Zack Stanton
@zackstanton.bsky.social
Deputy managing editor for news @MS.now. Former editor of @politico.com's Playbook. Macomb County native.
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As Trump tries to blame Biden for the economy, he has a problem:
For a year, the WH has worked to show how POWERFUL Trump is — bending things to his will, etc.
It’s hard, then, to make the case that on this one issue, he's actually not in control and hasn’t yet made an impact.
For a year, the WH has worked to show how POWERFUL Trump is — bending things to his will, etc.
It’s hard, then, to make the case that on this one issue, he's actually not in control and hasn’t yet made an impact.
December 18, 2025 at 4:14 AM
As Trump tries to blame Biden for the economy, he has a problem:
For a year, the WH has worked to show how POWERFUL Trump is — bending things to his will, etc.
It’s hard, then, to make the case that on this one issue, he's actually not in control and hasn’t yet made an impact.
For a year, the WH has worked to show how POWERFUL Trump is — bending things to his will, etc.
It’s hard, then, to make the case that on this one issue, he's actually not in control and hasn’t yet made an impact.
Trump's reaction to the killing of Rob and Michele Reiner crystallized a defining feature of his leadership, writes Vaughn Hillyard: "a willingness to withhold empathy from those Americans he views as adversaries and, at times, to seemingly mock their suffering."
Trump’s empathy gap: A defining feature of his leadership
The president’s response to the Reiner killings crystallizes a pattern: Trump withholds empathy from Americans he views as adversaries, abandoning a traditional duty of the office.
www.ms.now
December 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Trump's reaction to the killing of Rob and Michele Reiner crystallized a defining feature of his leadership, writes Vaughn Hillyard: "a willingness to withhold empathy from those Americans he views as adversaries and, at times, to seemingly mock their suffering."
A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate.
The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.
The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A program for deafblind children helped 3-year-old Annie Garner, born with poor vision and no ears, learn to communicate.
The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.
The Trump administration cut the program’s funding over diversity goals.
What an all-around grim day.
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
What an all-around grim day.
I joined @michiganpublic.bsky.social's Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta (and @freep.com's Nancy Kaffer) to talk all things Gretchen Whitmer. Give it a listen!
What’s next for Gretchen Whitmer? Inside the uncertain future of MI’s governor
Governor Gretchen Whitmer was unanimously selected this weekend to be the Vice Chair of the Democratic Governors Association. What does this tell us about her political future and ambitions for higher...
www.michiganpublic.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I joined @michiganpublic.bsky.social's Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta (and @freep.com's Nancy Kaffer) to talk all things Gretchen Whitmer. Give it a listen!
"If my professors are unable to teach me, and I’m not able to have candid conversations to get a proper education, what am I here for?”
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The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"If my professors are unable to teach me, and I’m not able to have candid conversations to get a proper education, what am I here for?”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/u...
One potential difficulty that I see with this is that I think voters tend to think that when wages go up, it's because of their own hard work and effort, while when prices go up, it's because of politicians
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December 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
One potential difficulty that I see with this is that I think voters tend to think that when wages go up, it's because of their own hard work and effort, while when prices go up, it's because of politicians
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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NEW: "FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents."
December 5, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW: "FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents."
In a stunning break in one of the FBI’s most high-profile unsolved cases, agents arrested a suspect Thursday morning who investigators believe placed pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic headquarters in the hours before the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
FBI arrests suspect in Jan. 2021 pipe-bombing case
Authorities say the suspect placed viable explosive devices outside RNC and DNC offices the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
www.ms.now
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In a stunning break in one of the FBI’s most high-profile unsolved cases, agents arrested a suspect Thursday morning who investigators believe placed pipe bombs outside Republican and Democratic headquarters in the hours before the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
"the president worked roughly 50-hour weeks"
Exclusive | Trump working up to 12-hour days, Oval Office logs show — refuting NY Times report on ‘fatigue’ limiting events
WASHINGTON — President Trump has been working up to 12-hour days this month, according to non-public official logs the White House provided to The Post after the New York Times claimed there were &…
nypost.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"the president worked roughly 50-hour weeks"
"They often sit in the dark with only strings of LED lights on to save on electric costs. She is considering painting rocks to send to friends as Christmas gifts."
The Middle Class Is Buckling Under Almost Five Years of Persistent Inflation
Workers are growing tired of an economy in which everything seems to get more expensive.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"They often sit in the dark with only strings of LED lights on to save on electric costs. She is considering painting rocks to send to friends as Christmas gifts."
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.
Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.
Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.
Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.
Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines.
This morning, President Trump reposted a social media post calling for the hanging of members of Congress who urged troops to refuse illegal orders
November 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This morning, President Trump reposted a social media post calling for the hanging of members of Congress who urged troops to refuse illegal orders
Fox News Poll: 76% of voters view the economy negatively.
That’s worse than the 70% who said the same at the end of Biden’s term.
www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
That’s worse than the 70% who said the same at the end of Biden’s term.
www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy
Trump's approval hits new lows as 76% view economy negatively in the latest Fox News poll. Rising costs for groceries, utilities spark voter dissatisfaction nationwide.
www.foxnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Fox News Poll: 76% of voters view the economy negatively.
That’s worse than the 70% who said the same at the end of Biden’s term.
www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
That’s worse than the 70% who said the same at the end of Biden’s term.
www.foxnews.com/politics/fox...
Trump's promise to send checks to Americans is a political bind:
If they aren't sent, voters could resent it.
