Writer, retired newspaper editor, strategic media and marketing consultant, Pulitzer Prize winner, Nieman Fellow, licensed fishing guide, wing shooter.
Anchorage, Alaska
Joined February 2008
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Joe Rogan couldn’t figure out who and what Trump is? Then he’s obviously a dimwit. Herr Musk couldn’t figure it out, but we already knew he is America’s stupidest genius.
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Stupid truck. Only an idiot would own one of these.
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In any normal world, the candidate who did this would have to resign and step aside for another candidate. It would be a career-ending moment.
But it’s Trump and American in bizarro 2024 so it’s all fine and we will quickly move on from this.
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Bill Ackman used to be a serious person. Now he credulously accepts unsourced tweets from notorious MAGA influencers as statements of fact. It's genuinely embarrassing.
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Nearly every Senate Republican voted against my legislation that would have required insurance to cover IVF.
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Flip-flop on abortion. Flop-flip on abortion. The only issue on which Trump is consistent: his subservience to Putin. On that, Trump never wavers
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This one is more revealing than most. Ordinary @politico behavior would be to highlight the savvy choice of making Trump smaller by not dwelling on his insults. "Evades questions" is a bizarre description on its face, but it's also strange behavior for the Politico newsroom, and had to be deleted.
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It is a *little* weird that "age concerns" have disappeared as a constant focus of campaign reporting and discussion even though the GOP nominee would be the oldest man ever sworn in to the office and is very obviously sharply declining before our eyes.
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"Border crossings, inflation and violent crime have all declined.
"The US economy remains the strongest among Western countries.
"The media has given greater attention to the problems and their political consequences than to progress in addressing them." niemanreports.org/articles/w…
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My problem with the @nytimes election coverage is not mainly the dopey op-eds
It's that on one substantive story after another--Egyptian payoffs, Arlington cemetery, etc--they've failed to do the serious investigative work they're capable of.
Trump effectively gets a pass
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Sullivan's selective outrage about using the military as political props: Posts from Reporting From Alaska for 08/30/2024 - eepurl.com/iX3OZs
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In Florida, the top 1 percent pay only 2.7% of their incomes on taxes.
Meanwhile, the bottom 20 percent pay 13.2% of their income on taxes — nearly five times more.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged for the rich.
In Florida, the richest 1% of earners get the biggest benefit from the state's tax code.
Florida could be doing far more for low- and middle-income families.
31 states offer EITCs & 15 offer credits for dependent children. Florida offers neither.
governing.com/finance/are-fl…
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For anyone living in Anchorage, this is a piece you really should read. Emotionally wrenching though. Very well written.
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Bill to expand definition of ‘village’ qualifying for water funds passes Alaska House, reports Yereth Rosen (@YJRosen) of the @AlaskaBeacon: alaskabeacon.com/2024/05/09/… #akleg
