@mollyfication.bsky.social
Producer @onthemedia.bsky.social from WNYC
Pinned
S2 - Episode 1: The Harvard Plan | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The Harvard Plan - our collaboration with the Boston Globe, is back! In episode one, we hear what unfolded at Harvard from Donald Trump’s inauguration to convocation 2025. Three main ...
www.wnycstudios.org
The Trump admin is going after higher ed. Reporter @ilyamarritz.bsky.social documents how this fight is playing out inside the oldest and richest university in America: Harvard.
The Harvard Plan season 2 is out now, listen listen listen!!!
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
The Harvard Plan season 2 is out now, listen listen listen!!!
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Reposted
The premise of this WSJ article is incorrect. We can debate the effects of the 2019 laws on the rental market, but Pinnacle was a bad actor long before them. Their model for decades was to buy up RS properties and let them fall into disrepair to push tenants out. www.wsj.com/opinion/new-...
Opinion | The Rent-Control Slums of New York
Mayor Mamdani tries to stop a bankruptcy his new housing czar caused.
www.wsj.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The premise of this WSJ article is incorrect. We can debate the effects of the 2019 laws on the rental market, but Pinnacle was a bad actor long before them. Their model for decades was to buy up RS properties and let them fall into disrepair to push tenants out. www.wsj.com/opinion/new-...
Reposted
Stop the Steal is back, baby! The most faithful MAGA conspiracists believe Trump's surprise strike in Venezuela wasn’t about oil, but finally proving the 2020 election was stolen.
Also Trump seems to ... maybe ... be among them? He's certainly posting like it. www.ms.now/news/trump-v...
Also Trump seems to ... maybe ... be among them? He's certainly posting like it. www.ms.now/news/trump-v...
Trump’s Venezuela raid revives MAGA ‘Stop the Steal’ fantasies
For right-wing conspiracists — and maybe Trump, too — the president’s surprise military strike wasn’t about oil, but the ‘stolen’ 2020 election.
www.ms.now
January 5, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Stop the Steal is back, baby! The most faithful MAGA conspiracists believe Trump's surprise strike in Venezuela wasn’t about oil, but finally proving the 2020 election was stolen.
Also Trump seems to ... maybe ... be among them? He's certainly posting like it. www.ms.now/news/trump-v...
Also Trump seems to ... maybe ... be among them? He's certainly posting like it. www.ms.now/news/trump-v...
I feel like the day of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s inauguration is a good day to note that Zohran is currently the top baby boy name trending on @nameberry.bsky.social’s website
January 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I feel like the day of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s inauguration is a good day to note that Zohran is currently the top baby boy name trending on @nameberry.bsky.social’s website
Reposted
On this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with Stephen Witt about how AI tycoons have tied our economy up in knots and are demanding that we let them do significant harm to our planet:
Deep Fakes, Data Centers, and AI Slop — Are We Cooked? | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Donald Trump has signed an executive order limiting state regulation on artificial intelligence. On this week’s On the Media, Republicans spar over AI, and what deregulating the indus...
www.wnycstudios.org
December 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
On this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with Stephen Witt about how AI tycoons have tied our economy up in knots and are demanding that we let them do significant harm to our planet:
Reposted
FCC boss Brendan Carr is set to testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday—and fellow commissioner Anna Gomez, who will appear on Capitol Hill with him, is set to sharply criticize the agency under his watch.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
Carr’s Collision Course
FCC Chair Brendan Carr will be on Capitol Hill for rare Congressional testimony on Wednesday—a hearing in which fellow commissioner Anna Gomez will sharply criticize the agency under his watch, Status...
www.status.news
December 17, 2025 at 12:46 AM
FCC boss Brendan Carr is set to testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday—and fellow commissioner Anna Gomez, who will appear on Capitol Hill with him, is set to sharply criticize the agency under his watch.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
Reposted
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
The Harvard Plan is #4 on @nwquah.bsky.social's year end list of narrative podcasts!!
