Andy Carvin
@acarv.in
Former managing editor and current nonresident senior fellow, DFRLab.org. NPR and Reported.ly alum. Woodturner, #ActuallyADHD, veteran of the prolactinoma wars. Calling BS is my calling. I used to tweet a lot.
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On this day I always recommend reading The Guns of August, a superb book about how the events of August 1914 led to a global conflict that killed and wounded tens of millions. President John F. Kennedy was so impressed by it that he ordered the Pentagon to send a copy to every general.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
On this day I always recommend reading The Guns of August, a superb book about how the events of August 1914 led to a global conflict that killed and wounded tens of millions. President John F. Kennedy was so impressed by it that he ordered the Pentagon to send a copy to every general.
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This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
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I guess you can quantify the massive disconnect between party leaders and the party base they loathe
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I guess you can quantify the massive disconnect between party leaders and the party base they loathe
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
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November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
So John Cale is brat?
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
So John Cale is brat?
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Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping
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Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping
Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signaling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Yemen's Houthi rebels signal that they've stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping
apnews.com/article/mide...
apnews.com/article/mide...
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As is Frank Gehry, the Canadian designer of Millennium Park.
As is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the black Haitian fur trader and founder of the City of Chicago.
As is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the black Haitian fur trader and founder of the City of Chicago.
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As is Frank Gehry, the Canadian designer of Millennium Park.
As is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the black Haitian fur trader and founder of the City of Chicago.
As is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the black Haitian fur trader and founder of the City of Chicago.
I wonder if any of them realize that sculptor Anish Kapoor is an immigrant as well.
Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At 'The Bean' For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, Little Village!"
blockclubchicago.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I wonder if any of them realize that sculptor Anish Kapoor is an immigrant as well.
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Even if not pushing for this debacle, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s inability to hold his caucus is proof positive he is the wrong leader for this time.
The eight Neville Chamberlains betrayed the thousands of government workers who have held out, the SNAP beneficiaries who have faced starvation, and the millions of Democrats who supported this fight. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
Forget ‘moderates.’ There are ‘fighters’ and there are ‘defeatists’
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November 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Even if not pushing for this debacle, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s inability to hold his caucus is proof positive he is the wrong leader for this time.
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Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Huge relief.
BREAKING
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Huge relief.
Ak'chamel, Giver of Illness defies all genres.
Shaman metal? Neolithic GWAR? Tusken Raider blues?
Honestly I have no idea, but I've never experienced a show quite like theirs last night at @rhizomedc.bsky.social.
Shaman metal? Neolithic GWAR? Tusken Raider blues?
Honestly I have no idea, but I've never experienced a show quite like theirs last night at @rhizomedc.bsky.social.
Ak'chamel, The Giver of Illness performing at Rhizome DC
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November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Ak'chamel, Giver of Illness defies all genres.
Shaman metal? Neolithic GWAR? Tusken Raider blues?
Honestly I have no idea, but I've never experienced a show quite like theirs last night at @rhizomedc.bsky.social.
Shaman metal? Neolithic GWAR? Tusken Raider blues?
Honestly I have no idea, but I've never experienced a show quite like theirs last night at @rhizomedc.bsky.social.
The extraordinary daf and avaz musician Kamyar Arsani performs as Hichestan ("Land of Nothingness" in Farsi") with Zinoosh Farbod and Francois Smith at @rhizomedc.bsky.social last night.
Kamyar Arsani and Hichestan live at Rhizome DC
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The extraordinary daf and avaz musician Kamyar Arsani performs as Hichestan ("Land of Nothingness" in Farsi") with Zinoosh Farbod and Francois Smith at @rhizomedc.bsky.social last night.
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Emerson poll - Trump approval
Approve 41% (-4)
Disapprove 49% (+1)
(shift since last poll
emersoncollegepolling.com/november-202...
Approve 41% (-4)
Disapprove 49% (+1)
(shift since last poll
emersoncollegepolling.com/november-202...
November 2025 National Poll: Trump's Approval Drops While Democrats are ‘More Motivated to Vote’ Than Usual in Midterm Elections - Emerson Polling
A new Emerson College Polling national survey finds 41% of voters approve of the job…Full Release & Results
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November 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Emerson poll - Trump approval
Approve 41% (-4)
Disapprove 49% (+1)
(shift since last poll
emersoncollegepolling.com/november-202...
Approve 41% (-4)
Disapprove 49% (+1)
(shift since last poll
emersoncollegepolling.com/november-202...
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I’m excited to launch my new series on Russia and the far-right. I’ve worked on this for so long, and over the coming months will share my research and documented info in one place so everyone can see how Russia has weaponized the far-right to subvert democracy in the U.S. and across Europe.
Chapter 1: Russia’s Fascist Foundations
Welcome to my new series, Inside the Kremlin’s Global Far-Right Operations.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I’m excited to launch my new series on Russia and the far-right. I’ve worked on this for so long, and over the coming months will share my research and documented info in one place so everyone can see how Russia has weaponized the far-right to subvert democracy in the U.S. and across Europe.
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This one is totally new for me as someone who holds a peace professorship: Bragging about achieving peace between countries that are already at peace with each other.
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
This one is totally new for me as someone who holds a peace professorship: Bragging about achieving peace between countries that are already at peace with each other.
Since @washingtonpost.com keeps inserting links to its new AI tool in its stories, I asked the AI if it was accurate when it came to reporting news.
It warned me that using AI in reporting "can lead to misinformation and low-quality reporting, contributing to a rising mistrust in journalism."
It warned me that using AI in reporting "can lead to misinformation and low-quality reporting, contributing to a rising mistrust in journalism."
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Since @washingtonpost.com keeps inserting links to its new AI tool in its stories, I asked the AI if it was accurate when it came to reporting news.
It warned me that using AI in reporting "can lead to misinformation and low-quality reporting, contributing to a rising mistrust in journalism."
It warned me that using AI in reporting "can lead to misinformation and low-quality reporting, contributing to a rising mistrust in journalism."
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
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Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
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I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
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When your friend decides to propose at your birthday party and steals all the attention.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
When your friend decides to propose at your birthday party and steals all the attention.
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com