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We checked the Department of Homeland Security's viral videos of chaos and protests. What we found were months-old, misleading clips, some recorded thousands of miles away.
"A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that the president spent nearly 20 minutes apparently battling to keep his eyes open at a recent event" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A closer look at Trump’s apparent struggles to fight off sleep in the Oval Office
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open at a recent Oval Office event.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that the president spent nearly 20 minutes apparently battling to keep his eyes open at a recent event" www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Four years ago, far-right white male supremacist Nick Fuentes was deplatformed pretty much everywhere.
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes is triggering a MAGA civil war
Once barred from nearly every social media platform, Fuentes’s resurgence has driven a wedge through the conservative movement.
wapo.st
November 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Four years ago, far-right white male supremacist Nick Fuentes was deplatformed pretty much everywhere.
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Now he's back with a vengeance—and the online right can't stop fighting over whether to condemn him or welcome him. My story: wapo.st/4nJbt4M
Reposted by Drew Harwell
New with @laurawags.bsky.social >>
Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News — and she's already doing it. Staffers are weathering a flurry of layoffs, shifting resources and a cultural collision with Weiss’s ideas for the news.
Our latest in @washingtonpost.com:
Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News — and she's already doing it. Staffers are weathering a flurry of layoffs, shifting resources and a cultural collision with Weiss’s ideas for the news.
Our latest in @washingtonpost.com:
Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News. Here’s how it’s working out so far.
Bari Weiss took over as editor in chief in October, launching a new era for CBS News amid layoffs, confusion and shifting expectations.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
New with @laurawags.bsky.social >>
Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News — and she's already doing it. Staffers are weathering a flurry of layoffs, shifting resources and a cultural collision with Weiss’s ideas for the news.
Our latest in @washingtonpost.com:
Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News — and she's already doing it. Staffers are weathering a flurry of layoffs, shifting resources and a cultural collision with Weiss’s ideas for the news.
Our latest in @washingtonpost.com:
Arguing with a toaster
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Arguing with a toaster
This is the woman who made a joking video about SNAP, then was featured in a Fox News story that didn't mention it was a joke, then went viral, then was labeled AI. I found her original post and she shared this in response
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is the woman who made a joking video about SNAP, then was featured in a Fox News story that didn't mention it was a joke, then went viral, then was labeled AI. I found her original post and she shared this in response
Congratulations to First Lady Melania Trump for winning Fox Nation's “Patriot of the Year” award
November 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Congratulations to First Lady Melania Trump for winning Fox Nation's “Patriot of the Year” award
Reposted by Drew Harwell
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
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Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
This may become the funniest trial of all time
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This may become the funniest trial of all time
Reposted by Drew Harwell
"Witnesses and school employees said they thought the school was under attack and scrambled into rooms and vehicles outside in search of safety."
One mother who walked in right after described "a room of crying kids, crying parents and crying teachers"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
One mother who walked in right after described "a room of crying kids, crying parents and crying teachers"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago
The arrest appears to be one of the first in which immigration officers entered school grounds as part of an enforcement operation during Trump’s second administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"Witnesses and school employees said they thought the school was under attack and scrambled into rooms and vehicles outside in search of safety."
One mother who walked in right after described "a room of crying kids, crying parents and crying teachers"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
One mother who walked in right after described "a room of crying kids, crying parents and crying teachers"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Federal immigration cops are using "wellness checks" on minors as a ruse to get into homes and arrest people for alleged immigration violations. In this case, an alleged check on a 17-year-old let them arrest his 22-year-old brother, who was brought here at 11 and has protected status.
Unannounced Child "Wellness Checks" by Armed Federal Agents Raise Concerns - Institute for Public Service Reporting - Memphis %
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www.psrmemphis.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Federal immigration cops are using "wellness checks" on minors as a ruse to get into homes and arrest people for alleged immigration violations. In this case, an alleged check on a 17-year-old let them arrest his 22-year-old brother, who was brought here at 11 and has protected status.
The Trump administration is shutting down flights before the holidays www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
U.S. orders 10% cut in flights at several airports as shutdown drags on
The Trump administration says the move, which will affect 40 markets, is part of an effort to ease pressure on air traffic controllers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The Trump administration is shutting down flights before the holidays www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
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Zohran Mamdani's Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom
The Zohran Mamdani campaign ran a competent social media program, yes. But it's the fandom it fostered that transformed Mamdani into a digital (and IRL!) phenomenon.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/zohran...
