@jillgeisler
Clinical Professor of Journalism, Leadership and Ethics - Loyola University Chicago. Veteran journalist and newsroom leader. Author "Work Happy; What Great Bosses Know," and coach to leaders worldwide.
New @nbcnews.com poll
On what Americans think about Trump’s handling of Iran:
• 41% approve
• 54% disapprove
• 3% no opinion
• 2% not sure
Should the U.S. have taken military action against Iran?
• 41% say yes
• 52% say no
• 7% not sure
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Seventy-two Wisconsin school districts are going to referendum in April as voters indicate they are less likely to support increased funding for public schools.
Read the full story and subscribe to Forward, Wisconsin Watch’s free weekly politics newsletter. wisconsinwatch.org/2026/03/wisc...
Top lawmakers were notified about the operation shortly before it was launched, but the White House did not seek authorization from Congress to carry out the strikes. n.pr/4l12c8B
The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in a major assault. In retaliation, Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israel and targeted U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf. Follow live updates. trib.al/W8cBNxI
CNN/SSRS poll | 2/17-2/20
President Trump approval (RV)
❌Disapprove 61% (+2)
✅Approve 39% (-1)
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President Trump approval (Adults)
❌Disapprove 63% (+2)
✅Approve 36% (-3)
(Change from 1/9-1/12)
www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/p...
Pretty amazing that comms person at FBI called my @ms.now colleague @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social a liar and demand a correction only for Kash to post a photo from the locker room
A goldendoodle was tied to a metal structure at a Las Vegas airport as he watched his owner abandon him at a ticket station.
“While that part of his story is heartbreaking, what has followed has been nothing short of extraordinary,” the rescue that took him in said.
SchoolCast and FedCast are in...
* We lean toward most schools closing tomorrow, except perhaps DCPS, which tend to have a higher bar. Do your homework, just in case...
* We think federal government may open, but a delay is a decent bet. An unscheduled leave option seems close to a sure thing.
A handy Bloomberg chart on Trump's options on replacing the tariffs just struck down: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
See the thread. Each of these finalists is stellar.
Hassett says Fed staff should be 'disciplined' for reporting the US pays tariff costs
Breaking news: The Department of Homeland Security halted almost all employee travel amid the ongoing standoff over its funding, restricting the ability of some FEMA staff to move in and out of disaster-affected areas.
Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions
www.npr.org/2026/02/18/n...
"The Irish Times Group, which employs about 840 people in total, has made a profit for the last three years following a loss in 2022 due to rising costs amid the end of the Covid-19 pandemic and the start of the war in Ukraine."
pressgazette.co.uk/paywalls/iri...
Colbert posted the interview online. I do wonder if CBS and the FCC are aware of the Streisand effect? The interview has been up for 8 hours and has just over half a million views.
Talarico, who is Christian, has warned about the dangers of Christian Nationalism
The judge, a President George W. Bush appointee, likened the administration’s rationale for removing the panels to the authoritarian regime in George Orwell’s novel "1984."
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
EXCLUSIVE: ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before the Minneapolis shootings.
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership didn't see it as a concern to be addressed.
Darcy: "As one insider put it to me, 'He wasn’t comfortable with the direction the show was taking under Bari, and is in a position where he doesn’t have to put up with it.'”
The Media Today: The Washington Post gave up on diversity well before layoffs.! 🦋
www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
The @washingtonpost.com layoffs disproportionately affected union members of color, per data from the @postguild.bsky.social.
50% of Hispanic/Latino guild members, 45% of Black members, and 43% of Asian members were laid off, compared to 37% of white members.
www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/wash...
Federal funds are once again set to flow - for now - to the Hudson River Tunnel, as a court order blocking the bucks expired Thursday night.
Latest with @mollycranenewman.bsky.social
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: We’re publishing a full list of the 373 federal judges who have ruled against ICE’s mass detention policy and the 28 who have endorsed it — as well as links to key rulings by each.
Trump appointees have split 44 against/ 20 for the policy.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Update: FAMU says banning the word Black from a law student’s Black History Month flyer was a mistake, and the result of an “overly cautious interpretation” of Florida law
www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/10/b...
apnews.com/article/trum...
AP-NORC poll: "Despite their strong support for Trump, Republicans are increasingly alone in supporting Trump on his immigration enforcement tactics."
