Michael Piccorossi
@michaelooch.bsky.social
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Digital at
@kff.org
. Formerly
@pewresearch.org
- Dad, Philly fan. I like cats ...
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Ivan Pereira
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John Gramlich
10 days ago
"Thirty-two other countries around the world, most of them in the Western Hemisphere, have birthright citizenship laws that are substantially similar to the U.S."
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Steve Vladeck
10 days ago
Obviously, we haven't yet heard from Cecilia Wang on behalf of the plaintiffs. But the
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birthright citizenship argument is shaping up as a blowout against President Trump. I count at least seven votes against the executive order just in the questions to Solicitor General Sauer. Maybe more.
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Bill Grueskin
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Brick by brick, Jeff Bezos is dismantling the Washpost. With no stated game plan for how to turn it around.
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Just back from awarding Trump a trophy, Mike Johnson describes bipartisan senate bill to pay TSA workers "a joke"
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: House Rejects D.H.S. Funding as White House Orders Pay for T.S.A. Workers
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/27/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.WVA.JCEg.1fMguSLVQaMd&smid=bs-share
14 days ago
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
16 days ago
Joe Biden won the election in 2020. If a future judge canāt admit that, whatās left?
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How āHandalaā ā the Iranian hacktivists taking credit for the breach of Kash Patel's Gmail account ā became the face of Iranās hacker counterattacks
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How āHandalaā Became the Face of Iranās Hacker Counterattacks
Amid a paralyzing breach of medical tech firm Stryker, the group has come to represent Iran's use of āhacktivismā as cover for chaotic, retaliatory state-sponsored cyberattacks.
https://bit.ly/4s2vGoq
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Karen K. Ho
3 months ago
this still slaps
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This as a great example of a clear, SIMPLE data visualization. No need for gratuitous animation or other distractions ā just clear data presentation that leverages the natural state of the user scrolling within the browser.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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How Blocking Oil and Gas From Leaving the Strait of Hormuz Ripples Around the World (Gift Article)
Trade is trickling through the vital artery connecting the Persian Gulf and the world, creating an economic shock thousands of miles away.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/03/25/business/energy-environment/strait-hormuz-oil-gas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V1A.ttaJ.Z4q82AKVBEZe&smid=url-share
17 days ago
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New deep-dive poll from
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finds that about as many adults are turning to AI for health information as social media, with health care costs and access driving many users, particularly younger users.
bit.ly/3NLIMIG
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KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: Use of AI For Health Information and Advice | KFF
This poll finds that about as many adults are turning to AI for health information as social media, with health care costs and access driving many users, particularly younger users.
https://bit.ly/3NLIMIG
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Welcome to Trumpās quagmire: āSaudi Prince Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Callsā
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...
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Saudi Prince Is Said to Push Trump to Continue Iran War in Recent Calls
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/us/politics/saudi-prince-iran-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.VlA.n93u.9c0oLJiqvoa9&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
21 days ago
Democrats have offered to pay the salaries ā fully fund, no conditions ā for TSA. Itās Republicans who keep blocking that.
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The Truth about Trump's "SAVE America Act" ā¢Ā Citizenship already a requirement to vote ā¢Ā Instances of noncitizen voting are rare ⢠9% of all eligible voters do not have, or do not have easy access to, documentary proof of citizenship ā¢Ā 52% of registered voters do not have an unexpired passport
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Five Things to Know About the SAVE America Act
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act requires voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship at the time of registration and a photo ID at the time of voting.
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five-things-to-know-about-the-save-act/
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Trump's FCC chief threatens to censor broadcasters as Trump criticizes coverage of Iran war
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Kai Ryssdal
about 1 month ago
Nobody told LAX
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Catherine Rampell
about 1 month ago
Had to doublecheck the date on this
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Trumpās war agenda outflanks his affordability and peace agendas
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/b...
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Gas Prices Continue to Surge in U.S., Rising 14% in a Week
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/business/gasoline-prices.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RVA.Hj-6.mmXf_MQflPJX&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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When Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week in retaliation for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, he targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran
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Kash Patelās latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran
The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.
https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patels-latest-firings-ousted-agents-with-expertise-in-iran
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Robert Reich
about 1 month ago
A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nationās people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else. We mustnāt let this war do so.
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Philip Bump
about 1 month ago
Remember how Trump's SOTU included a line about how he'd stopped eight wars, including Israel v. Iran?
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Benjamin Wittes
about 1 month ago
War with Iran is just a distraction from war with Anthropic.
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Quiz ā How Well Do You Understand Your Health Insurance? Take this 10-question quiz to test your knowledge of common health insurance terminology, concepts and jargon
www.kff.org/private-insu...
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Quiz - How Well Do You Understand Your Health Insurance? | KFF
Health insurance is often complicated, but understanding the basics helps you make better decisions about your coverage and care. This 10-question quiz touches on some terms you may encounter.
https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/quiz-how-well-do-you-understand-your-health-insurance/
about 2 months ago
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Roger Parloff
about 2 months ago
Catch & Kill: Judge Cannon bars release of Jack Smith's Volume II report about the classified docs case.
