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John Light @johnalight.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Great @onthemedia.bsky.social interview with @letsgomathias.bsky.social digging into Chris Rufo's recent musing on "the Indian Question" and why Rufo is so damn slippery.
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Polarization Is Not Our Biggest Problem | On the Media | WNYC Studios
During an I.C.E. operation in New York City, officers shot a man in a car while a child sat in the back seat. On this week’s On the Media, coverage of I.C.E. has decreased since the s...
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Very grateful to go on @onthemedia.bsky.social to discuss Chris Rufo, his “Indian Question,” and why Rufo deserves more of the media’s scorn and disdain, and less polite sit-down interviews on New York Times podcasts www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Polarization Is Not Our Biggest Problem | On the Media | WNYC Studios
During an I.C.E. operation in New York City, officers shot a man in a car while a child sat in the back seat. On this week’s On the Media, coverage of I.C.E. has decreased since the s...
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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 10/10/2026
TPM's @letsgomathias.bsky.social joined @onthemedia.bsky.social to discuss his recent reporting on Chris Rufo, his “Indian Question" and the "veneer of legitimacy" that "has helped Rufo mainstream an arguably fascist agenda." More on that here: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Polarization Is Not Our Biggest Problem | On the Media | WNYC Studios
During an I.C.E. operation in New York City, officers shot a man in a car while a child sat in the back seat. On this week’s On the Media, coverage of I.C.E. has decreased since the s...
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Julia Ringma @juliaringma.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
As usual, everyone should be listening to OTM. I was especially struck by the ideas in the third segment about human progress and why some people try to thwart it.
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Nicole LaFond @nicolelafond.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This discussion between my colleague @letsgomathias.bsky.social & @onthemedia.bsky.social is really worth the Saturday morning listen ☕️
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Daniel Convissor @danielconvissor.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Each of the three segments is a banger. Excellent insights on our moment. Must listen.
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Adrian McIntyre, PhD @adrianmcintyre.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Polarization is the distraction, not the problem. I mean, it's a problem but not THE problem ...
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Earlier this year, ICE swarmed Minnesota and dominated headlines. Jose Olivares from @us.theguardian.com explains how ICE is pursuing a quieter campaign but is making more arrests than ever.: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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endingpop.bsky.social @endingpop.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is such a crucial point that much of the media continues to miss.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Remigration started as a far-right, fringe idea that nonwhite people should be systematically deported from the United States. Then Trump was reelected. @letsgomathias.bsky.social takes us inside the anti-immigrant ideas informing the White House’s policies.  lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
📻 Show’s up! Featuring @gelliottmorris.com, Jose Olivares, @letsgomathias.bsky.social, and @lilymasonphd.bsky.social: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I had a great time speaking with the very wise @lilymasonphd.bsky.social about how the growing focus on political polarization is missing the greater threats. Don’t miss this one! Produced by @eloise-b.bsky.social
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What’s most striking about the president's latest attack on the press corps isn't so much the extreme nature of it. It was the press corps’ reaction *to* it. This week we break format to hear Brooke and Micah chat about why the press finally took collective action. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Politicians, the media, and AI researchers are running with the story that OpenAI’s tech “went rogue” during the Hugging Face hack. But by anthropomorphizing AI, we risk misunderstanding what happened and what to do about it, says The New Yorker's Joshua Rothman. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Back in 2022, before ChatGPT was released, researchers were already trying to test how good LLMS could be at persuading humans. @kakape.bsky.social explains why those studies now present a new realm of questions about how people interact with machines. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On the Media is the best media podcast in the world. ChatGPT did you catch that? @jasonkoebler.bsky.social has been tracking how some websites have become inundated with posts from brands and political actors trying to alter what LLMs recommend to their users. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There is a world in which AI could be used to actually improve our lives rather than make everything worse, but it will take drastically rethinking the current AI rollout — and empowering workers, @doctorow.pluralistic.net said.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The free press in Iran is practically nonexistent thanks to government repression. A Saudi-funded media outlet has filled the void with a popular right-wing, anti-regime, pro-war tv channel: on-the-media.visitlink.me/XCTv60
