Zach Kahn

Gov. Ivey: Please Grant Clemency to Charles "Sonny" Burton Who Faces Execution Despite Not Having Killed Anyone The State of Alabama wants to execute Charles "Sonny" Burton for capital murder. But Sonny never killed anyone. The identity of the shooter, Derrick DeBruce, was never in dispute. However, Alabama al...

I just signed a @uscedp.bsky.social petition: Gov. Ivey: Please Grant Clemency to Charles "Sonny" Burton Who Faces Execution Despite Not Having Killed Anyone. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/go...

They just all of a sudden decided to play good when the new year started!

I saw them play twice in 2025 (this season) and they look a whole lot different from the team I saw struggle against the Wizards and Warriors!

Here's the full 3 minute pelican delay so you can have closure (h/t @sickoscommittee.org)

Over in North Carolina, Phil Berger, the leader of the North Carolina Senate, is losing to challenger Sam Page with just under half of all precincts reported.

February: The Longest and Shortest Month How something a teacher told me three years ago finally made sense.

February is technically the shortest month of the year. But this year, it certainly felt like the longest:

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His letter answerer must have been a victim of DOGE

Also:

This is what happens when a high school journalist asks the President for an interview I guess

I received another one today and I didn’t even reach out to him this time outside of an interview request two days ago

Thanks DG!

I’m researching food insecurity in the U.S. and U.K. for a research paper and I’m looking to interview researchers, policy experts, nonprofit leaders, or people with experience in the field.

If you’re open to a brief interview or can connect me with someone who is, feel free to reply or DM me!

a man wearing a blue shirt is putting his hand on a clock that says 6:00 ALT: a man wearing a blue shirt is putting his hand on a clock that says 6:00

Add Groundhog Day to that list, too.

If Charlotte Squawks ever needs another writer, I think they know who to call, no doubt.

Instead of the OG song by Blackstreet and Dr. Dre, all I think about when I catch wind of the song is the Pitch Perfect version.

I’ve seen that movie, along with The Day After Tomorrow, too many times.

Shot from the stands of the Bad Bunny halftime show.

What a moment.

That was amazing

Charles "Sonny" Burton killed no one. Alabama plans to suffocate him anyway. Jurors, the victim's daughter and Burton's family believe his life should be spared. The state thinks otherwise.

Sonny Burton can no longer walk. His loved ones worry that, should the time come, prison staffers will have to roll the 75-year-old into the execution chamber on a gurney. One final indignity, they say, for a man who never killed a soul. Full story: www.treadbylee.com/p/charles-so...

I’ll have to watch! Looks like I will have a lot of time to do so

Snow!!!!

I’m alive! I was a bit occupied this week performing in Spamalot! uptown.

You won’t succeed on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews!

Spamalot! What a great show! Always look on the bright side of life

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Meet The Media: Zach Everson An investigative journalist at Forbes on power, profit, and what it takes to rebuild trust in journalism.

Trust in journalism is pretty broken right now.

I talked with Forbes investigative journalist Zach Everson about following the money, reporting on power, and what it would actually take to rebuild trust between the media and the public:

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Thanks for talking with me!