Professor Bellantoni
@cbellantoni.bsky.social
Journalism professor, Roll Call columnist, may not be employed as a reporter anymore but will always be one at heart.
Will the debate leading up to our redistricting election be one of substance or brute politics? Well, I have good news for partisan hacks and congressional nerds alike: On Nov. 4, there’s a little something for everyone.
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In California, Prop 50 campaign has something for everyone - Roll Call
OPINION: Will the debate leading up to California’s redistricting election be one of substance or brute politics?
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September 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Will the debate leading up to our redistricting election be one of substance or brute politics? Well, I have good news for partisan hacks and congressional nerds alike: On Nov. 4, there’s a little something for everyone.
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On this, @rollcall.com’s 70th anniversary, I’m wondering how we can all be stewards of that community. It starts with attempting to reclaim the idea of a shared reality in politics.
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Congress might be dysfunctional, but it remains a community - Roll Call
Christina Bellantoni reflects on perception versus reality as Roll Call reaches its 70th year as the community newspaper of Capitol Hill.
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June 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
On this, @rollcall.com’s 70th anniversary, I’m wondering how we can all be stewards of that community. It starts with attempting to reclaim the idea of a shared reality in politics.
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[E]ven with all of that, I believe in D.C. And I think it’s best experienced in your 20s and 30s. If you can stick it out through your 30s, the possibilities in your 40s are broader and brighter.
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Hello, DC! Let’s show these 20-somethings our best this week - Roll Call
Hello, DC! Let’s show these 20-somethings our best this week - Washington D.C.
rollcall.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
[E]ven with all of that, I believe in D.C. And I think it’s best experienced in your 20s and 30s. If you can stick it out through your 30s, the possibilities in your 40s are broader and brighter.
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Paging all historians! I need to know if this is first time urinals have been mentioned in an executive order.
May 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Paging all historians! I need to know if this is first time urinals have been mentioned in an executive order.
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Video confirmation that the pope was at game one of the 2005 world series meaning I have officially watched a baseball game with THE POPE
Video confirmation that the pope was at game one of the 2005 world series meaning I have officially watched a baseball game with THE POPE
May 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Video confirmation that the pope was at game one of the 2005 world series meaning I have officially watched a baseball game with THE POPE
Video confirmation that the pope was at game one of the 2005 world series meaning I have officially watched a baseball game with THE POPE
In an alternate universe, Georgia Gov. @staceyabrams.com is reading to children at the LA Times Festival of Books today.
April 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
In an alternate universe, Georgia Gov. @staceyabrams.com is reading to children at the LA Times Festival of Books today.
The real test of the Fighting Oligarchy show is what happens next in congressional districts across California this week, I write in my latest column for Roll Call.
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The Bernie Sanders tour puts California GOP on notice - Roll Call
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez want to keep Democrats activated long enough to oust House Republicans from power.
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April 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The real test of the Fighting Oligarchy show is what happens next in congressional districts across California this week, I write in my latest column for Roll Call.
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Experts say this new rule will raise health care costs for transgender people and possibly encourage health insurance companies to deny claims involving gender-affirming care, since the Trump admin is taking so many actions to oppose it.
April 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Experts say this new rule will raise health care costs for transgender people and possibly encourage health insurance companies to deny claims involving gender-affirming care, since the Trump admin is taking so many actions to oppose it.
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Up to 2 million people could lose their health care coverage in 2026, if a recently proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is finalized.
I break down one part of this proposal here: how trans people, many of whom already live in poverty, could see higher health care costs
I break down one part of this proposal here: how trans people, many of whom already live in poverty, could see higher health care costs
Health care could get more expensive for transgender people under a new Trump rule
The proposed rule affects access to “essential health benefits” like hospitalization, mental health services and prescription drugs.
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April 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Up to 2 million people could lose their health care coverage in 2026, if a recently proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is finalized.
I break down one part of this proposal here: how trans people, many of whom already live in poverty, could see higher health care costs
I break down one part of this proposal here: how trans people, many of whom already live in poverty, could see higher health care costs
People roasting in the LA sun during free concert and “Fighting Oligarchy” rally downtown with @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
April 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
People roasting in the LA sun during free concert and “Fighting Oligarchy” rally downtown with @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social
Spotted tonight on Highway 5.
April 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Spotted tonight on Highway 5.
