Brooke T. Sample
@brookesample.bsky.social
Cat lady, editrix, occasional sports fan, nap aficionado. She/her/hers. Editorial board member, Bloomberg Opinion. All views mine alone.
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*SANDWICH THROWING EX-DOJ EMPLOYEE ACQUITTED IN ASSAULT CASE
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
*SANDWICH THROWING EX-DOJ EMPLOYEE ACQUITTED IN ASSAULT CASE
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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There's a fine line between "famous" and "infamous"
Progressives may flip Aurora council as voters reject Danielle Jurinsky and other incumbents
Jurinsky built ties with Trump during the 2024 campaign when he falsely claimed Aurora was being “taken over” by a Venezuelan prison gang.
denverite.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There's a fine line between "famous" and "infamous"
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a really key point here. Cuomo's attempt at gutter Islamophobic race baiting failed because Dem voter opinion on Israel-Palestine has shifted more than 70 points since 2023, and he somehow didn't notice prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
a really key point here. Cuomo's attempt at gutter Islamophobic race baiting failed because Dem voter opinion on Israel-Palestine has shifted more than 70 points since 2023, and he somehow didn't notice prospect.org/2025/11/04/a...
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Sherrill’s victory marks the first time in 60 years that one party has won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the Garden State.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Democrat Sherrill Wins New Jersey Governor Race, AP Says
Democratic US Representative Mikie Sherrill won the race for governor of New Jersey, defeating a Republican backed by Donald Trump and giving her party a boost heading into next year’s midterm electio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Sherrill’s victory marks the first time in 60 years that one party has won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the Garden State.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Time to vote, New Jersey.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Time to vote, New Jersey.
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🇺🇸❤️”One year ago, everything was so different. In late October 2024, before the US presidential election, thoughtful Americans could certainly acknowledge the deep flaws of their country – its injustices and inequality – but they could still recognize it as the United States” @sulliview.bsky.social
The tragic change a single year has made in America | Margaret Sullivan
As we approach the anniversary of the 2024 election, we awake to new horrors each day. But we must not give up hope
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🇺🇸❤️”One year ago, everything was so different. In late October 2024, before the US presidential election, thoughtful Americans could certainly acknowledge the deep flaws of their country – its injustices and inequality – but they could still recognize it as the United States” @sulliview.bsky.social
A Halloween tale (1/2)
Doorbell rings. I’m in our front room reading; porch lights are off because we don’t have candy.* I check the Ring camera — trick or treater with her dad. She peeks through the blinds, which I’ve closed but there’s a gap.
“There’s a grandma sitting in there!”
Doorbell rings. I’m in our front room reading; porch lights are off because we don’t have candy.* I check the Ring camera — trick or treater with her dad. She peeks through the blinds, which I’ve closed but there’s a gap.
“There’s a grandma sitting in there!”
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A Halloween tale (1/2)
Doorbell rings. I’m in our front room reading; porch lights are off because we don’t have candy.* I check the Ring camera — trick or treater with her dad. She peeks through the blinds, which I’ve closed but there’s a gap.
“There’s a grandma sitting in there!”
Doorbell rings. I’m in our front room reading; porch lights are off because we don’t have candy.* I check the Ring camera — trick or treater with her dad. She peeks through the blinds, which I’ve closed but there’s a gap.
“There’s a grandma sitting in there!”
My kid took his flu shot like a boss today. My boss editor friend shepherded this excellent AP investigation into anti-science efforts around the country. apnews.com/article/vacc...
October 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
My kid took his flu shot like a boss today. My boss editor friend shepherded this excellent AP investigation into anti-science efforts around the country. apnews.com/article/vacc...
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New: Ron DeSantis paid campaign strategists via hidden subcontracts, made rushed payments under misleading pretenses, and took millions of dollars from reserves, in a taxpayer-funded advertising war last fall against abortion and marijuana ballot measures:
jasongarcia.substack.com/p/hidden-con...
jasongarcia.substack.com/p/hidden-con...
Hidden consultants and hurried payments: Records reveal details of DeSantis' campaign against abortion and marijuana amendments
Ron DeSantis employed campaign strategists as subcontractors, bent procurement rules, and took millions from reserves, in a taxpayer-fund ad campaign against two citizen-led ballot measures last year.
jasongarcia.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
New: Ron DeSantis paid campaign strategists via hidden subcontracts, made rushed payments under misleading pretenses, and took millions of dollars from reserves, in a taxpayer-funded advertising war last fall against abortion and marijuana ballot measures:
jasongarcia.substack.com/p/hidden-con...
jasongarcia.substack.com/p/hidden-con...
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George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
October 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
George Santos is the 10th GOP Congressman to get a pardon or clemency from President Trump. The other nine were also all convicted of various criminal charges:
Yes, this seems like an issue of national importance
October 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Yes, this seems like an issue of national importance
Happy #caturday from this magnificent beast, seen at Catsbury Park — the cat convention at Bell Works, where “Severance” is filmed! Anyway: It’s been a better way to spend a Penn State game day yet again.
October 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Happy #caturday from this magnificent beast, seen at Catsbury Park — the cat convention at Bell Works, where “Severance” is filmed! Anyway: It’s been a better way to spend a Penn State game day yet again.
Latest from my always-thoughtful colleague @franciswilkinson.bsky.social
Can Canada Survive Donald Trump?
Under assault from an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian United States, the country’s future looks less secure than at any time in postwar history.
www.bloomberg.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Latest from my always-thoughtful colleague @franciswilkinson.bsky.social
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SCOOP: PA prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parent's address in Pennsylvania for years. Me with @marisakabas.bsky.social
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
SCOOP: PA prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parent's address in Pennsylvania for years. Me with @marisakabas.bsky.social
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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BREAKING: The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.
Director of Eisenhower Library in Kansas ousted after refusing to give Trump administration a sword
The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection.
www.kcur.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Oh, if you thought I was mad before …
(Bloomberg) -- The White House is halting $18 billion in New York infrastructure funding due to concerns over “unconstitutional” diversity and inclusion practices … “Specifically, the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway,” he said in a post on X.
(Bloomberg) -- The White House is halting $18 billion in New York infrastructure funding due to concerns over “unconstitutional” diversity and inclusion practices … “Specifically, the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway,” he said in a post on X.
October 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Oh, if you thought I was mad before …
(Bloomberg) -- The White House is halting $18 billion in New York infrastructure funding due to concerns over “unconstitutional” diversity and inclusion practices … “Specifically, the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway,” he said in a post on X.
(Bloomberg) -- The White House is halting $18 billion in New York infrastructure funding due to concerns over “unconstitutional” diversity and inclusion practices … “Specifically, the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway,” he said in a post on X.
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Nick Valencia, who has been doing amazing reporting, just wrote about this:
“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview
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“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview
open.substack.com/pub/nickvale...
September 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Nick Valencia, who has been doing amazing reporting, just wrote about this:
“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview
open.substack.com/pub/nickvale...
“These Are Abductions.” Newlywed Husband Says Wife Taken During Green Card Interview
open.substack.com/pub/nickvale...
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“Steve Held, the journalist arrested tonight and taken to a so far undisclosed location, was part of the reporting team that exposed the falsity of ICE’s official narrative on the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas González. His work speaks for itself.”
NEW — Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents outside the Broadview immigration facility earlier this evening.
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
A collection of Chicago newsrooms is calling for his immediate release.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/chic...
Chicago journalist detained while covering protest outside Broadview immigration facility • The TRiiBE
Video posted to social media shows Unraveled Press co-founder Steve Held being detained by federal agents earlier this evening.
thetriibe.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
“Steve Held, the journalist arrested tonight and taken to a so far undisclosed location, was part of the reporting team that exposed the falsity of ICE’s official narrative on the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas González. His work speaks for itself.”
It’s hard to say this was on Franklin. I’m not a big defender, but the play calling was solid tonight … but Allar wasn’t on it
James Franklin football baby!
Penn State fighting all the way back, having seemingly infinite momentum, looking like they were on the verge of shedding the No Big Wins reputation, and STILL losing is going to feel like a sledgehammer to the skull
September 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
It’s hard to say this was on Franklin. I’m not a big defender, but the play calling was solid tonight … but Allar wasn’t on it
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Trump sued me for $5 billion and lost. This is what I think he’s really after in the $15 billion defamation suit he just filed against the NYT, four reporters and Penguin Random House: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump’s $15 Billion NY Times Suit Also Has a Serious Intent
The president wants to tear down another vital institution while unwinding legal protections for the media.
www.bloomberg.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Trump sued me for $5 billion and lost. This is what I think he’s really after in the $15 billion defamation suit he just filed against the NYT, four reporters and Penguin Random House: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...