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Paul Hallasy

@paulhallasy.bsky.social
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New York City-based comedian, writer, actor and singer. Performs regularly in New York City, at clubs and colleges across the U.S. & around the world. www.paulhallasy.com

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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u... The corruption never ends with the Trump administration. #KristiNoem
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u... The world’s pettiest POS strikes again. #TrumpTomCotton
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Trump Urges People to Call Senator Tom Cotton Over Daylight Saving Bill
The president urged people to call Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and accused him of blocking a bill to cement daylight saving time.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/b... Professional Liar Hired by Network That Professionally Lies #KarolineLeavitt
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Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox News
A fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u... Invade Ukraine, kill hundreds of thousands and get a deal with Trump. #TrumpRussia
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... FAFO #JohnRoberts
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John Roberts and His Island
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u... This was “a violation of federal laws against using taxpayer dollars for publicity or propaganda purposes.” I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!! #TrumpAds
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u... Yet another reason to vote against Trump. He should really be criminally prosecuted. #TrumpAds
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... Fuck yeah! #ReneeGood
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Renee Good’s Family Sues ICE Agent and Top Officials Over Minnesota Killing
The fatal shooting of Ms. Good set off protests during the Trump administration’s immigration operation early this year in Minnesota.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jack Smith is an American hero. The fact that Trump wasn’t prosecuted for his crimes and the American people reelected him IN SPITE OF his crimes is one of the most shameful episodes in American history. #JackSmith
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o... #TrumpAI #TrumpCDC #TrumpGaza
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Opinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways
On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t... And Trump wants AI companies to police themselves! #AI
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Republicans cried that Trump needed money for the border and then he stole the money to pay for a millions in totally illegal, taxpayer funded campaign ads. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c... Trump exacerbates climate change and hands the EV industry to China (and billions to his oil industry contributors). #TrumpFuelEconomy
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Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules for New Cars
The move marked the final step in the administration’s efforts to dismantle policies aimed at speeding the shift to electric vehicles.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u... The Trump administration is violating federal laws banning the use of taxpayer dollars for propaganda. “The president and his administration have gone from breaking the law to trampling it.” The ads might go against the Hatch Act. “A divisive campaign commercial paid
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Trump’s 2024 ‘Final Battle’ Ad Returns, Funded by Public Money
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump using taxpayer money to run political ads is illegal and he should be prosecuted for breaking the law. #TrumpAds
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Todd Blanche should be disbarred and removed from office. #ToddBlanche
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c... Another way Trump is killing us. #TrumpEnvironment
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o... #AI
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Opinion | Dear Congress: Here’s What You Should Ask A.I. Leaders
This is what Congress needs to do to rein in frontier A.I. development.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t... Trump: “Nothing to see here.” #AI
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How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u... Just because ICE is operating quietly doesn’t mean they’re not breaking the law and/or violating people’s constitutional rights. What they are most definitely NOT doing is arresting “the worst of the worst.” #ICE
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A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer
A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o... “Trump is an undisciplined politician who puts his personal interests above the nation’s, running an administration that has no coherent strategy for solving major problems. #TrumpChina
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Opinion | Trump’s Failure to Lead Is Costing America and the World
Trump’s flailing presidency leaves Americans with the thinnest of hopes for this week’s summit: that he does not further damage the national interest.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t... Trump: “Nothing to see here!” #AI
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OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites
The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h... RFK JR IS KILLING US!!! #RFKJr
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c... JFC!!! How many fucking ways can Trump try to kill us?!!! #TrumpEnvironment
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Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/a... #KennedyCenter
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Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say
In a letter to Congress, former employees say the center delayed a plan to address the leaks that its officials now cite as a serious safety risk.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u... Trump views everything as a business deal to enrich himself, his family and his associates. He couldn’t give a flying fuck about the United States. #TrumpXi
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In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.
