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If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Wait, was rolling out the red carpet for Xi a Chinese psyop too? I'm really confused about the GOP stance on China.

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rindred.bsky.social @rindred.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And second inescapable conclusion: we need to put more emphasis on a liberal arts education, and less on STEM. We need more responsible citizens capable of empathizing with each other, and fewer Dr. Evils.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sending a message to your current audience that you'd prefer to have a different audience results in losing the former without gaining the latter. www.thewrap.com/creative-con...

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Refurbished ‘60 Minutes’ Debuts to a 19% Ratings Drop

The “60 Minutes” Season 59 premiere drew 7.7 million viewers, down 19% year over year.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Editors are a big problem with media today. Reporters don't write headlines and subheads, editors do. It is all too often that we see headlines and subheads frame a piece in a way friendly to Trump and Republicans when the story itself says something different

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I need younger generations to understand how weird it is that trump is such a unique terrible fuck up that it’s actually correct to blame the president for a demonstrably shittier economy and costs

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Sam @very-simple.com · 10/09/2026

A while back, someone posited that on issues where both candidates are bad, you vote for the person (or party) who *you would rather have the fight with* and on a whole host of issues I would rather fight with Democrats to move them left, because they are, even at the margins, more moveable.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

32. People like threads. People like articles. I do both, because the Editorial Board is politics in plain English for normal people and the common good. The EB is free to read, but it was brought to you by its supporters. Please join them today! THANKS! www.editorialboard.com/shocker-jon-...

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Shocker! Jon Ossoff and Abdul El-Sayed break the media's rules

They are showing liberals how to be free.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

After FDR cleaned up the mess created by Calvin Coolidge and blamed on Herbert Hoover, Democrats spent decades reminding voters what the two parties had done. In recent generations, that basic act of politicking has been deemed impolite by Democratic leaders. That needs to end.

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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

You know who else has an unfair advantage in sport? Naturally talented athletes. And people with high hemoglobin. And rich people with money for sports camps and coaches. Why should they be allowed to compete? “Fairness in sports” my ass. Never since NFTs have I heard such bullshit.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026

New in PN: Are voters finally realizing that GOP presidents are disasters? "The last 3 R presidents have handed their D successors an economic catastrophe, & the last 3 Ds have had to do their best to clean it up. Why don’t Ds ever say that? I think it would make a difference" — @mjtoma.bsky.social

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Are voters finally realizing GOP presidents are disasters?

Michael Tomasky makes the case that they are.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 24/08/2026

important piece of how journalism works right here www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/never-apol...

The Post, a truly immoral scumbag tabloid that is simultaneously the most skilled tabloid journalism publication in America in a way that we can all learn from, ran the story, and then it was picked up over the next few days by other right wing outlets making essentially the same “hey this left winger is a rich kid” joke, and then yesterday the story was picked up by the New York Times, which had profiled Gordillo earlier, and once that happened it instantly became acceptable fodder for non-right-wing reporters and pundits. This is a textbook case of how to shepherd a shallow partisan smear into the mainstream news cycle. You may find it distasteful, but you should admire its efficacy. Any competent cutthroat political communicator must be able to replicate this process on demand.

(When I worked at Gawker, we frequently played a similar but less political role in this general process, by writing about stories that the Times was interested in but considered disreputable, which would then allow them to write follow-ups framed as “People are talking about this thing,” which provides them an entry point to feed their readers salacious news while still maintaining an analytical, hands-off pose. Once you understand this dynamic you will see it all the time.)

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Scott Rosenberg @wordyard.com · 23/07/2026

If you grew up listening to "Ziggy Stardust" then you get it: this is maybe the most bonkers yet fitting screwup that could ever be

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Lurk du Soleil @lurkdusoleil.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

A journalist needs to ask Darline Graham whether she supports Trump’s suggestion of military action against the bond market. Guaranteed to be a newsworthy reply.

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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 22/08/2026

Glass in the fruit bars, rubber in the ice cream, and it feels very Saturday morning cartoons like so many frozen treats are now deadly

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

the way i feel about never trumpers is the same way i feel about a plus one at a house party im throwing…welcome, enjoy yourself, add to the vibe, but the second you start telling me i need to rearrange the furniture and the paint is the wrong color you gotta go

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 20/08/2026

Hannity on AOC: Wow, she couldn’t answer a question about Taiwan! Hannity on Darline Graham: Why is everyone making a big deal about this question on Taiwan? People can’t event find it on a map!

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michaeldoh.bsky.social @michaeldoh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Since we’re going back in time every other way…

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Gregory Hays @aristofontes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The existence of The Atlantic should imply another journal called The Pacific, which publishes only good takes by writers who aren't shitheads.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Haslams have more than $16 billion, and for some reason they are currently trying to take $600 million of Ohio taxpayer dollars to construct a new stadium for the private NFL team they own, while they use their public position (and the team’s employees) to promote extremely partisan politics

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

There is only one man in this image and he appears to be dating a female pig. The "person" speaking is a female rabbit dating a rooster.

