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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 13h

What a sad day for American journalism— and America. But I have no doubt you’ll keep seeking the truth and breaking news.

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 13h

Turned in the badge today.

My colleagues and I will stay on the beat, but in a new way. The work continues.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1d

President Trump helped negotiate peace elsewhere

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 1d

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 2d

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On Trump’s Bullshit: The Faucet Fantasy

Pam Bondi deflected a bribery question by invoking California wildfires — parroting Trump’s false claims that Democrats are to blame.

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 4d

You never see the back of the Nobel Peace Prize in news reports, presumably because of the nudity. I took this shot in the Peace Prize museum in Oslo. Designed by Gustav Vigeland, who made 200 nude sculptures on display in the city.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 4d

WHAT THE HELL

Just one day after a federal court judge ordered ICE to stop using force against Chicago journalists, here is ICE using force against a Chicago journalist.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 5d

Premium: The AI Bubble's promises are impossible. NVIDIA's customers are running out of money, GPUs die in 3-5 years, most 1GW data centers will never get built, and OpenAI's Abilene data center doesn't won't have the power it needs before 2028 - if it ever does.
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The AI Bubble's Impossible Promises

Readers: I’ve done a very generous “free” portion of this newsletter, but I do recommend paying for premium to get the in-depth analysis underpinning the intro. That being said, I want as many people ...

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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 5d

@glennkessler.bsky.social Since 51 GOP Senators cited this study in a letter to HHS today, might need to re-up this: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | Digging into the math of a study attacking the safety of the abortion pill

The Ethics and Public Policy Center report on mifepristone has earned headlines on the right, but what does the data show?

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 5d

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 6d

The Ukraine Scandal That Wasn’t: Trump’s Latest Intel Dump Misses the Mark
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The Ukraine Scandal That Wasn’t: Trump’s Latest Intel Dump Misses the Mark

The intel wasn’t just redacted — it was wrong. A fresh spin on Biden’s 2015 Ukraine trip ignores what really happened behind closed doors.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 6d

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 6d

Shocked, just shocked, by this important scoop on front page of today's NYT. /s/

Based on report that came out ... nine months ago

And behavior long predating that

("Skip a class? Perish the thought!!" Says anyone who ever worked on a college newspaper, which covers a lot of people in the media.)

NYT front page headline: "Harvard Finds Skipping Class Part of Culture."

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Museum of Political Corruption @corruptmuseum.bsky.social · 7d

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 7d

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 8d

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The Truth Behind the Government Shutdown

A quick and easy guide to the political spin — and why 'partisan bickering' doesn’t tell the full story.

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 8d

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Glenn Kessler @glennkessler.bsky.social · 9d

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On Trump’s Bullshit: Crying 'Witch Hunt' While Stirring the Cauldron

Trump claims weaponization of justice — while trying to do exactly that himself.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11d

Trump told NBC on Sunday that he saw some Portland riot footage on Fox and thought it reflected current events.

It didn't. It was 5 years old, from the George Floyd aftermath.

And we learned that due to the diligence of a local TV reporter, who got the transcript.

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Trump referenced a weekend conversation with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and he alluded to being told by Kotek that the reality in Portland is different from what’s being portrayed to him.

“I spoke to the governor, she was very nice,” Trump said. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening? My people tell me different.’ They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place…it looks like terrible.”

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 12d

Lawyers inside the high-profile U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting former FBI director James B. Comey are unnerved by what they see as an unprecedented push by President Trump to inject politics into their staffing and charging decisions.