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Eric Fidler

@ericfidler.bsky.social
221 followers 558 following 386 posts

Gentleman of leisure. Priors: SIU Journalism, AP Chicago, Miami Herald, Press of Atlantic City, Order of the Occult Hand. Still waiting for my jet pack. Definitely not “on a roll” on LinkedIn.

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Yael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Verily, I tell you, It's Us v. Musk
stopthetrillionaires.com
It's US v. Musk
My vote isn't for sale. Make your sign.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 12/09/2026
Happy #caturday from Kitten, who likes few things better than getting in the way of my kettlebells.
A white cat sits in ugly beige carpet, 
looking up at the camera, near a battered-looking black kettlebell
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 10/09/2026
Jesus wept. I’m just a retired old newshound, and maybe I don’t get how much things have changed, but. …
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 05/09/2026
Leonard says hey.
A large white dog lies on the grass on his side, leg extended
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 02/09/2026
Great job, MAGA. Solid work.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026
This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 24/08/2026
He’s right. When I lived in the Midwest, we used to dig up corn dogs fresh from the ground. So tasty!
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 22/08/2026
The thread I needed today.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 22/08/2026
All of this thread
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 18/08/2026
A blissed-out Ozzie wishes you a happy #TerrierTuesday
A small, scruffy terrier sits between two people, his nose in the air and his eyes closed in bliss
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
There are four overlapping scandals here: 1. Fundraising spam tactics are hallmarks of elder financial exploitation 2. The Dem establishment is in on it 3. Most of what is raised goes to fundraising consultants 4. Capitulation to legal threats by NYT and The Bulwark on a fully vetted story 🧵👇
data4democracy.substack.com
Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Tales of everyday corruption. Pete Hegseth cancelled the $400,000 contract for making uniforms for the Blue Angels on the grounds that the contract with "The Sewing Box" was DEI since the firm is Black-owned. Instead, he awarded it to a Trump donor for $1,690,000, a 325% price increase!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“We’re not racist, though.” 😕
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 29/07/2026
Expect to see more of this as the administration’s war on international students hits home.
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Ed BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It would help a lot if a lot of journalists and pundits weren't using Twitter as their assignment editor, several years into its transition into Stormfront.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 19/07/2026
apnews.com/article/tate...
apnews.com
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristian Tate arrested in Miami, US Marshals Service tells AP
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested by federal authorities Saturday in Miami, according to U.S. Marshals Service.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 25/06/2026
Looking at all the news from the States while sweltering in Switzerland, and I can’t help but think the frog has boiled, it just hasn’t realized it.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 17/06/2026
So, wait. There’s a super-secret deal that’s different from the MOU they released? Do we give Iran its choice of one of the Dakotas in that deal? Stupid ending (if this is then end) to a pointless war.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A helpful reminder that the far-right are the bullies from the school. The people who blame everyone else for their own failings. They don't care about women and children, they beat them. They don't care about society or culture. They are sad little insecure wankers, and they are in the minority.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 02/06/2026
I wish I still lived in Chicago so I could go door to door with this petition.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 05/05/2026
Ozzie is celebrating #TerrierTuesday with a good nap.
A scruff little terrier lies splayed out on his back, atop a cushion on a blue sofa
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 21/04/2026
That part of jet lag where after three cups of cappuccino you’re wondering why the bastards are serving decaf.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 17/03/2026
Holy shit. I spent plenty of time in courts in my career. I’ve seen angry judges, but this … holy shit.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 17/03/2026
Ozzie wishes you a happy #TerrierTuesday
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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...
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An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants
To everyone at Grammarly, I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a profes...
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 01/03/2026
Hello, come rub my belly. I won’t hurt you.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 29/01/2026
www.liberalcurrents.com/he-served-th...
liberalcurrents.com
He Served Those Who Served: Portrait of a Man Named Pretti
It’s better to not know heroes exist than to find out they did only after they’re gone.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 09/01/2026
This is pure joy.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 03/01/2026
What - and I mean this from the bottom of my heart - the fuck.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 01/01/2026
This is a great piece, informed by experience and knowledge as well as righteous anger. www.forever-wars.com/watching-bar...
forever-wars.com
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 26/12/2025
A belated Happy Holidays from the lads.
A small terrier lies between the legs of a large white dog. The terrier has a leg draped over the large dog’s front leg.
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Chris Jackson @chriscjackson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
This entire weekend
in the pit
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 04/12/2025
What a life this man lived.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 02/12/2025
I almost let #TerrierTuesday go by without posting a photo of this magnificent specimen.
Photo of a small wiry terrier lying on its side with its tongue out
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 30/11/2025
It’s extremely November outside today, so here is a photo of Corfu in March.
A field of wildflowers with small olive trees behind, mostly obscuring a beautiful cove on Corfu
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 25/11/2025
Just look at this handsome fella. #TerrierTuesday
Close up of a very handsome little terrier
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En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
DOGE did not fail in any way to accomplish its goals. Its goals were never efficiency or saving money. Its goals were to destroy as much of government as possible forever, and to steal data for the Space Nazi. DOGE is fading away like bank robbery gangs fade away after the robberies are done.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi. I hired and worked with Jamal for a year. www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
washingtonpost.com
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 18/11/2025
Happy #TerrierTuesday to all who celebrate.
A small, scruffy terrier mix is splayed out on a recliner
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 13/11/2025
The competition’s pretty fierce, but … dang.
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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 13/11/2025
WOW, new signage!
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 13/11/2025
Harvard seems to have a problem, too.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 11/11/2025
"Here’s the kicker: We even got them to agree not to pass the healthcare subsidies that we’ve been working for. You know, the ones average Americans rely on. Here’s how we did it: We asked, then they said, 'No way,' and then we said, 'Okay.' That’s how you win." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/gre...
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Great News: We Got Them to Agree to Their Own Deal
“Eight senators in the Democratic caucus broke with the party late Sunday to vote with Republicans and advance legislation to end the government sh...
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 11/11/2025
WTF?
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 05/11/2025
“Money once used to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement will now be used to give millennials free avocado toast.”
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 05/11/2025
Interlaken. Dang, I like it in Switzerland.
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Eric Fidler @handle.invalid · 03/11/2025
They like each other.
A large white poodle mix lies on a blue couch. A small terrier mix lies on the pillow above the poodle. The terrier’s paw rests on the poodle’s back.
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