Bruce Janssen
@bwjanssen.bsky.social
Longtime copy editor, content editor and proofreader. On the web at greatplainseditorial.com. Lover of mountains, plains, Labrador retrievers, fishing, ham radio (I’m NB0J) and my sweetie, Ellen.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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I knew they blamed immigrants for everything, but I didn’t think they would blame immigrant cows for hamburger prices.
November 17, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I knew they blamed immigrants for everything, but I didn’t think they would blame immigrant cows for hamburger prices.
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We could spend years demanding a list be released, or we could just believe women…
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We could spend years demanding a list be released, or we could just believe women…
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This is 100% what it is.
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This is 100% what it is.
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Amodei brings his longstanding prediction to the masses. ⬇️
AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and spike unemployment to 10% to 20% in the next one to five years, predicts Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. cbsn.ws/44c6Vgk
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Amodei brings his longstanding prediction to the masses. ⬇️
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Willie has officially released his 155th album.
Cheers to that! 🥂 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/willie-nelson-merle-haggard-tribute/
Cheers to that! 🥂 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/willie-nelson-merle-haggard-tribute/
Willie’s New Record Says Goodbye to His Old Friend Merle
‘Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle’ is a touching and fitting farewell.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Willie has officially released his 155th album.
Cheers to that! 🥂 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/willie-nelson-merle-haggard-tribute/
Cheers to that! 🥂 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/willie-nelson-merle-haggard-tribute/
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Now that federal employees are back to work, I’ve heard from my friends & former colleagues at the Eisenhower Presidential Library. They tell me their general delivery email & voicemail inboxes are full of messages supporting me & demanding my reinstatement. That is very humbling and gratifying.
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Now that federal employees are back to work, I’ve heard from my friends & former colleagues at the Eisenhower Presidential Library. They tell me their general delivery email & voicemail inboxes are full of messages supporting me & demanding my reinstatement. That is very humbling and gratifying.
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Judge Dismisses Bullshit Lawsuit Claiming Pollster Committed Fraud By Being Wrong
Last year, we wrote about Donald Trump's bullshit lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer for releasing surprising polls right before the 2024 election suggesting that Kamala Harris might actually beat Donald Trump…
Last year, we wrote about Donald Trump's bullshit lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer for releasing surprising polls right before the 2024 election suggesting that Kamala Harris might actually beat Donald Trump…
Judge Dismisses Bullshit Lawsuit Claiming Pollster Committed Fraud By Being Wrong
Last year, we wrote about Donald Trump's bullshit lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer for releasing surprising polls right before the 2024 election suggesting that Kamala Harris might actually beat Donald Trump in Iowa. The polls turned out to be wrong—as polls sometimes are—and Trump decided this was grounds for a lawsuit. That case continues with a bunch of n…
www.techdirt.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Judge Dismisses Bullshit Lawsuit Claiming Pollster Committed Fraud By Being Wrong
Last year, we wrote about Donald Trump's bullshit lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer for releasing surprising polls right before the 2024 election suggesting that Kamala Harris might actually beat Donald Trump…
Last year, we wrote about Donald Trump's bullshit lawsuit against Iowa pollster Ann Selzer for releasing surprising polls right before the 2024 election suggesting that Kamala Harris might actually beat Donald Trump…
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From Brian Morrissey, "Media People" www.therebooting.com/p/media-people
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
From Brian Morrissey, "Media People" www.therebooting.com/p/media-people
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Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown trib.al/5WGvUOq
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown
The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues.
trib.al
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown trib.al/5WGvUOq
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Behold the "Getting Deported by Trump" Halloween costume wp.me/p30bS-5dw
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Behold the "Getting Deported by Trump" Halloween costume wp.me/p30bS-5dw
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Big news: Claude Lelouch’s sublime Les Misérables, long unavailable in the US via streaming or physical media, is now on Kanopy. #filmsky 📽 @kanopy.com www.kanopy.com/video/15826562
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Big news: Claude Lelouch’s sublime Les Misérables, long unavailable in the US via streaming or physical media, is now on Kanopy. #filmsky 📽 @kanopy.com www.kanopy.com/video/15826562
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Godfrey doing his Trump impression with Dr. Dre in the studio 🤣💀
October 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Godfrey doing his Trump impression with Dr. Dre in the studio 🤣💀
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Our aging president's tendency to blurt stuff out led to an amazing moment in Egypt as Trump gave a seeming admission of unsavory ties with their dictator, alleged to have given him a $10M bribe
It was a stark reminder of a presidency built on graft. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It was a stark reminder of a presidency built on graft. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Did a $10M bribe break the soul of America? | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, an inside look at who really went to “No Kings.”
www.inquirer.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Our aging president's tendency to blurt stuff out led to an amazing moment in Egypt as Trump gave a seeming admission of unsavory ties with their dictator, alleged to have given him a $10M bribe
It was a stark reminder of a presidency built on graft. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It was a stark reminder of a presidency built on graft. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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The Trump administration's secret group working to steer his moves for retribution includes CIA officers and a Justice Department lawyer who has claimed that the CIA rigged the 2020 election.
www.reuters.com/world/us/wid...
www.reuters.com/world/us/wid...
October 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Trump administration's secret group working to steer his moves for retribution includes CIA officers and a Justice Department lawyer who has claimed that the CIA rigged the 2020 election.
www.reuters.com/world/us/wid...
www.reuters.com/world/us/wid...
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“I don't think there's anybody more patriotic than a Black person,” says artist Amy Sherald. “I have to claim that patriotism.” cbsn.ws/470vTBq
October 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
“I don't think there's anybody more patriotic than a Black person,” says artist Amy Sherald. “I have to claim that patriotism.” cbsn.ws/470vTBq
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Topeka, Kansas, turning out for democracy! #NoKings #Indivisible
October 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Topeka, Kansas, turning out for democracy! #NoKings #Indivisible
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
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Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
n.pr
October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS
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Sorry I’m gonna go back on my bullshit here: National Consersvatism’s entire ethos boils down to “this problem, that we created, exacerbated, and oppose any effort to combat, is very bad. We will solve it by making it worse”
I suspect populist parties bootstrapped their own political support by weaponizing the residual, ambient distrust present in all societies & MAKING MORE OF IT, spreading & intensifying it, by propagating narratives of distrust & corruption. By repetition & uptake by other political actors, it rose.
October 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Sorry I’m gonna go back on my bullshit here: National Consersvatism’s entire ethos boils down to “this problem, that we created, exacerbated, and oppose any effort to combat, is very bad. We will solve it by making it worse”
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Where’s the ear damage????
Trump hates this photo of him. Definitely don't share it far and wide today.
October 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Where’s the ear damage????