@profdaly

Twenty years as a journalist (WashPost, the AP) and now 20+ years as a professor at BU. Prize-winning author of "Covering America," a history of US journalism.

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Joined October 2009
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Dear followers: After 14 years on Twitter, I am outta here. Please follow me on Threads. Find me at profdaly. See ya round!
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History keeps happening.
Michael Beschloss
@BeschlossDC27 Jul 2022
While still serving as President, Richard Nixon was secretly named an unindicted co-conspirator by same federal grand jury that indicted seven of his aides for Watergate conspiracy:
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Here's another reason (as if you needed one) to leave this platform. See ya on Threads. nytimes.com/2023/08/24/techn…

Trump Returns to the Service Formerly Known as Twitter (Published 2023)

Absent for more than two years, former President Donald J. Trump posted his mug shot on the site, now called X.

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I've been looking for the words for the last few days. They haven't come, but it's time. My name is on three National Edward R. Murrow Awards this year. In Breaking News, we won for covering what happened when migrants were flown to Martha's Vineyard.
RTDNA@RTDNA15 Aug 2023
🏆 Thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Awards! 🌟 If you missed our live reveal, check out this link: buff.ly/3QWP9Iv Kudos to journalism that continues to make a difference 📰👏 #Murrows
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So long, it’s been good to know ya! Elon Musk has ruined Twitter, so I a finally leaving. Please follow me on Threads at “profdaly.” Many thanks!
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From today's NYT: "Legal fees for Mr. De Oliveira, Mr. Nauta and other Trump employees who have become witnesses or defendants in the documents case are being paid by a political action committee affiliated with Mr. Trump." Is this really what PAC funds should be going for?
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He was already utterly disqualified every conceivable respect, but this is the icing on the crazy cake.
Ron Filipkowski
@RonFilipkowski26 Jul 2023
Desantis said he would not choose RFK Jr as a running mate, but would consider him to be in charge of the FDA or CDC “if he’d be willing to serve.”
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“That included $1.9 million to pay the U.S. Marshals Service to protect Mr. Smith, his family and other investigators who have faced threats after the former president and his allies singled them out on social media.” nytimes.com/2023/07/23/us/po…

As Inquiries Compound, Justice System Pours Resources Into Scrutinizing Trump (Published 2023)

For all their complexity, the Trump-related prosecutions have not significantly constrained the ability of prosecutors to carry out their regular duties, officials have said.

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Being tried for his role in January 6 is not an imposition on Trump. On the contrary, it is his right to be tried. In a country without the rule of law, you don't get a trial when your coup fails.
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What a moron! (Reminds me of re-branding like Meta, Alphabet, and Max. What is wrong w these people???
Dan Kennedy@dankennedy_nu23 Jul 2023
Twitter enters the witness protection program. wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-s…

Elon Musk Replaces Twitter’s Blue Bird With an ‘X’

The Twitter website started showing the new X logo in its upper-left corner, where Twitter’s blue bird once perched.

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In 2021 DeSantis decided he and his government wouldn’t push Floridians to get vaccinated. As a result, the state’s death rate that summer shot up much higher than the U.S. average, and 16,000 Floridians needlessly died due to his anti-vax posturing. 1/2 nytimes.com/2023/07/22/us/po…

The Steep Cost of Ron DeSantis’s Vaccine Turnabout (Published 2023)

Once a vaccine advocate, the Florida governor lost his enthusiasm for the shot before the Delta wave sent Covid hospitalizations and deaths soaring. It’s a grim chapter he now leaves out of his rosy...

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via @NYTimes Leaner? By necessity. Meaner? Impossible! nytimes.com/2023/07/23/us/po…

The Sputtering DeSantis Campaign Looks for a Restart (Published 2023)

The campaign’s missteps and swelling costs have made donors and allies anxious. One person close to the Florida governor said he had experienced a “challenging learning curve.”

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If there was ever a time I wanted people to retweet something - A vaccine specialist, Dr. Paul Offit, spells out how RFK Jr. played a role in discouraging vaccination rates in a small population. A measles outbreak followed which resulted in 83 deaths mostly of young children.
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As a descendant of American slaves, my family did not benefit from being shackled, raped, beaten & forced into labor. It took a civil war and a movement for civil rights to enable us to come from under the inhumane treatment of slavery. We won’t go back. #Freedom #Equality
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Good moment to be a Democratic candidate? • 2020 violent crime surge subsides, murders down 9% in 2023 • fewest unauthorized border crossings in 2 years Since 2021: • inflation 3%, down from 7% • unemployment 3.6%, down from 6.3% • stocks up 13.5% • covid deaths down 96%
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David Abel@davabel22 Jul 2023
US plans water heater standards, says they will save consumers $11 billion reuters.com/sustainability/c…

US plans water heater standards, says they will save consumers $11 billion

The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday proposed energy efficiency standards on water heaters it said would save consumers $11.4 billion on energy and water bills annually.

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"These people are nuts and frauds, and they have well-earned the contempt of millions of Americans who see them as such. They are appalling people. It is no surprise that Donald Trump loves them back." Donald Trump's ridiculous answer to a question about his faith once again showcases how he is the greatest con man in American history: bit.ly/44WgBty
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"If we want to get ourselves into a fascist system, then the thing to do is not to prosecute Mr. Trump. The meaningful polarization in this country is between people who believe in law and the people who don't." Speaking with @AliVelshi @anneapplebaum msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/-…

‘There are risks’: The balance between prosecuting Trump and polarizing America

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum and Yale University History Professor Timothy Snyder join Ali Velshi to discuss the risks of prosecuting Trump and whether potential sentencing would...

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See my full interview on @NewsHour with @GeoffRBennett where I got the opportunity to talk about the incredible work of my peers @thedailynu @thecrimson @ColumbiaSpec and more! Yay student journalism! pbs.org/newshour/show/studen…

Student journalist discusses reporting that led to Stanford president's resignation

Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne will resign next month over the questionable handling of flawed scientific research. The investigation began last year after the campus newspaper...

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