John McQuaid
@johnmcquaid.bsky.social
Journalist, author (Tasty, on science of flavor; Path of Destruction, on Katrina); currently PhD candidate at UMD Philip Merrill College of Journalism studying media coverage/public debates over AI risk.
Says a lot that it’s hard to think of even one high-profile executive policy action in 2025 that was based on reality/the public interest
November 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Says a lot that it’s hard to think of even one high-profile executive policy action in 2025 that was based on reality/the public interest
There’s a lot of criticism of NYT headlines, but probably under-appreciated is the degree to which many are just straight-up trolling
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
There’s a lot of criticism of NYT headlines, but probably under-appreciated is the degree to which many are just straight-up trolling
And, of course, it should resonate! – this is a national issue with dire impacts for local communities
November 1, 2025 at 7:44 PM
And, of course, it should resonate! – this is a national issue with dire impacts for local communities
They took all the wrong lessons from Moneyball. Being in last place in the AL West is not the same as a once-in-250-years political crisis
October 31, 2025 at 2:20 PM
They took all the wrong lessons from Moneyball. Being in last place in the AL West is not the same as a once-in-250-years political crisis
Reposted by John McQuaid
“I’m Bill DeBlasio. I’ve always been Bill DeBlasio,” DeBlasio said in an interview conducted through his Ring doorbell on Long Island.
“I never once said I was the mayor. He never addressed me as the mayor. So I just gave him my opinion.”
“I never once said I was the mayor. He never addressed me as the mayor. So I just gave him my opinion.”
British newspaper spoke to the wrong DeBlasio, not an ‘imposter’
How a Long Island vintner, with the help of ChatGPT, prompted a transatlantic journalistic debacle.
www.semafor.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“I’m Bill DeBlasio. I’ve always been Bill DeBlasio,” DeBlasio said in an interview conducted through his Ring doorbell on Long Island.
“I never once said I was the mayor. He never addressed me as the mayor. So I just gave him my opinion.”
“I never once said I was the mayor. He never addressed me as the mayor. So I just gave him my opinion.”
Also, Idris Elba is a natural choice to play the US president, but gives a weird performance in which the character seems to be operating like a random guy pulled off the street and given the nuclear codes
October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Also, Idris Elba is a natural choice to play the US president, but gives a weird performance in which the character seems to be operating like a random guy pulled off the street and given the nuclear codes
Trump has decided to ignore public opinion, betting that it can ultimately be subjugated somehow through intimidation or arms. It's extremely dangerous but also probably/hopefully a fatal error.
October 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump has decided to ignore public opinion, betting that it can ultimately be subjugated somehow through intimidation or arms. It's extremely dangerous but also probably/hopefully a fatal error.
At least SCOTUS motivation, and path to reform, are clear. Not clear why NYT, which vainly but also kind-of accurately sees itself as documenting history, has bet on a version of the Trump era as "normal, not-extraordinary history"
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
At least SCOTUS motivation, and path to reform, are clear. Not clear why NYT, which vainly but also kind-of accurately sees itself as documenting history, has bet on a version of the Trump era as "normal, not-extraordinary history"
Differences of degree, kind, etc., but parallels SCOTUS in a lot of ways
October 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Differences of degree, kind, etc., but parallels SCOTUS in a lot of ways