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Nathan McIntire

@nathanmcintire.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor of Journalism at Pasadena City College

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10h
Weeks after Russell Vought told Congress that Bilt had fixed its problems without the need of CFPB enforcement, nearly 1,900 Bilt customers received mistaken debt collection notices saying they owed hundreds or even thousands of dollars on their cards.
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The Trump Administration’s Plan for Protecting Consumers? Politely Ask Companies to Behave.
Rather than investigate a buzzy fintech startup for throwing users’ accounts into chaos, the Russell Vought-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trusted that the company was “back on track.” Custo...
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 20h
“This was a miscarriage of justice, and what happened to Mr. Hearn is an outrage that should shock every American. This administration chose to pursue an unjust prosecution against Mr. Hearn."
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Judge bars U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro from charging ex-Olympian in Reflecting Pool case
The judge dismissed the case against David Hearn with prejudice, citing “exceptional circumstances” that included President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign on Pirro’s office.
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LadyBusiness @ladybusiness.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On my way to a job interview, smartly leaving the iced coffee at home
Tom Ford spring 2027 runway look
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
brendel did he put on someone else’s pants at the tanning salon
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grovehaunter @grovewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
photo of werner herzog with a speech bubble added so that it looks like he is saying the quoted post
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
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Underestimate @RahmEmanuel at your own risk.
He knows how to win. He knows how to fight.
And he knows how to message.
And no one will out work him. Regardless of whether he wins the Democratic nomination in 2028 he will make an impact on the race. You can be sure of that. Don't take your eyes off of him. At the minimum, learn from him.
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 28/09/2026
Here's to the journalists "who carry on after layoffs, who start independent publications on shoestrings, who keep reporting in the face of legal threats, who unionize and strike, who write true things even when those things are politically unpopular or formally banned."
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The Free and Unfree Press
Journalism, and its adversaries.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Forget grandiose talk of curing cancer - this is what AI is actually doing to healthcare. In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.”
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ending a nearly 20-year career as a federal prosecutor, Sheri Mecklenburg made clear to U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "this is not a voluntary departure." She said she'd been "scapegoated" — and Boutros had done "incredible damage." From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor slams Boutros in resignation letter, saying he pushed doomed felony charges
The Chicago Sun-Times obtained a copy of Sheri Mecklenburg's retirement letter. In it, she claimed U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros directed a felony prosecution of the "Broadview Six," even though she fo...
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Every. F*cking. Time. The. Same. Story. Make a big fraud claim that doesn't hold up on inspection. The goal is to create doubt, not provide truth www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This guy was one of the world’s biggest and must successful race-baiting grifters. I am so glad he has suddenly decided to stop being a grifter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is a wonderful turn of events!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I will literally believe anything anyone tells me!!!!!
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“.. Calling the case extraordinary, Iowa District Judge Scott J. Beattie said that allowing the lawsuit and its ‘faulty’ claims to proceed could have a chilling effect that ‘can discourage others from reporting on and debating public affairs.’” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/trum...
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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...
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The Source Behind The Ban
The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT: @nytimes.com
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale.”
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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404 Media @404media.co · 22/09/2026
NEW: A high profile hacking group claims it has breached multiple FBI-related services and stolen data “on all FBI employees and applicants.” A representative of the hacking group told 404 Media the data includes FBI agents’ names, home addresses, phone number, and information on their spouse.
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‘We Hacked the FBI:’ Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees
A sample of 5,000 alleged agents seen by 404 Media includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and details on FBI employees' spouses.
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My favorite part of the @propublica.org investigation into Susan Collins and defense contractor Navatek: for all the millions in contracts the company's CEO got through illegal contributions to politicians, it produced NOTHING of use.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I was deputy M.E. at the WSJ when Murdoch took over, with a similar “editorial independence board.” Within 4 months, our top editor was gone, replaced by a loyal Murdoch deputy. That board raised a quivering objection, but the deed was done. If the Ellisons own CNN, they’ll do whatever they want.
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rob @ok-but-still.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Alex Kaplan @alkapdc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It appears that a QAnon supporter who is a member of a QAnon outlet known as "NewsTreason 17" (whose logo is a Q & name is a reference to Q being the 17th letter of the alphabet) was "admitted" into the White House yesterday & got a White House press briefing room pass.
Mark Abrahams/FakeNews7 on NewsTreason Channel 17's Telegram: "Well,

Had some interesting hoops to jump through, but thanks to the help of the “press wranglers”, and kindness to an old man by the Secret Service agents, I’m indoors and warm!"

