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They demonstrated pretty conclusively that they understand how to cover pardons as if they are huge scandals when they ran multiple days of banner headlines and scolding op-eds and follow ups when Biden pardoned Hunter exactly one year ago.
They just choose not to for trump because they like him
They just choose not to for trump because they like him
It’s wild how the press is ok with the president abusing the pardon power. That used to be one of the most scrutinized things about a presidency.
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 AM
They demonstrated pretty conclusively that they understand how to cover pardons as if they are huge scandals when they ran multiple days of banner headlines and scolding op-eds and follow ups when Biden pardoned Hunter exactly one year ago.
They just choose not to for trump because they like him
They just choose not to for trump because they like him
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
I say bad journalism is having the same liars on TV over and over and expecting to learn the truth.
I say bad journalism is having the same liars on TV over and over and expecting to learn the truth.
WELKER: What vetting did the Trump administration do before giving this suspect asylum?
KRISTI NOEM: The vetting process happens when the person comes into the country and Joe Biden completely did not vet any of these individuals
KRISTI NOEM: The vetting process happens when the person comes into the country and Joe Biden completely did not vet any of these individuals
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
I say bad journalism is having the same liars on TV over and over and expecting to learn the truth.
I say bad journalism is having the same liars on TV over and over and expecting to learn the truth.
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What provoked the disinformation was the concept that energy use is an essential part of capitalist industry, so that any attempt to curtail industry must be an attempt to kneecap capitalism by socialists.
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
What provoked the disinformation was the concept that energy use is an essential part of capitalist industry, so that any attempt to curtail industry must be an attempt to kneecap capitalism by socialists.
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Imagining that the climate battle is about *information* -- that those who have good information will act; that those who aren't acting must be lacking information -- has been utterly disastrous for decades now, but advocates & pols can't seem to break out of it.
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Imagining that the climate battle is about *information* -- that those who have good information will act; that those who aren't acting must be lacking information -- has been utterly disastrous for decades now, but advocates & pols can't seem to break out of it.
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"We are seeing affirmative action for Goliath. We know that Goliath can lose. Wars are unpredictable. Russia has many problems. They could be exploited…David can win…This US administration seems to prefer a world where Goliath always wins." @ngumenyuk.bsky.social snyder.substack.com/p/what-if-tr...
What If Trump Wants Goliath to Win?
A guest essay on Ukraine from Nataliya Gumenyuk
snyder.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"We are seeing affirmative action for Goliath. We know that Goliath can lose. Wars are unpredictable. Russia has many problems. They could be exploited…David can win…This US administration seems to prefer a world where Goliath always wins." @ngumenyuk.bsky.social snyder.substack.com/p/what-if-tr...
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In order for the press to survive it has to be a business. In order for the press to have meaning, it has to be a service.
This gives a crucial advantage to press that is in service to the rich because their wealth can subsidize the business.
That is why right wing content producers rarely go hungry
This gives a crucial advantage to press that is in service to the rich because their wealth can subsidize the business.
That is why right wing content producers rarely go hungry
November 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
In order for the press to survive it has to be a business. In order for the press to have meaning, it has to be a service.
This gives a crucial advantage to press that is in service to the rich because their wealth can subsidize the business.
That is why right wing content producers rarely go hungry
This gives a crucial advantage to press that is in service to the rich because their wealth can subsidize the business.
That is why right wing content producers rarely go hungry
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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George Lakoff and I pushed this simple and reasonable idea years ago. When I returned to journalism, I realized the problem. Editors care more about SEO and controversy (=clicks) than about whether the headline is destroying truth. Incentive is to bait engagement at all cost.
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 AM
George Lakoff and I pushed this simple and reasonable idea years ago. When I returned to journalism, I realized the problem. Editors care more about SEO and controversy (=clicks) than about whether the headline is destroying truth. Incentive is to bait engagement at all cost.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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Teaching people how mRNA vaccines actually work protects against misconceptions about mRNA vaccination changing the recipient's DNA, without the need to repeat the false claims, according to experiments with over 3,500 participants. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/sVwH50Xzutc
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Teaching people how mRNA vaccines actually work protects against misconceptions about mRNA vaccination changing the recipient's DNA, without the need to repeat the false claims, according to experiments with over 3,500 participants. In PNAS: https://ow.ly/sVwH50Xzutc
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I’m thankful for people like @angierasmussen.bsky.social working so hard to help keep the world safe and people like Cody, for making the news bearable.
