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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I wrote about the reporting on Senator Susan Collin's alleged pay-to-play scandal, and how it makes me optimistic about journalism in 2026 America. Excerpt below, subscribe here to read it for free on Monday: lni.media

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Directing President Trump’s speech at the United Nations

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do you have a question about a confusing news story in your social feed? Call and leave a voicemail at 913-601-7086! We'll answer it on our new long-form show, "What's Your Source?" Our second episode comes out first thing tomorrow morning. Catch up here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao1H...

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

‘Idiocracy’ premiered exactly 20 years ago. How does it hold up?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'm the 15th most influential creator in this calendar year, according to @rollingstone.com. Thanks to everyone who has made this possible since leaving The Washington Post last July, especially my @lni.media co-founders @laurensaks.bsky.social and @mbgelman.bsky.social.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Why are there more food recalls than usual?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Elon Musk explains why he’s not racist.

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Local News International @lni.media · 27/07/2026

It's anniversary week! One year ago we launched Local News International, the new home for @davejorgenson.bsky.social's unique approach to the news. To celebrate, we're having our biggest sale ever! Save 25% now through 8/2 when you become a member to LNI. lni.media/upgrade?offe...

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Can the U.S. build more houses with less workers?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

U.S. energy policy the last 50 years

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Directing Graham Platner’s campaign

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Birthright citizenship, explained.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

11 months in. 1 million by next year!

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Today’s Supreme Court decisions, explained

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

My thoughts on me, I mean, JD Vance and his wife, Usha.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Behind-the-scenes of Usha Vance’s ‘Storytime’ show

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Former President Obama looms large over the Reflecting Pool repairs and Iran War negotiations

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Local News International @lni.media · 19/06/2026

LNI's @davejorgenson.bsky.social is co-hosting the @icfjorg.bsky.social Awards Dinner with @npr.org's @ayesharascoe.bsky.social this coming November. www.icfj.org/2025-awards

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

How some AI companies are helping students cheat and helping teachers catch them.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A FIFA referee was turned away by U.S. Customs.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/06/2026

I feel like I am going insane! I have been shouting from the rooftops since February and Dem electeds STILL don’t get it! THERE ARE FIVE (5) NEW DHS LUXURY JETS. NOT THREE. FIVE. —The two “Coast Guard” G7s —The BBJ “bedroom jet” —Plus two G650s. One of them did a test flight TODAY. 1/

An ADSB Lx map showing N473US, a G650 registered to DHS, doing a test flight in the Dallas area.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What is a presidential library anyway?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

And get the newsletter a day early (as well as other perks) by becoming a member: www.lni.media/membership (2/2)

This is what “triggers” me most. Everyone is getting scammed. Including the people in the comment sections, mocking a factual video. As a journalist for the last ten years, it only gets more frustrating trying to present facts to a group of people who are just as negatively affected by a news story as anyone else.

This still cuts both ways, by the way. There’s plenty of Democrats, liberals and non-conservatives scamming people. As NPR reported (and I’ve seen with my own eyes), left-wing conspiracy thinking is only becoming more prominent. So, we’ll keep reporting on all misinformation at Local News International. I’ll also probably take a break from reading the comments for a bit.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I wrote about the Reflecting Pool discourse for tomorrow's newsletter (and why it's "triggered" me). Subscribe to get our free newsletter: www.lni.media (1/2)

I think I’ve been triggered, in the most classic, title-of-Donald-Trump-Jr.’s-book sense. Conservatives, or more specifically MAGA Trump supporters, have reacted to the Reflecting Pool being “finished” with dozens of snarky comments in our weeks-old TikTok video.

Screenshot of commenters on the video saying it didn't age well.

I’ve spent a lot of time (maybe too much time) trying to look inward and figure out why this is bothering me so much. I think I’ve managed to come to a logical, unemotional Spock-like conclusion. So much of what the right might consider being “triggered” is really just an annoyance at the lack of facts in MAGA’s response to this situation.

I would love if the president, or any president fixed long-term issues with the Reflecting Pool. The reason I have so many photos of the Pool from the Lincoln Memorial (featured in Friday’s video) is because, when I lived in D.C., I ran to the top of the Memorial Rocky Balboa-style, several times a week, for years. Like Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, I marveled at the monument and surrounding area like I was seeing it for the first time, every time. And this is exactly why I know the Reflecting Pool wasn’t fixed. For 80% of the year, it looks absolutely beautiful. Even in the winter, when it freezes over, it’s magnificent. Infamously, the local news once caught me illegally walking on it while filming a video for The Washington Post.

And for the other 20%, during the summer, algae accumulates slowly. This is what Trump saw that made him want to fix the Reflecting Pool - and I agree with him there. It looks bad when the algae is at full Super Mario Bros. (1993) movie fungus levels. But, as we explained in both videos, the fixes Trump made these last two months were temporary. It’s the pipes pumping the water from the Tidal Basin to the Pool that are leaking millions of gallons each year. And it’s that same water, basically normal lake water, that makes the pool reflect. It’s just opaque enough that the dark blue paint applied to the bottom has had zero effect on the look of the Pool.

Picture of the Reflecting Pool looking exactly the same in November.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Airports everywhere are dropping liquid restrictions

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I don't care how successful we get, @mbgelman.bsky.social is never going to get a fully serious answer when he asks me for a "quote for the PR release." lni.media/press-releas...

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Local News International @lni.media · 03/06/2026

At WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers, @davejorgenson.bsky.social and @laurensaks.bsky.social talk about the creation of LNI and our dual mission of reaching news-averse audiences with factual information and helping brands, newsrooms and non-profits build creative muscle.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Stuck in Munich airport. Don't have the time to make a intricate three-minute video today. Very much online like 2020 when I only made 17-second tiktoks. AMA.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I didn’t make it to Marseille in time but after winning the “Americas” category, we won’t globally tonight!

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Most of the Freedom 250 concert performers dropped out over partisan concerns. But what IS Freedom 250? And how is it different from America250?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Did someone really wear a mask on Fox News?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A timeline of the Iran War negotiations last weekend

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Here’s what men in high-risk jobs need to get by.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

What’s in the DNC 2024 autopsy?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

already gained another 7K on YouTube and 2K on TikTok since this article last week!

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Trustfnd @trustfnd.com · 18/05/2026

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Trustfnd @trustfnd.com · 18/05/2026

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Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Why do people trust independent journalists more? An excerpt from my Monday newsletter. Subscribe here: www.lni.media Support our independent journalism here: www.lni.media/membership

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

You remain their most legendary bag fumble.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Who is paying for the Transportation Secretary’s reality TV road trip?

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The Reflecting Pool is a bright blue money pit.

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