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Brent Stahl

@brentstahl.bsky.social
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Retired media researcher from Minnesota

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Can't think of any reporter who speaks for me more than this guy— a Canadian. "Hundreds of hours immersed in Trump’s rhetoric has given me some insights and personal opinions about the nature of his lying, how it is received by the public and how it is covered..." www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 01/10/2026
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Lovely film of the great STAN LAUREL at home in 1964 having fun with some L&H puppets and his honorary Oscar.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When you realize that Genghis Khan and Chaka Khan are not the same person. You’re a Schmitt-head.
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Brent Stahl @brentstahl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The ever-industrious Trump DOJ now is trying to prove that Nixon was treated unjustly, which seems like a brilliant example of Trump's own projections and fears. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl @deardara.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remarkable. All Minnesotans should watch this whole clip, she said she wants to leave Minnesota so many times!
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Republican who runs South Dakota's elections just backed a Democrat to succeed her. "South Dakota deserves a Secretary of State who will strengthen confidence through performance rather than provocation; who will support election officials rather than burden them for political effect."
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Republican Who Runs South Dakota Elections Backs Democrat to Succeed Her
Monae Johnson, the secretary of state, is the latest Republican incumbent to speak out against conservative candidates as President Trump loses support before midterm elections.
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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Brent Stahl @brentstahl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
substack.com/@matundanish...
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Matunda Nishobora (@matundanishobora)
More gold from the Norwegian consumers council.
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 19/09/2026
Any questions? Many thanks to snarkypoliticoguy (TT) for this accurate summary.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Brent Stahl @brentstahl.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A wonderful documentary produced by TPT2, the Twin Cities Public TV station, regarding the storied history of the Minneapolis West Bank music scene (folk, rock, blues, etc. etc.oing back to the 1960s. youtu.be/nHp0b-kIfr8?... g
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Minnesota's Wild West Bank Sound | Full Documentary
YouTube video by Minnesota PBS
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.404media.co/a-secretive-...
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A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
👀 MUST WATCH: This video is so well done — and absolutely hilarious! 🤣🤣
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Radars across the eastern half of the U.S. States exploded with reflectivity ~22 hrs ago. Most is the result of birds with current estimates now over half a BILLION actively in flight. This is part of the annual fall migration southward and appears to be the busiest night of the season underway.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
instagram.com/righthandedleftyartist3
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Clear now, RFK Jr? “The child contracted measles, and measles caused the death of the child”
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Infant died of measles in Pennsylvania, coroner confirms
The Lancaster County coroner said he did not know if this death is one of the two disputed by federal health officials.
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Brent Stahl @brentstahl.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
WSJ on the dereliction of duties by Sen. John Fetterman www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Behind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator
The first-term senator, poised to be a possible swing vote, churns through staff as he alienates fellow Democrats and defends Israel.
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Brent Stahl @brentstahl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/m...
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Why MAHA Rallied for a Mother Seeking Alternative Treatments for Her Son’s Cancer
Dayna Mooney chose alternative remedies over the recommendations of her son’s doctors. Was that her right as a parent or a threat to his care?
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Brent Stahl @brentstahl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The NY Times has been working to improve the accuracy of their political polling by applying more sophisticated statistical adjustments to calibrate against known data. It's complicated. The proof will be in the pudding. Article is free. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/u...
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The Big Changes Coming to the Times/Siena Poll (Gift Article)
The goal is to make the survey more deeply representative of the population.
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Jonathan Pierce @jonathanpierce.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I was not prepared.
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The Saint of Sinners! @thesaintofsinn1.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Happy Caturday 😹
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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 28/08/2026
Minnesota voters should have an early-voting strategy this year, and to help I made this FAQ. Feedback/questions encouraged. It’s aimed at Democracy Defense trainers who are informing/organizing voters, but we want everyone to do this work & uphold voting rights! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Nov 3 2026 voting FAQ
This Frequently Asked Questions document is for Democracy Defense facilitators to better understand how early in-person and mail voting works as of August 28, 2026 for the 2026 general election in Min...
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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The United States has never looked weaker or more ridiculous and incompetent to allies and enemies around the world than we do right now.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Damn those queer-loving commies. I bet they took his penis and gave it to vegan farmers to use as compost smh
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Todd Graham @metrogram.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Downtown Minneapolis: This place has everything. Jousting on bicycles. Response team of Handmaidens. NFL stadium. Antifascist Spider-Man...
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 24/08/2026
Congress funded the CDC's Alzheimer's work, the sickle cell and epilepsy data programs and a rape prevention unit, and Vought simply will not release the money. Grassley told him to his face he lacks the authority. The pocket rescission alone took 4.9 billion.
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Republicans furious as Trump’s budget director goes 'rogue'
The director of the Office of Management and Budget is infuriating Republican lawmakers by "going rogue" on what appropriations were approved by the House and Senate.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
John Roberts is Natalie Harp in a robe. A cringeworthy handmaiden
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Lara Korte, who was just fired from Stars & Stripes, has been covering the relocation of personnel from Bahrain for months and did a great piece today on 1,300 Navy family members displaced from Bahrain who are stuck in limbo given the damage to the Bahrain base. www.stripes.com/branches/nav...
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Navy families evacuated from Bahrain face ‘uncharted territory’ amid bureaucratic confusion
The evacuation has left families in limbo and forced military officials to improvise solutions for support programs.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The @nytimes.com is once again platforming lab leak conspiracy theories from Matt Ridley co-author Alina Chan, despite having been called out in the past by leading experts for doing so. Here's what @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I said in #ScienceUnderSiege (copying @angierasmussen.bsky.social):
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump pissed on the graves of a lot of Korean War vets today.
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Brent Stahl @brentstahl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Donald's latest, a WaPo exclusive. Putin must be giggling. wapo.st/4wqjGiV
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Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences
The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 12/08/2026
Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis have been administered in a combined shot since the 1940s. Combo vaccines are one of the most proven medical technologies ever.
Vial of Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis combined shot from the 1940s.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11/08/2026
The catering cart memes are doing me in ☠️😭 Please add any I missed in the replies. We need this laugh.
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is so Ukraine
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
No ammunition, no petroleum reserves, weakened alliances, weakened economy, strengthened enemies, reduced funding for science and research...hmmm, sounds like Putin's perfect formula for a "successful" Trump presidency.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/08/2026
But sure… tell us again how DEI is the problem. 🙄
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💉Josh Rubin, MD @drsandman11.medsky.social · 04/08/2026
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Probably would've been nice to know this before the 2024 election, but sure
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The devastation is unimaginable. I moved here 3 years ago knowing Spokane would be my home. I can’t explain how horrific this is. “It’s like a war zone,” people told me.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18/07/2026
I wasn’t ready for this. ☠️ 😭 Low T Pete will never live this down.
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Brent Stahl @brentstahl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Lindsey Graham Always Needed a Daddy talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/linds...
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Lindsey Graham Always Needed a Daddy
There’s not a lot I have to add to the reporting on...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
hate to praise Massie, but this is funny
thomas massie claims to have spoken to mcconnell who now agrees with all of massies positions
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Cartoon by @jamesdfmellor.bsky.social
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/06/2026
🎥 NEW: A federal judge just blocked Trump's executive order that would have let him use USPS to control who can vote by mail. Marc Elias breaks down three major court victories against Trump's effort to restrict voting, collect your sensitive voter data and undermine mail-in ballots before 2026👇
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BREAKING: Judge Blocks Trump From Killing Your Mail Ballot
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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