Jonathan R
@give-a-damn.bsky.social
Activist working for peace, democracy and justice.
A less corrupt government would be nice, too.
Trustee: Metropolitan College of NY http://MCNY.edu
Organizer for http://MediaAndDemocracyProject.Org
Avatar: Liberty crying
Header: Hubble telescope photo
A less corrupt government would be nice, too.
Trustee: Metropolitan College of NY http://MCNY.edu
Organizer for http://MediaAndDemocracyProject.Org
Avatar: Liberty crying
Header: Hubble telescope photo
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Trump’s military occupations of U.S. cities have cost nearly half a billion dollars.
The skyrocketing price of Trump’s occupations come as the president threatens to deploy additional troops to more American cities to quell dissent and turn America into a full-blown police state.
The skyrocketing price of Trump’s occupations come as the president threatens to deploy additional troops to more American cities to quell dissent and turn America into a full-blown police state.
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump’s military occupations of U.S. cities have cost nearly half a billion dollars.
The skyrocketing price of Trump’s occupations come as the president threatens to deploy additional troops to more American cities to quell dissent and turn America into a full-blown police state.
The skyrocketing price of Trump’s occupations come as the president threatens to deploy additional troops to more American cities to quell dissent and turn America into a full-blown police state.
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"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"You know us...So please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong."
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Powerful letter from retired Chicago broadcast journalists about what ICE/CBP is doing to our city: "it is terror"
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
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What else was uncovered in NYT’s 2019 internal investigation of Thomas’s communications with Epstein?
Who did the investigation? How did they conduct it?
Thomas’s emails appear to have been sent from a NYT email account.
Past time to bring back the #PublicEditor
Who did the investigation? How did they conduct it?
Thomas’s emails appear to have been sent from a NYT email account.
Past time to bring back the #PublicEditor
![From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Thomas Jr., Landon
9/27/2017 2:47:47 PM
Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]
Got another call from Connelly..
Importance:
High
He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea -- I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too.
Anyway, for what its worth...
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon_jr_thomas/index.h
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November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
What else was uncovered in NYT’s 2019 internal investigation of Thomas’s communications with Epstein?
Who did the investigation? How did they conduct it?
Thomas’s emails appear to have been sent from a NYT email account.
Past time to bring back the #PublicEditor
Who did the investigation? How did they conduct it?
Thomas’s emails appear to have been sent from a NYT email account.
Past time to bring back the #PublicEditor
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The US is moving forward with offshore mineral plans that will impact the economy and environment of the Northern Mariana Islands.
pacific.scoop.co.nz/2025/11/us-a...
pacific.scoop.co.nz/2025/11/us-a...
US Advances Offshore Mineral Plans In American Samoa, Northern Marianas
The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has taken major steps toward offshore critical minerals exploration in the Pacific.Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas...
pacific.scoop.co.nz
November 13, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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See our grades & analysis of 60+ front pages for #NoKings coverage.
Influential news outlets like NYT/ WSJ continue trivialize coverage of the pro-democracy movement & demonstrations like #NoKings. Editors of local outlets did better.
+ A few surprises
see: open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
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See our grades & analysis of 60+ front pages for #NoKings coverage.
Influential news outlets like NYT/ WSJ continue trivialize coverage of the pro-democracy movement & demonstrations like #NoKings. Editors of local outlets did better.
+ A few surprises
see: open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
1/n
October 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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See our grades & analysis of 60+ front pages for #NoKings coverage.
Influential news outlets like NYT/ WSJ continue trivialize coverage of the pro-democracy movement & demonstrations like #NoKings. Editors of local outlets did better.
+ A few surprises
see: open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
1/n
See our grades & analysis of 60+ front pages for #NoKings coverage.
Influential news outlets like NYT/ WSJ continue trivialize coverage of the pro-democracy movement & demonstrations like #NoKings. Editors of local outlets did better.
+ A few surprises
see: open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...
1/n
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What is the future of news?
Want to build a news org that withstands the triple menaces of authoritarianism, oligarchy and Big Tech; *AND* also supports #democracy?
The brilliant @mariaressa.bsky.social & @rappler.bsky.social are doing this.
Spread the word.
