@blakehounshell

Personal account. Work-related tweets over at @NYTBlake.

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PSA: I am moving my work-related tweets over to another account, @NYTBlake. Not sure what I'm doing with this one, but it's become a bit unwieldy. Please follow me there if you are interested in politics & news.
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Thus embracing Trump's one and only diplomatic breakthrough. Interesting.
Patsy Widakuswara@pwidakuswara14 Jul 2022
Replying to @pwidakuswara
"Tomorrow I'll be the first American President to fly from Israel, directly to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." - @JoeBiden
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Big news in the opinion journalism world. And big shoes to fill, in the late Fred Hiatt. David was a great editor at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, my hometown paper.
David Shipley@davidjshipley7 Jul 2022
Bittersweet news. Departing beloved Bloomberg @Opinion for The @WashingtonPost. Congratulations to @TimOBrien on the new job. This team won't miss a beat.
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Your periodic reminder that the Delaware Court of Chancery is the least known but low-key most quietly important court in the country
Bret Taylor
@btaylor8 Jul 2022
The Twitter Board is committed to closing the transaction on the price and terms agreed upon with Mr. Musk and plans to pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement. We are confident we will prevail in the Delaware Court of Chancery.
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This seems like an unfair advantage vice.com/en/article/3adz38/q… cc: @EllenLWeintraub

A QAnon ‘Time Traveler’ Is Running a GOP Congressional Campaign

His ideas are too out-there even for many QAnon believers. So naturally, he’s managing a congressional campaign in Arizona.

vice.com
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Blake Hounshell retweeted
Rick Hasen@rickhasen7 Jul 2022
I am beyond thrilled to announce that I will serve as Director of the new "Safeguarding Democracy Project" @UCLA_Law. SafeguardingDemocracyProject…. Here is the mission statement:
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.@jonathanweisman on the writings of Blake Masters, the hardline Republican candidate for Senate in Arizona: nytimes.com/2022/07/06/us/po…

The Strident Writings of a Young Blake Masters Dog His Senate Run (Published 2022)

As a Stanford student in 2007, the Arizona candidate, now 35, chose a CrossFit chat room to express his opposition to U.S. involvement in World War II and downplay Al Qaeda as a threat to Americans.

nytimes.com
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What about the stance, though?
Joe Cirincione@Cirincione7 Jul 2022
I have resigned as a Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft over the institute’s position on the Ukraine War.
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I spoke with the irrepressible Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft, whose new obsession is a kind of 'Moneyball' for American government >>> nytimes.com/2022/07/06/us/po…

Steve Ballmer Is Building a ‘Moneyball’ for Government (Published 2022)

The former Microsoft chief executive, N.B.A. franchise owner and self-professed data nerd has big plans for his young nonprofit.

nytimes.com
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Thing 1: nytimes.com/2022/07/06/us/po… Thing 2: nytimes.com/2022/07/06/us/po…

Biden Promised to Stay Above the Fray, but Democrats Want a Fighter (Published 2022)

President Biden’s measured approach at a time of political tumult has left him struggling to inspire his supporters and allies to action.

nytimes.com
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NEW: Tomight's On Politics: I wrote about how Democrats' chances of keeping the Senate have gotten brighter in recent weeks. Will it last? nytimes.com/2022/07/05/us/po…

One of the Few Potential Bright Spots for Democrats in 2022: The Senate (Published 2022)

Democrats hope to portray Republican Senate candidates in some of the most competitive midterm races as too far outside the mainstream. For now, it seems to be working.

nytimes.com
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Those of us who have spent a lot of time in one industry have all known people like Cassidy Hutchinson — young, talented, idealistic, poised before their life experiences might suggest. To poorly run organizations where integrity is lacking, such people are often dangerous.
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Blake Hounshell retweeted
David Halbfinger@halbfinger1 Jul 2022
In tonight’s On Politics, the great ⁦@kzernike⁩ walks ⁦@blakehounshell⁩ through the new political era on abortion. nytimes.com/2022/06/30/us/po…

A 30,000-Foot View of the Abortion Ruling’s Political Fallout (Published 2022)

What will happen in the midterms? How are state-by-state battles unfolding? What about the Supreme Court’s legitimacy? We spoke with Kate Zernike, a Times reporter who has been covering the abortion...

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Well this is big: washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Supreme Court to review state legislatures’ power in federal elections

The justices will look next term at a case from North Carolina, where Republicans want to restore a redistricting map rejected by the state’s supreme court.

washingtonpost.com
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Talking to @Timodc is always as enlightening as it is entertaining, and I could easily write 5,000 more words on this nuanced and soul-searching book that has elements that touch on much more than politics:
Tim Miller
@Timodc30 Jun 2022
Thanks to @blakehounshell for a textured take on Why We Did It that delves into the psychological and personal elements I really wanted to tease out. nytimes.com/2022/06/29/us/po…
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NEW: Welcome to the Steampunk edition of Biden in His Basement — John Fetterman's edgelord campaign for Pennsylvania Senate: nytimes.com/2022/06/28/us/po…

Fetterman 2022: The Steampunk Version of Biden in His Basement (Published 2022)

As he recovers from a stroke, the Democratic Senate nominee in Pennsylvania is running a virtual campaign of online memes and withering mockery of his opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz.

nytimes.com
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Free story idea for someone: Are my aging AirPods and intermittent cell service making me seem crazy to people on the other end of the phone?
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Blake Hounshell retweeted
Jeff Smith@JeffSmithMO26 Jun 2022
Because I've known him since childhood, the @KCStar asked if I could explain how Eric Greitens went from Obama-boosting Dem to ultra-MAGA star. Here's my take ⬇️
KC Star Opinion
@KCStarOpinion26 Jun 2022
“I always remember that he was a really big Obama fan,” says one progressive Missourian who used to consider the ex-governor a friend. | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reade…

I grew up with Eric Greitens. I know why he transformed from Democrat to MAGA star

“I always remember that he was a really big Obama fan,” says one progressive Missourian who used to consider the ex-governor a friend. | Opinion

kansascity.com
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Blake Hounshell retweeted
Graeme Wood@gcaw26 Jun 2022
Replying to @blakehounshell
A popular alternative model of journalism is to seek stories so morally unambiguous that nuance is their enemy, and whose moral clarity is itself the source of urgency and narrative delight for readers. Personally I think stories produced under this model tend to suck
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The best journalists are the people who seek out complexity, work to understand it — and then try to capture it while making the material feel urgent and compelling to normal people, without losing nuance. It’s really hard to do.
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