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Concerned about the role of journalism + tech in the overall attention economy and how it impacts the shaping of public opinions and ultimately the quality of public governance
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A race played out across the globe, from Europe to the Middle East and the U.S., led by Eric Trump & Don Trump Jr. as they pushed new ways to profit off of the Trump name & Trump's status as POTUS. The NYT today investigates this extraordinary drive to cash in. nyti.ms/4iNzTYv
Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump (Gift Article)
The president’s older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, spent the past two weeks traveling the world and announcing deals, many of which will financially benefit their father.
nyti.ms
May 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
A race played out across the globe, from Europe to the Middle East and the U.S., led by Eric Trump & Don Trump Jr. as they pushed new ways to profit off of the Trump name & Trump's status as POTUS. The NYT today investigates this extraordinary drive to cash in. nyti.ms/4iNzTYv
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President Trump was once a loud skeptic of cryptocurrency. But over the past few months, he’s emerged as the industry’s biggest cheerleader.
A New York Times investigation shows how much the president and his family have profited from that transformation. Listen to "The Daily."
A New York Times investigation shows how much the president and his family have profited from that transformation. Listen to "The Daily."
The Crypto President
A Times investigation shows how much President Trump and his family have profited from his championing of cryptocurrency.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
President Trump was once a loud skeptic of cryptocurrency. But over the past few months, he’s emerged as the industry’s biggest cheerleader.
A New York Times investigation shows how much the president and his family have profited from that transformation. Listen to "The Daily."
A New York Times investigation shows how much the president and his family have profited from that transformation. Listen to "The Daily."
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Experts say that the effects of high tariffs on Chinese products will become more obvious in the coming weeks, as a tidal wave of change stemming from canceled orders in Chinese factories works its way around the world to the U.S.
A Tidal Wave of Change Is Headed for the U.S. Economy
American consumers are not yet seeing much evidence of the drastic changes President Trump has made on trade. But they are on their way.
nyti.ms
May 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Experts say that the effects of high tariffs on Chinese products will become more obvious in the coming weeks, as a tidal wave of change stemming from canceled orders in Chinese factories works its way around the world to the U.S.
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NEWS: Law firms that made deals w/Trump worried abt losing clients if they didn't. But it looks like there is risk in the opposite direction: A major client, Microsoft, has pulled business from a firm that made a deal and gave it to a firm fighting Trump's exec order www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
Microsoft Drops Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Law Firm
The tech giant instead engaged a firm that is fighting the president’s executive orders, Jenner & Block, in a sign that those firms can still attract clients.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
NEWS: Law firms that made deals w/Trump worried abt losing clients if they didn't. But it looks like there is risk in the opposite direction: A major client, Microsoft, has pulled business from a firm that made a deal and gave it to a firm fighting Trump's exec order www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
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RFK Jr. is seeking to change how vaccines are approved, calling into question whether Covid boosters will be out in the fall. In '23-'24, they were credited w preventing 68,000 hospitalizations, mostly in older/immunocompromised -->
w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters (Gift Article)
The plans amount to an extraordinary flex of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s power as health secretary to make decisions ordinarily left to career scientists at the Food and Drug Administration.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
RFK Jr. is seeking to change how vaccines are approved, calling into question whether Covid boosters will be out in the fall. In '23-'24, they were credited w preventing 68,000 hospitalizations, mostly in older/immunocompromised -->
w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
w/ @sherylnyt.bsky.social
GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u...
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The campaign to curb bird flu on the nation’s farms has been slowed by the chaotic transition to a new administration that is determined to cut costs, reduce the federal work force and limit communications
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/h...
Upheaval in Washington Hinders Campaign Against Bird Flu (Gift Article)
Determined to cut costs and manage communications, the Trump administration is moving too slowly to contain the virus, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The campaign to curb bird flu on the nation’s farms has been slowed by the chaotic transition to a new administration that is determined to cut costs, reduce the federal work force and limit communications
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/h...
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I joined the team from The Daily this week to have a conversation on just how the Trump family is playing in the crypto world, taking actions that create explicit conflicts of interest unlike anything in modern US history. Here's the episode: The Crypto President www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/p...
The Crypto President
A Times investigation shows how much President Trump and his family have profited from his championing of cryptocurrency.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I joined the team from The Daily this week to have a conversation on just how the Trump family is playing in the crypto world, taking actions that create explicit conflicts of interest unlike anything in modern US history. Here's the episode: The Crypto President www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/p...
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President Trump on Friday unveiled his budget for the 2026 fiscal year, proposing about $163 billion in cuts to key federal education, health, housing and labor programs while still seeking to boost spending on defense. Follow live updates.
