David Simpson (Trump is the pig)
@adviserdavid.bsky.social
Retired college media adviser.
The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.
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This could also be about journalism. The idea of fighting back against the smears was rarely taken seriously, capitulation was widely accepted and treated as both inevitable and right
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This could also be about journalism. The idea of fighting back against the smears was rarely taken seriously, capitulation was widely accepted and treated as both inevitable and right
At the other place, we all put #BLM in our name-thingies, which is still a good idea. For the moment, I’m going with the pig. Would love to see so many that we get anguished MSM takes about whether it’s fair and smart and going low.
November 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
At the other place, we all put #BLM in our name-thingies, which is still a good idea. For the moment, I’m going with the pig. Would love to see so many that we get anguished MSM takes about whether it’s fair and smart and going low.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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As they say, every accusation is a confession. The man is a pig.
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
As they say, every accusation is a confession. The man is a pig.
I admit I clicked fearing NYT would somehow normalize this. I am happy to say these reporters met the moment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Judge Presses Comey Prosecutors Over Revised Indictment
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I admit I clicked fearing NYT would somehow normalize this. I am happy to say these reporters met the moment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
“… Summers cannot be trusted to advise our nation’s politicians, policymakers, and institutions — or teach a generation of students at Harvard or anywhere else,” Warren said.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Urges Harvard to Cut Ties With Summers After Epstein Emails Surface | News | The Harvard Crimson
Sen. Elizabeth A. Warren (D-Mass.) urged Harvard to cut ties with former University President Lawrence Summers after newly released emails revealed years of personal correspondence between Summers and...
www.thecrimson.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“… Summers cannot be trusted to advise our nation’s politicians, policymakers, and institutions — or teach a generation of students at Harvard or anywhere else,” Warren said.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present Karma?
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New at Media Nation: The Plymouth Independent names a Pulitzer winner as its next editor. dankennedy.net/2025/11/07/t...
The Plymouth Independent names a Pulitzer winner as its next editor
The Plymouth Independent, a digital startup that ranks among the larger such projects in Eastern Massachusetts, has named a new executive editor. David Kidwell, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist …
dankennedy.net
November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
New at Media Nation: The Plymouth Independent names a Pulitzer winner as its next editor. dankennedy.net/2025/11/07/t...
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What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
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Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
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ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
When my youngest was maybe 3, he had Martian friends and “knew” some astounding “facts.” When we asked how he knew something, he would say, “I know it in my brain!”
It was funny. Then.
It was funny. Then.
LEAVITT: It's absolutely true that there's fraud in California's elections
Q: What's the evidence of that?
LEAVITT: It's just a fact
Q: What's the evidence of that?
LEAVITT: It's just a fact
November 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
When my youngest was maybe 3, he had Martian friends and “knew” some astounding “facts.” When we asked how he knew something, he would say, “I know it in my brain!”
It was funny. Then.
It was funny. Then.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
SEOUL—In a historic trade agreement that President Donald Trump touted as a major win for an American farmer, China reportedly agreed Thursday to purchase 11 U.S. soybeans. “I am extremely honored tha...
theonion.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans
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“I’m Bill DeBlasio. I’ve always been Bill DeBlasio"
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“I’m Bill DeBlasio. I’ve always been Bill DeBlasio"
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Speaking as a dude who has a yearly family reunion, "aunt" and "uncle" fill a role, what the fuck are you supposed to call all those other older people you're vaguely related to, do you think there's someone running around with an org chart saying who's a second cousin thrice removed or something
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Speaking as a dude who has a yearly family reunion, "aunt" and "uncle" fill a role, what the fuck are you supposed to call all those other older people you're vaguely related to, do you think there's someone running around with an org chart saying who's a second cousin thrice removed or something
Iconic source of R.E.M.’s “Automatice for the People.”
www.redandblack.com/eat-drink/we...
www.redandblack.com/eat-drink/we...
Weaver D’s for sale preludes the restaurant’s final goodbye
Inside the iconic, bright green restaurant on East Broad Street, Weaver D’s Delicious Fine Foods serves Southern soul food, “Automatic For The People.”Meanwhile, next to the parking lot, a red
www.redandblack.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Iconic source of R.E.M.’s “Automatice for the People.”
www.redandblack.com/eat-drink/we...
www.redandblack.com/eat-drink/we...
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Can you imagine covering Sports the way we cover Politics?
"Both team claim victory in Sunday's game.
"Coach disputes referree's defintiion of 'Field Goal.'"
"Analysts differ on whether ball crossing goal line constitutes a touchdown."
"Both team claim victory in Sunday's game.
"Coach disputes referree's defintiion of 'Field Goal.'"
"Analysts differ on whether ball crossing goal line constitutes a touchdown."
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Can you imagine covering Sports the way we cover Politics?
"Both team claim victory in Sunday's game.
"Coach disputes referree's defintiion of 'Field Goal.'"
"Analysts differ on whether ball crossing goal line constitutes a touchdown."
"Both team claim victory in Sunday's game.
"Coach disputes referree's defintiion of 'Field Goal.'"
"Analysts differ on whether ball crossing goal line constitutes a touchdown."
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Democrats should run a TV ad in Mike Johnson's district, thanking his constituents for taking the hit on the SNAP shutdown and other government services they use all so Mike could keep the Epstein Files from coming out?
"America's Richest Pedophiles Appreciate YOUR Sacrifice!"
"America's Richest Pedophiles Appreciate YOUR Sacrifice!"
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Democrats should run a TV ad in Mike Johnson's district, thanking his constituents for taking the hit on the SNAP shutdown and other government services they use all so Mike could keep the Epstein Files from coming out?
"America's Richest Pedophiles Appreciate YOUR Sacrifice!"
"America's Richest Pedophiles Appreciate YOUR Sacrifice!"
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An upside!
If I’m Rubio, Noem, Vance, Cruz, Hawley, Cotton, or any of the other possible 2028 GOP candidates, I’d be fuming about the Trump third term shit. As illegal as it is, even the idea of him wanting to do it essentially freezes them from being able to raise $&, position staff, etc.
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An upside!