Michael Conte
@michaelconte.bsky.social
Six strings or none. #LFGM
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SCOOP w/ @dell.bsky.social: the FBI is warning law enforcement to look out for people impersonating ICE to facilitate other criminal acts
Plus, some odd details I got via FOIA about a March incident in which an aspiring prank YouTuber allegedly impersonated ICE:
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
Plus, some odd details I got via FOIA about a March incident in which an aspiring prank YouTuber allegedly impersonated ICE:
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
SCOOP w/ @dell.bsky.social: the FBI is warning law enforcement to look out for people impersonating ICE to facilitate other criminal acts
Plus, some odd details I got via FOIA about a March incident in which an aspiring prank YouTuber allegedly impersonated ICE:
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
Plus, some odd details I got via FOIA about a March incident in which an aspiring prank YouTuber allegedly impersonated ICE:
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers
September 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers
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Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Fired By The Post
The Washington Post said it fired Karen Attiah over comments she made about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Status has learned.
www.status.news
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
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The Israeli military launched the early stages of a ground offensive to seize Gaza City overnight, an Israeli military official said Tuesday, as Palestinians in the enclave said they faced a night of relentless heavy bombardment.
Israeli military begins ground invasion of Gaza City
Palestinians in Gaza City reported a night of heavy bombardment. A U.N. commission said Israel was committing genocide in Gaza; Israel rejected it as “falsehoods.”
wapo.st
September 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The Israeli military launched the early stages of a ground offensive to seize Gaza City overnight, an Israeli military official said Tuesday, as Palestinians in the enclave said they faced a night of relentless heavy bombardment.
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"The visible health problems of the oldest president in American history barely registered in mainstream coverage," writes @passantino.bsky.social for Status_.
But @nytimes.com 🐔, @wsj.com 🐔🐔 & other major outlets published dozens of stories about Biden's physical fitness while he was in office.
But @nytimes.com 🐔, @wsj.com 🐔🐔 & other major outlets published dozens of stories about Biden's physical fitness while he was in office.
Burying the Bruises
The White House insists Donald Trump’s visible bruises are nothing, but medical experts say the explanation doesn’t hold up. Why are the country’s biggest newsrooms silent?
www.status.news
August 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"The visible health problems of the oldest president in American history barely registered in mainstream coverage," writes @passantino.bsky.social for Status_.
But @nytimes.com 🐔, @wsj.com 🐔🐔 & other major outlets published dozens of stories about Biden's physical fitness while he was in office.
But @nytimes.com 🐔, @wsj.com 🐔🐔 & other major outlets published dozens of stories about Biden's physical fitness while he was in office.
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Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
July 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza.
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
“A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said.
Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn
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Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.
Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files
Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.
on.wsj.com
July 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.
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May 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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I can’t believe the media covered up the fact that a clear mental incompetent was running the government while out of his mind on drugs, despite it being widely known in DC circles, to preserve their access to the White House. There should be huge recriminations for this.
May 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I can’t believe the media covered up the fact that a clear mental incompetent was running the government while out of his mind on drugs, despite it being widely known in DC circles, to preserve their access to the White House. There should be huge recriminations for this.
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At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
Tornado warnings delayed because of DOGE cuts
At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.
www.mesoscalenews.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
At least 27 are dead in Missouri in Kentucky after severe weather alerts were delayed overnight because of DOGE cuts.
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
www.mesoscalenews.com/p/tornado-wa...
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Oh I saw it. Looked like he'd just fallen while water-skiing.
May 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Oh I saw it. Looked like he'd just fallen while water-skiing.
