Josh Brodesky
@joshbrodesky.bsky.social
Opinion editor at the San Antonio Express-News.
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The Trump admin is using a lie about San Antonio's (now closed) Migrant Resource Center to withhold funds for the city. It has implications far beyond the $13.2 million owed.
The Trump administration’s big lie about San Antonio's Migrant Resource Center
The Trump administration is withholding millions after alleging that San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center harbored unauthorized immigrants. It’s not true.
www.expressnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Trump admin is using a lie about San Antonio's (now closed) Migrant Resource Center to withhold funds for the city. It has implications far beyond the $13.2 million owed.
Proud of our Opinion colleagues at the Statesman for giving voice to free speech and due process. Strong editorial here:
As Donald Trump targets student visas, UT should defend free speech for all | Editorial
University of Texas has a duty to promote lively, fearless debate and "protect that freedom when others attempt to restrict it." That moment is here.
www.statesman.com
April 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Proud of our Opinion colleagues at the Statesman for giving voice to free speech and due process. Strong editorial here:
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A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/m...
A Russian state media reporter gained entry to the Oval Office for Trump-Zelensky sit-down | CNN Business
A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters wer...
www.cnn.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting www.cnn.com/2025/02/28/m...
"Sid Miller is like your hokey uncle at Thanksgiving, regaling you with stories about how he once peed on an electric fence and lived to tell about it." Probably not the best person for medical advice/health policy. www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...
In latest stunt, Ag Commissioner Sid Miller goes all in for tooth decay
Small amounts of fluoride in drinking water reduce tooth decay and can strengthen teeth. Sid Miller has framed this as a violation of individual liberty.
www.expressnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"Sid Miller is like your hokey uncle at Thanksgiving, regaling you with stories about how he once peed on an electric fence and lived to tell about it." Probably not the best person for medical advice/health policy. www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...
Our Ed Board opposes vouchers as bad policy, but it's also a political gift for Democrats and public education advocates who can go on the offensive. Vouchers open the door to eventually regulate private schools, and to launch schools free of GOP legislative and SBOE interference. More here:
Democrats can flip the script on school vouchers and fund liberal curriculum
Vouchers are an unforced error by Texas Republicans and a remarkable political opportunity for proponents of public education and Democrats.
www.expressnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Our Ed Board opposes vouchers as bad policy, but it's also a political gift for Democrats and public education advocates who can go on the offensive. Vouchers open the door to eventually regulate private schools, and to launch schools free of GOP legislative and SBOE interference. More here:
Vibe shifting: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approv...
Donald Trump : Approval Polls
The latest political polls and polling averages from FiveThirtyEight.
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February 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Vibe shifting: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approv...
"Flips the Script." Not a time for euphemism. How about "Lies," NYT? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin
As he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump is rewriting the history of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"Flips the Script." Not a time for euphemism. How about "Lies," NYT? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
Humor helps.
Your dynamic guide to which place is getting most screwed by Donald Trump
February 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Humor helps.
This bill is so stupid. Even by today's standards.
Countywide voting serves all Texans. Naturally, lawmakers want to end it
State Sen. Bob Bob Hall has filed legislation to end countywide voting, which makes it easier to cast ballots and saves taxpayer money.
www.expressnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This bill is so stupid. Even by today's standards.
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This may be the only time that Mother Teresa and Ken Paxton have shared a sentence: "As far as it is from Texas’ capital to its westernmost tip, it is an unbridgeable distance from Mother Teresa to Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has thrust this nonprofit into the Texas spotlight." Our editorial:
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This may be the only time that Mother Teresa and Ken Paxton have shared a sentence: "As far as it is from Texas’ capital to its westernmost tip, it is an unbridgeable distance from Mother Teresa to Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has thrust this nonprofit into the Texas spotlight." Our editorial:
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NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately."
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February 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately."
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seems relevant ....
🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
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Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
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Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
www.bloomberg.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
seems relevant ....
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The implications of the Texas attorney general's case reach much further than the religious freedom of one shelter in West Texas.
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In pursuit of Annunciation House, Paxton tramples religious liberty
The stakes are high in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal dispute with El Paso’s Annunciation House.
www.expressnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The implications of the Texas attorney general's case reach much further than the religious freedom of one shelter in West Texas.
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Ken Paxton is using immigration politics to trample religious liberty. His legal pursuit of Annunciation House in El Paso has immense consequences for Texas -- and not just for faith-based organizations. Our editorial for this Sunday's paper breaks it down.
In pursuit of Annunciation House, Paxton tramples religious liberty
The stakes are high in Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal dispute with El Paso’s Annunciation House.
www.expressnews.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ken Paxton is using immigration politics to trample religious liberty. His legal pursuit of Annunciation House in El Paso has immense consequences for Texas -- and not just for faith-based organizations. Our editorial for this Sunday's paper breaks it down.
Discussion about Musk getting the keys to the federal kingdom has, for me at least, felt a bit like the movie, "Look Up." So ... Look up! Here are just some of our opinion team's concerns.
As Musk attacks the federal government, Congress shrugs
Recent moves should spark concerns that Musk and Trump will unilaterally cut spending that Congress has approved. Where is the outrage and oversight?
www.expressnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Discussion about Musk getting the keys to the federal kingdom has, for me at least, felt a bit like the movie, "Look Up." So ... Look up! Here are just some of our opinion team's concerns.
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Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
Opinion | There Is No Going Back
The president’s opponents, whoever they are, cannot expect a return to the Constitution as it was.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yeah so the Constitution isn’t really in effect right now
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“It’s the richest person in the world taking away from the poorest people in the world,” one USAID official told Playbook. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
February 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“It’s the richest person in the world taking away from the poorest people in the world,” one USAID official told Playbook. www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Trump got rolled here and almost no one seems to have noticed.
February 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Trump got rolled here and almost no one seems to have noticed.
Gabbard and RFK are dangerously unqualified: www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...
Senate should reject Kennedy and Gabbard nominations
President Donald Trump has nominated people who are supremely unqualified for their respective posts.
www.expressnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Gabbard and RFK are dangerously unqualified: www.expressnews.com/opinion/edit...
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Data on the CDC's website are being removed to comply with the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to scrub federal agencies of any mention of gender, DEI, and accessibility, @katherinejwu reports: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi... @theatlantic.com
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Data on the CDC's website are being removed to comply with the Trump administration’s ongoing attempt to scrub federal agencies of any mention of gender, DEI, and accessibility, @katherinejwu reports: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi... @theatlantic.com
"We have no visibility into what they are doing with the computer and data systems," one of the officials said. "That is creating great concern. There is no oversight. It creates real cybersecurity and hacking implications."
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"We have no visibility into what they are doing with the computer and data systems," one of the officials said. "That is creating great concern. There is no oversight. It creates real cybersecurity and hacking implications."
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Across San Antonio, school districts, educators and teachers’ unions are bracing for potential immigration raids under President Donald Trump’s recent reversal of a policy limiting arrests at schools, hospitals and places of worship. bit.ly/4hhqybz
January 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Across San Antonio, school districts, educators and teachers’ unions are bracing for potential immigration raids under President Donald Trump’s recent reversal of a policy limiting arrests at schools, hospitals and places of worship. bit.ly/4hhqybz
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If you think DeepSeek is some kind of Sputnik moment, it seems like not the best time to freeze grants and attack research universities
It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.
January 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If you think DeepSeek is some kind of Sputnik moment, it seems like not the best time to freeze grants and attack research universities