Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News

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How a White House reporter became Trump’s election fraud spinmeister John Solomon spent the last four decades reporting on the most powerful people in Washington. Now he’s the president’s chief propagandist. www.ms.now/news/john-so...

Democrats are preparing a “first 100 hours” plan to try to roll back some of President Trump’s most unpopular policies if they regain control of the House and perhaps the Senate in the midterms. Our congressional correspondent Annie Karni explains what to know. trib.al/oLnvp3D

We’ve reported on how easily people have founded their own private schools in barns, strip malls and other places. That led us to an experiment: If the hurdles to open a school were so low, could we do it? And what would we learn along the way?

"But after a year protecting Joe Flacco, Urschel started to miss his life crunching numbers." www.wsj.com/wsjplus/dash...

“.. AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event .. most likely a cyberattack, that shuts down access to financial services, internet connectivity, or even power and water.” @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/10/09/a...

Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86 With his wife, Tammy Faye, Mr. Bakker built a broadcasting juggernaut around the gospel of prosperity. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...

Mississippi: Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) going negative against Scott Colom (D) Mississippi voted for Trump by 23 percentage points in 2024 and by 17 points in 2020 (when Hyde-Smith underperformed Trump and was reelected by 10 points over Mike Espy) #MSSEN #MSPOL

Requirements for becoming a private school teacher vary by state. We recently reported on a woman who pled no contest to felony child abuse charges in Florida, but was still able to open a school. Here's how you can research private schools like an investigative reporter:

An ad released in 2024 as President Trump campaigned to return to the White House is airing again this weekend with one notable difference: the appearance of the words “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”

Some advice I’ve read recently on social media tactics, adapting to various platforms for growth and whatnot boiling down to put your best work on free platforms to get more. Guys, I put my best work in to my reporting which shows up in my articles (or even a book).

Ind. church scandal: top staff resigns, replacement pastor quits Christian nationalist politico’s church struggles, family cites NAR regrets www.24sight.news/p/ind-church...

Glad to hear we’re not writing for SEO anymore, it was a garbage style which left regular readers completely confused and gummed up otherwise excellent stories

Special edition of Reliable Sources just landed 🛬 We're at a confluence of two major media stories, both involving CNN... www.cnn.com/newsletters/...

Paramount's owners have made concessions to 12 Democratic state attorneys general to settle a lawsuit that endangered the media company's bid for its larger Hollywood rival, Warner Bros. Discovery. n.pr/4yaUT42

The EU's top official backs Carney's push for Canada to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks to deepen ties amid pressure from the US n.pr/4dI0whI

This, measuring Dem/centrist voter enthusiasm via Doug Sosnik, is one of the key leading indicators of what's likely in November www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...

New: Ghislaine Maxwell's Pedophile Puppy Trick jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/ghislaine-...

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COLUMN: America's history is filled with stories of enemies who underestimated us and good guys who ultimately prevailed. But 25 years after 9/11, that narrative looks different, writes our founding editor John Harris.

Wow "To put it crudely, my first thought on exiting the screening room was, “We’re fucked.”" www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Fifth graders calm school kindergartners in Los Angeles. Kids take the "bike bus" in Oklahoma. High school students take in a new high school building in Oregon. n.pr/46IC77M

Peternel brother-in-law derides ‘uncrucified flesh’ leading Indiana’s Life Church Departures continue as Christian nationalist lieutenant governor’s church struggles after Nathan Peternel’s return www.24sight.news/p/peternel-b...

A record number of Americans believe there is widespread corruption in the U.S. government, reaching the highest level of distrust in two decades, according to a new Gallup poll.

A "sleeper issue" in red states this fall: Diesel prices

Sad to see this, I grew up w/ WBAL, a community needs reliable news, not nonstop opinion “The radio business began its decline w/ the deregulation (via) the Telecommunications Act of 1996.  ... Those consolidations always resulted in the elimination of jobs.” baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/the-...

States Cut Funding for Dolly Parton’s Child Reading Program www.newsweek.com/republicans-...

If you grew up w/ baseball you know en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_S...

Dolly Parton, Effervescent Queen of Country Music and Just About Everything Else, Dies at 80 www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...

Zelenskyy asked for more Patriot missiles, Pence says

A look at the prospect that Ds may win their first statewide race in the Hoosierland, with no less than a new generation of the Bayh family My look at the Beau Bayh race for Indiana Secretary of State for Washington Examiner Magazine www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4684...

The slow chug of the grift train losing steam

In dozens of states around the country, people are vandalizing, blocking and taking down Flock cameras. The surge in this type of activity underscores the growing resistance to this police surveillance technology. n.pr/4zva4WO

Website behind widely shared fake election polls run by 21-year-old Exclusive: Rahil Prakash tells the Guardian: ‘I wanted to see if fake polls could penetrate the ecosystem that easily’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Data centers, bond growth, personal lending (mortgages et al), the Iran War This is quite the read www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/b...

“Live update: The weary Abraham Lincoln leaves the Middle East” Same, bro. Same.

I don’t go on X.com often, but when I do I wonder which foreign adversary psyop I’m reading 😂 If I had more time I imagine it’d be a helluva past-time

As I write here for @postopinions Washington is still treating the Houthi primarily as a military threat and missing their strategic evolution. https:/www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/17/how-houthi-militia-weaponized-shipping-red-sea/

Ya don’t say www.404media.co/xs-algorithm...

ABC Sues F.C.C. to Block Threat to Its TV Licenses The network asked a court to stop the agency from taking steps that could force ABC stations off the air and accused the F.C.C. of violating its First Amendment rights. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/b...

People are searching for simple, effective ways to get out of a perpetual fight-or-flight mode. And as it turns out, spending just 10 minutes with a pencil and a piece of paper might be one of the easiest ways to do it.

Started a Homicide rewatch and fuck it hits so hard from the second the first episode starts. I love that it centers race, gender, class, gender identity and police brutality and corruption while still making the cops relatable. So different from Dick Wolf’s copaganda nonsense

That's enough cannibal rodent voyeurism for today, AI, thanks

In a new report, former Interlochen students detail some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. One of the former students tells his story to NPR.

Joseph was a carpenter ... Big Tech (including folks talking a lot about the anti-christ, singular, not plural) and Christian nationalists steadily pushing parents and children to avoid college (via this AM's Axios)

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday in Manhattan federal court, where he faces stalking charges in connection with the assassination of a health insurance executive in 2024, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. A separate murder trial is set to begin next month.

Maybe, if the poll ends up off by *20 points*, it would be best to stop citing said pollster

MAGA influencer Nick Adams' FLAG nonprofit may have spent little on its actual goal, but it’s been lucrative for Adams and his mother. In 2024, the pair collected a combined $587,279 in compensation and benefits from FLAG — 53% of the organization’s revenue for that year, records show.