Andy Carvin
@acarv.in
Interim social media editor, Forward.com. Former managing editor and current nonresident senior fellow, DFRLab.org. NPR and Reported.ly alum. Woodturner, #ActuallyADHD, veteran of the prolactinoma wars. Calling BS is my calling. I used to tweet a lot.
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And no one got fired. "An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, her lawyers said, a little less than a year after masked federal agents in plainclothes arrested her on a street near Tufts University where she was studying." www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:33 AM
And no one got fired. "An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, her lawyers said, a little less than a year after masked federal agents in plainclothes arrested her on a street near Tufts University where she was studying." www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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JUST IN: DOJ is trying to help Steve Bannon erase his conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. Motion has no career prosecutor on it, just signed by US Attorney Pirro. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
JUST IN: DOJ is trying to help Steve Bannon erase his conviction for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee. Motion has no career prosecutor on it, just signed by US Attorney Pirro. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The low quality feels like the point here, since the plausible goal with all of it is to denigrate the whole idea of craft and creativity and push people to accept less
AI-generated ads dropped the ball at this year’s Super Bowl
This year’s Super Bowl ads were a testament to how sloppy gen AI still is.
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February 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The low quality feels like the point here, since the plausible goal with all of it is to denigrate the whole idea of craft and creativity and push people to accept less
Managed to catch ecstatic black metal band @agriculturemusic.bsky.social in Baltimore last night. Here's a snippet of them performing "Bodhidharma."
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Managed to catch ecstatic black metal band @agriculturemusic.bsky.social in Baltimore last night. Here's a snippet of them performing "Bodhidharma."
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This is what firing 30% of your staff does.
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
This is what firing 30% of your staff does.
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Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?
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The Freedom of the Press Foundation files a disciplinary complaint against the federal prosecutor who signed the search warrant of WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson, arguing he failed to cite a federal law barring the application.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The Freedom of the Press Foundation files a disciplinary complaint against the federal prosecutor who signed the search warrant of WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson, arguing he failed to cite a federal law barring the application.
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21 hours, no community note, on mail-in ballot conspiracy theories debunked in 2020. Now boosted by Elon. They are arguing hard for eliminating them and laying the groundwork to delegitimize losses by way of them.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
21 hours, no community note, on mail-in ballot conspiracy theories debunked in 2020. Now boosted by Elon. They are arguing hard for eliminating them and laying the groundwork to delegitimize losses by way of them.
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Jake Paul has had a few too many rabbit punches to the ear
February 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Jake Paul has had a few too many rabbit punches to the ear
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A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
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Journalist @jkbjournalist.bsky.social's reporting back in 2018 led to Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest. Today, she’s poring over the millions of documents in the Epstein files, and she told @brookegladstone.bsky.social that she’s found new evidence of corruption. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
February 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Journalist @jkbjournalist.bsky.social's reporting back in 2018 led to Jeffrey Epstein’s arrest. Today, she’s poring over the millions of documents in the Epstein files, and she told @brookegladstone.bsky.social that she’s found new evidence of corruption. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
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NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
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February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
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New Tigran Hamasyan just dropped. Been looking forward to this for months.
February 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
New Tigran Hamasyan just dropped. Been looking forward to this for months.
