Tim Sullivan
@andadarkwindblows.bsky.social
Used to be News Director at NewsTalk @710KURV🎙️#RGV. Fan of 📰,🏒,⚾️, 🎧,🍺. Love the 1stA and 4thA but the 2ndA needs a reinterpretation
How mainstream media uses carefully chosen language to normalize Israeli occupation and cruelty against Palestinians. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Why I Correct Pro-Israel Headlines on Gaza
Read an excerpt from Assal Rad’s new book, ‘Don’t Say Palestine,’ about how the media manufactured consent for genocide.
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September 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
How mainstream media uses carefully chosen language to normalize Israeli occupation and cruelty against Palestinians. open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
This voter registration website can spy on you. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
open.substack.com
September 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
This voter registration website can spy on you. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
A rare but accurate record of the atrocities committed by the US in Fallujah and the resulting horrific long-term damage to its citizens that will endure for generations. There's a good reason they called him 'Mad Dog' Mattis. theintercept.com/2026/08/31/i...
Ecocide in Iran
The U.S.–Israeli war on Iran has caused massive environmental devastation, adding to the long history of American wars with toxic legacies.
theintercept.com
September 8, 2026 at 3:40 AM
A rare but accurate record of the atrocities committed by the US in Fallujah and the resulting horrific long-term damage to its citizens that will endure for generations. There's a good reason they called him 'Mad Dog' Mattis. theintercept.com/2026/08/31/i...
"The government’s powers to enforce immigration laws and prosecute crimes do not erase the First Amendment." theintercept.com/2026/08/16/r...
ICE Shot a Journalist and Threw Him in Detention. He’s Approaching 300 Days Behind Bars With a Festering Wound.
With the case of Carlitos Ricardo Parias, the U.S. has broken its own record for holding a journalist in custody.
theintercept.com
August 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
"The government’s powers to enforce immigration laws and prosecute crimes do not erase the First Amendment." theintercept.com/2026/08/16/r...
An excellent synopsis of the recent revelations and near-proof of President Trump's criminal corruption. Unfortunately the system moves slowly and itself can be corrupted so it's likely we're stuck having the crook in the White House through the end of his term. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
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August 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
An excellent synopsis of the recent revelations and near-proof of President Trump's criminal corruption. Unfortunately the system moves slowly and itself can be corrupted so it's likely we're stuck having the crook in the White House through the end of his term. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Is a Feckless, Criminal Failure www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Is a Feckless, Criminal Failure
Blowing up innocent fishermen hasn’t curbed the drug trade.
www.thenation.com
August 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Is a Feckless, Criminal Failure www.thenation.com/article/poli...
You want to complain about Medicaid fraud? This is Medicaid fraud. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Taxpayers spend about $2 billion annually on Medicaid for Amazon and Walmart employees
American taxpayers are spending billions every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.
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July 27, 2026 at 4:25 PM
You want to complain about Medicaid fraud? This is Medicaid fraud. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
For Trump, Every Accusation Is a Confession www.thenation.com/article/poli...
For Trump, Every Accusation Is a Confession
Like authoritarian regimes elsewhere, the White House is denouncing its opponents for the very abuses it is carrying out.
www.thenation.com
July 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM
For Trump, Every Accusation Is a Confession www.thenation.com/article/poli...
ICE Is Lying About Body Cams. There Are Documents Proving It. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
ICE is lying about body cams. These documents prove it.
"As soon as they had funding they bought them"
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July 22, 2026 at 1:04 AM
ICE Is Lying About Body Cams. There Are Documents Proving It. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
From Friday, but this will always be relevant when Republicans are in power open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
July 9, 2026
Today marks the anniversary of a dramatic reworking of the U.S.
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July 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
From Friday, but this will always be relevant when Republicans are in power open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Thankfully the country stymied McCarthyism but seriously questioning if the courage exists to triumph over Trumpism. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
May 31, 2026
On June 1, 1950, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican from Maine, stood up against Republican Senator Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin and his supporters, who were undermining American democracy in a c...
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June 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Thankfully the country stymied McCarthyism but seriously questioning if the courage exists to triumph over Trumpism. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Inside the Sentinel Surveillance Tower in Ciudad Juárez: A Podcast with Investigative Journalist José Olivares www.theborderchronicle.com/inside-the-s...
Inside the Sentinel Surveillance Tower in Ciudad Juárez: A Podcast with Investigative Journalist José Olivares
Torre Centinela, a Mexican surveillance hub that will share intelligence with U.S. and Texas law enforcement is slated to open soon. Olivares discusses his investigation on Torre Centinela and the pri...
www.theborderchronicle.com
May 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Inside the Sentinel Surveillance Tower in Ciudad Juárez: A Podcast with Investigative Journalist José Olivares www.theborderchronicle.com/inside-the-s...
An excellent rundown of all the blatant corruption being committed by Trump himself and his family, and the hypocrisy – the gall – of Trump to try to detract. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
May 14, 2026
Vice President J.D.
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May 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
An excellent rundown of all the blatant corruption being committed by Trump himself and his family, and the hypocrisy – the gall – of Trump to try to detract. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
"This prosecution comes at a moment when the federal government’s commitment to FOIA has never been lower." theintercept.com/2026/05/09/d...
