Nik Venture
@nik-venture.bsky.social
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Always remember, the good people are on the right side of history.
I've done many things in this life. Mostly, I was the Editor-in-Chief of a raft of national business & consumer magazines. Wrote a few books. Rock keyboardist
Always remember, the good people are on the right side of history.
I've done many things in this life. Mostly, I was the Editor-in-Chief of a raft of national business & consumer magazines. Wrote a few books. Rock keyboardist
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Nik Venture
@nik-venture.bsky.social
· Apr 19
So I prompted ChapGPT this query:
In the world of broadcast news, how many prestigious journalism awards have gone to each of the three news channels, cnn, fox and msnbc and compare to network news broadcasts and pbs as relates to competition for respected journalism awards?
Try it then read it.
In the world of broadcast news, how many prestigious journalism awards have gone to each of the three news channels, cnn, fox and msnbc and compare to network news broadcasts and pbs as relates to competition for respected journalism awards?
Try it then read it.
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Trump’s losing-est week?
My new column on federal judges pushing back, from tariffs to immigration to Harvard and the National Guard: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
My new column on federal judges pushing back, from tariffs to immigration to Harvard and the National Guard: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
How Many Court Cases Can Trump Lose in a Single Week?
From tariffs and immigration to the National Guard, federal judges are rejecting Trump’s ridiculous cover stories.
www.newyorker.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump’s losing-est week?
My new column on federal judges pushing back, from tariffs to immigration to Harvard and the National Guard: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
My new column on federal judges pushing back, from tariffs to immigration to Harvard and the National Guard: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
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Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
September 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Only someone who avoided the draft would want to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
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We did not put John Bolton’s name in the headline for a reason. It’s not about him, per se; it’s about the numerous people who Trump wants the government to destroy because they hurt Trump’s feelings
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
FBI Targets Yet Another Trump Enemy Because He Made Trump Mad
Donald Trump’s FBI searched the home of John Bolton, who became one of the president’s most prominent foes after leaving his first administration.
www.rollingstone.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We did not put John Bolton’s name in the headline for a reason. It’s not about him, per se; it’s about the numerous people who Trump wants the government to destroy because they hurt Trump’s feelings
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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My column this week makes the case for Colorado (or any state) to join other blue states to combat red state gerrymandering.
My main takeaway? Be a part of the fight or be "complicit in the anti-democratic national outcome."
coloradosun.com/2025/08/24/r...
My main takeaway? Be a part of the fight or be "complicit in the anti-democratic national outcome."
coloradosun.com/2025/08/24/r...
Nicolais: Colorado Dems should not bring a butter knife to the redistricting battlefield
President Trump continues to push for electoral advantages. Hesitation by Democrats in blue states like Colorado could help him in his cause
coloradosun.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My column this week makes the case for Colorado (or any state) to join other blue states to combat red state gerrymandering.
My main takeaway? Be a part of the fight or be "complicit in the anti-democratic national outcome."
coloradosun.com/2025/08/24/r...
My main takeaway? Be a part of the fight or be "complicit in the anti-democratic national outcome."
coloradosun.com/2025/08/24/r...
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Texas last night. They locked a representative in the building, they arrested those who stood up for her.
We are here at the point in the fascist timeline where lawmakers are arrested, kidnapped, silenced, shot, threatened and abused. Yet there are still people who think it’s normal.
We are here at the point in the fascist timeline where lawmakers are arrested, kidnapped, silenced, shot, threatened and abused. Yet there are still people who think it’s normal.
August 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Texas last night. They locked a representative in the building, they arrested those who stood up for her.
We are here at the point in the fascist timeline where lawmakers are arrested, kidnapped, silenced, shot, threatened and abused. Yet there are still people who think it’s normal.
We are here at the point in the fascist timeline where lawmakers are arrested, kidnapped, silenced, shot, threatened and abused. Yet there are still people who think it’s normal.
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In today's least-shocking news that we all knew before, Fox staff and producers all along the election wasn't stolen in 2020 and lied for ratings.
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fac...
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fac...
‘Fact-Check This Crap’: The 5 Juiciest Fox News Revelations in Smartmatic’s Newly-Unredacted Court Filing
A slew of private text messages from current and former Fox News hosts were made public on Tuesday night after a judicial hearing officer unredacted parts of a motion filed by Smartmatic.
www.mediaite.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In today's least-shocking news that we all knew before, Fox staff and producers all along the election wasn't stolen in 2020 and lied for ratings.
