Curt Milton
@cdmilton.bsky.social
Long-time journo (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, MSN News), now kinda retired (editing a podcast). Very into photography.
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The Trump administration this week delivers a 1-2 punch to science. This is the triumph of irrationality and conspiracy mongering.
February 11, 2026 at 4:26 AM
The Trump administration this week delivers a 1-2 punch to science. This is the triumph of irrationality and conspiracy mongering.
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Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democrats who posted a video reminding members of the military to refuse illegal orders.
Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video
The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes.
nyti.ms
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Breaking News: Prosecutors failed to secure an indictment against six Democrats who posted a video reminding members of the military to refuse illegal orders.
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The results are in! 🎉 Ad Fontes Media just dropped its Media Bias Chart, and once again, we’re proud to land right in the top center of the partisan bias scale.
Out of 4,400 news sources, we stand out as a trusted source of impartial information. Check it out for yourself! https://bit.ly/463cDSW
Out of 4,400 news sources, we stand out as a trusted source of impartial information. Check it out for yourself! https://bit.ly/463cDSW
February 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
The results are in! 🎉 Ad Fontes Media just dropped its Media Bias Chart, and once again, we’re proud to land right in the top center of the partisan bias scale.
Out of 4,400 news sources, we stand out as a trusted source of impartial information. Check it out for yourself! https://bit.ly/463cDSW
Out of 4,400 news sources, we stand out as a trusted source of impartial information. Check it out for yourself! https://bit.ly/463cDSW
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@radiofreetom.bsky.social said it best…
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 AM
@radiofreetom.bsky.social said it best…
Keep him away from my special place, Block Island!
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Keep him away from my special place, Block Island!
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Hegseth, among others, is using the school as a punching bag to express the generic social anxiety and status-based resentment that drives much of the MAGA movement.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Pete Hegseth’s Attack on Harvard
The anger at the Ivy League is about status envy, not war-fighting.
www.theatlantic.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Hegseth, among others, is using the school as a punching bag to express the generic social anxiety and status-based resentment that drives much of the MAGA movement.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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I’ve seen golf games more exciting than that.
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I’ve seen golf games more exciting than that.
I can hear fireworks and seeing them
Fireworks going off in the city. I think our neighbors may be happy about the Seahawks.
I suspect some of our neighbors are Seattle Seahawks fans. And they might be excited for the game this weekend.
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
I can hear fireworks and seeing them
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Trump's utterly predictable complaint about Bad Bunny singing in Spanish was thoughtless culture-war stuff — but also failed to understand how many Americans speak Spanish.
www.pbump.net/o/actually-l...
www.pbump.net/o/actually-l...
Actually, lots of people understood Bad Bunny
43 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish, even if there aren't any at the White House.
www.pbump.net
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Trump's utterly predictable complaint about Bad Bunny singing in Spanish was thoughtless culture-war stuff — but also failed to understand how many Americans speak Spanish.
www.pbump.net/o/actually-l...
www.pbump.net/o/actually-l...
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
A.O. Scott of @nytimes.com annotates Judge Fred Biery's habeas corpus ruling freeing 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father. Scott calls Judge Biery's ruling, “a passionate, erudite and at times mischievous piece of prose." Worth reading. [Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In Under 500 Words, a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free the Child Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
A.O. Scott of @nytimes.com annotates Judge Fred Biery's habeas corpus ruling freeing 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father. Scott calls Judge Biery's ruling, “a passionate, erudite and at times mischievous piece of prose." Worth reading. [Gift article]
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is extraordinary. I will miss Colbert so much, but he is going out blazing.
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
This is extraordinary. I will miss Colbert so much, but he is going out blazing.
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Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
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This is a fascinating, deeply researched and reported story that goes well beyond "Isn't A.I. terrible?" while keeping one foot firmly planted in "Yes it is."
In 1942, RKO slashed 43 minutes from Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons" and slapped on a happy ending. Now, an A.I. company wants to restore what was lost. Are they righting a historic wrong or descrating a classic? My deep dive, in this week's New Yorker. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
www.newyorker.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is a fascinating, deeply researched and reported story that goes well beyond "Isn't A.I. terrible?" while keeping one foot firmly planted in "Yes it is."