Happy Holidays my friends!
Happy Holidays my friends!
New Episode!
Challenging the NIH’s new “pandemic playbook” and COVID revisionism.
With the inimitable @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @codyjohnston.bsky.social
iTunes: tinyurl.com/yr4djnmc
Spotify: tinyurl.com/msnmprrm
Challenging the NIH’s new “pandemic playbook” and COVID revisionism.
With the inimitable @angierasmussen.bsky.social & @codyjohnston.bsky.social
iTunes: tinyurl.com/yr4djnmc
Spotify: tinyurl.com/msnmprrm
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’m thankful for people like @angierasmussen.bsky.social working so hard to help keep the world safe and people like Cody, for making the news bearable.
Happy Holidays my friends!
Happy Holidays my friends!
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Here's the thing. Journalists look at the two major political parties as two separate types of dog.
There's a therapy dog. This dog is trained and well behaved and when you see it on the couch saying "Fox News is the communications arm of the Republican Party," you smack that dog with a newspaper.
There's a therapy dog. This dog is trained and well behaved and when you see it on the couch saying "Fox News is the communications arm of the Republican Party," you smack that dog with a newspaper.
November 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Here's the thing. Journalists look at the two major political parties as two separate types of dog.
There's a therapy dog. This dog is trained and well behaved and when you see it on the couch saying "Fox News is the communications arm of the Republican Party," you smack that dog with a newspaper.
There's a therapy dog. This dog is trained and well behaved and when you see it on the couch saying "Fox News is the communications arm of the Republican Party," you smack that dog with a newspaper.
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Another great read from @scrawford.bsky.social: "We can’t rely on the insurance industry to be the only risk-signaler for homes. These companies may be tracking hurricanes and wildfires, and translating those risks into higher premiums, but they are likely to exclude saltwater intrusion coverage."
New research shows climate risk is already hitting insurance and home values. And that’s only part of the story. Some serious hazards, like saltwater intrusion, often aren’t covered at all -- and aren’t yet priced into housing markets. Column today: susanpcrawford.substack.com/p/new-data-s...
New data shows insurance costs rising and home values sinking as climate risks grow
Insurance markets are flashing warnings — even as some major climate risks remain unmeasured and unaccounted for
susanpcrawford.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Another great read from @scrawford.bsky.social: "We can’t rely on the insurance industry to be the only risk-signaler for homes. These companies may be tracking hurricanes and wildfires, and translating those risks into higher premiums, but they are likely to exclude saltwater intrusion coverage."
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Fantastic event and well organized.
Many scientists, communicators and journalists are currently asking the right questions
How can we bridge the gap between science and society?
What is the role of media and trust?
Are we on an even playing field?
Let me share a few slides from my talk
1/
Many scientists, communicators and journalists are currently asking the right questions
How can we bridge the gap between science and society?
What is the role of media and trust?
Are we on an even playing field?
Let me share a few slides from my talk
1/
Looking forward to the @mcid-unibe.bsky.social annual event.
I will give a keynote lecture about some of my work and what I learned in the last years:
"Public Health in the Information Age: Old gaps, new vulnerabilities, hidden subversion and the battle for trust"
Should be fun 🎉🧪
I will give a keynote lecture about some of my work and what I learned in the last years:
"Public Health in the Information Age: Old gaps, new vulnerabilities, hidden subversion and the battle for trust"
Should be fun 🎉🧪
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Fantastic event and well organized.
Many scientists, communicators and journalists are currently asking the right questions
How can we bridge the gap between science and society?
What is the role of media and trust?
Are we on an even playing field?
Let me share a few slides from my talk
1/
Many scientists, communicators and journalists are currently asking the right questions
How can we bridge the gap between science and society?
What is the role of media and trust?
Are we on an even playing field?
Let me share a few slides from my talk
1/
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If we want to talk affordability, you know what would really help? Re-jiggering how we pay for college. There's a lot to learn from my native Australia, which has an incredibly fair and efficient system of income-based repayment.
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
If we want to talk affordability, you know what would really help? Re-jiggering how we pay for college. There's a lot to learn from my native Australia, which has an incredibly fair and efficient system of income-based repayment.
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In 2024 (and now apparently) there was an interesting debate over "cheapflation." A study found the price of generic-brand food increased faster than premium, as more affluent customers substituted into generic.
Standard to assume this is a welfare loss.
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
Standard to assume this is a welfare loss.
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In 2024 (and now apparently) there was an interesting debate over "cheapflation." A study found the price of generic-brand food increased faster than premium, as more affluent customers substituted into generic.
Standard to assume this is a welfare loss.
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
Standard to assume this is a welfare loss.
www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
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They cancel Liberal writers (who've been right about the Right all along) while promoting recently-former Republicans (who built the monster machine that created Trump) because the legacy media and the Rick Wilsons of the world have a shared common interest in never talking about the Before Time.
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
They cancel Liberal writers (who've been right about the Right all along) while promoting recently-former Republicans (who built the monster machine that created Trump) because the legacy media and the Rick Wilsons of the world have a shared common interest in never talking about the Before Time.
NOBODY COULD HAVE PREDICTED.
youtu.be/KW067woSxws
youtu.be/KW067woSxws
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
NOBODY COULD HAVE PREDICTED.
youtu.be/KW067woSxws
youtu.be/KW067woSxws
Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you want about the Great Pumpkin, Chuck, at least it's an ethos!
That rug really tied the room together, Charlie Brown.
I’m not the guy you kill, Charlie Brown. I’m the guy you buy!
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you want about the Great Pumpkin, Chuck, at least it's an ethos!
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Charlie Brown: Then, by implication, you think you're smarter than I am, since it was you who tricked me.
Lucy: No, I know I'm not smarter than you.
Charlie Brown: Then how did you trick me?
Lucy: You had... disadvantages.
Charlie Brown: What disadvantages?
Lucy: You're a blockhead.
Lucy: No, I know I'm not smarter than you.
Charlie Brown: Then how did you trick me?
Lucy: You had... disadvantages.
Charlie Brown: What disadvantages?
Lucy: You're a blockhead.
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Charlie Brown: Then, by implication, you think you're smarter than I am, since it was you who tricked me.
Lucy: No, I know I'm not smarter than you.
Charlie Brown: Then how did you trick me?
Lucy: You had... disadvantages.
Charlie Brown: What disadvantages?
Lucy: You're a blockhead.
Lucy: No, I know I'm not smarter than you.
Charlie Brown: Then how did you trick me?
Lucy: You had... disadvantages.
Charlie Brown: What disadvantages?
Lucy: You're a blockhead.
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I am always surprised to hear that people pay for people like Alex Trembath to put words to screen.
I'm not surprised to see that Alex is getting work from Chris Rufo's outfit at the Manhattan Institute. He fits in there.
www.city-journal.org/person/alex-...
I'm not surprised to see that Alex is getting work from Chris Rufo's outfit at the Manhattan Institute. He fits in there.
www.city-journal.org/person/alex-...
Alex Trembath Archives
www.city-journal.org
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I am always surprised to hear that people pay for people like Alex Trembath to put words to screen.
I'm not surprised to see that Alex is getting work from Chris Rufo's outfit at the Manhattan Institute. He fits in there.
www.city-journal.org/person/alex-...
I'm not surprised to see that Alex is getting work from Chris Rufo's outfit at the Manhattan Institute. He fits in there.
www.city-journal.org/person/alex-...
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It has always been the case that you can find success by telling billionaires what they want to hear, but the dynamic has never been more explicit and out in the open than today.
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It has always been the case that you can find success by telling billionaires what they want to hear, but the dynamic has never been more explicit and out in the open than today.
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These guys have been telling billionaires what they want to hear about climate change for decades now, and finally culture has caught up to them. Congrats I guess.
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
These guys have been telling billionaires what they want to hear about climate change for decades now, and finally culture has caught up to them. Congrats I guess.