The thing that gets me here is: even if there WAS something missing from the story, Bari doesn’t have the qualifications, the experience, or the earned respect to make that call. This is why newsrooms need leaders who have edited news stories!

lmao "One of Ms. Weiss’s suggestions was to include an interview with Stephen Miller, a White House deputy chief of staff...In her note, Ms. Alfonsi said that her team had requested comment from the White House, the State Department, and [DHS]." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

There is a tremendous opportunity for a brand new generation of media outlets to rise up right now because many news outlets that spent decades painstakingly building their credibility are seeing it torched by bootlickers with incredible speed.

"We determined it needed additional reporting."

"We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth. In free society, art is not a weapon, and it does not belong to the sphere of polemics and ideology" www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

“It marks the first recorded death at the detention center since it reopened in May amid the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign.”

Two cups of coffee, an edible, and a suggestion from my therapist that I do more art just for fun — and not for work or as a gift — and voila, more fan art of Elle Fanning in The Great

This is such a good read. Holy shit

This is adorable and someone should make a short film of it

This is a good read. Really good.

YESSSS. I’ve been missing this — and the hater’s guide to Anthropologie’s $45 sticks or whatever — so so much since Gawker ended. Genuinely, thank you for your service @drewmagary.bsky.social. defector.com/the-2025-hat...

"If I get a computer, I promise I won’t Google 'girls kissing.'"

Who didn’t ask for a Barbie who can kiss her best friends, a computer for their “Twilight” fan club, or a skateboard for sick ollies?

This delightful piece is new on @thebarbedwire.com today: “Allow me to take you on a sacred tour of my deepest childhood desires — as they evolved from the age of 6, when I thought I invented the idea of queerness, to 29 — when all I want to do is protect it.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/17/w...

I will not be commenting on the lip injection wounds but I think anyone considering that particular kind of appointment has learned a valuable lesson today

Do you have a story like this????? Share it with me please so that I can write a deeply meaningful piece about gifting the feeling of magic at Christmas <3

big sigh www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-l...

“What’s suing Tylenol going to do? Is it going to help the kids? Is it going to bring more awareness? Is it going to get our kids diagnosed more early?” Please read this one. @thebarbedwire.com spoke with parents of autistic kids in Texas. They had a lot to say. thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/16/t...

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Only one thing to say about The New Yorker letting David Sedaris write a “dog bites man” story: Reopen the (journalism!) schools

It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.

(Law & Crime) - Pulitzer Prize Board members filed court documents in Okeechobee County, Florida, on Thursday, containing a litany of broad discovery demands in an attempt to beat back President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit over Russia probe reporting awards.” lawandcrime.com/high-profile...

Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety. We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read: newrepublic.com/article/2041...

Beautiful story of communities providing support for their neighbors.

"In three rounds of testing, between 68% and 84% of the Post's AI podcasts' scripts failed... The tool also sometimes inserts commentary, they said — for instance, by interpreting a source’s quotes as the paper’s position on an issue" 🫠 www.semafor.com/article/12/1...

An incredibly brave man. A true hero.

The largest sexual misconduct case in the history of the U.S. military is happening in Texas right now. More than 100 individuals across multiple states claim a gynecologist sexually abused and secretly recorded patients during exams. www.kcentv.com/article/news...

NEW — Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:

This is exactly the sort of story we needed to hear today. Thank you so much for sharing it.

incredible things happening at the nazi bar

Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago. His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship." He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

This is a really sweet story that I needed to read on a day like this

I met Rob Reiner in 2015 at a comedy show in Austin. I was at a low point and needed a boost. Then he appeared. thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/15/r...

Rob Reiner’s son is in custody after his parents’ deaths, records show www.ms.now/news/rob-rei...

There’s something really lovely about this part of adulthood — a window into the incredible care that goes into the magic you perceive in childhood. And I would like to know how other people experience this. Thank you!!! 💕♥️

The holiday gift of neighborhood disputes: Dispatching officers to this Dallas home cost taxpayers $25,375 last year for 71 officers to be sent to manage crowds at their display over eight nights. When their neighbors complained, they updated to a Grinch theme. thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/15/t...

Callout!! Last year I helped do Santa for my 3-year-old nephew and saw that the Magic of Christmas doesn’t go away. It’s even better: The whole time you felt that, it was a ton of people who love you working to bring you joy with no ego about taking credit for it. When did you first see this?

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As a person with PTSD from witnessing a shooting murder: News outlets *autoplaying* mass shooting footage on social media without CWs are doing so much harm. We have consumed so violent content that’s deeply corrosive to the brain. It’s our responsibility to ensure we disseminate it appropriately.

Hear me out: Britney Spears in the “Lucky” music video 🤝 Christine Baranski as Martha May Whovier in “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas”

i laughed out loud

Some of the lessons I have been reminded of from the success of Heated Rivalry as a creative person include: -care deeply about your craft -no detail is too small -work hard but also have fun -find people who understand your vision -it's important to make work filled with joy -swing for the fences

“keep austin evil” is so gooooood

Three more parts TK is *not* good news lol, just kill us all now (via a different former colleague —Lachlan Cartwright/Breaker News)

Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported? Noem: We have not deported military veterans. Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is an army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country. You deported him to Korea.

lol wut. dropping from 42 percent approval to 36 percent approval seems pretty significant. apnews.com/article/trum...

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

“Compared to now, it feels almost cozy — a simpler time when the panic du jour was a Starbucks cup that didn’t feature enough Christian symbolism.”

For a brief, shimmering moment, the biggest culture-war emergency was whether saying “Merry Christmas” loudly enough could protect the republic. @briangaar.bsky.social reminisces about the Good Ole Days before the Overton Window moved into outer space. thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/11/m...

"At the coffee shop near campus, students said they worried about what is safe to discuss in their classes under the new leadership." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...