Vernon Silver

THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.

Among the journalism folks supposedly offering advice as part of Grammarly's "Expert Review": Emily Bell, Margaret Sullivan, "Nieman Lab," Marty Baron, Jay Rosen, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Roy Peter Clark, Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, Penny Abernathy

Meloni has stabilized Italy. In her second act, she wants growth — and a global reality check on AI. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The evolution of Giorgia Meloni: Her plan for Italy and fears of AI bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @chiaraalbanese @donatopmancini @flaviajackson

@benryanwriter @ebruenig @TheAtlantic Not obvious to me, thought til the end and even reading the vague eds note that it was her story. Fiction should be marked such and there would have been zero issue

Il mio saggio tradotto dall'Internazionale @Internazionale e anche una conversazione sul podcast, Il Mondo: internazionale.it/podcast/ilmond… Il mio viaggio da giornalista ad autista di Uber intern.az/1Pje

Steve Scherer is officially a Substack Bestseller! Subscribe here: stevescherer.substack.com/?bestsellerCar…

My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump's America I see my own fragility reflected in the people climbing into my back seat before dawn: widows, migrants, parents, workers stitching together lives on the margins. open.substack.com/pub/stevescher…

FHFA Director Bill Pulte was a driving force behind the Trump administration’s decision to subpoena the Federal Reserve, according to people familiar. Some of Trump’s allies were alarmed by the move, fearing a legal fight aimed at Powell will upset the bond market. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: federalreserve.gov/newsevents/spe…

A Chinese billionaire was seeking parental rights to at least four unborn children. An LA court’s additional research showed that he had already fathered or was in the process of fathering at least eight more—all through surrogates. wsj.com/us-news/chines…

Just @ZekeFaux and @maxabelson with a late contender for best story of the year. Featuring Trump’s memecoin, a cat cafe, and a financial product called “Pony Fart Empire.” bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Student journalism is journalism.

This is just unbelievable reporting and riveting storytelling from @davidenrich @jbsgreenberg @MattGoldstein26 @SteveEder nytimes.com/2025/12/16/mag…

BrownUAlert: The Providence Police Department has asked that anyone from Brown who was in Barus & Holley on Friday or Saturday, Dec. 12-13, arrange for an interview. Even an incidental detail may be helpful in investigating. To contact Providence police, please email ppdtips@providenceri.gov and include your name, contact information, and timeframe and location in the building.

Good day to support the @the_herald, the paper that made me a journalist. These students are working overnight and through grief to cover tragedy on their own campus — with the gunman still at large. College newspapers are tough businesses. Link here: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/…

This morning, I’m giving to the Brown Daily Herald as its staff covers the unthinkable. If you’re a fellow BDH alum or have leaned on their outstanding coverage in the past day, consider doing the same: secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/…

Five major lawsuits filed today against US chip manufacturers Texas Instruments, Intel, AMD and distributor Mouser in Texas for failing to stop their technology from getting into Russian missiles and Iranian drones killing and maiming Ukrainian civilians. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Very few Digital Arrest victims speak with journalists because they are gaslit, shamed and taunted. They are constantly told how naive they are and questioned about how they could fall for such an obvious scam...