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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10h

Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.

Brown University Rejects White House Deal for Special Treatment

Brown was the second university to turn down the deal, which would have given a funding preference to universities that agreed to certain requirements.

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 11h

Vance suggested that whoever leaked the racist messages is a “scumbag.”

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 11h

A bombshell report detailing racist and antisemitic texts shared among Young Republicans lifted the veil on how the next generation of GOP leaders talk when they think no one is watching.

Unsurprisingly, prominent conservatives defended the participants.

The Right Jumps to Defend Young Republicans' Racist Texts

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 14h

"We’re watching the very class of public servants who protect our democracy — the only ones capable of stopping a coup against the U.S. Constitution — being dismantled and replaced right before our eyes.

"Wake up, America, before it’s too late."

The Shutdown Is Wreaking Havoc on Military Families and Veterans

The Trump administration is using the government shutdown to lay off federal workers, while leaving active-duty military wondering about their pay.

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 2d

Vance struggled to defend the Trump administration’s decisions when journalists asked him basic questions during a round of TV appearances, with one host getting so frustrated with Vance’s word salad, he cut the interview short in the middle of one of the vice president’s sentences.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 3d

Vance could not give a straight answer to questions about:

➡️ Tom Homan's alleged acceptance of a bribe
➡️ Trump's accusations that J.B. Pritzker is a criminal
➡️ Layoffs at the CDC

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 5d

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5d

Breaking: MIT just became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump admin's higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment.

"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 8d

this is actually a pretty big black mark on Hulu that they had the opportunity to chronicle an extremely newsworthy spectacle and are letting UNC back out of it because it makes them look bad

Inside Carolina @insidecarolina.bsky.social · 8d

UNC, Hulu Not Moving Forward With Season Documentary

North Carolina announced in August that it would do a season-long documentary to showcase the team.

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 8d

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 9d

might be on to something 🤔

Just hand the ball to the ref bro #nfl #arizona #cardinals #phoenix #greenscreen

TikTok video by Michael Mockler

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 9d

new day, same old lie

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 12d

this is America

Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 12d

DHS Includes White Supremacist Meme in Video Promoting Deportation Blitz talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-inc...

DHS Includes White Supremacist Meme in Video Promoting Deportation Blitz

A video posted on X by the Department of Homeland Security included...

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 12d

long drive ahead. anyone have podcast suggestions (scams, true crime, etc.)?

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 14d

Explainer: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 14d

it's "refreshing" for the president to share disinformation

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14d

Reporter: The president posted an AI deepfake of himself talking about medbeds. What was he trying to communicate?

Leavitt: He is transparent. He likes to share memes and videos. I think it is refreshing to have a president who is so open and honest.

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 14d

"We are living through America’s Cold Civil War era. But some would like it hotter."

Welcome to Portland, Where Trump's Fever Dream Is America's New Nightmare

Donald Trump has said federal troops are necessary to maintain order in Portland, but there is no truth to the president's fever dream about the city.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 15d

My and @andrewperez.bsky.social’s first piece for our new home; we are up and running at @zeteo.com

Zeteo @zeteo.com · 15d

‘WHY?’: Trump Officials Worry He’s Making It Harder to Jail His Enemies

Donald Trump is bullying his own government to prosecute his political foes, whether or not there’s actually a criminal case. It may already be backfiring. @swin24.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social

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Trump Officials Worry He’s Making It Harder to Jail His Enemies

Donald Trump is bullying his government to prosecute his political enemies, whether or not there’s actually a criminal case. It may be backfiring.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 14d

Portland is obviously personal to me. The president's fever dream of a 'War Zone' by the Willamette might be darkly funny, if the stakes for this city -- and the rest of the nation -- were not dead serious:

Welcome to Portland, Where Trump's Fever Dream Is America's New Nightmare

Donald Trump has said federal troops are necessary to maintain order in Portland, but there is no truth to the president's fever dream about the city.

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 15d

“The NFL is self-destructing year after year."

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15d

I got to jump into a deep conversation with Jen Psaki -- about Kimmel, Trump's UNGA fiasco, and Kamala Harris's new memoir:

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Jen Psaki on Kimmel, Kamala, and Trump's 'Incredibly Fragile Ego'

MSNBC host Jen Psaki talks to Rolling Stone about Jimmy Kimmel's suspension, Kamala Harris' memoir, and Donald Trump's "fragile" ego.

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 16d

“This so-called med-bed technology is purportedly so advanced, some believe it originated with an alien society. According to some promoters of the theory, liberal billionaires and Big Pharma already have access to these healing devices but are hoarding the technology for themselves.”

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 17d

Believers in the "med bed" theory think a miracle technology exists that can heal any disease, reverse aging, and regrow limbs.

Explainer: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 19d

@nikkimcr.bsky.social with the A+++ lede

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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 24d

If you want to understand this Trump administration's rampant corruption ... you have to go back to Eric Adams, and how they made the case against him disappear.

I got a bunch of new details on this deep dive for @nytimes.com ...

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

Opinion | Eric Adams, Donald Trump and the Case That Broke American Justice

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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 22d

"Make no mistake, though — they’ll set a new date before long."

Christian TikTokers Are Denied Rapture as Viral Prophecy Fizzles Out

For weeks, devout evangelical Christians on TikTok have been preparing for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ on Rosh Hashanah, but it didn't happen

www.rollingstone.com

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Surf @surf.social · 23d

Proud of your Surf feeds? Publish them to @bsky.app, like the @rollingstone.com team did with their politics coverage. The feed is packed with stories, commentary and context from people like @nikkimcr.bsky.social, @peterwade.bsky.social and @andrewlseidel.bsky.social.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26d

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27d

Kimmel never said this: "Jimmy Kimmel claims Charlie Kirk shooter is ‘MAGA’ " but the facts did. not. matter. The MAGA swarm came for Kimmel and Disney news caved.

Good reality check from @swin24.bsky.social & @andrewperez.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

MAGA Drummed Up B.S. to Take Down Jimmy Kimmel
ABC suspended Kimmel’s show after right-wingers twisted comments he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination
By Andrew Perez, Asawin Suebsaeng
September 18, 2025

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