The post includes an image of the White House press room.Mark Abrahams/FakeNews7 on NewsTreason Channel 17's Telegram: "Well,

Had some interesting hoops to jump through, but thanks to the help of the “press wranglers”, and kindness to an old man by the Secret Service agents, I’m indoors and warm!"

The post also includes an image of an apparent credential with "press briefing room" on it, along with the name "Mark Abrahams," the date "Dec 8, 2025," and "1445."Mark Abrahams/FakeNews7 on Telegram: "Why wasn’t I meant to be admitted earlier?! I probably would’ve saved him the trouble!"

This is followed by a post he shared from The Gateway Pundit: "WATCH: President Trump Pummels Deceitful ABC News Hack with a Fiery Reply After She Asks the Same Gotcha Question Twice During WH Roundtable (VIDEO)"Mark Abrahams/FakeNews7 on Twitter/X: "All already accomplished, but part of the public reveal.  There will be GLOBAL PEACE!  WWG1WGA!"
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CNN is also banned from the White House, along w/ MS Now. Time for the WH correspondents association to take some action! (Assuming they aren't too busy deciding on the menu for next year's dinner with President Trump, where they'll all honor the First Amendment.)
Betsy Klein, a veteran CNN correspondent, described a similar a experience that occurred about an hour later. She said that a White House security officer, whom she has known for years, informed her that her badge had been deactivated.

"T asked if he had any more details he could share with me," Ms. Klein said in an on-air interview. "He said I should be referred to

the White House press office for more information."
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
1. This is a naked attack on press freedom by a president who hates it. 2. There are limits to the president's ability to carry out this threat thanks to the First Amendment. 3. It's also a threat to the "Other Fake News Media Outlets" who can face similar punishment based on their reporting.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The whole graf is hilarious The film (that I have not seen) “falls short on every dimension”
I haven't seen the film. This means I cannot confidently assess its editing, corroboration, or the full testimony it presents. I would love to live in a world in which I could wait, watch the movie, and have a sober debate about its claims.
Unfortunately, the discourse online is not so patient. That's why it's necessary to examine the argument its makers have published, the reporting on which it builds, and the standards by which its allegations should be judged. The film falls short on every dimension.
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TH @tylerhower.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This has long been the (correct) argument against allowing certain kinds of events on campus: They are simply too expensive and complex for universities with limited budgets to provide ample security for. It's not censorship, it's financial stewardship.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A shaky anonymous source; a jab about a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” lawyer; a flub that allowed a skeptical editor’s email to become public; an internal text exchange raising doubts about the story: I looked into how the NYT lost its first US libel case in >50 years. www.cjr.org/news/how-the...
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How the New York Times lost a defamation trial.
An anonymous source, a “hillbilly ambulance chaser” text message, and the newsroom’s first defamation defeat in this country in more than fifty years.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
One of the coolest things about people who don't have a lot of power taking a principled stand is it lays bare the complete cowardice of the ones who actually *do* have power when they fail to do even a fraction as much.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Seeing Ed Sheeran's own band quitting on him is, I have to say, really doing it for me. Restoring one shred of hope for humanity.
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Anthony (game script enthusiast) @proant.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“The missions are thought to be impossible, but me and my team complete them, thus making the impossible become possible”
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Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It’s crazy he’s the only one who talks like this. They should all be pointing these things out all the time. Especially because they get stupid questions asking them to disavow edgy streamers.
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Ironically a good argument for DEI is “it would help the NYT find someone other than a Princeton grad, suit wearing right wing magazine editor dweeb to write about rural America” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/o...
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Local news in the US will not exist in the medium term without public funding. Period. The sooner we all accept this the sooner we can work on getting the money. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/public-fun...
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Public Funding of Journalism Is the Only Way
There is no other magic solution. I promise.
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Chinese are running away from gas cars! Gas car sales plunge 40%! Plug-in hybrid car (combine battery and gas engine) sales fall 29% Only sales of fully electric autos grew in August. The end of the internal combustion engine nears in China. carnewschina.com/2026/09/08/g... #energysky
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Gas car sales fell 40% in August in China [Charts]
BEVs were only segment which avoided decline.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We need at some point to talk about American Evangelicalism as a heretical movement. We should not indulge the delusion of a bunch or nuts who cherry-pick the Bible to rationalize otherwise indefensible 21st century bigotries that they are representatives of a global faith.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Obviously this is a hilarious and obvious lie but it's instructive in that Trump knows he's supposed to care about this thing, and manifestly does not and cannot care about it, and so he has to put himself into the story just to make it something he can talk about. He almost died that day!
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404 Media @404media.co · 08/09/2026
“The government’s increasing use of mass surveillance — whether that surveillance comes via ALPRs, financial records, or the like — coupled with predictive policing is a recipe for tyranny.” Read our exclusive by @josephcox.bsky.social here:
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A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over
404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime.
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"The Justice Department told a Manhattan federal court that it was in the national interest for the judge to find that OpenAI did not violate copyright law when it used articles by The New York Times and other publishers to develop artificial intelligence systems." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/t...
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Justice Dept. Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright Suit (Gift Article)
The department argued in a court filing that OpenAI legally used articles by The New York Times to develop A.I., adding that national security depended on American tech dominance.
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spirit airlines presents: airplane fall @makeitsnow.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
it’s worth remembering, when our turn comes, that the tech giants did the math and determined that they were not bigger than the united states government
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Erik Hane @erikhane.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I hear you—and I apologize. That mushroom was one of the poisonous ones, you’re right. That’s not just useful feedback—it’s you setting a boundary.
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Jen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Exclusive from @propublica.org, details from inside USPS planning meetings that corroborate the whistleblower report warning of potential for mass disenfranchisement if mail voting regulations move forward for the midterms NEW: www.propublica.org/article/mail...
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New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass Disenfranchisement
In internal meetings, officials worried the rules they were drafting could delay or block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters for the upcoming midterms.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Yesterday Mayor Mamdani endorsed a bill to force Amazon to employ its own delivery drivers, rather than outsource the work to subcontractors. The Prospect can report that Amazon's lead lobbyist on that bill is Chuck Schumer's daughter Jessica. prospect.org/2026/08/11/m...
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Mamdani’s Taking On Amazon. His Opponent? Chuck Schumer’s Daughter. - The American Prospect
Legislation before the New York City Council would end Amazon’s subcontracting of delivery drivers. Jessica Schumer is the lead lobbyist against it.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Actual adult people who work in the mainstream press talk to this guy and take him seriously. He's a white supremacist, yes, but he's also just a premium sexless dork.
Richard Hanania: The point of a game like Grand Theft Auto is to identify with the character.

By making a female character, the new game will be promoting autogynephilia.

There’s nothing necessarily wrong with that, and if they make her bisexual then the game won’t necessarily be unhealthy.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
SCOOP: Trump officials are pressuring the National Park Service to find a way to give a small piece of Yosemite to a private developer. The land would be used for a road, to give the developer rare private access to the heart of the park.
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Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Three journalists from the nation’s independent military newspaper are suing Pete Hegseth and other top officials to prevent their firings, which they allege came in retaliation for negative news coverage and speaking out about the importance of press freedom. New @ms.now:
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Stars and Stripes journalists sue Defense Department over attempted firings
The three journalists allege Pentagon officials retaliated against them for defending the military newspaper’s editorial independence.
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Lake America" instantly just absolutely clogged with algae. Six uniformed National Guard guys standing on a beach dumping windex into it. It smells like a turtle tank.
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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is very encouraging if it spurs action. It's an explicit questioning of the transactional structure of schooling which, IMO, is the central challenge of our time. (And predated LLMs). biblioracle.substack.com/p/addressing...
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Addressing the Transactional Model of School
We need to attack thoughtless ChatGPT use from the demand side.
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