David Sleight

@stuntbox
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712 Posts
Design director-type, publishing geek, itinerant newsroom denizen. Priors: ProPublica, BusinessWeek, Pearson Ed, consultant.
Websitehttps://stuntbox.com
Prior Work Biohttps://www.propublica.org/people/david-sleight
David Sleight3d ago

Insurance rep on phone: “To be honest with you…”

Me: “What were you before?!”

David Sleight4d ago
Faced with the entire universe of aesthetic options, this administration manages to consistently find the single tackiest option and slam into it like a heat-seeking missile of bad taste. https://wapo.st/4bruqFi
Appointee wants to replace White House columns with the ones Trump prefers

The head of a federal arts commission is proposing the more ornate Corinthian style for the nearly 200-year-old columns at the building’s front entrance.

The Washington Post
David SleightMar 9

“We don’t mean no harm but we truly mean all the disrespect.”

Top 10. Favorite. Lyric.

David SleightMar 4
New life goal: Experience fewer than three genres of corporate on-hold music in a single day.
David SleightMar 3
TIL there’s an emergency room in Brooklyn that’s now named after Home Depot. That’s one way to corner both sides of the nail gun market. 🔨😲
David SleightFeb 24
Budgeting by vibes. https://wapo.st/4cIMEnI
Trump aides struggle with how to spend $500 billion more on military

Some senior officials resisted the decision to approve the major military spending increase, people familiar with the matter said.

The Washington Post
David SleightFeb 11
[screaming externally] https://wapo.st/4auA1dj
FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine

The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals. 

The Washington Post
David SleightFeb 7
“I only watched part of it. Someone else clicked the button. It wasn’t my idea but if it was it’s okay. The buck stops… honestly, I have no idea where it stops, maybe the snack drawer?” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/us/politics/trump-obamas-video-apes-truth-social.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.d5D1.kB6kubKA491F
Trump Declines to Apologize for Posting Racist Video Portraying Obamas as Apes

The video clip that President Trump posted in a late-night flurry of social media activity caused an unusually strong and public outcry from members of his own party.

The New York Times
Show threadDavid SleightFeb 6
What I’d like to see clearer reporting about is under what authority this change is being made. Because they said so?
David SleightFeb 6
They don’t work for him, Karoline. They work for the people. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/us/politics/trump-federal-workers-protections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFA.J1nG.5tDJSaMUjSaO