Recent posts by Public Intellectuals and Advocates on Bluesky
Recent posts by Public Intellectuals and Advocates community members. Updated hourly.
AltYellostoneNatPar
altyellonatpark.orgWell I landed back in the hospital. Couldn't breath, heart jumping and kicking all over the place. Not sure if they're keeping me or not. I have surgery in 3 days so I gotta tell everyone to NOT give me anything that'll interfere with the general I'll be given. What a wild ride this has been.
Alejandra Caraballo
esqueer.netWhat's so frustrating in this moment of explicit government censorship is how many times groups like the ACLU and others told us they _had_ to defend neo nazis because of the principle of free speech. Now that fascists are in power, none of those principles are protecting marginalized groups.
Kara Swisher
karaswisher.bsky.socialThis is entirely to please Trump, who has voiced criticism of 60 Minutes under the new owners, who are the definition of rank amatuers, emphasis on rank. This Stephen Miller interview suggestion is idiotic in the context of this story and shows a startling lack of sophistication or smarts.
Asha Rangappa
asharangappa.bsky.social“It even mentions playfulness, whatever that is, nine times.” You know what kind of people consider “playfulness” (i.e., joy, creativity, connection) a foreign and imcomprehensible concept? Read more at: www.stripes.com/branches/arm... Source - Stars and Stripes
Alt National Park Service
altnps.bsky.socialShare and tell CBS to air this! Sharyn Alfonsi, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent who reported a segment about migrants sent to the El Salvadoran torture prison CECOT, just sent a blistering letter to colleagues, sounding the alarm that Bari Weiss spiked the story for political reasons.
Charlotte Clymer
charlotteclymer.bsky.social1. The best time to invest in independent media and move away from corporate media was yesterday. 2. The next best time is right now. 3. I’m not a hard journalist, but I do honestly inform. My blog is free to read and subscribe. No paywalls. Subscribe: charlotteclymer.substack.com
Phil Lewis
phillewis.bsky.social“I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight … Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct.” - “60 Minutes” correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi
The Tennessee Holler
thetnholler.bsky.social🔥WOW— Sharyn Alfonsi to her @60Minutes colleagues: “Bari Weiss spiked it without a call to discuss… a political decision… we have effectively handed Trump a kill switch… we go from an investigative powerhouse to a STENOGRAPHER FOR THE STATE… corporate censorship…”
Alex Winter
alexwinter.comMy dear friend Tasneem and her family in Gaza have lost everything; their home, their livelihood, their security. This is the case for thousands of Gazans. I support Tasneem, there are many more in need. Please give to Tasneem. And to others. ❤️🙏 chuffed.org/project/1587...
John Scalzi
scalzi.comThe first four OMW books are on Macmillan Audio and they also have the audio for some short stories, which is probably the other two. Macmillan had no interest in doing non-OMW books at the time, so when Audible came by and wanted my backlist and was willing to pay well for it, I signed on.
Marc Elias
marcelias.bsky.socialIf you think switching which corporate owned legacy media outlet you consume is the solution, you don't really understand how deep the problem is. It's not just ABS, CBS, WaPo or the LA Times. It's the system in which they work. The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
John Scalzi
scalzi.com1. Money and lots of it; 2. I've been clear with Audible I think they should service libraries and remind them of this on a regular basis and have even volunteered to be a test case for them; 3. That said, Audible's gonna Audible and my books are in libraries in print. Borrow them that way.
Wajahat Ali
wajali.bsky.socialThe Trump Epstein Cover-up Is Already Failing The Trump Administration's Cover-up of the Epstein Scandal Cover-up is falling apart, as Deputy AG Todd Blanche offers no plausible or believable explanations for redactions and lack of transparency. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Brian Stelter
brianstelter.bsky.socialOverwhelming amount of media world chatter and concern about "60 Minutes" tonight. Why would CBS News promote the story about the Trump admin's deportations to CECOT on Friday, only to shelve it today? Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi says it is "not an editorial decision, it is a political one."
Mueller, She Wrote
muellershewrote.comDon’t forget. Biden’s DoJ was investigating uncharged third parties in the Epstein files up until the last minute. Trump shut down the investigation, sent the files to DC, & fired the prosecutors. They went through them, redacted Trump’s name, then elected not to release them and closed the matter.
Marc Elias
marcelias.bsky.social🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the New England State Area Conference of the NAACP and the Massachusetts Alliance for Retired Americans, my law firm has filed a motion to intervene as defendants in the DOJ's lawsuit seeking Massachusetts' complete voter registration database.
Charlotte Clymer
charlotteclymer.bsky.socialIf you're a staffer at 60 Minutes who worked on that CECOT segment that got yanked by Bari Weiss at the last minute, figure out a way to leak it. Not saying it's an easy decision or there won't be consequences, but ask yourself why you got into journalism in the first place.
The Tennessee Holler
thetnholler.bsky.social60 MINUTES CORRESPONDENT: “Our story was screened 5x and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.” #CBSNewsMAX #BariWeiss www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
Charlotte Clymer
charlotteclymer.bsky.socialHate to say it, but you should no longer trust anything from CBS News. I'm sure there are great reporters there trying to do honest work, but how can we know anymore? If they're willing to kill a Trump-critical 60 Minutes segment at the order of Bari Weiss, it's been over.
