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Dan Rather

@thedanrather.bsky.social

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Journalist, storyteller, and lifelong reader A Texan by birth and by choice

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Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The death of Dolly Parton marks the passing of a true American original. Besides her enormous musical accomplishments, she stood out for her character, integrity and generosity. Her philanthropic contributions would alone have made her a superstar. She was one of my favorite interviews.

R.I.P. Dolly Parton | The Big Interview with Dan Rather

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Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves. - Benjamin Whichcote

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You’re So Vain

Trump’s obsession with his own name exposes a man chasing validation

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Meet an American hero.

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One Courageous Correspondent

What happened inside “60 Minutes” this weekend

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

He said he would end the war in Ukraine on day one. He said he was going to put “America first.” He said he would be a peacemaker. What is true is that Trump has turned over American diplomacy to a billionaire Manhattan real estate mogul.

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Clown Car Diplomacy

Maybe Trump’s developer friends should stick to real estate

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

For Trump to succeed he needs an uneducated electorate who will believe his lies. Pay attention to what he’s doing.

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The Dumbing Down of America

It’s as easy as G-O-P

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Imagine having to go to work everyday and face the biggest bully in the country. Kudos to those members of the White House press corps courageous enough to ask the tough questions.

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The bully-in-chief is targeting women in the White House press corps

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Is Trump finally losing his iron grip on the Republican party? It may be the only silver lining to the Epstein mess.

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Pressure forces the president to fold

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Donald Trump is terrified of ghosts.

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Drip, Drip, Drip

How much more don’t we know?

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Yes, be angry with Senate Democrats, but don’t forget who was keeping food from hungry children.

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Furious? You Should Be

The battle may have been lost, but the war can still be won

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Want to play the blame game about the GOP’s shellacking in Tuesday election? It’ll be quick. The one and only answer is Donald Trump.

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Message Sent Loud and Clear

But will it be received by the president and his party?

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Trump refuses to follow the law and feed hungry Americans. A judge has to force him to do it. Even so, will he?

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Have We Reached The Tipping Point?

The president has stooped to using hunger as a political gambit

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

If Trump says he can run for a third term, does that mean Obama can run again too? Just asking.

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Talk of another Trump term won’t go away

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Trump secretly demolished part of the White House to make way for a gigantic party palace, that might just contain his ego.

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American History Be Damned

Trump levels a national treasure

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

No American president has ever had so many people protest against him, because no American president has ever been so deserving.

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The Resistance Is Growing

What happens next?

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Government workers are just pawns for the president who is playing a game of chicken with people's lives.

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Good Work If You Can Keep It

Before Trump dismantled the bureaucracy, working for the government was an honorable job

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

CBS News is the latest victim of the corporatization of the media. But it is the American people who will pay the price.

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MAGA Tested, Trump Approved News

A conservative opinion writer is now leading CBS News

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This Supreme Court will either be the last stand against autocracy or the bridge to it.

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The Supreme Court’s Biggest Test Yet

Will the court codify Trump’s power grab?

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

There’s a very good reason polls show Republicans are being blamed for the shutdown.

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The Shutdown That Really Means Pay Up

First poll shows Americans blame Republicans

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

“We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn’t either.” - James Comey

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Scoring Points Is The Point

The president wants to win for himself, not for the American people

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Silencing comedians is as much about Trump’s thin skin as it is about fattening his friends’ wallets.

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Freedom of Speech For Sale

Jimmy Kimmel is benched to curry favor with Trump

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Trump's march toward authoritarianism is more like a sprint. Dems can't wait for the midterms. He needs to be stopped now.

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Time To Play Hardball

It’s risky, but allowing Trump to remain unchecked is worse

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

By all means, listen to the guy who says grocery prices are going down, the next time you buy a gallon of milk.

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Pain in the Aisle

While baloney is in ample supply at the White House

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

The acting head of the CDC is a tech bro with no medical training who embraced Covid conspiracy theories. Talk about malpractice.

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A Dangerous Liaison

Trump and RFK Jr. play politics with public health and safety

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Trump controlling American culture? Truly the theater of the absurd.

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You can put him in a tux, but that won’t make him cultured

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Trump's authoritarian to do list: ✅ control the media

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Trump Can’t Handle the Truth

Sycophants replace reporters in his White House

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Hosting peace talks with a war criminal and failing to invite the other side is not a peace talk; it is a strategy session.

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Coming to America

Trump invites a war criminal to a meeting on U.S. soil

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

To all women (and the men who care about them): Please know your health is at greater risk than ever because of the GOP and DJT.

