Steve Herman
@newsguy.bsky.social
Exec. Director, Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy & Innovation/Asst. Professor of Practice, @OleMiss.bsky.social;
Board: @npcinstitute.bsky.social; @juristnews.bsky.social;
Ex VOA White House bureau chief; 2022 Kiplinger Fellow; W7VOA on ham radio
Board: @npcinstitute.bsky.social; @juristnews.bsky.social;
Ex VOA White House bureau chief; 2022 Kiplinger Fellow; W7VOA on ham radio
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The paperback edition of 'Behind the White House Curtain' will be released early next month with new material about the destruction of the Voice of America. You can pre-order today at your favorite bookstore or online. bookshop.org/p/books/behi...
President Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor and Detroit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Ontario and Michigan | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
President Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor and Detroit. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Steve Herman
This is not a real image of Bad Bunny burning a flag. It contains various irregularities typical of AI-generated content and appears to have originated on a satire page.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
This is not a real image of Bad Bunny burning a flag. It contains various irregularities typical of AI-generated content and appears to have originated on a satire page.
Read more: u.afp.com/S2KY
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At least 27 people were arrested, including 10 for assaulting police, at a demonstration against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
Officers' actions in violent Sydney rally 'justified', police say
Twenty-seven people were arrested, including 10 for assaulting police, on Monday night at a demonstration against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia.
www.abc.net.au
February 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
At least 27 people were arrested, including 10 for assaulting police, at a demonstration against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...
NYT - A day after President Trump called the Olympian Hunter Hess “a real loser” over the skier’s comments about representing the United States, two of the biggest stars at the Winter Olympics have spoken out in a Games that is becoming ever more politically charged. www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Chloe Kim, Eileen Gu speak out after President Trump calls Olympian ‘a loser’ (Gift Article)
Two of the biggest stars of these Olympics were asked for their thoughts on President Trump's comments on Hunter Hess.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
NYT - A day after President Trump called the Olympian Hunter Hess “a real loser” over the skier’s comments about representing the United States, two of the biggest stars at the Winter Olympics have spoken out in a Games that is becoming ever more politically charged. www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Discord, from next month, to require global age verification. discord.com/press-releas...
Discord Launches Teen-by-Default Settings Globally
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.
discord.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Discord, from next month, to require global age verification. discord.com/press-releas...
Air Canada suspending service to Cuba effective today as the Caribbean island's major airport warns it will run out of jet fuel due to US actions. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Air Canada halts Cuba flights as Havana airport warns it will run out of jet fuel | CBC News
Air Canada announced it is suspending service to Cuba effective Monday as the Caribbean island's major airport warns it will run out of jet fuel.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Air Canada suspending service to Cuba effective today as the Caribbean island's major airport warns it will run out of jet fuel due to US actions. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
King Charles has made his first intervention in the Epstein scandal, saying Buckingham Palace is ready to support the police as they consider allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Palace 'stands ready to support' police in Andrew inquiries
Making his first intervention in the Epstein scandal, the King said he is ready to support the police in their inquiries.
www.bbc.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
King Charles has made his first intervention in the Epstein scandal, saying Buckingham Palace is ready to support the police as they consider allegations against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The paperback edition of 'Behind the White House Curtain' will be released early next month with new material about the destruction of the Voice of America. You can pre-order today at your favorite bookstore or online. bookshop.org/p/books/behi...
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The paperback edition of 'Behind the White House Curtain' will be released early next month with new material about the destruction of the Voice of America. You can pre-order today at your favorite bookstore or online. bookshop.org/p/books/behi...
Former Ole Miss and Redskins football player Barry Wilburn, who helped lead his team to victory in Super Bowl XXII, has died in a house fire in Tennessee. wreg.com/news/former-nfl-play...
Ex-NFL star, Super Bowl champion dies in Orange Mound house fire
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Washington Commanders confirmed Barry Wilburn was killed in a house fire early Friday morning in the Orange Mound neighborhood. As fans around the world mourn the loss of the S…
wreg.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Former Ole Miss and Redskins football player Barry Wilburn, who helped lead his team to victory in Super Bowl XXII, has died in a house fire in Tennessee. wreg.com/news/former-nfl-play...
The UK prime minister has been hit by another high-profile departure from Downing Street, day after his chief of staff quit over growing anger around the appointment of scandal-tainted Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. news.sky.com/story/politics-l...
Politics latest: Starmer loses second aide in 24 hours as communications director quits
The prime minister has been hit by another high-profile departure from Downing Street. It comes one day after chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney quit over growing anger around the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
news.sky.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
The UK prime minister has been hit by another high-profile departure from Downing Street, day after his chief of staff quit over growing anger around the appointment of scandal-tainted Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. news.sky.com/story/politics-l...
Trump appointee Kari Lake, who twice lost statewide elections in Arizona and then came to Washington and shut down the Voice of America, hurls a juvenile insult at a former Ohio Republican governor who praised the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime performance
February 9, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Trump appointee Kari Lake, who twice lost statewide elections in Arizona and then came to Washington and shut down the Voice of America, hurls a juvenile insult at a former Ohio Republican governor who praised the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime performance
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in jail following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/bre...
Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong after nat. security conviction
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.
hongkongfp.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in jail following his conviction on foreign collusion and sedition charges. hongkongfp.com/2026/02/09/bre...
Oklahoma State has received a $50,000 fine for anti-Mormon chants directed at BYU's basketball team. www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cou...
The Big 12 Conference stepped in to stop the anti-LDS chants at BYU games. This is what it did to punish Oklahoma State.
The Big 12 Conference stepped in to stop the anti-LDS chants at BYU games. This is what it did to punish Oklahoma State.
www.sltrib.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Oklahoma State has received a $50,000 fine for anti-Mormon chants directed at BYU's basketball team. www.sltrib.com/sports/byu-cou...
Andrew Marr has a bit of history with predictions...
5 Jul 2022: Predicts the end of Boris Johnson.
7 Jul 2022: Johnson resigns.
14 Oct 2022: Predicts the end of Liz Truss.
20 Oct 2022: Truss resigns.
8 Feb 2026: Says Starmer will resign in the ‘next few days’.
Will he be proven right again?
5 Jul 2022: Predicts the end of Boris Johnson.
7 Jul 2022: Johnson resigns.
14 Oct 2022: Predicts the end of Liz Truss.
20 Oct 2022: Truss resigns.
8 Feb 2026: Says Starmer will resign in the ‘next few days’.
Will he be proven right again?
February 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM
LA Times - Traditionally, US athletes have avoided discussing politics on the world stage. But at the Milan-Cortina Games, several Americans are speaking about the conflict of representing a country that may no longer be representing their values. www.latimes.com/sports/olympi...
U.S. Olympic athletes in Italy are speaking out about the political situation at home
American skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Hunter Hess and other Milan-Cortina Olympic athletes aren't shying away from talking about what's going on in the United States.
www.latimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
LA Times - Traditionally, US athletes have avoided discussing politics on the world stage. But at the Milan-Cortina Games, several Americans are speaking about the conflict of representing a country that may no longer be representing their values. www.latimes.com/sports/olympi...
Thailand's general election produces a political upset with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party surging to a near landslide victory while the progressive People's Party suffers a steep and unexpected decline. www.khaosodenglish.com/featur...
Thailand Election 2026: People’s Party loses ground as Anutin nears landslide
BANGKOK — Thailand’s general election on Sunday night produced one of the country’s most dramatic political upsets in recent years, according to unofficial results, with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party surging to a near landslide victory while the progressive People’s Party suffered a steep and unexpected decline. Despite early polling suggesting the People’s Party would once […]
www.khaosodenglish.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Thailand's general election produces a political upset with the conservative Bhumjaithai Party surging to a near landslide victory while the progressive People's Party suffers a steep and unexpected decline. www.khaosodenglish.com/featur...
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, imprisoned in Iran, reportedly on hunger strike. www.euronews.com/2026/02/08/i...
Iranian Nobel laureate's prison sentence extended by seven years
Supporters of Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, said she had been on hunger strike since 2 February.
www.euronews.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, imprisoned in Iran, reportedly on hunger strike. www.euronews.com/2026/02/08/i...
Chief of staff to the UK prime minister resigns. Many MPs blame Morgan McSweeney for the appointment of the now disgraced Peter Mandeslon to be ambassador to the US. news.sky.com/story/politics-l...
Politics latest: Starmer reacts as chief of staff Morgan McSweeney resigns - but PM doesn't mention Mandelson
Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer's chief of staff, has resigned. It comes after Pat McFadden told Sky News that prime ministers must take responsibility for their decisions - and called for Peter Mandelson to return a pay-off. Follow the latest below.
news.sky.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Chief of staff to the UK prime minister resigns. Many MPs blame Morgan McSweeney for the appointment of the now disgraced Peter Mandeslon to be ambassador to the US. news.sky.com/story/politics-l...
"It was not the far left that most actively sought to sabotage the Nixon-Kissinger foreign policy but the hard right, not lowly pencil-pushers in the civil service but the most senior commanders at the Pentagon," writes James Rosen in an essay about the Watergate era. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/op..
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
"It was not the far left that most actively sought to sabotage the Nixon-Kissinger foreign policy but the hard right, not lowly pencil-pushers in the civil service but the most senior commanders at the Pentagon," writes James Rosen in an essay about the Watergate era. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/op..
A man suspected of shooting and wounding a senior Russian military intelligence officer in Moscow has been arrested in Dubai, according to the FSB. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/0...
Man Suspected of Shooting GRU General Arrested in Dubai, FSB Says - The Moscow Times
A man suspected of shooting and wounding senior Russian military intelligence officer Vladimir Alexeyev in Moscow has been arrested in Dubai, Russia's FSB security service said Sunday.
www.themoscowtimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
A man suspected of shooting and wounding a senior Russian military intelligence officer in Moscow has been arrested in Dubai, according to the FSB. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/0...
Dalai Lama's office, regarding the Buddhist spiritual leader's name being mentioned 150+ times in the Epstein Files: "We can unequivocally confirm that His Holiness has never met Jeffrey Epstein or authorized any meeting or interaction with him by anyone on His Holiness's behalf."
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Dalai Lama's office, regarding the Buddhist spiritual leader's name being mentioned 150+ times in the Epstein Files: "We can unequivocally confirm that His Holiness has never met Jeffrey Epstein or authorized any meeting or interaction with him by anyone on His Holiness's behalf."
As expected, the LDP is projected to secure a Lower House majority on its own, keeping Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae in power. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne...
Japan Lower House Election: LDP to secure majority on its own | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
www3.nhk.or.jp
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 PM
As expected, the LDP is projected to secure a Lower House majority on its own, keeping Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae in power. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ne...
The Israeli prime minister and the US president are scheduled to meet in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Iran nuclear negotiations. www.jpost.com/international/a...
Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump to meet in DC to discuss Iran talks | The Jerusalem Post
"The Prime Minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting ballistic missiles and ending support for the Iranian axis," the PMO stated.
www.jpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:37 AM
The Israeli prime minister and the US president are scheduled to meet in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Iran nuclear negotiations. www.jpost.com/international/a...
The Guardian - NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to President Trump. A whistleblower says DNI Tulsi Gabbard blocked sharing of the report and took it to the White House chief of staff. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The Guardian - NSA detected a phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to President Trump. A whistleblower says DNI Tulsi Gabbard blocked sharing of the report and took it to the White House chief of staff. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
Washington Post CEO William Lewis is resigning just days after the dramatic newsroom purge and years of controversy leading the newspaper. Jeff D’Onofrio, formerly the chief financial officer, will take over the Bezos-owned publication.
February 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Washington Post CEO William Lewis is resigning just days after the dramatic newsroom purge and years of controversy leading the newspaper. Jeff D’Onofrio, formerly the chief financial officer, will take over the Bezos-owned publication.