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Lynn Brenner

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Longtime personal finance columnist and business writer, New Yorker, classic movie fan, theater-goer.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 23h
France’s youth have taken to the streets, demanding better conditions for their education. Their movement is spreading. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The French Student Protesters’ Demands Are Extremely Clear
A growing movement has mobilized France’s youth against diminished school conditions and accumulating problems—and provided, for its detractors, a pretext for blaming the country’s ills on febrile adolescents.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
An amazingly stark example of how the US economy has broken: Zaslav clears nearly a *billion* dollars amid a CEO tenure where he made basically anything he touched worse, harmed multiple prestigious brands, led huge layoffs—but delivered a corrupt merger for shareholders. variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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David Zaslav Gets $606 Million Payout From Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger
David Zaslav will receive $606 million as he leaves Warner Bros. Discovery, after the company's merger with David Ellison's Paramount was completed.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.

This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.

Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.

Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.

Abolish ICE.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 08/10/2026
About 26,500 New Yorkers have lost food benefits under new federal work requirements, raising concerns about the financial toll on neighborhood bodegas. (via @HealthbeatUS)
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‘Why Are They Doing This?’: SNAP Cuts Pose Financial Threat to NYC's Bodegas
About 26,500 New Yorkers have lost food benefits under new federal work requirements, raising concerns about the financial toll on neighborhood bodegas.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And 175 years later, remains one of the most powerful forces in modern American politics.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I love the WaPo's AI summaries of reader comments on articles. I find they are considerably more incisive than the namby-pamby articles themselves. So I asked Claude to summarize the NYT reader comments for "How Trump Has Alienated Voters for the G.O.P." Bang on. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
The comments are overwhelmingly unsympathetic to the disaffected Trump voters the article profiles. The most-recommended themes, by a wide margin, are that these voters turned away over gas and grocery prices rather than chaos, corruption or morality, and that none of them accept responsibility for putting him in office twice. Fausto’s line that it took “higher gas prices for them to reconsider” got about 5,000 recommends, and Barbara Kruger’s note that none of them mentioned “Trump’s lack of morality” got about 4,600. Many readers ask some version of “how could you not have seen this coming,” pointing to Jan. 6, the bankruptcies and New Yorkers who “knew from the beginning.” A sizable minority puts more of the blame on the Republican Congress that let him “run amok.” Plenty of commenters say they don’t believe the story at all: they think Trump voters are hard to poll, will “fall in line” on Election Day, and that the press has hyped a blue wave before. Others worry less about the voters than about Trump trying to rig or contest the midterms. A smaller but notable set of self-described lifelong Republicans say they’re not staying home but voting straight Democratic. A few commenters push back on the scorn, saying the “smugness” and “bludgeoning” of these voters is why Democrats keep losing them and that the party should focus on cost of living. Tavernise herself chimed in, saying that after talking to Republican voters since 2016, this is the first time she’s heard such a clear break from Trump.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 08/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS: Federal officers have shot a man in New York City.
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Federal Officers Shoot Man in The Bronx, NYPD Says
The person was being conscious and being treated at a nearby hospital, police said.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Let me translate from Timesese: We are disappointed that has not abandoned his principles and we blame him for Palestinians and Zionists not being able to get along. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/n...
The events raised questions about whether Mr. Mamdani, who energized his campaign with his embrace of the Palestinian cause and ardent criticism of Israel, can now, as mayor, unite New Yorkers whose emotions remain inflamed over the issue.
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Mad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I, too, love to purchase companies older than most nations, with names that are known to multiple generations of people all over the world, and then get rid of the names and replace them with the name of a thing nobody gives a shit about.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/10/2026
"If I could pick just one Republican to lose this cycle—the one loss that would give me the most psychic, intellectual, moral satisfaction—it would be Collins. Because she is the living worst." @jvl.bsky.social explains why in today's Triad:
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Susan Collins Is the Living Worst
The most despicable Republican is actually the “reasonable” Republican.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Federal government is currently staffed like the graveyard shift at a 24 hour grocery store.
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My 15 year old is in France right now as giant strikes are happening & the high school students are blockading the schools & setting dumpsters on fire. We're pretty satisfied that she's getting to see what 'no, we don't like that' can look like in a different milieu www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Students protest and public sector workers strike ahead of French budget
French high school students blockaded dozens of schools and public sector workers went ​on strike on Tuesday, voicing discontent with planned budget cuts ahead of next year's presidential election.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is the part that should stop everyone cold. Trump: “Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” THE CROWD APPLAUDED. Americans cheering while a so called “president” talks about American cities being attacked by Iran. #USDemocracy abc7.com/story/trump-...
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Trump suggests letting Iran ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign event
"They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles...," Trump said about the Iran war. "This is a very small price to pay, and it's going to be over with very soon."
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Barack Obama is back in his role as Democrats’ closer-in-chief. He just cut ads for 24 Senate & gubernatorial campaigns—targeting races where he can help move persuadable voters. At 57% favorability, Obama is the most popular living president. Expect to see much more of him before Election Day. 💙
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
An American president is encouraging an enemy to destroy American cities. This is treason, though he will claim we are not at war.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can you imagine being a Northerner at the start of the civil war. All the fancy lad West Point military guys are Southerners. Your president is a backwoods yokel one term congressman and your generals are some guys we found at a 7-Eleven. It's over for our ass...unless all those guys are geniuses
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is why I get pissed off when anyone accuses me of being an elitist when I say young people should go to college if they can. I say that because my dad was a local lineman and contractor who did heavy physical labor for years and has had chronic back pain since his early 30s
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Lynn Brenner @lynnbrenner.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Yes!!!⬇️
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I feel like the debate about what parts of AI are good and what parts are bad should wait until we solve the worldwide crisis caused by the fact that almost of all of its evangelists in both tech and govt are morally, intellectually, and ethically unequipped to oversee it, when not downright evil.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"I'm supposed to be a tough guy," Curtis confided. "I can hold your hand," the mayor offered "What happens if I faint?" Sliwa asked. "I've got you," Mamdani assured him, grabbing his hand as Sliwa received his flu shot. abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...
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Mayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shot
An apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message."
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The sources added that Patel consistently kept Bailey at arm's length and cut him out of meetings the deputy FBI director should attend because Bailey was constantly flagging things that were unconstitutional." www.cbsnews.com/news/top-fbi...
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Top FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resigns
Bailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Even John Thune knows it's a terrible idea: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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GOP Leader Thune Says Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay for Trump TV Ads
Senate Republican Leader John Thune said taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for video advertisements lauding President Donald Trump that the administration has called “presidential public service...
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Lynn Brenner @lynnbrenner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@mashagessen.bsky.social, brilliant, devastating. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...
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Opinion | There Is a Word So Powerful It Need Be Spoken Only Once (Gift Article)
The film that makes a powerful statement without ever raising its voice.
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Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Megan McArdle's WaPo column celebrating the end of the woke left's ability to "cancel" right-wing voices over their social media posts, while making no mention of @karenattiah.bsky.social's legally enforced reinstatement to the WaPo after being fired for her social media posts, is chef's kiss.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
makes a huge amount of sense... she would be awesome candidate, clear the field and help shake up Senate www.axios.com/2026/09/27/a...
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AOC test-runs a Senate bid in upstate New York
She says her goal is to "transform the state."
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fucking ridiculous headline. How about the people dragged off the street?!
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ICE operations are making it hard for vulnerable Republicans fighting for their political survival
Immigration enforcement in Kansas, Texas, Florida and beyond is forcing battleground Republicans to answer for the fallout.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.
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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Coming around to the idea that the biggest priority for Americans interested in keeping liberal democracy alive for the next several decades is whole scale reform of the Supreme Court and the judiciary. We can't afford to have Reconstruction 2.0 hampered by the SCOTUS like Reconstruction 1.0 was.
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Historian here UT Austin has eliminated courses on slavery, civil rights, the Holocaust and women from its core curriculum. We know the kind of people who have censored history in the past. www.statesman.com/news/educati...
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UT cuts all women and gender classes from core curriculum, drops race classes
The provost’s office also eliminated dozens of courses on race from counting toward the core curriculum.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
Vaccines were once so uncontroversial that McDonald’s restaurants put the childhood immunization schedule on their tray liners. Now, as the U.S. government sows doubt, preventable diseases could come roaring back. (Published March)
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How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues
The health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back...
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 23/09/2026
Every person running for president needs to have a serious and implementable plan for de-Nazifying the federal government
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026
Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng
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Lynn Brenner @lynnbrenner.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reporters at the WPost are still doing good work. Gift link to an appalling (but not surprising) story: wapo.st/4hk45vL
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‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron
Trump speaking at UN — MS NOW chyron reads: Trump touts being a peacemaker while asking if he should annihilate Iran
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You read that right: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar will, thanks to the approval of Trump's FCC, own 49.5% of Paramount Warner Brothers, and CBS, and CNN. One of many things to keep in mind when you cast your vote in the next six weeks.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Mark today as the first time Trump's approval rating dropped into the 20s.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
One more example of how a personalist regime they cannot conceive of a bipartisan institution to the point they would prefer to destroy it if they cannot repurpose it to their ends. See, also, much of the rest of the federal government, our military, science, higher education etc.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Then walk out. Talk is cheap
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 18/09/2026
"This is not the first time Trump has sought to expand the public charge rule. When he first attempted to do so back in 2019, New York led the opposition, eventually winning in court." Round two:
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It’s Zohran vs. Trump on Immigration
The NYC mayor is challenging a cruel new policy that could punish families for feeding their children.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE.......
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We have updated the Court with the latest developments in Trump's apparent moves to demolish the Kennedy Center  The EXISTING INJUNCTION prevents demolition The Court has ordered the government to say what the hell it is doing by 10 AM @repbeatty.bsky.social, DDA & WLG will fight this!
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The crucial sympathy-shift in experiencing The Graduate is when you go from his age to her age.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Something weirdly not noted in a lot of the coverage of the extortionate threats to murder the Kennedy Center unless it’s reimagined as a shrine to Trump: There was no dire fiscal crisis until Trump’s goombahs started mucking with it. Its finances were fine. projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
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John F Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I assume this means, “The moderate/center-left bloc I am courting and need to consolidate to win includes lots of Black voters who will choose Harris over me.” But otherwise, the idea their bases totally overlap seems odd to me. She is not winning the “Dems must court Charlie Kirk and Bannon” vote.
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