Reposted by Jordan DavisJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 11/05/20251/2 Just-dismissed Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, has a PhD from U Chicago, is in numerous scholarly societies, has wide acclaim. She is also first African-American to lead LoC. The dismissal note did not say "Dear Dr. Hayden" or "Dear Madame Librarian" or even "Dear Carla." 28050131734
Reposted by Jordan DavisAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/02/2025BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund- popular with Middle East monarchies - so the U.S. can buy TikTok. That’s state-run media, folks. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...reuters.comTrump signs executive order to create sovereign wealth fundU.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday ordering the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments to create a sovereign wealth fund. 1321114035560
Reposted by Jordan DavisEric Scherer @ericscherer.bsky.social · 06/01/2025⚠️ Petit exemple de la nouvelle disruption en cours : 072
Reposted by Jordan DavisGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Something something history rhymes something 490131543040
Reposted by Jordan DavisFrederic Arnould @fredericarnould.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Ann Telnaes, dessinatrice du Washington Post, a annoncé qu'elle démissionnait après que la section des opinions du journal a rejeté une caricature représentant le propriétaire du Post, Jeff Bezos, faisant la génuflexion devant une statue de Donald Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b... 0266
Reposted by Jordan DavisMolly White @molly.wiki · 02/01/2025The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?citationneeded.newsElon Musk and the right’s war on WikipediaThe world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. 32051331616
Reposted by Jordan DavisMattia Nelles @mattian.bsky.social · 04/12/2024”They are hunting us“ Kherson’s civilians have been the target of an experiment without precedent in modern European warfare: a concerted Russian campaign to empty a city by stalking and killing its residents with attack drones in human safaris. /1 www.ft.com/content/31b6...ft.comRussia uses civilians as ‘target practice’ for killer dronesSouthern Ukrainian city of Kherson hit more than 9,500 times as Moscow attempts to drive out residents 20457222
Reposted by Jordan DavisPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 03/12/2024The thing about Kash Patel's enemies/"deep state" list is that "deep state" means nothing more than "anti-Trump" or even "anti-Patel." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comColumn | Kash Patel has an enemies list centered on grievanceThe loyalist Trump hopes will run the FBI published a list of members of the “Deep State” that’s mostly a list of people who have wronged him or Trump. 54888215
Reposted by Jordan DavisSarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · 03/12/2024In @amandamarcotte.bsky.social's coverage: Pete Hegseth & his religious influences include Douglas Wilson, founder of the denomination Hegseth joined, the classical Christian school option Hegseth frames as a way to train up an underground army for political power. www.salon.com/2024/12/03/p...salon.comPete Hegseth's mother begged him to "get some help" — instead, he joined a grossly misogynist churchThe denomination's leader argues men "dream of being rapists" because women aren't submissive enough 46124
Reposted by Jordan DavisAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law. 8885264010538
Reposted by Jordan DavisThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Debating whether or not Republicans *really* want to abolish multiracial, pluralistic democracy is futile. The proof is in the pudding, and the pudding is the state level: Wherever they are in charge, Republicans are openly embracing staunchly authoritarian measures intended to erect one-party rule. 14823326
Reposted by Jordan DavisAaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Unanimous vote sounds nice, didn't go that way here 0232
Reposted by Jordan DavisAnton Hur @antonhur.com · 03/12/2024Democratic Party aides are shown spraying fire extinguishers at the infiltrating army to keep them back. I just want to add that I am a South Korean citizen and Seoul resident and I am *extremely* proud of South Korean democracy and this president has violated something I hold sacrosanct 13335430
Reposted by Jordan DavisJean Abbiateci @jeanabbiateci.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Voici un article du Afghan Times sur la précarité menstruelle des femmes durant les crues XXL qui ont frappé l'Afghanistan en mai dernier theafghantimes.com/afghanistan-... Et voilà comme Maryam - la journaliste qui signe ce sujet - travaille cjr.org/world/afghan... 045
Reposted by Jordan DavisDavid S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Trump has named a Special Envoy to Ukraine/Russia, and you’ll never guess what network he’s a paid contributor for 0132
