Brenda Flanagan
@bflanagannj.bsky.social
Former Sr Correspondent reporting NJ news--now retired.
Awards. Cat mom. Orig NOLA, to Northern Aroostook, Jerz since '79. Wawayanda Highlands. My views are my own.
Awards. Cat mom. Orig NOLA, to Northern Aroostook, Jerz since '79. Wawayanda Highlands. My views are my own.
TRO granted in Gateway tunnel funding lawsuit: US District Judge Jeannette Vargas agrees w NJ & NY Attys Genl that Trump Adm exceeded its authority and was “arbitrary and capricious” when it froze fed funding for the $16B Gateway tunnel project...
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 AM
TRO granted in Gateway tunnel funding lawsuit: US District Judge Jeannette Vargas agrees w NJ & NY Attys Genl that Trump Adm exceeded its authority and was “arbitrary and capricious” when it froze fed funding for the $16B Gateway tunnel project...
" I have also been laid off by the Post. I was one of the few journalists still working inside Russia. "
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Francesca Ebel on X: "Have been too shattered to write this but for the sake of clarity — I have also been laid off by the Post. I was one of the few journalists still working inside Russia. My last story went on the front page and featured rare testimonies from wounded soldiers criticizing the war. https://t.co/F2CvvlnQe8" / X
Have been too shattered to write this but for the sake of clarity — I have also been laid off by the Post. I was one of the few journalists still working inside Russia. My last story went on the front page and featured rare testimonies from wounded soldiers criticizing the war. https://t.co/F2CvvlnQe8
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February 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
" I have also been laid off by the Post. I was one of the few journalists still working inside Russia. "
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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This is just devastating. All of the layoffs are brutal. Words cannot describe the value of the work done by WaPo’s climate desk
I'm told the catastrophic Washington Post layoffs today include at least 14 climate journalists. Totally gutting. Details: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
This is just devastating. All of the layoffs are brutal. Words cannot describe the value of the work done by WaPo’s climate desk
A plethora of Dem candidates crowd the special 11CD primary field in NJ....and one Republican. Read @colleenodea.bsky.social's rundown:
Last day to choose 11th District contenders for Sherrill's seat www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/02/last...
Last day to choose 11th District contenders for Sherrill's seat www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/02/last...
Last day to choose 11th District contenders for Sherrill's seat | NJ Spotlight News
The special primary election will narrow the field for an April contest, whose winner will serve through Jan. 3
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February 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
A plethora of Dem candidates crowd the special 11CD primary field in NJ....and one Republican. Read @colleenodea.bsky.social's rundown:
Last day to choose 11th District contenders for Sherrill's seat www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/02/last...
Last day to choose 11th District contenders for Sherrill's seat www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/02/last...
WaPo guts 1/3 of its staff--300 souls--eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage, among other positions. Read their goodbyes, and this reaction from former editor-in-chief Marty Baron, via @benmullin.bsky.social:
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February 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
WaPo guts 1/3 of its staff--300 souls--eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage, among other positions. Read their goodbyes, and this reaction from former editor-in-chief Marty Baron, via @benmullin.bsky.social:
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After plowing the driveway. For reference, I’m 5’1”
January 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
After plowing the driveway. For reference, I’m 5’1”
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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So much snow! So little dog!
January 26, 2026 at 2:54 PM
So much snow! So little dog!
First pass. He’ll be back. It’s still snowing hard. No sleet in Sussex County.
January 25, 2026 at 10:13 PM
First pass. He’ll be back. It’s still snowing hard. No sleet in Sussex County.
Shoveled a path from the front door and cleared a few feet more so there’ll be less to wrangle later. It’s fluffy stuff. Maybe a foot, so far. Cleared a potty spot in the yard for Shih Tzu Ming, too. Snowing hard in northern Sussex County.
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Shoveled a path from the front door and cleared a few feet more so there’ll be less to wrangle later. It’s fluffy stuff. Maybe a foot, so far. Cleared a potty spot in the yard for Shih Tzu Ming, too. Snowing hard in northern Sussex County.
Ming the Merciless reports the snow’s a full Shih Tzu high and still falling hard up by Wawayanda Mtn.
January 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Ming the Merciless reports the snow’s a full Shih Tzu high and still falling hard up by Wawayanda Mtn.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Kash Patel’s FBI Is Making America Less Safe, Current and Former Employees Say (Gift Article)
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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Final action by @govmurphy.bsky.social: he signed one of the 3 so-called immigrant protection bills—the “Safe Communities Act” to safeguard public spaces like schools, churches, hospitals and courthouses. He cited concerns over bill language as reasons to pocket veto the others.
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Final action by @govmurphy.bsky.social: he signed one of the 3 so-called immigrant protection bills—the “Safe Communities Act” to safeguard public spaces like schools, churches, hospitals and courthouses. He cited concerns over bill language as reasons to pocket veto the others.
Heavy snow … and a surprise visitor who stays for just a moment. (My guess…his name starts with a Jerz “J”) I often wonder how they make it through storms...
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Heavy snow … and a surprise visitor who stays for just a moment. (My guess…his name starts with a Jerz “J”) I often wonder how they make it through storms...
@govmurphy.bsky.social: deciding whether to sign these bills pits "standing up for our values, our communities under attack, our individuals under attack" versus "you're trying like heck not to start WW3 with these guys in Washington. And getting that right is really hard." youtu.be/IqxWTICthcA?...
Immigrant protection bills await Murphy's signature as ICE raids continue in NJ
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January 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
@govmurphy.bsky.social: deciding whether to sign these bills pits "standing up for our values, our communities under attack, our individuals under attack" versus "you're trying like heck not to start WW3 with these guys in Washington. And getting that right is really hard." youtu.be/IqxWTICthcA?...
The venue needs a makeover, the organization says and urged the Legislature to help it score $300 million in tax breaks, in a lame duck legislative power play. www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/nj-l...
NJ lawmakers approve $300M tax break for the Prudential Center | NJ Spotlight News
Executives say the Rock needs a makeover
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January 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The venue needs a makeover, the organization says and urged the Legislature to help it score $300 million in tax breaks, in a lame duck legislative power play. www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/01/nj-l...
All three immigrants rights bills now sit on the gov's desk.
The Senate adopts the gov’s recommendations to amend the Privacy Protection Act, as lame duck session of 221st NJ Legislature gavels to a close amidst a flurry of amendments spurred by last-minute CVs.
January 13, 2026 at 4:44 AM
All three immigrants rights bills now sit on the gov's desk.
The Senate adopts the gov’s recommendations to amend the Privacy Protection Act, as lame duck session of 221st NJ Legislature gavels to a close amidst a flurry of amendments spurred by last-minute CVs.
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The Senate adopts the gov’s recommendations to amend the Privacy Protection Act, as lame duck session of 221st NJ Legislature gavels to a close amidst a flurry of amendments spurred by last-minute CVs.
.@GovMurphy issues conditional veto of Privacy Protection Act (A6309/S5037)—one of three immigrant protection bills just passed by NJ Legislature in lame duck session—requesting amendments to impose liabilities on govt & healthcare agencies that violate the Act, among other changes.
January 13, 2026 at 2:56 AM
.@GovMurphy issues conditional veto of Privacy Protection Act (A6309/S5037)—one of three immigrant protection bills just passed by NJ Legislature in lame duck session—requesting amendments to impose liabilities on govt & healthcare agencies that violate the Act, among other changes.
Cheers erupt from the gallery as Senate passes bill to codify the Immigrant Trust Act, one of three designed to strengthen privacy & policies in the face of federal ICE actions. Bills already passed the Assembly-the pkg now heads to @govmurphy.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Cheers erupt from the gallery as Senate passes bill to codify the Immigrant Trust Act, one of three designed to strengthen privacy & policies in the face of federal ICE actions. Bills already passed the Assembly-the pkg now heads to @govmurphy.bsky.social @njspotlightnews.org
NJ Spotlight News: January 12, 2026
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January 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM