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Chip Stewart

@medialawprof.bsky.social

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Doctor of Journalism. Law-talking guy. Chaotic good. Fan of bad sports teams. I have friends everywhere. https://schieffercollege.tcu.edu/faculty_staff/daxton-chip-stewart/

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Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · Jan 23

I have to admit, I’ve been getting down about the liars and the dirty dirty cheats of the world

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 9h

There were 13 more minutes but it was all priapism draining

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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 12h

News outlets declaring “Trump Accepts Nobel Peace Prize” is a red alert state media indicator

Reuters: “Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado”

ABC News: “Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado”

Wall Street Journal: “Trump Accepts Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize During White House Visit”

News Nation: “Trump accepts Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize medal”

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Fort Worth Report @fortworthreport.bsky.social · 17h

Fur Friday: Humane Society of North Texas’ Pint-Sized Puppy Palooza has 75 tails wagging

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fortworthreport.org

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 19h

I just don’t know how you can read these passages from @theathletic.com reports and say yeah, Beltran is fine, no steroid cheaters but this guy is ok with me!

And some Astros players, even manager A.J. Hinch, felt powerless to stop him.

Hinch, in his recent interview with MLB Network, did not make excuses for his failure to prevent the Astros’ illegal practices, which led to his suspension for the 2020 season and subsequent firing. Beltrán’s sway over the clubhouse, however, helps explain the inaction of Hinch and his other coaches and players, even as some who were there say they felt conflicted about the team’s misconduct. The reluctance of anyone in uniform to challenge Beltrán spoke to the power of the accomplished veteran in the sport’s political pecking order.

Both McCann and Beltrán played for the Yankees during the 2014, ’15 and ’16 seasons before joining the Astros in ’17. But it was Beltrán who, according to multiple sources, told the Astros that their sign-stealing methods were “behind the times.”

During the season, small groups of Astros discussed their misgivings. McCann at one point approached Beltrán and asked him to stop, two members of the 2017 team said.

“He disregarded it and steamrolled everybody,” one of the team members said. “Where do you go if you’re a young, impressionable player with the Astros and this guy says, ‘We’re doing this’? What do you do?”

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 19h

And now for something completely different - from the ballots I've seen, looks like Carlos Beltran is going to make the Hall of Fame this year. He was the ringleader of the trash-can cheating scheme the Astros employed to steal the World Series in 2017. What changed? www.nytimes.com/athletic/322...

‘No one stopped it’: Carlos Beltrán addresses Astros’ sign-stealing scandal (Published 2022)

www.nytimes.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 22h

If you see federal agents pulling into your driveway, reporters, power down your electronic devices ASAP.

That's the advice from @runasand.bsky.social, via @columjournreview.bsky.social

www.cjr.org/news/hannah-...

The full extent of what the FBI will be able to gather from Natanson’s devices will rest on her, and the Post’s, digital security hygiene. “It really depends on, were the devices up to date?” Sandvik told me. “What type of authentication was used? Was encryption enabled on the drive? Was lockdown mode enabled on the phone? Were disappearing messages used on Signal?” If Natanson uses Macs, for instance, even if they are fully encrypted, “that encryption only kicks in when the device is fully powered off,” she said. “When you power the device on and you log in that first time, that is when you unlock or decrypt the drive.” The same would apply to a phone. “So if she knew this and she saw the FBI outside her door,” Sandvik noted, “the smartest thing to do would have been to go and power off all her devices.”

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 23h

More evidence that the only “speech” Trump Republicans think should be protected is shitposting on the social and digital platforms they have titled in their favor.

Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 1d

Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 23h

AAUP Portland State University secured a crucial win:

Admin will reinstate laid-off faculty & comply with an arbitration decision after violating @psuaaup.bsky.social's contract.

This win proves that higher ed unions are key to protecting faculty livelihood at our universities.

Read more here👇

Portland State agrees to reinstate laid off faculty

Portland State University is reversing course and fully complying with an arbitration decision ordering the university to reinstate some faculty laid off in last year’s budget cuts.

www.opb.org

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Amy Landers @amylanders.bsky.social · 23h

Ark. withdrew offer to new dean after board "became aware that the newly hired Dean had signed onto a friend of the court brief in a lawsuit challenging laws regarding transgender athletes in sports. arktimes.com/arkansas-blo...

Culture warriors cancel new U of A law dean before she started - Arkansas Times

Culture warriors claim the scalp of Emily Suski, the would-be law school dean whose legal opinion on transgender athletes seems to have offended Arkansas officials.

arktimes.com

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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 1d

friendly reminder

The things you believed were right yesterday are still right. They'll be right if they put you in jail. They'll be right if they shoot you. They'll still be right when these people are dead and dusted and gone.

which they will be

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Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 1d

According to this state representative’s Facebook post, the state legislature threatened the University of Arkansas’s funding because the new law school dean signed an amicus brief for trans rights so the school revoked the job offer after it had been announced www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/ja...