Trump Unveils 2026 Budget Proposal, Calling for $163 Billion in Cuts to Non-Defense Spending: Live Updates
The president’s blueprint for the next fiscal year highlights his vision for Washington and is a dramatic retrenchment in the role and reach of the federal government.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
President Trump on Friday unveiled his budget for the 2026 fiscal year, proposing about $163 billion in cuts to key federal education, health, housing and labor programs while still seeking to boost spending on defense. Follow live updates.
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Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
A NYT investigation.
nyti.ms/44KUVn8
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
A NYT investigation.
nyti.ms/44KUVn8
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm (Gift Article)
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
nyti.ms
April 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
A NYT investigation.
nyti.ms/44KUVn8
World Liberty Financial has eviscerated the boundary between private enterprise and government policy in ways without precedent in modern American history.
A NYT investigation.
nyti.ms/44KUVn8
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The Trump administration cut about $1 billion in aid to anti-hunger groups, according to Feeding America. It's put more pressure on organizations that distribute food to hold up their corner of the U.S. safety net, dipping into reserves and scrounging for donations to replace the food they had lost.
After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp
In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries.
www.nytimes.com
April 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The Trump administration cut about $1 billion in aid to anti-hunger groups, according to Feeding America. It's put more pressure on organizations that distribute food to hold up their corner of the U.S. safety net, dipping into reserves and scrounging for donations to replace the food they had lost.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration dismissed all the scientists working on the government’s premiere report on the effects of climate change in the U.S.
National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration
The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Breaking News: The Trump administration dismissed all the scientists working on the government’s premiere report on the effects of climate change in the U.S.
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Members of Congress exploded in anger after the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic revealed he was inadvertently included in a Trump administration Signal chat on airstrikes in Yemen.
"This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll."
"This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll."
"Heads should roll": Congress erupts over Trump administration's Signal leak
"We can't chalk this up to a simple mistake – people should be fired for this," said one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Members of Congress exploded in anger after the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic revealed he was inadvertently included in a Trump administration Signal chat on airstrikes in Yemen.
"This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll."
"This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll."
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I roll my eyes just about every time someone posts this in connection with one of these types of stories
Because it’s become a tired, cliched response
However, I think this time it needs to be said:
But her emails…
Because it’s become a tired, cliched response
However, I think this time it needs to be said:
But her emails…
Members of Congress exploded in anger after the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic revealed he was inadvertently included in a Trump administration Signal chat on airstrikes in Yemen.
"This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll."
"This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll."
"Heads should roll": Congress erupts over Trump administration's Signal leak
"We can't chalk this up to a simple mistake – people should be fired for this," said one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
March 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I roll my eyes just about every time someone posts this in connection with one of these types of stories
Because it’s become a tired, cliched response
However, I think this time it needs to be said:
But her emails…
Because it’s become a tired, cliched response
However, I think this time it needs to be said:
But her emails…
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Every major new outlet should feature, every single day, someone who's lost their job due to arbitrary and evil DOGE cuts to talk about what they were doing to help America and the world and the consequences that will result from their firing.
@susanbordson.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social
@susanbordson.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social
A college friend became a sociology researcher at University of Chicago. Just found out from him that thanks to fucking DOGE, his work world (and everyone’s who work for him) has been destroyed.
March 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Every major new outlet should feature, every single day, someone who's lost their job due to arbitrary and evil DOGE cuts to talk about what they were doing to help America and the world and the consequences that will result from their firing.
@susanbordson.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social
@susanbordson.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social
‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge
"Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
"Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge
Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships.
www.wired.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge
"Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
"Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
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"Just a big mess": Musk's team claims credit for saving $53.7 million for "canceling" a federal contract that in fact was just for $144,000 and was actually completed 20 years ago. @Fahrenthold.bsky.social @sangerkatz.bsky.social @jsvine.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
DOGE Claims Credit for Killing Contracts That Were Already Dead
Elon Musk’s group claimed credit for canceling procurement agreements that had been completed years earlier, the latest in a string of public errors on its site.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Just a big mess": Musk's team claims credit for saving $53.7 million for "canceling" a federal contract that in fact was just for $144,000 and was actually completed 20 years ago. @Fahrenthold.bsky.social @sangerkatz.bsky.social @jsvine.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
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President Trump campaigned on a promise to bring down interest rates. He has fulfilled that pledge in one key way, with U.S. government bond yields falling sharply. But the reason for the drop is an unnerving one.