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fac...
www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fac...
"Pretending that expressions of right-wing economic ideology are 'clinical reporting' is quite lucrative. In 2018, one of Axios' launch partners was Koch Industries, the conglomerate run by right-wing billionaire David Koch..."
popular.info/p/axios-and-...
popular.info/p/axios-and-...
How Axios rebranded conservative ideology as objectivity
The biggest lie in media is the one that it tells about itself.
popular.info
August 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Pretending that expressions of right-wing economic ideology are 'clinical reporting' is quite lucrative. In 2018, one of Axios' launch partners was Koch Industries, the conglomerate run by right-wing billionaire David Koch..."
popular.info/p/axios-and-...
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Analysis | Smartmatic should drop its case against Fox News given that many of the people it accuses of fraud were hired away to work for the federal government.
August 15, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Analysis | Smartmatic should drop its case against Fox News given that many of the people it accuses of fraud were hired away to work for the federal government.
My gut instinct is to say, wait until they find out that much inflation will come from 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, all so that money can be transferred 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 to the wealthiest top percentile, to ensure steady large return campaign donations . . . but, then again, can he abuse MAGA endlessly?
A -34 point swing on your top issue / one of your top two issues… Not good, even if you’re in Trumpworld with the utmost confidence in his ability to defy political gravity for a decade+
Harry Enten: "This is an abject disaster for the president. Voters on Trump on inflation - look at where his net approval stands today on inflation. My goodness gracious! Into the gutter we do. H's 25 points underwater! ... the wrath the voters feel for Trump is transferring over to Republicans."
August 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
My gut instinct is to say, wait until they find out that much inflation will come from 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘢𝘹𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, all so that money can be transferred 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 to the wealthiest top percentile, to ensure steady large return campaign donations . . . but, then again, can he abuse MAGA endlessly?
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Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
August 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
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In January 2021, Mnuchin and Pompeo discussed invoking section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment in light of Donald Trump’s obviously deranged mental state.
No doubt that still rankles Trump, and explains why both Mnuchin and Pompeo remain on Trump’s shit list.
No doubt that still rankles Trump, and explains why both Mnuchin and Pompeo remain on Trump’s shit list.
Trump mocks his former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, referring to him as "Steve 'Manouychin'" (???)
August 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In January 2021, Mnuchin and Pompeo discussed invoking section 4 of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment in light of Donald Trump’s obviously deranged mental state.
No doubt that still rankles Trump, and explains why both Mnuchin and Pompeo remain on Trump’s shit list.
No doubt that still rankles Trump, and explains why both Mnuchin and Pompeo remain on Trump’s shit list.
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4 new quick-guides to help you help your friends and fam STAND UP FOR SCIENCE and protect democracy
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August 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
4 new quick-guides to help you help your friends and fam STAND UP FOR SCIENCE and protect democracy
www.standupforscience.net/activate-eng...
www.standupforscience.net/inform-activ...
www.standupforscience.net/team-science
www.standupforscience.net/calling-values
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Another fail for hubris. His con is 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘰 over.
Polls show him to be the most hated man in America.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMmt...
Polls show him to be the most hated man in America.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMmt...
Elon Musk's Nightmare Comes TRUE As Shattering Research Unveiled
YouTube video by The Damage Report
www.youtube.com
August 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Another fail for hubris. His con is 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘰 over.
Polls show him to be the most hated man in America.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMmt...
Polls show him to be the most hated man in America.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMmt...
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If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that all these guys truly respect and care about women’s sports and female athletes, and totally aren’t just using them as a prop to stir up anger at trans people
Don Jr posted a meme of Trump on the White House roof throwing a green dildo at WNBA players
August 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s that all these guys truly respect and care about women’s sports and female athletes, and totally aren’t just using them as a prop to stir up anger at trans people
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Attorney General James took on Trump's fraud and the NRA's rampant corruption—and won both cases.
So it's little wonder that Trump's politicized DOJ is now coming after her.
The people of New York stand with their lawyer and champion.
So it's little wonder that Trump's politicized DOJ is now coming after her.
The people of New York stand with their lawyer and champion.
