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Damon Darlin 🦞 🖋️

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Journalist, now happily retired. Past life: WSJ, NYT, KFF Health News.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When a politician promises to make something cheaper, ask "the second question". Where's the extra supply coming from? ⁣ ⁣ This diesel executive order doesn't make any sense newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump's plan to lower diesel prices:⁣ ⁣ Take diesel from farmers.⁣ ⁣ Give it to truckers.⁣ ⁣ Make farmers pay more.⁣ ⁣ Declare victory in the midterms newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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America Doesn’t Have a Shortage of Red Dye
The president’s new diesel order knocks down the wall between two pools of fuel, but does nothing to refill it.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 10h
Trump is helping Russia finance its war against Ukraine because his own stupid war has made him desperate for Russian diesel. What a humiliation and what a betrayal of the Ukrainians.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5h
Trump's suit appears to be part of Jos. A. Bank's Traveler line. The suit is listed as having been made abroad using a wool-polyester-spandex blend. The company describes it as having the "ultimate stretch" and was designed to minimize body odor.
Trump wearing a blue suit on stage. He is flashing his jacket open, such that you can see the interior labels. One label says Jos. A. Bank. A product shot from Jos. A. Bank's website. This is from the Traveler line. It appears to match the label in Trump's suit. A photo from the product page touts that the suit is made from a new "fabric technology" that has "ultimate stretch performance" and "anti-microbial/ reduce moisture and odor" qualities. There is a photo of a man wearing the suit. From the product page: "Product Details & Care
Stay comfortable and confident with this Traveler® Collection suit separates jacket, powered by innovative 37.5 © technology. Designed to maintain your body's ideal microclimate, the fabric removes moisture at the vapor stage to keep you dry before sweat even forms. Plus, 37.5 helps absorb and trap odor molecules, keeping you fresh and ready for every occasion. Offering maximum mobility with built-in stretch, this jacket moves effortlessly with you throughout your day. As part of the suit separates collection, it allows you to customize your fit by selecting jacket, vest, and pant sizes individually, ensuring a tailored look that's perfect for you.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 8h
whomever designed this patient check-in drop-down is my favorite person of all time
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 16h
This ICE agent’s entire Instagram feed, “shooter.914,” is guns, watches, energy drinks, and alcohol.
A shooter.914 post showing a blue handgun and Reign energy drinkThe console of a car with an energy drink and handgun in the cup holders. In the foreground, shooter.914’s wrist with a fancy watch in it. Background: Two assault rifles and a Monster energy drink A screenshot of his whole account showing more of the same
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 17h
A team of financiers, techies, and government officials are talking on a government-run chat room about how to get Americans to use medical AI apps, turn over their medical records — and for the companies to profit. From Amanda Seitz, Maia Rosenfeld, ad myself: www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-tech...
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AI, tech leaders are lobbying Trump health officials in a government-run chat room
A Slack workspace has served as a war room for AI industry insiders and Trump administration officials to launch a rapid campaign aimed at persuading Americans to manage their healthcare and medical r...
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The G7 just agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil, in exchange for the US agreeing not to ban diesel exports.⁣ ⁣ That's not a solution. That's political leaders agreeing to look like they're solving a made-up crisis. youtu.be/I8waaPcvpQA
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lafayette Square isn't "a historic protest site." It's a fucking park. And it's packed on nice days. Calling it a protest site is White House framing. They're closing a popular public park to create a presidential palace Saddam Hussein would love.
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Inside Trump's Plan to Fence Off a Historic Protest Site (Gift Article)
The president’s proposal to enclose a park in Washington could alter how the space has been used for generations.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is actually a good story by the New York Times' Peter Baker. But as usual, the editors ran it through their Euphemism Desk so the headline talks about Trump "moving ethical lines" instead of saying flat-out that the president is deeply corrupt and is putting your money in his pocket.
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits (Gift Article)
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The New York Times has a choice of whether to cover Trumpism as A) an amusing and colorful example of the oddity of American politics, or B) an existential threat to the future of everyone you know and love. Over and over, they choose A. They trivialize themselves.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thank you once again Politico for providing a canonical example of when not to grant anonymity.
"Looks like a pussy move to send a text instead of actually saying it to someone's face. Shows what kind of character he is," a senior White House official told Playbook's Megan Messerly.
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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Okay, class, today we look at conflicts of interest. An amateur US diplomat negotiating with Israel is a stakeholder in the Israeli defense industry. Define the conflict. Yes, in the third row? "His job is to end the war, but his investments prosper more if war continues." Correct!
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Damon Darlin 🦞 🖋️ @damondarlin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A little naive, wouldn’t you say? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I wonder what PR genius advised Ellison to announce the merger with footage of the Titanic. Anyhow, it seems appropriate in a very grim sort of way.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Funniest part to me is Jack Smith using 110% of his lawyer brain. He avoids making the connection himself; he doesn't even say "Hawkeyes," he just says "Iowa." He knows it's better to let everyone figure it out on their own. He also knows from Klobuchar's grin that she'll dunk it for him.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The press wear “kick me” signs and wonder why Trump kicks them. If they had more self-respect, they’d get less disrespect. My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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The press wear ‘kick me’ signs and wonder why Trump kicks them
The White House is emboldened to disrespect journalists because journalists disrespect themselves
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026
This is what happens when the voter fraud claims are actually challenged. Trump and the feds want you to believe the accusation, but they can’t produce the receipts.
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From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. (Gift Article)
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Scissors @scissors.myatproto.social · 28/09/2026
a bagged salad rotting in my produce drawer while i tend to my refrigerator bonsai
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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Rahm Emanuel, who has about a good a chance of being president as I do, has been profiled like 9 times in the last couple months in major newspapers. It really shows you how profoundly out of touch the people are that drive much of our national political discourse.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m sorry, what? This piece was not a joint publication/ reporting job (as some are). It was @propublica’s alone and the Times followed with a summary. This is so indicative of NYT. If they don’t ignore proper credit, they just go for stolen valor.
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Sandy Neck Beach (on the bay side of Cape Cod.)
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Tim W Ferguson @timwferguson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Maybe not send strategic equipment through Communist Hong Kong? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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F-35 Parts Seized on UPS Path to US That Often Stops in China
As US officials investigate how parts of an F-35 stealth aircraft ended up in Beijing’s possession, one possible explanation lies in a United Parcel Service Inc. logistics chain that routinely directs...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026
whenever i hear some variation on "but what if trump does X or Y or Z" i think of this ulysses s. grant remark to a subordinate during the wilderness campaign.
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Darius Tahir @dariustahir.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
issues worth considering as some people insist waymos must be deployed right this second to washington d.c., famously a city with zero secret service motrocades
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Honestly when someone first sent me this story this morning I thought it was from @theonion.com
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Trump’s delusions need to be challenged—relentlessly and repeatedly—by the press. … If not, the press’s access to the West Wing won’t be worth the paper its inevitable judicial victory will be printed on."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Dear Leader @dearleader8647.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why must Donald of Orange demonstrate on a weekly basis that few people are as incompetent at putting together a deal as he is? bsky.app/profile/davi... bsky.app/profile/olen... #Putinpuppet #Trump #moron
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Damon Darlin 🦞 🖋️ @damondarlin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If there is only one thing you read in the New York Times today, make it this story: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...
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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?
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Damon Darlin 🦞 🖋️ @damondarlin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When a publication posts the wrong photo to a story, is it a Freudian slip?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/09/2026
KARL: Do you support Trump banning news organizations because he doesn't like what they're reporting? SCALISE: Look, Biden removed the press credentials from 400 agencies KARL: That's not true. 400 reporters who had credentials didn't reapply. They weren't banned from the WH. That did not happen.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/09/2026
One line in the Abrego Garcia matter uttered by SCOTUS: that the court must give due regard and deference to POTUS in matters of national security and foreign affairs. That was John Roberts’ hint to Trump on how to get what he wants.
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Jay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 18/09/2026
Here is reminder of an honorable president, unlike the current one who that is threatening to tear down the memorial and performing arts center to this man!
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DrMary @drshowup.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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It's illegal for armed federal officers to be at polls. Lawsuits seek to ensure that
The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation.
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Diana B. Henriques @dianabhenriques.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Deeply disappointing that Bash let Mullin continually DODGE the fact that this teenager WAS A US CITIZEN. He keeps saying if you're US citizen, you have nothing to fear. THIS KID WAS A CITIZEN, and he CLEARLY had a lot to fear. He's simply denying reality, and she's letting him get away with it.
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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
People who call the polio vaccine a "fraud" are not "skeptics" toward vaccines, they are people with fixed views toward vaccines! (The name for that fixed view is "denial.")
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Lindsay Clancy is a white woman from Duxbury, 25 miles away. In '23, she killed her 3 children during what defense called postpartum psychosis. The same judge allowed her mental health records ... The jury split 11 to 1 in favor of acquittal by reason of insanity." wordinblack.com/2026/09/new-...
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Two Moms Killed Their Kids. Did Race Play a Role in Their Cases?
The Lindsay Clancy and Latarsha Sanders murder trials have drawn attention to the issue of maternal mental illness and race.
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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Reminder that the administration's position, argued by DOJ in court, is that a president could demolish the Statue of Liberty or Washington monument by personal order, at any time, and no court would have any authority to intervene
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Once again, this was how the Economist characterized the American economy on Election Day in 2024. We had a country on the brink of stunning success, but the Republicans knee-capped it with trade wars and real wars of their own choosing.
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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rough week to tell people that your application to join the FBI finally went through.
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Damon Darlin 🦞 🖋️ @damondarlin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cape Cod’s Sandy Neck Beach, before and after.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Constituents should call his office to find out where he's buying his beef.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
> @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social
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