If you're not for "both sides do it" journalism and you're weary of "symmetrical treatment of asymmetrical facts," what's the alternative? One answer is point-of-view journalism plus a very high standard of verification, as @gregsargent.bsky.social demonstrates here. newrepublic.com/article/2041...

@mastersofpod.bsky.social why you guys have me giggling out loud in the middle of the gym, because @patrickwyman.bsky.social is cackling about barncles and boats

With this vote, Congress makes ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in history, with more money per year at its disposal over the next four years than the budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals, and Bureau of Prisons combined.