Whitney Curry Wimbish
@whitneycwimbish.bsky.social
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Words in The Baffler, Financial Times, NYT, Semafor. Co-writing the daily newsletter for @majorityreport.bsky.social.
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Words in The Baffler, Financial Times, NYT, Semafor. Co-writing the daily newsletter for @majorityreport.bsky.social.
Proud member of The NewsGuild.
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I downgraded from a silver plan to bronze and as a result have had to change every single doctor I see. I spent the last week chasing down one new doc for an urgent refill. One foundation gift could change everything so I can focus on reporting:
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one of my pet peeves is people who post about "the MSM stinks" etc but then don't want to be bothered to think about the fact that journalists also need to eat, have health insurance, and even wear shoes.
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I downgraded from a silver plan to bronze and as a result have had to change every single doctor I see. I spent the last week chasing down one new doc for an urgent refill. One foundation gift could change everything so I can focus on reporting:
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We're now open for pitches for Issue #3 of @the-breakdown.bsky.social, AIRBORNE, on the importance of air in the climate crises, its role in environmental history and activism, and its future on a transformed planet.
If you have ideas for a piece, send them our way www.break-down.org/pitching/
If you have ideas for a piece, send them our way www.break-down.org/pitching/
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We're now open for pitches for Issue #3 of @the-breakdown.bsky.social, AIRBORNE, on the importance of air in the climate crises, its role in environmental history and activism, and its future on a transformed planet.
If you have ideas for a piece, send them our way www.break-down.org/pitching/
If you have ideas for a piece, send them our way www.break-down.org/pitching/
God these Epstein emails are so gross and depressing. Here’s Harvard literature professor and Poetry in America host Elisa New, who is married to Larry Summers, casually chatting with Epstein about the novels Lolita and My Antonia. 🤮
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
God these Epstein emails are so gross and depressing. Here’s Harvard literature professor and Poetry in America host Elisa New, who is married to Larry Summers, casually chatting with Epstein about the novels Lolita and My Antonia. 🤮
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All these guys hate/hated each other. Here's Epstein telling Michael Wolff how Trump's entire "non-family senior staff" wanted to "take him down" and that "Jared and Ivanka have to go."
Also, no dinner :(
Also, no dinner :(
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
All these guys hate/hated each other. Here's Epstein telling Michael Wolff how Trump's entire "non-family senior staff" wanted to "take him down" and that "Jared and Ivanka have to go."
Also, no dinner :(
Also, no dinner :(
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BREAKING: Tremane Wood, who was moments away from being executed for a killing his brother admitted to committing, received a last minute clemency grant from Gov. Kevin Stitt www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
Tremane Wood Spared From Execution In Shocking Decision
His case marks only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2019.
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
BREAKING: Tremane Wood, who was moments away from being executed for a killing his brother admitted to committing, received a last minute clemency grant from Gov. Kevin Stitt www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
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just a reminder this guy slashed the tires on his much younger female coworkers tires to trick her into getting in his car
he was married at the time
he was married at the time
"All they could do to distract from the Schumer shutdown cover-up is leak Epstein emails ... What a sleazy leak."
Jesse Watters attacks Democrats for releasing Epstein emails
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November 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
just a reminder this guy slashed the tires on his much younger female coworkers tires to trick her into getting in his car
he was married at the time
he was married at the time
Originally organizers told me that the strike would start in 25 cities. Today that number has grown to more than 40. LETS GO!!!
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Originally organizers told me that the strike would start in 25 cities. Today that number has grown to more than 40. LETS GO!!!
Solidarity to striking Starbucks baristas @sbworkersunited.org
There is no financial reason for Starbucks to stall on a contract. Finalizing it would cost no more than a single day of sales. This is about power, and the bosses are about to find out that workers hold power, too.
There is no financial reason for Starbucks to stall on a contract. Finalizing it would cost no more than a single day of sales. This is about power, and the bosses are about to find out that workers hold power, too.
Starbucks Workers Tell Bosses: No Contract, No Coffee - The American Prospect
Starbucks baristas didn’t want to go on strike. But after four years of waiting for a contract at any of their hundreds of unionized stores, 12,000 workers at one of the world’s biggest fast-food comp...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Solidarity to striking Starbucks baristas @sbworkersunited.org
There is no financial reason for Starbucks to stall on a contract. Finalizing it would cost no more than a single day of sales. This is about power, and the bosses are about to find out that workers hold power, too.
There is no financial reason for Starbucks to stall on a contract. Finalizing it would cost no more than a single day of sales. This is about power, and the bosses are about to find out that workers hold power, too.
