Eric Michael Garcia
@ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Washington Bureau chief at The Independent, MSNOW Columnist. Author: We’re Not Broken. Tar Heel. He/Him [email protected]
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We're Not Broken
“This book is a message from autistic people to their parents, friends, teachers, coworkers and doctors showing what life is like on the spectrum. It’s also...
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Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
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Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
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Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Ok. I am blocking this site for book work. See you on the flip side.
December 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Ok. I am blocking this site for book work. See you on the flip side.
Fascinating to see Smith in here given how she wrote plenty of the renewable energy parts of Build Back Better that Manchin hated and accepted watering down the provisions in what became the Inflation Reduction Act (which is all but dead after OBBBA).
Jeff Flake, Joe Manchin and Tina Smith all decided to leave the Senate during the Trump era. On “The Interview,” the current and former lawmakers open up about why they think the Senate is broken and what it would take to fix it. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/m...
December 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Fascinating to see Smith in here given how she wrote plenty of the renewable energy parts of Build Back Better that Manchin hated and accepted watering down the provisions in what became the Inflation Reduction Act (which is all but dead after OBBBA).
Hello, my name is Generic Democratic Candidate in an extremely red district or state. I'm a veteran, a small business owner and a parent who will work with anyone. I am running for X office against a right-wing candidate in a race they will certainly win. Can I get 20,000,000 likes and $2 million?
December 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Hello, my name is Generic Democratic Candidate in an extremely red district or state. I'm a veteran, a small business owner and a parent who will work with anyone. I am running for X office against a right-wing candidate in a race they will certainly win. Can I get 20,000,000 likes and $2 million?
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — At least 2 people have been killed and several others injured in shooting at Brown University, AP source says.
December 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — At least 2 people have been killed and several others injured in shooting at Brown University, AP source says.
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Outside of Covid, New Jersey’s unemployment rate is at a 10-year high:
December 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Outside of Covid, New Jersey’s unemployment rate is at a 10-year high:
Some Democratic donors have said that even if Biden asks them, they are unlikely to give money because they are focused on fighting President Trump or are embittered by Biden’s term in office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Biden Has Raised Little of What He Needs to Build a Presidential Library
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Some Democratic donors have said that even if Biden asks them, they are unlikely to give money because they are focused on fighting President Trump or are embittered by Biden’s term in office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...
Hakeem Jeffries responds to my question about how plenty of New York Democrats including Dan Goldman, Ritchie Torres and Espaillat face primary challenges.
December 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Hakeem Jeffries responds to my question about how plenty of New York Democrats including Dan Goldman, Ritchie Torres and Espaillat face primary challenges.
Democrats fear Crockett might cost a Senate seat.
"She might win a primary, but she ain't winning a general in Texas," said a senior House Democrat. Others fear she might cost them swing districts, particularly with Latinos.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/j...
"She might win a primary, but she ain't winning a general in Texas," said a senior House Democrat. Others fear she might cost them swing districts, particularly with Latinos.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/j...
"It's a bad decision": Jasmine Crockett enrages fellow House Democrats with Senate bid
"She might win a primary, but she ain't winning a general in Texas," one senior House Democrat said.
www.axios.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Democrats fear Crockett might cost a Senate seat.
"She might win a primary, but she ain't winning a general in Texas," said a senior House Democrat. Others fear she might cost them swing districts, particularly with Latinos.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/j...
"She might win a primary, but she ain't winning a general in Texas," said a senior House Democrat. Others fear she might cost them swing districts, particularly with Latinos.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/j...
When someone pronounces the “X” in Bexar County, Texas
December 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
When someone pronounces the “X” in Bexar County, Texas
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the house next week is scheduled to vote on separate bills to ban medicaid coverage for trans health care and ban the disposition of care to trans minors outright
December 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
the house next week is scheduled to vote on separate bills to ban medicaid coverage for trans health care and ban the disposition of care to trans minors outright
Jeffries tells me he wants to see a discharge petition that bans stock trading for members also include the executive branch and the Supreme Court.
December 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Jeffries tells me he wants to see a discharge petition that bans stock trading for members also include the executive branch and the Supreme Court.
Maybe I am showing how much of a grumpy old man I've become, but I really don't like seeing sports and entertainment fluffing of Saudi Arabia and Qatar this decade the way both fluffed up China the last decade.
December 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Maybe I am showing how much of a grumpy old man I've become, but I really don't like seeing sports and entertainment fluffing of Saudi Arabia and Qatar this decade the way both fluffed up China the last decade.
Are we gonna get a "Defeat the Previous Question" for @ringwiss.bsky.social now that he is in the US this Congress?
December 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Are we gonna get a "Defeat the Previous Question" for @ringwiss.bsky.social now that he is in the US this Congress?
