John Schwartz

Professor of journalism, UT Austin. Former NYT, WP. Climate, politics, dumb jokes.

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2026-10-26 14:24:45 UTC

The @nytimes announced today that it's lifting the paywall on midterms election coverage until all of the results are in. All you can eat.

2026-09-01 11:40:37 UTC

"What’s happened here should be seen for what it is — straight-up government censorship, the very kind that’s forbidden by the First Amendment." @sulliview
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/fearful-and-desperate-trump-is-escalating?r=nbbuk&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

2026-07-29 16:04:04 UTC

The indispensable @jbouie
"Musk spends a large part of his free time fomenting violence and spreading the same hateful ideology that motivated some of the deadliest shootings and attacks ever to happen on American soil. It is that fact, and not the cars he builds or the rockets he launches, that ought to define his place in public life."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/opinion/elon-musk-far-right-remigration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.PWbn.lokK4SL1cep0&smid=url-share

2026-04-05 08:56:43 UTC

Right-wing “thought leaders“ have been oh so earnestly telling us that we have a lot to learn from Hungary, and I’m finally wondering if they don’t have a point. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/world/europe/hungary-election-orban-magyar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.aVA.SBjV.pGfwzwuvrIW2&smid=nytcore-ios-share

2026-03-04 18:03:37 UTC

Noem is leaving her position to spend more time killing pets with her family.

2026-02-24 04:31:27 UTC

It’s not like I lack for self-esteem or self regard, but I don’t think I would offer to explain to the Pope — the POPE — why he’s wrong about Catholicism.

2026-02-13 19:41:20 UTC

Department of the Eye of Sauron https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/dhs-anti-ice-social-media.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

2026-01-21 15:10:56 UTC

An important piece from @nprofile…fmhs — "The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/ice-shooting-renee-good.html

2026-01-10 05:37:30 UTC

Dallas and Williamson county Republicans making it harder to vote. What are you scared of, guys? Oh. We already know. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/09/dallas-williamson-end-countywide-voting-sites-for-march-election/

2025-12-02 02:06:25 UTC

When Marc Benioff bought Time I though, well, how badly could a Silicon Valley exec mess up this storied publication? So now we know.
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/590430100_17931808908119136_6505766834421442434_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=108&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=NiOQ2jA49RkQ7kNvwHf_mMw&_nc_oc=AdmfbHiBKUh2YBiimVzGVew-1rG3GJt1zdGJPMm0Muc4zSjlD7Dw1k9l0UO2e5aKncE&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=AMJMky4EAAAA&_nc_gid=TyImfIHX2gnkaKUvxcdxqA&oh=00_Afl2He9MHVEl9KavTnKggO-rIv7sHW0SKCiku6M-fkSecQ&oe=6942452C

2025-11-28 04:37:56 UTC

Farange is scum. A target recalls: “All I could think of was his 13-year-old self sidling up to me, growling the words “Hitler was right” and other odious remarks (“To the gas chambers”, “Gas them – ssssssssss”) which he now refers to, rather quaintly, as banter.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/25/dont-believe-nigel-farage-denials-targeted-me-for-being-jewish-and-it-hurt

2025-11-21 01:50:24 UTC

A president is not a king. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/nyregion/james-comey-case-dismissed.html?smid=url-share

2025-11-21 01:50:24 UTC

The arrogance of ICE agents. The sheer petyiness. The raw sense of risk in pushing back. my friend @nprofile…8rqc speaks for me, and for a lot of us. https://elpasomatters.org/2025/11/20/opinion-ice-arrogance-power-abuse-airport-encounter/

2025-10-21 20:44:20 UTC

The governor, who is an attorney, should take a refresher course on unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
“Texas is targeting professors who are more focused on pushing leftist ideologies rather than preparing students to lead our nation… We must end indoctrination and return to education fundamentals at all levels of education.” https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/21/gov-abbott-admitted-to-purging-leftist-professors/

2025-06-06 09:52:51 UTC

The NYT editorial board is right. There is only one emergency in all of these emergency declarations. And it's Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/opinion/los-angeles-protests-national-guard-trump.html?smid=bs-share

2025-05-06 01:52:00 UTC

Great story. You can read more about this wild-ass installation in Jon Gertner’s book, “The ice at the end of the world.”
https://www.wsj.com/world/greenland-us-camp-century-nuclear-base-91e8abea?st=WddqQQ&reflink=article_copyURL_share

