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Doug Fisher
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Journalist. Retired sr. instructor Univ. of SC. Former AP news editor, radio, TV, newspaper before that. Co-author "Principles of Convergent Journalism." Otherwise, woodworking, cooking .
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dougfisher.bsky.social
Facial recognition / license plate readers are huge threats to privacy. Law enforcement needs tech tools, but we need very strict and high guardrails. And the courts have to rethink what probable cause means in the digital age.
(Take time to watch the video.)

apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit.” 🤡

- Bilello
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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fredvultee.bsky.social
Today in shocked! shocked!
studyfinds.org/chatgpts-hal...
ChatGPT's Hallucination Problem: Study Finds More Than Half Of AI's References Are Fabricated Or Contain Errors
New study finds ChatGPT fabricates 20% of academic citations and introduces errors in 45% of real references, posing risks for researchers.
studyfinds.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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kyledcheney.bsky.social
JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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gabrielmalor.bsky.social
Comey prosecutors are really scrambling now. Just filed an emergency motion to block the magistrate judge's order that the GJ materials be disclosed.

In it they seem to suggest there wasn't two indictments! But Halligan told the court there was!!

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The government’s position is that disclosure of grand jury materials is not warranted under the facts presented to the Magistrate Judge. Indeed, the government believes the Magistrate Judge may have misinterpreted some facts he found when issuing the latest order to release the grand jury materials to the defendant. For instance, whether the defendant has any standing to challenge the Richman materials, the full context of the statements made by the prosecutor to the grand jury, that Agent-3 was exposed to potentially privileged material, and that two indictments were presented to the grand jury. Additionally, the Magistrate Judge acknowledges he “did not immediately recognize any overtly privileged communications.” Dkt. No. 192 at 14. The possible exposure of privileged materials to the grand jury was the primary focus of the Magistrate Judge’s inquiry. Having seemingly settled that issue, the Magistrate Judge turns to premature issues such as suppression that have not even been briefed by the parties.
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
dougfisher.bsky.social
Oopsie.

apnews.com/article/come...
Judge scolds Justice Department for 'profound investigative missteps' in Comey case
A federal judge says the Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” when it secured an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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fredvultee.bsky.social
More nice work from #ProPublica
propublica.org ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d
2020 footage said to be in 2025. A scene of protestors in Illinois, suggested as Portland.

We reviewed Fox News coverage and 700+ social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision to send the National Guard to Portland.

Here's how Fox News told a misleading story:
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
A lot of economic anxiety leads Page One:

In Boston: “.. the unraveling of the middle class ..”

In Texas: “.. food banks stretched thin ..”
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
When you literally underperform Fartcoin. 💩
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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theatlantic.com
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues.
The Coming Election Mayhem
Donald Trump’s plans to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos are already under way.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
dougfisher.bsky.social
The last US penny is minted in Philadelphia today.

ICYMI, things, of course, are going swimmingly with the usual measured, phased in approach this administration is known for -- that is costing some retailers millions.
apnews.com/article/penn...
Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them
The United States is experiencing a shortage of pennies after President Trump decided to stop their production earlier this year.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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alkapdc.bsky.social
New:

On The Gateway Pundit's podcast yesterday, Stewart Rhodes announced he's relaunching the Oath Keepers

