Steve Loiaconi
@sloiaconi.bsky.social
Journalist, television producer, and writer.
Then: HLN
Now: Firing Line on PBS
Read my stories: https://steveloiaconi.wordpress.com/
Then: HLN
Now: Firing Line on PBS
Read my stories: https://steveloiaconi.wordpress.com/
How did the New York Times publish this completely unironically?
December 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
How did the New York Times publish this completely unironically?
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sitting next to a sweaty guy on a plane who just finished a workout at terminal 8 while wearing a shirt, tie, and suit
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
sitting next to a sweaty guy on a plane who just finished a workout at terminal 8 while wearing a shirt, tie, and suit
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Remember when Bart was punished and couldn’t go to The Itchy and Scratchy Movie? And said, “Well, nothing can match the imagination of a ten year old boy!” and in his imagination, Itchy and Scratchy just stood there and shrugged?
Yeah, that’s AI.
Yeah, that’s AI.
December 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Remember when Bart was punished and couldn’t go to The Itchy and Scratchy Movie? And said, “Well, nothing can match the imagination of a ten year old boy!” and in his imagination, Itchy and Scratchy just stood there and shrugged?
Yeah, that’s AI.
Yeah, that’s AI.
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“Their consistent refrain serves as an important message to Republicans and Democrats as they look to sway swing voters in key races across the country next year: Candidate quality matters, ranging from positions on issues to personality to professional background.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
These voters backed Trump in 2024 and Democrats in 2025. What will they do in 2026?
In focus groups, 14 swing voters from New Jersey and Virginia voiced negative views of both parties and were down on Trump and drawn to Democrats they saw as moderates.
www.nbcnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“Their consistent refrain serves as an important message to Republicans and Democrats as they look to sway swing voters in key races across the country next year: Candidate quality matters, ranging from positions on issues to personality to professional background.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Yep, this all sounds super legit and prestigious
December 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Yep, this all sounds super legit and prestigious
At least the Kennedy Center thinks things are going great at the Kennedy Center 🤷♂️
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
At least the Kennedy Center thinks things are going great at the Kennedy Center 🤷♂️
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Such an incredible honor, wow. A dignified, esteemed award. Just plop that medal around your neck, great.
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Such an incredible honor, wow. A dignified, esteemed award. Just plop that medal around your neck, great.
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“confidential drafting process for Donald Trump’s…National Security Strategy…has stunned some in government who’ve seen the pages so far. A federal staffer tells Zeteo that one version…they saw reminded them of “fascist internet trolls getting worked up…on Twitter.””
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In the end this is a posters document made by posters for posters
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“confidential drafting process for Donald Trump’s…National Security Strategy…has stunned some in government who’ve seen the pages so far. A federal staffer tells Zeteo that one version…they saw reminded them of “fascist internet trolls getting worked up…on Twitter.””
zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
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"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
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Trump may have accidentally pardoned the pipe bomb guy?
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump may have accidentally pardoned the pipe bomb guy?
Well, this certainly complicates the “FBI inside job/Biden cover up” narrative
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Accused DC pipe bomber told FBI he believed the 2020 election was stolen, sources say | CNN Politics
During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible motiv...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Well, this certainly complicates the “FBI inside job/Biden cover up” narrative
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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JUST IN: Statement from Abbe Lowell, defense counsel for Letitia James, on Virginia grand jury’s refusal to re-indict the NY Attorney General on mortgage fraud charges:
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
JUST IN: Statement from Abbe Lowell, defense counsel for Letitia James, on Virginia grand jury’s refusal to re-indict the NY Attorney General on mortgage fraud charges:
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THR: Paramount studio chiefs “only later learned that Paramount would be distributing [Rush Hour 4] around the time news leaked to the media about Trump’s overtures to Larry.”
@thr.com $PSKY
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@thr.com $PSKY
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December 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
THR: Paramount studio chiefs “only later learned that Paramount would be distributing [Rush Hour 4] around the time news leaked to the media about Trump’s overtures to Larry.”
@thr.com $PSKY
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@thr.com $PSKY
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Good. The last thing the country needs is more people who insist on being accurate and non-abusive. bsky.app/profile/klon...
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Good. The last thing the country needs is more people who insist on being accurate and non-abusive. bsky.app/profile/klon...
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
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Deep Space Nine Oh Two One Oh
🚨 BREAKING - New Star Trek: #StarfleetAcademy Poster!
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
The first season of the new #StarTrek live-action series premieres January 15th on Paramount+
🖖 Will YOU be watching?
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Deep Space Nine Oh Two One Oh
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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."
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every time i see that water tower i remember the animaniacs are trapped in there by david zaslav. Yet every story leaves it out
PSKY'S ATTORNEYS: $WBD "appears to have abandoned the semblance and reality of a fair transaction process, thereby abdicating its duties to stockholders, and embarked on a myopic process with a predetermined outcome that favors a single bidder .."
@sherman4949.cnbc.com
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Paramount questions Warner Bros. Discovery on 'fairness and adequacy' of sale process: Read the full letter
Paramount attorneys sent a letter to Warner Bros. Discovery questioning whether its acting in the best interest of shareholders.
www.cnbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
every time i see that water tower i remember the animaniacs are trapped in there by david zaslav. Yet every story leaves it out
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Next we're going to slash framerate standards so that we can bring back the Atari 2600.
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Next we're going to slash framerate standards so that we can bring back the Atari 2600.
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the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
the @washingtonpost.com reports that 80% of aliens arrested in DC crackdown had no criminal record--932 individuals. (DHS spox Tricia McLaughlin routinely asserts that 70% of those arrested have US criminal records.)
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Okay, but what if we just didn’t do that?
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Okay, but what if we just didn’t do that?
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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.
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Ds don't seem to be getting what they need out of Nashville. But if the margin lands at R+3, that's a D+19 shift from 2024 -- we're not talking a wave, we're talking tsunami
again @gelliottmorris.com says behn still has a chance but damn 3 points in this district is 🦇💩
December 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Ds don't seem to be getting what they need out of Nashville. But if the margin lands at R+3, that's a D+19 shift from 2024 -- we're not talking a wave, we're talking tsunami
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Heard the same; this is what I mean by inches from the finish line; scheduled for the final citizenship oath ceremony and now suddenly that date is cancelled and people don't know what will happen next.
Our office has clients caught up in this. Hearing from colleagues nationwide about people having their naturalization oath ceremonies canceled. Some of the affected people aren't even subject to the travel ban due to other acquired citizenship, but they are still being caught up.
The Trump admin has paused all immigration and naturalization processes for people from one of the 19 travel ban countries; including Cuba and Venezuela.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
Even people who fully passed the citizenship exam are having their cases put on hold, just inches from the finish line.
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Heard the same; this is what I mean by inches from the finish line; scheduled for the final citizenship oath ceremony and now suddenly that date is cancelled and people don't know what will happen next.
If this ever happened with Biden, Fox News would still be talking about it every day
“.. A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds of the meeting Tuesday showed that during nine separate instances, Trump’s eyes were closed for extended periods or he appeared to struggle to keep them open, amounting cumulatively to nearly six minutes.”
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December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If this ever happened with Biden, Fox News would still be talking about it every day