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Fred Vultee

@fredvultee.bsky.social
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Journalism professor, longtime rimrat. Tar Heel by way of Mizzou. Framing, news practice, securitization theory, editing, cats, beer, banjos. Not all those who wander are lost, but TBF quite a few of them are really, really lost.

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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 4h
Sounds like somebody asked Grok about the “rally ‘round the flag” effect and got exactly the sort of answer you’d expect.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10h
Can just one reporter please ask Trump to name the “eight wars” that he settled? 🤨
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 4h
A federal judge questioned Wednesday whether he should block President Trump and the White House from posting official announcements on Truth Social when the social media platform is selling early access to his posts.
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Judge Weighs Whether to Block Some Trump Truth Social Posts
The platform is charging up to $100,000 a month to get 50-millisecond early access to the president’s posts.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 5h
In which he more or less admits that he isn’t very good at being a mob boss, either.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12h
JUST IN: A federal judge has tossed the Trump administration's lawsuit against Michigan over the state's square-footage requirements for egg-laying hens. No standing, she concludes. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 11h
Pro tip: When people see the denial before the story, they might be inclined to be just a tad bit suspicious.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 16h
Today in compelled speech. Note in particular the threat to a university-affiliated public radio station about using that pesky NPR or AP material. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Alabama’s New “Gulf of America” Mandate Impacts Colleges
Republican lawmakers say faculty can only call it the Gulf of Mexico for “historical purposes” in academic courses. Journalists are constrained by the restriction, too.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 16h
Somebody’s up early.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The latest “rigged election” strategy from the Trump administration involves producing a series of strategically timed arrests of non-citizens for alleged voter fraud & promoting those events to feed the false narrative that non-citizen voter fraud is widespread. uwcip.substack.com/p/federal-fr...
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Federal Fraud Charges Resonate With Debunked Non-Citizen Voting Narratives
A flurry of recent charges and press conferences amplifying alleged non-citizen voting make a small phenomena seem bigger
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s October and the neighbors are back with #SkeletonCrew. Strong start!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The same Brendan Carr who wanted to investigate NBC because Kamala was on SNL? The same Brendan Carr who wanted to dismantle independent fact checking and accused them of being a “censorship cartel?” Periodic reminder that the corruption is a feature, not a bug.
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh @pghguild.com · 05/10/2026
Nine years ago we told the Blocks they were going down a bad path. Today they hit the end of the road as the Supreme Court joined a very long list of people who also told them so. Humble appreciation to everyone who worked to hold the Blocks accountable. That family owes us a LOT of money.
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Post-Gazette union-busters hit dead end at Supreme Court, must pay back millions to journalists | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
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Micah @rincewind.run · 06/10/2026
I will give them this, ending the trump era with the mother of all rug pulls would be extremely funny
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
He’s getting deep into the Federalist Society race-baiting today.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Uh ... “Midterm Surprise”?
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Today’s sermon.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The president is a genuinely repellent human being.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Your occasional reminder that nobody hates the First Amendment like the orange monkey-king hates the First Amendment.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#OrangeMonkeyKingANGRY
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reminder, Kevin Hassett has a long and well-documented history of lying about public opinion and the presentation of economic data.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dear #APNews: No, a hizzy fit among the usual far-right culture war suspects is not a “gender debate.” Please make a note of it.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
All this and men’s/women’s cricket playoffs on Saturday night!
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Looks like another binge coming on. #OrangeMonkeyKingANGRY
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Looks like #FoxNews has its orders. #OrangeMonkeyKingANGRY
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Maybe keep a few more journalists around next time.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pesky city government!
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hypothetical: a president publicly discloses a private cell phone number to encourage millions to intimidate and disturb a legislator to pass a bill. It meets the criteria for state criminal harassment. Immune under Trump v. United States? Or official conduct that can overcome the presumption?
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fine work from the UW Center for an Informed Public.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sen. Cotton, “a friend of mine,” finds out what happens when you answer the phone and Tom Hagen has a request from his boss for you. Note attached letter from the PGA, if you’re wondering where you stand in the great scheme of things.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Already on the list. AI is next week.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The latest in treason, bribery, and other high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is the president in full campaign mode. Bear it in mind.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nice bit of reporting by #CNN, but: No. When you rob a bank, the issue is not how much money you take, or how wisely. The issue is that you you don’t get to point guns at bank tellers and take the money, period. (And no, the autopen picture is not “tongue-in-cheek.”) www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Line break gives a boost this Freep #CrashBlossom. #editing
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Prices are going to come pouring down.” #FoxNews isn’t even pretending anymore.
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Kevin Moorebidity @kevinwmoore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From this day on 2012: probably the most popular thing I’ve ever drawn.
TinTin discovers Edward Said.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dear Secretary Hegseth: Is Comrade Carr the sort of beardo/weirdo you had in mind?
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Could we just get back to the ballroom, please?
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Upton Sinclair, call your office
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here’s Twitter being all helpful with the “proposed context.” Still gathering ratings!
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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 30/09/2026
Come to see Eric Schmitt try to chuckle his way through his obvious humiliation. Stay to watch Amy Klobuchar dunk on Eric Schmitt for a *2nd* time today.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Trump thinks that because he's changed the name of AI, now all concerns expressed about it previously are a hoax. The illogic is breathtaking. (Note that in this clip he's also lying about economic growth.)
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just another normal day at Truth Social.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#OrangeMonkeyKingANGRY
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Paid for by the U.S. Government”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
Trump: "Super Intelligence - SI - I don't call it AI anymore. I call it SI because it's a much better name. It's a much more accurate name, because when you say the other, that means it's fake. 'Artificial' means it's fake & it's not fake. It's just very strong intelligence...it's much more elegant"
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. “DHS officials continue their attempts to intimidate election officials into compliance and deter voters with huge claims of fraud…Repeating unsupported claims does not make them true.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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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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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hmm. Wonder why that is.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Trump University Department of Statistics is hiring again.
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Fred Vultee @fredvultee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Your occasional reminder that government action is not the only threat to media freedom. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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