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Brian Donlon

@briandonlon.bsky.social
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Seasoned news & sports pro. Most recently head of programming at Scripps News. Former executive producer of Scripps News' "Morning Rush" Fox Biz's "Money for Breakfast" and ESPN's "Cold Pizza"....Long-suffering NY Jets fan..

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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This statement from McClatchy by way of the @poynterinstitute.bsky.social is really not from a news organization but from the greedy beancounters at Chatham Asset Management, a firm which has done more to destroy the news business than any entity. These statements ring so hollow it is embarrassing.
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Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
1/ Just in: An anonymous federal worker has filed a whistleblower disclosure warning that the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to create a system to regulate mail voting for the midterms has been "rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed." @propublica.org has the details 👇
Screenshot of the top of a whistleblower disclosure titled "USPS Rushed Implementation of New and Untested IT Systems Threatens U.S. Ballot Mail Delivery." Addressed to Senator Blumenthal, the first point details how the whistleblower has "significant concerns about the USPS's secretive, rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed process for the creation and implementation of an entirely new and untested set of IT systems" intended for the 2026 midterms.
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It is well documented that the Commander-In-Chief does not like to read, but maybe he and the "Secretary of War" should add "King of Kings" by @scottanderson.bsky.social to get a better handle on how #Iran functions.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 01/09/2026
"When it comes to health care, Rogers has the posture and positions of a traditional Republican....That posture has direct, immediate implications for Michigan voters."
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Mike Rogers Wants $50 Copays for Routine Screenings
The Michigan Republican will happily debate Abdul El-Sayed’s health care ideas. His own? Not so much.
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Tuesday Adams ™ 🌹 @tuesdayadams111.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Freedom of the Press.....the fight continues.... 1st Amendment forever
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If you have to think twice whv @kalshiofficial.bsky.social & @polymarketsports.bsky.social taking wagers on medical research just read this from someone who has EVERYTHING at stake: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/b...
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Prediction Market Betting on Drug Trials and Approvals Sparks Concern About Undermining Research
Prediction markets on Kalshi and Polymarket now let people wager money on drug approvals. Kalshi also plans to allow bets on clinical trial results.
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Just wondering whose fault will the DC fiasco tonight be laid on? Biden? Antifa or the Communists? #trump #DCfireworks #Celebrate250
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The latest FREE Substack, "Days of Future Passed" is now up .... "Obama & Me" looks at a brush with history and America's 44th President... donlonb.substack.com/p/obama-and-...
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Wow! We used to have Mike Rogers on often when I was at @scrippsnews.bsky.social and he was often a stand up guy. Disappointing if he knew about this / or okayed it.
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Hey, hey, hey.... Look here my buddy @scottwitherswx.bsky.social has hit the top of the charts on Amazon with his harrowing yet heroic story of Hurricane Ian. If you haven't checked it out yet log on and get your copy....you won't be disappointed!!!!
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Filled up the Tucson today. Cost me $20 more today than it did exactly 4 months ago. Thankfully it's a hybrid and I m usually only filling up once a month. To think that car makers pulled back from making more EVs and hybrids because of "drill, baby, drill" makes ZERO sense. #Trump #gas #Hormuz
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Any idea who the reporter is/was? Regardless the performance of the W.H. press corps in standing with their colleagues leaves a great deal to be desired as I offered here recently open.substack.com/pub/donlonb/...
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The White House Press Corps & Aesop's Fables
It Is Never Too Late To Learn From The Ancient Greek Storyteller
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
From the @nytimes.com "Trump wants to discuss the creation of a board of investment and a board of trade with China"..... maybe the Board of Peace can help out? www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/u...
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Chief Executives to Accompany Trump to China
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Honest question...... How busy is the Board of Peace, you know, kind of working on peace in Ukraine or solving the Iran crisis? #Trump #Iran #Peace #Ukraine @meidastouch.com @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social @democracydocket.com @politicsgirl.bsky.social @slotkin.senate.gov
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
As #oil prices rise and the #Trump administration has moved to spend nearly $2 billion reimbursing #energy companies for abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms, we now have this: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...
