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Dafna Linzer

@dafna.bsky.social
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Adviser to the CEO @ U.S. News & World Report. Former Executive Editor, POLITICO; Managing Editor, NBC News & MSNBC. Proud alum @GUpolitics

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 20/10/2025
Good @oknox.bsky.social piece: "A run to the supermarket costs more now than when Trump took office in January, with staples like beef and coffee more expensive for reasons that include his tariffs, though inflation has remained below its apex under Biden." www.usnews.com/news/u-s-new...
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
"None — repeat none — of America’s fentanyl has been found to originate from Venezuela. Yet Trump and Pete Hegseth, his compulsively strutting “secretary of war”, insist that the country is fuelling America’s opioid epidemic." Me on Trump's wag the dog script. www.ft.com/content/5b3e...
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Venezuela is Trump’s useful enemy
Despite the president’s claims, the South American country is nowhere close to being the US’s biggest drug supplier
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Swing state status report: New Quinnipiac Pennsylvania poll shows @governor.pa.gov Josh Shapiro at 60% job approval, Trump 43, Dave McCormick 39. Fetterman is at 46% approval driven by 62% GOP approval. Democrats disapprove 54-33. PA economy, 52% say not so good or poor. poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Hits 60% Job Approval, Leads Republicans In 2026, 2028 Matchups, Quinnipiac University Pennsylvania Poll Finds; Dems Sour On Fetterman While GOP Voters Approve Of Him | Q...
"Governor Josh Shapiro clinches an enviable 60 percent job approval and leaves his two potential gubernatorial challengers in the rear-view mirror in a very early look at Pennsylvania's 2026 gubernato...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
This a huge number. 23% of the country couldn’t even see it live. For context, 7.4 million watched the Emmys on CBS and Paramount + combined.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel's return monologue watched by nearly 6.3 million viewers on broadcast TV, despite blackouts in many cities.
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Jamie Gangel @jamiegangel.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
New - @NPR reporting “documents with sensitive details” about the Trump/Putin meeting “were left behind on a public hotel printer. “👇🏻
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WIRED @wired.com · 15/07/2025
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
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The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
“It is rare to see public benefits taken away from people once they’re in place, and this level of cuts to health insurance would be extraordinary.” We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/o...
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Opinion | We’ve Never Seen Health Care Cuts This Big
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Reminder: the Trump admin put a 22-year-old in charge of the country’s domestic terrorism prevention office. He graduated college last year. And has no known national security expertise. But he did work for the Trump campaign. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
“On a per capita basis, Jews (in America) face far greater risks of being victims of hate crimes than members of any other demographic groups.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/o...
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Opinion | Antisemitism Is an Urgent Problem. Too Many People Are Making Excuses.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/06/2025
More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
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$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Hands down the most devastating book review I have read in the NYT. And they made it the cover. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/b...
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A New Biography of Mark Twain Doesn’t Have Much of What Made Him Great
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 24/05/2025
14 ballistic missiles and dozens of drones were aimed at Kyiv last night. This is Putin's follow up to his two hour chat with Trump www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Ukraine war briefing: Multiple injuries as Russia attacks Kyiv with drones and missiles
Explosions heard across capital and fires ignited while Russia and Ukraine begin largest prisoner swap of war. What we know on day 1,186
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Do yourself a favor and read this @mimirocah1.bsky.social column. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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The danger in focusing on this detail about the Jewish museum shooting victims
As the press first reported this tragedy, they did little to challenge the political framing established by the suspect.
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Every SCOTUS case to watch for this summer: www.usnews.com/news/nationa...
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Barton Gellman @bartongellman.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I’ve taught at Princeton and supervised senior theses. If Hegseth had been caught when he submitted this, he very likely would have been suspended for a year and not allowed to graduate with his class. Kudos to the ‘Prince’ from a proud former editor in chief.
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Great college journalism right here.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ’03 ‘plagiarized’ small portions of his senior thesis, experts say. But how serious is it?
A review of the senior thesis of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 by The Daily Princetonian, in consultation with three plagiarism experts, found eight instances of uncredited material, sham paraphr...
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mattwaxman.bsky.social @mattwaxman.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
He is the best man I ever knew. May his memory be a blessing
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Erin Overbey @erinoverbey.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Pope Leo XIV’s tweet (& RTs) in the wake of George Floyd’s murder
Robert Prevost’s tweet: Thank you! We need to hear more from leaders in the Church, to reject racism & seek justiceRobert Prevost’s RT of Bishop Burbridge’s tweet: We continue to pray for Mr George Floyd and his family. In his honor, and as we prepare for Pentecost, we ask the Holy Spirit to unite us & heal our wounds. May all hatred, violence & prejudice be eradicated….
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 06/05/2025
The FAA halted the work of an outside panel of experts scrutinizing its management of air traffic control, a previously unreported move made after a fatal airliner crash near Washington raised questions about the agency’s abilities to keep the skies safe.
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FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control
The FAA ordered an independent panel hired to recommend ways to strengthen oversight of its air traffic control operations to stop work.
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
“I supported Pete Hegseth but he needs to go,” writes John Mac Ghlionn. “What I, and many others, overlooked is now impossible to ignore. This man is dangerously unfit for one of the most sensitive and important jobs in the world.” www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
The midday must-reads are out. Make sure to get it emailed right to you www.usnews.com/news/nationa...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Very very important follow up on the Signal story . The clone version of Signal White House officials are using is so insecure it’s already been hacked. www.404media.co/the-signal-c...
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The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
TeleMessage, a company that makes a modified version of Signal that archives messages for government agencies, was hacked.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Judge Howell pulls no punches: “No American president has ever before issued executive orders like the one at issue…This action draws from a playbook as old as Shakespeare, who penned the phrase: The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...
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Trump’s Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
The decision marked the first time a federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an order to punish law firms he opposes politically.
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Holy moly - what a win for Perkins Coie and law firms fighting executive orders that Judge Howell calls “ unconstitutional retaliation and viewpoint discrimination, plain and simple.” www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Targeting Law Firm Perkins Coie
The ruling declares the president’s action unconstitutional, in a decisive win for one of several firms targeted by the president.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
On average, trade deals signed by the US take 18 months to negotiate and 45 months to implement. Trump team is vowing to make 90 deals in 90 days. @anaswanson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/b...
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Racing for Trade Deals
We explain how the U.S. is trying to negotiate.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.
May 5, 2025 cover of the New Yorker. 