The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u... WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!!! This is PLAINLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!! The president has ZERO AUTHORITY over elections. (Elections are controlled by the states.) Every state should REJECT this ruling. #SupremeCourtVoting
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Supreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening
Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.pbs.org/wnet/firing-... Every American needs to watch this to understand the depth of damage that Trump is causing. #TrumpCorruption
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Anne Applebaum
As Trump addresses the UN and hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum explains how an alliance of ideologues and grifters is remaking U.S. foreign policy from ...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o... I think what this is really about is the concentration of enormous amounts of wealth in very few hands (i.e., Larry Ellison.) #Paramount
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Opinion | Hollywood Surrenders to the Ellison Empire
There’s no sense of triumph or even defeat, merely numb exhaustion.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u... I’m lovin’ it! #TrumpTVBoycott
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Trump Faces the Sting of a Media Boycott After Press Pool Withdrawal
A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/b... This is a shitty deal but, to use a movie analogy, it was a Sophie‘s Choice. #Paramount
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How Paramount Won Warner Bros.
After months of legal and political wrangling, the media mogul David Ellison arrived at a deal with the coalition of states seeking to block his $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w... Trump is such a fucking embarrassment! #TrumpUN
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At U.N., Trump Says He Will Strike a Deal With Iran or ‘Annihilate’ It
President Trump’s statement to the U.N. General Assembly that he could “drive them into hell with no chance of survival” was a jarring departure in a forum devoted to world peace.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump is such a fucking embarrassment! #TrumpUN
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o... #TrumpPressBan
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Opinion | Trump Is Attacking Press Freedom and Disregarding the Law. Again.
The new ban continues Mr. Trump’s attempt to prevent the free flow of information in American society.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b... Oh, shit! #Paramount #WarnerBros
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Paramount to Resolve Antitrust Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition
The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u... ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!!! #TrumpArch
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Trump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and Snipers
The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u... Trump‘s destruction of the Kennedy Center is worse than you think. He might as well have taken a bulldozer to it like he did to the East Wing of the White House. #TrumpKennedyCenter
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center
Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/b... AWESOME!!! #TrumpPressBan
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico to Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access
In a joint statement, CNN, MS NOW and Politico argued that President Trump’s decision to bar them from the White House grounds violates their First Amendment rights.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW BLOG POST: The Scourge of Grease Recycling Trucks (and the Deteriorating Quality of Life Around Petrosino Park) thegaycurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-... #GreaseRecyclingTrucks #PetrosinoPark #Nolita
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The Scourge of Grease Recycling Trucks (and the Deteriorating Quality of Life Around Petrosino Park)
Below are remarks I’m planning to make at the next meeting of Community Board 2 on September 24: I’m here to talk to you about the noise p...
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m... MUST READ!!! #NaomiKlein
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table
In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u... Just when you thought Trump couldn't get any more crazy. #TrumpArch
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Trump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and Snipers
The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o... “The overriding idea behind AI policy must be that the companies building the technology cannot be left to police themselves. The small circle of people who stand to profit the most from it can be allowed to make the rules.” #AI
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Opinion | Humanity Has Avoided Apocalypse Before. Let’s Do It Again.
It is up to all of us, through our government, to shape what A.I. becomes.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b... “textbook viewpoint discrimination,” “illegal” #TrumpPressBan
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico Barred From White House After Trump’s Ban
The prohibition on certain journalists was a major escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u... Trump is going to get us all killed! #TrumpAI
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Trump Calls A.I. Fears a Hoax. Inside the White House, the Debate Is More Complex.
The president seems driven chiefly by the sense that A.I. is the way to economic growth, and nothing can be allowed to stand in its way.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u... The world‘s most insecure, petulant baby continues marking his territory. #TrumpInstituteOfPeace
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Former Institute of Peace Workers Warn Trump May Push to Engrave Name on Building
As part of a lawsuit, the workers have asked a federal court to stop any plans to engrave the building with President Trump’s name.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u... “Ethical norms” need to be codified into laws. In the meantime, Blanche should be impeached and disbarred. #ToddBlanche
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Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b... “Constitutional protections for the press do not depend on whether the president likes a news organization’s coverage, agrees with its reporting or approves of the questions its journalists ask.” #TrumpMediaBan
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
TONIGHT!!! Fall into laughter! Advance tickets available here: cur8.com/23871/projec... #EatDrinkLaugh #PangeaNYC #standupcomedy #newyorkcity
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Paul Hallasy @paulhallasy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b... 25th Amendment time. He’s lost his fucking mind! #TrumpMediaBan
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Trump Says He Has Banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
The president cited reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.” It was unclear how such a ban would be enforced or defended in court.
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