EB Estes
@ebestes.bsky.social
Semiretired journalist. Man about town. Alum of Tribune News Service, The Times-Picayune, Chicago Tribune, The News & Observer.
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Another brick in the wall
FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter’s home
The reporter, Hannah Natanson, covers the federal workforce and has been part of The Post’s most sensitive coverage of the first year of the second Trump administration.
wapo.st
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Another brick in the wall
How did my dog manage to plant this article in the NYT?
Forget the Cynics. Here’s Why You Should Get Your Dog a Stroller.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
How did my dog manage to plant this article in the NYT?
You've sold your soul to get and keep a shitty job. It is really worth it, Mike?
Mike Johnson on Renee Good: "This woman was taunting ICE officers. She was impeding law enforcement. She was violating a number of laws. They were very patient ... what I saw was she hit the accelerator and hit the ICE officer and he reacted in a split second."
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
You've sold your soul to get and keep a shitty job. It is really worth it, Mike?
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“It’s not enough for journalists to operate in a bubble and produce their own factual reports. They must also take aggressive action to counteract the twisted reality being pushed by others. They must become radically truthful.”
My Stop the Presses newsletter. Read & subscribe for free.
My Stop the Presses newsletter. Read & subscribe for free.
How to build a radically truthful news outlet
The old ways don’t work. Time to declare war on the liars.
www.stopthepresses.news
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“It’s not enough for journalists to operate in a bubble and produce their own factual reports. They must also take aggressive action to counteract the twisted reality being pushed by others. They must become radically truthful.”
My Stop the Presses newsletter. Read & subscribe for free.
My Stop the Presses newsletter. Read & subscribe for free.
Reposted by EB Estes
Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social, former metro editor at the Chicago Tribune, describes what a "radically truthful" journalism would look like. www.stopthepresses.news/p/how-to-bui...
How to build a radically truthful news outlet
The old ways don’t work. Time to declare war on the liars.
www.stopthepresses.news
January 12, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social, former metro editor at the Chicago Tribune, describes what a "radically truthful" journalism would look like. www.stopthepresses.news/p/how-to-bui...
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Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them
Multiple monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis. And AI generated images are complicating the effort to find them.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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You've got respect any group with an album cover of the members posing in a jet engine
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
You've got respect any group with an album cover of the members posing in a jet engine
Did that Melania movie win anything at last night's Golden Globes or will Trump force that to happen next year?
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Did that Melania movie win anything at last night's Golden Globes or will Trump force that to happen next year?
Waiting to get my tires rotated at Costco may be the most zen experience I've ever had
January 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Waiting to get my tires rotated at Costco may be the most zen experience I've ever had
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Every journalist needs to read this
My Stop the Presses newsletter calls for more aggressive action by the media to be "radically truthful" and defeat the liars:
/ Correct *every* lie uttered on your platform.
/ Put Trump's remarks on tape delay for proper fact checks.
/ Cut off liars in mid-interview and ban them from your airwaves.
/ Correct *every* lie uttered on your platform.
/ Put Trump's remarks on tape delay for proper fact checks.
/ Cut off liars in mid-interview and ban them from your airwaves.
How to build a radically truthful news outlet
The old ways don’t work. Time to declare war on the liars.
www.stopthepresses.news
January 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Every journalist needs to read this
The beatings will continue until morale improves
Homan: "There will be more bloodshed unless we decrease the hateful rhetoric"
January 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The beatings will continue until morale improves
This stinks to high heaven
Federal Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened Inquiry Into Fed Chair Powell
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
This stinks to high heaven
I wonder if Kristi Noem is jealous
Iran protests latest: US and Israel discuss strikes as ‘almost 500’ killed
Iran protests latest: US and Israel discuss strikes as 116 killed
www.thetimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I wonder if Kristi Noem is jealous
What he's really saying here is stop stating what happened or we'll be forced to shoot more innocent citizens in the face
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
What he's really saying here is stop stating what happened or we'll be forced to shoot more innocent citizens in the face
'You’re not permanent, you’re not the most important thing and you’re not separate'
George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
'You’re not permanent, you’re not the most important thing and you’re not separate'
I found a letter I wrote in cursive and now I feel like one of the Founding Fathers
January 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I found a letter I wrote in cursive and now I feel like one of the Founding Fathers
I agree with Homer Simpson when he said of Unitarianism: 'If that's the one true faith, I'll eat my hat'
January 10, 2026 at 10:17 PM
I agree with Homer Simpson when he said of Unitarianism: 'If that's the one true faith, I'll eat my hat'
Yeah, probably a good idea
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ICE tactics and training under scrutiny after Minneapolis shooting
Policing experts say officer who fired fatal shots may have placed himself at needless risk by standing in front of Renée Good’s vehicle.
wapo.st
January 10, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Yeah, probably a good idea
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A guy I went to high school with that I would have voted 'Most likely to go MAGA' is super pissed about what went down in Minneapolis this week
January 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
A guy I went to high school with that I would have voted 'Most likely to go MAGA' is super pissed about what went down in Minneapolis this week
Hey Washington Post: Let's talk about her ideas and beliefs, not her fashion sense.
Column: Erika Kirk, a mother to two toddlers, continues to take on public-facing leadership duties while promoting traditional ideas about prioritizing marriage and motherhood.
Here’s how her clothes are attempting to walk the same line: https://wapo.st/3N3czMn
Here’s how her clothes are attempting to walk the same line: https://wapo.st/3N3czMn
January 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Hey Washington Post: Let's talk about her ideas and beliefs, not her fashion sense.
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Stay angry.
Stay active.
The criminal government in Washington is overplaying its hand.
Our struggle for freedom and decency will get harder.
But we can win.
And the generations that come after us will thank us.
Stay active.
The criminal government in Washington is overplaying its hand.
Our struggle for freedom and decency will get harder.
But we can win.
And the generations that come after us will thank us.
January 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Stay angry.
Stay active.
The criminal government in Washington is overplaying its hand.
Our struggle for freedom and decency will get harder.
But we can win.
And the generations that come after us will thank us.
Stay active.
The criminal government in Washington is overplaying its hand.
Our struggle for freedom and decency will get harder.
But we can win.
And the generations that come after us will thank us.