Maria Koklanaris
@mariakoklanaris.bsky.social
Lifelong journalist, currently Features reporter (state tax) @law360, @steelers fanatic, proud Penn Stater, yogi, reader
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Hey Jesse Watters, I Don't Think AOC Is The One Who Wants To Sleep With Stephen Miller
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Hey Jesse Watters, I Don't Think AOC Is The One Who Wants To Sleep With Stephen Miller | Crooks and Liars
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October 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hey Jesse Watters, I Don't Think AOC Is The One Who Wants To Sleep With Stephen Miller
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Calling tariff revenue a “windfall” is like calling your speeding ticket a bonus for the police budget. Sure, it’s revenue. But for you, it’s a tax.
August 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Calling tariff revenue a “windfall” is like calling your speeding ticket a bonus for the police budget. Sure, it’s revenue. But for you, it’s a tax.
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The Framers made arguably one major mistake: They believed the legislative branch would jealously guard its power. They could not have fathomed that the legislative branch (Out of laziness, raw partisanship and a desire to keep their sinecures) would willingly surrender its power.
one sign that the “unitary executive” is less the restoration of an older constitutional order and more the imposition of a radical new one is that allowing the president to act untethered from most legal or congressional limits has largely just served to plunge the country into disorder
August 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Framers made arguably one major mistake: They believed the legislative branch would jealously guard its power. They could not have fathomed that the legislative branch (Out of laziness, raw partisanship and a desire to keep their sinecures) would willingly surrender its power.
Oh my
blowout PPI
*US JULY PPI EX FOOD & ENERGY RISES 0.9% M/M; EST. +0.2%
*US JULY PPI EX FOOD & ENERGY RISES 0.9% M/M; EST. +0.2%
August 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Oh my
The @nytimes.com is reporting that the president is removing Billy Long, who just got there, as head of the #IRS
August 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The @nytimes.com is reporting that the president is removing Billy Long, who just got there, as head of the #IRS
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Grocery stores that have been eating the cost of tariffs are about to pump the brakes. Some are looking to be more transparent about the coming price hikes.
Starting tomorrow, new tariffs of 15% to 50% hit a wide range of food items.
If you’ve got a household food budget, this is a must-watch.
Starting tomorrow, new tariffs of 15% to 50% hit a wide range of food items.
If you’ve got a household food budget, this is a must-watch.
August 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Grocery stores that have been eating the cost of tariffs are about to pump the brakes. Some are looking to be more transparent about the coming price hikes.
Starting tomorrow, new tariffs of 15% to 50% hit a wide range of food items.
If you’ve got a household food budget, this is a must-watch.
Starting tomorrow, new tariffs of 15% to 50% hit a wide range of food items.
If you’ve got a household food budget, this is a must-watch.
Oh.
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Oh.
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For comparison purposes, that's the equivalent of what 272,602 federal workers earn in a year.
Elon Musk granted $29 billion in additional shares, which is more than twice as much as all the US foreign aid spent on sub-Saharan Africa last year before Musk took his chainsaw to USAID. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/b...
Tesla Grants Musk $29 Billion in Stock to Keep ‘Elon’s Energies Focused’
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
For comparison purposes, that's the equivalent of what 272,602 federal workers earn in a year.
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Unhappy with today's weak jobs report, Trump shoots the messenger, ordering the firing of the labor official in charge of tabulating employment numbers. @bencasselman.bsky.social @tonyromm.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Unhappy with today's weak jobs report, Trump shoots the messenger, ordering the firing of the labor official in charge of tabulating employment numbers. @bencasselman.bsky.social @tonyromm.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...
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Tax News & Views Milk Chocolate Tariff Roundup
EU tariff deal. Importers still worried. IRS streamlines large business exam process. A second tax bill? Figuring out the last one. Lawyers seek tax fairy. Milk chocolate.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I don't think most Americans realize how hard tariffs are about to hit them. The combination of 1) escalating tariffs, 2) companies slowly passing the cost to consumers, and 3) the repeal of the de minimis exemption in the Big Beautiful Bill, a lot stuff will be more expensive in 2027.
July 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I don't think most Americans realize how hard tariffs are about to hit them. The combination of 1) escalating tariffs, 2) companies slowly passing the cost to consumers, and 3) the repeal of the de minimis exemption in the Big Beautiful Bill, a lot stuff will be more expensive in 2027.
