Aubrey Nagle
@aubsn.bsky.social
Journalist, Philadelphian, Sixers fan, painter, crafter.
I have been WAITING for something like this. Great work.
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I have been WAITING for something like this. Great work.
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Weird. Nothing on the @nytimes.com homepage about the President of the United States calling for the execution of members of the opposition in response to their political speech.
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Weird. Nothing on the @nytimes.com homepage about the President of the United States calling for the execution of members of the opposition in response to their political speech.
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
In any sane universe, the President of the United States calling a female reporter "piggy" would be front page news incurring outrage across the board.
After a woman reporter asked about President Trump’s name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Trump snaps at her: “Quiet, piggy!”
Disgusting and completely unacceptable.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/u...
Disgusting and completely unacceptable.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/u...
Trump snaps at reporter’s Epstein questions: ‘Quiet, piggy’ | CNN
Days before reversing his stance on releasing the Epstein files, President Donald Trump called a reporter “piggy” after she asked about his name being raised in emails sent by convicted sex offender, ...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In any sane universe, the President of the United States calling a female reporter "piggy" would be front page news incurring outrage across the board.
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"Suggested Trump knew of conduct" "White House denies it" like if you wanted to retire the tamest possible headline...
By contrast the emails that they ran the 4 column Clinton headline on turned out to be literally nothing - a cache of emails that had already been released months before
By contrast the emails that they ran the 4 column Clinton headline on turned out to be literally nothing - a cache of emails that had already been released months before
Mandatory comparison. Note, it was a choice to not include a four column wide photo of Trump looking like shit in his only press appearance yesterday when he refused to answer questions about Epstein.
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"Suggested Trump knew of conduct" "White House denies it" like if you wanted to retire the tamest possible headline...
By contrast the emails that they ran the 4 column Clinton headline on turned out to be literally nothing - a cache of emails that had already been released months before
By contrast the emails that they ran the 4 column Clinton headline on turned out to be literally nothing - a cache of emails that had already been released months before
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The ability to be "objective" or "neutral" about secret police disappearing kids would, in any rational system, be disqualifying. That the opposite is true is an indictment of journalism, and one reason that the mainstream media is distrusted.
Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The ability to be "objective" or "neutral" about secret police disappearing kids would, in any rational system, be disqualifying. That the opposite is true is an indictment of journalism, and one reason that the mainstream media is distrusted.
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Scams undermine democracies and free enterprise by eroding general mutual trust. Meta’s business model incentivizes people to financially exploit each other.
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
$META @reuters.com
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November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Scams undermine democracies and free enterprise by eroding general mutual trust. Meta’s business model incentivizes people to financially exploit each other.
I have felt absolutely bonkers saying this for years at this point, especially re: journalism. If you have to check its work because it can't be trusted, and then fix whatever it does wrong, HOW would it save time???
2nd edition of our The AI Shift newsletter is out. The question today: could AI be making us LESS productive? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.ft.com/content/2480... At the individual level, it's clear we're not reliable witnesses on this Q. At an organisational level, it gets even more interesting...
October 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I have felt absolutely bonkers saying this for years at this point, especially re: journalism. If you have to check its work because it can't be trusted, and then fix whatever it does wrong, HOW would it save time???
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As always, the story is how and why the media – particularly prominent broadcasters such as the BBC – are making certain choices as to which individuals, ideas, and views are platformed and how these are framed to the public.
The path ahead will be shaped by such decisions. The water we swim in...
The path ahead will be shaped by such decisions. The water we swim in...
So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As always, the story is how and why the media – particularly prominent broadcasters such as the BBC – are making certain choices as to which individuals, ideas, and views are platformed and how these are framed to the public.
The path ahead will be shaped by such decisions. The water we swim in...
The path ahead will be shaped by such decisions. The water we swim in...
Great, and who controls the data in this app?
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Great, and who controls the data in this app?
A "ceasefire" isn't the time between strikes. Newsrooms need to reckon with how they'll determine when that word is no longer useful.
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A "ceasefire" isn't the time between strikes. Newsrooms need to reckon with how they'll determine when that word is no longer useful.
