Alan Zibel
@alanzibel.bsky.social
Personal account. Trying to do the right thing and make the occasional joke. Former WSJ, AP & more. Now at @publiccitizen.bsky.social. (No, I don't actually have a mohawk).
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Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide
We had fucking congressional hearings over Mortal Kombat.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
While park rangers and other employees go without pay, Doug Burgum is in Athens spouting nonsense about climate and hobnobbing with energy executives.
"There is no energy transition, there’s only energy addition,” Burgum said,
apnews.com/article/gree...
"There is no energy transition, there’s only energy addition,” Burgum said,
apnews.com/article/gree...
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
While park rangers and other employees go without pay, Doug Burgum is in Athens spouting nonsense about climate and hobnobbing with energy executives.
"There is no energy transition, there’s only energy addition,” Burgum said,
apnews.com/article/gree...
"There is no energy transition, there’s only energy addition,” Burgum said,
apnews.com/article/gree...
Mixed feelings about Shapiro but this is admirable and adult.
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Mixed feelings about Shapiro but this is admirable and adult.
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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The White House has posted a photo that shows Bari Weiss was in the room for the 60 Minutes interview of Donald Trump.
Weiss is obscured, but she's just to the right of Norah O'Donnell.
Weiss is obscured, but she's just to the right of Norah O'Donnell.
November 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The White House has posted a photo that shows Bari Weiss was in the room for the 60 Minutes interview of Donald Trump.
Weiss is obscured, but she's just to the right of Norah O'Donnell.
Weiss is obscured, but she's just to the right of Norah O'Donnell.
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Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
HOT TAKE: Sherrill's victory clearly shows that prioritizing RTO governance weeds is a winner.
November 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
HOT TAKE: Sherrill's victory clearly shows that prioritizing RTO governance weeds is a winner.
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Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Bill Ackman gotta be on the third draft of a tweet longer than Middlemarch right now
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the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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Unbelievably extraordinary - Trump admin personally threatening EU delegates to IMO regarding climate shipping rules. www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Unbelievably extraordinary - Trump admin personally threatening EU delegates to IMO regarding climate shipping rules. www.politico.eu/article/us-a...
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From being banned by Uber to getting credentials to cover the world's biggest military. The "Department of War" just Loomered itself @scottnover.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
From being banned by Uber to getting credentials to cover the world's biggest military. The "Department of War" just Loomered itself @scottnover.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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My premise, starting w Duffy being named to this job and confirmed by every utterance or action since then, is that he knows nothing about aviation.
Would be like appointing me to judge the world lumberjack championships. (At which Duffy was the speed-climbing winner, in 1994.)
Would be like appointing me to judge the world lumberjack championships. (At which Duffy was the speed-climbing winner, in 1994.)
Transportation chief Sean Duffy threatened to ground all U.S. flights amid the ongoing shutdown, warning "we'll shut the whole airspace down."
Trump official threatens to ground all flights before Thanksgiving in shutdown standoff
Transportation chief Sean Duffy threatened to ground all U.S. flights amid the ongoing shutdown, warning "we'll shut the whole airspace down." As the stalemate drags into the second month, it's adding more potential risk to the aviation system and putting a further strain on air traffic control staf...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My premise, starting w Duffy being named to this job and confirmed by every utterance or action since then, is that he knows nothing about aviation.
Would be like appointing me to judge the world lumberjack championships. (At which Duffy was the speed-climbing winner, in 1994.)
Would be like appointing me to judge the world lumberjack championships. (At which Duffy was the speed-climbing winner, in 1994.)
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people like this get security details to make themselves feel important
November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
people like this get security details to make themselves feel important
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I started calling him out privately in 2011, then more publicly in 2012. He bad mouthed solar regularly mostly because he talked to advisors that were historians, not energy/technology experts:
www.solarplaza.com/resource/113...
www.solarplaza.com/resource/113...
"Bill Gates Never Ran an Energy Company"
www.solarplaza.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I started calling him out privately in 2011, then more publicly in 2012. He bad mouthed solar regularly mostly because he talked to advisors that were historians, not energy/technology experts:
www.solarplaza.com/resource/113...
www.solarplaza.com/resource/113...
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Bill Gates hasn’t made sense on Climate since he teamed up with Bjorn Lomberg in 2009. This is just a restating of Bjorn’s book from this year about how we have a finite amount of money and we shouldn’t use it for climate. What they get wrong is that climate solutions are now fully profitable.
Bill Gates has a new memo out calling for a “strategic pivot” on climate change, downplaying “doomsday” talk to focus on filling enormous post-USAID budget gaps in global health and vaccine funding. I got an early glimpse of his thinking last week:
7 New Takes From Bill Gates on Climate ‘Doomsday’ Talk and Global Health
“I mean, God bless the Europeans for caring about climate.”
heatmap.news
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Bill Gates hasn’t made sense on Climate since he teamed up with Bjorn Lomberg in 2009. This is just a restating of Bjorn’s book from this year about how we have a finite amount of money and we shouldn’t use it for climate. What they get wrong is that climate solutions are now fully profitable.
NEW:
*24 known corporate donors to the East Wing ballroom have recent gov't contracts
*14 face federal enforcement actions and/or have had actions suspended by Trump
*Ballroom funders have spent $1.6B on lobbying and campaign contributions
tinyurl.com/45rfxmxv
*24 known corporate donors to the East Wing ballroom have recent gov't contracts
*14 face federal enforcement actions and/or have had actions suspended by Trump
*Ballroom funders have spent $1.6B on lobbying and campaign contributions
tinyurl.com/45rfxmxv
Corporate Donors to Trump’s White House Ballroom Beset by Conflicts, Received $279 Billion in Government Contracts in the Past Five Years - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The corporate and billionaire donors to Donald Trump’s gaudy ballroom project are beset by conflicts of interest,…
www.citizen.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
NEW:
*24 known corporate donors to the East Wing ballroom have recent gov't contracts
*14 face federal enforcement actions and/or have had actions suspended by Trump
*Ballroom funders have spent $1.6B on lobbying and campaign contributions
tinyurl.com/45rfxmxv
*24 known corporate donors to the East Wing ballroom have recent gov't contracts
*14 face federal enforcement actions and/or have had actions suspended by Trump
*Ballroom funders have spent $1.6B on lobbying and campaign contributions
tinyurl.com/45rfxmxv
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Our latest report breaks down who is donating and exactly what they have at stake: www.citizen.org/news/corpora...
Corporate Donors to Trump’s White House Ballroom Beset by Conflicts, Received $279 Billion in Government Contracts in the Past Five Years - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The corporate and billionaire donors to Donald Trump’s gaudy ballroom project are beset by conflicts of interest,…
www.citizen.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our latest report breaks down who is donating and exactly what they have at stake: www.citizen.org/news/corpora...
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The 24 corporations funding Trump's ballroom have received $279 billion in government contracts in the past 5 years.
Most of them are facing federal enforcement actions.
These are not random donations.
It's a clear as day effort to kiss up to the Trump admin.
Most of them are facing federal enforcement actions.
These are not random donations.
It's a clear as day effort to kiss up to the Trump admin.
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The 24 corporations funding Trump's ballroom have received $279 billion in government contracts in the past 5 years.
Most of them are facing federal enforcement actions.
These are not random donations.
It's a clear as day effort to kiss up to the Trump admin.
Most of them are facing federal enforcement actions.
These are not random donations.
It's a clear as day effort to kiss up to the Trump admin.
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Why do young liberals love Zohran Mamdani? We talked to 3 elderly Staten Island conservatives who can’t correctly say his name.
November 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Why do young liberals love Zohran Mamdani? We talked to 3 elderly Staten Island conservatives who can’t correctly say his name.
how christian
Brooke Rollins calls food stamps "a broken and corrupt program" and says, "guess what? There's a new sheriff in town. His name is Donald Trump."
November 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
how christian
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Bill Gates sure picked an interesting day to downplay the threat of climate change
October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Bill Gates sure picked an interesting day to downplay the threat of climate change
maybe it’s just the DC area coastal bubble but I’m seeing EVs everywhere now. And more lower cost EVs coming next year as well…
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
maybe it’s just the DC area coastal bubble but I’m seeing EVs everywhere now. And more lower cost EVs coming next year as well…