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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Application deadline is September 30th!

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Application deadline is September 30th!

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This from a man who has asked his son to monitor his on-line porn consumption.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“This is a pattern of behavior that dates back to 1980, when he blew up the old Bonwit Teller building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan so that he could raise Trump Tower. He promised to preserve the treasured limestone friezes atop the old building but destroyed them “ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...

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Trump Air Force One Photos Fuel Kennedy Center Demolition Speculation

Images captured through the windows of Air Force One showed President Trump reviewing a poster with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED.”

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I wrote this for @the74.bsky.social because we feel so strongly that student journalism programs matter now more than ever.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Gloria Steinem died and now this in the same week: Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones This is clearly the government favoring stay-at-home moms www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...

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Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones

The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Gloria Steinem found power and changed the balance of power through *journalism* before, during, and after she became instrumental in politics. Having found her voice she gave voice to women everywhere. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...

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Gloria Steinem Came to New York to Be a Writer. She Became a Movement. (Gift Article)

Her 1983 book “Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions” is a master class in grit, empathy, curiosity and hustle.

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Seung Min Kim @seungminkim1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wondering if Mrs. Hegseth votes? Their church is part of the Community of Reformed Evangelical Churches “whose leaders believe the United States should be a Christian nation and that people should vote by casting one vote per household, typically led by a man.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/s...

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‘It’s Bonkers’: Jennifer Hegseth’s Hands-On Role in Her Husband’s Pentagon

After an 18-year career at Fox News, she is now her husband’s most influential adviser and de facto producer, shaping the job as no Pentagon spouse has before.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Poll “found that only 35 percent of Canadians now view the United States as a reliable partner, down sharply from 2022, when it was 82 percent. Canadian recreational visits to the United States have shrunk by more than a quarter over the past year.” Excellent read👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/w...

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Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off

Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 170,000 Canadians want him gone.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Please take a moment to vote for this important panel to be featured at SXSW next year. Voting wraps up at the end of this month! It takes just 2 minutes to register and vote and it's free! THANKS

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It's a thrill to see teenagers go from not having ever seen a newspaper before to making one, and then loving journalism!

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

“In the days since the collapse of a fragile truce, the Pentagon has provided little information about the American military strategy after nearly five months of war. The last major Pentagon briefing on the war was in early May.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...

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Pentagon Withheld Dozens of U.S. Military Injuries in Iran War

Central Command is not required to release information about injured troops, especially when they quickly return to duty, a military official said.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Note that it seems to be the Brits going after them, not the US. The UK messed up their prosecution in the past. Hopefully they’re making up for it now. Must read from The New Yorker: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse

How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Happy 45th birthday to Soft Cell's version of Tainted Love, released on this day in 1981

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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Journalistic restraint: “Mr. Hegseth’s focus on testosterone levels at a moment when U.S. forces are ramping up attacks in Iran is unorthodox. Defense secretaries typically focus on larger strategic questions, involving alliances, war and weapons production.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...

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Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone

Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

It’s outrageous that a government whose Constitution forbids the “establishment of religion” has been hijacked by Christofascists.

Official White House post on X shows a crucifix and says “faith is worth protecting” and “there is no great American republic without faith.”

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

“Some people on the mall became angry, with several hundred refusing to leave and arguing with Secret Service personnel, chanting, “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”” Of course they don’t believe in weather! Crowds Evacuated as Storms Menace Washington Ahead of Trump Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...

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Crowds Evacuated as Storms Menace Washington Ahead of Trump Speech

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

11 stars? 11 stripes, near as I can count? What is happening

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 26/06/2026

your appalling must-read for the weekend

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

‘Nowhere To Go’: T.P.S. Ruling Plunges Many Migrants Into Limbo I think every story should mention this: white South Africans are still welcome www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...

