Aubrey Nagle
@aubsn.bsky.social
Journalist, Philadelphian, Sixers fan, painter, crafter.
It's time for media to stop defaulting to describing ICE's actions as "immigration enforcement operations" and "deportations." They are no longer using the legal procedures aligned with those words and have moved far outside the bounds of their mandate.
January 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM
It's time for media to stop defaulting to describing ICE's actions as "immigration enforcement operations" and "deportations." They are no longer using the legal procedures aligned with those words and have moved far outside the bounds of their mandate.
This is what I fear most, news orgs reacting to the loud minority of chronically online commenters yelling about "liberal bias" and moving yet again rightward to appear "balanced."
I generally agree, but not sure this propaganda is aimed at everyday Americans who saw the footage. It’s aimed at the refs. They want false neutrality from institutions of civil society, they want both-sidesing from the media, they want chiding of whatever protestors do in response to this. (1/2)
I don't think this is going to work
I don't think they're going to win the propaganda war over an ICE agent murdering a women in cold blood, because it's not possible to buy their lies if you aren't one of them
but what a bleak world we live in that this is a narrative struggle rather than justice
I don't think they're going to win the propaganda war over an ICE agent murdering a women in cold blood, because it's not possible to buy their lies if you aren't one of them
but what a bleak world we live in that this is a narrative struggle rather than justice
January 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
This is what I fear most, news orgs reacting to the loud minority of chronically online commenters yelling about "liberal bias" and moving yet again rightward to appear "balanced."
I'm glad that the big papers with the resources of forensic visuals teams are doing this work, but news media needs to get faster and more willing to say what we can all plainly see via video evidence while the narrative is spreading and solidifying, not the day after.
ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video shows
ICE agent was not in the vehicle’s path when he fired at driver, video shows
An analysis of video footage raises questions about claims by President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem about the fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I'm glad that the big papers with the resources of forensic visuals teams are doing this work, but news media needs to get faster and more willing to say what we can all plainly see via video evidence while the narrative is spreading and solidifying, not the day after.
Yes, yes, yes. I was critical of NYT coverage yesterday and still am, but this is the correct framing. The problem is, this (framing, not vid production) needs to happen IMMEDIATELY bc the evidence spread far prior to the official statements.
January 8, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Yes, yes, yes. I was critical of NYT coverage yesterday and still am, but this is the correct framing. The problem is, this (framing, not vid production) needs to happen IMMEDIATELY bc the evidence spread far prior to the official statements.
[internal screaming]
You can report on these so-called “opposite views” (newsworthy bc the president is making things up!) without presenting those views as equally valid. It is not that hard. Why can’t the NYT do it.
You can report on these so-called “opposite views” (newsworthy bc the president is making things up!) without presenting those views as equally valid. It is not that hard. Why can’t the NYT do it.
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
[internal screaming]
You can report on these so-called “opposite views” (newsworthy bc the president is making things up!) without presenting those views as equally valid. It is not that hard. Why can’t the NYT do it.
You can report on these so-called “opposite views” (newsworthy bc the president is making things up!) without presenting those views as equally valid. It is not that hard. Why can’t the NYT do it.
Genuinely interested in what epistemology NYT operates under at this point. What materials do they consider evidence? Who is allowed to verify what happens in photographs and videos? Because it seems like they limit it to those involved speaking their motives aloud and anything else is "unverified."
the nyt says that no version of events in minneapolis can be "verified independently." but that's not true! there are multiple videos proving that the ICE version of events is a total lie. maybe the nyt can, y'know, watch one of them? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 7, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Genuinely interested in what epistemology NYT operates under at this point. What materials do they consider evidence? Who is allowed to verify what happens in photographs and videos? Because it seems like they limit it to those involved speaking their motives aloud and anything else is "unverified."
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cnn hitting all the passive voice/"officials say" markers with flying colors.
again, there is eyewitness video. you do not need to cover things this way.
again, there is eyewitness video. you do not need to cover things this way.
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
cnn hitting all the passive voice/"officials say" markers with flying colors.
again, there is eyewitness video. you do not need to cover things this way.
again, there is eyewitness video. you do not need to cover things this way.
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stenography for DHS is not reporting, it's complicity. printing the agency's statements without adding the context of the many other demonstrably false statements the agency has issued under near-identical circumstances is propaganda laundering. bsky.app/profile/mske...
ICE also shot a woman here in Chicago, whom they made similar claims against. She didn't die, despite being shot multiple times, and the charges against her were eventually dropped, because the stories they tell to justify their violence are always bullshit and never hold up under scrutiny.
January 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
stenography for DHS is not reporting, it's complicity. printing the agency's statements without adding the context of the many other demonstrably false statements the agency has issued under near-identical circumstances is propaganda laundering. bsky.app/profile/mske...
Journalists, we need to stop immediately using the frame provided by "authority figures" until proven wrong when it's in their interest to lie AND they've provably done it before on the same topic. Start with the MANY eyewitness accounts. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Live updates: ICE says agent, ‘fearing for his life,’ kills woman in south Minneapolis
ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Witnesses dispute ICE’s version of what happened. Mayor Jacob F...
www.mprnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Journalists, we need to stop immediately using the frame provided by "authority figures" until proven wrong when it's in their interest to lie AND they've provably done it before on the same topic. Start with the MANY eyewitness accounts. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Dear media covering Homeland Security's killing of a woman in Minneapolis,
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Dear media covering Homeland Security's killing of a woman in Minneapolis,
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
Homeland Security has routinely lied about violence against the public. It was caught lying repeatedly in Chicago. A federal judge determined that Homeland Security lied.