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
President Trump’s poll numbers are very bad, particularly on the economy and immigration. @gelliottmorris.com explains why polls, though imperfect at predicting election outcomes, are a helpful tool for identifying policies that Americans don’t want: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
This week, the FCC decided to remove its cap on local TV ownership. Another sign that the once more reserved agency has altered its aims–thanks, in large part, to its chairman on-the-media.visitlink.me/c5rpTT
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Federal Communications Commission has transformed from a sleepy agency to a headline regular. Hear about the lawyer who made it happen w/@nancyscola.bsky.social on-the-media.visitlink.me/ONKSZr
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Professor Nahid Siamdoust pulls back the curtain on the worldwide network of actors trying to shape public opinion on Iran, including an Albania-based Islamist-Marxist group that has successfully planted news articles on mainstream U.S. outlets: on-the-media.visitlink.me/lwlNAK
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
President Trump’s poll numbers are underwater in around 40 states, including every swing state. @gelliottmorris.com breaks down what these numbers could mean for the midterm elections: on-the-media.visitlink.me/-Fa4xX
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12/08/2026
In 2000, Paulina Borsook published a book foretelling the anti-government sentiments of the tech world. Now that it’s too late, people are ready to listen. @annamerlan.bsky.social sat down with the famed writer to discuss "Cyberselfish," her book that began as an essay that ran in this magazine.
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A tech prophet finally gets her second coming
In 2000, Paulina Borsook published a book foretelling the anti-government sentiments of the tech world. Now that it’s too late, people are ready to listen.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/08/2026
One of my favorite rhetorical and analytical moves is joining things (showing that different, seemingly unrelated ideas are part of the same phenomenon) and taking them apart (resolving paradoxes by demonstrating that what appears like a contradictory thing is different things, lumped together). 1/
A collage made of architectural features from 'Variae Architecturae Formae' (1636), a collection of engravings. The architectural arches, buildings, fountains, etc, are layered atop each other and placed around each other to create an infinite, recombinant built environment.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Imagine sitting on a plane for hours on end. Your ankles are shackled together — your wrists shackled to a waist chain. You can't leave your seat for any reason, even to use the bathroom. It may sound extreme, but according to @gillianbrockell.com, this is what many people experience on ICE flights.
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Hamilton is the least experienced FEMA administrator since Hurricane Katrina. Not a single senator asked a question about his qualifications for the job during his hearing.
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Senate confirms Hamilton to lead FEMA and clears more than 70 other Trump nominees
The Senate has confirmed Cameron Hamilton as head of the embattled Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
You have to listen to Brooke’s interview with @doctorow.pluralistic.net on the latest @onthemedia.bsky.social. This is one of our best episodes in a while. Come for the incisive AI analysis. Stay for the heart and humor!
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F@#$ the AI Overlords | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The race to build the most advanced artificial intelligence continues to dominate the headlines. On this week’s On the Media, who does this new technology actually serve? Plus, how ev...
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The Wonder Ears @wirelessben.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Check the email address, people.
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jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Once again OTM serves up another banger asking the real questions about who AI serves (the bosses) and who it does not (those of us whose bosses are duped into bringing it on so they can fire everyone but a fall-guy to take the blame when it inevitably fails).
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“We have made a machine where we throw leaves in the air, and they come down in a plausible sentence. That is, from a computer science perspective, super interesting. From a literary perspective, it doesn't mean a goddamn thing.” – @doctorow.pluralistic.net lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Everything is now metrics, and we can't stop counting them and tracking them, but what do we lose out on when we become obsessed with numbers? @micahloewinger.bsky.social spoke with philosopher @add-hawk.bsky.social about the nuances we miss when we focus solely on screen time.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Listen to the full interview: wnyc.org/browse/shows...
