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To be clear: my house doesn't have a gas line
It's so cool that logging on to the Internet these days feels like having a gas leak in my house
Billionaires’ % share of federal election spending in:
2008: 0.3%
2024: 19%
@nytimes.com #GildedAge
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Well, @stevanzetti.bsky.social and I just became that meme tweet because the story we’ve been working on for months was just basically completely outlined by a city council member on Facebook.
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"D Magazine (via reporter Steven Monacelli) filed an open records request for emails...We’ve paid up, but we still don’t have our emails. But you know who does?... Councilmember Adam Bazaldua...the emails revealed that there have been secret site visits underway."
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Regarding some things I just learned about the debate over whether to tear down Dallas City Hall
On Lawfare Daily, Tom Brzozowski, Troy Edwards, and @stevanzetti.bsky.social sat down with Peter Beck to discuss the terrorism trial of an alleged Antifa cell in North Texas, practices around domestic terrorism prosecutions, how the trial is unique, and more. youtu.be/2uQucZSEpXQ
"No reporters have pierced the secrecy veil...Steven Monacelli told me he filed an open records request on Jan. 20 seeking all emails from the past year between key city staff, area landowners, developers and both sports teams...None have been released."
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Some positive news: this guy lost his primary election
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"President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth"
I don't feel so good
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Here's a Jan. 6 rioter posing with a press pass before Pete Hegseth's press conference, just to give you a sense of the type of "journalists" who were in the Pentagon briefing room this morning.
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Assuming this is true, my choices are: Closeted Nazi Bar, The Land of Brands and Influencers, or Park Slope Food Coop. Even if imperfect, at least the third option doesn't profit the worst people in the world or suppress links to journalism websites. Quite the Cornelian dilemma.
Yes, their high spending also contributed to their net negative asset position
Despite receiving more than $5 million in grants from NCCF in 2024, the Dallas Express maintained negative net assets on their balance sheet with more than $5 million in liabilities due at the end of 2024, due to $7 million in prior loans from its founder and publisher, Monty Bennett.
The National Christian Charitable Foundation, one of the largest donor-advised funds, funneled more than $5 million in grants to the Dallas Express in 2024. NCCF facilitates billions in grants for Christian and far-right organizations such as Alliance Defending Freedom. The donors remain anonymous.
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Listen pal, I just woke up from a nap and I barely know what's going on
You can't take a nap on a Saturday anymore without missing something
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If you're an expert in nonprofit tax filings, I'd like to talk to you about something
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Another question: Is it also normal for a YouTube video to get 2.4 million views and less than 400 likes?
I'm not an expert in YouTube metrics. If you are, I would love to know whether you think it's normal for a video to get 2.4 million views and only have one comment.
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This is a really troubling conviction that could scare people from filming ICE in public and chill First Amendment rights.
Also, if the feds are actually concerned about its agents being doxxed, they’re complete morons: