Gerry Harrington
@gharringtonmshc.bsky.social
CNN/UPI veteran writing The Harrington Post on Substack: what others overlook in journalism, politics & technology.
Larry Summers questioned women’s science abilities in 2005 and maintained Epstein ties for years. Now he resigned from OpenAI and left Harvard teaching. The pattern finally caught up.
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The Long Pattern of Larry Summers
From Questioning Women’s Science Abilities to Epstein Ties — Then the Fall
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November 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Larry Summers questioned women’s science abilities in 2005 and maintained Epstein ties for years. Now he resigned from OpenAI and left Harvard teaching. The pattern finally caught up.
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Larry Summers questioned women’s science abilities in 2005 and maintained Epstein ties for years. Today he resigned from OpenAI and left Harvard teaching. The pattern finally caught up.
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The Long Pattern of Larry Summers
From Questioning Women’s Science Abilities to Epstein Ties — Then the Fall
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November 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Larry Summers questioned women’s science abilities in 2005 and maintained Epstein ties for years. Today he resigned from OpenAI and left Harvard teaching. The pattern finally caught up.
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Larry Summers: from saying innate gender traits might keep women from top science careers to cozying up with Epstein. The pattern finally caught up.
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The Long Pattern of Larry Summers
From Questioning Women’s Science Abilities to Befriending Epstein
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November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Larry Summers: from saying innate gender traits might keep women from top science careers to cozying up with Epstein. The pattern finally caught up.
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@jaketapper.bsky.social Jake - Former CNN EP here. Wrote about whether the Dems’ cave will become like Clinton ’95 (win), Iraq ’02 (disaster) or TARP ’08 (backlash).
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Democrats Caved. Now Comes the Reckoning.
Three precedents. Three different outcomes.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
@jaketapper.bsky.social Jake - Former CNN EP here. Wrote about whether the Dems’ cave will become like Clinton ’95 (win), Iraq ’02 (disaster) or TARP ’08 (backlash).
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@jimacosta.bsky.social Jim - Former CNN EP here. Wrote about whether the Dems’ cave will become like Clinton ’95 (win), Iraq ’02 (disaster) or TARP ’08 (backlash).
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Democrats Caved. Now Comes the Reckoning.
Three precedents. Three different outcomes.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
@jimacosta.bsky.social Jim - Former CNN EP here. Wrote about whether the Dems’ cave will become like Clinton ’95 (win), Iraq ’02 (disaster) or TARP ’08 (backlash).
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43 days. Democrats cave. Shutdown ends. Sometimes caves turn into wins. Sometimes they destroy you.
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Democrats Caved. Now Comes the Reckoning.
Three precedents. Three different outcomes.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
43 days. Democrats cave. Shutdown ends. Sometimes caves turn into wins. Sometimes they destroy you.
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43 days. Democrats cave. Shutdown ends. The reckoning begins.
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Democrats Caved. Now Comes the Reckoning.
Three precedents. Three different outcomes.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
43 days. Democrats cave. Shutdown ends. The reckoning begins.
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#Washington just lost #Canada . #Ottawa’s new budget commits $200B to break U.S. ties — collateral damage from #Trump’s tariff war that dismantled the most integrated alliance in the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington Loses Canada
New Budget Commits $200B to Break U.S. Ties
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November 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
#Washington just lost #Canada . #Ottawa’s new budget commits $200B to break U.S. ties — collateral damage from #Trump’s tariff war that dismantled the most integrated alliance in the Western Hemisphere.
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#Washington just lost #Canada. Ottawa’s new budget commits $200B to break U.S. ties — as collateral damage from #Trump’s #tariff war ends a decadeslong alliance.
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Washington Loses Canada
New Budget Commits $200B to Break U.S. Ties
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November 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#Washington just lost #Canada. Ottawa’s new budget commits $200B to break U.S. ties — as collateral damage from #Trump’s #tariff war ends a decadeslong alliance.
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Washington just lost Canada. Ottawa’s new budget commits $200B to break U.S. ties — as collateral damage from Trump’s tariff war ends a decadeslong alliance.
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Washington Loses Canada
New Budget Commits $200B to Break U.S. Ties
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November 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Washington just lost Canada. Ottawa’s new budget commits $200B to break U.S. ties — as collateral damage from Trump’s tariff war ends a decadeslong alliance.
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California @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is not running a campaign. He’s stress-testing the algorithm.
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Gavin Newsom: Algorithm Candidate
The governor isn’t running for president — he’s running the algorithm.
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November 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
California @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is not running a campaign. He’s stress-testing the algorithm.
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@governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is not running a campaign. He’s stress-testing the algorithm.
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Gavin Newsom: Algorithm Candidate
Testing Attention Politics
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October 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
@governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom is not running a campaign. He’s stress-testing the algorithm.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is not running a campaign. He’s stress-testing the algorithm.
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Gavin Newsom: Algorithm Candidate
Testing Attention Politics
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October 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is not running a campaign. He’s stress-testing the algorithm.
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A top journalism school just posted a job listing that would flunk its own writing class. On why “incumbent” doesn’t belong in job ads — especially at Newmark. gerryharrington3.substack.com/p/incumbent-...
Incumbent Fog at Newmark Journalism School
Job Posting Uses Jargon School Teaches Students to Avoid
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October 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A top journalism school just posted a job listing that would flunk its own writing class. On why “incumbent” doesn’t belong in job ads — especially at Newmark. gerryharrington3.substack.com/p/incumbent-...
Newmark journalism school just used “incumbent” in a job posting. That’s the problem right there. gerryharrington3.substack.com/p/incumbent-...
Incumbent Fog at Newmark Journalism School
Job Posting Uses Jargon School Teaches Students to Avoid
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October 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Newmark journalism school just used “incumbent” in a job posting. That’s the problem right there. gerryharrington3.substack.com/p/incumbent-...
Legacy newsrooms need a marketplace rethink — one that borrows from Amazon to strengthen journalism.
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Legacy News Needs Marketplace Model
Amazon hybrid approach may point the way
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October 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Legacy newsrooms need a marketplace rethink — one that borrows from Amazon to strengthen journalism.
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Legacy newsrooms need a marketplace rethink — one that borrows from Amazon to strengthen journalism.
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Legacy News Needs Marketplace Model
Amazon hybrid approach may point the way
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October 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Legacy newsrooms need a marketplace rethink — one that borrows from Amazon to strengthen journalism.
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Legacy newsrooms need a marketplace rethink — one that borrows from Amazon to strengthen journalism.
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Legacy News Needs Marketplace Model
Amazon hybrid approach may point the way
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October 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Legacy newsrooms need a marketplace rethink — one that borrows from Amazon to strengthen journalism.
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A friend asked if I’d ever been in a commercial. I said I almost was — until “truth in advertising” killed it.
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The Clark’s Gum Commercial That Never Aired
When regulators couldn’t take a joke
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October 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
A friend asked if I’d ever been in a commercial. I said I almost was — until “truth in advertising” killed it.
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They quoted Kimmel — then misread him
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Outlets Quote Kimmel Right, Get Story Wrong
Host targeted Trump allies, not suspect
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September 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
They quoted Kimmel — then misread him
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Did you know that Trump’s “Department of War” is only a “secondary title” — a d/b/a — and that Department of Defense remains the official name?
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Trump’s War Department Actually ‘Secondary Title’
White House: Rebranding Has No Legal Authority
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September 6, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Did you know that Trump’s “Department of War” is only a “secondary title” — a d/b/a — and that Department of Defense remains the official name?
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President Donald Trump’s expected executive order to rename the Defense Department the War Department — bypassing Congress — would make him the d/b/a president.
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Trump’s d/b/a Presidency
Rebranding Defense as War
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August 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
President Donald Trump’s expected executive order to rename the Defense Department the War Department — bypassing Congress — would make him the d/b/a president.
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A Pope Francis teaching is that we are all interconnected, part of a larger whole. What if we actually lived like it mattered?
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Pope Francis’ Vision of Oneness
What if We Truly Lived It?
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April 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A Pope Francis teaching is that we are all interconnected, part of a larger whole. What if we actually lived like it mattered?
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Immigration Courts: Under DOJ, Not Judiciary
Once Called Special Inquiry Officers, Judges Face DOJ Oversight
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April 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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I launched a journalism-focused Substack. This column takes a break from politics to explore what may be the most profound story of all: the universe’s future. What do you think?
The Universe Won’t Expand Forever — It’s Just Catching Its Breath
Cosmic Expansion May Be Only Half the Story
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March 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I launched a journalism-focused Substack. This column takes a break from politics to explore what may be the most profound story of all: the universe’s future. What do you think?