Doug Fisher
dougfisher.bsky.social
Doug Fisher
@dougfisher.bsky.social
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 .
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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“.. Tariffs were pitched as the fix for America’s trade deficit.” 🤡

- Bilello
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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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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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...
November 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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More nice work from #ProPublica
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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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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When you literally underperform Fartcoin. 💩
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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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
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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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...
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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
Un-effing ...
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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On a week where the median age of a first-homebuyer rose to 40 for the first time ever. 🤡

www.nar.realtor/newsroom/fir...
Trying to think of a worse idea but I'm coming up short
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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I am reminded of Thunder Beef
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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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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Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for.

@wsj.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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
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? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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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.
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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Another win for the good guys
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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
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