Journalism prof, former copy editor. News framing, editing, securitization theory, cats, beer, banjos. Mostly harmless.
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Fred Vultee retweeted
1/ On Monday, U.S. military strikes on boats become congressionally prohibited under War Powers Resolution.
A clip of my conversation with @BillKristol @BulwarkOnline below.⤵️ Explaining why Monday is a new frontier.
youtu.be/VY4qvIVnYpA?si=Vk6b…
Fred Vultee retweeted
A big @MSNBC scoop >>>> Trump border czar Tom Homan was under criminal investigation for potential bribery and claims he would steer fed contracts in new administration. Undercover @FBI agents recorded him accepting $50k in cash. Trump @TheJusticeDept shuttered the probe
Me with @DilanianMSNBC
msnbc.com/msnbc/news/tom-hom…
Fred Vultee retweeted
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office posts a video of Emperor Palpatine reciting Donald Trump’s Truth Social post about L.A.
Fred Vultee retweeted
Hey journalists, if you have not already done so, now is the time to file a FOIA request for Mar-a-Lago report so that it can’t be destroyed by new DOJ leaders when they take over. If (when?) dismissal or pardons of co-Ds occur, there will be no legal basis for refusing to comply.
Today in the relentless focus on local news at @theobserver: Reporter in Texas writes about blob in Wisconsin.
‘Gross’ living blob swallows researchers’ equipment, photos show. ‘This was a first’ charlotteobserver.com/news/n…
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Fred Vultee retweeted
The AAUP stands with @TexasAaup in expressing deep concern over the reported censorship of more than 200 academic courses at @UNTsocial including the removal of words such as “race,” “gender,” “class,” & “equity” from course titles & descriptions.
aaup.org/news/university-nor…
It’s a cult.
The top three stories at the Fair ‘n’ Balanced homepage, ~8:30 a.m. (Eastern US) Sunday. #FoxNews
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Fred Vultee retweeted
In April, The Biden-Harris Labor Department expanded overtime pay rules.
Roughly 4.3 million more workers would have been eligible for OT pay under the new rule.
A Trump-appointed judged blocked it yesterday.
Go ahead and keep telling me that the GOP is the party of workers.
Fred Vultee retweeted
After threatening @idsnews on social media ("We will be happy to stop it for them"), incoming Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith doubles down in an interview with the student-run publication. idsnews.com/article/2024/11/…
🗣️ Let's be clear: The First Amendment prohibits content-based retaliation against the IDS. And if your goal is a student press that reflects various viewpoints — including those less widely accepted — we can assure you that government interference is not the answer.
Today in “shut up and dribble”
I'm sympathetic to Harris, but she was a mediocre candidate. And I think the evidence points toward this being a winnable race for Democrats with a better one.
natesilver.net/p/kamala-harr…
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Fred Vultee retweeted
.@waynestate has won the top honor—the Innovation and Economic Engagement Connections Award—from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (@APLU_News) at its 12th annual Innovation and Economic Prosperity Awards! 👏
Learn more: bit.ly/3YZ7VlT
Fred Vultee retweeted
Veteran Sen. Tammy Duckworth on Pete Hegseth saying women shouldn’t serve in combat: “I would ask him, ‘Where do you think I lost my legs? In a bar fight?’ I’m pretty sure I was in combat when that happened.”
Today in “relentless focus on local news”: Why read @theobserver when you can just read the #FoxNews homepage?
Dave Ramsey has blunt words about Social Security and Medicare charlotteobserver.com/news/b…
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Awww, isn’t tradition grand?
The inside hed is a lovely example of s strategic passive: “Biden-Trump White House meeting revives presidential tradition skipped 4 years ago” #FoxNews #headlines
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