Reposted by Jordan DavisPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 27/11/2024I saw a number of people sharing a Guardian piece that suggested Trump had a better grasp of the ground game than Harris. He … didn't. The piece conflated some very different things in a weird way! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comColumn | The Harris campaign’s ground game was not the problemA recent assessment of the 2024 presidential contest suggested that Democrats needed to emulate right-wing outreach. But that’s different from turning out voters. 2156491
Reposted by Jordan DavisMarine Leduc @marineleduc.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Ce qu’il se passe en #Roumanie est à regarder de près. C’est sans précédent et un avertissement pour l’Europe Comment est-ce possible qu'un candidat quasi absent des sondages, 0 parti, 0 campagne, 0 dépense selon lui, a-t-il pu être 1er et obtenir 2,1 millions de votes ? Elements de réponse ⤵️ 21459303
Reposted by Jordan DavisIan Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 24/11/2024In Hungary, a key Orbán tactic in dismantling their democracy was that his allies bought media outlets that were critical of the regime and turned them into loyal cheerleaders for the regime. 34170461817
Reposted by Jordan DavisAaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Nancy Mace didn't do this until there was a specific Representative she could direct her shitty bigotry at, a colleague elected by the voters to whom she hopes to deny basic human dignity. 66624
Reposted by Jordan DavisThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Two things: 1) Unclear what that is actually supposed to mean - there is no legal/constitutional path from “declare emergency” to “military rounding up people for deportation.” 2) That doesn’t mean this isn’t extremely dangerous. It’s not just a distraction or rhetoric. It’s the defining project. 1429470
Reposted by Jordan DavisPaul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Oh, forgot to include the "policy didn't cause inflation" chart 5/ 1663195
Reposted by Jordan DavisFrederic Arnould @fredericarnould.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Analyse | Retour en force des mensonges et de la désinformation à la Maison-Blanche ? ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/212...?ici.radio-canada.caAnalyse | Retour en force de la désinformation à la Maison-Blanche?La deuxième administration Trump continuera probablement sur sa lancée de mensonges et de désinformation vécud lors de son premier mandat. 4218
Reposted by Jordan DavisGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/03/2024Top media figures are rarely this candid about the industry's failings. When I asked Susan Glasser if we are falling short, her answer was admirably nuanced, including this: "They're afraid of alienating a large swath of the American audience." Listen: newrepublic.com/article/1798...newrepublic.comTrump’s Unhinged Eruptions in Ohio Should Light a Fire Under the MediaVeteran journalist Susan Glasser on why Trump’s authoritarian language is so alarming—and how the press is struggling to meet the challenges of this uniquely dangerous moment. 32337101
Reposted by Jordan DavisI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 18/03/2024"Witnesses said the Al Jazeera reporter was dragged away by Israeli forces, who also destroyed the broadcasting vehicles of news crews at the medical facility." www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/...aljazeera.comAl Jazeera journalist beaten, arrested by Israeli forces from Gaza hospitalMedia watchdogs decry Ismail al-Ghoul’s arrest, demand his immediate release after he is taken from al-Shifa Hospital. 10330185
Reposted by Jordan DavisGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 18/02/2024This is the sausage-making of what Naomi Klein calls "diagonalism," or the path from left of center to far-right 1. Draw attention to neoliberalism's contradictions 2. Characterize those contradictions as the best the "the left" can offer 3. Repeat until subject is radicalized and/or disillusioned 11621149
Reposted by Jordan DavisSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 14/02/2024Four days after the German-American Bund held their 1939 pro-Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden, a similarly fascist event was held at a Portland, OR high school. Portland's mayor was the MC, and a former Governor chaired the meeting. The "enemies within" they warned about were New Deal Democrats. 811640
Reposted by Jordan DavisPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 07/01/2024FYI for Insider and everyone in our industry:niemanlab.orgJournalism needs to learn how to defend itself"We cannot fight the battle for truth and for our own reputations through disappointed silence, any more than an army can engage its enemy with careful, detailed descriptions of weapons." 3134598
Reposted by Jordan DavisJulia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 28/12/2023It’s also relevant, I think, that this kind of comment smacks of desperation in the primary 23910
Reposted by Jordan DavisPhil™ @henkepotamus.bsky.social · 21/12/2023This is just someone shopping their West Wing spec script. 012
Reposted by Jordan DavisStellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 20/12/2023Inspiring words from this NASA official 3138491179
