Aaron Parnas debuted on TikTok posting about pizza toppings and hair loss. Now, at 26, he's pivoted into journalism, landing interviews with leading Dems and becoming one of Substack's most popular creators—while accepting dark money. New @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/aaro...

Aaron Parnas, the top “news” Substacker, is making his own journalism rules—and taking dark money, by @lizskalka.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/feature/aaro...

Can ‘Ohio’s Anthony Fauci’ Stage a Political Comeback? politico.com/news/magazin... Great feature by @lizskalka.bsky.social on Amy Acton, the politician whose campaign is inherently forcing voters to remember life during the early days of the pandemic

“I actually just call myself a humble tech support,” the world’s richest man said, chuckling at this little bit of modesty. A few cabinet secretaries laughed along politely. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

“The contractor had placed her government laptop in her closet at home, underneath a pile of clothes, in case DOGE was using it to listen to her private conversations. She said other colleagues had discussed stowing their laptop in their refrigerator.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

"Our role across the administration, but most especially in legislative affairs, is to be faithful stewards and implementers of that vision, not to contain or otherwise try to ameliorate what he’s trying to accomplish." www.notus.org/james-braid-...

There's on a bomb on a laptop. Once it produces 2000 words/day, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 2000 words/day, it blows up. What do you do? What do you do? That's why I write.

DEI disaster doom loop

JUST IN: Another medical horror story in an affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from DC. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

“The termination letters all struck the same note: Probationary workers were getting the ax for poor job performance. But many of those fired had just received positive reviews, or had not worked in the government long enough to receive even a single rating.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Cost of owning backyard chickens: $500 for coop, $20 for food + emotional toll of cleaning chicken poop www.axios.com/2025/02/15/e...

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana becomes first state to completely ban TikTok; law expected to become litmus test for rest of United States.

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