Roseann Wentworth
@rwentworth1.bsky.social
News. Politics. Biz. Law. Marketing. Comms. IR. Fighting for democracy. News junkie. Sadly, Florida. 🌊 💙
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If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If you’re wondering who’s guiding our transition, it’s the best New Yorkers that money can’t buy.
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With my next SCOTUS argument only two weeks away, I will be writing a bit less often. My next piece will be Friday. Subscribe to Democracy Docket to support the team's invaluable work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
With my next SCOTUS argument only two weeks away, I will be writing a bit less often. My next piece will be Friday. Subscribe to Democracy Docket to support the team's invaluable work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said it would cost $244.64 to review the emails between Abbott and Musk, which @kutnews.bsky.social and The Texas Newsroom paid.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s i...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said it would cost $244.64 to review the emails between Abbott and Musk, which @kutnews.bsky.social and The Texas Newsroom paid.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
After the check was cashed, Abbott’s and Musk’s lawyers sought to keep the records secret.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family says that the civil rights leader has been released from a hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder.
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder
The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family says that the civil rights leader has been released from a hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Rev. Jesse Jackson's family says that the civil rights leader has been released from a hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder.
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the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
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Trump’s chaotic policies are costing American families this holiday.
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump’s chaotic policies are costing American families this holiday.
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The depositions from the batshit CBP and ICE officials in Chicago have been unsealed. Here's how Russ Hott denied actually knowing anything about one of the weirder claims they made: that a protestor had ripped someone's beard off.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The depositions from the batshit CBP and ICE officials in Chicago have been unsealed. Here's how Russ Hott denied actually knowing anything about one of the weirder claims they made: that a protestor had ripped someone's beard off.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Every time I read that I am going to laugh.
November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Every time I read that I am going to laugh.
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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath recently met with a top official from Turning Point USA to discuss creating chapters of the conservative youth organization in all of the state’s high schools.
Turning Point USA talked expansion with Texas education chief
The meeting happened days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pledged $1 million to help establish chapters of the conservative student group on every Texas college and high school campus.
www.texastribune.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath recently met with a top official from Turning Point USA to discuss creating chapters of the conservative youth organization in all of the state’s high schools.
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The only thing worse than watching your Thanksgiving dinner devolve into a heated political debate is a dry, tasteless turkey. But it doesn’t have to be this way. https://to.pbs.org/3E7HsqJ
How to cook the perfect Thanksgiving turkey, according to science
Thanksgiving turkeys often come out dry and tasteless, but not this year. Here's how you can use basic chemistry to make a stunning main dish for you and your guests to gobble down.
www.pbs.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The only thing worse than watching your Thanksgiving dinner devolve into a heated political debate is a dry, tasteless turkey. But it doesn’t have to be this way. https://to.pbs.org/3E7HsqJ
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Sen. Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) and his wife agreed to pay over $5 million in unpaid income taxes that the IRS said dated back to 2009.
Sen. Jim Justice, wife to pay $5 million in back taxes to settle IRS suit
The senator from West Virginia and his wife struck the agreement hours after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit. The IRS said the unpaid taxes dated to 2009.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Sen. Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) and his wife agreed to pay over $5 million in unpaid income taxes that the IRS said dated back to 2009.
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A blast of Arctic air is set to sweep across the country just as family and friends take to the roads and skies to gather for Thanksgiving. https://cnn.it/4pPSVBF
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A blast of Arctic air is set to sweep across the country just as family and friends take to the roads and skies to gather for Thanksgiving. https://cnn.it/4pPSVBF
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More than 100 homes were damaged in the Houston area after at least one tornado appeared to have touched down amid the powerful winds of a cold front, officials say.
Tornado strikes near Houston, damaging 100 homes and leaving thousands without power
More than 100 structures in the Memorial Northwest community of Harris County were damaged, a local elected official said.
nbcnews.to
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
More than 100 homes were damaged in the Houston area after at least one tornado appeared to have touched down amid the powerful winds of a cold front, officials say.
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“.. The Russian input came from Kirill Dmitriev, a Kremlin envoy with close ties to Putin .. They brought him to Miami .. for what would be three days of intensive discussions and extended conversation at Witkoff’s home ..”
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November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
“.. The Russian input came from Kirill Dmitriev, a Kremlin envoy with close ties to Putin .. They brought him to Miami .. for what would be three days of intensive discussions and extended conversation at Witkoff’s home ..”
@wsj.com
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X is a Skinner Box of mirrors www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
X is a Skinner Box of mirrors www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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South Korea’s Coast Guard boarded and detained Chinese fishing vessel in its territorial waters. These were not ordinary fishermen but part of China’s maritime militia.
