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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 23/07/2025

To be clear, this now a massive cover up involving the President, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, and the GOP Congress.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 29/05/2025

Trump gets bullied by Wall st, Elon ran for the hills, Stephen Miller’s wife ditched the White House, Bongino is a shell of himself, and Hegseth is anxiously wiretapping his own office. All while Putin and Xi eat our lunch. MAGA’s “Alpha Men” are nothing more than a pack of cowardly sissies.

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NPB138 @npb138.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

We’re watching fascism consolidate power in real time. This administration is not simply “a different ideology.” It is a coordinated, authoritarian machine — with the Supreme Court, the House, the Senate, and the executive pen all under its control. We need action. We need a plan. NOW

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/04/2025

A MORAL CRISIS “The rule of law is being trampled. Innocent people are being disappeared. Court orders are being ignored. If you claim to love this country—if you believe in the Constitution, due process, order, and justice—this must be your line in the sand.” Take 3 minutes. This is important.

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 02/04/2025

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Millions of you, around the world, have put the lessons I wrote in #OnTyranny in late 2016 to good use. It has been humbling to learn how from courageous and creative dissenters, protestors, and oppositionists. I was honored when John Lithgow volunteered to read them aloud.

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NPB138 @npb138.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

What. The. Actual. FUCK!!!! The level of utter incompetence is bigly off the charts, like no one has ever seen before. That's what everyone is saying. We've never seen incompetence like this.

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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

A really powerful WWII era "don't be a sucker" piece, that explains how authoritarians have to separate and destroy groups of people so they can take power. I don't usually watch anything this long (22 min) but couldn't stop watching once I started this.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado. 11,000 people showed up. Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.

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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A bunch of Christian nationalists were at the White House yesterday, meeting with Paula White and praying over President Trump. Among those in attendance were David Barton, William Wolfe, Jim Garlow, Samuel Rodriguez, Robert Jeffress, and Gary Bauer.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

They want the unreviewable power to grab people and render them to a foreign gulag.

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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Fear and panic spread as measles enters the birth center of a Texas hospital. On Wednesday, a woman was admitted to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, where she gave birth in the middle of a deadly, surging measles epidemic. After the baby was born, doctors discovered the young mother was…

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/03/2025

A Houston-area midwife has been arrested on allegations of providing illegal abortions—and the consequences are extreme. Under Texas law, the midwife could face life in prison.

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Texas Arrests First Abortion Provider Under Ban in Terrifying Sign

This is the first time the Lone Star State has arrested an abortion provider.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.

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NPB138 @npb138.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

The crypto boondoggle and grift is here. David Sacks (one of the largest crypto holders on Earth, the others being close friends of his) is "advising" the POTUS on the development of a national crypto reserve, to be funded with, you guessed it, our tax dollars. 🤔

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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Hey Democratic Party, You ain’t raising money until you start raising hell. Sincerely, A Huge Portion of Your Supporters

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Rachel Vindman @natsechobbyist.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Is the Democratic leadership suggesting now is not the time to be disruptive? If not now, when? Because it really seems like now is the time…

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

why is this not a gigantic fucking scandal that we're talking about 24/7. an unelected billionaire is fueling threats against federal judges and he just keeps on with his wanton destruction of the federal government

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/03/2025

A group of men who would not identify themselves and who were working for the local Republican Party have dragged someone out of a political meeting, her speech considered grounds for arrest. What’s next? And who will stand in their way

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This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign

Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what.

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NPB138 @npb138.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

With 100% seriousness. If you have the means, If I were you, I would immediately begin looking at off-shore (EU) options for your financial holdings and using a trusted, encrypted cloud document storage provider. Russia, along with China are the hacking havens on planet Earth. We are on our own.

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Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21/02/2025

So, ridicule Americans who want to flee abroad all you want. But remember, there’s a reason why Germany produced the most Nobel laureates before World War II, but the U.S. took the lead afterward.

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Americans Are Heading for the Exits

Go ahead and roll your eyes at those who want out of Trump's second term, but it's emigration, not immigration, that should concern us most.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

“I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath. “I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.”

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 16/02/2025

🚨1 If you're attending a protest, make sure to save this post or the graphics in the thread. Knowing your rights, staying safe, & protecting others is essential. Be prepared, look out for each other, and keep fighting for what’s right. Stay safe out there! Credit meganthuy & blmlouisville IG

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Sandi Bachom 📹🎥🎬 @sandibachom.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

🔥🔥🔥🔥 I made this just for you @bluesky in a New York minute (although I wish you’d lengthen that) @riseandresist.bsky.social protest at a Manhattan Tesla showroom. YOU CAN DO THIS! Some of us were 80! #GetMuskOutOfTheWhiteHouse

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 16/02/2025

A point to consider.

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Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.com · 15/02/2025

“I don’t know who wrote the speech — it is the kind of thing Tucker Carlson could have written, and Carlson is a fool,” Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) said in an interview at the Munich Security Conference, referring to Carlson’s inexplicable infatuation with Moscow. www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-h...

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Republican Senator Slams Hegseth For 'Rookie Mistake' On Ukraine

Maybe appointing a defense policy novice as defense secretary was a bad idea!

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Rebecca Leighton Katers @ralk7.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

FABULOUS video summary of what’s happening in our Capitol. Brief, but covers a lot of ground quickly. Every single American needs to watch this! youtu.be/j73qj9DbkWg?...

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You're Being Played

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl

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NPB138 @npb138.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

You have RIGHTS. Use them!! What they're doing is ILLEGAL!!!

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Rights

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Philadelphia Eagles @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Thank you, Coach Moore! Wishing you the best in New Orleans 👏

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone Call it a Day Of Transparency

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Dear @Doge If there is nothing to hide. Hide nothing

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Of course it’s a coup. Miss the obvious, lose your republic. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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Of course it’s a coup

Miss the obvious, lose your republic

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