Justice Dept. Subpoenas Office of Letitia James, Who Sued Trump for Fraud
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Attorney General James took on Trump's fraud and the NRA's rampant corruption—and won both cases.
So it's little wonder that Trump's politicized DOJ is now coming after her.
The people of New York stand with their lawyer and champion.
So it's little wonder that Trump's politicized DOJ is now coming after her.
The people of New York stand with their lawyer and champion.
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This is the way.
Stephen Colbert is going SCORCHED EARTH right now. To RFK Jr: “Fuck you, you roid-addled nepo carnie! Fuck you, you roadkill-munching Luddite human slim jim!”
August 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This is the way.
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We’ve never been closer to finding a potential cure for cancer than we were with mRNA.
So of course, RFK Jr. cancelled all government funding for mRNA.
God fucking damn it.
So of course, RFK Jr. cancelled all government funding for mRNA.
God fucking damn it.
August 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
We’ve never been closer to finding a potential cure for cancer than we were with mRNA.
So of course, RFK Jr. cancelled all government funding for mRNA.
God fucking damn it.
So of course, RFK Jr. cancelled all government funding for mRNA.
God fucking damn it.
Right, I'm glad that Ghislaine Maxwell was put there so righteously . . . what's that? She got rewarded for agreeing to whitewash Trump from pedo ring associations with Jeffrey Epstein, and got sent to Club Fed? And most of the people at Alligator Alcatraz are desperate families. Oh, never mind.
A former “Alligator Alcatraz” worker says detainees are subject to “inhumane” conditions — packed by the hundreds into cages without sunlight, with overflowing toilets and limited access to showers.
Former 'Alligator Alcatraz' worker describes 'inhumane' conditions inside
In an exclusive report, NBC6 spoke with a former corrections officer who says she saw hundreds held in cages with no sunlight, backed up toilets and little access to showers.
nbcnews.to
August 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Right, I'm glad that Ghislaine Maxwell was put there so righteously . . . what's that? She got rewarded for agreeing to whitewash Trump from pedo ring associations with Jeffrey Epstein, and got sent to Club Fed? And most of the people at Alligator Alcatraz are desperate families. Oh, never mind.
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Sadly prescient reporting from May on mRNA vaccines (a Nobel prize winning technology) being maligned by the administration.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How political attacks could crush the mRNA vaccine revolution
Drug makers are scrambling to navigate an ‘existential threat’ to a once-celebrated technology.
www.nature.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Sadly prescient reporting from May on mRNA vaccines (a Nobel prize winning technology) being maligned by the administration.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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This isn't justice. This is one monster helping out another.
August 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This isn't justice. This is one monster helping out another.
Few things are sweeter than a Thunderf00t take down of Musk. And he's done many.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B71P...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B71P...
Rocket Man Musk: MEGA-BUSTED!
YouTube video by Thunderf00t
www.youtube.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Few things are sweeter than a Thunderf00t take down of Musk. And he's done many.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B71P...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B71P...
His corruption literally has no bounds. Imagine people thinking that this swamp monster from the Black Lagoon would get rid of the swamp. He is Lord of the Swamp.
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Days after $5 million donation to MAGA Inc., Trump freezes Medicare waste crackdown
Trump pledged to root out "waste, fraud and abuse." Then a big contribution to his Super PAC came in.
popular.info
August 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
His corruption literally has no bounds. Imagine people thinking that this swamp monster from the Black Lagoon would get rid of the swamp. He is Lord of the Swamp.
popular.info/p/days-after...
popular.info/p/days-after...
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‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows
An annex to the Durham special counsel report was the latest in a series of disclosures about the Russia inquiry, as the Trump team seeks to distract from the Epstein files
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
An annex to the Durham special counsel report was the latest in a series of disclosures about the Russia inquiry, as the Trump team seeks to distract from the Epstein files
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, New Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows
An annex to the Durham special counsel report was the latest in a series of disclosures about the Russia inquiry, as the Trump team seeks to distract from the Epstein files
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
An annex to the Durham special counsel report was the latest in a series of disclosures about the Russia inquiry, as the Trump team seeks to distract from the Epstein files
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
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These are long but they're funny and surprisingly well written and cited.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3huT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3huT...
The "Mysterious" Case of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump - SOME MORE NEWS
YouTube video by Some More News
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
These are long but they're funny and surprisingly well written and cited.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3huT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3huT...