From an 1894 Frederick Douglass speech, courtesy @jbouie of @nytimes: "Recognize the fact that the rights of the humblest citizen are as worthy of protection as are those of the highest, and your problem will be solved; and, whatever may be in store for it in the future, whether

This is a smart notion by Balint Magyar brought up by @mashagessen in @nytimes: "For those bewildered by why so many Americans apparently voted against the values of liberal democracy, Balint Magyar has a useful formulation. 'Liberal democracy,' he says, 'offers moral

Around 1980, a tipster calls the New York Post about a teenage subway riot. Reporter and photog dispatched. From Mulcahy and DiGiacomo's "Paper of Wreckage."

I’m listening to Republican strategist Sarah Longwell on NPR talking about public opinion of Trump’s tyrannical posture and she just said: “When I ask voters in focus groups if they think Donald Trump is an authoritarian, the #1 response by far is, ‘what’s an authoritarian?’”

Check out this @Ipsos poll from last month. People who answered factual questions about inflation, crime, and immigration incorrectly were "more likely to opt for Trump," Ipsos said, while those who answered correctly preferred Harris. https://t.co/eHzrIb0TLi

UK media consumption.

News: today, the South Bend Redevelopment Commission approved a purchase agreement to buy Union Station from a private party; the City will explore returning passenger rail service (Amtrak) to downtown after a half-century hiatus.

August, all agree, is the best month for a president to resign.

Think this either a tick-tock? or thumbsucker? on the recent sale of the alt weekly Riverfront Times.

There's a push to mark the buried history of 'harrowing' slave prisons near Busch Stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals play | @therockyfiles for River City Journalism Fund via @stlpublicradio

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The Klamath River reveals secrets long covered by water as the dams along the Oregon and California border are breached as part of the recovery effort for the river. More of the story here: https://t.co/pDRpBQXbLv @registerguard @azcentral

Was wondering the same.

8/ Journalists have to take it upon themselves to treat sustainability as their problem, but this is not what they signed up for. They signed up to do great stories.

With Washington winning Pac-12, re-upping @Lindsay_Schnell's look at Huskies OC Ryan Grubb. He's making $2 million this season, including $980K in raises after last season (h/t: @jpheasly). That's top recurring annual pay among public-school AC's.