Brandon Pope TV
@bpopetv.bsky.social
Emmy-winning journalist. Author of “Screening Room” film/tv newsletter: bpopetv.substack.com WBEZ/NPR contributor, host of “MAKING” podcast. TV/Movie critic. Journalism Prof at Columbia College Chi. I like sports and nerd things!
❌ichigan vs Ohio State next week. It’s about to get toxic.
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
❌ichigan vs Ohio State next week. It’s about to get toxic.
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Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Once you start arguing quality losses, the whole concept of sports goes out the window
My controversial college football take is that three-loss teams shouldn’t be in the playoff conversation in any serious capacity. Two-loss teams can freely state their case, but only respectfully and without a sense of entitlement whatsoever; you’re still lucky to be there.
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Once you start arguing quality losses, the whole concept of sports goes out the window
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
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Hey, I'm going to take a scroll through these wishes and call out a few that I find extra adorable. They're all be under $100. Let's end a mostly crappy week in this country by granting some wishes for kids in foster care.
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hey, I'm going to take a scroll through these wishes and call out a few that I find extra adorable. They're all be under $100. Let's end a mostly crappy week in this country by granting some wishes for kids in foster care.
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New in PN: @mattgertz.bsky.social on the Orbanization of the press
"Everyone just accepts that of course the FCC will only allow a merger if it goes to a person that Trump wants to own it. That’s a very precipitous decline in our broad public assumptions of how govt power is supposed to be wielded"
"Everyone just accepts that of course the FCC will only allow a merger if it goes to a person that Trump wants to own it. That’s a very precipitous decline in our broad public assumptions of how govt power is supposed to be wielded"
The Orbanization of the American press
"The really unnerving thing is Trump using state power to influence who a company gets sold to," Matt Gertz tells us.
www.publicnotice.co
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
New in PN: @mattgertz.bsky.social on the Orbanization of the press
"Everyone just accepts that of course the FCC will only allow a merger if it goes to a person that Trump wants to own it. That’s a very precipitous decline in our broad public assumptions of how govt power is supposed to be wielded"
"Everyone just accepts that of course the FCC will only allow a merger if it goes to a person that Trump wants to own it. That’s a very precipitous decline in our broad public assumptions of how govt power is supposed to be wielded"
What a completely wacky day
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What a completely wacky day
I’ve always maintained the number one thing stopping a Trump 2028 will be the ambition of the Republicans who went along with everything he wanted since 2016. Of course Cruz wants to run. Just like Vance, Rubio, Noem, and so many more.
LMAO -- Ted Cruz is on Fox News talking about running for president in 2028
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’ve always maintained the number one thing stopping a Trump 2028 will be the ambition of the Republicans who went along with everything he wanted since 2016. Of course Cruz wants to run. Just like Vance, Rubio, Noem, and so many more.
The Pope said you have to go to the movies. Waiting for streaming is a sin!
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Pope said you have to go to the movies. Waiting for streaming is a sin!
Sat down with Pluribus on Apple TV, and it is crazy. Vince Gilligan has another banger 🔥
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sat down with Pluribus on Apple TV, and it is crazy. Vince Gilligan has another banger 🔥
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Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At 'The Bean' For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, Little Village!"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
Marvel’s new BLADE movie, starring Mahershala Ali, was slated to release today, November 7, 2025 🫠
So much for that
So much for that
November 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Marvel’s new BLADE movie, starring Mahershala Ali, was slated to release today, November 7, 2025 🫠
So much for that
So much for that
The number of local journalists in the states has declined 75% in the last 20 years. muckrack.com/research/loc...
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The number of local journalists in the states has declined 75% in the last 20 years. muckrack.com/research/loc...
Challenger also attributes many of these job cuts to Ai
🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Challenger also attributes many of these job cuts to Ai
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I believe the election yesterday was a referendum on not delivering what November 2024 was about."
November 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I believe the election yesterday was a referendum on not delivering what November 2024 was about."
This is such a smart story www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
A Little-Noted Element Propelled Mamdani’s Rise: Gen Z Loneliness
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This is such a smart story www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...
Job search status: It’s a tough market, but I remain resilient.
I’m currently exploring Full-Time opportunities in communications and journalism, spaces where I can continue telling impactful stories, building connections, and shaping meaningful narratives. Any leads or recs would be appreciated.
I’m currently exploring Full-Time opportunities in communications and journalism, spaces where I can continue telling impactful stories, building connections, and shaping meaningful narratives. Any leads or recs would be appreciated.
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Job search status: It’s a tough market, but I remain resilient.
I’m currently exploring Full-Time opportunities in communications and journalism, spaces where I can continue telling impactful stories, building connections, and shaping meaningful narratives. Any leads or recs would be appreciated.
I’m currently exploring Full-Time opportunities in communications and journalism, spaces where I can continue telling impactful stories, building connections, and shaping meaningful narratives. Any leads or recs would be appreciated.
NYC, New Jersey and Virginia are (rightly) leading the headlines, but don’t sleep on major wins for Democrats in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Georgia Public Service Commission, and the deep red Mississippi senate. There is a clear message being sent, and pendulum being swung, against Trump 2.0
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
NYC, New Jersey and Virginia are (rightly) leading the headlines, but don’t sleep on major wins for Democrats in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Georgia Public Service Commission, and the deep red Mississippi senate. There is a clear message being sent, and pendulum being swung, against Trump 2.0
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it was so sweet of the NY post to make a special commemorative issue
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
it was so sweet of the NY post to make a special commemorative issue
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The Art Institute of Chicago will have a new space within the museum specifically for its art conservation work, officials announced. news.wttw.com/2025/11/04/a...
Art Institute Announces New $50M Conservation Center Within Existing Museum Space
The Grainger Center for Conservation and Science, projected to cost $50 million to build, will be a space for conservators across departments to collaborate, conduct research, teach and preserve the A...
news.wttw.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Art Institute of Chicago will have a new space within the museum specifically for its art conservation work, officials announced. news.wttw.com/2025/11/04/a...
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.