We have been led into a post-information age, and we will have to adapt to endure.

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Want to know more about Trump's executive order that aims to force homeless Americans into institutions "long-term" as a way to "restore public order"? Tune in to @npr.org this morning. I talk to Morning Edition's Michel Martin about my latest reporting. More to come later on All Things Considered.

Trump administration cancels federal report on US hunger www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Whaaaaaaaat is happening??

Breaking News: A plan to build a casino near the UN was rejected, leaving five proposals in the New York area, all outside of Manhattan.

One concern for Stefanik #ny21 in the new Siena poll is her unfavorable rating is *highest* at 36% Upstate -- the part of NYS that's most conservative and that knows her best. She's 12 points underwater Upstate. A lot of ground to make up in a hypothetical Gov race... sri.siena.edu/wp-content/u...

Realizing you're old enough that you've lived through one-fourth of all US history. (Feels like most of it crowded into the last 12 months...)

As the Trump administration presses for political enemies to be prosecuted, new reporting that MAGA allies may be protected from DOJ FBI scrutiny. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

Grand Rapids was the first city to add fluoride to drinking water. There’s even a sculpture commemorating its role in what was long seen as a public health success story. Now, communities in Michigan and elsewhere are turning back the clock. By @annaleighclark.bsky.social

WVXU is #hiring for a 3 year fellowship position! hcm.paycor.com/l/r/91020EF5

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

Attention must be paid!

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Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad. One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.

Some #Adirondacks Lake George love in this otherwise scathing treatment of the J1 student worker visa program. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/n...

Brutal poll for #ny21 Rep Stefanik. Losing to Hochul in NY Gov race matchup by landslide numbers--even losing to Hochul by 10 points Upstate. Is Stefanik really going to risk her House seat for this kind of uphill battle? sri.siena.edu/wp-content/u...

There are comforts to not being rich. The fact that I will never have to be at awkward social gatherings like this brings me actual joy....

BREAKING: The U.S. attorney who is under pressure to charge Letitia James in a mortgage fraud investigation is resigning, AP sources say.

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Powerful people, conservatives and corporations surrendering power to Trump and Big Government once claimed to believe in sharply limiting federal authority. They talked about a government so weak they could drown it in a bathtub. Now they're racing to curry favor with Trump and Federal bureaucrats.

President Trump asks an NPR reporter if our network is affiliated with ANTIFA, a movement he has designated as a terrorist organization. NPR is a news network protected by the US Constitution.

Good night LA world

The drum kit Ringo played on the Ed Sullivan show a year before I was born. At CAA in LA...

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Morning beautiful world. Rainy LA

Good night relentless world...

The company that created Andor, a fictional account where violent rebellion against an oppressive government is portrayed as heroic...just suspended Jimmy Kimmel for controversial but nonviolent speech following intense federal pressure from the Trump administration.

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., talks about the cancel culture that has followed Charlie Kirk's assassination and what it means for free speech.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

We have to find courage to resist cruelty not with violence but by offering strong gentle invitations back to shared humanness. This is what journalists are called to do with facts and true storytelling. When our work is attacked, it's a sign. Good reporting makes it harder to dehumanize and divide.

Cool political job in one of the country's most interesting policy states...

Early morning airport bar drinkers are a remarkable breed. Pinot and bloody Mary's before breakfast in a soul sucking commuter lounge? Bold life choice.

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President Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists, accusing them of harming his business and personal reputation.

The Guardian U.S. is looking for a Deputy Executive Producer, Video Podcasts! workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/850/

Stop and think about the government threatening to jail a person if they refuse to print political material with which they disagree.

American democracy exists because of free speech, diversity of views, rule of law, and constitutional limitations on government power. Imperative that journalists question elected officials on whether they defend those rights--even when exercised by political, religious, or ideological opponents.

I continue to be amazed at the absolute lack of courage

Not as big as the Mamdani-Adams-Cuomo-Sliwa dust-up this autumn in NYC, but a big deal Upstate: Gov Hochul today announced a special election to fill the vacancy in the 115th Assembly Dist created by the resignation of Democrat Billy Jones on Nov 4. Can Dems defend Jones' seat? Interesting race.

Fallout from speech about the Kirk assassination, political violence and gun deaths

Quick mountain break on a Sunday work day...

Feeling home before another week on the road...

My latest for @npr.org A late summer trek on Silver Star Mountain in Washington's Cascade Range www.npr.org/2025/09/13/n...

NPR will have a great team in Milan for the Winter Olympics and we're already getting ready. I'm talking this weekend with American bobsled racers in Lake Placid.

Morning beautiful world. Back at it.

Good night beautiful hard sad world