Didn’t have the “Obama-Biden war on showers” on my bingo card today.
April 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Didn’t have the “Obama-Biden war on showers” on my bingo card today.
The state that once was a clear foil to President Donald Trump has mounted a muted defense and cautious offense, I write in my latest Roll Call column.
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California rising up against Trump again, with different approach - Roll Call
California leaders might be on pace to match the number of times the state sued the first Trump administration. But it sure doesn’t feel like it out here. Instead, the state that once was a clear foil...
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April 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The state that once was a clear foil to President Donald Trump has mounted a muted defense and cautious offense, I write in my latest Roll Call column.
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And @nytimes.com echoes that call in “A playbook for standing up to President Trump”
“Any institution that stands up to Mr. Trump should be prepared to make sacrifices. Universities may have to spend more of their endowments, as they do during economic downturns.”
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“Any institution that stands up to Mr. Trump should be prepared to make sacrifices. Universities may have to spend more of their endowments, as they do during economic downturns.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
And @nytimes.com echoes that call in “A playbook for standing up to President Trump”
“Any institution that stands up to Mr. Trump should be prepared to make sacrifices. Universities may have to spend more of their endowments, as they do during economic downturns.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
“Any institution that stands up to Mr. Trump should be prepared to make sacrifices. Universities may have to spend more of their endowments, as they do during economic downturns.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/o...
Harvard’s @larrysummers.bsky.social writes in his column that there are reasons to dip into endowments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Opinion | If Powerful Places Like Harvard Don’t Stand Up to Trump, Who Can?
As with most confrontations, the merits in this clash are not one-sided. But the Trump administration is acting in bad faith.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Harvard’s @larrysummers.bsky.social writes in his column that there are reasons to dip into endowments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
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Glad @booker.senate.gov is getting people of all ages to tune in - this is how it’s done.
Sen. @booker.senate.gov's speech on the Senate floor, now live for almost 25 hours, has been liked on TikTok a staggering 350 million times www.tiktok.com/@senbooker/l...
April 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Glad @booker.senate.gov is getting people of all ages to tune in - this is how it’s done.
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For these young Palisades Charter High School journalists, it's the story of their lives, covering the aftermath of the wildfire that damaged their campus.
Covering disaster from the inside: Pali High journalists face their own story
For these young Palisades Charter High School journalists, it's the story of their lives, covering the aftermath of the wildfire that damaged their campus.
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March 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
For these young Palisades Charter High School journalists, it's the story of their lives, covering the aftermath of the wildfire that damaged their campus.
This just in from the White House:
I have determined that the following additional rescissions are necessary to advance the policy of the United States to restore common sense to the Federal Government and unleash the potential of American citizens.
I have determined that the following additional rescissions are necessary to advance the policy of the United States to restore common sense to the Federal Government and unleash the potential of American citizens.
March 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
This just in from the White House:
I have determined that the following additional rescissions are necessary to advance the policy of the United States to restore common sense to the Federal Government and unleash the potential of American citizens.
I have determined that the following additional rescissions are necessary to advance the policy of the United States to restore common sense to the Federal Government and unleash the potential of American citizens.
This just in from my CSpan feed: both of California’s senators vote No on government funding bill.
March 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This just in from my CSpan feed: both of California’s senators vote No on government funding bill.
March 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
For Democrats, it’s time to get rude — my latest column for Roll Call.
There’s a disconnect between how people are feeling and what they are hearing from the opposition party.
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There’s a disconnect between how people are feeling and what they are hearing from the opposition party.
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March 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
For Democrats, it’s time to get rude — my latest column for Roll Call.
There’s a disconnect between how people are feeling and what they are hearing from the opposition party.
rollcall.com/2025/03/04/f...
There’s a disconnect between how people are feeling and what they are hearing from the opposition party.
rollcall.com/2025/03/04/f...
Aha! Thanks
Isn’t it only if the quake is an M4.5 or greater? I think that’s the threshold for the MyShake app, if I’m remembering correctly.
March 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Aha! Thanks
Did anyone get the quake warning? Nothing here, 2 miles from epicenter.
March 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Did anyone get the quake warning? Nothing here, 2 miles from epicenter.
So, please tell me there’s Earthquake BlueSky, I really don’t want to open X
March 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
So, please tell me there’s Earthquake BlueSky, I really don’t want to open X
Spotted in Oceanside
March 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Spotted in Oceanside