Share any government statements with that context.
"Critics call it harassment" is a fantastic example of How We Got Here: journalists continuing to describe attacks by groups with power on people with less power as a debate with two equally good-faith sides, despite one side being driven by unfounded conspiracy theories.
This is not how you protect kids; it's content. "Influencers descend on day cares across the U.S. after Minnesota fraud claims. Clips of people knocking on the doors of day care centers purportedly run by Somali immigrants are being viewed millions of times online. Critics call it harassment."
Right-wing Influencers descend on day cares across the U.S. after Minnesota fraud claims
Clips of people knocking on the doors of day care centers purportedly run by Somali immigrants are being viewed millions of times online. Critics call it harassment.
www.nbcnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"Critics call it harassment" is a fantastic example of How We Got Here: journalists continuing to describe attacks by groups with power on people with less power as a debate with two equally good-faith sides, despite one side being driven by unfounded conspiracy theories.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Oh my god. These non-random small-sample focus groups have always been terrible in design and execution.
But… c’mon. The SAME PEOPLE?
But… c’mon. The SAME PEOPLE?
December 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Oh my god. These non-random small-sample focus groups have always been terrible in design and execution.
But… c’mon. The SAME PEOPLE?
But… c’mon. The SAME PEOPLE?
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love that software developers are advertising AI functionality in every single app now and it's up to you to try to figure out if they mean "this has spellcheck" or "everything you create in this app will sync in real-time to sam altman's personal laptop" or something in between
December 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
love that software developers are advertising AI functionality in every single app now and it's up to you to try to figure out if they mean "this has spellcheck" or "everything you create in this app will sync in real-time to sam altman's personal laptop" or something in between
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Missing the deadline = breaking the law.
Deputy AG Blanche just said the Trump DOJ will miss the Epstein files deadline.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
He says "several hundred thousand" docs will be released today, "and then over the next couple weeks, I expect several hundred thousand more."
All files are required by law to be released today.
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Missing the deadline = breaking the law.
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Exactly the sort of tyrannical behavior that the Constitution was written to prevent. See the Fourth Amendment in particular.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Exactly the sort of tyrannical behavior that the Constitution was written to prevent. See the Fourth Amendment in particular.
Verb nitpick of the day: We don't have to use "wins" and "winner" re: the giving of a non-competitive (and made up) award, created to appease a powerful leader at a critical time for the award-giving organization. "Awarded" works just fine.
Trump was the winner of the inaugural "FIFA Peace Prize," which the soccer organization awarded during its World Cup draw in Washington.
Read more: bit.ly/48obyXr
Read more: bit.ly/48obyXr
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Verb nitpick of the day: We don't have to use "wins" and "winner" re: the giving of a non-competitive (and made up) award, created to appease a powerful leader at a critical time for the award-giving organization. "Awarded" works just fine.
Heavy on the "people feel judged/criticized when you make different choices than them." Explains a lot of our current political moment, in fact!
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Heavy on the "people feel judged/criticized when you make different choices than them." Explains a lot of our current political moment, in fact!
I have been WAITING for something like this. Great work.
You can walk away. Before the shame follows you home. #StopICE
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I have been WAITING for something like this. Great work.
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Weird. Nothing on the @nytimes.com homepage about the President of the United States calling for the execution of members of the opposition in response to their political speech.
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Weird. Nothing on the @nytimes.com homepage about the President of the United States calling for the execution of members of the opposition in response to their political speech.
In any sane universe, the President of the United States calling a female reporter "piggy" would be front page news incurring outrage across the board.
After a woman reporter asked about President Trump’s name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Trump snaps at her: “Quiet, piggy!”
Disgusting and completely unacceptable.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/u...
Disgusting and completely unacceptable.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/u...
Trump snaps at reporter’s Epstein questions: ‘Quiet, piggy’ | CNN
Days before reversing his stance on releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump called a reporter “piggy” after she asked about his name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender, ...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In any sane universe, the President of the United States calling a female reporter "piggy" would be front page news incurring outrage across the board.
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"Suggested Trump knew of conduct" "White House denies it" like if you wanted to retire the tamest possible headline...
By contrast the emails that they ran the 4 column Clinton headline on turned out to be literally nothing - a cache of emails that had already been released months before
By contrast the emails that they ran the 4 column Clinton headline on turned out to be literally nothing - a cache of emails that had already been released months before
Mandatory comparison. Note, it was a choice to not include a four column wide photo of Trump looking like shit in his only press appearance yesterday when he refused to answer questions about Epstein.
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Suggested Trump knew of conduct" "White House denies it" like if you wanted to retire the tamest possible headline...
By contrast the emails that they ran the 4 column Clinton headline on turned out to be literally nothing - a cache of emails that had already been released months before
By contrast the emails that they ran the 4 column Clinton headline on turned out to be literally nothing - a cache of emails that had already been released months before
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The ability to be "objective" or "neutral" about secret police disappearing kids would, in any rational system, be disqualifying. That the opposite is true is an indictment of journalism, and one reason that the mainstream media is distrusted.
Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The ability to be "objective" or "neutral" about secret police disappearing kids would, in any rational system, be disqualifying. That the opposite is true is an indictment of journalism, and one reason that the mainstream media is distrusted.
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Scams undermine democracies and free enterprise by eroding general mutual trust. Meta’s business model incentivizes people to financially exploit each other.
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
$META @reuters.com
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November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Scams undermine democracies and free enterprise by eroding general mutual trust. Meta’s business model incentivizes people to financially exploit each other.