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William Lamb

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Deputy Editor, general-assignment and breaking news, The New York Times.

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The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2y ago

News Analysis: Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency will face a daunting reality. Any effort to slash the U.S. government and its 2.3 million civilian workers will likely face resistance in Congress, lawsuits from activist groups and delays mandated by federal rules.

Musk’s Slashing of the Federal Budget Faces Big Hurdles

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency, with Elon Musk as co-leader, has advantages that past budget-cutters did not, but laws and court challenges can still make change slow and difficult.

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Dan Saltzstein@dansaltzstein.bsky.social · 2y ago

I know people will disagree but I think this is 100% right. Canceling your subscriptions may feel like the right thing to do, but you’re ultimately hurting newsrooms that have nothing to do with decisions made by billionaire owners (who won’t feel any of this). Support newsrooms.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2y ago

I mean to me the bigger issue is this: the fact that these outlets are not profitable businesses is, itself, the issue (why you need billionaires willing to subsidize) so in this way you're kind of exacerbating the problem.

William Lamb@wlamb76.bsky.social · 2y ago

“Officers arriving at the scene found the victim had been bound to a stretcher and pumped full of midazolam, vecuronium bromide, and potassium chloride in what we have determined was an execution-style killing,” said state police spokesperson Raymond Perk.

Man Found Strapped To Gurney, Injected With Poison In Execution-Style Killing

BARTLESVILLE, OK—Expressing horror as they described the brutal nature of the killing, law enforcement officials confirmed Monday that local man Aaron Turney had been found strapped to a gurney and in...

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William Lamb@wlamb76.bsky.social · 2y ago

Accountability journalism: The move comes after The New York Times detailed the chain’s plan to phase out animatronic performers at all but two of the more than 400 Chuck E. Cheese locations in the United States by the end of the year.

After Outcry, Chuck E. Cheese Says It Will Keep More Animatronic Bands

Plans to phase out most of Chuck E. Cheese’s animatronic bands prompted fans to plead for their survival. The bands will now play on at three additional locations.

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