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Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · Feb 3

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Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 2h

Judge Lewis Kaplan said the Republican administration’s decision, based on the Big Apple’s “sanctuary city” protections for immigrants in the United States illegally, was “arbitrary, capricious, and a blatant violation of the law.”
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Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding nearly $34 million in funding earmarked to protect New York’s transportation system from terrorist attacks.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 1d

Beating Oregon and the First Amendment all in the same week!

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 1d

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Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 1d

US has seized $14+ billion in bitcoin & charged founder of a Cambodian conglomerate in a massive crypto scam. He's accused of exploiting forced labor to dupe "investors" and using proceeds to purchase yachts, jets and a Picasso painting (w/ AP's Jack Brook) apnews.com/article/cryp...

US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion in bitcoin

The U.S. government has seized more than $14 billion in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian conglomerate in a massive cryptocurrency scam.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 5d

Who is Letitia James? New York’s attorney general has battled Trump, big tech and the NRA
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Who is Letitia James? New York's attorney general has battled Trump, big tech and the NRA

New York Attorney General Letitia James has battled big tech, opioid manufacturers and the National Rifle Association.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 5d

Crazy to think the best baseball play by player of his generation works for ESPN/ABC — and doesn’t call baseball games regularly anymore

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 5d

Two jurors claim they were bullied into convicting Harvey Weinstein and regret it, his lawyers say apnews.com/article/harv...

Two jurors claim they were bullied into convicting Harvey Weinstein and regret it, his lawyers say

Two jurors who voted in June to convict Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault said they regret the decision and only did so because others on the panel bullied them, the former movie mogul’s lawyers said...

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 6d

Great analysis. Dickerson solo could work, but they might not let him. He's got the chops and the CBS bona fides. Question is: what even is a 6:30 network newscast anymore? Is it regurgitation? Scoops? The best of the best? What's the reason to watch?

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 6d

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday in a mortgage fraud case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to bring after vowing retribution against some of his biggest political enemies. apnews.com/article/leti...

New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been charged as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 13d

Tilly tizzy

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 13d

A key to acting is authenticity. AI ain't it.

Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 13d

Tilly Norwood raises the question of who will be the first to win an Oscar for best AI in a leading role

Tilly Norwood Is Expensive, Even for Hollywood

The “synthetic actress” may be cheaper to cast than Leonardo DiCaprio, but AI’s footprint carries major economic and environmental costs.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 17d

Rory McIlroy won the Ryder Cup. Then he called out the hostile New York crowd for “unacceptable and abusive behavior.” My latest (and last) dispatch from Bethpage ⬇️ apnews.com/article/ryde...

Rory McIlroy calls out 'unacceptable and abusive behavior' from Bethpage fans at Ryder Cup

Rory McIlroy won the Ryder Cup and then called out the hostile New York crowd for “unacceptable and abusive behavior.”

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Stephen Whyno @swhyno.bsky.social · 18d

On a raucous Saturday crowd at Bethpage Black that tried to will the US back into the #RyderCup, got into it with Rory McIlroy and fled to the exits when Europe made it a rout: apnews.com/article/ryde...

Bethpage crowd jeers Europeans then heads early for the exits amid a US Ryder Cup drubbing

U.S. fans kept chanting and cheering the home team at the Ryder Cup until the result basically seemed lost.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 18d

Saturday at Bethpage: Rory McIlroy gives as good as he gets at Ryder Cup, telling fans to shut up, then sending them to exits
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McIlroy gives as good as he gets at Ryder Cup, telling fans to shut up, then sending them to exits

With the match tightening and the crowd screaming, Rory McIlroy backed off his approach shot from the rough on the 16th hole at Bethpage Black and shouted “Shut the (expletive) up!”

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 20d

Trump swings by the Ryder Cup, soaking up fans’ love after vowing revenge on more of his enemies apnews.com/article/dona...

Trump swings by the Ryder Cup, soaking up fans’ love after vowing revenge on more of his enemies

President Donald Trump started Friday by warning that more of his enemies will face prosecution, shaking the foundations of the American justice system by treating it as a tool of political retributio...

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 20d

“We will absolutely fight this tooth and nail!” union president Brandy Moore-White said.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers

The federal Bureau of Prisons it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protection...

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 20d

The federal Bureau of Prisons said Thursday it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protections for federal employees.
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Federal Bureau of Prisons moves to end union protections for its workers

The federal Bureau of Prisons it is canceling a collective bargaining agreement with its workers and stripping them of union rights, the latest move by the Trump administration to gut labor protection...

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 21d

My latest: President Donald Trump heads to the Ryder Cup, embraced by a golf world that once shunned him
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Donald Trump heads to the Ryder Cup, embraced by a golf world that once shunned him

Four years ago, President Donald Trump was persona non grata in the golf world, ostracized from the sport he loves in the wake of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 23d

And now for something completely different: Me, writing about golf. My first contribution to @apnews.com’s Ryder Cup coverage!

‘You deserve to be on this team': Veteran US players get rookies like J.J. Spaun ready for Ryder Cup
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'You deserve to be on this team': Veteran US players get rookies like J.J. Spaun ready for Ryder Cup

It was the wisdom U.S. Ryder Cup rookie J.J. Spaun needed, even after winning a major, climbing to No. 6 in the world and automatically qualifying for the team.

Reposted by Mike Sisak

ProPublica @propublica.org · 27d

It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know.

Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work: www.propublica.org/tips/

Screenshot of post on X from VA Secretary Doug Collins. The text reads: @ProPublica is an extreme liberal news outlet that will do anything to make the Trump Administration look bad. But this week, the far-left editors there reached a new low by sending @VernalColeman to stalk @DeptVetAffairs employees at their homes. This creepy behavior will discourage good people from coming to work at VA. @ProPublica, please do better and stop letting your hatred of the Trump Administration continue to warp your judgment.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 26d

NEW: Luigi Mangione’s lawyers urge judge to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. apnews.com/article/unit...

Luigi Mangione's lawyers want death penalty off the table in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case

Luigi Mangione’s lawyers are urging a judge to bar federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 26d

No guns for Elmo, Spider-Man or anyone else in New York’s Times Square — and don’t try sneaking them into the subway, either. That’s the decision from a federal appeals court effectively upholding a New York law that bars firearms in “sensitive” locations.
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Appeals court keeps New York’s gun restrictions in place, including Times Square and subway ban

A federal appeals court has effectively upheld a state law in New York that bars firearms in “sensitive” locations including Times Square, the New York City subway system and commuter trains.

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 27d

More than a dozen elected officials were arrested Thursday while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a federal judge this week extended a court order requiring the government to shape up its treatment of detainees.
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Elected officials among dozens of protesters arrested at a Manhattan immigration holding facility

More than a dozen elected officials have been arrested while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a federal judge extended a court order requiring the government...

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 27d

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City high school student was arrested Thursday after bringing a loaded gun to class and writing on social media that he wanted to “shoot the school up,” authorities said.
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16-year-old with a loaded gun threatened to shoot up his New York City high school, police say

A New York City high school student has been arrested after authorities say he brought a loaded gun to class and wrote on social media that he wanted to “shoot the school up."

Mike Sisak @mikesisak.bsky.social · 28d

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