Every news outlet, reporter, or producer that plays Trump's claims that presidents must have "total immunity" from prosecution without immediately and emphatically explaining why that is utter and complete BS is--witting or not--part of an authoritarian agenda.

If you had New Hampshire on your BINGO card for when AI would show up in the 2024 U.S. election, you'd be a winner: apnews.com/article/new-ha…

Q & A with Antonia Noori Farzan. "One reason why I love working in local news is that you can cover pretty much anything that’s relevant to your community, and aren’t necessarily confined to just one specific topic." Read the story: bit.ly/47NEJzF

I'm I the only one seeing this and thinking it foretells something ominous? nytimes.com/2024/01/24/art…

Help is a phone call away for pediatricians treating kids with #mentalhealth but how to ensure hotline connecting children’s primary care doctors & psychiatrists continues after funding ends? A story from publication partner Rhode Island Current. bit.ly/3u8pZgN

Funda Fest 26 puts Black Rhode Islanders Center Stage, with storytellers drawing from cultural roots in Colonial America, the Caribbean, Mali, South Africa, South Providence, and elsewhere. Read the story: bit.ly/3u1rQnN

‘Forever chemicals’ in water, air, & soil threaten health of Rhode Islanders & endanger wildlife. “The presence of toxic chemicals in the environment poses significant health & ecological concerns,” says epidemiologist Dr. Joseph Braun. Read the story: bit.ly/42ffpRX

Ocean State Stories wins Silver Award in 3rd annual Anthem Awards competition, the international organization announced on Tuesday. The win came in the “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - Public Service” category. Read: bit.ly/49fgbAE

Just like we drew it up.

The San Francisco 49ers can still win the Super Bowl if Mike Pence has the courage to do the right thing.

Q & A with Jason Cabral, executive director of award-winning Gamm Theatre. “We aim to ensure that diversity remains at the heart of everything we do.” Read: oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-jason…

Bestselling author Jon Land discusses his new book and a screenplay with roots in the Feb. 20, 2003, Station nightclub fire that killed 100. oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-jon-l…

Starting in the late 1990s & ramping up since then, Americans have applied their ingenuity to earn profits – & to help the poor – by collecting and reselling used clothing and other textiles. It helps ease the toll on landfills and the environment. READ: bit.ly/4bJYqeB

Q&A with Neil Steinberg. He retired from the RI Foundation last year but he is back in public arena as chair of The Rhode Island Life Science Hub, which aims to grow that sector in the state. READ: oceanstatestories.org/q-a-with-neil-…

FAU, Mich St, UVA had seven combined Q1 wins. Providence had 6. #pcbb

Donald Trump posted an ad echoing the language of Nazi Germany. He only cares about holding on to power. I care about you.

Years pass, times change, but some things are eternal - like Senator Jack Reed being RI's most popular pol Job approvals in the new Pell Center survey: Reed: 58% Magaziner: 51% Whitehouse: 48% Amo: 42% Biden: 42% McKee: 36% Matos: 27%

I’m not here much anymore, but this is an awful day for America. Politics is how we solve hard problems without resorting to violence. That’s something we should all be able to agree on. Condemn this unequivocally. There is no place for violence in American politics.

Where things stand: 1. Top Dems who believed even a week ago Biden would stay now believe he’ll go. 2. House and Senate Dems have lost faith in his ability to win and there’s no way to win them back. His calls and interviews have hurt him badly. Confirmed debate wasn't a

President Biden deserves the gratitude of every American for his extraordinary presidency. History will record that, with the thinnest imaginable majority in the Senate, he achieved a domestic agenda unseen since the New Deal, and made America lead like America again on the