Christopher Cartwright
@ccartwright123.bsky.social
Journalist at Baton Rouge Advocate. Previously Keene Sentinel
Signal: ccartwright.24
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Huge news today, if you missed it; Chris Duncan was released from Louisiana prison after being wrongfully convicted for nearly three decades.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
The Human Cost of Jeff Landry’s Drive to Resume Executions - Bolts
Chris Duncan’s death sentence—built on the testimony of two discredited doctors—illustrates just how faulty the system can be.
boltsmag.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Huge news today, if you missed it; Chris Duncan was released from Louisiana prison after being wrongfully convicted for nearly three decades.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
@psfrench.bsky.social wrote this devastating but important read this spring on Louisiana’s rush to kill Jim despite junk science.
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NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
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“If Stephen Glass and the other late 20th century fakers were looking for the prestige and power that came with journalism in that moment, then this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage of a degraded media environment” #longreads thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“If Stephen Glass and the other late 20th century fakers were looking for the prestige and power that came with journalism in that moment, then this generation’s internet scammers are scavenging in the wreckage of a degraded media environment” #longreads thelocal.to/investigatin...
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5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
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“We can prove that Robert is innocent, and no reasonable jury would find otherwise if presented with all relevant medical evidence.”
New from @michellepitcher.bsky.social: Despite the evidence, and overwhelming support, Robeson's execution date is set for October 16.
New from @michellepitcher.bsky.social: Despite the evidence, and overwhelming support, Robeson's execution date is set for October 16.
‘I Got a Lot of People Believing in Me’: Robert Roberson Stares Down Death, Again
Set to be the first U.S. person executed based on the controversial “Shaken Baby Syndrome” diagnosis, Roberson told the Observer last week he hopes his story will mean something.
www.texasobserver.org
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
“We can prove that Robert is innocent, and no reasonable jury would find otherwise if presented with all relevant medical evidence.”
New from @michellepitcher.bsky.social: Despite the evidence, and overwhelming support, Robeson's execution date is set for October 16.
New from @michellepitcher.bsky.social: Despite the evidence, and overwhelming support, Robeson's execution date is set for October 16.
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Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
www.cnn.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
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Two months before Calvin Alexander’s parole hearing date, he was told he was no longer eligible.
Why? An algorithm had deemed the nearly blind 70-year-old, who uses a wheelchair, a “moderate risk,” barring him from speaking to the parole board.
(Published April w/ @veritenews.org)
Why? An algorithm had deemed the nearly blind 70-year-old, who uses a wheelchair, a “moderate risk,” barring him from speaking to the parole board.
(Published April w/ @veritenews.org)
An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.
A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm B...
www.propublica.org
October 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Two months before Calvin Alexander’s parole hearing date, he was told he was no longer eligible.
Why? An algorithm had deemed the nearly blind 70-year-old, who uses a wheelchair, a “moderate risk,” barring him from speaking to the parole board.
(Published April w/ @veritenews.org)
Why? An algorithm had deemed the nearly blind 70-year-old, who uses a wheelchair, a “moderate risk,” barring him from speaking to the parole board.
(Published April w/ @veritenews.org)
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Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
October 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Today: District Court rules against the Trump administration on deportations based on political speech. The start of the opinion includes an anonymous postcard to the judge: "Trump has pardons and tanks... what do you have?" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Today: District Court rules against the Trump administration on deportations based on political speech. The start of the opinion includes an anonymous postcard to the judge: "Trump has pardons and tanks... what do you have?" storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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In 1963 Bob Dylan walked off the set of the Ed Sullivan Show when they told him he wasn't allowed to play his song "Talkin' John Birch Society Blues." www.history.com/this-day-in-...
Bob Dylan walks out on “The Ed Sullivan Show” | May 12, 1963 | HISTORY
On May 12, 1963, the young and unknown Bob Dylan walked off the set of “The Ed Sullivan Show,” the countr...
www.history.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
In 1963 Bob Dylan walked off the set of the Ed Sullivan Show when they told him he wasn't allowed to play his song "Talkin' John Birch Society Blues." www.history.com/this-day-in-...
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Mississippi AG asks U.S. Supreme Court to limit central part of Voting Rights Act
If the nation’s highest court rules in the Mississippi attorney general's favor, it would mean civil rights groups could no longer bring a suit on behalf of citizens.
If the nation’s highest court rules in the Mississippi attorney general's favor, it would mean civil rights groups could no longer bring a suit on behalf of citizens.
Mississippi AG asks U.S. Supreme Court to limit central part of Voting Rights Act
If the nation’s highest court rules in the Mississippi attorney general's favor, it would mean civil rights groups could no longer bring a suit on behalf of citizens.
mississippitoday.org
September 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Mississippi AG asks U.S. Supreme Court to limit central part of Voting Rights Act
If the nation’s highest court rules in the Mississippi attorney general's favor, it would mean civil rights groups could no longer bring a suit on behalf of citizens.
If the nation’s highest court rules in the Mississippi attorney general's favor, it would mean civil rights groups could no longer bring a suit on behalf of citizens.
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“The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of ‘corrosive ideology.’”
Trump officials order removal of photograph of enslaved man’s scars
The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”
wapo.st
September 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of ‘corrosive ideology.’”
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Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Fired By The Post
The Washington Post said it fired Karen Attiah over comments she made about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Status has learned.
www.status.news
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
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basically a generational cohort split here where certain younger people intuitively grasp the irony poisoned context, and if you aren't already up to speed, very hard to explain
Watching the cable news commentary on the bullet engravings is wild because none of these people seem to realize that the content of the engravings are indicative of extremely online meme brain rot
September 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
basically a generational cohort split here where certain younger people intuitively grasp the irony poisoned context, and if you aren't already up to speed, very hard to explain
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Grateful for these insights from @jeffsharlet.bsky.social, who knows Kirk's career and influence well. www.democracynow.org/2025/9/11/ch...
“Moment of Great Peril”: Jeff Sharlet on Killing of Charlie Kirk & Rising Political Violence in U.S.
The conservative activist Charlie Kirk, founder of right-wing student organization Turning Point USA, was assassinated Wednesday as he spoke before a crowd at Utah Valley University as part of a fall ...
www.democracynow.org
September 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Grateful for these insights from @jeffsharlet.bsky.social, who knows Kirk's career and influence well. www.democracynow.org/2025/9/11/ch...
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Important piece by my colleague Gisela Salim-Peyer www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Authoritarianism Feels Surprisingly Normal—Until It Doesn’t
Life in Venezuela was deceptively mundane. Then everything collapsed.
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Important piece by my colleague Gisela Salim-Peyer www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Politico - President Trump tells reporters "we just have to beat the hell" out of "radical left lunatics," following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Trump says ‘we have to beat the hell’ out of ‘radical left lunatics’ after Kirk killing
The conservative activist's killer remains at large and authorities have not said what the motive was behind his shooting.
www.politico.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Politico - President Trump tells reporters "we just have to beat the hell" out of "radical left lunatics," following the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
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Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
why did the NYT print - repeatedly - that Harvard was about to settle for some gargantuan sum? Will they run a retraction on those stories? Discipline the reporters who reported inaccurate information to their readers? Out the sources who lied to them?
Trump's effort to bring Harvard "to heel" runs aground, at least temporarily.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
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Nine grafs deep into the article and we find out:
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
Trump Administration Says Boat Strike Is Start of Campaign Against Venezuelan Cartels
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Nine grafs deep into the article and we find out:
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
"Pentagon officials were still working Wednesday on what legal authority they would tell the public was used to back up the extraordinary strike in international waters."
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There have been a lot of stories about the media in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social
www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...
Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social
www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...
‘Down but not out’: The punk zine that helped keep New Orleans’ culture afloat after Katrina
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Antigravity Magazine played a vital role in helping local media dispel rumors and keep their audience informed.
www.wwno.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There have been a lot of stories about the media in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social
www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...
Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social
www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...
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Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
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"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
August 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
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Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is suing over "illegal confinement" after Republicans locked her in the state Capitol for refusing police surveillance
Texas Democrat Sues After Republicans Lock Her In State Capitol
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier was told she was not free to leave the building after refusing to sign a permission slip requiring a 24-hour police escort.
www.huffpost.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier is suing over "illegal confinement" after Republicans locked her in the state Capitol for refusing police surveillance
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Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
The problem with "Trump said" framing in a nutshell. Lede reports what Trump said. Second paragraph opens with Trump's bogus claims about fraud in the 2020 election. Second sentence weakly notes Trump's AG Bill Barr said Trump's completely fabricated claims "couldn't be proven."
August 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Don't. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
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How many euphemistic headlines and ledes have we seen like this:
"pushes the bounds" - vague suggestion of stretching limits of power
"a debate has emerged" - passive voice, unclear on who is objecting or the merits of those objections (suggests 50/50)
"pushes the bounds" - vague suggestion of stretching limits of power
"a debate has emerged" - passive voice, unclear on who is objecting or the merits of those objections (suggests 50/50)
As President Donald Trump pushes the bounds of military activity on domestic soil, a debate has emerged over a nearly 150-year old law that regulates when federal troops can intervene in state issues.
Trump's domestic troop deployment tests the limits of a nearly 150-year-old law
President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits military involvement in domestic affairs.
bit.ly
August 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
How many euphemistic headlines and ledes have we seen like this:
"pushes the bounds" - vague suggestion of stretching limits of power
"a debate has emerged" - passive voice, unclear on who is objecting or the merits of those objections (suggests 50/50)
"pushes the bounds" - vague suggestion of stretching limits of power
"a debate has emerged" - passive voice, unclear on who is objecting or the merits of those objections (suggests 50/50)