Even though China is a nuclear superpower. No escalation followed.
Clear example for Europe: enforce territorial rights.
Even though China is a nuclear superpower. No escalation followed.
Clear example for Europe: enforce territorial rights.
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
South Korea’s Coast Guard boarded and detained Chinese fishing vessel in its territorial waters. These were not ordinary fishermen but part of China’s maritime militia.
Even though China is a nuclear superpower. No escalation followed.
Clear example for Europe: enforce territorial rights.
Even though China is a nuclear superpower. No escalation followed.
Clear example for Europe: enforce territorial rights.
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"They're happy to be treated like shit if it meant that they were gonna be winning. But now that they're losing, they're starting to push back."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social break down why GOP members of congress are finally changing their behavior.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social break down why GOP members of congress are finally changing their behavior.
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"They're happy to be treated like shit if it meant that they were gonna be winning. But now that they're losing, they're starting to push back."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social break down why GOP members of congress are finally changing their behavior.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social break down why GOP members of congress are finally changing their behavior.
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GAS PRICES RISE: The national average price for regular gas stood at $3.055 on Tuesday, almost exactly the same as $3.056 a year ago under former President Biden, according to AAA. ⛽️
Trump’s gas price discount has disappeared | CNN Business
President Donald Trump and his economic team often respond to concerns about the affordability crisis by touting how much cheaper gasoline is than under his predecessor.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
GAS PRICES RISE: The national average price for regular gas stood at $3.055 on Tuesday, almost exactly the same as $3.056 a year ago under former President Biden, according to AAA. ⛽️
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Ukraine is still hitting military targets and oil infrastructure, every day
Confirmed by Ukraine’s General Staff: the rare Russian A-60 airborne laser aircraft was likely destroyed in a strike on the Beriev plant in Taganrog. Also hit: drone factory “Molniya,” oil terminals in Novorossiysk, Tuapse refinery, and an S-400 launcher.
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Ukraine is still hitting military targets and oil infrastructure, every day
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On this pod:
-why restoring rule of law after Trump will be so challenging
-the need for a post-Trump reckoning that rivals what happened after abuses of Vietnam/Watergate
-why Trump's effort to get revenge on Sen Mark Kelly is so deeply corrupt
@davidkurtz.bsky.social is very good throughout:
-why restoring rule of law after Trump will be so challenging
-the need for a post-Trump reckoning that rivals what happened after abuses of Vietnam/Watergate
-why Trump's effort to get revenge on Sen Mark Kelly is so deeply corrupt
@davidkurtz.bsky.social is very good throughout:
Trump's prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James fell apart precisely because he ousted career prosecutors who insisted on following facts and law. His installation of a pliant stooge is what blew up in his face.
On the pod, @davidkurtz.bsky.social is great on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
On the pod, @davidkurtz.bsky.social is great on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
With Trump seething at Dems even as his efforts to prosecute foes hits new setbacks, a sharp legal commentator explains why Trump’s revenge project is running aground—and why he’s at fault for all of ...
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
On this pod:
-why restoring rule of law after Trump will be so challenging
-the need for a post-Trump reckoning that rivals what happened after abuses of Vietnam/Watergate
-why Trump's effort to get revenge on Sen Mark Kelly is so deeply corrupt
@davidkurtz.bsky.social is very good throughout:
-why restoring rule of law after Trump will be so challenging
-the need for a post-Trump reckoning that rivals what happened after abuses of Vietnam/Watergate
-why Trump's effort to get revenge on Sen Mark Kelly is so deeply corrupt
@davidkurtz.bsky.social is very good throughout:
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Why rural Wisconsin is blocking the AI data center boom: 'Horses are skittish'
Why rural Wisconsin is blocking the AI data center boom: 'Horses are skittish'
Tech giants are increasingly facing community backlash as they select places to build mammoth AI data centers.
cnb.cx
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Why rural Wisconsin is blocking the AI data center boom: 'Horses are skittish'
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Why is the price of turkey going down? Maybe people like chicken better
Your Turkey Is Cheaper This Thanksgiving. That’s About It.
Early this month, you may remember, President Donald Trump caught a lot of flak for bragging on Truth Social that “2025 Thanksgiving dinner under Trump is 25% lower than 2024 Thanksgiving dinner under Biden, according to Walmart. My cost [sic] are lower than the Democrats on everything.” The problem with these claims was that the cheaper 2025 Walmart Thanksgiving meal consisted of just 15 items compared with 29 last year, while consumer prices overall are higher than when Trump took office in Ja
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November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Why is the price of turkey going down? Maybe people like chicken better