Will
@willn.bsky.social
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That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
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A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | A new era of government censorship has dawned
Donald Trump fancies himself a champion of free speech. Oh, really?
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A new era of government censorship has begun.
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It started with the silencing of scientific speech, when the admin blocked release of research on bird flu. But MAGA has also cracked down on other wrongthink—on race, geography (!), and of course Trump himself
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...
The RFK Jr. Op-Ed the Los Angeles Times Didn’t Want You to Read
Eric Reinhart submitted a column critical of RFK Jr. to the troubled newspaper. What they printed under his byline bore little resemblance to what he submitted.
newrepublic.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...
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MurdochLand is less than supportive of Trump's tariffs:
"The Dumbest Trade War in History."
"The Dumbest Trade War in History."
Opinion | The Dumbest Trade War in History
Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for no good reason.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
MurdochLand is less than supportive of Trump's tariffs:
"The Dumbest Trade War in History."
"The Dumbest Trade War in History."
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Pell Grants. They're coming for Pell Grants.
In my three years at @insidehighered.bsky.social, no story has been more widely read than this excellent and timely piece by @knottkatherine.bsky.social about the future of the Education Department under Trump 2.0.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
What abolishing Education Department could mean for higher ed
Trump and his allies want to dismantle the 45-year-old agency. But doing so would be more complicated than they say.
www.insidehighered.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Pell Grants. They're coming for Pell Grants.
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PSA: new xitter tos that claims all your tweets as ai training data goes into effect THIS FRIDAY
you can delete your tweets using @blockpartyapp.bsky.social
it’s free if you activate the free trial. don’t worry, no auto-charge at the end of the trial
you can delete your tweets using @blockpartyapp.bsky.social
it’s free if you activate the free trial. don’t worry, no auto-charge at the end of the trial
yikes.
"On Friday, X will adopt a new terms of service policy that for the first time explicitly says all users agree to let their posts be used to train artificial intelligence, like the company’s generative AI service, Grok. Currently, X users can go to the site’s settings and opt out."
"On Friday, X will adopt a new terms of service policy that for the first time explicitly says all users agree to let their posts be used to train artificial intelligence, like the company’s generative AI service, Grok. Currently, X users can go to the site’s settings and opt out."
November 13, 2024 at 10:07 PM
PSA: new xitter tos that claims all your tweets as ai training data goes into effect THIS FRIDAY
you can delete your tweets using @blockpartyapp.bsky.social
it’s free if you activate the free trial. don’t worry, no auto-charge at the end of the trial
you can delete your tweets using @blockpartyapp.bsky.social
it’s free if you activate the free trial. don’t worry, no auto-charge at the end of the trial
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So in general I don't love to react to every appointment and proposal and comment--I think it can get overwhelming and doesn't really serve us well as journalists or our readers, but... (1/5)
![Screen shot of comments from Vivek Ramaswamy:
Vivek Ramaswamy's thought experiment for reducing the size of government on
@lexfridman
:
"Day 1, anybody in the federal bureaucracy who's not elected, whose Social Security number ends in an odd number, you're out. [Day 2], of those who remain, if your Social Security starts in an even number, you're in, and if it starts with an odd number, you're out. That's a 75% reduction."
"Now imagine that you could run that thought experiment at scale, but you had a metric for screening people who had the greatest competence, as well as the greatest commitment and knowledge of the Constitution. That would immediately raise not only the civic character of the United States... it would also stimulate the economy. The regulatory state is like a wet blanket on the economy."
"One of the virtues of that thought experiment is you don't have a bunch of lawsuits you're dealing with about gender discrimination or racial discrimination... [And] the reality is... on Day 3, not a thing will have changed for the ordinary American, other than their government being a lot smaller and more restrained, and spending a lot less money."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y6dhlhtsl4ene4blwtrhtv6n/bafkreibj2wlk3q5o5kq26v7yju5sjhxx3k5563log4uex6ohfw7ufnhaba@jpeg)
November 13, 2024 at 8:40 PM
So in general I don't love to react to every appointment and proposal and comment--I think it can get overwhelming and doesn't really serve us well as journalists or our readers, but... (1/5)
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"The now-president-elect, according to that NBC survey, posted his biggest margin of 53-27% among voters who don’t follow any news. Trump’s win was a triumph of the ill-informed... Donald Trump was returned to power by the most badly informed electorate in modern American history."
2024’s other big loser? The mainstream media. Is there any path forward? | Will Bunch
As an electorate besieged by disinformation turned to Trump, trust in traditional media has imploded. What comes next?
www.inquirer.com
November 10, 2024 at 8:20 PM
"The now-president-elect, according to that NBC survey, posted his biggest margin of 53-27% among voters who don’t follow any news. Trump’s win was a triumph of the ill-informed... Donald Trump was returned to power by the most badly informed electorate in modern American history."
It's amusing that people voted for Trump because they were upset about rising prices. Yet, now they're going to get higher prices from tariffs.
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/06/t...
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/06/t...
Trump's proposed tariffs could raise prices for consumers and slow spending
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed stiff tariffs on imported goods, which could lead to higher prices and softer spending.
www.cnbc.com
November 7, 2024 at 7:52 AM
It's amusing that people voted for Trump because they were upset about rising prices. Yet, now they're going to get higher prices from tariffs.
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/06/t...
www.cnbc.com/2024/11/06/t...
I expect racists to feel even more emboldened now after this election.
November 6, 2024 at 8:11 PM
I expect racists to feel even more emboldened now after this election.
My prediction for the next 4 years.
- More tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.
- More tariffs.
- Trump's and Miller's massive deportation plan that leads to American citizens being deported for being Hispanic. (Some of these will be Trump supporters)
- More tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.
- More tariffs.
- Trump's and Miller's massive deportation plan that leads to American citizens being deported for being Hispanic. (Some of these will be Trump supporters)
November 6, 2024 at 6:42 AM
My prediction for the next 4 years.
- More tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.
- More tariffs.
- Trump's and Miller's massive deportation plan that leads to American citizens being deported for being Hispanic. (Some of these will be Trump supporters)
- More tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.
- More tariffs.
- Trump's and Miller's massive deportation plan that leads to American citizens being deported for being Hispanic. (Some of these will be Trump supporters)
Winning the House might be the only good story tonight.
We'll see how much the Supreme Court allows Trump to get away with.
We'll see how much the Supreme Court allows Trump to get away with.
November 6, 2024 at 5:19 AM
Winning the House might be the only good story tonight.
We'll see how much the Supreme Court allows Trump to get away with.
We'll see how much the Supreme Court allows Trump to get away with.
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Tonight, for Ukraine, may be catastrophic.
November 6, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Tonight, for Ukraine, may be catastrophic.
I'm sure we'll be getting a lot of buyer's remorse stories from the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party
November 6, 2024 at 4:29 AM
I'm sure we'll be getting a lot of buyer's remorse stories from the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party
I'm a bit annoyed seeing all the "wait until morning" and "stop doom scrolling" comments on BlueSky.
At least be realistic about the election results.
At least be realistic about the election results.
November 6, 2024 at 4:12 AM
I'm a bit annoyed seeing all the "wait until morning" and "stop doom scrolling" comments on BlueSky.
At least be realistic about the election results.
At least be realistic about the election results.
I'm seeing a lot of people still trying to be optimistic about Harris' chances. I wish I could be.
Harris is under performing Biden in a lot of counties, across the country.
Harris is under performing Biden in a lot of counties, across the country.
November 6, 2024 at 3:16 AM
I'm seeing a lot of people still trying to be optimistic about Harris' chances. I wish I could be.
Harris is under performing Biden in a lot of counties, across the country.
Harris is under performing Biden in a lot of counties, across the country.
A reminder of what the Trump years were like.
November 6, 2024 at 2:50 AM
A reminder of what the Trump years were like.
Feels accurate.
We're a year away from the next Presidential election and I think about how we'll look at this period if Trump wins.
We'll look back at how our legal system and media failed us.
We'll look back at how our legal system and media failed us.
November 6, 2024 at 2:26 AM
Feels accurate.
North Carolina looking less and less promising for Harris. She'll need to really run up the vote in Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham.
November 6, 2024 at 2:07 AM
North Carolina looking less and less promising for Harris. She'll need to really run up the vote in Charlotte, Raleigh and Durham.
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she can absolutely still win via the blue wall but just for fucking once I would like to be pleasantly surprised by results with Trump on the ballot and once again it's worse than expected and I am fucking tired of it
November 6, 2024 at 1:52 AM
she can absolutely still win via the blue wall but just for fucking once I would like to be pleasantly surprised by results with Trump on the ballot and once again it's worse than expected and I am fucking tired of it
Harris currently under performing Biden in Anson County, NC. Harris with only 49.1% with 86.3% in.
Biden won this county 51.8%.
Biden won this county 51.8%.
November 6, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Harris currently under performing Biden in Anson County, NC. Harris with only 49.1% with 86.3% in.
Biden won this county 51.8%.
Biden won this county 51.8%.
There's more good news out of North Carolina. Harris has 57.6 in Chatham County with 89.8% in. Biden only got 55.2%.
November 6, 2024 at 1:23 AM
There's more good news out of North Carolina. Harris has 57.6 in Chatham County with 89.8% in. Biden only got 55.2%.