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Jerry Zremski

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Klingenstein Family Endowed Chair in Journalism & director @LNNMaryland @MerrillCollege @UofMaryland. Offering my take on politics at http://jerryzremski.substack.com.

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This is how Trump becomes Big Brother The Pentagon's battle with Anthropic could foreshadow the creation of a surveillance state

The Pentagon’s battle with Anthropic could foreshadow creation of a surveillance state. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/this-is-ho...

28.02.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't fear 'singularity.' Fear AI's short-term economic impact. Artificial intelligence is booming. White-collar jobs and factory jobs are disappearing. Immigrants are leaving. Welcome to an economic moment unlike any America has ever seen.

Artificial intelligence is booming. White-collar jobs and factory jobs are disappearing. Immigrants are leaving. Welcome to an economic moment unlike any America has ever seen. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/dont-fear-...

21.02.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Don Lemon's arrest is your problem, too By using prosecution as persecution, Trump is making America less free

The Trump administration is using prosecution as persecution – and no American is safe from a government that does that.
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14.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jeff Bezos just soiled his obituary He's been mismanaging the Washington Post's bottom line for years. But that doesn't excuse what he did this week.

I wrote this in anger on Wednesday night and held off publishing it, thinking it was just too angry. But actually, upon further reflection, I think the tone is just right. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/jeff-bezos...

07.02.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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05.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Professor discusses future of journalism amid Washington Post layoffs
Professor discusses future of journalism amid Washington Post layoffs YouTube video by ABC 7 News - WJLA

WJLA asked me to discuss the evisceration of the Washington Post. Here is what I had to say: WJLA asked me to discuss the eviscerated Washington Post. Here is what I had to say: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2OI...

05.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The miseducation of Bari Weiss She's grossly underqualified to run CBS News -- and she's proving it again and again

CBS News served as the gateway drug to my lifelong addiction to journalism. But now it’s being pushed rightward β€” and to the abyss β€” by its grossly underqualified new leader. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/the-misedu...

31.01.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Untruths -- and consequences After Renee Good's killing, Trump administration officials indicated that immigration agents could act with impunity and immunity. Then Alex Pretti took 10 bullets in the back.

Stuck inside on a snow day with nothing to do, I couldn't help myself. I had to write about what's happening in Minneapolis. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/untruths-a...

26.01.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A modest proposal for world peace Denmark should rename Greenland after Donald Trump. And that should be just the start.

Trumpland. The Trumpublican Party. The possibilities are endless: jerryzremski.substack.com/p/a-modest-p...

24.01.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What an insurrection really looks like Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota -- but what's happening there is nothing compared to the insurrection he inspired at the U.S. Capitol in 2021

I saw a real insurrection firsthand on Jan. 6, 2021. So I think it's useful to compare what we saw then to what's happening now in the ICE protests in Minnesota. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/what-an-in...

17.01.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Americans are turning on ICE -- and ICE is turning on Americans Amid an unpopular immigration crackdown, Renee Good's slaughter serves as a warning

Level-headed, well-trained law enforcement officers typically don’t shoot people in the face and then walk away muttering: β€œF**king bitch.” jerryzremski.substack.com/p/americans-...

10.01.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Democrats double down on denial They buried their own autopsy -- yet on trans issues, immigration, crime and climate change, Dems and their allies keep making the mistakes that doomed the party in 2024

I posted this on Saturday when you were probably reading about Venezuela. The @democrats.org refused to release their 2024 "autopsy," so I did one of my own: jerryzremski.substack.com/p/the-democr...

06.01.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Democrats double down on denial They buried their own autopsy -- yet on trans issues, immigration, crime and climate change, Dems and their allies keep making the mistakes that doomed the party in 2024

I know my timing is a bit off here, what with the U.S. toppling a foreign government and all, but I always post on Saturdays, so here goes. The Democrats decided to bury their β€œautopsy” of their 2024 campaign, so I wrote one for them. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/the-democr...

03.01.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How to be a better citizen in 2026 My advice after 36 years covering Washington? Ignore all political advertising. Re-examine your news diet. And get involved in your local community.

Tired of all the partisanship and political division? It's time to take matters into our own hands. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...

27.12.2025 13:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As the Trump administration develops a thought code, it's time to invest in freedom This holiday season, give a gift to the First Amendment. Here's how.

The Trump administration appears to have a plan to police ideology – replete with a tip line where, conceivably, your neighbors could snitch on you if they suspect you of any left-wing wrongdoing. How to respond? By investing in the First Amendment. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/as-the-tru...

