Eric Fidler
@ericfidler.bsky.social
Gentleman of leisure. Priors: SIU Journalism, AP Chicago, Miami Herald, Press of Atlantic City, Order of the Occult Hand. Still waiting for my jet pack. Definitely not “on a roll” on LinkedIn.
Just look at this handsome fella.
#TerrierTuesday
#TerrierTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Just look at this handsome fella.
#TerrierTuesday
#TerrierTuesday
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DOGE did not fail in any way to accomplish its goals.
Its goals were never efficiency or saving money.
Its goals were to destroy as much of government as possible forever, and to steal data for the Space Nazi.
DOGE is fading away like bank robbery gangs fade away after the robberies are done.
Its goals were never efficiency or saving money.
Its goals were to destroy as much of government as possible forever, and to steal data for the Space Nazi.
DOGE is fading away like bank robbery gangs fade away after the robberies are done.
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter reut.rs/4abeTdx
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
The Department of Government Efficiency claimed to have slashed tens of billions of dollars in expenditures, but it was impossible for outside financial experts to verify that because the unit did not provide detailed public accounting of its work.
reut.rs
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
DOGE did not fail in any way to accomplish its goals.
Its goals were never efficiency or saving money.
Its goals were to destroy as much of government as possible forever, and to steal data for the Space Nazi.
DOGE is fading away like bank robbery gangs fade away after the robberies are done.
Its goals were never efficiency or saving money.
Its goals were to destroy as much of government as possible forever, and to steal data for the Space Nazi.
DOGE is fading away like bank robbery gangs fade away after the robberies are done.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
Happy #TerrierTuesday to all who celebrate.
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Happy #TerrierTuesday to all who celebrate.
The competition’s pretty fierce, but … dang.
This is a contender for the dumbest thing I've read in 2025
Opinion | Shocked by Trump’s profiteering? Here’s some perspective.
There are periods in American history when graft was the rule, not the exception.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The competition’s pretty fierce, but … dang.
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WOW, new signage!
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
WOW, new signage!
Harvard seems to have a problem, too.
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Harvard seems to have a problem, too.
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"Here’s the kicker: We even got them to agree not to pass the healthcare subsidies that we’ve been working for. You know, the ones average Americans rely on. Here’s how we did it: We asked, then they said, 'No way,' and then we said, 'Okay.' That’s how you win."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/gre...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/gre...
Great News: We Got Them to Agree to Their Own Deal
“Eight senators in the Democratic caucus broke with the party late Sunday to vote with Republicans and advance legislation to end the government sh...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Here’s the kicker: We even got them to agree not to pass the healthcare subsidies that we’ve been working for. You know, the ones average Americans rely on. Here’s how we did it: We asked, then they said, 'No way,' and then we said, 'Okay.' That’s how you win."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/gre...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/gre...
WTF?
@support.bsky.team why is @sarahkendzior’s account suspended?
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
WTF?
“Money once used to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement will now be used to give millennials free avocado toast.”
Hey yo here’s some blue meat from me on yesterday’s election results.
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
I have terrible, terrible news for red America
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary unpacks the 2025 elections.
www.sfgate.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“Money once used to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement will now be used to give millennials free avocado toast.”
Interlaken. Dang, I like it in Switzerland.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Interlaken. Dang, I like it in Switzerland.
They like each other.
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
They like each other.
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As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
I’m … not shocked.
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’m … not shocked.
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NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
Circumcised early? Really? People should wait a few years on that? Lol
Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.
"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."
October 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Circumcised early? Really? People should wait a few years on that? Lol
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live your life in a manner so that jane goodall would not have wanted to ship you off planet as soon as possible
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
live your life in a manner so that jane goodall would not have wanted to ship you off planet as soon as possible
This is an extremely well done interview. I’d use it in class if I still taught.
I scored the only solo print interview Daniel Day-Lewis has given in nearly a decade! And he was candid and thoughtful about every single thing you’d want to know: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/m...
October 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is an extremely well done interview. I’d use it in class if I still taught.
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The Intercept is launching a new podcast series reported and hosted by @radleybalko.bsky.social, a trailblazing investigative journalist who has been covering the drug war and the criminal justice system for more than 20 years.
theintercept.com/2025/10/01/c...
theintercept.com/2025/10/01/c...
Introducing Collateral Damage
The Intercept is launching a new podcast series about the consequences of the war on drugs, reported and hosted by investigative journalist Radley Balko.
theintercept.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Intercept is launching a new podcast series reported and hosted by @radleybalko.bsky.social, a trailblazing investigative journalist who has been covering the drug war and the criminal justice system for more than 20 years.
theintercept.com/2025/10/01/c...
theintercept.com/2025/10/01/c...
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There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil.
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
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The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
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This raid is disgusting, abominable behavior, traumatizing children and families in their homes.
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
October 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil.
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
/1
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
/1
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
“In early September, days before Bessent’s announcement, Citrone purchased more Argentine bonds.”
Nothing to see here, folks.
Nothing to see here, folks.
1. The $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina, announced last week by the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, delivers an enormous windfall to hedge fund billionaire Rob Citrone.
Citrone has a longstanding personal and professional relationship with Bessent.
Citrone has a longstanding personal and professional relationship with Bessent.
Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected billionaire
A $20 billion taxpayer-funded rescue package for Argentina is a gift for a hedge fund manager with personal and professional ties to the Treasury Secretary
popular.info
September 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“In early September, days before Bessent’s announcement, Citrone purchased more Argentine bonds.”
Nothing to see here, folks.
Nothing to see here, folks.
Really need to normalize calling these “Kavanaugh stops.”
In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look'
The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Really need to normalize calling these “Kavanaugh stops.”
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