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That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
The physical weight of Trumpism
That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Oh look, people actually helping families and encouraging childbearing www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n...
Hochul and Mamdani to Announce Road Map to Expand Child Care
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January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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“.. In the last four months alone, immigration officers have fired on at least nine people in five states and Washington, D.C. All of the individuals targeted in those shootings were, like the woman killed on Wednesday, fired on while in their vehicles.”

@nytimes.com
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January 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”

A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.

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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Since congestion pricing began one year ago, about 11% of the vehicles that once entered Manhattan’s central business district daily have disappeared. This may not seem like a lot, but it has changed the lives of many. Here’s how. trib.al/xSygqCm
January 5, 2026 at 8:55 PM
If you’re unsure what to read next just pick up whatever Roxane recommends
This boook was awesome. I loved it.
January 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan: ‘I still get nervous’
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan: ‘I still get nervous’
January will mark the 10th anniversary of the Kerry reporter’s decision to move from Dublin to New York, and five years since his reporting on the Capitol Hill riots
www.irishtimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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“We are not out to…win followers on social media,” Bari Weiss said after pulling 60 Minutes' CECOT story

But Status has learned that those working on Tony Dokoupil’s Evening News kickoff tour have been urged to prioritize content built for social

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CBS’ New Year Reset
With a stalled “60 Minutes” segment, Tony Dokoupil’s national tour kicking off, and ratings pressure mounting, Bari Weiss enters 2026 needing to prove the network is driven by the news and not the Ell...
www.status.news
December 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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“By eliminating entry-level jobs, AI may destroy the ladder of apprenticeship necessary to develop artists, and it could leave behind a culture driven by nepo babies and chatbots,” Nick Geisler argues.
The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work
Artificial intelligence is destroying the career ladder for aspiring artists.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The ancient, contemplative form of poetry can capture, perhaps better than any other, the muffled quality of chilly afternoons and days spent indoors.
The Best Poetry for Dark Winter Days
Each collection speaks to a different seasonal mood, but all are worth slowing down with before the new year.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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At a moment when the majority of Americans are dissatisfied with Trump’s stewardship of the economy, millions could soon be on the hook for increased health-care costs, @willgottsegen.com writes:
Millions of Americans May Soon Face Huge Costs
The GOP is gambling on health care.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Let's have a xmas kitten for Whiskers Wednesday! #cats #catsofbluesky #whiskerswednesday #xmas
December 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Scoop: After an underwhelming ratings performance for Bari Weiss’ town hall with Erika Kirk, the CBS News editor in chief quietly delayed a planned address to staffers about the network’s future, pushing it back to January instead

www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Weiss’ Wake-Up Call
As her first major CBS News town hall draws underwhelming ratings, Bari Weiss gets a public crash course in the metrics of television success. Now, Status has learned she’s delayed a planned address t...
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December 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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While it's easy to grasp the antitrust and competitive apprehension about the Netflix-WBD deal, it's quite likely the least bad option facing several key parts of the company. Apocalypse, not?
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Netflix-WBD: Apocalypse Not?
Anti-competitive concerns about the leading streamer acquiring the venerable studio are well founded, but it might be the least bad of several unattractive alternatives.
www.status.news
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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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:
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
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"Netflix owning WBD might very well be a terrible outcome. But based on the series of unfortunate events preceding the agreement, it says something about the current moment that it’s not the worst one," @brianlowry.bsky.social writes. www.status.news/p/netflix-wa...
Netflix-WBD: Apocalypse Not?
Anti-competitive concerns about the leading streamer acquiring the venerable studio are well founded, but it might be the least bad of several unattractive alternatives.
www.status.news
December 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Scoop: After parting ways with Politico, Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine to launch "The Huddle," a morning streaming show and digital media venture intended to compete in the DC tip sheet space

www.status.news/p/sean-spice...
The 'Huddle' in Washington
Rachael Bade is teaming up with Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine on a new venture, Status has learned, braving the crowded independent media space with a new political show.
www.status.news
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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Some terrific publications here that are worth your time and support.

@status.news is also on sale today for less than $2/week. A crazy deal for the amount of exclusive, scoop-driven reporting we deliver. Check us out: www.status.news/upgrade
today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️

drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Don't miss this deal and regret it later.

Upgrade here: status.news/upgrade
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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On Thanksgiving eve, I chatted with 10 media professionals across the industry, including Kara Swisher, Mike Allen, and Robert Costa, to find out how they approach the politics conversation at the dinner table—or how they escape it

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Thanksgiving Table Tactics
For those dreading their annual go-round with that crazy uncle, media pros discuss how they get through the holidays and partisan times with minimal drama.
www.status.news
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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He helped the families of dying children. Spent all night with them even once the child was taken to the morgue. A former colleague tells us on the record that Ayman Soliman is the reason certain poor families who lost their babies at the hospital didn’t have…

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July 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM