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Eric Frederick

@ericfrederick.bsky.social
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Freelance writer and editor. McClatchy news/sports expat. Epistemic security consultant. Reality-based freethinker. #Canes #Tigers #GoHeels #GDTBATH

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Why do media outlets keep using the formulation "Trump makes assertion without substantiation" instead of saying, "Trump lies again?"
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Imagine being a moderate Republican and getting outflanked on decency, morality, and basic humanity by these four nutters
Four headlines in which Marjorite Taylor Greene, Tucker Carolson, Piers Morgan, and Alex Jones condemn Trump for his genocidal threats to Iran.
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Tooey @sueric.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want." Really?
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Seth Andrews @sethandrews.com · 24/01/2026
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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
@sulliview.bsky.social did what I couldn’t. “The right-wing media— led by Fox News, as always — was immediately spilling out its propaganda with, yes, passionate intensity…. A few hours after the shooting, I watched Fox’s coverage for as long as I could stand it…” open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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Defensive caution can’t compete with right-wing propaganda
Is it so hard for journalists to clearly state that the Trump administration is lying?
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
My latest, for The Assembly: Raleigh Tries to Break Its 54-Year Baseball Losing Streak www.theassemblync.com/culture/spor...
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Could Raleigh Finally Get A Major League Baseball Team?
Fast-growing Raleigh appears to be a good candidate for a Major League Baseball team. But even a minor league club has eluded it for years.
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
#Tigers
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
"Those who disagreed with Kirk ought to be able to deplore what he stood for and also the violence that killed him." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s Killing
The activist’s murder is a disaster for the country.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/07/2025
Holy shit -- Markwayne Mullin insists later in the interview again that Obama oversaw actually oversaw the sweetheart deal with Epstein, even after Tapper (accurately) fact-checked him. Yikes.
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Among 19 developed countries, the average the government spends annually on public service broadcasting is about $80 per person. In the USA, it's $1.35. Like so much of what Congress is doing (or not doing), this is not about saving money. rollcall.com/2025/07/15/g...
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GOP narrowly advances rescissions package to Senate floor - Roll Call
Senate Republicans had barely enough votes Tuesday to advance President Trump's proposal to claw back money appropriated for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/07/2025
Trump to the President of Liberia: "Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?" English is the official language of Liberia...
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Carolina Hurricanes (Bot) @notcanes.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
COMING SOON TO RALEIGHWOOD 🗣️
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
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Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Outstanding, crucial reporting here. Trump's bud Bukele seems to be in bed with MS-13. www.propublica.org/article/buke...
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“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S....
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
#RepDetroit www.mlb.com/news/mlb-pow...
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This AL Central team ascends to No. 1 for 1st time in '25
If you’re a sad White Sox or Rockies fan right now, if it all seems lost and hopeless, look at the Detroit Tigers. The 2019 Tigers, just six years ago, lost 114 games. They lost 96 in 2022. They misse...
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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Ernst is up for reelection next year. Campagin slogan: "Well we all are going to die. Vote Ernst."
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
#ETTD 🤣🤣🤣 #LetsGoCanes
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Like Jeremy, I also loved the Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout (and their barleywine, when I could find it). The only thing about this brewery's demise that doesn't suck is @ncrabbithole.com's beautiful elegy. open.substack.com/pub/jeremyma...
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Goodbye to the Duck-Rabbit
One of North Carolina's O.G. craft breweries abruptly closed this week. It's a sign of the times, but also showed that big things are still possible in small towns.
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Griffin concedes defeat in NC Supreme Court election open.substack.com/pub/anderson...
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Griffin concedes defeat in NC Supreme Court election
Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is to be seated next week. Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin on Wednesday conceded.
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
A hero of mine. #RIP pitchfork.com/news/pere-ub...
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Pere Ubu’s David Thomas Dies at 71
The frontman of the influential, avant-garde rock band was heralded for his untamable voice and spirit
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
The American Age Is Over open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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The American Age Is Over
Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
This is what we have come to. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Fox now mentioning the Signal scandal. For about 60 seconds.
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
just add the judge on Signal
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Is every day "opposite day" now? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a ‘traitor’ in response to post about visiting Ukraine
Kelly, a former Navy pilot and NASA astronaut, called for the resumption of U.S. military aid to Ukraine
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
" ... forces loyal to Musk’s junta have established him as the all-but undisputed unelected head of government..." Garrett Graff imagines "how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
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Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
No. No. A thousand times no. www.si.com/nfl/giants/n...
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REPORT: Bill Belichick Interviewed for North Carolina Tar Heels Job
Bill Belichick, whom many Giants fans would want to see return if the team moves on from Brian Daboll after the season, is keeping his options open.
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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Dinesh D'Souza admitting his film "2000 Mules" had a "flaw" is like saying the Titanic had a "mild flotational hinderance"
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
No. No. A thousand times no. www.si.com/mlb/rob-manf...
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Rob Manfred Claims There's 'Buzz' Around 'Golden At-Bat' Rule Among MLB Owners
The MLB commissioner revealed the 'Golden At-Bat' rule has been discussed at owners meetings.
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Yep. No point in ever reviewing a play if you don't overturn that call. Great throw, great catch.
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Oh. Great. A deep study of what *really* caused the inflation, coming a week and a half *after* the election. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The real story of inflation
Covid-era stimulus didn’t cause higher prices. It was the pandemic itself.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Oklahoma is ranked 49 out of 50 in education. But hey, nice Bibles.
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
“What happened in that exchange between Pat McAfee and ‘Do your own research’ Aaron Rodgers is kind of the entire story of our age, of our information environment right now,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGu3...
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Aaron Rodgers moment perfectly sums up how fake information spreads
YouTube video by MSNBC
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 24/02/2024
After a non-binary teen’s death, GOP lawmakers were asked why they obsessed over the lives of LGBTQ people. State Sen. Tom Woods gave the worst possible answer: he wanted to “keep that filth out of the state of Oklahoma because we are a Christian state.” www.friendlyatheist.com/p/after-non-...
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After non-binary teen's death, lawmaker says Christians don't "want that filth" in Oklahoma
State Sen. Tom Woods said he'd fight "to keep that filth out of the state of Oklahoma because we are a Christian state"
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 05/01/2024
My awesome friend and former co-conspirator in revolutionary sports journalism, John Moore @MooreTheatre, one of the people who really do make the world better — in The New York Times Arts Desk magazine’s 2024 Arts Desk 100. Congratulations, brother.
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Eric Frederick @ericfrederick.bsky.social · 02/01/2024
www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/artic...
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