Lucas Grindley

Trump calls to revoke ABC's license over reporter's Epstein files question President Donald Trump called for ABC's broadcast license to be revoked after a reporter asked him why he has chosen not to release the "Epstein files."

He followed that up by threatening another reporter, ABC News journalist Mary Bruce.

Trump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’ Critics accuse the US president of trying to ‘shut women journalists up’ with ‘demeaning language’

When asked about the sexual assault of women, his response was to bully a woman.

This Bloomberg journalist began asking about Epstein—"if there’s nothing incriminating in the files..."

Kids jam out and create one-of-a kind songs thanks to the Lullaby Project The workshop was one of many such events happening Saturday in recognition of World Kindness Day.

Folks sometimes ask me what my husband does, and here's a great article about his work. He's Nathan, quoted near the end.

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I feel like research on our little industry is getting smarter and smarter.

Nonprofit newsrooms (like ours at @nextcity.org) should check out this report from @lionpubs.bsky.social. It does a truly insightful job of identifying key indicators of growth and sustainability.

Update—it's now my most played song. So, that's cool.

Philip Glass & Tenzin Choegyal: Be The Sky (feat. Alex Ring Gray) by Tenzin Choegyal on Apple Music Album · 2025 · 7 Songs

This album is stunningly beautiful. So grateful to have it—and just realized the music was performed last night, a mere hour and a half away from where I live, and I didn't know!

A little over 10 percent of the way there!

Receiving An Offering of Roses From the composer: Imagining a bouquet of roses as an expression of gratitude for a gift so divine it can't be put into words.

My newest. 🎼

Kansas county to pay more than $3m over police raiding local newspaper Marion county agrees to apologize over 2023 raid that led to national outcry over press freedom, said newspaper’s editor

If you wondered like me how this story would end…

We're nonprofit at @nextcity.org, and now's the giving season (we sure hope).

FYI, what was in 2009? A recession.

UM

"This has been the worst year for announced layoffs since 2009."

Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September.

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"Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September and 175% higher than the same month a year ago.”

World will overshoot 1.5C climate goal, UN says The world has failed to meet its main climate change target of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, and will likely breach this threshold in the next decade, the United Nations' Environment Programme said on Tuesday.

Grateful to read such clarity in a news story about climate.

My mom follows me on SoundCloud. She seems to like it.

Join her: on.soundcloud.com/L9LI2OqOckgl...

Letter to Our Readers: Proving It’s Possible Next City makes it our job to document the solutions that prove construction of a more equitable future can never be stopped.

Amid the chaos, I’m often asked about our role as a journalism organization focused on solutions. So I wrote this letter to readers about my biggest hope for @nextcity.org in 2026.

The idea is that, solidarity itself is a long-term solution. Our coverage can prove it's possible.

Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.

Glad to see a follow-up on this story.

‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’: Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career As she releases a new album, the soul and gospel legend answers your questions on Stax Records, duetting with David Byrne, and the fight for civil rights

Kinda cool, here we learn what Martin Luther King Jr's favorite song was—

Trump Says a Recent M.R.I. Scan Was ‘Perfect,’ and He’d ‘Love’ a Third Term

This article’s treatment of a “third term” is abhorrent.

Oh journalism, what happened to you? We used to fight.

White House releases list of donors for Trump’s multi-million-dollar ballroom | CNN Politics Apple, Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Google, Coinbase, Comcast and Meta are just some of the major companies who have made donations to build President Donald Trump’s proposed 90,000-square-foot...

Check out the list of companies that paid to have the White House's East Wing demolished.

Why Can’t People Pronounce ‘Zohran Mamdani’? Friends and foes keep getting it wrong. Mr. Mamdani says, “It’s pretty phonetic honestly.”

Not a single mention here of people who purposely mispronounced Kamala Harris' name—so, you can be sure this article has no idea what it's talking about.

Raindrop, B Section (Arranged by Lucas Grindley) Playlist: Classical Covers From the arranger: Something about Frédéric Chopin's B section of Raindrop for piano always sounded epic, so I created this orchestral arrangement to experience that scale.

A little experiment—something about Frédéric Chopin's B section of "Raindrop" for piano always sounded epic, so I created this orchestral arrangement to experience that scale.

Robot Avenger Playlist: Works in Progress First uploaded: October 18, 2025 From the composer: A departure from my usual orchestrated pieces, I wrote Robot Avenger because I also love the scores for films like Tron

I wrote something a little different. Probably because I’ve been wanting to go see the new Tron movie.

Clair de Lune is now No. 3, moving up the list of my most-played pieces. That's a success for me.

The Funeral First uploaded: October 12, 2025 Playlist: Works in Progress From the composer: Written for mourning, coupled with a growing anger and sense of helplessness.

Written for a funeral in a film. Can you imagine it for another scene?

Redlining Original Motion Picture Score for

For the first time, I wrote the music for a short film, "Redlining." And I'm proud to share the pieces with you here now.

Yes, I try not to obsess over how many listens my songs have on SoundCloud. With that said...

The "Top 5 Most Played" has a new entrant moving up the charts.

It's the arrangement of Clair de Lune I did for an upcoming short film—

Oh my gosh, thank you for saying so.

To me, that sounds like a very good reason to buy a piano.

Clair de Lune (Arranged by Lucas Grindley) From the composer: This arrangement of Claude Debussy’s classic appears in the short film “Redlining,” with music adapted by Lucas Grindley.

I wrote the score for an upcoming short film. And the trailer just came out, which uses this arrangement of Clair de Lune I created.

Kash Patel fires FBI agent trainee for displaying gay pride flag The FBI employee was fired on the first day of the government shutdown as President Trump threatened more terminations.

Look up the history of the "Lavender Scare" in the 1950s and 1960s.

This week, a queer FBI agent was fired for having a rainbow flag on their desk.

To be clear, the flag wasn't on display now. It was on their desk last year, before Trump was even inaugurated.