Julia Barton
@bartona104.bsky.social
Editor, podcaster, script and research consultant at RadioWright.com. Nieman Fellow '24, founding executive editor Pushkin Industries. Newsletter: https://continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/
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All the King's Henchmen
By now, we had time to absorb the depressing drama still unfolding at 60 Minutes, the CBS flagship news magazine. But the deeper monarchical patterns at play at the network are downright haunted.
continuous-wave.beehiiv.com
Probably one take you have not seen on the CBS News/Paramount debacle is the Edna St. Vincent Millay take from 1927. continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/all-the-ki...
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“The longer Americans indulge this preference for the language of the law over morality, the weaker their moral voice becomes. They lose the ability to say, forthrightly, that what the Trump administration has done is cold-blooded murder for which they and their partisans should be ashamed.”
The Moral Stupefaction of the American Public
Trump’s actions are illegal, yes. Worse than that, they are wrong—precisely what the legality debate is meant to obscure.
www.bostonreview.net
January 3, 2026 at 11:16 PM
“The longer Americans indulge this preference for the language of the law over morality, the weaker their moral voice becomes. They lose the ability to say, forthrightly, that what the Trump administration has done is cold-blooded murder for which they and their partisans should be ashamed.”
"So this less than 1% of Ukrainian territory seized represents what the Russians could achieve with maximum effort during 2025. Russian losses seem to be rising faster than ever...the total for 2025 was probably around 400,000." Definition of a quagmire. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
Weekend Update #166: The Russian Strategy Would Normally Be Seen As A Failure
Zelensky Chooses Budanov; Putin Says Jump, Trump Says "How High?"
phillipspobrien.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
"So this less than 1% of Ukrainian territory seized represents what the Russians could achieve with maximum effort during 2025. Russian losses seem to be rising faster than ever...the total for 2025 was probably around 400,000." Definition of a quagmire. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
stronger coffee all around
January 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
stronger coffee all around
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A striking illustration of why it is useful for authoritarian regimes to invest resources in manipulating discussions on X.
Through limited investments, as the platform can be easily manipulated, you can have a direct influence on key leaders'perceptions during critical events.
Through limited investments, as the platform can be easily manipulated, you can have a direct influence on key leaders'perceptions during critical events.
Director of the CIA is in the room but you have OSINTdefender's twitter page up on the screen
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
A striking illustration of why it is useful for authoritarian regimes to invest resources in manipulating discussions on X.
Through limited investments, as the platform can be easily manipulated, you can have a direct influence on key leaders'perceptions during critical events.
Through limited investments, as the platform can be easily manipulated, you can have a direct influence on key leaders'perceptions during critical events.
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"If this is really a signal that a spheres-of-influence world is taking shape...Putin will feel entitled to reciprocal impunity in what he considers contested or gray-zone spaces. After all, if Trump is allowed to do it in Venezuela, why can’t Putin do it in Lithuania. Or Poland. Or France."
Venezuela may seem like a tactical loss for Russia, but in fact it's a strategic win for Putin's vision of the world. new essay:
hegemon.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
hegemon.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela Is a Gift to Putin
and a harbinger of more Russian aggression in Europe
hegemon.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:24 AM
"If this is really a signal that a spheres-of-influence world is taking shape...Putin will feel entitled to reciprocal impunity in what he considers contested or gray-zone spaces. After all, if Trump is allowed to do it in Venezuela, why can’t Putin do it in Lithuania. Or Poland. Or France."
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Not every Chotiner interview is him making some blowhard look foolish. Sometimes he has experts explaining complex situations in clear terms.
Also good discussion of the comparison to Noriega, which was my first question this morning about all this...
Also good discussion of the comparison to Noriega, which was my first question this morning about all this...
January 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Not every Chotiner interview is him making some blowhard look foolish. Sometimes he has experts explaining complex situations in clear terms.
Also good discussion of the comparison to Noriega, which was my first question this morning about all this...
Also good discussion of the comparison to Noriega, which was my first question this morning about all this...
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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i think that people really underestimate reality that
1) administration has no doctrine, it is really about a single, mercurial, and half-awake man
2) the administration is a constantly churning system with factions that rise and fall contextually
3) might not have happened if trump tower caracas
1) administration has no doctrine, it is really about a single, mercurial, and half-awake man
2) the administration is a constantly churning system with factions that rise and fall contextually
3) might not have happened if trump tower caracas
January 3, 2026 at 11:15 AM
i think that people really underestimate reality that
1) administration has no doctrine, it is really about a single, mercurial, and half-awake man
2) the administration is a constantly churning system with factions that rise and fall contextually
3) might not have happened if trump tower caracas
1) administration has no doctrine, it is really about a single, mercurial, and half-awake man
2) the administration is a constantly churning system with factions that rise and fall contextually
3) might not have happened if trump tower caracas
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Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
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This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 AM
This person went on a buying spree over the past 24 hours. Fresh wallet. Only existed since Dec 27th and has only bet on Venezuela-related markets.
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
polymarket.com/@0x31a56e9E6...
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What we know about US strikes on Venezuela
What we know about US strikes on Venezuela
Explosions have rocked capital Caracas as the US says it captured Venezuela's President Nicola Maduro.
www.bbc.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
What we know about US strikes on Venezuela
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The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.
Radio Stars July 1938
January 3, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Radio Stars July 1938
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People have no idea how contagious measles is or how explosively outbreaks can spread. Very dangerous.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
January 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
People have no idea how contagious measles is or how explosively outbreaks can spread. Very dangerous.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/inter...
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I'm a little sick haha
Yeah everyone is sick right now it's crazy
Yeah everyone is sick right now it's crazy
January 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I'm a little sick haha
Yeah everyone is sick right now it's crazy
Yeah everyone is sick right now it's crazy
In which I ask, for real: Is CBS haunted? continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/all-the-ki...
All the King's Henchmen
By now, we had time to absorb the depressing drama still unfolding at 60 Minutes, the CBS flagship news magazine. But the deeper monarchical patterns at play at the network are downright haunted.
continuous-wave.beehiiv.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:39 AM
In which I ask, for real: Is CBS haunted? continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/all-the-ki...
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immediately want to dramatize the story of ‘Nachtsender 1212’ after the briefest of mention in this article (a WWII Ally propaganda radio station in Luxembourg masquerading as a N*zi station in Germany) … already found a historical recording, though I don’t understand German
Probably one take you have not seen on the CBS News/Paramount debacle is the Edna St. Vincent Millay take from 1927. continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/all-the-ki...
All the King's Henchmen
By now, we had time to absorb the depressing drama still unfolding at 60 Minutes, the CBS flagship news magazine. But the deeper monarchical patterns at play at the network are downright haunted.
continuous-wave.beehiiv.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
immediately want to dramatize the story of ‘Nachtsender 1212’ after the briefest of mention in this article (a WWII Ally propaganda radio station in Luxembourg masquerading as a N*zi station in Germany) … already found a historical recording, though I don’t understand German
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Thank you @samdingman.bsky.social @kjzz.org for having me on "The Show" to predict the future of radio and podcasting via geeking out about history! www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
How will public radio sound in 2026? Historian says it will still tell the story of a community
We continue now with our series of conversations about what the next year might bring. And today, we’re focusing on radio.
www.kjzz.org
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Thank you @samdingman.bsky.social @kjzz.org for having me on "The Show" to predict the future of radio and podcasting via geeking out about history! www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
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We are still unpacking all the damage from how an entire generation of teachers were taught bad science by education colleges. Most of the education field became convinced that phonics were useless when teaching kids to read, and they were wrong.
Episode 1: The Problem
www.apmreports.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM
We are still unpacking all the damage from how an entire generation of teachers were taught bad science by education colleges. Most of the education field became convinced that phonics were useless when teaching kids to read, and they were wrong.
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Please join me in welcoming to the public domain such works as the 1930 Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front, Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, several Nancy Drew books, some songs you've heard of (Dream a Little Dream of Me; Georgia on My Mind), and more:
blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w...
blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w...
Welcome to the Public Domain in 2026 | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
January 2, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Please join me in welcoming to the public domain such works as the 1930 Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front, Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, several Nancy Drew books, some songs you've heard of (Dream a Little Dream of Me; Georgia on My Mind), and more:
blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w...
blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w...
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These were actually pretty accurate.
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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January 2, 2026 at 12:55 PM
These were actually pretty accurate.
Reposted by Julia Barton
Probably one take you have not seen on the CBS News/Paramount debacle is the Edna St. Vincent Millay take from 1927. continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/all-the-ki...
All the King's Henchmen
By now, we had time to absorb the depressing drama still unfolding at 60 Minutes, the CBS flagship news magazine. But the deeper monarchical patterns at play at the network are downright haunted.
continuous-wave.beehiiv.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Probably one take you have not seen on the CBS News/Paramount debacle is the Edna St. Vincent Millay take from 1927. continuous-wave.beehiiv.com/p/all-the-ki...
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Thank you Julia for this fascinating (and galvanizing) conversation!
Thank you @samdingman.bsky.social @kjzz.org for having me on "The Show" to predict the future of radio and podcasting via geeking out about history! www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...
How will public radio sound in 2026? Historian says it will still tell the story of a community
We continue now with our series of conversations about what the next year might bring. And today, we’re focusing on radio.
www.kjzz.org
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thank you Julia for this fascinating (and galvanizing) conversation!
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
December 31, 2025 at 11:10 PM
To light a candle is to cast a shadow.