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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“A lot of people in the investment community had hoped he was the adult in the room,” a former Treasury official told @wsj.com about Scott Bessent. Instead, they got this: on.wsj.com/4rR0NF3

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"People who have worked with Bessent said he often appears calm but can excoriate staff when he is frustrated. Some aides said they ask colleagues about the secretary’s mood before coming into contact with him, and trade advice on how to avoid him when he is angry. Several officials described feeling relieved when Bessent was away from the office."

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When hecklers from the liberal group Code Pink interrupted the Treasury secretary at a Washington restaurant in December and criticized the Trump administration’s economic sanctions policies, Bessent called them ignorant and erupted at the owner of the restaurant for not removing them. According to the owner and also a nearby diner, Bessent spit in his own food before leaving.

“When people legitimately question what he’s doing he falls back on ad hominem attacks,” said Myrow, the managing partner at Beacon Policy Advisors. “People want someone in that role who’s less thin skinned and seen as almost boring.”

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"We already don’t have an independent [immigration] judiciary, and to have the defense side of representation also be within the government makes me feel like it’s all a farce and everybody is working together to get the kids removed."

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Trump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kids

Putting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

You do not have to be a parent to feel anger at the details in the latest investigation by @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social and @samanthamichaels.bsky.social. But the white-hot rage I felt as a dad reading this is going to stick with me for some time.

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“You kidnapped my son”

ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Can’t imagine why candidates would prefer he stayed in DC or Mar-a-Lago!

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

11-yo Andrés lived with his dad in Texas—but was deemed “unaccompanied” by ICE and sent to foster care. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids and keeping them in government custody,” a former Biden official told us. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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“You kidnapped my son”

ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thanks, elementary school book fair!

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“The problem here is not the fact the Trumps are affiliated with a bank. It’s the fact that Donald Trump can fire the bank regulator if the bank regulator doesn’t do what he says.” Latest from @russchoma.bsky.social:

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Why Trump’s crypto business wants to become a bank

Sen. Elizabeth Warren decries the first family’s latest crypto play as a “clear conflict of interest and corruption.”

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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 01/10/2026

The bot gave an accurate response… but nobody thought to ask it, "Would Venezuelans also celebrate if we left the rest of Maduro's government in power and struck oil deals with them?"

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lindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

tom verducci www.si.com/mlb/yankees-...

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Tim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

when in doubt: don't make people learn a new guy.

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Maddie Oatman @moatmanjourno.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you read one piece on Min Jin Lee's new novel American Hagwon, make it @inaeoh.bsky.social 's: "To hear Lee condemn the racial stereotyping of Asian Americans with such blunt rigor, in a living room sumptuously bedecked with books, was deeply satisfying." www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...

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The education of Min Jin Lee

In her latest book, the novelist tackles dislocation and familial sacrifice to ask: Is elite schooling always a passport to a good life?

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Steve Bannon has never felt more validated

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Despite the sabotage, legal aid groups are holding the line—on limited funds—to ensure migrants aren't forced into court alone. As one attorney put it, helping a client access due process and get a fair shot "alone is worth celebrating." Read the full story by @kpaoletta.bsky.social:

motherjones.com

First Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.

How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The nature of the work for these groups also has radically shifted. Instead of guiding asylum seekers at ports of entry, attorneys are now scrambling to file habeas corpus petitions for long-term US residents picked up in warrantless ICE sweeps and shipped to remote detention centers.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The newest outrage? The administration awarded a $158M contract to an anti-trafficking outfit led by former ICE officials with zero legal defense experience—all while illegally withholding millions in overdue payments from actual immigration attorneys.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The manufactured chaos nearly broke the orgs from within. As federal dollars vanished overnight and workloads spiked, legal aid groups faced painful internal strain, management friction, and union battles while trying to triage thousands of active cases.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Then came the financial blitz: The White House unilaterally cut $267M in legal defense spending. Organizations like Texas’ RAICES lost more than half their staff, forcing laid-off lawyers to make heartbreaking calls withdrawing representation from vulnerable clients.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The human stakes became clear over Labor Day weekend, writes @kpaoletta.bsky.social, when attorneys rushed to detention shelters to stop federal contractors from putting 600 unaccompanied children—including a 3-year-old—on secret deportation flights before a court order halted the planes.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

To speed up mass deportations, the Trump administration didn't just launch raids—it stripped $200M+ from nonprofit legal aid groups, bringing them to the brink of collapse. Here’s how immigrant legal defense barely survived the campaign to kneecap them:

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First Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.