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The public television network in Arkansas is disaffiliating from PBS, the first major outlet in the country to do so. And the financials are… interesting.
Arkansas TV, formerly Arkansas PBS, plans to disaffiliate from federal agency after funding cuts | Arkansas Advocate
The network lost $2.5 million in programming and operational funds after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting lost federal funding this summer.
https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/12/11/arkansas-tv-formerly-arkansas-pbs-plans-to-disaffiliate-from-federal-agency-after-funding-cuts/#:~:text=“We%20just%20do%20not%20see%20a%20way,incur%20more%20than%20$2%20million%20every%20year%2C
December 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The public television network in Arkansas is disaffiliating from PBS, the first major outlet in the country to do so. And the financials are… interesting.
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Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats. n.pr/44sb9AS
U.S. military members fear personal legal blowback tied to boat strikes
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Staff officers and at least one drone pilot have sought advice from outside groups over legal concerns about their own involvement — or potential involvement — in the strikes against suspected drug boats. n.pr/44sb9AS
For decades, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris stayed out of each other's way. They share many of the same consultants and financial backers. But they might now be on a collision course in 2028.
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
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thehill.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
For decades, Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris stayed out of each other's way. They share many of the same consultants and financial backers. But they might now be on a collision course in 2028.
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
thehill.com/homenews/cam...
Really good piece by @mattgertz.bsky.social about why conservatives can't tamp down conspiracy theories by Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson: The new conservative establishment spent years elevating them and giving them credibility and platforms.
www.mediamatters.org/candace-owen...
www.mediamatters.org/candace-owen...
Who’s afraid of Candace Owens?
www.mediamatters.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Really good piece by @mattgertz.bsky.social about why conservatives can't tamp down conspiracy theories by Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson: The new conservative establishment spent years elevating them and giving them credibility and platforms.
www.mediamatters.org/candace-owen...
www.mediamatters.org/candace-owen...
I asked AOC about Brad Lander running against Dan Goldman in #NY10 and she said "I haven't endorsed for that."
When I followed up on New York Democrats facing primaries, she said " I don't think you get a high enthusiasm cycle without also an energetic primary season as well."
When I followed up on New York Democrats facing primaries, she said " I don't think you get a high enthusiasm cycle without also an energetic primary season as well."
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I asked AOC about Brad Lander running against Dan Goldman in #NY10 and she said "I haven't endorsed for that."
When I followed up on New York Democrats facing primaries, she said " I don't think you get a high enthusiasm cycle without also an energetic primary season as well."
When I followed up on New York Democrats facing primaries, she said " I don't think you get a high enthusiasm cycle without also an energetic primary season as well."
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December 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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I wrote for @slate.com about the tennis ban on trans women and girls, and the Renée Richards of it all
The Attack on Women in Sports Just Claimed Another Victory—This One Really Hurts
50 years of progress undone, just like that.
slate.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I wrote for @slate.com about the tennis ban on trans women and girls, and the Renée Richards of it all
Turning Point Action promised to work with other Trump to primary the resistant Republicans who voted no. But the group could only turn out a couple hundred protestors recently ahead of this week’s vote.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Indiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his gerrymandering push
The GOP-controlled state Senate voted down a bill that would have wiped out Indiana’s two Democratic-held seats in the House.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Turning Point Action promised to work with other Trump to primary the resistant Republicans who voted no. But the group could only turn out a couple hundred protestors recently ahead of this week’s vote.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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National Democrats are celebrating recent wins as a sign of a building blue wave for 2026. But in South Texas, Bobby Pulido wants nothing to do with that kind of talk.
How shifting Latino voters away from Trump could cost GOP seats in South Texas
National Democrats are celebrating recent wins as a sign of a building blue wave for 2026. But in South Texas, Bobby Pulido wants nothing to do with that kind of talk.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
National Democrats are celebrating recent wins as a sign of a building blue wave for 2026. But in South Texas, Bobby Pulido wants nothing to do with that kind of talk.
The promise of AI is meeting "the inconvenient math of debt and capex," Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert, writes in a note.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/g...
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/g...
Tech giants fall from grace as AI debt mounts: "The 1998 moment"
Oracle missed its quarterly revenue and pushed its bond yields to the highest levels this year.
www.axios.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The promise of AI is meeting "the inconvenient math of debt and capex," Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert, writes in a note.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/g...
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/g...
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Rachel Aviv on Oliver Sacks, WHEW.
Oliver Sacks Put Himself Into His Case Studies. What Was the Cost?
The scientist was famous for linking healing with storytelling. Sometimes that meant reshaping patients’ reality.
www.newyorker.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Rachel Aviv on Oliver Sacks, WHEW.