Frank Hassler
@frankhassler.bsky.social
Retired after 40-plus years in newspaper journalism.
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They are sending soldiers into cities to prepare to intimidate people at the polls next year.
They gerrymander because they can’t win on policy. They intimidate because even gerrymandering won’t work at this point.
They gerrymander because they can’t win on policy. They intimidate because even gerrymandering won’t work at this point.
August 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
They are sending soldiers into cities to prepare to intimidate people at the polls next year.
They gerrymander because they can’t win on policy. They intimidate because even gerrymandering won’t work at this point.
They gerrymander because they can’t win on policy. They intimidate because even gerrymandering won’t work at this point.
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I grew up poor and in the country without cable. Know what channel always came in? PBS.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck Trump.
August 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I grew up poor and in the country without cable. Know what channel always came in? PBS.
Fuck Trump.
Fuck Trump.
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Great work, John Roberts. You’ve played a key role in wrecking our beloved country.
August 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Great work, John Roberts. You’ve played a key role in wrecking our beloved country.
So if Twump weally weally wants to gawf but there’s rain in the forecast he should just shut down the Weather service? He’s already off to a good start …
August 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
So if Twump weally weally wants to gawf but there’s rain in the forecast he should just shut down the Weather service? He’s already off to a good start …
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A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name.
This is your legacy!
This is your legacy!
June 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A reminder to reporters, when historians look back on this moment with the president throwing himself a military parade and the people throwing No Kings rallies across America, the media sources raving about the former and sneering at the latter are going to be quoted by name.
This is your legacy!
This is your legacy!
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Fingers crossed they go bankrupt! Evilest motherfuckers on earth.
May 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Fingers crossed they go bankrupt! Evilest motherfuckers on earth.
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America is… cooked.
April 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
America is… cooked.
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Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
April 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Put aside the lies and the open defiance of the Supreme Court, as well as the cruelty, and ask yourself: who talks like this? This is the *official* account of the *White House* - is it being run by a six year old?
Well, hell, if there’s no way to measure how effective a program is, it’s that much easier to cut!
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...
www.propublica.org
April 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Well, hell, if there’s no way to measure how effective a program is, it’s that much easier to cut!
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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1) Fox News is for real not showing stock-market ticker during this week's collapse.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
April 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
1) Fox News is for real not showing stock-market ticker during this week's collapse.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
2) Its economic news is "strong jobs report."
3) Every time I've checked in today, the coverage has been "illegal immigrants committing new crimes."
This is state propaganda, on a par with North Korea or PRC.
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outright vote buying
March 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
outright vote buying
Been thinking about the DOGE boy from dear old Nebraska U. and wondering if he could have used a little less STEM and a few more of those obsolete humanities classes.
March 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Been thinking about the DOGE boy from dear old Nebraska U. and wondering if he could have used a little less STEM and a few more of those obsolete humanities classes.
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Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
March 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
Having a shot whenever I hear “never seen before.” Been nice knowing ya
March 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Having a shot whenever I hear “never seen before.” Been nice knowing ya
If great TV is the goal, I’d like to see Zelensky and Vance in the octagon
February 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
If great TV is the goal, I’d like to see Zelensky and Vance in the octagon
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February 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Watching the U.S. fritter away what the greatest generation gave us. Feels less than great.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/o...
Opinion | With Trump’s Prostration to Putin, Expect a More Dangerous World (Gift Article)
This is a humiliating month to be an American.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Watching the U.S. fritter away what the greatest generation gave us. Feels less than great.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/o...
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JD Vance owns an app that helps wealthy investors buy up U.S. farmland. Vance and his handlers cut programs that slash millions from farmers, leading many to face selling their land. No such thing as coincidence here.
JD Vance owns AcreTrader, an app that lets wealthy—often foreign—investors buy up U.S. farmland.
Guess who’s deliberately tanking farm economies so JD and his billionaire tech buddies can scoop it up for pennies.
civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...
Guess who’s deliberately tanking farm economies so JD and his billionaire tech buddies can scoop it up for pennies.
civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...
February 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM
JD Vance owns an app that helps wealthy investors buy up U.S. farmland. Vance and his handlers cut programs that slash millions from farmers, leading many to face selling their land. No such thing as coincidence here.
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Someone brought up a good point. If Elon Musk destroys NOAA, there will be no one left to track Santa Clause on Christmas Eve.
IS TRUMP DECLARING WAR ON CHRISTMAS?
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IS TRUMP DECLARING WAR ON CHRISTMAS?
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February 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Someone brought up a good point. If Elon Musk destroys NOAA, there will be no one left to track Santa Clause on Christmas Eve.
IS TRUMP DECLARING WAR ON CHRISTMAS?
🎅
IS TRUMP DECLARING WAR ON CHRISTMAS?
🎅
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Trump Demands A Blood Sacrifice
New writing on the why he'll torture the Senate into submission and what his appointee's real mission will destroy:
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
New writing on the why he'll torture the Senate into submission and what his appointee's real mission will destroy:
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
Trump Demands A Blood Sacrifice
If you’re a GOP Senator, few nominations in your career will carry the historical weight—or the stench—of Matt Gaetz, Robert F.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Trump Demands A Blood Sacrifice
New writing on the why he'll torture the Senate into submission and what his appointee's real mission will destroy:
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
New writing on the why he'll torture the Senate into submission and what his appointee's real mission will destroy:
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...