@kdewitt7.bsky.social
Former Capitol Bureau Chief for NYS Public Radio
Columnist for the Albany Times Union
Twitter/X defector
Columnist for the Albany Times Union
Twitter/X defector
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Baldwin: "Trump a little over a week ago said on Fox News, 'I'm not touching Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.' And he said it multiple times. The next morning he endorsed the Republican House budget which calls for nearly a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid."
March 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Baldwin: "Trump a little over a week ago said on Fox News, 'I'm not touching Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid.' And he said it multiple times. The next morning he endorsed the Republican House budget which calls for nearly a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid."
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Medicaid covers...
-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total
Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans.
"Party of family values."
-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total
Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans.
"Party of family values."
March 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Medicaid covers...
-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total
Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans.
"Party of family values."
-40% of births nationwide
-50% of kids with special needs
-72 million people in total
Remember this as Republicans move to gut the program to finance tax cuts that will overwhelmingly go to the richest 1% of Americans.
"Party of family values."
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Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.
March 3, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.
Here we go
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/n...
Cuomo Enters N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race, Upending Contest to Unseat Adams
The comeback attempt, three years after Andrew M. Cuomo resigned as governor in scandal, will test New Yorkers’ appetite for second chances, and change.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Here we go
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/n...
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So Marty Baron says it plain: “It was only weeks ago that The Post described itself as providing coverage for ‘all of America,’” Baron wrote in his statement. “Now its opinion pages will be open to only some of America, those who think exactly as he does.” www.thedailybeast.com//ex-wapo-edi...
Legendary Washington Post Editor Slams Bezos for ‘Betraying’ Paper with MAGA Makeover
Former executive editor Marty Baron told the Daily Beast there was “no doubt in my mind” that Bezos was prioritizing his business interests over The Washington Post.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So Marty Baron says it plain: “It was only weeks ago that The Post described itself as providing coverage for ‘all of America,’” Baron wrote in his statement. “Now its opinion pages will be open to only some of America, those who think exactly as he does.” www.thedailybeast.com//ex-wapo-edi...
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COME WORK WITH ME!
Are you a local journalist looking to spend a year diving into an accountability project of importance to your community?
@propublica.org is accepting our next round of Local Reporting Network proposals.
Deadline: April 14
*Applying will be more fun than doing your taxes.
Are you a local journalist looking to spend a year diving into an accountability project of importance to your community?
@propublica.org is accepting our next round of Local Reporting Network proposals.
Deadline: April 14
*Applying will be more fun than doing your taxes.
ProPublica Opens Application for Five New Local Partners for Its 50 State Initiative
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
www.propublica.org
February 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
COME WORK WITH ME!
Are you a local journalist looking to spend a year diving into an accountability project of importance to your community?
@propublica.org is accepting our next round of Local Reporting Network proposals.
Deadline: April 14
*Applying will be more fun than doing your taxes.
Are you a local journalist looking to spend a year diving into an accountability project of importance to your community?
@propublica.org is accepting our next round of Local Reporting Network proposals.
Deadline: April 14
*Applying will be more fun than doing your taxes.
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2025 First Amendment Award Recipients - Radio Television Digital News Association
www.rtdna.org
February 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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How will the bird flu affect the Trump presidency? | Katrina vanden Heuvel
How will the bird flu affect the Trump presidency? | Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bird flu has already proven a disaster for humans and animals alike. And it could get far worse
Three days after Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the World Health Organization, a Long Island farm began euthanizing 100,000 ducks due to an…
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How will the bird flu affect the Trump presidency? | Katrina vanden Heuvel
Great reporting by Billy House
@houseinsession.bsky.social
In person news beats matter!
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@houseinsession.bsky.social
In person news beats matter!
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Lauren Boebert & Nancy Mace confront woman they thought was trans in ‘predictable’ Capitol bathroom incident
The anti-LGBTQ+ Republican lawmakers followed a cisgender woman they mistook as the first transgender member of Congress into the bathroom.
www.advocate.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Great reporting by Billy House
@houseinsession.bsky.social
In person news beats matter!
www.advocate.com/politics/mac...
@houseinsession.bsky.social
In person news beats matter!
www.advocate.com/politics/mac...
The first of a monthly column , published 1 week ago
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DeWitt: I'm not tuning out just yet
Many people are limiting their news consumption. That will only hasten the rise of misinformation.
www.timesunion.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The first of a monthly column , published 1 week ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
“ when you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins “
“ when you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins “
Opinion | How a German Thinker Explains MAGA Morality
Us and them is all the rage.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...
“ when you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins “
“ when you worship power, compassion and mercy will look like sins “