Jeff Potter
@jeffpotter.bsky.social
I believe in the power of journalism and communications to create and improve community. I'm editor of The Commons in Brattleboro, Vermont. I'm also one of the staff editors at CreativePro Networks, where we help designers connect, learn, and thrive.
Let me be clear. I love when readers submit news to the newspaper. But this merits a post ... or something. An award, maybe. There was a lot of effort involved.
I just got a news item as an email attachment: a PDF of a scan of a photocopy of a printout of an email to another newspaper.
I just got a news item as an email attachment: a PDF of a scan of a photocopy of a printout of an email to another newspaper.
March 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Let me be clear. I love when readers submit news to the newspaper. But this merits a post ... or something. An award, maybe. There was a lot of effort involved.
I just got a news item as an email attachment: a PDF of a scan of a photocopy of a printout of an email to another newspaper.
I just got a news item as an email attachment: a PDF of a scan of a photocopy of a printout of an email to another newspaper.
Well, this is some welcome news on the professional front.
Supreme Court Shockingly Stands up to Trump on Press Freedom
The Supreme Court has rejected a bid by one of Donald Trump’s allies to attack a key press protection.
newrepublic.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Well, this is some welcome news on the professional front.
Reposted by Jeff Potter
I appreciate Josh's elevation of the term "anti-constitutional," which is different from "unconstitutional." Deciding not to spend appropriations because you don't feel like it isn't some outré theory of the Constitution. It's just an assertion of power, a rejection of constitutionalism altogether.
I'll just repeat what I said yesterday: This is wildly illegal and anti-constitutional.
How could you possibly vote for a funding bill that the Vice President is telling you will be overruled by the executive?
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
March 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I appreciate Josh's elevation of the term "anti-constitutional," which is different from "unconstitutional." Deciding not to spend appropriations because you don't feel like it isn't some outré theory of the Constitution. It's just an assertion of power, a rejection of constitutionalism altogether.
Note to self: If you're designing a broadsheet newspaper on a laptop, do zoom in every now and then and make sure you haven't accidentally redefined your paragraph style to create an entire page worth of calendar listings as all caps.
March 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Note to self: If you're designing a broadsheet newspaper on a laptop, do zoom in every now and then and make sure you haven't accidentally redefined your paragraph style to create an entire page worth of calendar listings as all caps.