Natalie Borden

In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters

"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

Today, we were officially notified by USG that Pres Trump's memo that revoked my security clearance w/o due process is no longer in effect over me. My access eligibility to classified info has been restored.

On Dec 23, 2025, a federal court ruled his action was unconstitutional. Rule of Law wins!

Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’ The long read: The president has vowed to kill off ‘woke’ in his second term in office, and the venerable cultural institution a few blocks from the White House is in his sights

Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian: ‘The goal is to reframe the entire culture of the US’

Weiss confirms personally spiking the 60 Minutes CECOT broadcast.

Ms. Weiss said in a statement late Sunday: “My job is to make sure that all stories we publish are the best they can be. Holding stories that aren’t ready for whatever reason — that they lack sufficient context, say, or that they are missing critical voices — happens every day in every newsroom. I look forward to airing this important piece when it’s ready.”

A reminder that Bari Weiss was hired to do exactly this: strangle news coverage that is critical of Donald Trump and MAGA. Here she's got the gall to suggest that a journalist with 30 years of hard news experience made some basic reporting mistakes. Come on.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...

To give you a sense of how big a departure this year, the government doesn't do this for wanted criminals.

Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy' Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files

I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...

Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:

mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one

"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."

Donald Trump said “quiet piggy” to a female reporter because she dared to ask about the Epstein files, and as bad as that is, the fact that none of her colleagues defended her, is even worse.

The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.

NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.

By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro

A massive Cloudflare outage is affecting X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector What isn’t offline right now?

A massive Cloudflare outage is affecting X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector

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If there's a movie about this New York City election, Jeremy Strong should play Cuomo

hard to think of a better, more thoughtful TV journalist working today or, for that matter, someone who does the work of actually earning people’s trust. another damning indictment of Bari obviously but mostly just a huge loss

He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump approves disaster declarations for red states, as blue states go without “President Trump and his administration have politicized disaster relief,” one governor said, “and our communities are the ones who will pay the price.”

"The president’s statement announcing the relief funding emphasized the number of times he won Missouri’s electoral votes, as if there were some kind of connection between his political support in the state and his eagerness to provide disaster aid..."

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

The West Wing is now just the Wing.

Stolen Louvre treasures are uninsured, France says Government confirms country will not be reimbursed for loss of jewels from Paris museum heist

Reassuring to see that the French government has the same approach to life admin as I do.
www.ft.com/content/e8fb...

Holy fucking shit!! The East Wing is gone. It’s fucking gone.

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Nicolas Sarkozy to enter prison for criminal conspiracy over Libyan funding Former French president set to start five-year sentence for scheme to obtain campaign funds from Muammar Gaddafi’s regime

'Sarkozy, 70, told Le Figaro that he had packed family photos and three books, as permitted for the first week. “I’m bringing The Count of Monte Cristo and two volumes of the biography of Jesus by Jean-Christian Petitfils,” he said.'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
So Bluesky: what three books?

Rapid Response 47 reposted Jake Trayior @jake__trayl... • 4h I asked the White House for comment on the coast to coast "No Kings" protests this weekend. Their response: "Who cares?"

Oh, they’re mad mad.

Trump shitting on America is a pretty accurate metaphor for Trumps second term. Didnt expect so much self-awareness from him

Not a single mention of this across the Sunday shows as far as I could tell

YOUKNOW ITS BAD IF NEW YORKERS ARE WALKING THIS SLOW

No Kings NYC

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Yeah, this CNN framing is bullshit. I would tell pollsters that Trump is doing what he promised. Sure as hell doesn’t mean I support him.