Mike Sisak
@mikesisak
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An escapegoat, you might say.
Jail plumber accused of helping New Orleans inmates escape is a scapegoat, lawyer says. cbsn.ws/4m5AM0G
A great @HurubieMeko dive into the unraveling of the Etan Patz case, 46 years after the boy’s disappearance ⬇️ nytimes.com/2025/07/26/nyr…
In Epstein furor, Trump struggles to shake off a controversy his allies once stoked from @ChrisMegerian & @etuckerAP apnews.com/article/trump-…
As Trump flies to Scotland, let's not forget who is missing from the trip: The WSJ reporter who was slated to be in the press pool. @tparti was planning to be part of the trip until the WH decided to punish the Journal for its scoop about Trump's old friendship with Epstein.
Leslie Knope would never
National parks employees may remove books on slavery, Native Americans and George Washington from their gift shops as part of Trump officials’ efforts to scrub these popular sites of “corrosive ideology.” wapo.st/4lNRstS
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Buccaneers today signed guard Michael Jordan.
Chuck E. Cheese has been arrested in Tallahassee, Florida. tallahassee.com/story/news/loc…
Heath Freeman and his private equity goons are trying to buy yet another paper — with money we've been demanding go towards LIVING WAGES for the employees they already have. This was the point of our rally last week: the money for a fair contract is there.
NEW: Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group is making a last-minute bid for The Dallas Morning News, which reached a deal with Hearst earlier this month. MediaNews offering $16.50 a share to Hearst's $14 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…
Randall Park says Hollywood keeps “taking the wrong lessons” from successful movies. “For example, ‘BARBIE’ is this massive blockbuster, and the idea is: Make more movies about toys! No. Make more movies by and about women!”
No.
NEW: Alden Global Capital's MediaNews Group is making a last-minute bid for The Dallas Morning News, which reached a deal with Hearst earlier this month. MediaNews offering $16.50 a share to Hearst's $14 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/bus…
NYC Buildings Department cracking down on illegal Kars 4 Kids billboards. Now if someone could just do something about that earworm of a jingle!

“His face was everywhere.” A heartbreakingly good lede on the latest twist in the grim story of Etan Patz and the decades-long quest to bring his killer to justice (by @HurubieMeko @Jonesieman) nytimes.com/2025/07/21/nyr…
Conviction of Man in Killing of Etan Patz Is Overturned nytimes.com/2025/07/21/nyr…
The fall of late night is so sad. I grew up loving Conan, SNL, Ferguson, Letterman. One thing I will say, Stephen Colbert is an insanely good man who treated us with a tremendous amount of love. Also, he's insanely funny. I will run through a wall for him the next 10 months
Today marks one year since Dad’s passing. We miss him profoundly, and we appreciate the outpouring of love and support we’ve received from everyone. ⁃ The Newharts
“All told, the Stephen Colbert-hosted show averaged 2.42 million viewers across 41 first-run episodes… growing its audience by 1% quarter over quarter.” No. 1 show in late night… canceled. latenighter.com/news/ratings/l…