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China’s Big Bet on Wind Power Is Paying Off
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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ @libraonfire.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
. $2 million per ship to cross a Strait that was FREE 6 weeks ago. Let us be VERY CLEAR TRUMP DID NOTHING TO MAKE THIS BETTER. HE OF COURSE MADE IT WORSE. #25thAmendment .
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
It's TACO 🌮 Tuesday again and the stock market has responded accordingly
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The newest edition of the FREE Substack, "Days of Future Passed." lnkd.in/eFMCAGsf
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This report on the Melania doc from @deadline.com : "In the U.S., the film is tracking for an opening between $1-5M from 1,500 screens." In the UK, the film had pre-sold around 2,400 tickets ahead of launch, but across a whopping 2,200+ screenings. That equates to only 1.1 tickets per screening."
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Bruce Springsteen once again showing courage and conviction with this powerful new song. Even old songs are being updated. "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" which became a staple of late 60s protests and was recorded by the late Scott McKenzie had now been reworked
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"Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
"Will you stay with me, will you hold my hand Will you be my friend in my darkest hour Though the fates may frown and the grapes may sour Will you be with me in my darkest hour" .... Bob Weir's darkest hour has sadly come to pass @bobweir.bsky.social #BobWeir share.google/Up77ApGNEHSC...
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Really? Just when you think you have seen it all, the head of our nation comes up with this ..... Trump Unveils “Media Offender Of the Week” + “Hall Of Shame” On White House Website flip.it/Ye1jXk
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Trump Unveils “Media Offender Of the Week” + “Hall Of Shame” On White House Website: David Ellison-Owned & Bari Weiss-Run CBS News Makes The List
Targeting the so-called "enemy of the people," the Trump White House has gone after media outlets it claims put out "false and misleading stories"
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This isn't a sign of removing "wokeness" , it is a sign of adding "weakness" #CoastGuard U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/11/2025
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: “The worst thing that I just can't get over is we're not working right now. And I put that criticism directly on the Speaker of the House…It is an embarrassment to me that we're not in session.”
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
From pillows to press ... a look at the new Pentagon "journalists " ... A little scary from the "most transparent administration ever " ..... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/b... #JournalismMatters #PentagonPress #Media #FreePress
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New Pentagon Press Crew Is All In on Trump
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
So look who is joining this already elite group of "journalistic institutions" - such as One America News, Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, and LindellTV aka MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s streaming service. #WarOnMedia #JournalismUnderThreat #Trump www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
This is what leadership looks like with thanks to Manny 's Deli in Chicago #SNAP #HELP
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Miracles do happen! @newyorkjetsnfl.bsky.social The #NYJets win ... Beating the Bengals on this play! @nyjetssuperfan1972.bsky.social @nyjetsbrasil.bsky.social @nyjets.bsky.social
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This is not helping anyone #Medicaid #Shutdown #healthcare via @statnews.com share.google/3XcWjOmoGgRw...
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Medicare payments to doctors paused as government shutdown drags on
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pausing Medicare payments to doctors, as negotiations tied to the government shutdown drag on.
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
For the life of me, I understand why people play pickleball, but watching it in a bar instead of baseball or football or hoops is rough
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
America First? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
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Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
#Baseball the way it ought to be with the @tigers.bsky.social vs @cleguardians.com playing a daytime #wildcard game. I remember running home after school to catch the World Series ...am sure kids in Detroit & Cleveland did the same. We need more daytime playoff baseball!
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
What is Antifa? Most people are not sure. @csis.org - a bipartisan think tank - offers this: "Antifa is a decentralized movement of individuals whose ideological roots lie in various left-wing causes" There is more in this analysis "Examining Extremism: Antifa" share.google/CADl7NliaXSl...
