Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1hBREAKING: Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Jeff Merkley are introducing the Ban Flock Act. This bill would effectively put an end to AI surveillance cameras that track Americans. /1 10887195
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 15hThe author(s) seem relieved that Biden did not, ultimately, force Israel to end the war in Gaza in spring 2024. If he had, it would have saved something like 40,000 Palestinian lives and 50,000 Gazan buildings. An eternal stain on Biden’s legacy. 1611231
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 2hWaPo: “Trump Fifth Avenue shooting incident draws flack” “Democrats say it broke laws…”. See: presswatchers.org/2026/09/the-... 44313
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 12hI ❤️ WaPo readers so much! wapo.st/3TX3acS 18215
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 15hThe author(s) seem relieved that Biden did not, ultimately, force Israel to end the war in Gaza in spring 2024. If he had, it would have saved something like 40,000 Palestinian lives and 50,000 Gazan buildings. An eternal stain on Biden’s legacy. 1611231
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15hLast year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US. 171901670
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 19h“Tennessee’s attempted, but botched, execution of Christa Pike was an extreme display of cruelty and the latest reminder that the death penalty is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment." I'm with @amnesty.org. www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...amnestyusa.orgAfter Botched Execution Attempt, Tennessee Must Commute Christa Pike’s Death Sentence as a First StepThe death penalty is a violation of human rights, and no government should have the power to carry it out. 812144
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 21h#BREAKING U.S. District Judge April Perry is moving forward with further fact-finding regarding potential prosecutorial misconduct in the case of the "Broadview Six," with a special prosecutor still on the table. 91477307
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsChad Williams @cmwill99.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Agreed. A horrifying read for multiple reasons, including Trump's complete inability to function. 02412
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up Newsnodietofworms.bsky.social @nodietofworms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Hmm. I would have thought “Trump’s Epic Fails” a more accurate headline 041
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsAlan Hartley @alanhartley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Super clear window into access journalism doing its thing, destroying the country and the world. 0141
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsGabrielle🇸🇨 @djangoroo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026American journalists are extraordinarily cowed. It's so weird to watch from abroad. It's like they don't know the basics of journalism 1496
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Family of Renee Good file two civil lawsuits, online.fliphtml5.com/kfois/vqiy against specific people like her killer, Stephen Miller, and Tom Homan; and online.fliphtml5.com/kfois/imef against the USAonline.fliphtml5.comECF 1. Good_Complaint (1985) 28219
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Time interview with Trump is a master class in subjecting yourself to a stream of lies, lunacy, and insults with no correcting him, no calling out his crazy shit, nothing to show for it, nothing accomplished. It’s enabling, not journalism. They should die of shame. time.com/article/2026...time.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 33580146
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Today's hearing is set for 1 p.m. Stay tuned. 06721
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 11946681159
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Taking government money to broadcast propaganda is being an accessory to a crime, not to mention an obscenity. Hard no. 19516
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Desperately needs something like “The comment was clearly racist, although in what way was hard to immediately determine.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump says ‘only Hispanic’ could survive fall at ballroom siteTrump invited attendees of a Hispanic Heritage Month to be among the first to walk on his ballroom floor. 89623
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"We are losing our soul as a nation," warns Cardinal McElroy, as he urges us all to rise up against Trump’s "evil" immigration policies. www.headsupnews.org/p/we-are-los... New on Heads Up News.headsupnews.org‘We are losing our soul as a nation’Catholic clergy call for action against Trump’s ‘evil’ immigration policies 724997
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“For the last year and a half, the people of the United States have witnessed the suffering of the undocumented in our midst, purposely and strategically magnified by our government, and for the most part, we have simply passed on by.” www.headsupnews.org/p/we-are-losing… 24217
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This characterization by WaPo is both wrong and normalizing: “Trump’s immigration policies have veered between escalating arrests and backing away from the political fallout.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202… 1/2washingtonpost.comTrump acknowledges bind he faces on immigration policiesThe president spoke at a Hispanic Heritage Month event as Latino voters abandon him. 25211
