Eric Frederick
@ericfrederick.bsky.social
Freelance writer and editor. McClatchy news/sports expat. Epistemic security consultant. Reality-based freethinker. #Canes #Tigers #GoHeels #GDTBATH
My latest, for The Assembly:
Raleigh Tries to Break Its 54-Year Baseball Losing Streak www.theassemblync.com/culture/spor...
Raleigh Tries to Break Its 54-Year Baseball Losing Streak www.theassemblync.com/culture/spor...
Could Raleigh Finally Get A Major League Baseball Team?
Fast-growing Raleigh appears to be a good candidate for a Major League Baseball team. But even a minor league club has eluded it for years.
www.theassemblync.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
My latest, for The Assembly:
Raleigh Tries to Break Its 54-Year Baseball Losing Streak www.theassemblync.com/culture/spor...
Raleigh Tries to Break Its 54-Year Baseball Losing Streak www.theassemblync.com/culture/spor...
"Those who disagreed with Kirk ought to be able to deplore what he stood for and also the violence that killed him." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s Killing
The activist’s murder is a disaster for the country.
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Those who disagreed with Kirk ought to be able to deplore what he stood for and also the violence that killed him." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Holy shit -- Markwayne Mullin insists later in the interview again that Obama oversaw actually oversaw the sweetheart deal with Epstein, even after Tapper (accurately) fact-checked him. Yikes.
July 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Holy shit -- Markwayne Mullin insists later in the interview again that Obama oversaw actually oversaw the sweetheart deal with Epstein, even after Tapper (accurately) fact-checked him. Yikes.
Among 19 developed countries, the average the government spends annually on public service broadcasting is about $80 per person. In the USA, it's $1.35.
Like so much of what Congress is doing (or not doing), this is not about saving money.
rollcall.com/2025/07/15/g...
Like so much of what Congress is doing (or not doing), this is not about saving money.
rollcall.com/2025/07/15/g...
GOP narrowly advances rescissions package to Senate floor - Roll Call
Senate Republicans had barely enough votes Tuesday to advance President Trump's proposal to claw back money appropriated for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
rollcall.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Among 19 developed countries, the average the government spends annually on public service broadcasting is about $80 per person. In the USA, it's $1.35.
Like so much of what Congress is doing (or not doing), this is not about saving money.
rollcall.com/2025/07/15/g...
Like so much of what Congress is doing (or not doing), this is not about saving money.
rollcall.com/2025/07/15/g...
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Trump to the President of Liberia: "Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?"
English is the official language of Liberia...
English is the official language of Liberia...
July 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trump to the President of Liberia: "Such good English. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?"
English is the official language of Liberia...
English is the official language of Liberia...
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COMING SOON TO RALEIGHWOOD 🗣️
July 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
COMING SOON TO RALEIGHWOOD 🗣️
Outstanding, crucial reporting here. Trump's bud Bukele seems to be in bed with MS-13. www.propublica.org/article/buke...
“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”
President Donald Trump has praised Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele as a crime fighter, but new reporting based on interviews and documents reveals how senior Salvadoran officials have impeded a U.S....
www.propublica.org
June 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Outstanding, crucial reporting here. Trump's bud Bukele seems to be in bed with MS-13. www.propublica.org/article/buke...
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The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
June 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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Ernst is up for reelection next year. Campagin slogan:
"Well we all are going to die. Vote Ernst."
"Well we all are going to die. Vote Ernst."
Joni Ernst, at her town hall last night.
When the crowd said people will die due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts, she said: "well we all are going to die." 🫠🫠🫠🫠
When the crowd said people will die due to Medicaid and SNAP cuts, she said: "well we all are going to die." 🫠🫠🫠🫠
May 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ernst is up for reelection next year. Campagin slogan:
"Well we all are going to die. Vote Ernst."
"Well we all are going to die. Vote Ernst."
#ETTD 🤣🤣🤣 #LetsGoCanes
After RFK posted this pic and declared the Caps "my new hometown team," Washington lost 3 straight and have now been eliminated from the NHL playoffs.
May 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#ETTD 🤣🤣🤣 #LetsGoCanes
Like Jeremy, I also loved the Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout (and their barleywine, when I could find it). The only thing about this brewery's demise that doesn't suck is @ncrabbithole.com's beautiful elegy. open.substack.com/pub/jeremyma...
Goodbye to the Duck-Rabbit
One of North Carolina's O.G. craft breweries abruptly closed this week. It's a sign of the times, but also showed that big things are still possible in small towns.
open.substack.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Like Jeremy, I also loved the Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout (and their barleywine, when I could find it). The only thing about this brewery's demise that doesn't suck is @ncrabbithole.com's beautiful elegy. open.substack.com/pub/jeremyma...
Griffin concedes defeat in NC Supreme Court election
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open.substack.com/pub/anderson...
Griffin concedes defeat in NC Supreme Court election
Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs is to be seated next week. Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin on Wednesday conceded.
open.substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Griffin concedes defeat in NC Supreme Court election
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open.substack.com/pub/anderson...
A hero of mine. #RIP pitchfork.com/news/pere-ub...
Pere Ubu’s David Thomas Dies at 71
The frontman of the influential, avant-garde rock band was heralded for his untamable voice and spirit
pitchfork.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A hero of mine. #RIP pitchfork.com/news/pere-ub...
The American Age Is Over
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The American Age Is Over
Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
open.substack.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The American Age Is Over
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This is what we have come to. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says that it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is what we have come to. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Fox now mentioning the Signal scandal. For about 60 seconds.
March 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Fox now mentioning the Signal scandal. For about 60 seconds.
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just add the judge on Signal
These are the questions the Trump administration says it would damage national security to answer—even in private for the judge's eyes only
March 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
just add the judge on Signal
Is every day "opposite day" now? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Musk calls Sen. Mark Kelly a ‘traitor’ in response to post about visiting Ukraine
Kelly, a former Navy pilot and NASA astronaut, called for the resumption of U.S. military aid to Ukraine
www.washingtonpost.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Is every day "opposite day" now? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
" ... forces loyal to Musk’s junta have established him as the all-but undisputed unelected head of government..." Garrett Graff imagines "how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
" ... forces loyal to Musk’s junta have established him as the all-but undisputed unelected head of government..." Garrett Graff imagines "how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
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