Expository text:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2025-05-05
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Vladimir Stop! Your midday must-read is here: www.usnews.com/news/nationa...
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Eamon Javers @eamonjavers.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
The White House has no comment on Chinese denial that there are any ongoing trade talks with the US. Yesterday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said talks were happening at the staff level.
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
So much for bringing back manufacturing jobs. “Volvo Group North America recently announced it will lay off up to 800 workers at three U.S. factories over the next three months, effectively blaming Trump’s trade war for the planned reductions” @oknox.bsky.social www.usnews.com/news/u-s-new...
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Lead of WSJ right now:
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I mean.
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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
“The Court can say up is down but up will still be up.” talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/scotu...
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SCOTUS Can Let the President Break the Law; They Can’t Change It
We are now cranking up another edition of the “will he or...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the government may not use federal benefits or funds to coerce parties to surrender their constitutional rights. This is what the Administration is doing ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
The person I have followed and listened to most on this case is @stevevladeck.bsky.social Excellent judgement, excellent analysis, as always, when it comes to SCOTUS.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...
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AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Judge’s order to reinstate AP in White House press pool shows the importance of fighting lawless orders. It’s not just the rights of one that are at stake, it’s the rights of all.
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Judge Sides With The Associated Press In Fight Over Access to Trump
A federal judge ordered the White House to restore the outlet’s access to certain White House events and agreed that it had been singled out over its editorial decisions.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 08/04/2025
The Associated Press wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists, citing the 1st Amendment.
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AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
It's a careful, well-reasoned opinion that rightly describes the exclusion of AP as retaliatory, viewpoint-based, and unconstitutional. And it reaffirms that viewpoint discrimination is off-limits even in nonpublic forums. An important opinion, especially right now.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
On TV at the same time: NAVARRO: “This is not a negotiation.” LUTNICK: “Of course they are” open to negotiation. 🤡
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Tarrifpocalypse, Day 2: www.usnews.com/news/nationa...
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
When we’re in a tarrifpocalypse, you need the midday must-read by @mathurashton.bsky.social If you don’t get it, you won’t get it. www.usnews.com/news/nationa...
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Jason Furman @jasonfurman.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Terrific column on the importance of scientific funding for research universities by former Ec10 student Julien Berman. This chart is striking--basically many of the complaints (fair or unfair) are about the humanities but it gets very little federal funding.
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Dafna Linzer @dafna.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
What is the emoji for “Don’t hold your breath”? The very well-placed Philippe Reines on the staggering hypocrisy of Signalgate, for @U.S. News & World Report: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
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Sam Stein @samsteindc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
"Two U.S. officials also said that Waltz has created and hosted multiple other sensitive national-security conversations on Signal with cabinet members, including separate threads on how to broker peace between Russia and Ukraine as well as military operations." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Mike Waltz Is Losing Support Inside the White House
Although Trump decided not to fire his national security adviser over the Signal group chat, Waltz’s position is tenuous, officials say.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
WSJ: Columbia University Interim President is stepping down www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
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Exclusive | Columbia University Interim President Katrina Armstrong Is Stepping Down
Katrina Armstrong has come under pressure amid a high-profile battle with the Trump administration over the university’s federal funding.
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