We are entering the post-blame phase of the government shutdown. My conversation of @wbai.org in New York City with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social. 🔊 Listen: wbai.org/archive/prog...

Why is it every week contains the most frightening and stupid news at the same time? We discuss this week on We Decide!

🛑 Government “shutdown” = services shut to you. VA nurses skipping paychecks, prisons on “augmentation,” families losing ACA support because offices are dark. Shutdowns don’t save money, they waste capacity. Read the Full piece: open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...

“AI can help with the grunt work. But it cannot replace an editor.” - @sisiwei.bsky.social Our podcast interview explores the promise & peril of AI in journalism.

Big outlets validate. Smaller ones dig first. Alyson McDevitt of Compliance Week broke the Epstein banks story 18 months ago, before the NYT picked it up. Support local + niche journalism, it’s how the truth survives. #SupportLocalNews open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...

... as Dave reminded us all, the government shutdown is set to happen AT. THE. END. OF. THE. MONTH.

The mystique of Charlie Kirk — and what we're not talking about. My conversation today with @jflannys.bsky.social and @laurajedeed.bsky.social on @wbai.org. davelevinthal.substack.com/p/the-mystiq...

I was on We Decide with @jflannys.bsky.social alongside the fabulous @davelevinthal.com this morning You can listen to me get angrier than I've ever gotten on-air here: wbai.org/archive/prog...

Season 3 of the Laid Off and Looking Podcast is HERE! As we got started, co-host Dom unloads on how journalists have to walk an increasingly precarious tight rope to get attention for their work. Like and Follow for the Laid Off and Looking Podcast: News is Changing, We're Telling the Story!

What happens when influencers become trusted sources over the people reporting the stories? Laid Off and Looking co-host Domenic Camia share his frustrations with the impossible demands on journalists. *WARNING: a little bit of potty mouth, but hey… he’s a journalist!

The conversation we’re not ready to have yet is that having empathy for a white supremacist is part of what upholds white supremacy. And by that measure alone, it fails to be empathy at all.

An afternoon w my dad. All he needed was a brace for an arthritic hand BEFORE Labor Day weekend closures. We got: insurance drama, conspiracy theories, & one very illegal left turn. A hilarious & tender reminder of what it means to see your parents aging. 👉 jflanagan.substack.com/p/the-wrist-...

Who knew pizza orders could cause this much hope

Over 1400 health workers dead. Gaza’s medical system is collapsing — and the global health community is too quiet. @doctorsagainstgenocide.bsky.social 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga... #MedicalNeutrality #GazaFamine #HealthCrisisGaza

In a Hotter World, Some People Age Faster, Researchers Find Go Go Magic Melanin ✊🏾

That scavenger hunt was genius on so many levels. I hope other politicians are talking note on engaging your base

Still checking for my local news prize inside

A dreary cool Sunday in the Hudson Valley and everything is unusually crowded. A tingling of entitlement hangs in the air… 🍁🍂 is coming 😩 Oh and the students are back

Why are the ‘Propaniacs’ my favorite episode of King of the Hill?

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier draws sharp parallels between the U.S. treatment of Native Americans and what he sees happening now in Gaza. In this rare interview, he calls out genocide, land theft, and the failure to protect Mother Earth.

When 'Try Me' becomes a movement

Is democracy really dying? Not according to @ips-dc.org it's just evolving... It's a process we can't stop, we either get on board or get out of the way! open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...

Say what NOW? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/b...

Oklahoma's new "America First" teacher certification test will require educators from California and New York to agree with conservative curriculum www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

I’m sure it’ll be fine. “Mr. Antoni, who currently serves as chief economist at the right-leaning Heritage Foundation” Seeking Friendlier Data, Trump Names New Commissioner for Statistics Bureau www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/b...

Just from a logistical standpoint it is not feasible to conduct a "new" mid-decade census with accuracy. To give a sense of the scale of what is required, preparations are already underway for the *2030* census. This will add chaos to the Census Bureau and degrade the accuracy of the 2030 census

The Gathering Storm Over the American Dream The Trump admin fired a civil servant over a jobs report, but the real story is bigger. I spoke with @ngusdorf.bsky.social of @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social about how politicizing data & gutting public jobs is shaking the American Dream.

Kinda curious to see if MTG was right? Senator Marsha Blackburn Will Run for Governor of Tennessee www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/u...

Think you're middle class? You're probably ALICE. @united4alice.bsky.social has determined, even though the federal poverty rate sits at 13% the number of American's living check to check is more like 42%. ALICE is why. ALICE Isn’t Just a Waitress Anymore open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...

A path forward for public media? My conversation today with @jflannys.bsky.social, @laurajedeed.bsky.social and Matt Murphy on @wbai.org. Listen: davelevinthal.substack.com/p/a-path-for...

BREAKING Malcolm-Jamal Warner, co-star of the Cosby Show, has died after drowning. He was 54. TMZ reports.

Theo. I know as an actor he was and frankly should have been known for so much more than that but, the tv big brother I knew as a child is gone. 💔

CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season Money’s tight 💸

Listening to @crissle.com & @thekidfury.bsky.social talk about the conservative critique of the “overly educated” reminds me, expect SEVERE cuts to your ability to access a higher education. Very soon.

“Ain’t nothing permanent, just look what you did to the constitution.” @authorrlraintree.bsky.social Is the best thing I’ve heard on the internet today

I think what disappoints me most is that a lot of the people harmed this week will still show up in 26 to put their abusers back in office 💔

This week on We Decide: America at the Crossroads on @wbai.org The Growing Appeal of Democratic Socialism in the U.S. I talk to economist Richard D Wolff about the appeal of socialism and why so many people are OVER capitalism open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...

So we’re all just gonna soldier on as normal? Is really gonna be no reaction to this?

Am I honestly considering the heat tonight?

Savor the memories ❤️

Trying something different with my job search! DM’s are open for leads!

Protecting Democracy from Dark Money, an in-depth interview with @brennancenter.org fellow and law professor Ciara Torres-Spelliscy on exactly what is dark money? open.substack.com/pub/jflanaga...

Supporting Local Journalism (and a BELOVED local NY journalist) A Thread: The media hustle ain't easy, in fact it feels like it's collapsing around us! The institutional knowledge lost with every cost cutting round of layoffs is staggering...

Teachers/Professors Do students today see getting a degree as a chance to learn grow and sharpen critical thinking skills Or Is it a vocational opportunity for a higher paying job only?

Does this change your relationship with your employer or yourself in your career?

When a bop tells the truth… Grateful for the journalists covering this story but I’m tapping out till it goes to the jury ✌🏾

Reading comments about the Nottoway fire and seeing “that was my favorite plantation!” This is why Black women are resting, y’all are exhausting

Go Knicks 🏀

My brain is melting

10 years before this year’s Met Gala, @wnyc.org reporter Arun Venugopal invited me to co-host a live event ‘Black Is the New Black’ the evolution of Black men’s fashion especially in Harlem!