Prof. Stephen Farnsworth
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Professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington, focusing on the mass media, the presidency and US & VA politics. sfarnswo@umw.edu Web: stephenfarnsworth.net RT ≠…
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An overconfident business tycoon from Vermont. A public servant with a history of spurring people into action. These are the players that transformed the business of making maple syrup—and shifted the industry’s power north of the Canada-US border. thewalrus.ca/how-quebec-farme...
January 3, 2026 at 11:01 PM
An overconfident business tycoon from Vermont. A public servant with a history of spurring people into action. These are the players that transformed the business of making maple syrup—and shifted the industry’s power north of the Canada-US border. thewalrus.ca/how-quebec-farme...
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It’s worth revisiting this NY Post cover from January 8, 2025 (a year ago), now that Trump is invoking the name “The Donroe Doctrine” to describe his plans.
January 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
It’s worth revisiting this NY Post cover from January 8, 2025 (a year ago), now that Trump is invoking the name “The Donroe Doctrine” to describe his plans.
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Why isn't there more shouting about this? This is the USPS undermining mail-in ballots. They find every opportunity to subvert voting and democracy.
Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, USPS warns
www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/p...
Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, USPS warns
www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/p...
Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, Postal Service warns | CNN Politics
If you rely on postmarks when casting your ballot, filing your taxes or paying bills, a new US Postal Service rule makes it clear that you should plan ahead.
www.cnn.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Why isn't there more shouting about this? This is the USPS undermining mail-in ballots. They find every opportunity to subvert voting and democracy.
Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, USPS warns
www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/p...
Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, USPS warns
www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/p...
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The dragon porch goose is the energy I’m bringing into 2026, and I invite you to join me.
January 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The dragon porch goose is the energy I’m bringing into 2026, and I invite you to join me.
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WATCH NOW: The full deposition of former Special Counsel Jack Smith released by the House Judiciary Committee
🚨 FULL JACK SMITH VIDEO DEPOSITION ON TRUMP CRIMES
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December 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
WATCH NOW: The full deposition of former Special Counsel Jack Smith released by the House Judiciary Committee
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have broad authority to search the electronic devices of travelers entering and leaving the country. Here are tips for keeping your data safe.
Phone Searches at U.S. Borders: What Travelers Need to Know
Customs agents have broad authority to search the electronic devices of travelers entering and leaving the U.S. Here are tips for keeping your data safe.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have broad authority to search the electronic devices of travelers entering and leaving the country. Here are tips for keeping your data safe.
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There it is. The final print edition, after more than 150 years, of the Atlanta Journal Constitution
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December 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
There it is. The final print edition, after more than 150 years, of the Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Universities embracing generative AI be like:
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Universities embracing generative AI be like:
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CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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WOW. They're not going to air their special on CECOT. I'd like to know who made this decision, and whether the federal government had a hand in it.
December 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
WOW. They're not going to air their special on CECOT. I'd like to know who made this decision, and whether the federal government had a hand in it.
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/qgeXZca
December 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/qgeXZca
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
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The right’s new false claim about missing signatures on ballots uses three of the five “moves” of misleading election rumors (#2, #4, and #5 from the image below):
December 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The right’s new false claim about missing signatures on ballots uses three of the five “moves” of misleading election rumors (#2, #4, and #5 from the image below):
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BREAKING: The Justice Department appears to have pulled a photo containing images of President Trump from the thousands of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein it released Friday.
DOJ Likely Pulled Photo of Trump from Released Epstein Files
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
BREAKING: The Justice Department appears to have pulled a photo containing images of President Trump from the thousands of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein it released Friday.
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Khanna: "The law clearly required all unclassified information being released today. They obviously have not complied with that law. They claim it's because it was only a few weeks -- well they've known about this for months."
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Khanna: "The law clearly required all unclassified information being released today. They obviously have not complied with that law. They claim it's because it was only a few weeks -- well they've known about this for months."
UVA selected its December president
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger had urged the board of visitors to pause the presidential selection process until she takes office Jan. 17 and nominates five members to fill out the board.
UVa board picks business school dean Scott Beardsley as new president
Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger had urged the board of visitors to pause the presidential selection process until she takes office Jan. 17 and nominates five members to fill out the board.
richmond.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
UVA selected its December president
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The dean of the University of Virginia’s business school has emerged as the top candidate in the search for the flagship’s next president ahead of a board meeting Friday.
U-Va. board likely to name president Friday amid calls to pause search
A vote by the University of Virginia’s board would come after Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) and others urged members to halt the search until she takes office.
wapo.st
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The dean of the University of Virginia’s business school has emerged as the top candidate in the search for the flagship’s next president ahead of a board meeting Friday.
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Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet
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By this time next month, the wealthiest Americans will have already stopped paying into Social Security for the rest of 2026! Congress needs to #ScrapTheCap and make the wealthy pay their fair share like the rest of us!
December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
By this time next month, the wealthiest Americans will have already stopped paying into Social Security for the rest of 2026! Congress needs to #ScrapTheCap and make the wealthy pay their fair share like the rest of us!
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The networks were afraid not to run Trump because they assumed he would use his office to punish them if they didn’t. The irony is that this is what Biden was warning about, a warning they chose not to share with America.
You'll remember that when Biden delivered an address in 2022, networks refused to air it because they said it was "political" www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/0...
As Biden warned about democracy’s collapse, TV networks aired reruns
Broadcasters NBC, CBS and ABC usually air presidential prime-time addresses live. But they found Biden's Philadelphia speech more "political" than newsworthy.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The networks were afraid not to run Trump because they assumed he would use his office to punish them if they didn’t. The irony is that this is what Biden was warning about, a warning they chose not to share with America.
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Everyone was probably going to cherry pick the report for the story line they wanted (Gaza? Groups? PACs? Woke v heartland, etc etc) but not releasing it doesn't help that dynamic newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Everyone was probably going to cherry pick the report for the story line they wanted (Gaza? Groups? PACs? Woke v heartland, etc etc) but not releasing it doesn't help that dynamic newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Duolingo reminded me how much time I spent learning Turkish before my Fulbright Specialist Program in American Studies was cancelled by the Trump administration.
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Duolingo reminded me how much time I spent learning Turkish before my Fulbright Specialist Program in American Studies was cancelled by the Trump administration.
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A very Happy 100th Birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a striped jacket is walking with three penguins behind him
ALT: a man in a striped jacket is walking with three penguins behind him
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December 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A very Happy 100th Birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
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It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Donald Trump: US president named inaugural Fifa Peace Prize winner
US President Donald Trump receives the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize before the draw for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
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December 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It’s weird that news organizations like the BBC are covering this as if it’s a real thing with a real process behind it—and not clearly some nakedly invented “participation trophy” by a corrupt organization to curry favor with a corrupt and easily manipulated man-child. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
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very odd that the Post would write up someone’s speciation as if it’s news. What are we doing here
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
very odd that the Post would write up someone’s speciation as if it’s news. What are we doing here