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"When in doubt, draw a distinction."
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
February 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
"When in doubt, draw a distinction."
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
Not sure where he got it, but in grad school one of my teachers taught me that.
This (long) thread is about the key distinctions I rely on as a critic. There's a Twitter version from 2021. This one builds on that one.
I will post them one at a time. Ready?
I was reminded of Robin Williams’ comment on The Tonight Show years ago: “Cocaine is god’s way of saying you’re making too much money!” Maybe food delivery is the same warning.
February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I was reminded of Robin Williams’ comment on The Tonight Show years ago: “Cocaine is god’s way of saying you’re making too much money!” Maybe food delivery is the same warning.
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"From her roughly $50,000 annual salary as a data processor in San Diego, Ms. Reedy, 34, spends at least $200 to $300 a week on food delivery."
If you're spending at least 20 percent of your salary on *delivered* food, maybe affordability isn't the main issue.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
If you're spending at least 20 percent of your salary on *delivered* food, maybe affordability isn't the main issue.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
Freedom With a Side of Guilt: How Food Delivery Is Reshaping Mealtime
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
"From her roughly $50,000 annual salary as a data processor in San Diego, Ms. Reedy, 34, spends at least $200 to $300 a week on food delivery."
If you're spending at least 20 percent of your salary on *delivered* food, maybe affordability isn't the main issue.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
If you're spending at least 20 percent of your salary on *delivered* food, maybe affordability isn't the main issue.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...
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I'm not sure I have ever seen a more savage movie review headline than the Guardian's dismissal of Melania as a "trash remake of The Zone of Interest."
January 31, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I'm not sure I have ever seen a more savage movie review headline than the Guardian's dismissal of Melania as a "trash remake of The Zone of Interest."
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I’d been thinking about Homan’s use of the word “theater” all morning.
As David Simon mentions below, it suggests that he thinks of this action as a war, one fought against Americans.
It also evokes the other kind of theater, the cosplay/photo op/social media pageant they’ve been generating.
As David Simon mentions below, it suggests that he thinks of this action as a war, one fought against Americans.
It also evokes the other kind of theater, the cosplay/photo op/social media pageant they’ve been generating.
"In theater" is a military term that refers to a wartime theater of operations. ICE and CBP agents are in Minnesota, which is one of the United States. The enemy in this military operation are citizens of Minnesotans and the United States.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I’d been thinking about Homan’s use of the word “theater” all morning.
As David Simon mentions below, it suggests that he thinks of this action as a war, one fought against Americans.
It also evokes the other kind of theater, the cosplay/photo op/social media pageant they’ve been generating.
As David Simon mentions below, it suggests that he thinks of this action as a war, one fought against Americans.
It also evokes the other kind of theater, the cosplay/photo op/social media pageant they’ve been generating.
“The proof is in the pudding?” “I’ll believe it when I see it?” No … wait … “Won’t get fooled again!”
January 29, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“The proof is in the pudding?” “I’ll believe it when I see it?” No … wait … “Won’t get fooled again!”
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Wow, who could have predicted all of this?
The co-founder of Latinas for Trump is now condemning Trump’s ICE raids:
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
“I’m afraid of someone stopping my son.”
“This is not what we voted for.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Wow, who could have predicted all of this?
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The professionalism is indisputable, no? An undisciplined and untrained policing agency steeped in this much contempt and disregard of the citizenry can't actually be reformed. Abolish -- before more of us are beaten, killed or detained indefinitely and without legal cause.
January 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The professionalism is indisputable, no? An undisciplined and untrained policing agency steeped in this much contempt and disregard of the citizenry can't actually be reformed. Abolish -- before more of us are beaten, killed or detained indefinitely and without legal cause.
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The publisher of The Inquirer says to the civic-minded people of Pittsburgh: here is how we saved our newspaper in Philadelphia, which is now profitable.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
"I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
"I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."
January 26, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The publisher of The Inquirer says to the civic-minded people of Pittsburgh: here is how we saved our newspaper in Philadelphia, which is now profitable.
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
"I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
"I believe our own experience over the past decade offers a template for success."