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UT Austin journalism professor; former NYT, WP. he/him.

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Slurs Filled a Chat Created by a Republican Party Official in Florida

Florid bigotry in yet another GOP chat. Gee, guys, it feels like a pattern. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

06.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

yet.

06.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Texas Seizes the Solar Crown From California, and Other Key Points From the Latest Electricity Data - Inside Climate News Utility-scale solar soared in 2025 across the country; coal also grew, while natural gas was down.

The state’s leaders have pledged their fealty to fossil fuels, but we’re first in utility-scale solar. Wonder if that annoys them? Hope so. insideclimatenews.org/news/0503202...

05.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Jonathan Groff Became Broadway’s Leading Man

What a joyous story! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/t...

05.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One Man’s Quest for the End of the World Started on a Ranch in Texas A Texas businessman believes he was divinely chosen to help usher in the Second Coming of Christβ€”by finding unblemished red heifers and getting them to Israel.

Holy cow! (Also, this is the MacGuffin in "The Yiddish Policemen's Union" by @michaelchabon.bsky.social ) www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

05.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Dept., Under Pressure From Trump, Fails to Build Autopen Case Against Biden

Even Trump's legal toadies couldn't polish this turd of a case. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

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NBC's top climate reporter quits In an exclusive interview, veteran NBC meteorologist Chase Cain opens up about burnout, suppression, and why he's going independent.

β€œIt just really got to that point where I was just kind of exhausted by the sales, by the constant trying to explain and remind, like, hey, this is important. Please run this story,” Cain told HEATED. β€œIt just wore on me after a while.”
open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...

05.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bingo! Markwayne Mullin.

05.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Noem is leaving her position to spend more time killing pets with her family.

05.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I suggest you actually listen to him.

04.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a knight with a helmet and a sword says " this is the way " ALT: a knight with a helmet and a sword says " this is the way "
04.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah. I see you know nothing about him. I'll keep that in mind, thanks. Enjoy your memes.

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DunKings 2: The Movie ft. Ben & Casey Affleck, Jeremy Strong, Bill Belichick, Druski & Donnie
DunKings 2: The Movie ft. Ben & Casey Affleck, Jeremy Strong, Bill Belichick, Druski & Donnie YouTube video by Dunkin'

you do not want to mess with these guys, Bobby the K www.youtube.com/watch?v=quS-...

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James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett in tense Texas primary for U.S. Senate Texas Democrats are hoping to break a 32-year losing streak in statewide elections and take their first U.S. Senate seat since 1988.

"Texas is primed to turn blue, and we must remain united because this is bigger than any one person," Crockett said. "With the primary behind us, Democrats must rally around our nominees and win. I'm committed to doing my part and will continue working to elect Democrats up and down the ballot."

04.03.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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New York Times runs in-house ad asking listeners to β€œsupport any news organization dedicated to original reporting” The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger has voiced a new ad encouraging listeners to support any news organization dedicated to original reporting β€” even if it's not the Times. It's Sulzberger's...

Subscribe to real journalism, says NYT publisher A.G. Sulzberger β€” even if it isn’t us. A classy ad. www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/new-...

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Opinion | What Happened in Chicago When Science Became the Enemy

β€œThirteen months into the second Trump administration, science, medicine and public health have been hijacked by a cadre of grifters and ideologues and by the politicians in obvious thrall to both.” @jeneeninterlandi.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

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Holy crap, this guy

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Opinion | Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won.

Good editorial, @nytimes.com β€œDemocracy in this country remains under threat from Mr. Trump. But it has better than a fighting chance so long as Americans are willing to fight.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/o...

03.03.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Unclear to me tooβ€” hoping to find out more.

03.03.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Apparently some dem states are involved

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States Move to Limit Access to H.I.V. Treatment

it's not enough to bring back measles, whooping cough and polio β€” these goobers want there to be a surge in AIDS, too. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/h...

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I choked when that doc talked about naming rights for the women's center.

02.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reposting this for no particular reason

02.03.2026 18:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The concerted effort by the left to delegitimize the NYT at a moment when we're losing the WashPost, CNN, CBS, etc. is ... interesting. The Times isn't perfect, but it's independent and does more to hold Trump to account than any other mainstream outlet.

02.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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OBITUARY: The DOE Climate Working Group Report, 2025–2026 it died in a footnote

Goodbye to the craptastic, fake-ified effort to undercut climate science so that Trump could kill the endangerment finding. They had nothing, and killed it with a footnote. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/obituary-t...

02.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who’s Deciding Where the Bombs Drop in Iran? Maybe Not Even Humans. Behind last week’s scrum between the Trump administration and Anthropic lies a deeper question of how warfare is conductedβ€”and whether accountability even exists anymore.

"What is being tested is nothing less than the proposition that machines guided by algorithms can make life-and-death decisions faster, cheaper, and more reliably than humans. We should be deeply unsettled by how enthusiastically this proposition is being embraced" without democratic deliberation.

02.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

lovely!

02.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

wait! I remember this! they will greet us with flowers! always the same fantasy.

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Opinion | A Tyrant Falls. Dangerous Uncertainty Begins.

"U.S. intelligence officials have assessed that the power vacuum could result in hard-line factions of the Revolutionary Guards seizing control. The risks of civil war, internal slaughter and regional instability are profound." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/o...

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Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His β€˜Girls’

In 2013, Dr. Dubin pitched him on a $5 million new project: a postoperative cancer floor for female patients that would offer yoga, hair care and mental health services.
If Mr. Epstein gave financial support, she said, there could be a naming opportunity: β€œThe Epstein Floor for Women, if so desired”

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