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"We are losing our soul as a nation," warns Cardinal McElroy, as he urges us all to rise up against Trump’s "evil" immigration policies. www.headsupnews.org/p/we-are-los... New on Heads Up News.headsupnews.org‘We are losing our soul as a nation’Catholic clergy call for action against Trump’s ‘evil’ immigration policies 724997
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Does any other major news website publish absolute garbage side by side with excellent journalism? And by garbage I don’t mean shitty political coverage (looking at you, NYT) I mean stupid, rancid, tired, mendacious trolling like this. At WaPo or WSJ it’s confined to the opinion pages. 610015
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Dear @nytimespr.bsky.social: How do you square this article, which stenographically recounts and amplifies DHS lies, with this policy statement? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u... 35621
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm genuinely stunned by how credulous and acquiescent pretty much every major news organization was yesterday. It ought to be completely uncontroversial by now that DHS lies about officer-involved shootings, always. 17715
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Always remember, it's not just Trump. This is Public Enemy No. 2: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o... 410751
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I really want to hear what Zach Carter has to say about this obscenity. ZACH? ARE YOU THERE? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/o... @dceiver.bsky.socialnytimes.comOpinion | What Would John Maynard Keynes Say About A.I.? The Keynes Bot Told Us.Nearly a century ago, Keynes predicted that technology would liberate us from work. To imagine what he would think of artificial intelligence today, a Princeton economist used A.I. 150
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 30/09/2026I'm absolutely fascinated by "journalism" that can't seem to tell readers an obvious truth. Like the fact this is absolutely meaningless bullshit designed to pre-empt real oversightreuters.comTrump releases AI accord with tech executivesPresident Donald Trump released a document on Tuesday that his administration cast as an accord on artificial intelligence and which he said earlier was signed by him and tech executives that he met... 20390117
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"White House staff fully appreciate the warning of economists and industry experts that an export ban will actually be counterproductive. This is all about simply doing something during an election cycle so as to appear to be on top of the problem that we created." www.ft.com/content/562f...ft.comWhite House holds crunch talks on diesel export ban as midterms nearTrump at centre of lobbying fight between Big Oil and top Republicans warning of voter anger at high fuel prices 517866
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsDean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The trade deficit in August was almost 30% higher than it was two years ago www.census.gov/econ/indicat... Trump would be very angry if he found out how much more we're being ripped off under his watch www.census.gov/econ/indicat...census.gov 13616
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsJames Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"In dollar terms, the very richest Americans have gained a total of $14.5 trillion in wealth [since 2019], with most of that—about $10 trillion—coming from gains in stocks and mutual funds, according to the Fed data, which runs through the end of June."wsj.comThe Gap Between the Rich and the Very, Very Rich Is Getting WiderThe 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million. 12215
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Does any other major news website publish absolute garbage side by side with excellent journalism? And by garbage I don’t mean shitty political coverage (looking at you, NYT) I mean stupid, rancid, tired, mendacious trolling like this. At WaPo or WSJ it’s confined to the opinion pages. 610015
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsCynthia Brumfield @metacurity.com · 29/09/2026Where do we stand on litigation regarding this? Scoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp up www.axios.com/2026/09/29/t...axios.comScoop: Trump's hand-picked, taxpayer-funded ads about to ramp upPresident Trump is personally selecting which government-funded ads his administration is airing. 23716
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’m disgusted by today’s press coverage, which mostly just regurgitates the DOJ press release. The story should be that a) they indicted the guy who got shot, not the guy who shot him and b) previous attempts by ICE to blame shooting victims have all been lies, so no reason to believe this. Shame. 120160
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the compelling, moving, and no-brainer district court ruling the Supreme Court's six Trump acolytes just overturned. District court judges are routinely finding that Trump has violated the law. Then SCOTUS happens. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 811345
