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Randy Lee Loftis

@randyleeloftis

Journalist on environment, science, health, history, other stuff. Senior lecturer, Mayborn School of Journalism, University of North Texas. A good enough musician to make a living as a journalism professor.

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Lemon Law Pam Bondi is living every corrupt regime’s dream: jailing reporters and getting boss-points for her target choices. But as usual, the administration trashes our best history and the Constitution.

Pam Bondi is living every corrupt regime's dream: jailing reporters and getting boss-points for her target choices. But as usual, the administration trashes our best history and the Constitution.
open.substack.com/pub/randylee...

31.01.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No, it's not too soon It's 1862. The Confederates seem to be winning. We're getting excuses instead of initiative. Now, when things look worst, is the time to think about what comes after (and maybe fire McClellan again).

It's 1862. The Confederates seem to be winning. McClellan is giving Lincoln excuses instead of initiative. Now, when things seem worst, is when to start planning what a return to civic decency might look like.
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12.08.2025 00:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Atrocity in the Everglades The competition is fierce, but for the abandonment of decency in public policy, it’s hard to beat this one.

Atrocity in the Everglades: The competition is fierce, but for abandonment of decency in public policy, this one's hard to beat. My latest on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/randylee...

01.07.2025 04:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anthems for American Apocalypse Finding the songs that warn us that things are falling apart

My latest on Substack: There are songs I call apocalypse anthems--songs that warn us that everything is falling apart. They're starting to look like theme songs for today,
randyleeloftis.substack.com/p/anthems-fo...

10.06.2025 21:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sanewashing Trump and Picking Your Joker Journalism wants the world to be moderate and rational. This is why it can't cope with Trump, who is neither.

Journalism wants the world to be moderate and rational. That's why it can't cope with Trump, who is neither. My latest on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/randylee...

27.05.2025 04:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Barber's Tale The U.S. put a young father in one of the world's most brutal prisons with no trial or hearing and against a judge's order. A brief narrative of the collapse of American law and honor.

My latest for Substack. Outrageous might not cover it.
randyleeloftis.substack.com/p/the-barber...

07.04.2025 19:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's Other Russian Role Model: Lenin It turns out the president and the chairman have a lot in common. That's terrifying.

My latest Substack: It turns out the president and the chairman have a lot in common. That's terrifying.
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30.03.2025 01:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No kidding. This is some le Carre stuff.

17.03.2025 19:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi folks. I've often covered the arm wrestling between the health science of clean air and money. Three guesses about which has the biggest biceps.
To read about the current threat to the right to breathe, check my Substack launch. And please subscribe--it's free.
open.substack.com/pub/randylee...

17.03.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0