Les
@saltxnw.bsky.social
Getting older, just like you. More empathy, less apathy. Ask as many questions as you want and learn as much as you can. Be an active participant. Speak your mind. Take up space. (thoughts/views = my own.)
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
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New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
I don't care who you are or how much money you have. If you call me "piggy", or call another person "piggy" in my presence I swear I will not stop yelling right in your pitiful fucking face until you've heard my entire goddam mind about it. Write that in INK, friends.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I don't care who you are or how much money you have. If you call me "piggy", or call another person "piggy" in my presence I swear I will not stop yelling right in your pitiful fucking face until you've heard my entire goddam mind about it. Write that in INK, friends.
My hatred for vertical blinds is bottomless.
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
My hatred for vertical blinds is bottomless.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
So gross
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
So gross
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Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
What’s your favorite song about rain?
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
What’s your favorite song about rain?
Jesus Christ this is a painful monologue.
November 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Jesus Christ this is a painful monologue.
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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This is tremendous reporting, i highly recommend reading the thread and following Heather. The judge says federal agents have lied under oath and one hopes she’s in her windup now to throw the goddamn book at them
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Judge Set to Rule Thursday in Case Centering on Federal Immigration Agents’ Use of Force: ‘I Could See Inside the Barrel’
Protesters, clergy members and others who say they’ve been directly impacted by a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs will testify before a federal judge weighing wh...
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is tremendous reporting, i highly recommend reading the thread and following Heather. The judge says federal agents have lied under oath and one hopes she’s in her windup now to throw the goddamn book at them
Perfectly stated.
If you cannot recognize that racism, and how the concept has developed and is used, is woven into the very fabric of America, discourse is impossible.
November 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Perfectly stated.
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Let it unleash a thousand memes.
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Let it unleash a thousand memes.
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
I call this one: "Donald Trump stands idly by while the American economy passes out in a corner."
I bought a bottle of the John Oliver wine. I don't drink anymore, but I'll be cracking it open when something happens.
You know what. 👀
You know what. 👀
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I bought a bottle of the John Oliver wine. I don't drink anymore, but I'll be cracking it open when something happens.
You know what. 👀
You know what. 👀
I love this song
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I love this song
TIL that when my doc schedules Labs, they only stay in the system for two months. If I procrastinate wildly and show up after that, I gotta ask my doctor to order them again.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
TIL that when my doc schedules Labs, they only stay in the system for two months. If I procrastinate wildly and show up after that, I gotta ask my doctor to order them again.
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This is the right direction
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This is the right direction
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ATTN: if you’re on the sandwich guy jury, my Signal is in my bio. I’d love to talk after the trial. I’ll keep you anonymous. Please share widely.
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
ATTN: if you’re on the sandwich guy jury, my Signal is in my bio. I’d love to talk after the trial. I’ll keep you anonymous. Please share widely.
This fella is a must-follow!!
@drivingfordem.bsky.social
@drivingfordem.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This fella is a must-follow!!
@drivingfordem.bsky.social
@drivingfordem.bsky.social
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reminder that Hitler never wrote a new German constitution, never "officially" changed the government
he just closed the legislature and ruled alone, against the law, until he was stopped
he just closed the legislature and ruled alone, against the law, until he was stopped
October 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
reminder that Hitler never wrote a new German constitution, never "officially" changed the government
he just closed the legislature and ruled alone, against the law, until he was stopped
he just closed the legislature and ruled alone, against the law, until he was stopped
Facts. Plain facts.
something under discussed is the fact that white house renovations are currently being spearheaded by someone with famously bad interior design taste
October 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Facts. Plain facts.
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The great journalists at @propublica.org did the hard work to compile a list of US citizens who have been detained by ICE.
Kristi Noem is a liar.
And a sadist (remember her CECOT glamor shots?)
And a fool.
And a puppy killer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
Kristi Noem is a liar.
And a sadist (remember her CECOT glamor shots?)
And a fool.
And a puppy killer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The great journalists at @propublica.org did the hard work to compile a list of US citizens who have been detained by ICE.
Kristi Noem is a liar.
And a sadist (remember her CECOT glamor shots?)
And a fool.
And a puppy killer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
Kristi Noem is a liar.
And a sadist (remember her CECOT glamor shots?)
And a fool.
And a puppy killer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
jfc
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
jfc
Every word of this.
the president cannot "troll" speaking on air force one during international diplomacy! that is not a thing! if he is talking about a third term he is in violation of his oath and you anticipate him attempting to hold power indefinitely! this is not complicated stop pretending it's complicated!
October 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Every word of this.