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Creative Services Editor/Producer, CNN New York. I put the video on your screen.

(Opinions solely mine; reposts/likes ≠ endorsements.)

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I'd like to thank the Academy. (srsly - it's great when CNN is recognized for its good work.)

#TheEmmys #NewsEmmys
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"DHS has suspended Gregory Bovino’s access to his social media accounts effective immediately," CNN reports
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder pleaded not guilty to running a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring and orchestrating multiple killings, as one of the FBI’s top fugitives made his first US court appearance since he was arrested in Mexico last week. https://cnn.it/4reo566
January 27, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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Happy to help, sir.

From Judge Ellis:

"Bovino admitted in his deposition that he lied multiple times about the events that occurred in Little Village that prompted him to throw tear gas at protesters."
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Mr Bovino had a question for me
January 26, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Reminder to ICE and CBP: Americans have a right to film you in public.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/26/u...
Social media videos show ICE agents clashing with people recording them | CNN
Jake Tapper reports.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Jan. 26, 1926: John Logie Baird makes the first public demonstration of his invention, the “televisor,” that transmits grayscale moving pictures. The Scottish engineer gives the world this initial glimpse of mechanical television at his laboratory on Frith Street in Soho, London. 1/8
January 26, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Full video here:
youtu.be/-VBJx116hqk?...
January 25, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Trump rapid response: "After takeoff, the AF1 crew identified a minor electrical issue. Out of an abundance of caution, AF1 is returning to Joint Base Andrews. The President and team will board a different aircraft and continue on to Switzerland."
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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While tensions flare and protests build, so does widespread concern over what some say is the excessive use of crowd control tactics to quell and disperse demonstrators not just in Minnesota, but in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland as well. https://cnn.it/4r7pXxM
January 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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President Trump has told Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere that he no longer felt an "obligation to think purely of Peace" after the Norwegian Nobel Committee did not award him the Nobel Peace Prize. https://cnn.it/3LPnqcm
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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A very good thread on 60 Minutes, still the best investigative reporting on television.
The "Inside CECOT" report finally aired on CBS tonight. Sharyn Alfonsi recorded a new beginning and ending to incorporate the additions Bari Weiss wanted. But the report itself remains the same as it was on the day Weiss delayed it. So, here's the backstory on what happened...
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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The New Yorker is out with a profile of Bari Weiss. There's a notable quote attributed to "sources close to Weiss and Ellison" saying "readily realizes and admits that she was not as knowledgeable as she should have been about the timing of the marketing and promo process at '60 Minutes.'"
Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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The "Inside CECOT" report caused something of a standoff inside CBS News, with correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi saying she didn't want to change a single comma. Here's my recap
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale

Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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In an interview yesterday with Reuters, President Trump boasted that he has accomplished so much that “when you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election.”

www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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see also
56. Bigelow/Roper, 1991: "Tell me...if that has happened to you more than twice, once or twice, or never. Hearing or seeing the word trondant and knowing that it has a secret meaning for you."

(This is a classic "trap" question: word was made up, those who say yes prob not taking poll seriously.)
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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I had to look up Lizardman's Constant: the 4% of people who will tell a pollster lizard people are taking over the world, ie the minimum answer you will get for even the most absurd question.
"Do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea for the U.S. to use military force to take possession of Greenland from Denmark?"
Good idea: 4%
Bad idea: 71%
(Ipsos)

4%. He did it. He finally hit Lizardman's Constant.
January 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Part of my report for tonight's @outfrontcnn.bsky.social about the FBI searching a Washington Post reporters' home — and why this isn't just a navel-gazing story about journalists and their sources
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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Jan. 9, 1926: A fresh snowfall is the occasion for a snowball war between congressional pages on Capitol Hill.
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Today's Reliable Sources lead: Where's the MAGA-approved "new" Pentagon press corps? That's what some veteran defense and intel reporters are asking in the wake of the US attack in Venezuela... cnn.it/49qQi2A
January 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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"Venezuelan security forces detained 14 journalists in the capital on Monday, including reporters who were covering the swearing-in of the country's national assembly, according to the national press union." They were later released.
Anti-aircraft fire seen over Caracas as country remains on edge after Maduro’s capture - live updates | CNN
Gunfire and anti-aircraft fire were seen over Caracas overnight as the Venezuelan capital remains on edge following the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Follow here for the latest.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.

Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.

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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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[wakes up] “I’m sorry, what”
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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I asked a bunch of media lawyers and law professors to read Trump's lawsuit against the BBC. Every expert said they're skeptical about Trump's chances. Here's more of what they said >>> www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/m...
Trump’s bizarre $10 billion BBC lawsuit has even more holes than his other media actions | CNN Business
Up until this year, it was unheard of for a sitting American president to sue a news outlet. In just a few months, President Donald Trump has managed to make it seem normal.
www.cnn.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM