Boomer Editor
@boomereditor.bsky.social
Retired, DC-based magazine editor. Future of journalism and politics paramount.
This crowd is even more evil than we first thought
A federal prosecutor stood before the jury in Dr. Kirk Moore’s criminal trial and accused him of enrolling in the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution program in order to “sabotage” it. Days later, @AGPamBondi dropped the case. @jessicamiller.bsky.social @sltrib.com
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that prot...
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This crowd is even more evil than we first thought
They are destroying everything . . . This is devastating
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:33 AM
They are destroying everything . . . This is devastating
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Extraordinary media malpractice at the Financial Times. Nowhere does the report explain that #fentanyl is *not* smuggled into the U.S. from #Venezuela -- and so Trump's justification for attacking that country is completely dishonest. @pabloreports.bsky.social @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Extraordinary media malpractice at the Financial Times. Nowhere does the report explain that #fentanyl is *not* smuggled into the U.S. from #Venezuela -- and so Trump's justification for attacking that country is completely dishonest. @pabloreports.bsky.social @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Of course he lies. He can’t afford to tell the truth.
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JD Vance lies as he breathes
JD Vance lies as he breathes
December 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Of course he lies. He can’t afford to tell the truth.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I had just let the whole thing wash over me. I marveled at what a good story the truth could make in the right hands,” the author Stephen King writes about seeing “Stand by Me,” Rob Reiner’s adaptation of King's novella “The Body.”
“I had just let the whole thing wash over me. I marveled at what a good story the truth could make in the right hands,” the author Stephen King writes about seeing “Stand by Me,” Rob Reiner’s adaptation of King's novella “The Body.”
Opinion | Stephen King on Rob Reiner’s ‘Stand by Me’
In Rob’s hands, “Stand by Me,” my most autobiographical novel, rang true.
nyti.ms
December 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I had just let the whole thing wash over me. I marveled at what a good story the truth could make in the right hands,” the author Stephen King writes about seeing “Stand by Me,” Rob Reiner’s adaptation of King's novella “The Body.”
“I had just let the whole thing wash over me. I marveled at what a good story the truth could make in the right hands,” the author Stephen King writes about seeing “Stand by Me,” Rob Reiner’s adaptation of King's novella “The Body.”
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👇🎯 The sneering disdain & barely veiled antisemitism Jessep shows when he asks, "You, Lt. Weinberg?" - specifically singling out the silent Jewish lawyer who isn't even lead counsel - was a masterpiece & made it quite clear exactly who he was & who we were supposed to compare him to in our minds.
December 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
👇🎯 The sneering disdain & barely veiled antisemitism Jessep shows when he asks, "You, Lt. Weinberg?" - specifically singling out the silent Jewish lawyer who isn't even lead counsel - was a masterpiece & made it quite clear exactly who he was & who we were supposed to compare him to in our minds.
We don’t self-incriminate!
Zero intelligence secrets, sources, or methods are put at risk by showing a video of a boat exploding, or of shipwrecked people clinging to boat pieces hit by a missile and exploding.
Such a video reveals absolutely nothing about how the US identified that boat, located it, or chose to attack it.
Such a video reveals absolutely nothing about how the US identified that boat, located it, or chose to attack it.
Hegseth on the second Sept 2 strike: "Of course we're not going to release a top secret full unedited of that to the general public"
December 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We don’t self-incriminate!
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December 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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Show of hands, how many of us are ready for this madness to end — and for Congress to do their job?🙋
Sign on to endorse the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. 👉 standupforscience.net/impeac...
📲Tag your representative below. Let them know that they need to step up and meet the moment!
Sign on to endorse the articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. 👉 standupforscience.net/impeac...
📲Tag your representative below. Let them know that they need to step up and meet the moment!
December 14, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is important
I only needed to read the headline to know @sulliview.bsky.social was dead on. When she called the coverage of Trump “stenography” I said to myself “yep.” And I applauded when she outlined 3 changes on how to respond to Trump.
Follow them please, journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Follow them please, journalists.
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
America has tragically changed, but journalism is still stuck in old ways
The swift slide into authoritarianism should have been a five-alarm fire for the media
open.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is important
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He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Stephen Miller’s sadistic designs go? trib.al/qOmUC8i
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Miller’s sadistic designs go?
trib.al
December 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and unassimilable. How far will Stephen Miller’s sadistic designs go? trib.al/qOmUC8i
Surprise, surprise, surprise.
NEW: A review of more than 100 Alabama court cases found some immigrants saw harsher punishments than citizens, even when they have fewer prior convictions.
Defendants said they believe their citizenship status tipped the scales of justice against them.
By @amyyurkanin.bsky.social
Defendants said they believe their citizenship status tipped the scales of justice against them.
By @amyyurkanin.bsky.social
Immigrants in Alabama Can Face Harsher Sentences Than Citizens for the Same Crimes
A review of more than 100 court cases found some immigrants saw harsher punishments, even when they have fewer prior convictions. Defendants in these cases said they believe their citizenship status t...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Surprise, surprise, surprise.
This was great
For millions of us, this was the first time we ever saw Rob Reiner. …When he became “Meathead” on “All in the Family.”
He was brilliant from Day One.
He was brilliant from Day One.
December 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This was great
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Somehow @sepinwall.bsky.social published a beautiful eulogy for Rob Reiner overnight. I woke up saddened by the news of his passing, and this piece—celebrating his life and work—was exactly what I needed to read.
www.whatsalanwatching.com/rob-reiner-w...
www.whatsalanwatching.com/rob-reiner-w...
Rob Reiner was a master who didn't care if you noticed
A tribute to the late, great 'All in the Family' star and director of movie classics like 'This Is Spinal Tap' and 'The Princess Bride'
www.whatsalanwatching.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Somehow @sepinwall.bsky.social published a beautiful eulogy for Rob Reiner overnight. I woke up saddened by the news of his passing, and this piece—celebrating his life and work—was exactly what I needed to read.
www.whatsalanwatching.com/rob-reiner-w...
www.whatsalanwatching.com/rob-reiner-w...
This is a real headline on the New York Times website.
Support independent media.
Support independent media.
December 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.
Keep this story alive
DAY AHEAD: Jan 6 police hero emerges as public advocate combatting “whitewashing” of history
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DAY AHEAD: Jan 6 police hero emerges as public advocate combatting “whitewashing” of history
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS
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December 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Hell is too good for the people who did this
NEW: After freezing billions in U.S. foreign aid and putting countless lives at risk around the world, Trump administration officials in Washington celebrated with a sheet cake.
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
By @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy, photos by @peterdicampo.bsky.social
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Hell is too good for the people who did this
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Purdue is no longer a serious institution
Signaling their bold new commitment to AI, Purdue is changing its mascot from the Boilermakers to the Bullshitters.
It’s been fun while it lasted: “Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students demonstrate basic competency in artificial intelligence starting with freshmen who enter the university in 2026.”
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
www.forbes.com/sites/michae...
December 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Purdue is no longer a serious institution
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It's kind of unbelievable how hard Bari Weiss and CBS News have been pushing their interview with Erika Kirk. Just total propaganda.
December 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It's kind of unbelievable how hard Bari Weiss and CBS News have been pushing their interview with Erika Kirk. Just total propaganda.
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After serving as education secretary, Rod Paige returned to Jackson State University, serving as the interim president in 2016 at the age of 83.
Into his 90s, Paige still publicly expressed deep concern, and optimism, about the future of U.S. education.
Into his 90s, Paige still publicly expressed deep concern, and optimism, about the future of U.S. education.
Rod Paige, Mississippian and First African American Secretary of Education, Dies at 92
Rod Paige, a Mississippi native who was the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday.
buff.ly
December 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
After serving as education secretary, Rod Paige returned to Jackson State University, serving as the interim president in 2016 at the age of 83.
Into his 90s, Paige still publicly expressed deep concern, and optimism, about the future of U.S. education.
Into his 90s, Paige still publicly expressed deep concern, and optimism, about the future of U.S. education.