EB Estes
@ebestes.bsky.social
Semiretired journalist. Man about town. Alum of Tribune News Service, The Times-Picayune, Chicago Tribune, The News & Observer.
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EB Estes
@ebestes.bsky.social
· Jul 20
Devil's Bargain: The Slave Trade - Verite News New Orleans
Explore stories on how New Orleans was built by slave labor, made wealthy by slave trade and molded by the cultures of the enslaved.
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Proud to be a part of Verite News' Devil's Bargain project on how the slave trade made New Orleans wealthy
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Headlines like this make me think it's all gonna crash in the next 6 months
Wall Street Is Shaking Off Fears of an A.I. Bubble. For Now.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Headlines like this make me think it's all gonna crash in the next 6 months
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I'm 67 years old and the doctor always puts me in the room with Puppy Dog Pals on the wall
December 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'm 67 years old and the doctor always puts me in the room with Puppy Dog Pals on the wall
It's woke not to give Lee Greenwood a Kennedy Center Honor every year
December 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It's woke not to give Lee Greenwood a Kennedy Center Honor every year
Will 'Pluribus' have a Christmas episode?
December 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Will 'Pluribus' have a Christmas episode?
When our leadership does more harm than good, we need new leaders
Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
When our leadership does more harm than good, we need new leaders
I love Williams Boulevard in Kenner. Now the feds are coming. #NOLAsky
Police in a Louisiana City Welcome a Federal Crackdown. Immigrants Are in Hiding.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I love Williams Boulevard in Kenner. Now the feds are coming. #NOLAsky
Adm. Frank M. Bradley is so far under the bus, he can see the axles
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wapo.st/4457oRB
Hegseth, citing ‘fog of war,’ says he learned of survivors hours after strike
The defense secretary’s remarks were the most extensive public accounting yet of his involvement in the military’s lethal attack on alleged drug smugglers on Sept. 2.
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Adm. Frank M. Bradley is so far under the bus, he can see the axles
wapo.st/4457oRB
wapo.st/4457oRB
When the NYT calls this kind of stuff 'unapologetic bigotry,' you know it's bad
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
When the NYT calls this kind of stuff 'unapologetic bigotry,' you know it's bad
The war on Christmas
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A pared-back White House Christmas — with a Trump Lego portrait
This year’s holiday display is cut in half because of construction.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The war on Christmas
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This may be heresy, but $10 million a year is too much to be paying a college football coach
Wetzel: Kiffin is no victim, and he needs to own that he just quit on a title contender
Lane Kiffin might be a great coach, but he isn't being treated unfairly by Ole Miss or "the calendar" or anything else.
www.espn.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This may be heresy, but $10 million a year is too much to be paying a college football coach
Sen. (Dr.) Cassidy knows better, which makes him all the more culpable
Republican senator pretends he doesn’t know any senators
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Sen. (Dr.) Cassidy knows better, which makes him all the more culpable
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This has got to be illegal
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wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This has got to be illegal
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wapo.st/49KbUJ1
The new thing about the latest 'Stranger Things' is that they're old enough to drink now
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The new thing about the latest 'Stranger Things' is that they're old enough to drink now
Responsible journalism? Who needs it? Certainly not the Washington Post
November 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Responsible journalism? Who needs it? Certainly not the Washington Post
It's going to be in the 40s tonight #NOLAsky
a man is covered in snow and ice and is standing in the snow .
ALT: a man is covered in snow and ice and is standing in the snow .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
It's going to be in the 40s tonight #NOLAsky
We live in confusing times
‘Rush Hour 4’ revived after Trump urged Paramount Skydance to resurrect franchise, reports say
Studios initially declined a fourth movie over concerns around director Brett Ratner, whose career crashed after sexual misconduct allegations he denies.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We live in confusing times
I worry about the future of newspapers
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wapo.st/4riF9sC
Column | Try a ‘fart walk’ to ease the pressure after that big Thanksgiving meal
Whatever you do, resist the urge to lie down.
wapo.st
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I worry about the future of newspapers
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wapo.st/4riF9sC
Facebook wouldn't let me boost this story about a historical event because it violates FB policy against 'ads about social issues, elections or politics'
Long called a riot, what happened in Colfax on Easter Sunday in 1873 was a bloody massacre
Dozens of Black people were slaughtered in Colfax; no one was held accountable.
Dozens of Black people were slaughtered in Colfax; no one was held accountable.
Long called a riot, what happened in Colfax on Easter Sunday in 1873 was a bloody massacre
Dozens of Black people were slaughtered in Colfax; no one was held accountable.
veritenews.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Facebook wouldn't let me boost this story about a historical event because it violates FB policy against 'ads about social issues, elections or politics'
Dozens of Black men were massacred in Colfax, La., on Easter Sunday 1873. No one was held accountable and the massacre was called a 'riot' for more than a century. Please read and share my latest contribution to Verite News' Devil's Bargain series.
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What happened in Colfax on Easter in 1873 was a massacre
Dozens of Black people were slaughtered in Colfax; no one was held accountable.
veritenews.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Dozens of Black men were massacred in Colfax, La., on Easter Sunday 1873. No one was held accountable and the massacre was called a 'riot' for more than a century. Please read and share my latest contribution to Verite News' Devil's Bargain series.
veritenews.org/2025/11/24/c...
veritenews.org/2025/11/24/c...
Reposted by EB Estes
Long called a riot, what happened in Colfax on Easter Sunday in 1873 was a bloody massacre
Dozens of Black people were slaughtered in Colfax; no one was held accountable.
Dozens of Black people were slaughtered in Colfax; no one was held accountable.
Long called a riot, what happened in Colfax on Easter Sunday in 1873 was a bloody massacre
Dozens of Black people were slaughtered in Colfax; no one was held accountable.
veritenews.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Long called a riot, what happened in Colfax on Easter Sunday in 1873 was a bloody massacre
Dozens of Black people were slaughtered in Colfax; no one was held accountable.
Dozens of Black people were slaughtered in Colfax; no one was held accountable.
The senator who supposedly represents me made a fool of himself on CNN today
TAPPER: You were the deciding vote that allowed RFK Jr to ascend to the role of Health Secretary. Did you give him too much credit?
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
CASSIDY: The fact is the scientific community agrees that vaccines are safe. That's all I can say.
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The senator who supposedly represents me made a fool of himself on CNN today
I'm listening to the Old Testament and King Saul is a remarkably similar character to Donald Trump
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm listening to the Old Testament and King Saul is a remarkably similar character to Donald Trump