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December 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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NEW from me — I broke down Trump's claim on local right wing radio that the US carried out a Christmas Eve land strike in Venezuela, how he doubled down Monday, the subsequent media reports with no substance, the potential role of social media rumors about an actual fire, and how we need the truth:
Trump says US bombed alleged drug facility in Venezuela. No one knows if it’s true.
It could be a lie from social media, or a conflation of other stories. Either way, Americans need to know.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NEW from me — I broke down Trump's claim on local right wing radio that the US carried out a Christmas Eve land strike in Venezuela, how he doubled down Monday, the subsequent media reports with no substance, the potential role of social media rumors about an actual fire, and how we need the truth:
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this cured my flu
STEFANIK DROPS OUT: Leaving Congress — and won’t run for Gov
Bulletin from the Times-Union: www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...
Bulletin from the Times-Union: www.timesunion.com/churchill/ar...
Churchill: Stefanik says she won't run for governor — or Congress
“In a traditionally blue state like New York, you sort of have to have all the stars aligned politically,” Rep. Elise Stefanik said, citing a primary challenge and other concerns.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
this cured my flu
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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hey @nytimes.com i had the scoop on this story hours ago. add a reference in your story to my name and outlet. thanks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
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December 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
hey @nytimes.com i had the scoop on this story hours ago. add a reference in your story to my name and outlet. thanks.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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NEW — RFK Jr.’s HHS sent out a survey asking employees to report instances of anti-Christian bias during the Biden administration, and the Dept. of Labor announced its inaugural prayer service. These are just the latest instances of Trump’s extreme Christian creep within the federal government.
RFK Jr. is very worried about anti-Christian bias at HHS...under Biden
Employees received a survey Monday asking them to rat on each other.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
NEW — RFK Jr.’s HHS sent out a survey asking employees to report instances of anti-Christian bias during the Biden administration, and the Dept. of Labor announced its inaugural prayer service. These are just the latest instances of Trump’s extreme Christian creep within the federal government.
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not only is this remarkably kind about my work, it also takes aim at that mediaite column about nuzzi, which has been mentioned in the same breath as mine but was quite different.
Marisa Kabas is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi’s tale of dysfunction and deceit
Colby Hall’s Mediaite commentary about Olivia Nuzzi is winning a lot of praise. The redoubtable Jay Rosen goes so far as to call it “the best thing I have read about her.” Sign up…
dankennedy.net
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
not only is this remarkably kind about my work, it also takes aim at that mediaite column about nuzzi, which has been mentioned in the same breath as mine but was quite different.
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New at Media Nation: @marisakabas.bsky.social is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi's tale of dysfunction and deceit. There are 42,000 journalists across the U.S., and the vast majority are performing honorably and ethically. dankennedy.net/2025/11/22/m...
Marisa Kabas is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi’s tale of dysfunction and deceit
Colby Hall’s Mediaite commentary about Olivia Nuzzi is winning a lot of praise. The redoubtable Jay Rosen goes so far as to call it “the best thing I have read about her.” Sign up…
dankennedy.net
November 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New at Media Nation: @marisakabas.bsky.social is the alternative to wallowing in Olivia Nuzzi's tale of dysfunction and deceit. There are 42,000 journalists across the U.S., and the vast majority are performing honorably and ethically. dankennedy.net/2025/11/22/m...
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we got more than halfway there, which is pretty cool. thanks, guys :)
I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
we got more than halfway there, which is pretty cool. thanks, guys :)
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I’m 250 paid subscribers away from a major goal. Think we can get there tonight? www.thehandbasket.co/upgrade
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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are you a subscriber to the handbasket and if not don’t you think it’s time to fix that
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November 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
are you a subscriber to the handbasket and if not don’t you think it’s time to fix that
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Marisa Kabas is the real deal, and Tom Homan is a bitch!!
Sign up for her newsletter today!!
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November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Marisa Kabas is the real deal, and Tom Homan is a bitch!!
Sign up for her newsletter today!!
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Former US Institute of Peace security chief testifies: “I observed members of the [DC] MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps as I was escorted from the USIP headquarters building.”
It’s part of a sworn declaration submitted as part of my lawsuit to release body cam footage of the raid.
It’s part of a sworn declaration submitted as part of my lawsuit to release body cam footage of the raid.
Former USIP security chief says MPD gave 'high-fives and fist bumps' after raid
The latest on the lawsuit to get MPD's body cam footage released.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Former US Institute of Peace security chief testifies: “I observed members of the [DC] MPD giving each other high-fives and fist bumps as I was escorted from the USIP headquarters building.”
It’s part of a sworn declaration submitted as part of my lawsuit to release body cam footage of the raid.
It’s part of a sworn declaration submitted as part of my lawsuit to release body cam footage of the raid.
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New: I did a super quick audio update—a 'Breaking Basket'—about how SNAP recipients are feeling about Dems helping to reopen the government, and the lawsuit from states' AGs to protect their benefits.
(This is new format I'm experimenting with, so bear with me!)
(This is new format I'm experimenting with, so bear with me!)
Breaking Basket 11/10/25 — Government shutdown and the future of SNAP
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November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
New: I did a super quick audio update—a 'Breaking Basket'—about how SNAP recipients are feeling about Dems helping to reopen the government, and the lawsuit from states' AGs to protect their benefits.
(This is new format I'm experimenting with, so bear with me!)
(This is new format I'm experimenting with, so bear with me!)
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
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"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
Mayor Mamdani redefines what it means to hope
His victory has created a harsh contrast between the world we want and the world we have.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
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According to @rcfp.org, 24 donors gave a total of $1,094.95 in honor of my reporting and lawsuit against MPD!
Let’s keep it going! www.rcfp.org/donate/
Let’s keep it going! www.rcfp.org/donate/
Give to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Your tax-deductible donation supports our lawyers as they fight to protect the rights of journalists to gather and report the news.
www.rcfp.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
According to @rcfp.org, 24 donors gave a total of $1,094.95 in honor of my reporting and lawsuit against MPD!
Let’s keep it going! www.rcfp.org/donate/
Let’s keep it going! www.rcfp.org/donate/
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NEW — I'm suing DC Metro Police for the full body cam footage from the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace back in March.
The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.
Details:
The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.
Details:
I'm suing DC Metro Police for body cam footage of US Institute of Peace raid
The Handbasket is represented pro bono by lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
www.thehandbasket.co
October 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NEW — I'm suing DC Metro Police for the full body cam footage from the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace back in March.
The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.
Details:
The public deserves to know why MPD chose to sell out the people they’re tasked with protecting in order to bend to Trump's will. I'm repped pro bono by @rcfp.org.
Details:
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NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:
ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.
Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:
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Speaking of "free"
Press isn't free and CBS is certainly not a source to trust to accurately report anything
After cancelling Paramount, some of the money could support press actually still reporting without fear or favor
www.thehandbasket.co
Press isn't free and CBS is certainly not a source to trust to accurately report anything
After cancelling Paramount, some of the money could support press actually still reporting without fear or favor
www.thehandbasket.co
The Handbasket
100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas
www.thehandbasket.co
October 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Speaking of "free"
Press isn't free and CBS is certainly not a source to trust to accurately report anything
After cancelling Paramount, some of the money could support press actually still reporting without fear or favor
www.thehandbasket.co
Press isn't free and CBS is certainly not a source to trust to accurately report anything
After cancelling Paramount, some of the money could support press actually still reporting without fear or favor
www.thehandbasket.co
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SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
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September 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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According to an exclusive by reporter @marisakabas.bsky.social, Disney was set to announce price increases for its streaming services on Tuesday, which may have hastened the ABC parent company's major decision Monday to bring Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show back on air.
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
According to an exclusive by reporter @marisakabas.bsky.social, Disney was set to announce price increases for its streaming services on Tuesday, which may have hastened the ABC parent company's major decision Monday to bring Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show back on air.
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hey, i'm 1.5k subscribers (free and paid combined) away from a major, major goal. support independent journalism and help me get there!
The Handbasket
100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas
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September 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
hey, i'm 1.5k subscribers (free and paid combined) away from a major, major goal. support independent journalism and help me get there!