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Zohran Mamdani caught lying when ten years ago he told his friends the cool bar he knew was "just around the corner" and it turned out to be three and a half blocks away
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Zohran Mamdani caught lying when ten years ago he told his friends the cool bar he knew was "just around the corner" and it turned out to be three and a half blocks away
you mean IN OPPOSITION TO scientific evidence. He isn't speaking about simple unknowns, he's speaking in *contradiction to* existing evidence. That's a huge difference that media continues to get wrong about public figures lying.
“Fight like hell not to take it,” Trump said about the drug, despite lacking definitive scientific evidence.
Texas Sues Tylenol Makers After Trump Links Drug To Autism
“Fight like hell not to take it,” Trump said about the drug, despite lacking definitive scientific evidence.
www.forbes.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
you mean IN OPPOSITION TO scientific evidence. He isn't speaking about simple unknowns, he's speaking in *contradiction to* existing evidence. That's a huge difference that media continues to get wrong about public figures lying.
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Congress must vote for SJRes76 and reverse EPA's dangerous rule to delay the common-sense methane protections. Strong standards to #CutMethane are necessary to cut waste, create jobs & boost energy security.
October 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Congress must vote for SJRes76 and reverse EPA's dangerous rule to delay the common-sense methane protections. Strong standards to #CutMethane are necessary to cut waste, create jobs & boost energy security.
Yep, this phrasing implies that slowing down or moving with intention on this would be a "waste."
Don’t we generally associate “wastes no time” with something positive? Like “they wasted no time making Thanksgiving dinner”?
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Yep, this phrasing implies that slowing down or moving with intention on this would be a "waste."
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"Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory"
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory"
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Warped priorities: 17 NYT news stories on the Louvre jewel heist (so far); 3 NYT news stories on 7 MILLION PEOPLE attending No KIngs Day events (including one on late-night comedians and one on Trump's "brown liquid" video.)
October 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Warped priorities: 17 NYT news stories on the Louvre jewel heist (so far); 3 NYT news stories on 7 MILLION PEOPLE attending No KIngs Day events (including one on late-night comedians and one on Trump's "brown liquid" video.)
but at least she didn't say "deplorable," right?
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
but at least she didn't say "deplorable," right?
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This is a bullshit headline in the New York Times. There’s no “uprising” in Chicago. Rather, Chicagoans are peacefully defending themselves against ICE violence. Use of the term “uprising“ is just what the Trump regime wants to excuse a further fascist crackdown in Chicago.
October 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
This is a bullshit headline in the New York Times. There’s no “uprising” in Chicago. Rather, Chicagoans are peacefully defending themselves against ICE violence. Use of the term “uprising“ is just what the Trump regime wants to excuse a further fascist crackdown in Chicago.
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It is an inexcusable omission, and editorial malpractice, for Reuters to omit mention that the President doing this kind of thing on a media platform he owns & has not divested is unprecedented, likely illegal and an ethical violation. The message itself is unprecedented and illegal. Why not say so?
The situation in America is not great. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
October 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It is an inexcusable omission, and editorial malpractice, for Reuters to omit mention that the President doing this kind of thing on a media platform he owns & has not divested is unprecedented, likely illegal and an ethical violation. The message itself is unprecedented and illegal. Why not say so?
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twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross
A photo editor or web producer probably chose this photo because it's from the last time the Insurrection Act was invoked, which is referenced in the story. That doesn't mean it's the right choice, especially for social media where it's spreading a false sense of current events.
"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A photo editor or web producer probably chose this photo because it's from the last time the Insurrection Act was invoked, which is referenced in the story. That doesn't mean it's the right choice, especially for social media where it's spreading a false sense of current events.
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Another line crossed.
Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.
www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...
www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...
October 6, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Another line crossed.
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so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff
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ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’
Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:38 AM
so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
www.404media.co/iceblock-own...
Sadly, the reigning epistemology of journalism only acknowledges "true" or "real" (and thus speakable) motive when it is explicitly stated by the speaker. It can in no way, shape, or form be attributed via logic, history, or pattern. This bans news from naming anything one would like to hide.
It's almost as though all he did last year was brazenly lie, and it should have always been covered as brazen lying. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign.
apnews.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Sadly, the reigning epistemology of journalism only acknowledges "true" or "real" (and thus speakable) motive when it is explicitly stated by the speaker. It can in no way, shape, or form be attributed via logic, history, or pattern. This bans news from naming anything one would like to hide.