He also urged Trump to “call us up as a militia" & "order us all to come together in our counties under his command."
www.mediamatters.org/oath-keepers...
STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): I've been invited to speak across the country about January 6. And now that I'm relaunching Oath Keepers, I'm getting more invitations to come speak as well. So, yeah, I'm relaunching the organization and rebuilding it. ... They tried to take us out after January 6 but what man means for evil, God will use for good. I came out stronger after it, and so my goal is to rebuild the organization stronger than ever because it's an essential mission. Absolutely. JIM HOFT (HOST): Oh, that's wonderful news. So the Oath Keepers is going to have a relaunch here, and Stewart's breaking that news this weekend? RHODES: Yes, sir. ... RHODES: I mean, I have to make sure that if I'm ever taken out again or if I'm or when I'm taken out again, that the organization can drive on without me. That's not what happened last time. ... So we want to make sure it's got resilience and redundancy built in that it can drive on strong. With the same mission, though. You can't call yourself an Oath Keeper if you're not willing to protect people against radical antifa and other leftist violence in the streets. STEWART RHODES (FOUNDER, OATH KEEPERS): And one other thing I want to say is that President Trump, as commander in chief, always has absolute authority to call all of us up as the militia because every one of us — in federal statues defining the militia, it's every able-bodied male from age 17-45. And for us veterans, it goes up to age 64 because of our prior training and experience. Right now, under federal statutes, President Trump can call us up as the militia if he sees it necessary, especially for three purposes: to repel invasions, to suppress insurrections, and to execute the laws of the union. And right now, we see all three of those in play. ... And the militia is all of us. So the National Guard is part of the militia, which is why it's completely lawful for him to use the National Guard as he has, and he should do more of that, I think, across the country. ... He could just say given the circumstances of an invasion, insurrection, and resistance against federal law being being enforced, I'm calling up the militia, ordering all the men to come together [in] every county, put the veterans in charge of training and organizing all the other men and just have them stand too and await his orders. He can do that and I think he should do that. And so that's what I'll be advocating for from him. So from the bottom, from down the rank and file, we can let President Trump know that we're ready to serve, encourage him to do that, call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing.
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
dougfisher.bsky.social
A really good piece on writing from a former AP colleague. (Hits home for me, as I was one of the first to report on the missing ship.)

unsortedbutsignificant.substack.com/p/the-edmund...
The Edmund Fitzgerald and the 'Ladder of Abstraction'
How a renowned shipwreck produced an almost perfect lesson in storytelling.
unsortedbutsignificant.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
dougfisher.bsky.social
Un-effing ...
chriso-wiki.bsky.social ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 11d
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
On a week where the median age of a first-homebuyer rose to 40 for the first time ever. 🤡

www.nar.realtor/newsroom/fir...
ddayen.bsky.social David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11d
Trying to think of a worse idea but I'm coming up short
FHFA's Bill Pulte pitches a 50-year mortgage.
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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medialawprof.bsky.social
I am reminded of Thunder Beef
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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stephmu00mls.bsky.social
More confirmation that the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself is a *HELL* of a lot more dangerous

than any 💉 created via *SCIENCE* to protect against severe infection & death from it!

#CovidIsNotOver

#LongCovidKids

#CovidCardiovascularDamage

www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
COVID Infection Leads to More Heart Issues for Kids Than Vaccine
Infection associated with more frequent and longer-lasting vascular and inflammatory outcomes
www.medpagetoday.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for.

@wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
dougfisher.bsky.social
This, of course, is the administration that says* it is bent on reducing the deficit, much of that on the backs of the rest of us because tariffs. But enforcing the alt minimum tax on corporations? Hard no. And phhht the legal niceties.

(*Actual results may vary.)

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
dougfisher.bsky.social
Home Depot's free delivery saves me from having to drive 30 miles RT when I need something and I'm in the middle of a project at the lake house. I love it, I really do.

But overpackaging much? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫
One small package of T-20 driver bits in a medium-sized box delivered from Hope Depot that otherwise has nothing in it but brown paper
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
dougfisher.bsky.social
Reality check by AP on Trump's claim of 25% lower Thanksgiving meal price.

apnews.com/article/fact...
FACT FOCUS: Trump says Thanksgiving dinner will cost 25% less this year. His numbers are misleading
This is misleading. While Walmart's 2025 meal basket costs about 25% less than the one from 2024, that's because it offers fewer items and different products that make it more affordable.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
This is it.

It’s on that dotted line where it could be either, and that’s that. That’s the way it works.

The jury reached its decision.
andycraig.bsky.social Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 13d
I see some quibbling about if sandwich guy is really "jury nullification" (we know he's factually guilty and acquit anyway) or actually just a normal acquittal because the government didn't prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

Fun thing about jury nullification is that's entirely unknowable.
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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fredvultee.bsky.social
Another win for the good guys
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
dougfisher.bsky.social
As the holidays approach, someone should keep track of how many top administration officials' flights are canceled -- assuming they fly commercial, that is.
November 7, 2025 at 1:34 AM
dougfisher.bsky.social
The conservative majority on the Supreme Court has now made clear the comfort of the sovereign is more important than the discomfort of the people. Interesting stance for those who otherwise profess to ground their reasoning in history.
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM