The disinformation is coming from inside the house… in this case the white house.

Only the very best people… www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

I spoke recently with @dakekang.bsky.social of @apnews.com on the level of involvement that U.S. companies have had in China. It’s often shareholder value over human values. youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9bf... funny & profound in his nuance... as always

I was on @AmanpourCoPBS tonight, discussing the role of American tech firms in China’s surveillance state with @hari. Grateful for the chance to speak to @CNN and @PBS’s audience about our story. Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/nRG032PB7m0?...

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so... lets say you wanted info. on housing assistance and went to a website like HUD.gov... this is what you're greeted with.

I'm always pleasantly surprised how little time I spend on here. I come in, scroll a bit, click on a few stories, reach the part of my feed I've seen before, and then.... I just leave. It's quite sane.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Regardless of who commits it, violence is not the answer.

www.politico.com/news/2025/09... The freedom to censor.

Story:

Studies have found that many vaccines may be associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Here are four of the most common ones with the strongest links.

GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s experiment as a model for the federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027. A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.

www-cbsnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cbsn...? Aggressive quotas drive arrest first, ask questions later policies.

South Asian Bar Association (SABA) of North America is hosting an emergency webinar at 2:00 PM PST / 4:00 PM CST / 5:00 PM EST discussing the effects of the new proclamation regarding H-1Bs. Join this link to get your questions answered. www.linkedin.com/posts/sabano...

Reporters who cover DOD - losing your “credential” will actually add to your credibility. Publicize the moment you hand in your badge. You didn’t sign up to be part of the comms department.

This seems like a big wheel driver veering all over the road - we’d usually steer clear of that guy… But here we are- on board. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...

Kimmel & Colbert were casualties of parent companies with business in front of the administration. It might be even more reason audiences turn to independent creators who are more nimble and can publish with less government leverage over their work. The next evolution of a public media.

And it begins…. Do we really have to make this play out where politics dwarfs our public health and we quite literally create a patchwork of blue and red states with radically different outcomes for children based on vaccine skepticism? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/h...

So the government would target a business who refused to print posters ? Didn’t SCOTUS rule a few years ago that a baker had the right to refuse to bake a cake for a same sex wedding? Full nyt article www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/u...

Sometimes I wonder if we’ll be talking about a “two state solution” in the future… For this country.

The Dept. of Education has pulled funding for programs in 8 states that support students with both hearing and vision loss. A staffer at one program says he was told the Trump admin. took issue with 2 words on the grant application: “transition" and “privilege": www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Kentucky’s law setting the standard of 50-50 shared child custody was hailed as a victory for fathers’ rights. Critics say it also puts mothers and children at risk Painful to read some of these stories documented by @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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Violence is not the answer.

youtube.com/watch?v=zj2M... Spoke to @mtosterholm.bsky.social before today’s testimony by Sec. Kennedy but the good Dr. breaks down clearly the changes to American health that so many Senators on both sides of the aisle are alarmed about.

Where the ____ were these interrogations by Senator Cassidy during the confirmation of RFK jr? Kennedy’s testimony continues to double down on his conspiracy laden worldview. It’s staggering to watch the livestream www.youtube.com/live/4-Ie1OZ...

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Waiting for Shakespeare in Jamaica … The annual …and futile … effort to get free tickets to Shakespeare in the park. This line in Queens had ~400 people in it. The earliest showed up at 5am for a noon distribution of tix.

Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪

Just finished the Lazarus project season 1 & 2. While it’s full of the usual time travel loop quandaries, gun play and the necessary suspensions of reality, it also had a Fantastic mind-bending end. #sci-fi #netflix

Worth listening to the reporting of @dgraham.bsky.social for his recent book on Project 2025. What you see happening around is part of a plan- not understanding that is …irresponsible. youtu.be/wREo3afnLBM?...

apnews.com/article/trum... Someone keeping crime statistics might get fired soon…

youtube.com/watch?v=TdCa... If you want help making sense of why the redrawing of Texas Congressional maps is important, listen to my chat with @davedaley.bsky.social He eats this stuff for breakfast (and likes it).

What Arkansas teaches us about Medicaid cuts coming to the rest of the nation. @kevindeliban.bsky.social of @techtonicjustice.bsky.social explains youtu.be/isSvH6oX8TM?... Bureaucratic hurdles are by design (& likely won’t pay for the infrastructure needed to build them).

A conversation with @jennifersenior.bsky.social about sleep that I hope won’t keep you up at night- hopefully it relaxes your sleep anxieties a bit. youtu.be/542fk47i2PY

Is this available in the US?

Morning after Q- Wonder if DoorDash will see any impacts from their heavy support of Cuomo in the nyc dem primary.

Understand the broligarchy with @carolecadwalla.bsky.social. She has a substack breaking it down regularly. She joined me for a chat recently on @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social youtu.be/6CfUnRiOJTA?...

What world is this?

The PBS funding cuts are a blow to children who need it most. With more options than ever for kids' entertainment, producing research-backed, high-quality, non-advertising content for families—particularly those in low-resource areas—has never been more important.

www.factcheck.org/2025/06/trum... What’s fake is real again… surprise surprise.

youtu.be/p5ig1SkXJco?... If you’re a fan of @wrexhamafc.co.uk you know the new season of the show just dropped on @fxnetworks.com I caught up recently with @humphreyker.bsky.social and #goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo for @amanpourcopbs.bsky.social about their meteoric rise & whats to come.

Good old fashioned accountability journalism. Find the receipts. Make the phone calls. Understand the responses. Publish. After George Floyd’s Murder, MN Companies Pledged Millions. We Asked 14 How Much They’ve Given. By @jayboller.bsky.social @racketmn.com racketmn.com/george-floyd...

Since a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, the number of people killed by the police each year has continued to rise — and Black Americans are still killed in disproportionate numbers. Our data reporter explains his findings. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/u...

NEW: A three-year investigation found that Phoenix police routinely violated the rights of homeless people. This week, DOJ officials announced that they had abandoned efforts to ensure the city and its police department addressed those issues. By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... There are so many species that could trounce us… from octopus to hawks to dolphins- we’re lucky for these opposable thumbs.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Wonder if there’s a correlation between these incidents and Elon having more time on his hands with less time at the WH.

It’s not just Newark: Nearly all air traffic control facilities in the U.S. are understaffed.

Considering he has a book coming out- this sure does raise visibility…