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Long live the Daily News
May the history of the Daily News, when it is written, reflect that upon unanimous ratification of the first contract in more than three decades, the next words uttered in the Zoom call were those of street reporter Kerry Burke: “Okay, I got a homicide. I gotta go.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Long live the Daily News
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i think peter thiel should have his fortune stripped on the way to prison and everyone who worked at gawker in 2014-16 should get $100 million
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
i think peter thiel should have his fortune stripped on the way to prison and everyone who worked at gawker in 2014-16 should get $100 million
this is the most annoying guy to be around. super cranky, super irritated, all because he's a 40-year-old who slept on his shoulder weird and hasn't come to terms yet with the fact that he's old
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
this is the most annoying guy to be around. super cranky, super irritated, all because he's a 40-year-old who slept on his shoulder weird and hasn't come to terms yet with the fact that he's old
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Am I wrong or is Michael Wolff advising Epstein to blackmail Trump?
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Am I wrong or is Michael Wolff advising Epstein to blackmail Trump?
It is interesting to me that this is the story I've gotten the most angry emails/calls/dms about lately. Apparently it is bad form or something to point out a rule that would allow Senate Dems to change their leadership.
Free idea for Senate Democrats, here's how you get rid of Schumer. Thank you to @americalabs.org for explaining.
One Weird Trick to Get Rid of Chuck Schumer - The American Prospect
Multiple Democratic groups, House members, and candidates say it’s time for the Senate minority leader to go. It turns out any single Senate Democrat can force a vote on Schumer’s job.
prospect.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It is interesting to me that this is the story I've gotten the most angry emails/calls/dms about lately. Apparently it is bad form or something to point out a rule that would allow Senate Dems to change their leadership.
It was a zero-response reporting day, the saddest of days, the saddest of spreadsheets.
We asked every Senate Democrat if they would bring such a motion or support it if someone else brought the motion. None of them responded.
But they have the power to do it.
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But they have the power to do it.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It was a zero-response reporting day, the saddest of days, the saddest of spreadsheets.
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Many are calling for Chuck Schumer's resignation. What hasn't been reported until now is that any Senate Democrat can offer a motion to challenge his leadership position, and it would have to get a vote within 7 days. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:
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One Weird Trick to Get Rid of Chuck Schumer - The American Prospect
Multiple Democratic groups, House members, and candidates say it’s time for the Senate minority leader to go. It turns out any single Senate Democrat can force a vote on Schumer’s job.
prospect.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Many are calling for Chuck Schumer's resignation. What hasn't been reported until now is that any Senate Democrat can offer a motion to challenge his leadership position, and it would have to get a vote within 7 days. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:
prospect.org/2025/11/11/o...
prospect.org/2025/11/11/o...
Free idea for Senate Democrats, here's how you get rid of Schumer. Thank you to @americalabs.org for explaining.
One Weird Trick to Get Rid of Chuck Schumer - The American Prospect
Multiple Democratic groups, House members, and candidates say it’s time for the Senate minority leader to go. It turns out any single Senate Democrat can force a vote on Schumer’s job.
prospect.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Free idea for Senate Democrats, here's how you get rid of Schumer. Thank you to @americalabs.org for explaining.
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Conde Nast illegally fired union leaders, sign this petition demanding they reverse course. I did. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Tell Condé bosses to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions and end the union-busting
On Nov. 5, 2025 in an egregious attempt at union-busting, Condé Nast management illegally terminated four union members – Alma Avalle, Jake Lahut, Jasper Lo and Ben Dewey – for participating in federa...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Conde Nast illegally fired union leaders, sign this petition demanding they reverse course. I did. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Respect to Vincenzo Genovese for raising the question that got a fellow reporter fired. This is what all journalists should do when powerful people crush a colleague to avoid accountability.
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Respect to Vincenzo Genovese for raising the question that got a fellow reporter fired. This is what all journalists should do when powerful people crush a colleague to avoid accountability.
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To believe that Chuck Schumer disliked the deal but let enough of his caucus members vote for it to pass, you'd have to disclaim any knowledge of how politics works.
This is a planted story that puts the best light on a bad situation.
This is a planted story that puts the best light on a bad situation.
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
To believe that Chuck Schumer disliked the deal but let enough of his caucus members vote for it to pass, you'd have to disclaim any knowledge of how politics works.
This is a planted story that puts the best light on a bad situation.
This is a planted story that puts the best light on a bad situation.
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"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote
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November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
"We’re done waiting for Dems to find their spine. We can’t afford a weak & cowardly Democratic Party while the authoritarians invade our cities, terrorize our communities, & threaten our democracy. We get the party we demand, & we intend to demand a Democratic Party that fights.” — @indivisible.org
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I keep thinking how any shop steward could get more for folks than the entire democratic party
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I keep thinking how any shop steward could get more for folks than the entire democratic party
This guy would never be able to unionize his office, let alone bargain a first contract.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This guy would never be able to unionize his office, let alone bargain a first contract.
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Tell Conde Nast execs Chief People Officer Stan Duncan, CEO Roger Lynch, Chief Content Officer Anna Wintour and @newyorker.com Editor David Remnick to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions and end the union-busting. Sign the petition!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Tell Conde Nast execs Chief People Officer Stan Duncan, CEO Roger Lynch, Chief Content Officer Anna Wintour and @newyorker.com Editor David Remnick to reinstate the Fired Four, reverse the suspensions and end the union-busting. Sign the petition!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...