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Examining Extremism: Antifa | Examining Extremism | CSIS
The Transnational Threats Project’s Examining Extremism series provides an overview and assessment of Antifa—a decentralized movement of individuals whose ideological roots lie in various left-wing ca...
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
After this disaster of a 7th inning where the bullpen flames out again for the @yankees.com with walks, wild pitches, and scoring 8 runs with no one out, why are Leiter and pitching coach Blake covering their mouths for? It isn't like the @tigers.bsky.social need to know what is happening next!
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Breece the beast! @nyjets011269.bsky.social @newyorkjetster.bsky.social @newyorkjetsnfl.bsky.social @nyjetsbrasil.bsky.social #Jets #NYJets #NFL
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
The Jets OL—even without AVT—looked legit
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Beautiful throw (and pass pro) on that Justin Fields TD. Jets!!!
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Who says the @newyorkjets.bsky.social and Justin Fields can't go down field? @newyorkjetster.bsky.social @nyjetsbrasil.bsky.social @nyjetssuperfan1972.bsky.social @ganggreenjets.bsky.social @ganggreengermany.bsky.social #NFL #takeflight #NYJets
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I guess this is good news for @newyorkjets.bsky.social fans...from @morningbrew.bsky.social : "the odds of winning #Powerball are about 1 in 292.2 million, meaning you’re more likely to get killed by a vending machine or see the Jets win the Super Bowl this year." @nyjets.bsky.social
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
With the independence of the Fed at risk with the allegations against Lisa Cook, @propublica.org has a must read story about alleged mortgage fraud and some of the moves by members of the #Trump Administration www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.
The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on today's upheaval at the #CDC on @chrislhayes.bsky.social 's program
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Where would Ronald Reagan fit in today's political world? His most famous "question" may beg asking again youtube.com/shorts/jmFIX...
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"Are You Better Off Than You Were Four Years Ago?" #ronaldreagan #debate #politics
YouTube video by Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Looking for information? It appears that asking the Federal government may not reveal the answers you may be looking for. #Trump #FOIA www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
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Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
The President of the United States just said that he is "the chief law enforcement officer" of the country. According to his own Dept. of Justice web site that is not the case. This is not the first time he has said this, yet it remains untrue (see below)
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
As someone who was at the birth of the @wnba.com and a former resident of Connecticut, League commish Cathy Englebert should push for approval of the Lasry/Hartford bid. Hartford can't be penalized for not pursuing an expansion franchise with the CT Sun playing 45 minutes away.
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'We're fighting like heck': Deal to relocate Connecticut Sun isn't final, governor says
Gov. Ned Lamont spoke following news of a potential $325 million deal to sell the franchise. The deal is not final and would still need approval from the WNBA.
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Look at this! When "The Boss" was in charge they weren't all the halcyon days. But this sloppy play has been going on since last year - & was on full display vs. @dodgers.com & nothing has changed. This is on Boone @newyorkyankees1.bsky.social @ny-yankees.bsky.social @yanksfan1964.bsky.social
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Peter Mallouk, president and chief investment officer of Creative Planning on Trump's social media post: "This is not healthy," he a?We can't have a set of numbers come out and fire somebody that served under numerous administrations in various roles because you don't like the numbers."
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The Trump Administration is targeting "waste, fraud and abuse" except -- according to @theatlantic.com and @kevincarey1.bsky.social -- when it comes to college loans www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Scammers Are Coming for College Students
The U.S. Department of Education used to employ people whose job was to stop waste, fraud, and abuse. Now almost all of their desks are empty.
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Brian Donlon @briandonlon.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
"Bellavia" ... "Hill Where the Lord Hides" .... "Children of Sanchez".. "Land of Make Believe" and if course "Feel So Good" no musician exposed a generation to jazz more than Chuck Mangione. share.google/htCBZljD0nCq...
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Chuck Mangione, whose jazz songs found new life on 'King of the Hill,' dead at 84
Chuck Mangione, the jazz trumpet legend whose song "Feels So Good" found new life on TV's "King of the Hill," has died at 84.
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