Mark Jacob
@markjacob.bsky.social
Former metro editor at Chicago Tribune and Sunday editor at Chicago Sun-Times. Co-author of 10 books, mostly on history. Writer of the Stop the Presses newsletter at www.stopthepresses.news. Subscribe! It's free.
I have it on in the background as I write. I like to monitor breaking news.
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I have it on in the background as I write. I like to monitor breaking news.
Reposted by Mark Jacob
If at any point you are tempted to feel sorry for that miserable waste of skin please remind yourself that he has murdered a quarter of a million children and counting
Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:10 AM
If at any point you are tempted to feel sorry for that miserable waste of skin please remind yourself that he has murdered a quarter of a million children and counting
And the text doesn't suck either! (Thanks, Josh.)
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
And the text doesn't suck either! (Thanks, Josh.)
I know! I realized that soon after I posted. But Bluesky has no edit function yet.
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I know! I realized that soon after I posted. But Bluesky has no edit function yet.
I've mentioned that frequently in past newsletters. The impulse for performative "objectivity" is indeed a problem.
November 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I've mentioned that frequently in past newsletters. The impulse for performative "objectivity" is indeed a problem.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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We're in uncharted territory, Jules. We can't look to the past. We can only try to shape the future.
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We're in uncharted territory, Jules. We can't look to the past. We can only try to shape the future.