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Eric Zorn

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The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com has caused a stir with his columns extolling the use of AI in his newsrooms. I look at what he wrote and offer some thoughts about it ericzorn.substack.com/i/187899566/...

February 19, 2026 at 3:33 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

Register your public admiration for these finalists in the Picayune Sentinel’s Quip of the Week poll
ericzorn.substack.com/i/187899566/...

@dumbbeezie.bsky.social
@pixelatedboat.bsky.social
@jackboot.bsky.social
@jakevig.bsky.social

February 19, 2026 at 3:25 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

February 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

I’ll be chatting with host John Williams on WGN-AM 720 at 11:33 am Chicago time. Listen live link: wgnradio.com/on-air/

February 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

Rank the members of Trump's inner circle from most to least loathsome surveymars.com/q/luh0qMirl

February 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM

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Mrs. Betty Bowers

@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social

The Trump administration’s sole unifying message is white supremacy. They are constantly looking for ways to express it.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 4d

If you think there’s NOTHING in our heritage (or in any nation’s) to be unapologetic about, you’re a fool. A dangerous fool.

February 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM

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Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

You will do a happy dance reading the Quip of the Week contest.
ericzorn.substack.com/i/187204386/...

Nominees include:

@kimmymonte.bsky.social
@jakevig.bsky.social
@viktorwinetrout.bsky.social
@itsabbyyep.bsky.social
@greenevillezoo.bsky.social
@frovo.bsky.social
@wheeltod.bsky.social

February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

Can computers sniff out prose written by computers? ericzorn.substack.com/i/187204386/...

February 12, 2026 at 4:08 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

You will do a happy dance reading the Quip of the Week contest.
ericzorn.substack.com/i/187204386/...

Nominees include:

@kimmymonte.bsky.social
@jakevig.bsky.social
@viktorwinetrout.bsky.social
@itsabbyyep.bsky.social
@greenevillezoo.bsky.social
@frovo.bsky.social
@wheeltod.bsky.social

February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM

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The Volatile Mermaid

@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social

Occupy Democrats has always been trash but this is especially gross. Why mention the fact that he’s Jewish at all? Hmmm

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 9d

I have to say, I do not love this new trend of large liberal accounts with millions of followers identifying Jews.

Occupy Democrats post: "BREAKING: Kash Patel was just busted LYING TO CONGRESS in order to protect pedophiles!
Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna have successfully been able to view a slew of unredacted Epstein files, and they discovered that Trump’s disgraced and wildly incompetent FBI Director Kash Patel has been lying to Congess, under oath, in order to protect the other rich and powerful men who played major roles in the Epstein sex-trafficking ring.
Thanks to pressure from Massie and Khanna, the DOJ reluctantly unredacted an FBI report naming Jewish billionaire Les Wexner, owner of Victoria’s Secret and notorious Epstein associate, as one of the co-conspirators in the sex-trafficking ring.
“This is significant because Kash Patel testified to Congress that FBI had no evidence of other sex traffickers. This is FBI’s own 2019 document listing Wexner as a coconspirator in child sex trafficking. It wasn’t unredacted until tonight,” said Khanna’s partner-in-justice, Rep. Thomas Massie, on Twitter on February 10th.
The two spent two hours on February 9th examining unredacted Epstein files and were shocked at what they saw.
“Most of the unredacted files were redacted—70 to 80 percent. Massie and I saw that there were six men who were co‑conspirators and were being protected. Those names need to be made public. "
"There’s no excuse for releasing survivors’ names while protecting these six men. There are probably more. In just two hours, we saw that these six men were being protected.”
Kash Patel’s FBI is actively engaged in a cover-up on behalf of serial pedophiles and must be fired immediately — and held accountable for his own role in protecting pedophiles."

February 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

Gather your family around the Atwater Kent and listen to my conversation on WGN-AM 720 with host John Williams at 11:33 a.m. Chicago time. . Listen live link: wgnradio.com/on-air/

February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM

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Jake_Vig

@jakevig.bsky.social

The purpose of the "alternative" Super Bowl halftime show is a celebration of racism. That's it. It's "revenge" for a Puerto Rican man being selected to perform.

Any excuse or fake explanation by any performer participating in it is utter bullshit.

February 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

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February 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM

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Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

You'll love entries in the new Quip of the Week poll as much as seagulls love fries.
ericzorn.substack.com/i/186151047/...

Finalists include
@stevesuckington.bsky.social‬
@viktorwinetrout.bsky.social‬
@saltymactavish.bsky.social‬
@donni.bsky.social‬
@jakevig.bsky.social‬
@KimmyMonte.bsky.social

February 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM

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Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

If Trump won't dignify other leaders with their proper titles, shall we stop using his title as well? Survey is here: ericzorn.substack.com/i/186151047/...

February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM

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Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

Just out this morning. No paywall.

February 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM

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Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

Is it a "hissy fit" to point out a flagrant error on the website of a partisan hack? The hack says so. I report, you decide ericzorn.substack.com/i/186151047/...

February 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

Is it a "hissy fit" to point out a flagrant error on the website of a partisan hack? The hack says so. I report, you decide ericzorn.substack.com/i/186151047/...

February 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

Just out this morning. No paywall.

February 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM

Eric Zorn

@ericzorn.bsky.social

If Trump won't dignify other leaders with their proper titles, shall we stop using his title as well? Survey is here: ericzorn.substack.com/i/186151047/...

February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM