Dougherty
@pdougherty.bsky.social
Musk-hating Twitter refugee. Former editor of the Anchorage Daily News. Pulitzer Prize winner. I post things I think are accurate and interesting, with occasional commentary. Reposts much appreciated. Let’s build an Alaska community. Welcome.
Eventually, I’d like to see a few of the Supreme Court justices prosecuted as accessories.
December 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Eventually, I’d like to see a few of the Supreme Court justices prosecuted as accessories.
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They’re not sending their best.
Update. The ICE supervisor, who is 47, was arrested for domestic violence against his non-citizen partner who he started a relationship when she was 18 and he was 40.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
They’re not sending their best.
WaPo editorial page seems to get stupider by the day. The chances of Putin going to war against the United States is exactly 0.00. Our failure to stand up to Russia is far more dangerous than asserting ourselves.
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Opinion | Trump’s security promise for Ukraine could risk war with Russia
An Article 5-style security guarantee to Ukraine may be more dangerous than it looks.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
WaPo editorial page seems to get stupider by the day. The chances of Putin going to war against the United States is exactly 0.00. Our failure to stand up to Russia is far more dangerous than asserting ourselves.
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NO, NYTIMES, IT IS NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html
December 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
NO, NYTIMES, IT IS NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/africa/trump-isis-strikes-nigeria-christians-facts.html
He has to recycle his lies. “Hoax, witch hunt . . .” Can’t he think up some new lies?
December 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
He has to recycle his lies. “Hoax, witch hunt . . .” Can’t he think up some new lies?
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Merry Christmas
The holidays will not be complete without a couple of merry ho's
December 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Merry Christmas
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Have you ever wondered where I find all my pictures, videos, and other sources? Well, my gift to you this morning is ten pages of the online resources I use the most, with some annotations and research tips. Get it here: (docs.google.com/docu...).
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Have you ever wondered where I find all my pictures, videos, and other sources? Well, my gift to you this morning is ten pages of the online resources I use the most, with some annotations and research tips. Get it here: (docs.google.com/docu...).
Trump reminds me of a teenager with a gun. He just can’t stand not to shoot something
December 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Trump reminds me of a teenager with a gun. He just can’t stand not to shoot something
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Another Epstein connection crawls out of the paperwork.
The director of Melania Trump’s doc, Brett Ratner, is named in the Epstein files. A photo shows him posing with Jean-Luc Brunel, an Epstein associate who died by suicide in jail while facing charges for rape and trafficking minors for Epstein.
The director of Melania Trump’s doc, Brett Ratner, is named in the Epstein files. A photo shows him posing with Jean-Luc Brunel, an Epstein associate who died by suicide in jail while facing charges for rape and trafficking minors for Epstein.
December 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Another Epstein connection crawls out of the paperwork.
The director of Melania Trump’s doc, Brett Ratner, is named in the Epstein files. A photo shows him posing with Jean-Luc Brunel, an Epstein associate who died by suicide in jail while facing charges for rape and trafficking minors for Epstein.
The director of Melania Trump’s doc, Brett Ratner, is named in the Epstein files. A photo shows him posing with Jean-Luc Brunel, an Epstein associate who died by suicide in jail while facing charges for rape and trafficking minors for Epstein.
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When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"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 7:25 PM
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
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🚨US farmers say Trump’s $12bn package not enough to undo damage from tariffs.
This year, US crop farmers have lost $34.6bn according to the American Farm Bureau. | Business | The Guardian
This year, US crop farmers have lost $34.6bn according to the American Farm Bureau. | Business | The Guardian
US farmers say Trump’s $12bn package not enough to undo damage from tariffs
Thousands of farms set to go bankrupt as grain farmers in particular hit by trade disruptions caused by price hikes
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🚨US farmers say Trump’s $12bn package not enough to undo damage from tariffs.
This year, US crop farmers have lost $34.6bn according to the American Farm Bureau. | Business | The Guardian
This year, US crop farmers have lost $34.6bn according to the American Farm Bureau. | Business | The Guardian
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I’m going to need to see the declination memos from DoJ where they declined to prosecute the Epstein co-conspirators, and I’m gonna need to see them for every single person they declined to prosecute.
December 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’m going to need to see the declination memos from DoJ where they declined to prosecute the Epstein co-conspirators, and I’m gonna need to see them for every single person they declined to prosecute.
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There's more evidence that the Covid-19 vaccine lowers risk of preterm birth, hospital stays and death..
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www.sciencenews.org/article/bene...
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Research hailing the benefits of the COVID-19 shot keeps coming
There was more good health news about the COVID-19 vaccine for infants, kids and adults in December. There’s still time to get the shot this winter.
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December 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
There's more evidence that the Covid-19 vaccine lowers risk of preterm birth, hospital stays and death..
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www.sciencenews.org/article/bene...
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Emotionally Distant Family Spends Holidays Watching Touching Family Dramas Together https://theonion.com/emotionally-distant-family-spends-holidays-watching-tou-1819566264/
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Emotionally Distant Family Spends Holidays Watching Touching Family Dramas Together https://theonion.com/emotionally-distant-family-spends-holidays-watching-tou-1819566264/
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"an internet witch hunt"
Every single named person in this article who spread ugly lies about the Brown shooting, even putting an innocent student in danger, is a Republican. One is even a top DOJ official.
This NYT headline makes it seem like it was an everybody problem. It was not.
Every single named person in this article who spread ugly lies about the Brown shooting, even putting an innocent student in danger, is a Republican. One is even a top DOJ official.
This NYT headline makes it seem like it was an everybody problem. It was not.
December 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"an internet witch hunt"
Every single named person in this article who spread ugly lies about the Brown shooting, even putting an innocent student in danger, is a Republican. One is even a top DOJ official.
This NYT headline makes it seem like it was an everybody problem. It was not.
Every single named person in this article who spread ugly lies about the Brown shooting, even putting an innocent student in danger, is a Republican. One is even a top DOJ official.
This NYT headline makes it seem like it was an everybody problem. It was not.
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The Department of Health and Human Services has canceled seven federal grants that supported programs aimed at reducing sudden infant deaths, prenatal substance exposure, birth defects and adolescent mental health problems...
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HHS Cancels Grants to Group That Criticized RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policies
The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department’s policies “irresponsible and purposefully misleading” and joined a lawsuit against its vaccine policy.
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services has canceled seven federal grants that supported programs aimed at reducing sudden infant deaths, prenatal substance exposure, birth defects and adolescent mental health problems...
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The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it had discovered over a million more documents potentially related to the investigation of the convicted Epstein, as an excuse for breaking the law and failing to meet Congressional deadlines.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Justice Dept. Says It Has Found Over a Million More Epstein Documents, Delaying Release Process
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it had discovered over a million more documents potentially related to the investigation of the convicted Epstein, as an excuse for breaking the law and failing to meet Congressional deadlines.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...