Amy Culbertson

Refugee from 40 years of newspapering; now freelance editor, writer, eater, observer, critic, curmudgeon.

[Amy Culbertson @culbertsonamy]

@TheTedAllen I agree with the sentiment, but Andy Borowitz said it first. Passing his comment off as your own doesn't make you look too good.

[Amy Culbertson @culbertsonamy]

Trump’s ICE Arrested a Whistleblower Who Exposed Sexual Assault in Detention. Now, He’s Left the Country. https://t.co/7ruDipZlAv - via @TexasObserver

[Sir William Browder KCMG @Billbrowder]

Alexei Zimin: Outspoken anti-war Russian TV chef who was exiled to London found dead in Belgrade hotel - The Standard https://t.co/qRdTEi58Ey

[julie k. brown @jkbjournalist]

Breaking: Sources for Miami Herald/McClatchy confirm that the Ethics Report is "highly damaging" -- the report could be leaked today. @miamiherald

[Mattie Timmer @MattieTimmer]

Evil was handed a mandate. They are energized and emboldened.

Do not respond with fear. It gives authoritarians exactly what they need.

[Zach W. Lambert @ZachWLambert]

So many folks are reeling after Donald Trump's election, but one group we aren't talking about enough are women who've been sexually assaulted.

This week we elected a president who, just last year, was found guilty of sexually abusing and then defaming a woman.

The message we are sending to women is loud and clear: There is no accountability for rich and powerful men who abuse you.

Shame on us.

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

People should get what they voted for. It’s called democracy.

[Jonathan Reiner @JReinerMD]

I’m all for making America healthy (it’s actually my day job). But if I were given that portfolio I would start by enabling the 27 million Americans who are uninsured to get health insurance and helping everyone afford the unaffordable medications we prescribe. I probably wouldn’t start by focusing on fluoride in drinking water.

[@TheCoreyRichardson on Threads. Follow Me There. @vexedinthecity]

The people in my autism parenting groups who are just figuring out what gutting the Department of Education is going to do to their kids, after they voted for Trump. Whew, chile. It’s a whole lotta, “They can’t do that, right?” Nah, bro. They can and they’re gonna.

[Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports]

Rudy Giuliani is in federal court now.

He was order to appear after the Georgia election workers he defamed say he "secreted away" assets from his N.Y. apartment — and reportedly went to Trump's polling station in a Mercedes convertible ordered to be turned over to them.

[Will Stancil @whstancil]

Gotta hand it to Bill Kristol, who is extremely clear-eyed about our priorities now. The backlash to Trump needs to start immediately. He won an election, by a little. He’s not a king now.

[kae @tojisluvr]

this happened on my campus today im sick

[David Corn @DavidCornDC]

Election Day was Judgement Day for America. A majority embraced a racist and misogynistic criminal who tried to overthrow American democracy and who has been called a "fascist" by former aides. It can happen here. It has. This is us. Here's my latest:

https://t.co/Cilud7RCWS

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

The future of not just America but the whole world hinges on what we do today in the United States.

Only one of these candidates is fit to lead our great nation.

Stay in the voting line no matter what; vote for Kamala Harris; and help save our planet from a possible nightmare.

[Edward-Isaac Dovere @IsaacDovere]

the former president refers to being asked a question by a journalist as “violence”:

[Sam Gringlas @gringsam]

Several polling places in Fulton County received threats and had to be temporarily closed.

County election officials are seeking a court order on keep those sites open a little later.

[David Weigel @daveweigel]

Irony is that Fox keeps running the statement bc it's part of a "Democrats are crazy" storyline, not as free Oprah advertising. (Like Elon Musk, Winfrey suggested that this might be the last election if her team loses.)

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

A blank check over health care in the US for kooky conspiracy theorist lawyer RFK Jr.

[Susan @susanbordson]

Trends in political journalism:
Consider the indy journo efforts of @atrupar & @Acyn

If we ONLY had the written copy & sound bites of Trump selected by corporate newsrooms, we wouldn't have had *fully accurate* impressions regarding Trump's words & the themes in his messaging

[Rue’s Last Fix @CurttiMagurtti]

SCREAMINGGGGGGGGG