How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely.

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Kyle Paoletta @kpaoletta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today in @motherjones.com, my year-long investigation into how the Trump administration pulled over $200 million from the non-profits that provide legal aid to migrants. The ensuing scramble sent several organizations reeling, while others remained steadfast: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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First Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.

How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With tens of millions of dollars in funding withheld, the bottom quickly fell out of a number of organizations. Lawyers cut clients adrift. “They were like, ‘No new clients’—and not only no new clients, but ‘No consultations, no pro se workshops, and withdraw from every single pro bono client.’”

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First Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.

How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Immigration law is infamous for its impossible hours and laughable salaries, but since early 2025 lawyers have been tested by the federal government’s efforts to target them—and their budgets. The ensuing chaos nearly broke them. Don't miss the latest from @kpaoletta.bsky.social:

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First Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.

How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely.

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Bonesito @bonesito.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When someone accuses me of going to a Hawks game.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

But the most 1988 part of this might be this page. We did love us some Whitney.

Drawings of musical notes with text that reads: “You’re as pretty as a movie *star.* Just like Whitney Houston!”

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What a payoff! (She didn’t even like pizza all that much lol)

Under the flap reads: “You eat the leftover pizza.”

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Who doesn’t love Dary Quen?

A drawing of a building with text that reads: “You make me feel special when you bring me to Dary quen all by myslef.”

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My mom died a couple of months ago, and today I found this while helping my dad clean out some old stuff

A photo of a book I made for my mom for Mother’s Day in 1989. The cover is titled, “Me and My Mom.”

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Damn, who is writing headlines these days?!

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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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Julia Lurie @julialurie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

ICYMI - our podcast ep about the mood effects of hormonal birth control is out! This was a personal one for me, and it was SUCH a treat to work on it with the inimitable Nadia Hamdan revealnews.org/podcast/repr...

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Is your IUD making your depression worse? What we still don’t know about women’s reproductive health

The research is clear: Some people experience depression and other mood effects on hormonal birth control. So why is it so hard to talk about?

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Final Sunset - the final game in Connecticut Sun history tonight (on NBA TV)

Young fan in orange Aneesah Morrow Sun shirt holding the sign with yellow/orange/red hand painted sunset bands

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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEWS: My new investigation uncovers the horrific ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. OpenAI’s chatbot fueled the shooter's violent fantasies and plans up to the day of the massacre. Chats about guns, timing of attacks, becoming infamous, and more. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...

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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals

OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"There’s a joke in the world of male contraceptives: They’ve been five years away for the past 50 years." @julialurie.bsky.social has more on the gels, implants, and nonhormonal pills being tested today:

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Is male birth control finally coming?

Inside the long-overdue push to develop more contraceptives for men.

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Noah Lanard @nlanard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Current state of the race to replace Stefanik. Constantino is being sued for suggesting a fellow conservative may have sent a hitman upstate. One of 3 friends who attended his wedding was recently arrested for allegedly kidnapping one of the other 2. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Matt Norlander @norlander.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This one's for all the style guide + headline nerds ... ... ... OXFORD KARMA

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Reveal @revealnews.org · 19/09/2026

After reporter @julialurie.bsky.social had her IUD removed, she felt calmer and happier than she’d felt in years. She started to wonder: What do we know about how hormonal birth control affects mood? This week on Reveal. revealnews.org/podcast/repr...

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https://revealnews.org/podcast/reproductive-health-hormonal-birth-control-side-effects-menopause-women/

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Niche complaint, but the multiple 82-0.com redesigns have made it less fun and playable every time

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

yacht rock finally gets its due respect

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