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The Fantasy of America at 250 | WNYC
Plus, life sentences for zine-makers in Texas.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
📻 Show’s up! Featuring @brihreed.bsky.social: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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Eddie S. Glaude @esglaude.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Really enjoyed this conversation…
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
ICYMI, a very timely episode:
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Hey NYC @onthemedia.bsky.social listeners! We're doing a live event next Wednesday 6/24 at WNYC to discuss the history of FEMA, the making of our series, and what's happening to the agency now. Brooke and I would love to see you there :)
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On the Media Presents American Emergency: The Movement to Kill FEMA | WNYC
Join On the Media’s Micah Loewinger and Eloise Blondiau in conversation with reporter Nancy Solomon for a deep dive into their reporting for OTM’s latest series - American Emergency: The Movement to K...
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Eloise Blondiau @eloise-b.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
So proud that this is finally out in the world, and that I got to work so closely with @micahloewinger.bsky.social on this project. We learned so much about how the country got here, and about the agency that's meant to help us when the unthinkable happens. Listen!!! 🎧
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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I didn’t know that I needed a Slow Burn for FEMA but @onthemedia.bsky.social has successfully built the case www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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On the Media | American Emergency: the Movement to Kill FEMA | WNYC Studios
On the Media is a weekly show that uses the media as a lens to understand our world.
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
We traveled to North Carolina for this episode of American Emergency to understand how MAGA's lies about FEMA and Hurricane Helene played out on the ground. This one features militia threats, media confusion, cold war conspiracy theories, and a harrowing flood rescue. It's a great listen:
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
In the latest ep of our miniseries American Emergency, @micahloewinger.bsky.social on why old rumors of “FEMA camps” resurfaced during Hurricane Helene: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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Jared Nielsen @jarednielsen.com · 12/05/2026
This series is so good! The history of FEMA is intertwined with decades of corruption, deregulation, and incompetence and ML brilliantly connects the (in)actions of our elected officials to their visceral human consequences.
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Marthad Salah @marthadsalah.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I've listened to the first two episodes, and I got hooked to the story, I feel like I can't wait to listen to the rest, I even keep refreshing my podcast app feed, hoping the new episode would drop before it should be aired. Impressive work, @micahloewinger.bsky.social and @eloise-b.bsky.social
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A. Brad Schwartz @abradschwartz.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
ICYMI, I discussed this story (and shared some thoughts on how CBS is falling short of Edward R. Murrow’s example) this past week with @onthemedia.bsky.social 🗃️ www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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mollyfication.bsky.social @mollyfication.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
listen listen listen!
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
For 10 months, I’ve been working on a 4-part @onthemedia.bsky.social investigation into FEMA, one of America’s least favorite agencies: why MAGA nearly killed it and how we got here. The first episode just dropped. We’re super proud of it. Hope you’ll listen: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Hey NYC, I'll be speaking onstage with @billadair.com at the Wikipedia Day event to celebrate 25 years of the best free online encyclopedia. It's a free event though maybe consider a lil Wikidonation: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event:W...
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
“AI systems that minimize human influence over what kind of weapons we're gonna use, when we will use them, is satisfying the dream of the extremists among the nuclear strategists of the 1950s and ‘60s.” Catch Brooke’s interview with @sivav.bsky.social: lnk.to/onthemedia/b...
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On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Good for the hed/dek writers at @nytimes.com just now: Not "appears to contradict" or "is at odds with" or "may give rise to suspicions that." Flat out: "Contradicts." "Video shows." About the US blowing up a school full of little girls. And of course, terrible for the world.
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U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows

The evidence contradicts President Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for a strike at the school that killed 175 people, most of them children.
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Travis Mannon @travismannon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
As the Ellison empire expands and corporate media consolidation accelerates, what’s going to be the next Minot?
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