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‘Nowhere To Go’: T.P.S. Ruling Plunges Many Migrants Into Limbo

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

"I do not see how schools and districts can cleanly separate a student’s behavioral needs from their civil rights.” It's hard enough already for parents of kids with special needs to get services, but advocates say it will only get tougher. www.the74million.org/article/spli... @lrj417.bsky.social

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Splitting Up Special Ed and Civil Rights Will Dilute Services, Experts Say

As Linda McMahon further splits up the Education Department, some parents worry about a disjointed approach to serving kids with disabilities.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/06/2026

Sam Alito: It is the worst kind of discrimination to create majority-minority congressional districts and so we are going to kill the Voting Rights Act. Also Sam Alito: There is nothing we can do if the president cancels legal status because he thinks the United States is a white country.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This story raises some tough questions about how Lander missed a chance to go after some very problematic contractors when he was City Comptroller. It’s especially disappointing because he didn’t answer the questions. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/19/b...

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As NYC’s Watchdog, Brad Lander Missed This Shelter Scam

Lander, now running to unseat Rep. Dan Goldman, didn’t audit a scandal-scarred migrant shelter contractor when he was the city’s chief financial officer. More than $1 million in taxpayer funds could b...

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It’s such a perfect metaphor for everything in DC

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

New details of the witch hunt: “Officers who had spoken publicly about the importance of diversity in the ranks were removed from lists. So too were those who had strongly urged their troops to get the Covid vaccine.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...

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Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I want to start a band called The Knixon Five. Opening act is the Brunson Burners.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

“I kept thinking, We’re even more like the Kremlin than I could have imagined, in terms of hangers-on, because there’s no discipline. It’s top-down, and nobody has power unless it’s derived from Trump.” Such good reporting on Trump’s fixation with Greenland! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland

“We want Greenland,” Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We’re now in the Caligula phase of our republic

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Now let’s say it all together: the last time the Knicks won the championship the president resigned the following year

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Batshit crazy response from administration: “The department will look at our appeal options while we celebrate U.F.C. Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House this weekend in honor of our nation’s 250th with the greatest president in the history of our country — President Donald J. Trump.”

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

““Not only does this undermine the integrity of the national parks; it sets a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization.” Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/u...

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Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Did Trump put a curse on MSG on Monday night?

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Knicks fans couldn't have an MSG watch party, but it was worth it so these two could share this one magical evening ⤵️

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The last time the Knicks won the championship a president resigned a year later. Just putting it out there.

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Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

George Santos called me after my story revealing federal investigations into his suspected market manipulation on Kalshi. And he said: "This story is going to get you a gun in your face." Then he lied about it. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/n...

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I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it

NPR reported on new federal investigations examining the former Congressman's bets on the prediction market site Kalshi. Then he threatened the NPR reporter who broke the story.

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

The last time the Knicks won the championship a president resigned a year later. Just putting it out there.

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"The Trump administration is diverting at least $90 million from entry fees to national parks such as Yellowstone and Yosemite to D.C. to fund a $1.6 million fireworks display — more than five times as much as what is usually spent on the Fourth of July pyrotechnics display..." wapo.st/4fn8ezJ

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Americans’ national parks passes will pay for Trump’s July 4 plans, documents show

Entry fees are going toward a $1.6 million fireworks display and D.C. beautification, while donations will fund a $5 million helipad at the White House.

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 03/06/2026

Why is a domestic terrorist responsible for COUNTERTERRORISM?!

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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This is a fantasy. The Republican Party doesn’t want neutrality - they want to wipe out Dems and Black voters with new maps. But it’s a path forward if sanity & fairness ever prevails. Why Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act www.nytimes.com/2026/05/17/u...

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Why Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Black people are giving it these Confederates raw and uncut. This is how it’s gonna be now. You wonder what we’re thinking? It’s this. I believe this is activist Gary Chambers again in Louisiana.

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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The vote just now in TN that removes the state's only majority Black congressional district is a direct consequence of this 👇

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