The Zohran Mamdani campaign ran a competent social media program, yes. But it's the fandom it fostered that transformed Mamdani into a digital (and IRL!) phenomenon.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/zohran...
Zohran Mamdani's Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom
Much of the content about Mamdani online hasn't come from his campaign, or the dozens of political influencers invited to cover it. It's also come from fans.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Zohran Mamdani's Campaign Figured Out How to Channel Fandom
The Zohran Mamdani campaign ran a competent social media program, yes. But it's the fandom it fostered that transformed Mamdani into a digital (and IRL!) phenomenon.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/zohran...
The Zohran Mamdani campaign ran a competent social media program, yes. But it's the fandom it fostered that transformed Mamdani into a digital (and IRL!) phenomenon.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/zohran...
Trump's name wasn't on the ballot, just his party and the people and issues he supported
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Trump's name wasn't on the ballot, just his party and the people and issues he supported
Reposted by Drew Harwell
Election Night bombshell. Literally no one saw this coming
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Election Night bombshell. Literally no one saw this coming
Dems in Array
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Dems in Array
Reposted by Drew Harwell
Reposted by Drew Harwell
The officer Sandwich Guy is charged with assaulting testifies that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest, and it “exploded all over my uniform.” He says he could “smell the onions and the mustard.”
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The officer Sandwich Guy is charged with assaulting testifies that he could feel the impact of the sandwich through his ballistic vest, and it “exploded all over my uniform.” He says he could “smell the onions and the mustard.”
Coca-Cola has done it: Its new AI-generated Christmas ad is more hollow and soulless than ever
Coca-Cola's annual Christmas commercial is AI-generated again
The company used even fewer people to make it this year
“We need to keep moving forward and pushing the envelope … The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in"
(via THR)
The company used even fewer people to make it this year
“We need to keep moving forward and pushing the envelope … The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in"
(via THR)
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Coca-Cola has done it: Its new AI-generated Christmas ad is more hollow and soulless than ever
. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social dropped in on many online microfandoms to conquer the fragmented media problem, including a personal favorite of mine, the streamer who walks around New York making beats for strangers to freestyle to @ariathome.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
. @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social dropped in on many online microfandoms to conquer the fragmented media problem, including a personal favorite of mine, the streamer who walks around New York making beats for strangers to freestyle to @ariathome.bsky.social
Need a word for AI people who are performatively reverent about art and media in bulk while also dismissive or hostile to the individual works and creators they're made from
“We can’t police that whole thing,” Common Crawl said. “It’s not our job. We’re just a bunch of dusty bookshelves.”
Meanwhile, CC has accepted hundreds of thousands in donations from AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. And it expressed open antagonism toward the media:
Meanwhile, CC has accepted hundreds of thousands in donations from AI companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic. And it expressed open antagonism toward the media:
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Need a word for AI people who are performatively reverent about art and media in bulk while also dismissive or hostile to the individual works and creators they're made from
The "proud Islamophobe" and banned Uber Eats user Laura Loomer confirms that the Pentagon has granted her special press access www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @scottnover.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The "proud Islamophobe" and banned Uber Eats user Laura Loomer confirms that the Pentagon has granted her special press access www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @scottnover.bsky.social
From being banned by Uber to getting credentials to cover the world's biggest military. The "Department of War" just Loomered itself @scottnover.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
From being banned by Uber to getting credentials to cover the world's biggest military. The "Department of War" just Loomered itself @scottnover.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Reposted by Drew Harwell
NEW >>
Laura Loomer, the far-right activist has been credentialed to cover the Pentagon after signing its new press policy. She has repeatedly criticized defense officials while boasting of her close ties to Trump.
with @drewharwell.com for @washingtonpost.com
Laura Loomer, the far-right activist has been credentialed to cover the Pentagon after signing its new press policy. She has repeatedly criticized defense officials while boasting of her close ties to Trump.
with @drewharwell.com for @washingtonpost.com
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
NEW >>
Laura Loomer, the far-right activist has been credentialed to cover the Pentagon after signing its new press policy. She has repeatedly criticized defense officials while boasting of her close ties to Trump.
with @drewharwell.com for @washingtonpost.com
Laura Loomer, the far-right activist has been credentialed to cover the Pentagon after signing its new press policy. She has repeatedly criticized defense officials while boasting of her close ties to Trump.
with @drewharwell.com for @washingtonpost.com