Lisa Fung
@lisafung.bsky.social
I write about public policy issues for Blueprint magazine. Former Arts & Entertainment Editor at LA Times, Executive Editor at The Wrap. Founding editor of Culture Monster. Teach arts reporting at USC.
Definitely worth your time m.youtube.com/watch?v=n-aJ...
Max Miller defends himself against allegations of violence
YouTube video by CNN
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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h agoSeriously, if you have the time, treat yourself to the entire 25 minute interview with Max Miller. You will not believe how bad it gets.
‘News organizations need to provide the essential context when Trump makes preposterous claims. They must stop the sanewashing. And that’s going to require them to address Trump’s relationship to reality and use words like delusional.’ Via @froomkin.bsky.social presswatchers.org/2026/08/the-...
The Reflecting Pool story is about Trump's grip on reality, but the press corps won’t go there | Press Watch
Journalists are treating his ‘vandalism’ claim as if it were a normal, disputable argument. But it’s completely delusional.
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‘To be called out by the most powerful person in the world, the president of the United States, and called a sick, violent vandal when all I had done was pick up a piece of trash was awful’ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Arrested at Reflecting Pool, woman details ‘heartbreaking’ toll case has taken
Sophie Dennison-Gibby was one of three defendants charged with a misdemeanor related to Reflecting Pool damage. The charges were all dropped.
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It's very very strange to be in a situation where Jeanine Pirro is the sane and responsible one!
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 9h agoIt's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
Modeling your actions after a convicted rapist. Smart move, Max
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8h agoMax Miller on why he's staying in the race: "When we go back to 2015 and 2016, & people in the media looked at President Trump, & everyone came out with allegations. Dozens of women, dozens of crazy allegations, dozens of nasty criminal misconduct. And you know what he did? He stayed in the fight."
He feels badly for a guy who broke his daughter’s collarbone
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h agoQ: Any comment on Rep. Max Miller? TRUMP: I hope he's able to work it out. I feel badly for him.
Hey, way to fight what you believe in Sen Cornyn
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
‘The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of Warner’s CNN.’ David Ellison finally speaks out on the Paramount-Warner deal Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal (Gift Article)
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN
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Columbia Journalism School just announced that former '60 Minutes' correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley have been appointed Journalists in Residence for the 2026–27 academic year.
John Cornyn & Thom Tillis issue a joint statement announcing they will support Todd Blanche for AG. He's now in good position to clear the Judiciary Committee tomorrow and head to the full Senate.
Does it matter to Cornyn and Tillis?
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d agoFYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
‘He had watched the Apple TV comedy “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” about a new mom who turns to OnlyFans as a way to pay the bills, and thought to himself that, well, marmots got money troubles, too.’ www.latimes.com/california/s...
Marmots got money troubles: Cuts to UCLA research lead scientists to OnlyFans
A UCLA marmot lab has opened an OnlyFans account called OnlyMarms to raise funding for its research. So far, it's raised about $4,000.
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Proposition 39 is “seeking a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist, and a solution that actually could cause additional problems… It perpetuates this false and dangerous narrative that there has been voter fraud in California.” Via @anitachabria.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/n...
Commentary: Prop. 39 would turn Trump conspiracy into California law. It has a chance of passing
A legal fight has broken out around Proposition 39, a proposal to require voters to prove their citizenship at polls with ID. It's a partisan attempt to recycle the election conspiracy lies of Preside...
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‘O’Neal’s tenure was just one small part of the whole mess, but a telling one. It was wrong from the start. And now it’s over.’ @sulliview.bsky.social bids fare thee well to Adam O’Neal, outgoing Washington Post opinion editor margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/fare-thee-...
Fare thee well, Adam O'Neal
At the command of Jeff Bezos, he wrecked the Washington Post opinion section but at least he's out
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Should he be trusted?
CNN@cnn.com · 3d agoDonald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Todd Blanche, said late Sunday he is formally rescinding the president's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund," after Senate Republicans threatened to block his nomination over the controversial agreement. https://cnn.it/3U8d7DW
Good to know after a tough weekend on the golf course the president is back at work laser focused on improving the lives of Americans by resuming his deranged AI marathon.
senator bernie moreno finally makes a statement about the allegations of abuse by rep. max miller against his daughter and granddaughter after miller went live on X this morning to deny everything.
Oh @collinshughes.bsky.social, this is SO GOOD! Love love love the photography, the way you call attention to these details, the way the show's excellent lighting design gets to shine, too. such a great use of that scrolling feature that marries words+images
A ‘Death of a Salesman,’ Edged in Darkness
Every Broadway production of “Death of a Salesman” has its distinguishing features. Willy Loman’s Chevrolet is a powerful character in the latest production.
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President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Elon Musk have not personally killed anyone, but their actions are unquestionably causing the unnecessary deaths of millions of innocent people — including 4.5 million children Via @rabcarian.bsky.social www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Column: Shame on Trump, Rubio and Musk, who've enabled needless deaths around the world
Ending the work of USAID has proved to be a devastating event for global public health.
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The judge should drag him into court to say this on the record. Pirro and her staff were subject to ethics rules and contempt restrictions. They couldn’t suborn perjury. Burgum and Trump are posting on social media. They can lie with impunity there.
Helen Kennedy@helenkennedy.com · 4d agoOh my. Pirro v Burgum is on people. (Cannot see how they both stay in their jobs)
‘They hunt us like animals on the streets and they don’t even treat us like animals in jails because no one would give that kind of water to their dog or cat’ www.latimes.com/california/s...
Video shows worm-like creatures in drinking water at ICE detention center
A federal court judge ordered sweeping changes at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in Southern California two weeks ago. But some detainees say issues persist.
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Of course Trump doubles down on vandalism claims. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump insists vandals damaged Reflecting Pool, blasts DOJ for dropped charge
The president acknowledged “there may have been some contractor difficulty” but said he disagreed with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro for dropping a criminal charge against a former Olympian.
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For sure. Most people will probably just glance at that image (as I did) and get the wrong impression
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis@jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 5d agoWhy did the #BrokenTimes put this picture of McConnell on its homepage? It's from May, but homepage illustrations have no captions. It leaves the wrong impression. Images matter.
‘“Tonk” has been a dirty little secret of the Border Patrol for decades — workplace lingo showing that the banality of evil that la migra on its best days has transformed into something far uglier under Trump.’ Via @gustavoarellano.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: The banality of evil in the Border Patrol's secret anti-immigrant slur
For at least half a century, Border Patrol workers have used the onomatopoeic word "tonk," referring to the sound of someone getting hit, as slang for undocumented immigrants.
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