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www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
Want to build a news org that withstands the triple menaces of authoritarianism, oligarchy and Big Tech; *AND* also supports #democracy?
The brilliant @mariaressa.bsky.social & @rappler.bsky.social are doing this.
Spread the word.
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www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
[ANALYSIS] The future of news
What will survive in the age of machines? Investigative journalism built on an ecosystem of federated news organizations anchored on facts.
www.rappler.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:58 PM
What is the future of news?
Want to build a news org that withstands the triple menaces of authoritarianism, oligarchy and Big Tech; *AND* also supports #democracy?
The brilliant @mariaressa.bsky.social & @rappler.bsky.social are doing this.
Spread the word.
A🧵
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
Want to build a news org that withstands the triple menaces of authoritarianism, oligarchy and Big Tech; *AND* also supports #democracy?
The brilliant @mariaressa.bsky.social & @rappler.bsky.social are doing this.
Spread the word.
A🧵
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
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“The X effect' - How Elon Musk is boosting the British right - a brilliant investigation by SkyNews team @kaitlintosh.bsky.social @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social
Why are news orgs and institutions still giving credibility to Musk’s radicalizing platform?
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Why are news orgs and institutions still giving credibility to Musk’s radicalizing platform?
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“The X effect' - How Elon Musk is boosting the British right - a brilliant investigation by SkyNews team @kaitlintosh.bsky.social @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social
Why are news orgs and institutions still giving credibility to Musk’s radicalizing platform?
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Why are news orgs and institutions still giving credibility to Musk’s radicalizing platform?
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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@deanbaker13.bsky.social
Thank you! Was a pleasure to chat.
Corporate media does not have democracy as a prime directive; w/o media oligarchs Rupert Murdoch & Musk Trump would not be POTUS.
We must support media that supports democracy. Join us.
www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/about
Thank you! Was a pleasure to chat.
Corporate media does not have democracy as a prime directive; w/o media oligarchs Rupert Murdoch & Musk Trump would not be POTUS.
We must support media that supports democracy. Join us.
www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/about
About Us | Media and Democracy Project
We are a non-partisan all-volunteer grassroots community formed in 2020. We are alarmed by the power that media narratives, as shaped by mainstream journalists and right wing media, wield over our ele...
www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
@deanbaker13.bsky.social
Thank you! Was a pleasure to chat.
Corporate media does not have democracy as a prime directive; w/o media oligarchs Rupert Murdoch & Musk Trump would not be POTUS.
We must support media that supports democracy. Join us.
www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/about
Thank you! Was a pleasure to chat.
Corporate media does not have democracy as a prime directive; w/o media oligarchs Rupert Murdoch & Musk Trump would not be POTUS.
We must support media that supports democracy. Join us.
www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/about
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Progressives have been incredibly negligent in not paying attention to who owns the media. It is far MORE important than campaign finance reform. See my interview with Milo Vassallo on Mostly Economics www.youtube.com/watch?v=4efF...
Mostly Economics Podcast #28: Fighting the Media Oligarchy with Milo Vassallo
YouTube video by Center for Economic and Policy Research
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Progressives have been incredibly negligent in not paying attention to who owns the media. It is far MORE important than campaign finance reform. See my interview with Milo Vassallo on Mostly Economics www.youtube.com/watch?v=4efF...
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The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The elimination of USAID was an unforgivable moral atrocity that should haunt Trump, Elon Musk and Marco Rubio for the rest of their days and beyond
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No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
Thanks for highlighting this crucial issue.
Progressives have been incredibly negligent in not paying attention to who owns the media. It is far MORE important than campaign finance reform. See my interview with Milo Vassallo on Mostly Economics www.youtube.com/watch?v=4efF...
Mostly Economics Podcast #28: Fighting the Media Oligarchy with Milo Vassallo
YouTube video by Center for Economic and Policy Research
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Thanks for highlighting this crucial issue.
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This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This isn't a closing election argument, it's Vidkun Quisling explaining why surrender is better than resistance.
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The Black Lives Matter movement. America’s first Black president. The election of Trump. A resurgence of white nationalism.
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The Black Lives Matter movement. America’s first Black president. The election of Trump. A resurgence of white nationalism.
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of America’s last decade on this week’s “More To The Story.”
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
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And find @jelaniya.bsky.social new book here or wherever you get your books: amzn.to/48UFBqf
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025
Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025 [Cobb, Jelani] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Three or More Is a Riot: Notes on How We Got Here: 2012-2025
amzn.to
October 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
And find @jelaniya.bsky.social new book here or wherever you get your books: amzn.to/48UFBqf
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Check out SOLVED! #24 - “Trump’s Media Oligarchs & the Assault on Free Speech," where we discuss the state of U.S. media consolidation as a symptom of neoliberalism, Trump’s media oligarchs, the assault on free speech, some hopeful notes, & more.
▶️ https://youtu.be/UK6MSkeM2es
▶️ https://youtu.be/UK6MSkeM2es
October 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Check out SOLVED! #24 - “Trump’s Media Oligarchs & the Assault on Free Speech," where we discuss the state of U.S. media consolidation as a symptom of neoliberalism, Trump’s media oligarchs, the assault on free speech, some hopeful notes, & more.
▶️ https://youtu.be/UK6MSkeM2es
▶️ https://youtu.be/UK6MSkeM2es
Podcast: Curated and organized segments of podcasts on the subject of attacks on free speech.
www.bestoftheleft.com/1746
@bestoftheleft.com
www.bestoftheleft.com/1746
@bestoftheleft.com
#1746 What an actual attack on free speech looks like
Trump's attacks on free speech, particularly with the use of the Federal Communications Commission, goes far beyond the Jimmy Kimmel story. We're in the middle of an all-out assault on freedom of spe...
www.bestoftheleft.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Podcast: Curated and organized segments of podcasts on the subject of attacks on free speech.
www.bestoftheleft.com/1746
@bestoftheleft.com
www.bestoftheleft.com/1746
@bestoftheleft.com
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I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/u2NkZd2Z
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
app.sosha.ai
October 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/u2NkZd2Z
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Do you use Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
October 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Do you use Spotify Premium? Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops running ICE ads. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
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It takes a 2/3 votes in both houses of Congress (if the House ever even meets again) and then 38 out of 50 states, when 15 states currently have Democratic trifectas. Why would anyone waste time talking about this?
Trump may otherwise try to get a 3rd term before his SCOTUS, but not this
Trump may otherwise try to get a 3rd term before his SCOTUS, but not this
October 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
It takes a 2/3 votes in both houses of Congress (if the House ever even meets again) and then 38 out of 50 states, when 15 states currently have Democratic trifectas. Why would anyone waste time talking about this?
Trump may otherwise try to get a 3rd term before his SCOTUS, but not this
Trump may otherwise try to get a 3rd term before his SCOTUS, but not this
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Trump’s “mental faculties are crumbling like blue cheese, and major media need to write prominent stories about this alarming problem – not just stick a sentence into the 14th paragraph of a news story.”
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Media must cover — not cover up — Trump’s unfitness
The president benefits from the failure to focus on his broken brain
www.stopthepresses.news
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump’s “mental faculties are crumbling like blue cheese, and major media need to write prominent stories about this alarming problem – not just stick a sentence into the 14th paragraph of a news story.”
My free Stop the Presses newsletter.
My free Stop the Presses newsletter.
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"In Chicago, everyone is bearing witness to violent federal overreach that now includes unwarranted, unannounced attacks with tear gas." The latest by @newsjennifer.bsky.social.
Trump's ICE agents ramp up tear gas attacks in Chicago
Journalists & citizens are documenting the ICE overreach. That evidence could help hold federal agents accountable in court.
jenniferschulze.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"In Chicago, everyone is bearing witness to violent federal overreach that now includes unwarranted, unannounced attacks with tear gas." The latest by @newsjennifer.bsky.social.
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Behind the scenes, John Dickerson had been negotiating his exit for weeks after deciding to resign as the network heads in a new editorial direction under David Ellison's ownership.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/john-dicke...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/john-dicke...
Dickerson’s CBS Departure
As turmoil grips CBS News, "Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson’s emotional exit marks the first major talent departure under Bari Weiss—with more upheaval ahead for the network.
www.status.news
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Behind the scenes, John Dickerson had been negotiating his exit for weeks after deciding to resign as the network heads in a new editorial direction under David Ellison's ownership.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/john-dicke...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/john-dicke...