"The market is pricing a growth scare" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b... @nytimes.com
"The market is pricing a growth scare" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b... @nytimes.com
Key Interest Rate Falls as Worries About the Economy Rise
Investors’ increasingly gloomy sentiment about economic growth appears to be driving down the 10-year Treasury yield.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
President Trump campaigned on a promise to bring down interest rates. He has fulfilled that pledge in one key way, with U.S. government bond yields falling sharply. But the reason for the drop is an unnerving one.
"The market is pricing a growth scare" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b... @nytimes.com
"The market is pricing a growth scare" www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b... @nytimes.com
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Comments from Howard Lutnick, the secretary of Commerce, and Elon Musk have renewed concerns that the Trump administration could interfere with federal economic statistics.
with @colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
with @colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears (Gift Article)
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Comments from Howard Lutnick, the secretary of Commerce, and Elon Musk have renewed concerns that the Trump administration could interfere with federal economic statistics.
with @colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
with @colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
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New from the New York Fed: Firms' inflation expectations have picked up libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2025/03/firm...
March 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
New from the New York Fed: Firms' inflation expectations have picked up libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2025/03/firm...
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Trump inherited an economy that was firing on all cylinders. Now, just weeks into his tenure, the outlook is far gloomier -- and the sudden deterioration is due almost entirely to his policies and the uncertainty they have created.
@colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
@colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook (Gift Article)
Economic forecasts have deteriorated in recent weeks, reflecting the upheaval from federal layoffs, tariff moves and immigration roundups.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Trump inherited an economy that was firing on all cylinders. Now, just weeks into his tenure, the outlook is far gloomier -- and the sudden deterioration is due almost entirely to his policies and the uncertainty they have created.
@colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
@colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
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Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Since writing this article, I have received messages from federal civil servants who tell me it is accurate, and that they are frightened. Please share this with anyone who doesn't understand the scale of the transformation.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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NEW: How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA
FAA employees are on edge. They were told that anyone who impeded progress of the new FAA-SpaceX partnership would be reported to Musk and risked losing their jobs.
A ton of scoopy news in this new report.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
FAA employees are on edge. They were told that anyone who impeded progress of the new FAA-SpaceX partnership would be reported to Musk and risked losing their jobs.
A ton of scoopy news in this new report.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA
The billionaire overseeing a wide-ranging government efficiency effort is offering his own SpaceX technology as the future of flight-safety inside the Federal Aviation Administration
www.bloomberg.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA
FAA employees are on edge. They were told that anyone who impeded progress of the new FAA-SpaceX partnership would be reported to Musk and risked losing their jobs.
A ton of scoopy news in this new report.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
FAA employees are on edge. They were told that anyone who impeded progress of the new FAA-SpaceX partnership would be reported to Musk and risked losing their jobs.
A ton of scoopy news in this new report.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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This level of blatant, open corruption is exactly what happens when there are absolutely no consequences for the open monetization of the presidency the first time around. As it turns out, people respond to incentives.
In related news, one non-"retail investor" made $7 million by taking a heavily leveraged position just hours before Trump's announcement www.forbes.com/sites/shahar...
March 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This level of blatant, open corruption is exactly what happens when there are absolutely no consequences for the open monetization of the presidency the first time around. As it turns out, people respond to incentives.
Comments from Howard Lutnick, Sec of Commerce, and Elon Musk have renewed concerns the Trump admin could interfere with federal economic statistics
"...the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
"...the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Comments from Howard Lutnick, Sec of Commerce, and Elon Musk have renewed concerns the Trump admin could interfere with federal economic statistics
"...the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
"...the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...
Trump’s Oval Office Clash With Zelenskiy Was a Win for Putin
"By humiliating the Ukrainian president and betraying Ukraine, the US president played right into Russia’s hands."
By Andreas Kluth, Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US diplomacy & national security
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"By humiliating the Ukrainian president and betraying Ukraine, the US president played right into Russia’s hands."
By Andreas Kluth, Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US diplomacy & national security
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump’s Oval Office Clash With Zelenskiy Was a Win for Putin
By humiliating the Ukrainian president and betraying Ukraine, the US president played right into Russia’s hands.
www.bloomberg.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Trump’s Oval Office Clash With Zelenskiy Was a Win for Putin
"By humiliating the Ukrainian president and betraying Ukraine, the US president played right into Russia’s hands."
By Andreas Kluth, Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US diplomacy & national security
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"By humiliating the Ukrainian president and betraying Ukraine, the US president played right into Russia’s hands."
By Andreas Kluth, Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US diplomacy & national security
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...