Kurt Eichenwald

Oct 26, 2024 | threadreaderapp.com | Kurt Eichenwald

As someone who has been a journalist for almost 40 year, working as a senior writer at the New York Times, Newsweek, etc, the decision by @WilliamLewis, a Murdoch alum, to cripple the @washingtonpost by abandoning endorsements, is one of the most craven actions I've ever seen../1 ...taken in the industry. Make no mistake, this wasn't just cowardice. It was @WilliamLewis and perhaps @JeffBezos dragging a now-once great paper into the sewer because of their own political beliefs.

Jun 12, 2024 | everand.com | Todd Balf |Lynn Casteel Harper |Kurt Eichenwald |Bonnie Tsui

Audiobook2 hoursWritten by Narrated by 4/5()About this audiobook"Move over, Boys in the Boat. Here is a rollicking tale of three boys who didn’t need a boat to glide with grace and vigor across Olympic waters.

Sep 24, 2023 | threadreaderapp.com | Kurt Eichenwald

Jun 14I know lots of gun enthusiasts and collectors (I grew up in Texas.) And I have never met one who isn't horrified by bump stocks. "You can't aim the damn things," one said to me a few years back. "They're good for only one thing: Spraying lots of unaimed bullets into a crowd."...1...make no mistake: Gun nuts who demand them have no interest in shooting *at* a target. They just shoot in the general direction. These are nothing more than machine guns that can't be aimed.

Jul 24, 2023 | threadreaderapp.com | Kurt Eichenwald

Florida wants to teach about "skills" slaves obtained in the antebellum south because "beneficent" slaveholders taught their slaves to read, write, blacksmithing, etc. They say this is supported by "scholars." Well, let's see what the scholars really say.../1...first, let's start with blacksmithing, since this is specifically what DeSantis mentioned yesterday.

Jun 24, 2023 | truthdig.com | Kurt Eichenwald