Jon Passantino
@passantino.bsky.social
Executive editor at @status.news. Email: jon@status dot news. Subscribe to the essential newsletter examining the media and power at status.news/subscribe 📬
When Loomer is saying it
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
When Loomer is saying it
Incredible storm totals across SoCal with more than 6 inches of rain in Santa Barbara in three days, setting a monthly record
November 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Incredible storm totals across SoCal with more than 6 inches of rain in Santa Barbara in three days, setting a monthly record
Of course. www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Of course. www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
Donald Trump has trashed Comcast and its CEO Brian Roberts as a “lowlife” and “disgrace.” Now he’s helping bankroll Trump’s White House destruction, prompting a public shaming on his own airwaves. My latest for @status.news
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October 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Donald Trump has trashed Comcast and its CEO Brian Roberts as a “lowlife” and “disgrace.” Now he’s helping bankroll Trump’s White House destruction, prompting a public shaming on his own airwaves. My latest for @status.news
www.status.news/p/funding-tr...
www.status.news/p/funding-tr...
Zaslav turned down an offer to sell Warner Bros to Ellison for $24/share. Until recently, the company was trading at just $12/share. Why is Zaslav resisting? What insiders think is really at play here, via @status.news www.status.news/p/warner-bro...
October 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Zaslav turned down an offer to sell Warner Bros to Ellison for $24/share. Until recently, the company was trading at just $12/share. Why is Zaslav resisting? What insiders think is really at play here, via @status.news www.status.news/p/warner-bro...
CBS’ Gayle King posing with Jesse Watters today. “A good time was had by all. Hi, Jesse… saving your number!” www.instagram.com/p/DQCoe-UCex...
October 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
CBS’ Gayle King posing with Jesse Watters today. “A good time was had by all. Hi, Jesse… saving your number!” www.instagram.com/p/DQCoe-UCex...
CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements
October 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
CNN is now using the Trump preferred “Department of War” name in its official statements
The right-wing Sinclair Broadcast Group announces it wont air Jimmy Kimmel Live on its dozens of ABC affiliates across the country after calling for Kimmel donate to Kirk's family and TP USA
September 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The right-wing Sinclair Broadcast Group announces it wont air Jimmy Kimmel Live on its dozens of ABC affiliates across the country after calling for Kimmel donate to Kirk's family and TP USA
Bari Weiss' Free Press, in its attempt to criticize the Trump FCC over the muzzling of Kimmel falsely claims the comedian said Kirk's killer was a conservative, and then goes on to blame Bluesky. This is what David Ellison is buying for $100 million+ and is coming to CBS News and perhaps CNN
September 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Bari Weiss' Free Press, in its attempt to criticize the Trump FCC over the muzzling of Kimmel falsely claims the comedian said Kirk's killer was a conservative, and then goes on to blame Bluesky. This is what David Ellison is buying for $100 million+ and is coming to CBS News and perhaps CNN
Couldn't have said it better myself
September 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Couldn't have said it better myself
Flashback to 2019
September 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Flashback to 2019
The WSJ walked back its report that cited sources claiming bullets recovered in the Kirk shooting had been "engraved with transgender and antifascist ideology." A spox said it didn’t warrant an editors’ note or correction, via @status.news www.status.news/p/david-elli...
September 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The WSJ walked back its report that cited sources claiming bullets recovered in the Kirk shooting had been "engraved with transgender and antifascist ideology." A spox said it didn’t warrant an editors’ note or correction, via @status.news www.status.news/p/david-elli...
The WSJ has updated its questionable report that the bullets used in the Kirk shooting were engraved with “transgender and antifascist ideology,” and couched it quite a bit
September 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The WSJ has updated its questionable report that the bullets used in the Kirk shooting were engraved with “transgender and antifascist ideology,” and couched it quite a bit
James O'Keefe did what now www.mediaite.com/politics/pro...
September 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
James O'Keefe did what now www.mediaite.com/politics/pro...
Great piece from NYT showing how Elon is manipulating his Grok AI to push bogus claims www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Great piece from NYT showing how Elon is manipulating his Grok AI to push bogus claims www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...
I asked Andrew Bates, Biden’s deputy press secretary what he thought about the media’s obsession with Biden’s age and health while it ignores Trump’s visible health troubles. Here’s what he said
August 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I asked Andrew Bates, Biden’s deputy press secretary what he thought about the media’s obsession with Biden’s age and health while it ignores Trump’s visible health troubles. Here’s what he said
News: MSNBC is changing its name later this year to MS NOW as it spins off from NBC. The new name is an acronym for My Source News Opinion World. Here is the new logo, more tonight in @status.news
August 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
News: MSNBC is changing its name later this year to MS NOW as it spins off from NBC. The new name is an acronym for My Source News Opinion World. Here is the new logo, more tonight in @status.news
Wow. Thank you to @maddow.msnbc.com for saying on today's @pivotpod.bsky.social that @oliverdarcy.bsky.social and @status.news is "better than anybody else who's doing the media beat from any of the legacy news organizations."
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August 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Wow. Thank you to @maddow.msnbc.com for saying on today's @pivotpod.bsky.social that @oliverdarcy.bsky.social and @status.news is "better than anybody else who's doing the media beat from any of the legacy news organizations."
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Fox News anchor John Roberts says that while "people say" crime in DC is down, it feels so scary that "now, I look over my shoulder going across the street to the post office."
August 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Fox News anchor John Roberts says that while "people say" crime in DC is down, it feels so scary that "now, I look over my shoulder going across the street to the post office."
Absolutely unreal www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
August 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Absolutely unreal www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Newsom is not backing down, saying in a new statement: "Until Fox is willing to be truthful, I will keep fighting against their propaganda machine. We will see them in court."
August 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Newsom is not backing down, saying in a new statement: "Until Fox is willing to be truthful, I will keep fighting against their propaganda machine. We will see them in court."
Fox News asked a judge in a legal filing today to dismiss the $787M suit brought by Gavin Newsom and force him to pay the network's attorney fees, noting that Jesse Watters said "I'm sorry" on the air about his misleading Trump-Newsom call segment
August 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fox News asked a judge in a legal filing today to dismiss the $787M suit brought by Gavin Newsom and force him to pay the network's attorney fees, noting that Jesse Watters said "I'm sorry" on the air about his misleading Trump-Newsom call segment
I'm old enough to remember just last year when downward jobs report revisions sparked a MAGA conspiracy theory that Biden was cooking up "fake" numbers
August 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I'm old enough to remember just last year when downward jobs report revisions sparked a MAGA conspiracy theory that Biden was cooking up "fake" numbers