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Report: Joint Federal and State Probe Into Pretti Shooting to be Announced talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Report: Joint Federal and State Probe Into Pretti Shooting to be Announced
What About the Renee Good Shooting? The Star Tribune’s Jeff Day broke...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Report: Joint Federal and State Probe Into Pretti Shooting to be Announced talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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Looking at raw employment growth makes it obvious how hard DOGE hit DC—the DC area has lost 56k jobs over the last year, more than 4x the next worst (San Francisco)
Over the last year, the DC metro area has lost more jobs than the largest-growing US metro area (NYC) has gained
Over the last year, the DC metro area has lost more jobs than the largest-growing US metro area (NYC) has gained
February 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Looking at raw employment growth makes it obvious how hard DOGE hit DC—the DC area has lost 56k jobs over the last year, more than 4x the next worst (San Francisco)
Over the last year, the DC metro area has lost more jobs than the largest-growing US metro area (NYC) has gained
Over the last year, the DC metro area has lost more jobs than the largest-growing US metro area (NYC) has gained
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Credit where it’s due:
This is one hell of a hard nosed bullshit free article by the NYT. It feels like an editor slipped in the word anomalies, but other than that it’s tough & honest, & how news outlets should write about Trump & his racist administration.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
This is one hell of a hard nosed bullshit free article by the NYT. It feels like an editor slipped in the word anomalies, but other than that it’s tough & honest, & how news outlets should write about Trump & his racist administration.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Credit where it’s due:
This is one hell of a hard nosed bullshit free article by the NYT. It feels like an editor slipped in the word anomalies, but other than that it’s tough & honest, & how news outlets should write about Trump & his racist administration.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
This is one hell of a hard nosed bullshit free article by the NYT. It feels like an editor slipped in the word anomalies, but other than that it’s tough & honest, & how news outlets should write about Trump & his racist administration.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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... and, importantly, the Banner is nonprofit, established to serve the public interests of Baltimoreans, and not the political and financial whims of a preening & self-involved centibillionaire.
Rather than saving the Post that was, our energies are better spent building a more resilient version.
Rather than saving the Post that was, our energies are better spent building a more resilient version.
February 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
... and, importantly, the Banner is nonprofit, established to serve the public interests of Baltimoreans, and not the political and financial whims of a preening & self-involved centibillionaire.
Rather than saving the Post that was, our energies are better spent building a more resilient version.
Rather than saving the Post that was, our energies are better spent building a more resilient version.
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"In this new Gilded Age, the Musks, Zuckerbergs, Ellisons & Bezoses haven’t just wrecked the news industry while enabling tyrants." writes @notaaroncraig.bsky.social. "They’ve crushed our collective imagination that we can have & deserve something better."
But there is a path out of this mess...
But there is a path out of this mess...
Breaking Up with Billionaire-Owned Media
To save the media and our democracy, we need to do more than cancel subscriptions to The Washington Post
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February 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
"In this new Gilded Age, the Musks, Zuckerbergs, Ellisons & Bezoses haven’t just wrecked the news industry while enabling tyrants." writes @notaaroncraig.bsky.social. "They’ve crushed our collective imagination that we can have & deserve something better."
But there is a path out of this mess...
But there is a path out of this mess...
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Why read past headlines: I interviewed a librarian who was basically forced out of her job by the book banning.
Rehmet's opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, was the face of the Moms for Liberty assault on schools in Texas.
Democrats can learn from this.
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/s...
Rehmet's opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, was the face of the Moms for Liberty assault on schools in Texas.
Democrats can learn from this.
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/s...
Shock Democratic upset in Texas shows voters still hate book bans
Running against Moms for Liberty is a winning 2026 strategy
www.salon.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Why read past headlines: I interviewed a librarian who was basically forced out of her job by the book banning.
Rehmet's opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, was the face of the Moms for Liberty assault on schools in Texas.
Democrats can learn from this.
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/s...
Rehmet's opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, was the face of the Moms for Liberty assault on schools in Texas.
Democrats can learn from this.
www.salon.com/2026/02/06/s...
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So this is kinda interesting. This electoral map of my town shows the split between Malinowski and Mejia voters. What it doesn't show you is that the split is quite literally different sides of the tracks. Mejia voters are in the area that borders Newark. Malinowski voters up in the hills.
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
So this is kinda interesting. This electoral map of my town shows the split between Malinowski and Mejia voters. What it doesn't show you is that the split is quite literally different sides of the tracks. Mejia voters are in the area that borders Newark. Malinowski voters up in the hills.
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I spoke to someone yesterday about the risks for Canadian journalists traveling to the US for conferences and events, and how they were avoiding the country for the foreseeable future. "Most of the time it's fine, but those times when it's not, are really bad."
February 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I spoke to someone yesterday about the risks for Canadian journalists traveling to the US for conferences and events, and how they were avoiding the country for the foreseeable future. "Most of the time it's fine, but those times when it's not, are really bad."