2025-05-06 01:52:00 UTC

The “moms” dedicated to destroying public health and reviving epidemics of horrible diseases. And they ate winning. Great story. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/us/politics/texas-moms-vaccine-mandates.html

2025-03-14 22:46:28 UTC

The 900 books yanked from the Nimitz Library include “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr.,” “Einstein on Race and Racism,” and a biography on Jackie Robinson.
NO THINKING ALLOWED IN THE NAVY. Just follows orders. What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/us/politics/naval-academy-diversity-affirmative-action.html

2025-03-14 22:46:28 UTC

Who is the Werner Klemperer of this administration?

2025-03-14 22:46:28 UTC

I understand that there are no ethical standards in the new administration and so officials aren't putting their investments in a blind trust, but geez wow the people defending the administration on this Signal business have absolutely put their integrity and brains in a blind trust.

2025-02-24 18:02:26 UTC

When I reported on space for the NYT, Musk didn't like a story about the failure of one of his early rockets. He told me he wanted another reporter to cover SpaceX. I passed him to my editor, who explained that sources don't get to decide who covers them. This is the way. You don't let bullies dictate how they are covered. And when government pulls that crap, it violates the First Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/business/media/trump-white-house-press.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

2025-01-23 23:15:43 UTC

Gee, Daily Signal, I dunno. I'm already trying to help train the next generation of journalists in hopes of keeping a free press alive.
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.75761-15/474632235_18437930137074324_3901588446921055002_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=_4hWP3rRnswQ7kNvgE5JFml&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=ANlhwUlfQy3Dew3h32VtUHw&oh=00_AYDzuYVyJtXzMwQjfsbmahdxJ36iyqvQ7LM5Yb6lbAtNvw&oe=6798A5B8

2025-01-02 22:29:34 UTC

All of your "favorite" cast villains are back for Season 2. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/us/politics/trump-manafort.html

2025-01-02 22:29:34 UTC

Mark Zuckerberg Is the Kindest, Bravest, Warmest, Most Wonderful Human Being I’ve Ever Known in My Life
RE: https://www.threads.net/@sheerafrenkel/post/DE-jO3qyIIH

2025-01-02 22:29:34 UTC

They’re going to try to dump or dilute the National Climate Assessment. Again. “It will make the U.S. look like clowns to the rest of the world….They’re going to try to basically say, ‘We don’t know enough to do anything about the climate,’ which is nonsense.” https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-team-takes-aim-at-crown-jewel-of-us-climate-research

2025-01-02 22:29:34 UTC

“America didn’t swing rightward, but couchward:
The popular vote result was almost entirely a collapse in support for Harris and Democrats, not an increase in support for Trump and MAGA.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelpodhorzer/p/how-trump-won?r=nbbuk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

2024-11-14 04:40:51 UTC

I can’t believe Trump wants to nominate Oz. I mean, I haven’t heard any horrifying sex allegations about him.

2024-11-08 18:52:59 UTC

Getting off of fossil fuels isn’t about politics; it’s just math.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/giant-batteries-drain-economics-gas-power-plants-2023-11-21/

2024-11-07 23:02:59 UTC

You know, the phrase double entendre comes from the French
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/465913910_877574497853895_5940898254538252315_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=18de74&_nc_ohc=lyHf5Kz4g4QQ7kNvgHahHdd&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_gid=AU6UKFZedXAc6M0ApEGBBl8&oh=00_AYBI6KaXy2y1WVIKC97qL62F7bmIKRK7swgjk8Or9rjwQQ&oe=673343FF

2024-10-26 21:46:01 UTC

I could not love @npub1tqx…mnju more
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/26/washington-post-endorses-kamala-harris-satire/

2024-10-13 22:57:40 UTC

Dear lawyers: Don’t help that guy if you value democracy, the rule of law, your professional reputation and your career.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/13/opinion/trump-lawyers-election.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&tgrp=cpy&pvid=1C5EE366-ED0E-4623-A558-6959AF7E757A

2024-10-05 15:31:11 UTC

“When you place lies and facts on an even footing, it basically creates a political sphere in which there’s no fact-based reality. That’s a pre-totalitarian condition. You can’t have politics if you don’t have a shared reality and if you don’t place an absolute value on the truth.” @npub1x6a…3k38 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/opinion/masha-gessen-vp-debate.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb