If judges are frustrated the Trump administration won’t follow their orders, wait until they learn what the internet is …
Civilization that has persisted for thousands of years “now dead” insists man whose cholesterol could take him out at any moment.
New rules for @starsandstripes.bsky.social prove the Pentagon is at war with itself. You can't claim to promote "independent," "impartial," and "credible" coverage while simultaneously doing everything to undermine it.
Our troops and their families deserve better.
I can’t remember the last time I saw a $1 coin. Maybe a decade ago. Maybe longer. I don’t think I’ve ever spent one.
Who is this for?
It's been nearly six months now since my felony charges were dismissed. The DOJ still has possession of my entire newsroom, because they've filed a notice of appeal (but have not actually filed the appeal yet).
You can help me get back to doing full-time journalism: https://timburkelegalfund.org/
Among all the crazy conditions press face today, THIS aspect of work-life balance shouldn't be so hard. I've been there as a caregiver. Nice to see a union stepping up for a member so publicly.
You can support by signing this petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Man who identifies as Secretary of War bans press photographers who didn't get his good side.
Jack Johnson. Such a beautiful lyricist. His war protest:
"Shock and awful thing to make somebody think
That they have to choose pushing for peace supporting the troops"
"We say anytime, anywhere, just show your teeth and strike the fear
Of God wears camouflage, cries at night and drives a Dodge"
FWIW, I’ll take dystopian sounding voice over dystopian actual words and/or unintelligible.
This isn’t any endorsement of what DHS is saying, just a condemnation of LAPD completely screwing up their supposedly scripted announcements over and over and over and over and over …
NAL, but if it's intelligible and initiated by law enforcement, I think it can give a lawful order.
Whether order is lawful is another question!
Note: Message to press is a "request" not an order.
Someone got similar recordings last week, automated and human. Both had weird mispronunciations. 🤦♂️
"They have no accuracy whatsoever," says man who mixes up Greenland with Iceland, Armenia with Albania, and Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi.
Amid typical news biz headlines, this is so wholesome and heartening:
"The extensive archives survived the fire, and Tim Schneider hopes that they can help return photos and revive cherished memories for community members who lost personal memorabilia to the smoke and flames."
Good luck Pali Post!
One of the highlights of working at Paramount during peak of #metoo movement was coming into office and hearing, "Hey, this creep is gone" ... "Hey, that creep is gone."
Article indicates this reversal isn't "statement about second chances" just hiring people who are now cheap. 🥴
Sorry you're having to deal with this. Hope you're doing OK.
You're not alone. I'm with a US press freedom org. I'll let some international counterparts know and ask about Canadian orgs. Don't hesitate to reach out. (Your DMs seem closed, likely for good reason, but that may slow responses.)
The Arabs now have the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever
variety.com/2026/tv/glob...
First they came for the journalists.
We don't know what happened after that.
Awful
“This is the best healthcare that many aliens have received in their entire lives.” This is how the DHS ends their press release announcing the death of Alberto Gutierrez-Reyes in ICE detention in California. @lataco.bsky.social
I haven't said anything about this before, bc in the grand scheme of horrors this only rates as an inconvenience, but since others are experiencing it:
Just three days after CBP arrested me for filming them outside Broadview on 9/27, my TSA Pre & Global Entry were suspended—and so were my wife's.
“Journalists pay the heaviest price,” Zadeh says. “The right of information is always the first casualty when the government [prioritises] its security objectives.”
Empowers people to vote for what they want instead of against what they fear, which encourages candidates to appeal to that and build consensus instead of tribalism to win plurality.
Granted, almost every system favors well financed and well connected. Where have you seen RCV differ from baseline?
The first op-ed I ever wrote was during the Gray Davis recall/Schwarzenegger election, saying we should have instant runoff voting (aka ranked choice voting).
25 years later, we're still stuck with political parties making a hot mess of everything.
I'm also good with approval voting. Look it up.
Americans: "We want health care!"
American government:
"At Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia, staff members have asked federal officials to decide whether a document that describes an abolitionist’s murder by a mob might 'denigrate the murderers.'"
JFC. Yes, of course it does. It should. That's the point.
Every poll like this should ask respondents to point out Iran on a map, and we should be able to sort answers based on who answered correctly or not.
Would be telling how many of those who approve of Trump's actions even know where Iran is. Or Venezuela, etc.
That's just one example of many reductive headlines. Kuwait, UAE, lots of headlines from lots of places right now that may only be seeing the start.
Ahhh, I can see what you mean. I'm looking at a lot of international feeds and seeing headlines about Kuwait, Lebanon, UAE, etc. Certainly U.S. troops too. But this wasn't intended as some U.S. centric post. Just remarking on headlines diminishing how bad this will get.
Headlines are counting off narrow categories like 6 US troops, or numbers in countries besides Iran.
They all count, as do the hundreds (thousands?) of innocent people already lost IN Iran. Media is reaching for numbers they can verify, but the reality is this is surely so much worse already.