Dodging FOIA Could Now Mean Arrest and Strip Search, Depending on Who’s Asking
The Justice Department is now treating evading a records request as a crime, a stunning act of hypocrisy from the Trump administration.
theintercept.com
May 14, 2026 at 3:26 AM
"This prosecution comes at a moment when the federal government’s commitment to FOIA has never been lower." theintercept.com/2026/05/09/d...
Happy Mothers' Day! open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
May 9, 2026
If you google the history of Mother’s Day, the internet will tell you that Mother’s Day began in 1908 when Anna Jarvis decided to honor her mother.
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May 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Happy Mothers' Day! open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Reposted by Tim Sullivan
FTC Settles With Media Matters After Watchdog Group Claimed Agency Retaliation For Article On Elon Musk’s X deadline.com/2026/05/medi...
FTC Settles With Media Matters Over Group's Retaliation Lawsuit
Media Matters claimed that it was being punished for its reporting on Elon Musk's X
deadline.com
May 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
FTC Settles With Media Matters After Watchdog Group Claimed Agency Retaliation For Article On Elon Musk’s X deadline.com/2026/05/medi...
Reposted by Tim Sullivan
I propose some draft disclaimers for journalists to use when Trump spews nonsense, perverts justice, insults Black people, gives illegal orders, and rakes in money.
New from me: Journalists who write about Trump really need to start adding disclaimers presswatchers.org/2026/05/jour...
Journalists who write about Trump really need to start adding disclaimers | Press Watch
With a few words that simply state the obvious, news outlets could help their readers understand why all this is happening
presswatchers.org
May 6, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I propose some draft disclaimers for journalists to use when Trump spews nonsense, perverts justice, insults Black people, gives illegal orders, and rakes in money.
A key victory for the Trump-threatened New York Times v. Sullivan ruling. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
UPDATE: Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion Epstein lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal
On Monday, a federal judge dismissed Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.
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April 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
A key victory for the Trump-threatened New York Times v. Sullivan ruling. open.substack.com/pub/populari...
Jade Helm has arrived. And the conservative kooks who freaked out about it 11 years ago now absolutely love it – as long as Trump is president. theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
Welcome to the Jade Helm Presidency
Conservatives once panicked about a supposed federal plot to invade their communities and quash dissent. Now they’re cheering it.
theintercept.com
April 7, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Jade Helm has arrived. And the conservative kooks who freaked out about it 11 years ago now absolutely love it – as long as Trump is president. theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...
"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history." theintercept.com/2026/03/05/k...
Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online
The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.
theintercept.com
April 1, 2026 at 3:56 AM
"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history." theintercept.com/2026/03/05/k...
“It appears Epstein was involved in criminal activity that went way beyond pedophilia and sex trafficking, which makes it even more outrageous that [Attorney General] Pam Bondi is sitting on several million unreleased files.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
March 18, 2026
I was intending to take tonight off, but there’s big news—I mean, aside from all the other big news—that I want to make sure gets attention.
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March 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
“It appears Epstein was involved in criminal activity that went way beyond pedophilia and sex trafficking, which makes it even more outrageous that [Attorney General] Pam Bondi is sitting on several million unreleased files.” open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
"When scholars and students study how the US’s most prominent papers responded to the war on Iran, the main takeaway won’t be that the Journal offered applause while the Times and the Post equivocated. It will be that all three defended the indefensible." fair.org/home/leading...
Leading US Papers Defend the Indefensible in Iran Aggression
Editorials in three of the United States’ most prominent newspapers offered varying degrees of support for the US/Israeli aggression against Iran.
fair.org
March 14, 2026 at 11:41 PM
"When scholars and students study how the US’s most prominent papers responded to the war on Iran, the main takeaway won’t be that the Journal offered applause while the Times and the Post equivocated. It will be that all three defended the indefensible." fair.org/home/leading...
"There’s a decided progressive shift, especially among Democratic voters who are desperate for real change.” #RGV theintercept.com/2026/03/01/t...
Texas Progressives Say Democratic Establishment Is Blowing It In the Rio Grande Valley
Texas progressives like Ada Cuellar think Democrats overlearned the lessons of Trump’s surprising gains in the Rio Grande Valley.
theintercept.com
March 3, 2026 at 5:56 AM
"There’s a decided progressive shift, especially among Democratic voters who are desperate for real change.” #RGV theintercept.com/2026/03/01/t...
As per usual with statements from Trump adm officials, "it turns out that was not true." #EpsteinFiles open.substack.com/pub/populari...
The missing Epstein files
“We did not protect President Trump.”
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February 26, 2026 at 11:14 PM
As per usual with statements from Trump adm officials, "it turns out that was not true." #EpsteinFiles open.substack.com/pub/populari...
So many similarities to the Trump adm and to the petty politics of today's Republican Party. I just hope history repeats itself. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 21, 2026
On February 22, 1889, outgoing Democratic president Grover Cleveland signed an omnibus bill that divided the Territory of Dakota in half and enabled the people in the new Territories of North Dakota a...
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February 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
So many similarities to the Trump adm and to the petty politics of today's Republican Party. I just hope history repeats itself. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...