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My Little Armalite: Friendship Is Magic @weedspagon.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I assume you're familiar with the "3.5 rule" for Chinese food places, where if a restaurant has more than 3.5 stars the staff aren't rude enough for it to be trustworthy but if it has less than 3.5 there's something seriously wrong with the food

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Allow me to invite you to consider the National Conversation™️ about how extreme The Democrats and The Left are if AES, AOC, or literally any replacement-level center-left Democrat said something like this. bsky.app/profile/mcop...

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michaeldoh.bsky.social @michaeldoh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I never believed Iraq had WMDs, because I thought Saddam was relatively secular. Plus W was selling the war so hard that protests were happening in October 2022.

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BlindManBaldwin @blindmanbaldwin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

one of the most important things you can do is never take a quote aggregated or passed around as real unless you yourself have gone to the primary source to make sure it is actually real (many are just made up!) or is being presented in the right context

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

No matter what you think about the opinion section WaPo is still a legitimate news source.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I know you'll be extremely shocked to hear this, but the loudest "keep politics out of sports" folks were always full of shit.

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

If you exclude one specific scene, Mrs. Lincoln actually enjoyed the Ford's Theatre production of "Our American Cousin"

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/08/2026

You could have voted no on Blanche. Idiot.

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Sen. Lemon Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

putting aside the destruction of rare books, how is digitizing a copyrighted text "transformative" for anthropic but the internet archive is guilty of infringement for the national emergency library

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Nick Arizti @nickarizti.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

bulwark-type republicans are welcome on the ship, but they need to understand that they are passengers. they already dashed their ship upon the rocks, they don't get to tell us how to steer ours.

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Very Old Pic of D. Gray @blurbette.blacksky.app · 28/07/2026

They’re coming for the whole damn BLT! 🥪

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JBC @johnbcaddell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

one last post for today, ok maybe, with another #ForestFriday #scape on a #river in a #forest, & wouldn't you know it, up in the #mountains. #ECK

the South Fork Sacramento River makes a slight curve on its way to Lake Siskiyou through the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in the Trinity Mountains. wispy clouds veil the blue sky above.

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JBC @johnbcaddell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

since I'm still reveling in the memory of my visit to Lassen Park, you're gonna have to put up with more #scenic #scenery stuff from the #mountains for #ScenicSaturday. here's a slow-moving #creek flowing through a #meadow below a #volcano and that clear #BlueSky

Kings Creek in Lassen Volcanic National Park meanders through a lushly verdant meadow before it speeds up on a downhill run to to join Hot Springs Creek to form Warner Creek which flows into the North Fork Feather River. I love this stuff!

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JBC @johnbcaddell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

while I still prefer uncrowded wilderness, Lassen Park is a place you should visit at least once. so many pics for #BlueSkyMonday #MountainMonday #RockinTuesday #ThickTrunkTuesday #WaterWednesday #WaterfallWednesday, & #ForestFriday but this one is just a #ScenicSaturday

a tall stand of redwoods on a rocky slope overlooking the blueness of pristine Lake Helen in Lassen Volcanic National Park under a blue sky with a single little cloud.
Brokeoff Mountain is on the left of the trees and Eagle Peak is on the right. on a scorching summer day, the temp at 8300' ASL is perfect.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This should be a lightbulb moment for Democrats: You are free to run on this platform because Republicans are going to accuse you of it whether you do or not!

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 21/07/2026

sure would be nice if a single journalist could respond with "you don't have a constitutional right to eat at olive garden"

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brent sewer socialist🚰🌹 @therealbrent.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A special election should immediately be triggered if an elected official switches parties. It’s effectively fraud. You pulled a bait-and-switch on your voters and betrayed them. You should not be able to go rogue as an elected official and not face consequences for years.

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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.

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michaeldoh.bsky.social @michaeldoh.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Why not “Acquiesce” instead of #wonderwall for a football sing-along? At least the lyrics vaguely fit #oasis

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

maybe it’s a bad idea to teach your followers that any science that conflicts with doing exactly what they want to do is bullshit

It is a chaotic scene on the National Mall.
Several hundred people have refused to leave despite an order to evacuate because of severe inclement weather that is approaching. Some are even arguing with Secret Service agents. At one point, a crowd of people began running back toward the stage. An officer is sternly repeating the order over a bullhorn and the crowd is booing. Many have begun chanting "U.S.A., U.S.A." A federal law enforcement officer is trying to assure people that the event has not been canceled. Many are not convinced.
One man walking by blamed the situation on "liberals in the weather service," adding,
"I think this is baloney."

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

"Why are people so negative about the economy?" Consider this. There are two possibilities: 1) He's right and my livelihood is screwed. Maybe not 18 months but soon. 2) He's full of shit, it won't happen, and AI is a giant bubble that will crash the economy. Why would I feel good about either?

Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I really love this legacy media environment in which I'm asked to pay $20/month to support traditional newspapers and then asked to spend another $29.99 for a supposedly essential book written by two reporters who could have already published that information in said traditional newspaper.

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