Tom Watson

Formerly of Newsweek, the Daily Beast, Talk magazine, Legal Times. Consulting on media startups and relaunches. And lately, philanthropy.

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

@belzpoems Pleasure taking in the show with you. You picked a great one to wander into! Now fix the Redbirds, wouldja?

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

Man what a wingspan

[Josh Haden @joshhaden]

"Imagine Cream with Bill Frisell on guitar and Charlie Haden on bass": Charlie Haden's guide to his best work, from jazz to blues and beyond https://t.co/HMqVCN0tO2

[Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein]

BREAKING: Trump says he's been indicted in classified docs investigation and has to appear in court in Miami on Tuesday https://t.co/iXeto7u1eF

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

The White House antisemitism initiative offers “hope that we can move from responding to tragedies to preventing them from happening.” https://t.co/RviIPyRiQ1

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

Hmmm. curious how a candidate who boasts of asserting government control over what books folks can read, what positions businesses are allowed to take, what kinds of health care people are allowed to access fares in the live free or die state. What is libertarianism in 2023?

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire: "Is anybody happy to see this woke mind virus affect all these institutions?"

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

at scale, the problem is diminished

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

this is such a key question, albeit a minor one

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

The idea that three Floridians could be vying for the GOP nomination—fun https://t.co/xndh1TNXLf

[Truth Tellers @sirharrysummit]

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[JamesVGrimaldi @JamesVGrimaldi]

Thanks @nbrownpoynter @PulitzerPrizes for citing the "outrageous and unlawful detention in Russia of @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. The Pulitzer Prize board joins the many organizations around the world demanding Evan’s immediate release.” https://t.co/OzYLLwVqwv #IStandwithEvan

[Patrick Gaspard @patrickgaspard]

Murder rates soared. But it was far higher in red states that supported Donald Trump, and in cities with Republican mayors, according to a 2022 study by Third Way. Since the country began to recover from the darkest days of COVID-19, crime rates have declined somewhat.

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

Balto rocks

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

The legendary sled dog Balto saved an Alaskan town during a 1925 diphtheria outbreak and inspired the Iditarod. Scientists studying his DNA are discovering what made him so special. https://t.co/uQ6tjtEKiA

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

this right here

[Patrick Gaspard @patrickgaspard]

Thread - Like Fox News, NY Post can’t stop lying to its readers. Rather than grapple with complexities of crime in the US, they duck meaningful argument, preferring to fall back on tired trope of blaming George Soros and reformers. Let’s look at facts: https://t.co/xkgJtsRpxh

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

Payton Washington is in the ICU after she was shot for getting in the wrong car in Texas

Kaylin Gillis was shot to death for driving into the wrong driveway in New York

Ralph Yarl was shot in the head for ringing the doorbell at the wrong house in Missouri

It’s the guns

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

Curious about the history of political success governors have had in sustained attacks on leading employers in their states. How does Florida benefit from this, exactly?

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

In addition to saying that he will send state inspectors in to inspect rides, Desantis today threatens to build a state prison next to Disney’s theme parks.

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

How dare they. If they can come for Justice Thomas’ luxury trips on super yachts they’ll come for your opulent lodges and private chefs too

[Tom Gara @tomgara]

WSJ calls out ProPublica for deploying harmful wealthist language against plus sized yachts. https://t.co/OXNFacnbaU

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

@davidfrum Now do why Canadians prefer chesterfield to sofa

[David Frum @davidfrum]

OK, as teased in the thread above: a short history of how the "living room" got its name. Starts 1/x in next frame

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

So henceforth conservative media will refer to him as the Crow-backed Justice Thomas, right? https://t.co/Qw3kE83NUz via @businessinsider

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

Hmmm. how to square with the Fox legal team's assertion that top execs were not involved enough in the coverage of false claims to justify defamation finding. seems pretty involved to me.

[Matthew Gertz @MattGertz]

In an email, Fox CEO Suzanne Scott responds to Fox's Eric Shawn fact-checking a Trump falsehood: "This has to stop now... this is bad business... the audience is furious and we are just feeding them material."

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

It's March

[Leonard Benardo @leonardbenardo1]

There have been 89 school shootings in the US in 2023.

[Tom Watson @twatsonian]

yes please https://t.co/bSWrHLoZnl via @Verge