Beth Fertig
@bethfertig.bsky.social
I spent most of my adult life as a reporter at WNYC and NPR. Now I’m working at @PressPassNYC to rebuild trust in media by helping the next generation. We give public schools the support & tools to launch student news sites.
It's a thrill to see teenagers go from not having ever seen a newspaper before to making one, and then loving journalism!
PressPassNYC@presspassnyc.bsky.social · 6h agoHow great to see this student newspaper getting such respect from Editor & Publisher. We are so proud of the Bronx River News! They were one of our first partners when we started 5 years ago. Now we're working with +50 schools! www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/at-t...
“In the days since the collapse of a fragile truce, the Pentagon has provided little information about the American military strategy after nearly five months of war. The last major Pentagon briefing on the war was in early May.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
Pentagon Withheld Dozens of U.S. Military Injuries in Iran War
Central Command is not required to release information about injured troops, especially when they quickly return to duty, a military official said.
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Note that it seems to be the Brits going after them, not the US. The UK messed up their prosecution in the past. Hopefully they’re making up for it now. Must read from The New Yorker: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Andrew Tate’s Empire of Abuse
How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women.
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Steve Herman@newsguy.bsky.social · 3w agoInfluencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested by federal authorities in Miami on an extradition request from the UK. apnews.com/article/tate-broth...
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PressPassNYC@presspassnyc.bsky.social · 3w agoWE'RE HIRING! Maybe you know the right candidate for our School Program Manager? MUST have experience teaching high school plus student publication experience. And MUST live in NYC area. It's a fantastic job for the right person who cares about the future of free press. presspassnyc.org/careers
Happy 45th birthday to Soft Cell's version of Tainted Love, released on this day in 1981
Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.
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PressPassNYC@presspassnyc.bsky.social · 3w agoWE'RE HIRING! Maybe you know the right candidate for our School Program Manager? MUST have experience teaching high school plus student publication experience. And MUST live in NYC area. It's a fantastic job for the right person who cares about the future of free press. presspassnyc.org/careers
Journalistic restraint: “Mr. Hegseth’s focus on testosterone levels at a moment when U.S. forces are ramping up attacks in Iran is unorthodox. Defense secretaries typically focus on larger strategic questions, involving alliances, war and weapons production.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/u...
Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone
Pete Hegseth, as defense secretary, has sought to cultivate an image as a manosphere-friendly leader.
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It’s outrageous that a government whose Constitution forbids the “establishment of religion” has been hijacked by Christofascists.
“Some people on the mall became angry, with several hundred refusing to leave and arguing with Secret Service personnel, chanting, “U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”” Of course they don’t believe in weather! Crowds Evacuated as Storms Menace Washington Ahead of Trump Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...
Crowds Evacuated as Storms Menace Washington Ahead of Trump Speech
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11 stars? 11 stripes, near as I can count? What is happening
Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last mo.thanks don
your appalling must-read for the weekend
Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social · last mo.This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
‘Nowhere To Go’: T.P.S. Ruling Plunges Many Migrants Into Limbo I think every story should mention this: white South Africans are still welcome www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...
‘Nowhere To Go’: T.P.S. Ruling Plunges Many Migrants Into Limbo
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"I do not see how schools and districts can cleanly separate a student’s behavioral needs from their civil rights.” It's hard enough already for parents of kids with special needs to get services, but advocates say it will only get tougher. www.the74million.org/article/spli... @lrj417.bsky.social
Splitting Up Special Ed and Civil Rights Will Dilute Services, Experts Say
As Linda McMahon further splits up the Education Department, some parents worry about a disjointed approach to serving kids with disabilities.
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Sam Alito: It is the worst kind of discrimination to create majority-minority congressional districts and so we are going to kill the Voting Rights Act. Also Sam Alito: There is nothing we can do if the president cancels legal status because he thinks the United States is a white country.
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · last mo.Fourth (and *last*) ruling from #SCOTUS is in TPS. For the usual 6-3 majority, Justice Alito holds that federal law forecloses judicial review of statutory challenges to the executive branch's termination of temporary protected status for Haiti, Syria, etc.: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
This story raises some tough questions about how Lander missed a chance to go after some very problematic contractors when he was City Comptroller. It’s especially disappointing because he didn’t answer the questions. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/19/b...
As NYC’s Watchdog, Brad Lander Missed This Shelter Scam
Lander, now running to unseat Rep. Dan Goldman, didn’t audit a scandal-scarred migrant shelter contractor when he was the city’s chief financial officer. More than $1 million in taxpayer funds could b...
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It’s such a perfect metaphor for everything in DC
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2mo agoFor days, workers have been trying to rid the Reflecting Pool of algae after a more than $14 million renovation that President Trump said “could last for 100 years.” But now workers have another problem to contend with: peeling paint.
New details of the witch hunt: “Officers who had spoken publicly about the importance of diversity in the ranks were removed from lists. So too were those who had strongly urged their troops to get the Covid vaccine.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...
Secret Vetting and Blocked Promotions: Inside Hegseth’s War on Diversity
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I want to start a band called The Knixon Five. Opening act is the Brunson Burners.
“I kept thinking, We’re even more like the Kremlin than I could have imagined, in terms of hangers-on, because there’s no discipline. It’s top-down, and nobody has power unless it’s derived from Trump.” Such good reporting on Trump’s fixation with Greenland! www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland
“We want Greenland,” Trump said. Four men sprang into action to make fantasy a reality.
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Now let’s say it all together: the last time the Knicks won the championship the president resigned the following year
Batshit crazy response from administration: “The department will look at our appeal options while we celebrate U.F.C. Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House this weekend in honor of our nation’s 250th with the greatest president in the history of our country — President Donald J. Trump.”
Beth Fertig@bethfertig.bsky.social · 2mo ago““Not only does this undermine the integrity of the national parks; it sets a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization.” Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/u...
““Not only does this undermine the integrity of the national parks; it sets a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization.” Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/u...
Judge Blocks National Parks From Removing ‘Negative’ Signs
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Knicks fans couldn't have an MSG watch party, but it was worth it so these two could share this one magical evening ⤵️
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2mo agoTrump takes a long blink during the NBA Finals
The last time the Knicks won the championship a president resigned a year later. Just putting it out there.
George Santos called me after my story revealing federal investigations into his suspected market manipulation on Kalshi. And he said: "This story is going to get you a gun in your face." Then he lied about it. www.npr.org/2026/06/04/n...
I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it
NPR reported on new federal investigations examining the former Congressman's bets on the prediction market site Kalshi. Then he threatened the NPR reporter who broke the story.
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The last time the Knicks won the championship a president resigned a year later. Just putting it out there.
