Sign in

Sid Bedingfield

@sidbedingfield.bsky.social
193 followers 1.1K following 28 posts

Journalism and history.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“.. Inflation-adjusted disposable personal income growth fell by 1.1% y/y in April. Rarely have we seen that kind of a decline outside of recessions.” - Schwab
42851344
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
After months of the deadly and authoritarian ICE surge, glad to wallow in this So-Minnesota story. www.startribune.com/oh-crop-new-...
startribune.com
Oh crop! Minnesota State Fair bans quinoa from crop art
The Minnesota State Fair tweaks crop-art rules, drops bombshell that quinoa is not a Minnesota crop.
010
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
www.startribune.com/ramsey-count...
000
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Go Gamecocks! #FinalFour
000
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2026
Bruce Springsteen, tonight in Minneapolis, was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. A true American rock star. Grateful to have been here.
266140241183
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
I want to say this too: this victory was won because we had observers EVERYWHERE. ICE and CBP couldn't set foot in our city without cameras rolling. Much of the nation seemed determined to ignore our plight for weeks, but the avalanche of documentation we produced dragged the nation to us.
784740777
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 25/01/2026
The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.
138173184283
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
True. This disnosis is spot on. www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...
niemanlab.org
The year we stop pretending the industry has changed
"Legacy media has shown for 200 years it won’t do what it never has."
010
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Is @WSJ the best news outlet covering Trump II? “The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.” www.wsj.com/world/russia...
wsj.com
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
010
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Probably the most important piece of journalism this week: www.wsj.com/world/trump-...
wsj.com
Where Trump Sees Deals, Russia and China See a Chance to Disrupt U.S. Alliances
Russia and China have played to the president’s dealmaking, rattling American security partners.
021
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 26/11/2025
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
102122272409
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 22/11/2025
A CROSS FIELD LATERAL AND RUN TO WIN FOR BENEDICT IN THE D2 PLAYOFFS.
610810
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
A.J. Bauer @ajbauer.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
The blurbs are in! Thanks to @sidbedingfield.bsky.social, @rickperlstein.bsky.social, and @alicetiara.bsky.social for their generous praise for *Making the Liberal Media* which is due out in March. Journalists and academics interested in reviewing—hit me up and I'll connect you with my publicist!


    Well-written and deeply researched, Making the Liberal Media delivers new and significant insights into how conservative leaders employed the "liberal media" claim to build a movement that came to dominate US politics and policy formation. Bauer is an exceptional storyteller.
    Sid Bedingfield, author of Newspaper Wars: Civil Rights and White Resistance in South Carolina, 1935-1965

    With deep curiosity, creativity, and intellectual skill, A.J. Bauer has unearthed a story about the rise of the right that shifts the paradigm, by placing the habit of criticizing the media at the core of conservative identity. It is full of irony and richness, and utterly convincing.
    Rick Perlstein, author of Reaganland: America's Right Turn 1976-1980

    Through meticulous archival research, AJ Bauer shows that “liberal media bias” is not just a slogan, but foundational to modern conservatism. From anti-communism to MAGA, newspapers to Joe Rogan, Making the Liberal Media traces the roots of right-wing media criticism and how it structured and legitimized the modern right. An essential read for understanding how conservative critiques of journalism became a political strategy, an identity marker, and a driver of media innovation.
    Alice E. Marwick, Director of Research, Data & Society
44915
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 19/10/2025
The Israeli military says it carried out strikes ‘against Hamas terror targets’ in response to an alleged attack on IDF soldiers in Rafah
thetimes.com
Gaza ceasefire in doubt as Israel launches wave of strikes
The Israeli military says it carried out strikes ‘against Hamas terror targets’ in response to an alleged attack on IDF soldiers in Rafah
988
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
A fine journalist and an even better friend. I learned from him at CNN and again at the University of South Carolina. A pro’s pro. Charles, you’ll be missed. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
politico.com
Charles Bierbauer, longtime CNN correspondent, dies at 83
He was a past president of the White House Correspondents' Association.
010
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Since Lowndes County is in the news b/c of the story I QTed it is worth mentioning that the area has a long history of racist violence and Black resistance to it. The Selma to Montgomery March went through Lowndes County. It was a battlefield for voting right and SNCC. Always, the past is never past
eji.org
DOJ Finds Evidence of Racial Discrimination in Lowndes County Sanitation Investigation
An investigation revealed evidence of racial discrimination in Lowndes County's ongoing sanitation crisis.
26517
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Pleased to share a new publication: From Redemption to Jim Crow North: The New York Times, Its First Columnist, and the Legacy of Reconstruction. Thanks to the peer reviewers at Journalism. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... #journalism #history
000
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Yes!! This is why I keep prattling on about it, Dan! Let’s Shout it from the mountaintops!!
242
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
👀🚨JICYMI: New Quinnipiac Poll: More Americans now disapprove of Trump on immigration by 50% to 45% (including 51% independents) MAJORITY of Americans now disapprove of Trump on deportations by 53% to 42% poll.qu.edu/poll-release... cc: @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social l
Q poll screenshot:

