Fmr. National Columnist for McClatchy/The Kansas City Star -- Lumina Extingue Finivimus
David Mastio
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I will never live up to this
My first foray into covering my home state: I expose the astroturf group running anti-Trump billboards here in Nebraska plains-sentinel.com/p/group-laun...
My first foray into covering my home state: I expose the astroturf group running anti-Trump billboards here in Nebraska plains-sentinel.com/p/group-laun...
Nebraska FACT CHECK: Our leaders need to get a clue about sex trafficking plains-sentinel.com/p/commentary...
In case you’re keeping score, Donald Trump has claimed that a “deal” with Iran was just about to happen at least 38 times since he started the war.
"It’s vulgar, it’s violent, it’s commercial, it’s grandiose, it’s tacky, and it dishonors" the White House, @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social writes of the "celebration" of US 250th and Trump 80th on the WH lawn. Also, says @citizensforethics.org, "deeply corrupt." www.thebulwark.com/p/the-declin...
2 years ago on the campaign trail, Trump suggested 2x in one day that migrants fight each other for the entertainment and profit of others. It reminded me of racist circus "curiosities" of long ago. So does Sunday's Ultimate Fighting Championship at the WH. 1/2 www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-immi...
From my colleague @foxmike90.bsky.social: A new bipartisan bill in Congress takes aim at the "trial penalty" and prosecutorial leverage in today's coercive system of plea bargaining. It would direct that judges review the entire history of plea negotiations in sentencing.
Though the United States went decades without a confirmed case of the invasive pest, it’s now made its way across the U.S.-Mexico border. Officials have confirmed one case in a New Mexico dog and five cases in Texas, including cattle, a dog and a goat.
From Stateline buff.ly/pyh6sZh
When the NYT published a story questioning Sec. Kennedy's engagement - including the time he spends at #HHS - he angrily retorted that anyone curious about how much time he spends in the office could consult his online calendar.
STAT has tried. It is not available. www.statnews.com/2026/06/11/r...
While this reform will not on its own dismantle the unduly coercive plea-bargaining regime entirely, it strips prosecutors of their ability to act as judge, jury, and executioner through their chargin...
None of STAT's requests for Kennedy's schedule have been completed, and some haven't even been acknowledged.
www.statnews.com
The New World screwworm has arrived in the United States. The flesh-eating parasite poses potentially life-threatening risks to pets, wildlife and livestock. While the risk is concentrated in a few…