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Here's what I know: The University of Arkansas School of Law has been searching for a new Dean for two years. Last week, after an exhaustive and thorough hiring process, the School finally hired a new Dean, Prof. Emily Suski, currently at the University of South Carolina's law school. After the deal was done and the hire was announced, a few state legislators along with at least one constitutional officer became aware that the newly hired Dean had signed onto a "friend of the court" brief in a lawsuit challenging laws regarding transgender athletes in sports. (To be clear, Prof. Suski was not a party in the case nor did she represent a party in the case. She was one of seventeen academics who signed on in support of one side.)
There is nothing about signing onto this brief that would impact Prof. Suski's ability to serve as Dean.
Unsurprisingly, administration of high school athletics programs does not fall into the job description of the Law School Dean. But Arkansas officials weren't concerned about Prof. Suski's ability to carry out the functions of the Dean. Instead, the signature alerted Arkansas elected officials that Prof. Suski may share different political views than they do on this one issue.
That, for reasons too frightening for me to even fully comprehend, was enough for multiple state elected officials to threaten to substantially reduce funding in the upcoming fiscal session.
Veiled threats and comments behind closed doors about the political leanings of Universiry of Arkansas faculty and staff are nothing new, sadly. But state elected officials threatening to withhold funding to the entire School based on the political beliefs of the newly hired Dean is a new, terrifying low.

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steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 1d

New from me and @tristanl.ee with a bit of help from @wileydcope.bsky.social: We identified companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that are operated either by members of Patriot Front or individuals with multiple connections to Patriot Front

www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...

Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas

The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified c...

www.texasobserver.org

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others

Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing

Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.

www.huffpost.com

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 1d

I had the honor to introduce my replacement on 9NEWS

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 1d

Pentagon’s “Arsenal of Freedom” tour borrows name from Star Trek episode—about killer AI

AI weapons systems may annihilate their creators.

arstechnica.com

Dr. Leonard Bright @drleonardbright.bsky.social · 1d

Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.

They are getting creative!

AAUP Texas A&M-College Station Chapter @tamu-aaup.bsky.social · 1d

ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M

Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....

Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright concerning the Bush School of Government and Public Service

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 1d

30 years ago today, I was in the press box for this game - the last time the Dallas Cowboys were in the NFC Championship. We were in the end zone right about where Emmitt Smith came through to score the final TD. youtu.be/dAnOFImr4no

1/14/96 Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys NFC Title Game

YouTube video by SW561

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

Really working their way through the ol' First Amendment.

F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents

www.nytimes.com

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Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: We got hundreds of never-before-released text messages between county leaders sent during deadly July 4 Texas floods.

They show confusion among those in charge with how to respond to the devastating event. We published with @texastribune.org. www.kut.org/energy-envir... #txlege

Texts among officials show confusion about missing campers during July 4 floods

Hundreds of newly published text messages add more detail to the devastating timeline of the deadly July 4 Texas floods.

www.kut.org

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 2d

And Tim Leary of all people!

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · 2d

In an interview with CBS Evening News anchor Tony Dokoupil, President Trump criticizes Kamala Harris and says "You wouldn't have a job right now, if she got in" (Ted Johnson/Deadline)

Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 2d

We’ve been happy with our Caraway pots and pans - good quality, nonstick ceramic, recommended by Consumer Reports

steven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.

www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...

ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court

James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.

www.texasobserver.org

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Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · 2d

This week Katy ISD posted a list of 142 books (100 or so previously flagged for “gender fluidity” review) now banned from classroom and campus libraries, to “remain in compliance with Senate Bill 12 and Senate Bill 13.”

Source: www.katyisd.org/instructiona...

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Citizen of Somewhere Else @citizense.bsky.social · 2d

Please sign and share this Aggies Forward petition link with alumni and allies -- and anyone you know who wants to protect free speech and academic freedom in Texas and across the country: alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org/petitions/co...

CODE MAROON at Texas A&M: Protect academic freedom and reject political control

Texas A&M is ordering a philosophy professor to remove readings by Plato from his syllabus, per new rules requiring ideological review and approval of course content. This is not academic oversigh...

alumni.standforcampusfreedom.org

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d

“AI has supercharged the work of content farms that churn out articles at scale to earn advertising money by siphoning traffic from established sites.”

College paper fights to stop AI slop website from stealing its identity

The University of Colorado’s student newspaper is battling a copycat website publishing AI spam under its name, a growing issue for media outlets in the age of AI.

www.washingtonpost.com

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 2d

Let me get this straight, they used to give you money made out of paper to ride a manual e-bike and throw printouts from the internet on to people's porches

Chip Stewart @medialawprof.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going to look at the preorder deals - I kind of like going to the local card shops and picking up a hobby box there. One I went to basically handed me the commons I was missing to round out the 2025 set last year.

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d

Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.

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