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Walker Bragman

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He/Him. Dad. Journo tracking dark money and attacks on public health. JD, ADHD, occasional cartoonist. Co-founder of Accountability Journalism Institute. Accountabilityjournalism.org Signal: walkerbragman.44 Reporting: https://www.importantcontext.news

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · Jun 2

NEW: Important Context spoke with a dozen people working at NIH about Director Jay Bhattacharya.

The descriptions were universally unflattering, painting the health economist as ineffectual, dishonest, ideological, arrogant, and uncommitted to science.

www.importantcontext.news/p/out-of-his...

“Out Of His Depth,” “Sold His Soul,” “Clueless”: NIH Staffers Speak Out About Director Bhattacharya

Widespread dissatisfaction over the NIH’s “continuous free fall” has people speaking out.

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 45m

They say this even as Weiss spouts similar antisemitism as her mentor in the Oval Office

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1h

One last thing: Apparently Emily Compagno’s show is THE place
for non-Jews who feel entitled to decide who is and who is not a good Jew.

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Non-Jewish Fox News anchor says she ‘100%’ questions faith of Jewish lawmakers who endorse NYC’s Mamdani

Fox News host Emily Compagno also falsely accused Mamdani of never condemning the Holocaust or speaking out against antisemitism.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1h

Just gonna add this here as someone shared it.

These people are fucking ghouls and they don’t actually care about antisemitism.

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Politico @politico.com · 3h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1h

I honestly feel like I’m owed an apology.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1h

But you won’t hear that on Fox News, poster child for the death of legitimate journalism.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1h

You know what’s antisemitic? Trump. His ally, Nick Fuentes. His other ally, Jack Posobiec. His dead ally, Charlie Kirk.

And so many other ghouls on the right. Because antisemitism is overwhelmingly a right-wing problem.

That’s the side of the aisle almost all of the hate crimes come from.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1h

To recap: A Roman Catholic national TV host just suggested that a Jewish journalist is antisemitic for daring to call out a right-wing hack…

Best of all, this is happening on the pro-Trump Fox News, effectively state TV, where just the other week, Gutfeld embraced the label “Nazi.”

Beyond parody.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 2h

Bari Weiss is an unqualified right-wing operative. She has no business running a newsroom—and CBS has already begun to degrade with such a hack in charge.

The billionaire takeover of media that gave rise to Weiss represents a serious threat to democracy.

Everyone at CBS should resign.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 2h

Did Fox News host Emily Compagno just suggest that I am a self-hating Jew?

I think she did.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 4h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 5h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 22h

Yeah, I get those abbreviations mixed up all the time.

Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 22h

I am now realizing most people do—or NRO 😂

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 23h

National Review is also listed?

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 1d

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

Right. I only mention it because they also don’t belong on a list with TNR and The Federalist.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

They are! But they do also publish reporting.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

I absolutely fucking hate when progressive reporting operations get lumped in as “opinion.”

It’s bullshit and a way of marginalizing legitimate news.

Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

I will say that Jacobin does reporting as well, but Dayen’s point here is important.

The American Prospect is a news outlet first. The National Review and The Federalist are not like at all. They’re propaganda rags for billionaires and big corporate interests.

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1d

I have much to say about @lastweektonight.com lumping us in with National Review & The Federalist & Pod Save & Jacobin as an "opinion-heavy outlet."
We are a news outlet that (regardless of our perspective) provides fact-based reporting. Putting us on this list is, well, factually inaccurate.

screen grab from Last Week Tonight with a collection of "opinion heavy outlets"

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

Co-sign. This is an excellent segment on the grievance troll Bari Weiss and her misguided bullshit journalism and academic ventures.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

This is such a thorough take down of Bari Weiss and the vapid shill she is for oligarch billionaires. He especially shreds the Free Press over it's coverage of trans issues and the so called whistleblower Jamie Reed.

youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah! AND wearing a mask too! Love to see it.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

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CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

Again, every journalist should resign in protest of this right-wing takeover.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss already lowering the standards at CBS News to promote her warped political agenda.

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

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Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

“My guess is her critics probably haven’t spent much time reading The Free Press. (They should. They might learn something.)”

I’ve read enough bad reporting from The Free Press to warn everyone I know about its loose commitment to facts.

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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 1d

As a side note, I am pleased to have my take on Weiss included in the piece alongside Jamelle Bouie and Nikole Hannah-Jones.

That’s cool at least!

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