Ohhh da fuq! I wrote about how the US/G7 through the IMF were pushing this policy in Haiti since 2018, but I'm still shocked that they admitted this

'Media hysteria around “rising crime” works because it touches on something real: a palpable increase in visible human suffering.' thecolumn.substack.com/p/people-feel-…

Excellent article. thecolumn.substack.com/p/people-feel-…

I wrote about the popular and grating media trope of pundits and reporters attacking progressive candidates by speculating about 'potential GOP attacks' when they should, imo, cease w/ the workaround and just disclose their obvious ideological preferences. thecolumn.substack.com/p/when-media-s…

Bridgeport #chicago

NYC Roastery is still on strike over unfair working conditions, please donate to support these workers!

gofund.me/83dca8b6

I asked Ben Smith to speak with me about the misleading Chevron ad atop Semafor's new climate newsletter.

He declined, directed me to a spokesperson, and the spokesperson ignored me.

Is this what trustworthy journalism looks like?
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Adam H. Johnson does a great job debunking stupid media narratives and calling out BS thecolumn.substack.com

wrote about the semafor chevron sponsorship, and how outlets that purport to be part of the political middle seem to not be adequately fact-checking the claims of oil and gas companies that advertise in their climate newsletters gizmodo.com/semafor-climat…

WE HAVE A WINNER, FOLKS! the official, democratically elected, most swagless star trek character is BAREIL!

In this, a special Citations Needed Live Show Beg-a-Thon, 'The Morality Politics of Star Trek + Pro Wrestling,' we discuss the allegorical power and pitfalls of Adam and Nima's two favorite pop culture products. w/ guests @RobGreeneII and BrandiCD wrote BLACK SKINHEAD (on sale now).

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Fetterman didn’t have any trouble *understanding the questions* last night, which was the entire blowback to that NBC segment’s claim. He had trouble stringing his words together, pronouncing them, and being aggressive rebutting Oz because of this processing delay.

I think an underappreciated defect with all bail reform data is that it is not cost-benefit data.

It's just ... cost data.

Which fundamentally stacks the deck against reform.

Look at the sole metric of success: rearrests. That's... problematic.

Congrats to Emily Horne, the former Biden White House spokesperson, on joining the strategic consultancy WestExec Advisors.

Horne is the 30th senior official associated with Bidenworld to work for the boutique firm that has advised Big Tech, banks, and military tech upstarts.

Scoop🚨

There's a crime wave on the subways but it's not what you think

The MTA gave contractors the green light to steal wages from immigrant subway cleaners during the height of the pandemic.

✍️My Exclusive for Documented/Report for America
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Off Twitter til 2023 except to post my articles (self promote). Laterz

embarrassing and cruel