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Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief AND Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief ā #779 in United States v. Trump (S.D. Fla., 9:23-cr-80101) ā CourtListener.com
Order on Unopposed Motions Seeking Prohibition on Release of Volume II 772 774 . Signed by Judge Aileen M. Cannon on 2/23/2026. See attached document for full details. (Entered: 02/23/2026)
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654/gov.uscourts.flsd.648654.779.0.pdf
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Only the Lord Saves more than Connor Hellebyuck - congrats USA Hockey
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Interesting findings from
@pewresearch.org
āĀ even in a post Substack universe, just 3% of Americans name newsletters as the platform they prefer for getting news, far behind TV (34%), news websites/apps (21%) and other pathways. And many donāt read most of the newsletters they get
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Email Newsletters as a Source of News
Three-in-ten U.S. adults say they at least sometimes get news from newsletters, but many donāt read most of the newsletters they get.
https://buff.ly/ie65cEC
about 2 months ago
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As he rolls back clean-energy initiatives, Trump is getting another trophy today
www.nj.com/politics/202...
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Trump is about to receive a coal industry award you wonāt believe exists
The Washington Coal Club will honor the president as his administration prepares to eliminate federal greenhouse-gas emission standards.
https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/02/trump-is-about-to-receive-a-coal-industry-award-you-wont-believe-exists.html
about 2 months ago
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Prince, 2007: Best. Press Conference. Ever.
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2007 SB Press Conference/Performance
YouTube video by Steven Nieves
https://youtu.be/LjxHZ5Od7zs?si=ULYdyo059lKNNFQi
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Bill Grueskin
2 months ago
You do not, under any circumstances, for any reason whatsoever, in any possible scenario, bring American food TO Milan.
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Chris Ingraham
2 months ago
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
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The Kyiv Independent
2 months ago
ā”ļøUpdate: Russia launches 'most severe' mass attack on Ukraineās energy infrastructure since start of 2026. Local authorities in Kharkiv classified the consequences of the Russian strikes as a local-level, man-made emergency.
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In largest missile attack of winter, Russia targets Ukraine's power plants amid brutal freeze
Russian forces launched a mass ballistic missile and drone attack on Kyiv overnight on Feb. 3, striking multiple residential buildings across the city and injuring at least three people, officials sai...
https://kyivindependent.com/russia-launches-mass-attack-across-ukraine-signaling-end-of-energy-ceasefire/
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"The centerās ambition, articulated by JFK and emblazoned on the wall of the building, was to symbolize a nation āwhich commands respect throughout the world not only for its strength but for its civilization as well.ā
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2026/02/02/trump-kennedy-center-shutdown/
2 months ago
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Noel Casler Comedy
2 months ago
āI shouted outā¦.who killed the Kennedy Centerā¦ā
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Roger Parloff
2 months ago
i'm afraid i'm going to exhaust my allotment of gift articles pretty soon.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/politics/trump-fbi-phone-call-georgia-gabbard.html?unlocked_article_code=1.JFA.Bq06.mkNs0h_qu1LM&smid=tw-share
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As the once proud institution is battered by cancellations and boycotts, Trump retreats and announces the Kennedy Center will close for two years for "renovations"
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Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project
The presidentās announcement came after the center has been rocked by cancellations and boycotts by performers, contributors and audience members.
https://buff.ly/UXkenU9
2 months ago
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Carl Quintanilla
2 months ago
Quiet. Weāre busy rebuilding Venezuelan infrastructure. And the Kennedy Center. š¤”
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset. With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet led Wambsganss 57% to 43%
tpf.news/6nwno
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Philip Bump
2 months ago
Like most of the House, Mike Johnson has only been there in the Trump era. Itās not simply that heās abdicating his power as a coequal branch, itās that he doesnāt seem to understand that it *is* a coequal branch.
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AKA three heavily armed, masked men in an unmarked vehicle attack a motorist ā¦
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Investigative Reporters & Editors
2 months ago
Investigative Reporters and Editors strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who covered a Jan. 18 protest against immigration enforcement at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Read IRE's statement:
https://bit.ly/4rhavyW
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Continuing the deployment (political stunt) for the next year could cost the nation over $1 billion, the estimate found.
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National Guard deployments cost taxpayers almost half a billion dollars
A new estimate from Congressās nonpartisan bookkeeper tallied up last yearās expenses.
https://wapo.st/4k3Uydf
2 months ago
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Once the staunch Second Amendment advocate, now Trump states "You can't walk with guns" - even legally registered ones
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Minneapolis Live Updates: Trump Faults Pretti for Carrying Gun but Says He Wants āHonestā Inquiry
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/27/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice-minnesota?unlocked_article_code=1.HlA.v6LD.FmxZX3F-SoWv&smid=url-share
2 months ago
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Eric Columbus
3 months ago
Bill Melugin of Fox News may be the best-sourced journalist within ICE and CBP. If he's hearing this, the administration has a real problem.
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"Mr. Trump boldly and brazenly says things he knows or has been told are not true and even after being corrected continues to say them again and again."
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Steve Vladeck
3 months ago
This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.
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Phil Lewis
3 months ago
The exhibits about slavery at the Presidentās House in Philadelphiaās Independence National Historical Park have been removed amid pressure from the Trump admin
www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
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How international financial markets outperformed US markets in 2025
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3 months ago
Iceland, Greenland. Greenland, Iceland.
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"In 2025 China installed more than half of all wind and solar added globally. In May alone, it added enough renewable energy to power Poland, installing solar panels at a rate of roughly 100 every second."
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Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/china-renewable-photo-essay
3 months ago
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I answered 8 of 10 questions correctly on the KFF Affordable Care Act quiz. Test your knowledge:
www.kff.org/affordable-c...
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Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act | KFF
Take this ten-question quiz to see how much you know about how the ACA affects health insurance coverage and costs as well as who is eligible for financial assistance
https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act-quiz/
3 months ago
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