The Harvard Plan is reported by @ilyamarritz.bsky.social as a collab between @onthemedia.bsky.social and @bostonglobe.com. If you haven't listened, do it.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Harvard Plan is reported by @ilyamarritz.bsky.social as a collab between @onthemedia.bsky.social and @bostonglobe.com. If you haven't listened, do it.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
10 Narrative Podcasts We Loved This Year
Though chat shows and political series continue to dominate the medium, an old-school audio gem still has its own rewards.
www.vulture.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Harvard Plan is #4 on @nwquah.bsky.social's year end list of narrative podcasts!!
The Harvard Plan is reported by @ilyamarritz.bsky.social as a collab between @onthemedia.bsky.social and @bostonglobe.com. If you haven't listened, do it.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Harvard Plan is reported by @ilyamarritz.bsky.social as a collab between @onthemedia.bsky.social and @bostonglobe.com. If you haven't listened, do it.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
Reposted
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
Boat Strike Survivors Clung to Wreckage for Some 45 Minutes Before U.S. Military Killed Them
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
interc.pt
December 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“There are a lot of disturbing aspects. But this is one of the most disturbing.”
Reposted
New from 404 Media: the creator of ICEBlock just sued the U.S. government over it pressuring Apple to remove the app earlier this year. Says it violated his First Amendment rights. www.404media.co/iceblock-cre...
ICEBlock Creator Sues U.S. Government Over App’s Removal
The Department of Justice demanded Apple remove ICEBlock, which reports sightings of ICE officials, from its App Store. Now the creator is suing, saying the demand violated his First Amendment rights.
www.404media.co
December 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New from 404 Media: the creator of ICEBlock just sued the U.S. government over it pressuring Apple to remove the app earlier this year. Says it violated his First Amendment rights. www.404media.co/iceblock-cre...
love this
New: 404 Media is making a zine! Risograph-printed zine all about the surveillance tech ICE has deployed. Facial recognition app; Palantir; much more. Will be available in January but you can pre-order now. The art is amazing, printed by local LA business. Details:
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
www.404media.co/404-media-is...
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
www.404media.co
December 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
love this
Reposted
The show is up and it’s SPICY! Ft. @danlamothe.bsky.social on leaving the pentagon, @annamerlan.bsky.social on the new pentagon press corps and Laura Poitras on her new movie “Cover Up.” Oh and pod bonus @micahloewinger.bsky.social spoke with Cam Higby about his new role. pca.st/episode/f23f...
Covering the Pentagon, from Sy Hersh to Laura Loomer
pca.st
December 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The show is up and it’s SPICY! Ft. @danlamothe.bsky.social on leaving the pentagon, @annamerlan.bsky.social on the new pentagon press corps and Laura Poitras on her new movie “Cover Up.” Oh and pod bonus @micahloewinger.bsky.social spoke with Cam Higby about his new role. pca.st/episode/f23f...
Reposted
This week I called up Cam Higby, a member of the new media MAGA Pentagon press corps to ask him about his decision to sign away his ability to do investigative journalism in exchange for access to press briefings. He shouted and called me names…
December 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This week I called up Cam Higby, a member of the new media MAGA Pentagon press corps to ask him about his decision to sign away his ability to do investigative journalism in exchange for access to press briefings. He shouted and called me names…
Reposted
I interviewed living legend Laura Poitras for this weekend's episode of @onthemedia.bsky.social. She's a hero of mine -- a true paragon of righteous brave thorough investigative journalism. Watching Citizenfour as a college student made me want to become a reporter. Excited for y'all to hear it
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I interviewed living legend Laura Poitras for this weekend's episode of @onthemedia.bsky.social. She's a hero of mine -- a true paragon of righteous brave thorough investigative journalism. Watching Citizenfour as a college student made me want to become a reporter. Excited for y'all to hear it
Reposted
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
RFK Jr.’s CDC panel: No more hepatitis B vaccine for some newborns
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel, stocked with anti-vaccine activists and loyalists to RFK Jr., voted Friday to stop recommending a birth dose of vaccine.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
Reposted
What it's like to be Elon Musk's favorite X influencer, a digital remora feeding on likes and reposts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Elon Musk Loves What This Guy Has to Say
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What it's like to be Elon Musk's favorite X influencer, a digital remora feeding on likes and reposts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Reposted
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
Reposted
Today's Reliable Sources digest: cnn.it/3MfhCsB
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today's Reliable Sources digest: cnn.it/3MfhCsB
Reposted
NEW: Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Hernández was the result of something extraordinary for a Central American leader & convicted cocaine trafficker—a web of powerful advocates stretching from Washington to Silicon Valley and Mar-a-Lago.