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith explains that the phone records for some members of Congress "corroborated evidence that we had that the president, President Donald Trump and his co-conspirators were seeking to exploit the violence on January 6th in furtherance of their criminal scheme." www.youtube.com/live/zNc5VMP...youtube.comLIVE: Jack Smith appears before Senate Judiciary CommitteeYouTube video by Associated Press 6240107
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsGreg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The difference, it seems to me, is that the new term implies that AI is inherently superior to human brainpower. Something approaching the divine, rather than flawed software that doesn't know how many fingers we have. 1516955
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Utterly insane. "Not acknowledge"?? "the executive branch shall use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' and will not acknowledge the usage of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in any applicable setting." www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/... 106317
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here's an incredible example of how far DOJ and ICE will go in their failed attempts to prosecute the people they shoot. Also of the surveillance state. chicagoreader.com/news/ice-flo...chicagoreader.comFeds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago ReaderDuring their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras. 03622
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger is delivering a lecture humbly titled "Lessons on Stewardship from America’s Paper of Record" at MSU. Live video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdsW...youtube.comA.G. Sulzberger: Lessons on Stewardship from America’s Paper of Record | Presidential Speaker SeriesYouTube video by Michigan State University 11305
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've been counting on the officer corps to refuse orders if they are told to deploy in support of another Trump coup attempt. But is Hegseth purging the military of the officers who would say no? This is a hugely important question. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...wsj.comHegseth to Announce 20% Cut to Senior Officer RanksThe defense secretary will announce the move on Wednesday during a speech to a handpicked group of lower-ranked officers and enlisted troops. 1113264
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith explains that the phone records for some members of Congress "corroborated evidence that we had that the president, President Donald Trump and his co-conspirators were seeking to exploit the violence on January 6th in furtherance of their criminal scheme." www.youtube.com/live/zNc5VMP...youtube.comLIVE: Jack Smith appears before Senate Judiciary CommitteeYouTube video by Associated Press 6240107
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here's a case study in how third-country deportations work. Trump has sent over $400M (!) to some of the most repressive countries in the world to put your former neighbors into the custody of torturers. www.justsecurity.org/157413/us-de... 16728
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the compelling, moving, and no-brainer district court ruling the Supreme Court's six Trump acolytes just overturned. District court judges are routinely finding that Trump has violated the law. Then SCOTUS happens. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 811345
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Absolutely revolting Supreme Court endorsement of cruelty because Trump. Third-country deportations are inhumane and corrupt. www.courthousenews.com/supreme-cour...courthousenews.comSupreme Court yields to Trump, giving feds free rein on third-country deportationsImmigrant advocates say the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy left their clients to face prolonged and arbitrary detention, beatings, sexual assault and even disappearance. 47925
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Good reporting by WSJ here: Trump using DHS's massive pile of cash as a slush fund to pay $1.7M (so far) for his campaign commercials. But lordy, "The Trump ads have drawn public scrutiny" is SO insufficient. They're propaganda and government propaganda is illegal. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television AdsWhite House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law. 07122
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Incredible. The 11th Circuit, in a 3-0 opinion (two Obama appointees and one Trump 1.0 appointee), agrees that Trump and his lawyers have failed to rebut the judge's finding that the entire IRS settlement was collusive, highlighting that no other explanation for their conduct was even offered. 161440460
Reposted by Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up NewsHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5541161120
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026STOP! Do not treat this cover story from ICE and DOJ with any credence whatsoever. So far, they have lied every time about what led to a shooting. At most, this suggests that the ICE agent who shot Wilber Garcés Pérez did so in anger, and had no body camera. wapo.st/4xP6VyMwapo.stImmigrant shot by ICE in Austin is charged with assaultAn affidavit unsealed on Tuesday said the officer who shot Wilber Garcés Pérez was not wearing a body camera and that another officer turned his camera off. 15309106