“Pay for journalism” is such an interesting thing to say right now. I understand that journalists should be paid for their work. But you subscribe to any given news source and then they go and fire all of the Black people or put out articles that make you say, “well, duh.”

DHS spokespersons consistently give petulant, amateurish, deeply unserious responses to inquiries about extremely serious matters.

This is the third such case I've read of ICE agents in Portland arresting guys with valid work visas and no criminal records, who then disappear into the detention system. I wrote about one last week. He appears to still be in Mississippi as of today reason.com/2025/10/30/a...

I can finally talk about this: “A MOVIE: Obayashi’s Cinematic Life” will be a special feature on Cult Epics’ upcoming 4K blu-ray of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time!

Open enrollment seems to be going well

we really haven’t talked enough about how the ny post tried to make a major scandal out of Mamdani calling his father’s cousin aunt

It’s almost like the violence is the point

condé bosses absolutely incinerating all the goodwill their journalists have earned for them over the past nine months in less than a week, that's big-brain stuff

Mamdani’s win is a warning for media: Better get some leftist contributors or you simply won’t be able to cover/understand what is happening around America.

the more journalists who decide solidarity and the truth are worth everything, including their job, the better that i truly believe our media landscape will become ****this is not to celebrate the BS firing of WIRED folks, but to put a spotlight on the desperate fight occurring rn for a free media

Has anyone articulated a plan for dealing with the fact that the NLRB was basically not functioning even before the shutdown

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.

"should women work" but it really means "should men have to ever answer to or even encounter women who are not their wives, offspring, and/or other servile figures"

Following this story closely

big papers, particularly the NYT, just *love* stealing a story idea and re-reporting it without credit

For @baltimorebeat.bsky.social, I wrote about three movies you should check out at the Maryland Film Festival this week! baltimorebeat.com/at-this-year...

The @baltimorebeat.bsky.social boxes by CVP and inside R House are LOADED

Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.

It’s truly scary how few mainstream publications are willing to publish working class voices and perspectives (let alone leftist ones), and every one we lose is yet another blow to the fragile hope for a better world

another win for the "destroy anything good" wing of the american media

"By either measure, Noem’s wrong. News reports and lawsuits show that US citizens have been detained during Operation Midway Blitz, and a ProPublica investigation documented 170 cases of US citizens who have been arrested by immigration agents across the country since Trump started his second term."

Good news:

And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.

I'd known about Norman Morrison and his sacrifice for years. Finally got a chance to write this short piece about his act of protest 60 years ago today against the Vietnam War, which echoes in the US-backed genocide in Gaza and wars and conflicts everywhere. www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/hist...

Good for @chicagotribune.com for devoting this many reporters to documenting this outrageous occupation of an American city www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/c...

"...a male correspondent was initially included on the layoff list but was removed after he appealed directly to the new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, leading to another female correspondent being added to the list at the last minute."

This is a lie: www.propublica.org/article/immi...

NEWS: Federal prosecutors indict Kat Abughazaleh, congressional candidate, county board candidate Cat Sharp and Dem committeeman Michael Rabbitt over September Broadview protest

Cuomo and Bartiromo, two Italian Americans, repurposing the same type of xenophobia, bigotry, and religious prejudice that was used to discriminate against Italian Catholic immigrants.

New story for @thebaltimorebanner.com: a job loss survival guide for federal workers (and anyone else who might need it)

Extremely concerning reporting from @cnsmd.bsky.social

Immigration courts are generally open to the public, and advance notice is only *suggested* by DOJ. They can't outright require it. I know this because I got blocked from going to the Krome Immigration Court earlier this year and emailed EOIR. They wouldn't respond to my direct question about it.

“If the press can’t access immigration hearings at a time like this, then the press isn’t free. Obviously, the press is being handcuffed by a situation that was created by the president.”

Presented with hard data showing racial disparities in traffic stops, the Baltimore County Police Department’s response was to pretend it’s not a real problem

Glad everyone is discovering how great Becca Rothfeld, the writer of that scathing book review is—she used to write for @thebaffler.com! Back in 2018 she wrote about the toxicity of positivity/self-help/liberal feminism—one of my fave pieces ever to art direct. Support indie publications, folks

Damn, this is just…devastating. Kinda shocked WaPo published it. www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...

FULL VIDEO: Baltimore County high schoolers were handcuffed after an AI gun-detection system misidentified a bag of chips as a gun. You can see all of the body worn camera footage from the incident here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs6M...

NEW: I obtained body camera footage from when Baltimore County Police officers responded to a false gun alert triggered by Baltimore County Public Schools’ AI-powered gun-detection system. The "gun" was a bag of Doritos. Here's the image officers were referencing:

Public records officers don’t seem to understand that when they make it unnecessarily inconvenient to access documents I treat it as a fun little challenge

ITS ALMOST LIKE WHEN JOURNALISTS ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR OWN CONTENT DECISIONS AWAY FROM THEIR LEGACY OVERLORDS, IT RESONATES WITH PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! so glad Dave left WaPo

Amid an unprecedented overdose crisis, diversion programs have failed to separate the court system and policing from drug use. For some, it's sobriety or a jail cell. Read my latest for @baltimorebeat.bsky.social ⬇️ baltimorebeat.com/baltimores-a...

Latest: I wrote about the DHS Office of Public Affairs shameless lies about ICE arrests and all the times it's lied to me and other reporters lately. DHS did not respond to my request for comment about all the lies it's told. reason.com/2025/10/22/h...

Hey, what the fuck?

Just a couple of rats in love

Kinda wild that Mamdani and Sliwa are the guys who won their primaries and there has been open, nonstop meddling to overturn that will of the voters and install the disgraced former governor and it’s largely being covered like this is perfectly normal shit

people who use drugs ("habitually" or not) should be able to own a gun and cannabis users ("habitual or not) in particular already do "legally" possess guns and are encouraged to lie by just about everybody throughout the process to obtain a gun.

They were already living in one of Chicago’s worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid. Our story @chicagotribune.com breaks down the “mind-blowing violation of the Fourth Amendment” that occurred and the propaganda from the U.S. government. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/i...

Proud girlfriend moment: the other day while we were watching Kneecap @maxgrobinson.bsky.social turned to me and said ”I’ve become so radicalized about Ireland since I started dating you” ☘️🇮🇪

They’ve already shown what they will do if their employees don’t have union protections: fire them for raising the alarm about the Sun’s declining journalistic standards