Behind the scenes ⬇️ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Behind the scenes ⬇️ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
How a Man Convicted of Running a Latin American Narco State Landed a Pardon
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández’s unusual network of Trump allies and MAGA influencers helped deliver an extraordinary pardon to him.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NEW: Trump’s pardon of former Honduran President Hernández was the result of something extraordinary for a Central American leader & convicted cocaine trafficker—a web of powerful advocates stretching from Washington to Silicon Valley and Mar-a-Lago.
Behind the scenes ⬇️ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Behind the scenes ⬇️ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Reposted
"Public health officials warn that if Mr. Kennedy succeeds, measles and other infectious diseases will come roaring back, jeopardizing the health of all American children" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Inside Kennedy’s Methodical Quest to Shake Up America’s Vaccine System
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Public health officials warn that if Mr. Kennedy succeeds, measles and other infectious diseases will come roaring back, jeopardizing the health of all American children" www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
Reposted
Newspapers are closing at an emergency-level rate—over the past 20 years, America has lost more than 3,000. For the past six years, the photographer Ann Hermes has been documenting the lives lived in these dying places across the country. See more images: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/059DXx
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Newspapers are closing at an emergency-level rate—over the past 20 years, America has lost more than 3,000. For the past six years, the photographer Ann Hermes has been documenting the lives lived in these dying places across the country. See more images: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/059DXx
Reposted
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
Reposted
📻 The show is up!
@cwarzel.bsky.social on X’s recent update that revealed a swarm of overseas accounts posing as Americans; @librarianjones.com on fighting book-banning activists; @elysegraham.bsky.social on the scholars and librarians who helped win WWII. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
@cwarzel.bsky.social on X’s recent update that revealed a swarm of overseas accounts posing as Americans; @librarianjones.com on fighting book-banning activists; @elysegraham.bsky.social on the scholars and librarians who helped win WWII. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📻 The show is up!
@cwarzel.bsky.social on X’s recent update that revealed a swarm of overseas accounts posing as Americans; @librarianjones.com on fighting book-banning activists; @elysegraham.bsky.social on the scholars and librarians who helped win WWII. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
@cwarzel.bsky.social on X’s recent update that revealed a swarm of overseas accounts posing as Americans; @librarianjones.com on fighting book-banning activists; @elysegraham.bsky.social on the scholars and librarians who helped win WWII. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
Reposted
Reposted
Hi!! I'm working a special series for @onthemedia.bsky.social, a deep dive into FEMA. I'll be looking at the history of the agency and what's happening there now. If you work there or know someone who does, please hit me up by email or signal... Thanks!
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Hi!! I'm working a special series for @onthemedia.bsky.social, a deep dive into FEMA. I'll be looking at the history of the agency and what's happening there now. If you work there or know someone who does, please hit me up by email or signal... Thanks!
Reposted
Arizona state senator @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social on how TikTok, old-fashioned door-knocking, and actually making small differences in peoples’ lives is the way for the Democrats to start winning again: https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky
On the Media
The Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear.
lnk.to
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Arizona state senator @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social on how TikTok, old-fashioned door-knocking, and actually making small differences in peoples’ lives is the way for the Democrats to start winning again: https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky