisemedia.bsky.social 's Slow Newscast about Jack Smith's final report & Trump's pardons for J6 rioters. Also features "MAGA Granny" @pamhemphill53.bsky.social & @neamarahmani.bsky.social Pls check it out >> www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/the-s...

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What if: the NYT needle but for coups

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The purge is underway at the Justice Department one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5276...

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EXACTLY THIS >>

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when is Joyce Carol Oates gonna move over to here?

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I'll be on @wgbh.org today at NOON talking about how MA became the lottery capital of America. Our special guest is longtime lottery broadcaster Dawn Hayes, who knows how those old tumblers of balls actually worked... www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEXe... Anyone remember Dawn on TV?

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FCC chief Brendan Carr launches inquiry into NPR and PBS stations with an eye to help allies on Capitol hill unravel federal funding for public broadcasting My story for NPR: www.npr.org/2025/01/30/n...

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many commenters on this site criticizing press coverage of Trump's blizzard of disruptive actions (too soft, obfuscates responsibility, etc) surely much of this is valid BUT consider: fewer & fewer ppl consuming fact-based, fact-checked journalism. Much much much much much much much bigger problem

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