"4. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues?
-	REGISTERED VOTERS
-	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom
Approve	45%	90%	4%	43%	54%	35%
Disapprove	50	8	92	51	41	59
DK/NA	5	3	4	6	5	6"Q poll screenshot:

"9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - deportations?
-	REGISTERED VOTERS
-	Tot	Rep	Dem	Ind	Men	Wom
Approve	42%	87%	4%	38%	51%	33%
Disapprove	53	11	92	56	45	61
DK/NA	5	2	4	6	4	6"
942767855
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
What's the over/under on how long it takes for this to be normalized by Trump's media allies? #WTF www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
theatlantic.com
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.
010
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
All you need to know about Twitter
30575832513086
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
I'm sad the largest org in my field is forced to manage the (totally legit) concerns from international scholars about entering the U.S. for a conference this year. The reputational damage to the U.S. sucks; far more awful is missing building and learning from the colleagues who feel in danger.
522328
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Another interesting Minnesota read: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/03/11/h...
rewirenewsgroup.com
Exclusive: Hope Walz Never Planned for TikTok Fame. Now Her Platform Inspires Change.
The daughter of Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz didn't start posting until after the 2024 election—and she's starting to become a leading young political voice.
010
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
#UMN This is a helluva piece, especially the last section on the "housing paradox" in Dinkytown. The U community should read it. #UMN racketmn.com/dinkytown-mi...
racketmn.com
How Alive or Dead is Dinkytown in 2025? Depends on Who You Ask. - Racket
Business owners, politicians, students, and longtime observers debate the health of the singular Minneapolis neighborhood.
000
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Well played.
000
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
And how do we think Putin will respond to this? The Trump administration has stopped financing new weapons sales to Ukraine and is considering freezing weapons shipments from U.S. stockpiles, current and former U.S. officials said.
110
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
#DeepSeek’s response to a question about Pres. Xi: “Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let’s talk about something else.” What would X’s Grok say about Trump?
000
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Evening commute, morning commute.
010
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Good for Woj. Makes sense to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/m...
nytimes.com
Why Did Adrian Wojnarowski Take a 99% Pay Cut? To Save the Team He Loves.
Adrian Wojnarowski is trying to help St. Bonaventure’s tiny basketball program thrive in the scary new world of college sports.
000
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Interesting "act of defiance": www.cnn.com/2025/01/14/t.... #tiktokban
cnn.com
What is RedNote, the Chinese social media app that US TikTokers are flocking to? | CNN Business
As Supreme Court justices ponder the future of TikTok in the United States, a growing number of American social media users have responded by moving to an unlikely alternative: Xiaohongshu, a hugely p...
020
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Nicole Ranadive @nrdiva.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
my writing process: a) i got this b) - h) internal primal scream i) no one can know what happened here
412414
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Kim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Of course, he deserves to be in prison. But for those of us who remember him at the peak of his power, it is still a jolt to be reminded how far he fell. And he must be wondering why he’s in prison while Trump walks free, which is a pretty good question. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
hollywoodreporter.com
Harvey Weinstein Returns to Hospital For “Emergent Treatment” As Rep Confirms Leukemia Diagnosis
Weinstein received an "alarming blood test result," according to his attorney.
2272
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Down the street from where I stay in DC. Love this place, FWIW.
010
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Everything you need to know about our current GOP. #Shameless
010
Reposted by Sid Bedingfield
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election. Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
15796107410100
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Fire 1, Gus 0 #MinnesotaLife
021
Sid Bedingfield @sidbedingfield.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Gus enjoys first fire of the season. #MinnesotaLife
031