Images from packed Palo Alto #NoKings march and rallies earlier today.

A leader of the MN House Democrats is murdered by a Republican pro-life activist. Rather than condemning political murder of his opponents, Elon Musk spreads the conspiracy theory that it was done by Democrats. Journalists don’t need to use any social media site. But they really shouldn’t use X.

It is amazing to see one party openly calling for the arrest of their political opposition while multiple mainstream outlets run stories on the dangers of the extremism of protesters and social media users.

Democratic Senators and Reps should hold a sit-in in the Capitol. This is an outrageous abuse of power and an assault on elected officials.

🚨 Updatd on Padilla ejection from Noem conference “I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary,” he said. He tried to speak further as he was forcibly removed into an adjoining room, where he yelled “Hands off!” He was forced to the ground, detained, & handcuffed

Another video of Senator Padilla’s violent arrest at DHS Sec Noem’s press conference in LA. You can see him thrown to the ground by FBI agents and handcuffed. (video shared by Padilla’s staff with Elex Michaelson of Fox LA and posted on X)

This is outrageous, and we need answers. If this is how the Trump administration treated a United States senator while the cameras are on, ask yourself: what will they do to ordinary people?

For those paying attention, press conferences are the generally accepted forum where people like the DHS Secretary answer questions. Sen. Padilla, for what it's worth, is the ranking member of the Judiciary subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Safety.

Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.

Here's another angle from Fox News reporter Bill Melugin of Sen. Alex Padilla getting roughed up by law enforcement after he tries to question Kristi Noem at her presser: “I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen... Hands off!”

We published my Stanford Foreign Correspondence Class group project-Coping with Cuts: Portraits of Loss after the U.S. Ceases Aid Operations Around the Globe. A sad but necessary sampling of endless stories of hardship, loss, and U.S. betrayal. Kudos, students. peninsulapress.com/2025/06/06/c...

“The N.I.H.’s multiyear investment in advanced vaccine technologies shouldn’t be abandoned on a whim like this,” he said. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/h...

“It’s an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars to interrupt research,” said Rice...“For my trial, more than $2 million has been spent on this incredibly complex study. It’s so incredibly wasteful.” www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department tried to bar a CNN journalist from serving as a pool reporter for an upcoming foreign trip. Other reporters threatened to boycott the trip. Guess what happened next. The Pentagon caved. Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social www.status.news/p/pete-hegse...

Pope Leo, in his brief tenure, has advocated for a free press more than any member of Congress. "The suffering of these imprisoned journalists challenges the conscience of nations...calling on all of us to safeguard the precious gift of free speech and of the press. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Criticism of Trump Was Removed From Documentary on Public Television www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/a...

Many important points in this Steven Pinker piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...

"The public must have broad and undistorted access to reliable information about the government’s decisions and policies. The press must be free to report independently and critically without fear of official reprisal." knightcolumbia.org/documents/dm...

Useful exploration of how A.I. tools helped with deep, accountability reporting and visualizations. www.niemanlab.org/2025/05/how-...

Taking part in this discussion at Stanford shortly. To be honest, from what I'm seeking as I give talks to different age groups, I'm less worried about the young people than the older folks. events.stanford.edu/event/stanfo...

Do This: Spotting and Stopping Disinformation redwine.blue/do-this-spot...

I love @willbunch.bsky.social. He always brings it. Although until now I had missed the story about the ball-tanning guy... 😱 www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Speaking to @redwineblueusa.bsky.social May 22 about being a smart news consumer in our era of noise. "Red Wine and Blue is a national community of over half a million diverse suburban women working together to defeat extremism, one friend at a time." secure.everyaction.com/DInYU2SSR0mw... i

Looking forward to moderating this discussion with @kyla.bsky.social @mattkiser.bsky.social and @peterhamby.bsky.social at Stanford today. https:events.stanford.edu/event/2025-rebele-symposium-the-newsinfluencers-what-legacy-media-andonline-news-content-creators-can-learn-from-each-other

Even established authoritarian regimes consider arresting defiant judges an extreme tactic—a serious escalation usually reserved for after one-party rule is firmly entrenched. Seeing a judge arrested in the US today should alarm everyone who values democratic governance. This cannot be allowed. 🧵

Correct. -- Pull the Plug on the White House Correspondents Dinner open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

Quite an investigation by @elissamio.bsky.social of @devex.com. “José is not the expert on feeding people in disasters...But if he says do it this way, even if general wisdom says do it the other, people are going to do it. And that creates dangerous situations.” www.devex.com/news/what-la...

"Home-growns are next."

Dear White House Reporters: WTF? open.substack.com/pub/convulsi...

“Today is a celebration for my colleagues at RT, Sputnik...This is an awesome decision,” said Margarita Simonyan, RT’s chief editor. The Global Times...a Chinese Communist party mouthpiece, published an editorial cheering on the decision." reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/trump-s...

Spotted on Tesla in heart of Silicon Valley.

This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business. These are going to be huge losses to the research and public health community.

Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. Our Police State Has Arrived. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

Read the Letter to the Chairman of Paul Weiss www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

🎙️ ON AIR: We're speaking w/ journalist @gilduran.com about what these tech elites – a group he calls “The Nerd Reich” – are reading, thinking and saying. ❓ How has the tech industry’s embrace of Trump changed your relationship with technology and social media? 📻 Listen:

It may be breaking, but @booker.senate.gov's voice has never been more powerful. Thank you, my friend, for speaking out for freedom, justice, and the country we love.

Please read and share this incredible piece by our @stanfordjournalism.bsky.social alumna Erin Edwards, who flew combat helicopter missions in the Middle East as a Navy pilot. Anytime anyone tries to defend Signalchat just send them this. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

"Since the outset of Trump’s entrance into politics, Republicans have become more and more comfortable with embracing authoritarian theatrics and cruelty as political branding." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

"None of these men is speaking. Or moving. Or making any facial expressions. They have clearly been posed by the jailers, forced to hold position so they can be useful props for the American woman so that she can manufacture propaganda for her regime."

Ken Fireman writes incredibly thoughtful pieces about our current moment. -- Of malice and MAGA open.substack.com/pub/liticism...

This hasn't gotten enough attention. Very effective questioning by Rep. @crow.house.gov in span of 3 mins 1. exposes how Hegseth endangered servicemembers' lives 2. shows that a scandal upon the scandal is the failure to take responsibility Crow is a U.S. Army veteran (Bronze Star Medal)

Co-bylined by our @stanfordjournalism.bsky.social alumna Sarah Raza. apnews.com/article/noem...  Kristi Noem refused to say who financed some of her travel. It was taxpayers who were on the hook

Are we great again yet?