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Canadian tourism plummets amid hostility from Trump -- 28% fewer Canadians have crossed the US border by car this year than by this point in 2024. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
Minnesota courts Canadian travelers as U.S. visits drop
Gov. Tim Walz is reminding Canadian travelers the state is open for business.
www.axios.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Canadian tourism plummets amid hostility from Trump -- 28% fewer Canadians have crossed the US border by car this year than by this point in 2024. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
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WASHINGTON (AP) - US inflation accelerated last month to highest level since February.
July 15, 2025 at 12:45 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - US inflation accelerated last month to highest level since February.
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25 year ago the United States had about 40 journalists per 100,000 residents on average. Now, the equivalent number is 8.2 Local Journalist Equivalents, about a 75% decline. Which is great for corruption (and also in keeping people uninformed)
Local Journalist Index 2025 | Muck Rack
Where are the journalists? For the first time, we’ve mapped how many local journalists cover each U.S. county, revealing in stark detail the stunning coll…
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July 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
25 year ago the United States had about 40 journalists per 100,000 residents on average. Now, the equivalent number is 8.2 Local Journalist Equivalents, about a 75% decline. Which is great for corruption (and also in keeping people uninformed)
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Congrats everyone, we now have 35% tariffs on Canada for no apparent reason
July 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Congrats everyone, we now have 35% tariffs on Canada for no apparent reason
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Several bathrooms up Utah County’s canyons are closed because they’ve reached capacity and the Forest Service is unable to pump the toilets.
Restroom roadblock: Forest Service bathroom closures being met with Utah County aid
Several bathrooms up Utah County’s canyons are closed because they’ve reached capacity and the Forest Service is unable to pump the toilets.
www.sltrib.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Several bathrooms up Utah County’s canyons are closed because they’ve reached capacity and the Forest Service is unable to pump the toilets.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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See How Trump’s Big Bill Could Affect Your Taxes, Health Care and Other Finances (Gift Article)
The wide-ranging domestic policy legislation could impact your taxes, clean energy choices, health care access and more.
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Still no consumer AI use case that has materially improved my life, but glad to hear they have invented and instituted the AI Boot Deepthroat Machine.
Law360 is requiring all stories pass through an AI "bias indicator" before publication.
The new policy came weeks after an executive from its parent company, LexisNexis, accused the newsroom of liberal bias in its Trump admin coverage. My latest for @niemanlab.org
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/law3...
The new policy came weeks after an executive from its parent company, LexisNexis, accused the newsroom of liberal bias in its Trump admin coverage. My latest for @niemanlab.org
www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/law3...
Law360 mandates reporters use AI “bias” detection on all stories
The policy was announced after an executive accused the newsroom of bias in its Trump administration coverage.
www.niemanlab.org
July 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Still no consumer AI use case that has materially improved my life, but glad to hear they have invented and instituted the AI Boot Deepthroat Machine.
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A new policy @law360.bsky.social, owned by LexisNexis, requires every story to pass through an AI “bias” detector before publishing.
Support @law360union.bsky.social’s fight against this incompetent tool & sign this: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Story by @niemanlab.org: shorturl.at/d21Ma
Support @law360union.bsky.social’s fight against this incompetent tool & sign this: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Story by @niemanlab.org: shorturl.at/d21Ma
July 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
A new policy @law360.bsky.social, owned by LexisNexis, requires every story to pass through an AI “bias” detector before publishing.
Support @law360union.bsky.social’s fight against this incompetent tool & sign this: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Story by @niemanlab.org: shorturl.at/d21Ma
Support @law360union.bsky.social’s fight against this incompetent tool & sign this: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Story by @niemanlab.org: shorturl.at/d21Ma
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You know it’s a good bill when they have to threaten each other to vote for it
July 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
You know it’s a good bill when they have to threaten each other to vote for it
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When I was a newborn I saved up and bought my own basket. We all did. This generation just wants a handout
June 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When I was a newborn I saved up and bought my own basket. We all did. This generation just wants a handout
OH NO 😥😢🥺
A suicide bomber in Syria on Sunday detonated himself inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people, killing at least 13, Syrian state media reported.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
Suicide bomber kills at least 13 in Syrian church near Damascus during Mass
State media says a suicide bomber in Syria has detonated himself inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people, killing at least 13
www.washingtonpost.com
June 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
OH NO 😥😢🥺