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Trump’s War on Women’s Health

And what one foundation is doing to combat it

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

normalize (v): to allow something considered extreme to be viewed as routine. We must call out Trump. Every time.

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Calling Out The Con Man-in-Chief

The need to stop normalizing Trump’s corruption

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

The Kennedy family warned us about him. They were right.

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Don’t Take Advice From This Guy

Why Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is bad for your health

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Want to make MAGA really mad? Just mention Trump getting the U.S. involved in another war. Uh oh.

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Not Trump’s Decision to Make

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Trump has federalized the National Guard and called in the Marines to L.A. Violence feeds his narrative. Don’t let it.

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Produced & Directed By Donald Trump

After a bad week, Trump debuts a riotous reality show

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill” is a reverse Robin Hood scheme. Take from the poor to give to the rich.

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Why You Gotta Be So Mean?

Senator Joni Ernst was downright disrespectful

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Alexander Hamilton warned that the abandonment of due process is an instrument of tyranny. We are so close to this nightmare.

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The Unthinkable is Now on The Table

White House aide suggests Trump wants to suspend due process

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Trump has turned the Oval Office into an ATM, or ‘All Trump’s Millions.’ He's raking in $$$$ as a sitting president.

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A Tale of Two Billionaires

The profiteer and the philanthropist

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people, but the silence over that by the good people. - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

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Welcome to America — Now Leave

Cruelty is the point

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Irony is not dead after all.

'60 Minutes' report that prompted Trump lawsuit is nominated for an Emmy Award

Last fall's “60 Minutes” story on Kamala Harris — the subject of a $20 billion lawsuit by President Donald Trump — was nominated for an Emmy Award for “outstanding edited interview.”

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

What an inspiring group of young journalists. I spent the morning meeting with the winners of the Dan Rather Medals for News and Guts, awarded by The University of Texas Moody College of Comminications. Congratulations to all the winners. Details in the first comment.

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

If you are looking for a great read, look no further than Pulitzer Prize winner Larry Wright's newest thriller, "The Human Scale." The novel, which is timely and masterfully written, reinforces Wright's standing as one of Americas most versatile and best all-around novelists.

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Secretary Clinton asks the question of the day: “How much dumber will this get?” Im afraid of the answer.

Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb (Gift Article)

The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Chalk this up as a win for a free and independent press.

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Many questions here, such as why doesn’t the White House think they have the votes?

Scoop: White House pulls CDC director nomination

The nomination will be withdrawn the same day he was scheduled to testify at a confirmation hearing.

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

For Trump nothing is off-limits when it comes to finding $$$ for billionaire tax breaks, including cutting health care for the disadvantaged.

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The Bait-and-Switch President

Once untouchable, Medicaid is now in Republican crosshairs

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The Kremlin says that American and Russian visions are now aligned. 80 years of hawkish foreign policy upended in a mere six weeks.

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A New Arm of the Kremlin

As Trump’s gaslighting goes global

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Trump is replacing highly qualified military leaders with those loyal to him, not the Constitution - his most dangerous move yet.

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Trump’s Most Dangerous Move Yet?

Politicizing the military

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

The wheels are get wobbly on the Trump bus. His slash-and-burn approach to governing is sending poll numbers south.

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Did Anyone Not See This Coming?

DOGE is costing the country — and now Trump and Musk too

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Freedom of speech is part of the 1st Amendment for a reason — it's a foundational right of all Americans. It is currently under under attack by Trump.

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Your Freedoms Under Siege

Why Trump’s fight with the AP is a big deal

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

When real world headlines read like The Onion…

Trump administration wants to un-fire some nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them

The individuals, who work in an agency that oversees the nation's nuclear stockpile, had been fired on Thursday and lost access to their federal government email accounts.

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The world’s most dangerous bromance is heating up again. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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A Dangerous Bromance Is Back

It’s already a win-win for the Russian president

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Trump isn’t just saying the quiet part out loud, he is screaming it from the roof tops.

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Pining for the Patriarchy

A scorched-earth campaign to keep it intact

Dan Rather @thedanrather.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

“President Trump promised voters that, if elected, he would enact policies that would bring prices down on “Day 1” in office.” Trump’s promises and $10 will get you a dozen eggs.

Trump Softens Tone on Inflation After Pledging to Lower Prices

President Trump pledged to lower costs on “Day 1” as a candidate. His administration now acknowledges it will take more time.