Mark Jacob
@markjacob.bsky.social
Former metro editor at Chicago Tribune and Sunday editor at Chicago Sun-Times. Co-author of 11 books, mostly on history. Writer of the Stop the Presses newsletter at www.stopthepresses.news. Subscribe!
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Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 16h ago🧵 My weekly Stop the Presses newsletter just passed its 3rd anniversary. Its mission: to examine how right-wing extremism exploits weaknesses in journalism, and what we can do about it. In this thread, I highlight past pieces, including this takedown of Karoline Leavitt that's No. 1 in "likes." 🧵
Legal folks, how is this "defying Democrats" and not "illegally misappropriating funds"?
We need to take our country back from the fascists and make it a civilized place to live.
Rich Raho@richraho.bsky.social · 10h agoThe Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
This is plain old thievery and election rigging by the convicted felon in the White House.
Lawmakers call for action on ‘plainly illegal’ taxpayer-funded ads to promote Trump
House Democrats say officials may have illegally misused public funds to pay for president’s ‘narcissistic ego trips’
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Republicans are terrible at making groceries and gas affordable, but they’re extremely gifted at inventing crackpot theories that don’t help anyone in any way.
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12h agoThey’re all completely insane. Vote every single one of them out. Republican Rep. Moore on Watergate: "Richard Nixon was absolutely couped out of office and was framed. All of this was fake."
Dictator Move of the Day.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 14h ago🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
If a person votes Republican, it doesn't simply mean they disagree with me on the issues. It means they want to murder Iranian schoolgirls, Caribbean boat passengers and American protesters. It means they want my grandkids to grow up in a dictatorship. This isn't politics. It's basic human decency.
Being asked to share a stage with JD is officially the GOP equivalent of testing positive for mono.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 16h agoJD Vance in Florida: "The great leaders here, including of course the governor who couldn't be with us today" 👀
This stupid attempt to rewrite history won't lower gas prices by a single cent.
Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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How long until Trump hands Bibi Netanyahu the keys to the Oval Office?
U.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier, Up to 10,000 More Troops, to Middle East
The deployments come as President Trump weighs resuming bombing Iran after the midterms.
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Republican politicians are scum. They will lie about anything to keep their money and power.
Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social · 16h ago1. On Tuesday, Texas PAC — a super PAC created by Senate GOP leadership — launched an outlandish new attack ad against James Talarico. The ad falsely accusing Talarico of wanting to incarcerate parents “if they do not support surgically transitioning their children.” This is a real ad:
🧵 My weekly Stop the Presses newsletter just passed its 3rd anniversary. Its mission: to examine how right-wing extremism exploits weaknesses in journalism, and what we can do about it. In this thread, I highlight past pieces, including this takedown of Karoline Leavitt that's No. 1 in "likes." 🧵
Karoline Leavitt is a professional liar
Trump’s press secretary is paid by the taxpayers to hoodwink the taxpayers.
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Last month, “a 20-year-old Haitian man in Springfield, Ohio, walked into oncoming traffic after the Trump administration ended his Temporary Protected Status and ICE fitted him with an ankle monitor.” His name was Pierre Damas Bel.
Ruth Delgado@heylookitsruth.bsky.social · yesterday“To the ICE agent who took away my mother: I hope it was worth it,” wrote Samuel Gonzalez Terrones before taking his own life. This is the reality of what mass deportation looks like. Not only impacting those who are detained but also leaving a path of destruction for the family they leave behind.
It's alarming that an unhinged demagogue is vandalizing our country. But one person isn't doing this damage. Many people are. Completely rational people in positions of power are betraying their country to become even wealthier than they already are. It's the definition of filthy rich.
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. —George Orwell, "1984"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 21h agoTIME: You said you might annihilate Iran TRUMP: Yeah, I would do that. It's possible. TIME: How can the president of peace be calling for annihilation of an entire people? TRUMP: Bc by annihilating Iran, we've created peace in the world. With Iran, I don't think you could ever have peace.
According to a poll a few years ago, 18% of Americans think the 1969 moon landing was actually staged somewhere in Arizona. In a new poll, Trump’s approval on the cost of living is 17%. Which means there are more moon-landing deniers than people who think Trump is doing a good job on affordability.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 21h agoNew AP poll: Trump’s job approval rating falls to 31%, while 69% disapprove. • His approval rating on the economy: 26% • On the cost of living: 17% • On Iran: 28% • Trade negotiations: 38% • AI: 31% • Immigration: 39% • Border security: 48% apnorc.org/wp-content/u...
In case the goal of Netanyahu's government is not clear.
Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 21h agoDrop Site: LAT is running a paid Israeli government tourism campaign featuring a map that completely erases the occupied Palestinian Territories. The sponsored content, labeled "Paid Program" and produced by the paper's branded content arm, LA Times Studios, is titled "Israel: Land of Creation,"
The White House says its pro-Trump TV ads – run illegally at taxpayer expense – are “about reminding Americans to love their country.” How insulting. Instead they’re about reminding Americans to hate fascists who steal from them and trash their country.
I don't think Musk is the best choice for this project.
Jeremy White@jeremywired.bsky.social · 11mo agoELON MUSK: “If we build this robot army, do I have at least a strong influence over this robot army? … I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” Read the full piece from @aarianmarshall.bsky.social on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Trump and Hegseth have killed 230+ people on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific with no proof they did anything wrong, no congressional approval, no nothing. Just 2 unhinged fascists ordering our military to commit murder. Vote against all Republicans for the sake of all that is decent.
Here‘s your reminder that Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early so they wouldn’t have to vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment before the midterms. Republicans were terrified that they’d have to face voters and explain why they were covering for a racist, sexist, war-losing piece of crap.
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Rex Huppke@rexhuppke.bsky.social · yesterday🚨Excited to announce I'm the first person to ever have a newsletter. This is a wholly new idea and nobody else is doing it! It's called "Quick Distractions," as that's the goal: Quick bits of writing to distract from our daily horrors. Read about it and sign up! www.quickdistractions.com/p/welcome
Here‘s your reminder that Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home early so they wouldn’t have to vote on Pete Hegseth’s impeachment before the midterms. Republicans were terrified that they’d have to face voters and explain why they were covering for a racist, sexist, war-losing piece of crap.
JUST IN: A federal judge just forced Trump’s DOJ to fast-track records involving Trump and the Epstein files, citing “possible questions about the government’s integrity that affect public confidence.” The records being sought are significant.
Judge Forces DOJ’s Hand in Explosive Trump-Epstein Records Fight
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to fast-track records involving Trump and the administration’s handling of the Epstein files, finding the fight raises “possible questions about the gove...
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Hegseth says “anti-American losers in our media” are committing “treason” by not obediently amplifying his Iran war lies. He hasn’t held a war briefing for reporters at the Pentagon since May. Which means he hasn’t justified his actions to the public, even though he’s conducting a war in our name.
In Speech, Hegseth Targets Diversity, Transgender People, Reporters and Iran
In his “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on the culture war and accused reporters of “treason” over Iran war coverage.
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I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoHegseth: "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."
77 million Americans voted for national suicide in 2024. We're seeing it unfold right now: The economy vandalized, the military weakened, politicians bribed, tech run wild, immigrants terrorized, and government goon squads committing murder. Vote against all Republicans. It could be our last chance.
