Issac J. Bailey
@ibailey.bsky.social
Husband, father, stutterer, veteran journalist, sweat tea drinker, Davidson College Professor of Practice, 2014 Harvard Nieman Fellow, former Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism visiting professor. You should hire me to speak.
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Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Patient came in with sore throat. While waiting for rapid Strep test result we glanced back at the Covid-19 RAT result: positive. Reminder that masking in health care makes sense, if you don’t want everyone in your waiting room to go home sick, your staff to get sick, and physicians to get sick.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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MO Republicans are doing everything they can to thwart a veto referendum that would block the state's new congressional gerrymander.
The latest: The SoS drafted an extremely slanted summary to describe the referendum to voters. Organizers are now suing. www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...
The latest: The SoS drafted an extremely slanted summary to describe the referendum to voters. Organizers are now suing. www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
MO Republicans are doing everything they can to thwart a veto referendum that would block the state's new congressional gerrymander.
The latest: The SoS drafted an extremely slanted summary to describe the referendum to voters. Organizers are now suing. www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...
The latest: The SoS drafted an extremely slanted summary to describe the referendum to voters. Organizers are now suing. www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...
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Since March 2017, we have published 170 different writers (not counting our reprints of classic liberal texts).
And of course, there will be more writers to come (maybe including you? pitch us!).
They all deserve a higher platform, and that's what this is about: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
And of course, there will be more writers to come (maybe including you? pitch us!).
They all deserve a higher platform, and that's what this is about: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Since March 2017, we have published 170 different writers (not counting our reprints of classic liberal texts).
And of course, there will be more writers to come (maybe including you? pitch us!).
They all deserve a higher platform, and that's what this is about: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
And of course, there will be more writers to come (maybe including you? pitch us!).
They all deserve a higher platform, and that's what this is about: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
Hegseth is the most unqualified-corrupt defense secretary in modern times, and maybe all of U.S. history. He got the job because he is a white dude more loyal to another white dude than to the Constitution. Never forget that "moderate" Republican senators made this happen.
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Hegseth is the most unqualified-corrupt defense secretary in modern times, and maybe all of U.S. history. He got the job because he is a white dude more loyal to another white dude than to the Constitution. Never forget that "moderate" Republican senators made this happen.
The abolish ICE protesters weren’t extremists. They were right, just a little ahead of their time,
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The abolish ICE protesters weren’t extremists. They were right, just a little ahead of their time,
The Trump administration is so white supremacist, it had to be shamed into classifying swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Trump administration is so white supremacist, it had to be shamed into classifying swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
Is this a new definition of ceasefire? You can kill a few people here, say the ceasefire is still on, kill a few more, say it’s still on, launch a barrage of missiles to kill 100 people and declare it is still a ceasefire?
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Is this a new definition of ceasefire? You can kill a few people here, say the ceasefire is still on, kill a few more, say it’s still on, launch a barrage of missiles to kill 100 people and declare it is still a ceasefire?
The description says Oz was grilled. He wasn’t. So his insane, absolutely insane, explanations about Trump’s claims are allowed to go unchallenged. She doesn’t even push on how drug price reductions actually began. This is why I hate this “civil” kind of journalism.
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/dr-...
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/dr-...
Dr. Oz Gets Math Completely Wrong After Being Grilled By NBC About Drug Prices
Dr. Oz confounded NBC News anchor Kristen Welker after he got the math completely wrong upon being grilled about Trump's pharmaceutical price reform.
www.mediaite.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The description says Oz was grilled. He wasn’t. So his insane, absolutely insane, explanations about Trump’s claims are allowed to go unchallenged. She doesn’t even push on how drug price reductions actually began. This is why I hate this “civil” kind of journalism.
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/dr-...
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/dr-...
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"Democracy dies if prominent black writers don't frame their arguments around appeasing white voters in Wisconsin," or "Democracy dies unless liberal writers praise radical, hateful conservative activists" is the subtext. And it's worth thinking through who makes these kinds of arguments and why.
We are edging close to an argument that all left public figures need to think like political strategists first, constantly measuring the impact of their work on the Democratic Party's electoral prospects. We saw that frame used against racial justice protesters in 2020-22; Gaza protesters in 2024.
Everyone, as Coates acknowledges, thinks that politicians need to win more voters. Obama and Harris can't sound like Coates. Coates agrees! But Klein argues that political culture (so the writing of people like Coates) shapes politicians and hints Coates should be mindful of that.
September 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"Democracy dies if prominent black writers don't frame their arguments around appeasing white voters in Wisconsin," or "Democracy dies unless liberal writers praise radical, hateful conservative activists" is the subtext. And it's worth thinking through who makes these kinds of arguments and why.
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We are edging close to an argument that all left public figures need to think like political strategists first, constantly measuring the impact of their work on the Democratic Party's electoral prospects. We saw that frame used against racial justice protesters in 2020-22; Gaza protesters in 2024.
Everyone, as Coates acknowledges, thinks that politicians need to win more voters. Obama and Harris can't sound like Coates. Coates agrees! But Klein argues that political culture (so the writing of people like Coates) shapes politicians and hints Coates should be mindful of that.
This was revealing. Worth reading. The basic demand is that Coates spend less time thinking/writing his true feelings and more time playing political strategist. Klein asks him over and over him to do Dem strategy; he says no, over and over. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
September 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are edging close to an argument that all left public figures need to think like political strategists first, constantly measuring the impact of their work on the Democratic Party's electoral prospects. We saw that frame used against racial justice protesters in 2020-22; Gaza protesters in 2024.
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📌I actually live in North Carolina, unlike this blathering nutbag, and am shopping for furniture for a new place. All four dealers I visited this weekend in my Republican county said they will have to raise prices AGAIN because of these idiotic tariffs.
Even his VP will be unable to afford a couch.
Even his VP will be unable to afford a couch.
September 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
📌I actually live in North Carolina, unlike this blathering nutbag, and am shopping for furniture for a new place. All four dealers I visited this weekend in my Republican county said they will have to raise prices AGAIN because of these idiotic tariffs.
Even his VP will be unable to afford a couch.
Even his VP will be unable to afford a couch.
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1. Great news for trans students in Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools has announced it will defy Trump's demand to ban trans youth from bathrooms.
Trump will now pull millions in federal funds.
"Our district will not back away from doing what we know is right."
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Chicago Public Schools has announced it will defy Trump's demand to ban trans youth from bathrooms.
Trump will now pull millions in federal funds.
"Our district will not back away from doing what we know is right."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Chicago Public Schools Defy Trump, Reject Trans Bathroom Ban Demands
The school system has refused to capitulate, despite Trump pulling back millions in federal funds.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
1. Great news for trans students in Chicago.
Chicago Public Schools has announced it will defy Trump's demand to ban trans youth from bathrooms.
Trump will now pull millions in federal funds.
"Our district will not back away from doing what we know is right."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Chicago Public Schools has announced it will defy Trump's demand to ban trans youth from bathrooms.
Trump will now pull millions in federal funds.
"Our district will not back away from doing what we know is right."
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."
She was 78.
She was 78.
Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died
Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
www.whatimreading.net
September 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."
She was 78.
She was 78.
Thread.
My semi-annual reminders about the FIRE annual “free speech” rankings on college campuses:
1) FIRE has promoted highly punitive and restrictive positions on free speech in higher ed. They lack credibility as a source of information. 1/
1) FIRE has promoted highly punitive and restrictive positions on free speech in higher ed. They lack credibility as a source of information. 1/
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Thread.
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My semi-annual reminders about the FIRE annual “free speech” rankings on college campuses:
1) FIRE has promoted highly punitive and restrictive positions on free speech in higher ed. They lack credibility as a source of information. 1/
1) FIRE has promoted highly punitive and restrictive positions on free speech in higher ed. They lack credibility as a source of information. 1/
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My semi-annual reminders about the FIRE annual “free speech” rankings on college campuses:
1) FIRE has promoted highly punitive and restrictive positions on free speech in higher ed. They lack credibility as a source of information. 1/
1) FIRE has promoted highly punitive and restrictive positions on free speech in higher ed. They lack credibility as a source of information. 1/
Ok. I gotta ask. Are you about to be left behind, given that the Rapture is only minutes away (at least for those of us on Eastern Standard Time) or have you been a good boy or good girl?
September 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Ok. I gotta ask. Are you about to be left behind, given that the Rapture is only minutes away (at least for those of us on Eastern Standard Time) or have you been a good boy or good girl?
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Tech companies are scrambling to contact their visa-holding employees who happen to be overseas today amid Trump’s sudden policy change. That may mean getting them to the closest US soil, like Guam or Hawaii, or to a place like Abu Dhabi that has an immigration facility.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
September 21, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Tech companies are scrambling to contact their visa-holding employees who happen to be overseas today amid Trump’s sudden policy change. That may mean getting them to the closest US soil, like Guam or Hawaii, or to a place like Abu Dhabi that has an immigration facility.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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September 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Calling Gazans Vermin Is More Than an Insult – It's a Strategy of War
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Calling Gazans vermin is more than an insult – it's a strategy of war
From Defense Minister Gallant's 'Human Beasts' to Comparing Gazans to Sharks and Lice, Vermin-related Metaphors Have Flooded Our Discourse Since October 7. Our Language Itself Has Grown Toxic
www.haaretz.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Calling Gazans Vermin Is More Than an Insult – It's a Strategy of War
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
How can he be this clueless?
Fox News' Marc Thiessen, without a hint of irony: "Imagine if – we didn’t see this on the right, but imagine if after the George Floyd killing, people had gone on in saying he was a POS and that I’m glad he's dead... do you think anybody would have employed them ever again?!"
September 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
How can he be this clueless?