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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 9h

“I always felt like I was outside of the joke, looking in,” said Ms. Carmichael, 28. “It’s healing to be in community with my fellow nerds.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/n...

What Inspires the Best Costumes at Comic Con? A Little Childhood Trauma.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 9h

Yes, that is a good word.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 9h

"The employees 'were sent incorrect notifications, which was fixed last night and this morning with a technical correction,' a senior administration official said. 'Any correction has already been remedied.'" The nation is being run by idiots. Idiots with power. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 11h

Good to see @jamestalarico.bsky.social back in his district. He’s been running all over the state in his run for the U.S. Senate

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 13h

Hook ‘em

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 14h

I couldn't tell you, having never worked on the print hub.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 15h

The hed online is much better, and the story makes is clearly about right-wing agitation and lies: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

How Right-Wing Influencers Are Shaping the Guard Fight in Portland

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 17h

Well, damn. One of my biggest movie crushes people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 18h

What a craptastic prosecution www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 18h

Librarians are BADASS, y’all. Hug a librarian! (But only if they want to be hugged don’t make it weird) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Librarian Fired in Books Dispute to Receive $700,000 Settlement

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 19h

It’s an astonishing story.

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Amy Kristin Sanders @amykristinsanders.bsky.social · 23h

If you don't follow the courts, you may not realize how absolutely unheard of it is for sitting federal judges to say ANYTHING on the record about other federal judges — let alone this:

“a war zone”
“judicial crisis”
“incredibly demoralizing and troubling”
“have not been models of clarity”

John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

One judge compared their district’s current relationship with the Supreme Court to “a war zone.” Another said the courts were in the midst of a “judicial crisis.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 20h

Even the Trump administration acknowledges that the Trump administration is destroying the ag economy and raising prices for consumers. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 21h

Trumponomics, in a nutshell.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 21h

You’re so great, and I’m thrilled you’re at the TImes.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 23h

“I never really thought about him as being the one who did it,” she said. “But now I’ve really got something to think about, huh?” Trump’s war on solar hurts his own voters. Great @maxinejoselow.bsky.social reporting in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/c...

In Georgia, Trump’s Cuts to Solar Projects Hit Some of His Voters

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

One judge compared their district’s current relationship with the Supreme Court to “a war zone.” Another said the courts were in the midst of a “judicial crisis.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

A beautiful obit for a writer of obits: “I only wish I could have met more of the people I wrote about.” www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

Bart Barnes, a Washington Post journalist for five decades, dies at 87

He helped cover the March on Washington, contributed to the paper’s first Watergate story and became a mainstay of the obituaries desk.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

Nice hed, NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m sure there are a lot of folks who will only attend Oscar Wyatt’s funeral to make sure he’s dead. The Houston oilman, who died Wednesday at age 101, made plenty of enemies.” That @mimiswartz.bsky.social can write a lede, y’all www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Oscar Wyatt Typified the Texas Tycoon. We May Never See His Like Again.

The shrewd, ruthless billionaire defied convention—and defined the mythology of the oilman.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

I feel buried.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

Congress could step in on this irresponsible and destructive thrashing around. That would take leadership.
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In Retaliatory Move, Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Chinese Goods

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

I stand chastened.

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

China charges ahead on renewable energy while the United States is jammed in reverse. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/b...

Why China Built 162 Square Miles of Solar Panels on the World’s Highest Plateau

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John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 1d

Gee, that sounds a lot like “bearing false witness against thy neighbor,” which I read about in a book somewhere. Good book! Wonder if he’s read it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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