Al Tompkins
@atompkins
55 years as journalist, author, visiting prof at Syracuse U, teaches A-I use, writing, retired @POYNTER. Buy my book Aim for the Heart -Amazon
Please do keep asking "how much." This plane, if retrofitted for Trump, will only be in service a short while. Then it is to be "donated" to a "presidential library." nytimes.com/2025/07/27/us/…
It is difficult to earn a "Pants on Fire" lie rating from Politifact, but Trump's claim of an Obama attempted coup scores- again politifact.com/factchecks/202…
Millions of dollars worth- to be destroyed, even after agencies offered to buy them reuters.com/legal/litigati…
This is what he said in 2013. seems right today too. x.com/realDonaldTrum…
President should not be telling the Washington Redskins to change their name-our country has far bigger problems! FOCUS on them,not nonsense
The ICE holding conditions are worse than you have heard. Multiple interviews produced this account: hrw.org/report/2025/07…
Yes it looks concerning, but still appears to be heading for distruction soon. Probably won't amount of much, the experts say. Stay tuned but not worried.
As of Thursday, Donald Trump spent 68 days at a Trump property out of 179 days in office. That's about one fourth of the days he has been in office this term. source: WaPo
Another attempt at journalist intimidation bites the dust yahoo.com/news/donald-tr…
Please can we start discovery ASAP? I would assume WSJ would ask for all files in the government’s possession that would prove the story to be true, truth is a defense in defamation. Depositions plez. Maybe starting Monday? Please. cbsnews.com/news/trump-law…
WATCH: “Don’t you dare ever say that again.” 🤔 JUST NOW IN NASHVILLE — with a straight face, @KristiNoem lashed out at a Hispanic reporter and said ICE isn’t targeting Latino communities, and they’re also not racial profiling. 🧐 (despite Homan admitting it)
Florida Quietly Hid Contracts Detailing DeSantis’ $225 Million Spending Spree to Detain Migrants notus.org/florida/desant…
New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iran nuke sites— shockingly, that is not what Trump claimed. nbcnews.com/politics/natio…
US set to destroy 500 tons of US-taxpayer funded emergency food | CNN Politics cnn.com/2025/07/16/pol…
I hope @CNN @nyt @wapo will see this - my friend sent me this from Sierra Leone- the cost of killing #USAID and #pepfar. You will see a hospital that has ONE AIDS test left. @NickKristof has also reported on boxes of pharmaceuticals wasting away. vimeo.com/1101608670/432…
Wednesday, the US Senate behind debate on the future of zUSAID and PEPFAR-see firsthand why this matters. I have a friend who witnessed something you should see vimeo.com/1101608670/432…
See, for yourself, what my friend saw in Sierra Leone. Then realize the real on the ground cost of killing #USAID - I helped him produce this video. Watch then share as the U.S. Senste votes vimeo.com/1101608670/432…
The end of USAID sounds abstract until you see what a friend of mine saw in Sierra Leone. I helped him produce this so you could see it with your own eyes- share please vimeo.com/1101608670/432…