@davidjroth.bsky.social you’re almost certainly watching something better but I feel like you should know Dedniel Núñez just pitched a real good Wet Guy inning
May 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
@davidjroth.bsky.social you’re almost certainly watching something better but I feel like you should know Dedniel Núñez just pitched a real good Wet Guy inning
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This is the last thing Cardinal Bob saw before he went into the conclave and they made him pope lol
May 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
This is the last thing Cardinal Bob saw before he went into the conclave and they made him pope lol
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This is driving me crazy too. Not long ago 10% universal tariffs were considered the worst-case scenario, something even Trump wasn’t crazy enough to impose. Now have those PLUS 125% tariffs on China. Together, these raise raise inflation by about as much as original “Liberation Day” tariffs did!
why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
April 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This is driving me crazy too. Not long ago 10% universal tariffs were considered the worst-case scenario, something even Trump wasn’t crazy enough to impose. Now have those PLUS 125% tariffs on China. Together, these raise raise inflation by about as much as original “Liberation Day” tariffs did!
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Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment.
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
www.politico.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment.
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order.
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Take a moment today to read about a few of the young children whom Trump and Musk killed by shutting down USAID. The blame for these deaths falls on them.
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
There will be hundreds of thousands more dead kids before their lethal crusade against foreign aid ends. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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1. The DOGE website is garbage.
The claimed savings has no relationship to the data provided.
And the data that is provided grossly inflates the savings from each canceled contract.
So we just launched our own site — the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker — that breaks everything down.
The claimed savings has no relationship to the data provided.
And the data that is provided grossly inflates the savings from each canceled contract.
So we just launched our own site — the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker — that breaks everything down.
Introducing: The Musk Watch DOGE Tracker
New tool reveals Musk has overstated verified DOGE savings by at least 92%
www.muskwatch.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
1. The DOGE website is garbage.
The claimed savings has no relationship to the data provided.
And the data that is provided grossly inflates the savings from each canceled contract.
So we just launched our own site — the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker — that breaks everything down.
The claimed savings has no relationship to the data provided.
And the data that is provided grossly inflates the savings from each canceled contract.
So we just launched our own site — the Musk Watch DOGE Tracker — that breaks everything down.
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My single favourite piece of polling of the last 2 years
March 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My single favourite piece of polling of the last 2 years
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Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student who was a leader in talks between demonstrators and Columbia University officials last spring, was arrested by Department of Homeland Security agents Saturday night despite having a green card, his attorney said.
Palestinian protester arrested by ICE despite green card, lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil is being detained as his lawyer fights for his release.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student who was a leader in talks between demonstrators and Columbia University officials last spring, was arrested by Department of Homeland Security agents Saturday night despite having a green card, his attorney said.
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You can watch Christiane Amanpour realize in real time on CNN just how seriously Canadians are taking the annexation threats.
'My jaw is dropped': Canadian official's interview stuns Amanpour
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
You can watch Christiane Amanpour realize in real time on CNN just how seriously Canadians are taking the annexation threats.
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hey, can one of the reasonable centrist writers condescendingly explain to me again that it is overblown to call these people segregationists?
Interesting. New contracting memorandum from Secy of Defense says military contracts shld stop including language that bars contractors from running segregated facilities.
March 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
hey, can one of the reasonable centrist writers condescendingly explain to me again that it is overblown to call these people segregationists?
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Scoop: Scott Jennings is in the final stages of negotiating a new contract with CNN—and he's set for a big pay raise.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/scott-jenn...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/scott-jenn...
MAGA Money
CNN is set to reward its most recognizable MAGA pundit, Scott Jennings, with a lucrative new deal, a reflection of the state of television news in the Donald Trump era.
www.status.news
March 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Scoop: Scott Jennings is in the final stages of negotiating a new contract with CNN—and he's set for a big pay raise.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/scott-jenn...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/scott-jenn...
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When the Trump administration abruptly terminated ten thousand foreign assistance contracts and grants last week, it ended funding for programs around the world – including those that had been granted waivers by the State Department to continue their lifesaving work.
Trump administration terminated funding for aid programs it said were lifesaving | CNN Politics
When the Trump administration abruptly terminated ten thousand foreign assistance contracts and grants last week, it ended funding for programs around the world – including those that had been granted...
www.cnn.com
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
When the Trump administration abruptly terminated ten thousand foreign assistance contracts and grants last week, it ended funding for programs around the world – including those that had been granted waivers by the State Department to continue their lifesaving work.