20.12.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI still does dumb things - but we bet the economy on it? The bubble may be bursting in the workplace. When will Wall Street notice?

I had a bit of a spat with Google Gemini a few weeks ago -- and it made me worry even more that the AI craze could end in a stock market crash. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/ai-still-d...

13.12.2025 13:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The turkeys Trump has pardoned, ranked "Gobble" got a reprieve last month -- but it's the others who deserve to be roasted

Trump has pardoned more than enough people to fill the federal prisons at Leavenworth. He’s freed insurrectionists, drug traffickers, crypto creeps, scammers of all sorts and plenty of corrupt politicians. The bottom line message? Anything goes. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/the-turkey...

06.12.2025 16:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Olivia Nuzzi and the trouble with Washington journalism's caste system It promotes flash over substance -- and leaves heartland America behind

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04.12.2025 20:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Olivia Nuzzi and the trouble with Washington journalism's caste system It promotes flash over substance -- and leaves heartland America behind

People kept asking me: β€œWhat do you think of this Olivia Nuzzi thing?” Well, I'm afraid it offers a troubling lesson about journalism in Washington: jerryzremski.substack.com/p/olivia-nuz...

29.11.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reasons to be thankful Forget the daily drumbeat of bad news. This is a great time to be alive.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! I had a spare hour today, so I figured I’d write a bonus thank-you post to all of you who’ve been reading my Substack β€” and to anyone else who realizes that we all have a lot to be thankful for here in the U.S. in 2025.
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27.11.2025 18:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How can we trust Trump's version of the Epstein files? The administration is built on lawfare, lawlessness and lies. Cue the doubts about any documents it releases.

People seem to think Congress forced President Trump to quickly release a complete version of the #EpsteinFiles. Think again. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/how-can-we...

22.11.2025 13:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why can't Democrats get much of anything right? A good Election Day can't mask the interwoven problems dragging the party down

Leave it to Democrats to spit on their own victory parade: jerryzremski.substack.com/p/why-cant-d...

15.11.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Republican Congress is on welfare Our lawmakers are collecting paychecks -- but not doing the job the Constitution calls for

This Republican Congress is not meeting its constitutional obligations. Admittedly, though, lawmakers are meeting at least one constitutional obligation. They’re meeting their obligation to get paid.

08.11.2025 15:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Recrimination Day special: A big blue night Five takeaways from an election that saw Democrats beat expectations

I just couldn't help it. I had to weigh in on last night's election. jerryzremski.substack.com/p/recriminat...

06.11.2025 01:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The bipartisan destruction of a government that worked How the two parties, the three branches and the American people created our current chaos

I've been around a long time, so I think I'm qualified to try to answer the question: How did the world’s oldest and proudest democracy become a demagogue’s plaything without a functioning legislature? jerryzremski.substack.com/p/the-bipart...

01.11.2025 18:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Hard Land | Jerry Zremski | Substack Coming in October: Regular takes on what matters in America, and music, and life, from a reporter who's spent a lifetime covering it all. Click to read This Hard Land, by Jerry Zremski, a Substack pub...

My column Saturday will be headlined β€œThe bipartisan destruction of a government that worked,” and it will detail, error by error and crass move by crass move, how we got to this point. I’ve seen it all in 36 years covering DC. Subscribe at jerryzremski.substack.com.

30.10.2025 22:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bruce Springsteen made me. Here's how. His music gave me the courage to pair with my curiosity -- and it still does

I'm mostly going to write about politics on my new Substack, but I decided to start with something personal: jerryzremski.substack.com/p/bruce-spri...

25.10.2025 12:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to 'This Hard Land' Analysis and opinion grounded in 36 years of Washington reporting experience

I'm heading to Buffalo today to say goodbye to my colleagues at The Buffalo News. Meanwhile, I'm thinking: "He not busy being born is busy dying." jerryzremski.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

24.10.2025 11:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to 'This Hard Land' Analysis and opinion grounded in 36 years of Washington reporting experience

I'm retiring from The Buffalo News, but I'll be writing a column of analysis and opinion on Substack. Please subscribe -- it's free! open.substack.com/pub/jerryzre...

23.10.2025 21:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jerry Zremski: Looking back on 42 years of reporting for The News – and looking ahead News Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Zremski, after 42 years at The Buffalo News, leaves readers with a look behind the scenes at the most significant stories of a "blessed career."

So this is how I am saying goodbye, sort of... buffalonews.com/news/local/c...

23.10.2025 12:25 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0