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YouTube video by Floodlight News Inside a Gas Boomtown

Important work on the environment by my son Evan and their nonprofit journalism newsletter. Spotlight the story also picked up by the guardian for wider distribution. youtu.be/XTTI0XIphg4

27.08.2025 03:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“I was r*ped sometimes 3 times a day on that island… and I was not the only girl on that island… Ghislaine must die in prison, because I’ve been in hell and back for the last 17 years.”

Listen to the survivors.

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The Problem With Ghislaine Maxwell As a Witness — New York Magazine Genuine cooperation between the Justice Department and Epstein’s convicted accomplice is possible, but there are so many ways it could go wrong.

The only person with worse credibility is Trump himself? apple.news/AK2KH_40PTOq...

07.08.2025 04:51 — 👍 10 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0

If this is a consequence of weather service cuts, wait until the consequences of intelligence/defense cuts and their accompanying ideological purges drop.

07.07.2025 00:55 — 👍 35 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0

Skeptic is perfect second line for a true crime correspondent. “Everyone lies”

25.06.2025 14:57 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

THIS !

09.06.2025 23:30 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

I’m so glad my dad the WW2 infantryman and my grandfather the WW1 Marine both came home intact. Too many did not -and too many today don’t understand what their sacrifice was for, why we fought, or what and who we fought against. 🇺🇸#MemorialDay

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Why Saving Local TV News Should Be at the Top of the Media Priority List The TV news director who figures out how to break through to the younger audience will be a hero to the industry and to our communities.

Latest column barrettmedia.com/2025/05/22/w...

22.05.2025 21:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

What a Steady News Media Diet of TV Shows and Podcasts Looks Like Even before my eyes are fully open, I routinely start my day with The New York Times audio app.

My latest

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08.05.2025 17:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

ABC News Interview With Donald Trump Shows Why News Outlets Should Quit Him Cold Turkey Respectable news organizations should not bend their standards for access. It’s a decision that damages their reputations as independent, first amendment protected members of the free press.

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01.05.2025 06:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cardinals ask the perennial question: What does the church need? More than anything, the church needs a pastor like Pope Francis who is committed to the synodal process to keep the balance between renewal and the wellsprings of tradition, says NCR columnist Michael...

Via NCR Opinion - Cardinals ask the perennial question: What does the church need? ‘Francis' genius was to point out that mercy was itself the core of church teaching.’ www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

30.04.2025 12:03 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

What’s Happening at 60 Minutes is a Stain on CBS News | Barrett Media But one of those items has never changed: my desire to be good enough and work hard enough to become a 60 Minutes correspondent at CBS News.

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24.04.2025 13:48 — 👍 7 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.

Perfect rebuke of bill Maher

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22.04.2025 15:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why a Strong White House Press Corps Should Be the Desire of Every Media Entity and Every American What the nation needs now are experienced, courageous journalists challenging this president and unafraid of being labeled "enemy of the people."

My weekly column. barrettmedia.com/2025/04/17/w...

17.04.2025 14:20 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Let me make this clear. I am done with Bill Maher. It’s not just his hanging out with Trump at the White House and sucking up to his flattery. His constant badgering of the left is tired. Just put on a maga hat and leave it at that

13.04.2025 22:33 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0