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Jim Zarroli

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I’m a journalist formerly at NPR. Also a reader, a runner and a birder. From Wilmington, Delaware, and have always lived within a few miles of I-95. Now a proud New Yorker.

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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Am I the only one who thinks it’s no fun to watch @jeopardy when one player so dominates the game?
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Trump's approval rating in the New York Times poll aggregator has fallen below 40 percent for the first time. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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President Trump’s Approval Rating: Latest Polls
Track the latest approval rating and polls on Americans’ approval of President Trump.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
1. Yesterday, the NYT dropped a bombshell: Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has been aggressively lobbying Trump not to end the fighting and pushing him to launch a ground operation. Why would Trump listen? Follow the money.
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UPDATE: After sending billions to Kushner and Trump, Saudis lobby to escalate Iran War
“I’m not going to start a war,” President Trump pledged during his November 2024 victory speech.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
A very sad story.
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He Had a Full Ride at Duke—Until America Cut Him Off
Student visas for Africa’s best and brightest were canceled by the Trump administration, leaving behind empty seats and broken dreams.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
This is a sad comment on how the world sees the US right now.
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Asking Germans “What do you currently think of the US?” | Feli from Germany
YouTube video by Feli from Germany
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
No need to rush to get tickets for the Melania documentary this afternoon.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Noise reduction AirPods are pretty amazing technology. I’m in a crowded food court at JFK Airport. I put them on and 95 percent of the ambient sound drops out.
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Factory construction was down 0.9% in October, 9.7% year-over-year, and that's even before adjusting for Trump inflation www.census.gov/construction... Guess the data didn't hear about the $18 trillion in foreign investment Trump is bringing into the country.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The reason the “paid protestor” accusation is so popular is that these are people who cannot imagine doing something because it’s right, to stand up for a principle, talking to other people like that.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Trump's dislike of anything green is doing real damage to the auto industry. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
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Opinion | $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/01/2026
Frey: "Florida & Texas & Utah are Republican states. The reason that Minnesota & Minneapolis are being targeted is because you've got a Democratic governor, a Democratic attorney general, and Democratic mayors. We are doing everything possible to keep our cities safe through this unprecedented time"
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/01/2026
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence. In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
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Ashley Zacharias @ashleyzacharias.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The cheapest way for America to access Greenland's mineral resources is to buy them. Greenland is happy to do business with its allies. Trump thinks it will be less expensive to deploy the American military to the Arctic to steal what he wants. Trump doesn't understand how business works.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
FLASHBACK: “You will not see Republicans bailing out those who were arrested…. Americans do not need lectures from hypocrites in hair and makeup…” Fascinating to revisit Gutfeld’s epic hypocrisy from January 7th, now that Trump has pardoned them all. 😕🇺🇸🤷🏼
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"If they [Russians] are promising you well-paying jobs in Russia, you are going to end up in the army." Ukrainian Defenders of the 63rd Mechanized Brigade captured a Ugandan named Richard Akantoran, who, according to him, was forced to fight on the Russian side.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
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Anders Lanzén @lanzen.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
They would. But Trump has continued to decrease reconnaissance and military in Greenland. His desire has nothing to do with that. He wants to exploit its resources without having to share them with the greenlanders. Putin, who controls the US regime, wants him to try and fail, breaking NATO
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Telling sign of dementia is when you live in your childhood when oil was the most important energy resource while the now and future are renewables
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/12/2025
Since taking over as chief executive of NPR last year, Katherine Maher has confronted one crisis after another. The organization has managed to hold on to its influence, even as Congress stripped more than $500 million in annual funding from public media. trib.al/0ljCOCa
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KYGrace💙 @kygrace.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
I feel sick for Volodymyr Zelenskyy having to meet with Donald Trump in Florida while knowing Trump is openly friendly with the man invading his country. Imagine being forced into a room with someone who treats your enemy like a buddy, while your people are fighting, freezing, and dying.
That's not diplomacy. That's endurance under humiliation.
I stand with Ukraine.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
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Bankruptcies soar as companies grapple with inflation, tariffs
Businesses in vulnerable sectors found themselves caught between rising tariffs and beleaguered consumers.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
USA: Land of Price Controls 🇺🇸
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NPR @npr.org · 23/12/2025
Catholic Bishops is Florida want a holiday moratorium on immigration enforcement so people can go to church and celebrate Christmas and New Years.
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Florida Catholic Bishops call for moratorium on immigration enforcement during Christmas holidays
"Such a pause would show a decent regard for the humanity of these families," they said. "Now is not the time to be callous toward the suffering caused by immigration enforcement."
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Essential piece by Max Boot
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Opinion | Trump is losing sight of America’s real terrorist threat
ISIS and al-Qaeda thrive as Trump recklessly reallocates scarce security resources.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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cecot-60mins : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
60 minutes segment on cecot
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
very powerful piece
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Video: How ‘Turn and Burn’ Immigration Operations Unleash Chaos — and Sweep up U.S. Citizens
A video analysis of one early morning raid in Los Angeles revealed the vast web of consequences brought by new aggressive Border Patrol tactics.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
You have to look really hard to find a story about today's unemployment report on Fox's home page. And then the headline only says that the unemployment report "changed," not that it went up.
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Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Video
Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/12/2025
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
So Trump wasn't at the Cheney memorial service but Rachel Maddow was? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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Cheney Remembered for Transforming National Security and Standing Against Trump
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The food pantry line near my place in Manhattan
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Jenée Desmond-Harris @jenee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me. RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 08/11/2025
disgraceful
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Great story.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Huge crowd in Chicago. #NoKings
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MaddowBlog @maddowblog.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Whoa
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
NPR won’t be the same without her. Besides being a great broadcaster, she was a warm and funny person.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
apnews.com/article/myan... children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
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Opinion | The Embarrassing Pete Hegseth
The Pentagon needs sober, judicious leadership, not a drama queen who makes things jarring and fevered.
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Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal And he fires anyone who keeps him from breaking the law.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
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The Two-Speed Economy Is Back as Low-Income Americans Give Up Gains
High-earners and older Americans are faring better than ever, while fortunes are sliding again for low-wage and young workers.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 13/09/2025
The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
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Six Months Into Tariffs, Businesses Have No Idea How to Price Anything
North Carolina company says tariff uncertainty has given way to new problem: what to charge. “Everyone is struggling to figure out what to do.”
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Of COURSE it all comes down to Modi’s refusal to nominate him for a Nobel prize. 🤡
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
1. The president is an obvious bigot 2. His administration is pursuing a panoply of racist and sexist policies 3. Lisa Cook is the first Black woman on the Fed board and has done research on economic effects of racism How are we not talking about this? paulwaldman.substack.com/p/can-we-ple...
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Can We Please Talk About the Racism of Trump's Attack on Lisa Cook?
Is it JUST about her being a Black woman? No. But it's the elephant in the room, and the coverage of the controversy is almost completely ignoring it.
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Jim Zarroli @jimzarroli.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
"Kushner was imprisoned for tax evasion, witness tampering and illegal campaign contributions.... He subsequently pleaded guilty to witness tampering and tax evasion involving $6 million in political contributions and gifts mischaracterized as business expenses. Trump pardoned Kushner in 2020."
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