If they *are* sent, it could ramp up inflation.
BUT if they argue the checks won't contribute to inflation, it's a sign the economy isn't as strong as they claim.
If they aren't sent, voters could resent it.
If they *are* sent, it could ramp up inflation.
BUT if they argue the checks won't contribute to inflation, it's a sign the economy isn't as strong as they claim.
Trump promises of direct checks test his economic message
President Donald Trump vows to send Americans checks in the mail. There's a huge risk if he can’t deliver — and another if he does.
www.msnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Trump's promise to send checks to Americans is a political bind:
If they aren't sent, voters could resent it.
If they *are* sent, it could ramp up inflation.
BUT if they argue the checks won't contribute to inflation, it's a sign the economy isn't as strong as they claim.
If they aren't sent, voters could resent it.
If they *are* sent, it could ramp up inflation.
BUT if they argue the checks won't contribute to inflation, it's a sign the economy isn't as strong as they claim.
"Drugs are sold once and gone forever, but girls can be resold indefinitely."
What a piece.
What a piece.
Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"Drugs are sold once and gone forever, but girls can be resold indefinitely."
What a piece.
What a piece.
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“The Democratic midterm campaign ads write themselves: Millions in secretive crypto profits for the Trump family, but Mr. Trump’s famous ‘two dolls’ and ‘five pencils’ for everyone else.” www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
Opinion | The Trump Family Crypto Business
The Administration will regulate the tokens the Trumps are selling.
www.wsj.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“The Democratic midterm campaign ads write themselves: Millions in secretive crypto profits for the Trump family, but Mr. Trump’s famous ‘two dolls’ and ‘five pencils’ for everyone else.” www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
“It’s not like Marc Andreessen and David Sacks and Elon and JD and Trump are all sitting at the dinner table at Mar-a-Lago planning DOGE and in a lightbulb moment, they were like, ‘Let’s just instantiate the ideas of Curtis Yarvin,’” one person added. “It’s more like, Yarvin is the brain.”
Curtis Yarvin helped inspire DOGE. Now he scorns it.
The neo-monarchist muse of Silicon Valley helped inspire Elon Musk’s DOGE. Now he compares it to an orchestra of chimpanzees.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“It’s not like Marc Andreessen and David Sacks and Elon and JD and Trump are all sitting at the dinner table at Mar-a-Lago planning DOGE and in a lightbulb moment, they were like, ‘Let’s just instantiate the ideas of Curtis Yarvin,’” one person added. “It’s more like, Yarvin is the brain.”
SCOOP: President Donald Trump plans to announce details of a major trade agreement with the United Kingdom Thursday morning
Trump poised to announce trade agreement with UK
Specifics of the agreement were not immediately available.
www.politico.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
SCOOP: President Donald Trump plans to announce details of a major trade agreement with the United Kingdom Thursday morning
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NEWS: @aoc.bsky.social won’t seek top Oversight Committee post, @nicholaswu12.bsky.social reports.
”It’s actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as much as I think would be necessary.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
”It’s actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as much as I think would be necessary.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
AOC won't seek top Oversight Committee post
She cited the caucus' preference for seniority.
www.politico.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
NEWS: @aoc.bsky.social won’t seek top Oversight Committee post, @nicholaswu12.bsky.social reports.
”It’s actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as much as I think would be necessary.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
”It’s actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as much as I think would be necessary.” www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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I just feel like the only example in this article being this is kind of symptomatic of the problem with financial journalism in general www.thestreet.com/retirement/s...
May 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I just feel like the only example in this article being this is kind of symptomatic of the problem with financial journalism in general www.thestreet.com/retirement/s...
"The vehicle, which Francis used during a 2014 visit to the West Bank, will be turned into a health clinic on wheels designed to treat Palestinian children."
Pope Francis’s final gift to the children of Gaza: His popemobile
The vehicle, which Francis used during a 2014 visit to the West Bank, will be turned into a health clinic on wheels designed to treat Palestinian children.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"The vehicle, which Francis used during a 2014 visit to the West Bank, will be turned into a health clinic on wheels designed to treat Palestinian children."
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I am going to become the Joker.
Blumhouse, the horror studio, teamed with Meta to experiment with a technology called Movie Mate. It’s a chatbot that encourages people to use their phones as they watch films in movie theaters.
Meta and Blumhouse Create Chatbot That Encourages Phone Use During Movies
Blumhouse, the horror movie studio, has teamed up with Meta on a chatbot that encourages people to use their phones while watching a movie.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I am going to become the Joker.
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“Trump’s new-ish material is darker,” says @zackstanton.bsky.social. “It’s not simply the Bukele video, which is so dark it’s practically Vantablack ...”
Trump’s knuckle sandwich
www.politico.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“Trump’s new-ish material is darker,” says @zackstanton.bsky.social. “It’s not simply the Bukele video, which is so dark it’s practically Vantablack ...”
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"In his first administration, he fired James Comey in the second hundred days and then had the Charlottesville 'very fine people' debacle just after Day 200. Who knows what's in store this time around?" says @zackstanton.bsky.social.
The Most Consequential, Damaging, Head-Scratching Things Trump Did in His First 100 Days
POLITICO’s newsroom experts make sense of the whirlwind we’re all still trying to process.
www.politico.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"In his first administration, he fired James Comey in the second hundred days and then had the Charlottesville 'very fine people' debacle just after Day 200. Who knows what's in store this time around?" says @zackstanton.bsky.social.