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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 5h

News outlets reject Pentagon press restrictions

Several news organizations, including The New York Times, NPR and Newsmax, are refusing to sign a new set of restrictions on news gathering inside the Pentagon.

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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 11h

Integrity. www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

BlinkRX, an online prescription drug delivery company, stands to benefit from proposed changes by Trump that would allow pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs directly to patients.

His son, Eric Trump, is on the company’s board.

Always follow the money.

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Jim Brunner @jimbrunner.bsky.social · 6d

Fox News reports Seattle-area-based "independent journalists" including Brandi Kruse, Jonathan Choe & Katie Daviscourt will be joining a White House panel discussion about "Antifa violence." www.foxnews.com/politics/beh...

Behind the scenes of Trump's anticipated Antifa roundtable with Cabinet members

White House roundtable to address Antifa violence against journalists after President Donald Trump designated the far-left militant group as a domestic terrorist organization.

www.foxnews.com

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 8d

Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

Pentagon Relaxes Press Access Rules

www.nytimes.com

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 8d

We’re not landing planes here, people. Oh shit, wait.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d

“.. Beginning at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Hollywood Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers in their tower, ABC News has learned.”

#Shutdown
abc7.com/post/hollywo...

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 9d

You beat me to it

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 9d

Oregon, California governors blast Trump for deploying California Guard despite court order

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday that the president's action to send 300 California National Guard members to Portland appears to circumvent the federal judge's Saturday ruling to temporarily block ...

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 13d

There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯

I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨

youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU

Smiling Mychal with hands raised wears an outer space shirt in a library. It is a still from an episode of Reading Rainbow.

LeVar Burton smiles with hands behind his head as he lies down on a colorful pile of books. ENEMY PIE book rests on his chest.

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 13d

This post is references the shuttering of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It is a post in solidarity for public broadcasting, specifically National Public Radio.

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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 14d

Please pay attention www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 16d

After the 2024 election, people told me they were tuning out the news, taking a break from America's civic life. I voiced understanding. I no longer believe it's a valid ethical or practical choice. Please pay attention. Factually what's happening now will affect your life and your country deeply.

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Mt. Rainier 🏔(təqʷuʔmaʔ) @altmtrainier.com · 16d

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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 18d

This extreme, violent rhetoric from Mr. Gillette has no place in American political dialogue.

I strongly condemn his statement. Advocating for political violence is incredibly dangerous and must be condemned by all members of Congress, and everybody in our country, in the strongest possible terms.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 18d

My statement in regard to comments made by State Representative John Gillette of Arizona:

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 18d

Sinclair announces that it is ending its preemption of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, claiming that the "decision to preempt this program was independent of any government interaction or influence" and it is "simply inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content."

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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 21d

Please pay attention www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/u...

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 22d

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 22d

BREAKING: Cascade PBS, which operates the website Crosscut, is laying off 19 people, reportedly including its entire news staff. In an email to staff, CEO Rob Dunlop blamed federal cuts, saying the nonprofit is "winding down our longform, written journalism."

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 22d

Army identifies 4 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash near WA's Joint Base Lewis-McChord

The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed Wednesday when the military helicopter they were on crashed near a base in Pierce County.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 24d

The FBI used hidden cameras to record Tom Homan taking a $50,000 bribe (in cold, hard cash) last year from undercover agents posing as business executives who Homan promised government contracts in a new Trump administration.

The Trump DOJ has now shut down the probe.

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

www.msnbc.com

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 24d

This administration is asking journalists to regurgitate not report.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24d

The Pentagon said on Friday that it would require journalists to pledge not to gather or use any information that had not been formally authorized for release or risk losing their credentials to cover the military.

Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access

www.nytimes.com

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 25d

WPSU-TV reaches 515,000 households in 24 counties of central Pennsylvania, and WPSU-FM serves more than 450,000 listeners in 13 counties in central and northern Pennsylvania.

WPSU will end on June 30, 2026, at the latest. Layoffs are expected.

Penn State plans to 'wind down' WPSU after board committee rejects plan to transfer it to WHYY

WPSU, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary of bringing public media to Pennsylvania, is slated to close soon, after a Penn State board of trustees committee voted Thursday against a proposal...

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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 27d

It’s 2025 and one of the hosts of the Man Show is being silenced for his beliefs and having his free speech curtailed and it’s not the right wing one.

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Trish Murphy @trishmurphy.bsky.social · 26d

Just so it’s clear

KOMO to air Charlie Kirk tribute in Jimmy Kimmel's time slot

Sinclair called on Jimmy Kimmel to apologize to Charlie Kirk's family, as it announced the upcoming "remembrance" special on Kirk, which airs Friday.

www.seattletimes.com

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Sep 15

This exchange says it all.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 29d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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