Reposted by Jordan DavisDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 18/12/2023Yeah, if you’ve got to do this much hand-waving, maybe your take needs more time in the oven. 814614
Reposted by Jordan DavisPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/12/2023WASHINGTON (AP) — US homelessness, tied to soaring rents and loss of pandemic aid, up 12% to highest level since reporting began in 2007. 30637242
Reposted by Jordan DavisJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 15/12/2023i am continually aghast that we are witnessing the most widespread slaughter of journalists in modern world history and it is not topic A in the media industry. where the hell is the outrage??? www.thenation.com/article/soci... 18784395
Reposted by Jordan DavisPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 08/12/2023It's less important that Vance wanted to sic DOJ on a journalist (which he knew wouldn't happen) than that he tried to excuse Trump's past efforts to subvert democracy.washingtonpost.comAnalysis | J.D. Vance tried to troll Trump critics. He helped make their point.The Ohio senator’s letter to the Justice Department was meant to be a thought exercise. But his arguments reinforce the concerns to which he’s responding. 1276
Reposted by Jordan Davisjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/12/2023a literal pro-slavery crank got the texas historical commission to remove books about slavery from gift shops at texas plantations www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...texasmonthly.comThe Texas Historical Commission Removed Books on Slavery From Plantation Gift ShopsAn agency spokesperson claimed that the move had nothing to do with politics. Internal emails show otherwise. 28995414
Reposted by Jordan DavisDeborah Cole @deborahcole.bsky.social · 07/12/2023Poll disaster: No German chancellor since 1997 has shown such a low approval rating as Olaf Scholz, not even once in Angela Merkel's 16 years, with just 20% saying they're satisfied. And his coalition govt is the most unpopular since 2010 www.tagesschau.de/inland/deuts... 182
Reposted by Jordan DavisJustin Ling @justinling.ca · 07/12/2023I'm imagining an alt history where the French court takes off for Summer vacation without authorizing gunpowder shipments to the Americans. 24113
Reposted by Jordan DavisDavid S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 07/12/2023Today CNN announced NH & IA GOP Prez debates. DeSantis quickly tweeted “I accept! Can’t wait to debate in Iowa!” The debate is not (at least yet) sanctioned by the RNC, which has warned candidates against unsanctioned debates. DeSantis has edited his tweet to remove the “I accept” part. 🤷♂️ 101
Reposted by Jordan DavisJay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 07/12/2023Just an item today in CNN's newsletter, Reliable Sources: Republican Sen. J.D. Vance has asked Attorney General Merrick Garland if his department will "open an investigation" into The WaPo columnist Robert Kagan for authoring a piece waring that a "Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable." 66728221
Reposted by Jordan DavisJohn Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 05/12/2023"The evidence is clear: Police departments across the country are solving far fewer crimes than they did before 2020." (via @jeffasher.bsky.social in NYT today) www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/o... 18332119
Reposted by Jordan DavisThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 04/12/2023This is such a crucial distinction - and a key point about what animates the American Right more broadly. I find the “Republicans are just Putin’s puppets” approach really misleading - it misses the point: Both are pursuing a project of anti-liberal, ethno-religious nationalism. 1/ 517548
Reposted by Jordan DavisDavid S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 05/12/2023It appears he said the second part of this out loud, in front of people, which is really difficult to comprehend. 57524
Jordan Davis @jordancdavis.bsky.social · 03/12/2023The front page of the Washington Post travel section dedicated to (checks notes) a giant gas station convenience store. 🤦♂️🙄 030
Reposted by Jordan DavisKim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social · 23/11/2023The Hungarian govt plans to cut off all outside support for NGOs, independent media and parties in advance of next year's European Parliament and local elections. Here's Dániel Hegedűs's analysis of the bill (which will surely pass the Parliament next week): visegradinsight.eu/viktor-orban...visegradinsight.euViktor Orbán's New Assault on Free Media and Civil SocietyHungary's draft Sovereignty Protection bill will serve as an informal campaign tool at least until the June 2024 EP elections and will most likely be challenged by the European Commission, but its chi... 289
Reposted by Jordan DavisDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23/11/2023Ted Cruz: Confirmed: Terrorists from Canada are attaching us!! Reality: New York couple heading to casino after Kiss concert canceled crashes Bentley while speeding. 45827195