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Matt Rivera retweeted
YES!
Here's the thing: We don't have network numbers...yet
But we built this all from SCRATCH.
Just a small group of people united around the idea that we could cover elections (and politics more broadly) smarter and faster than what's on TV
This is the future. Period.
A few stray media winners and losers after last night (don’t take it personally):
Winners
Online streamers: Hasan Piker, Piers Morgan and Chris Cillizza/Chuck Todd had huge numbers. Still a long way from traditional TV but this will be a space to watch in the next few election cycles.
NewsNation: They were the first national TV news outlet to call the House by a country mile, beating MS NOW by 45 minutes or so. Still have real challenges ahead given the larger linear TV business, but they deserve props.
MS NOW: A year ago MS NOW didn’t even have its own entire news division, it was still building it out post-NBC News split. Now it will reap the rewards of an election night where its viewers were engaged and could highlight its own talent.
Kornacki/Velshi/King/Nerds in general: It was a good night for the data nerds, who all had a chance to shine, many on their own dedicated streams.
Losers
ABC, NBC and CBS: For whatever reason, there was very little chatter about broadcast network coverage last night... what will the TV ratings show?
Fox News: In the medium and long run, the channel will be fine, but past election cycles suggest that their ratings will be depleted for at least a few weeks, and possibly months.
Media CEOs: Congressional Democrats are going to investigate all of the media and tech deals that have taken place over the past couple of years, and those CEOs will be in the spotlight, and may be forced to testify.
Matt Rivera retweeted
A few stray media winners and losers after last night (don’t take it personally):
Winners
Online streamers: Hasan Piker, Piers Morgan and Chris Cillizza/Chuck Todd had huge numbers. Still a long way from traditional TV but this will be a space to watch in the next few election cycles.
NewsNation: They were the first national TV news outlet to call the House by a country mile, beating MS NOW by 45 minutes or so. Still have real challenges ahead given the larger linear TV business, but they deserve props.
MS NOW: A year ago MS NOW didn’t even have its own entire news division, it was still building it out post-NBC News split. Now it will reap the rewards of an election night where its viewers were engaged and could highlight its own talent.
Kornacki/Velshi/King/Nerds in general: It was a good night for the data nerds, who all had a chance to shine, many on their own dedicated streams.
Losers
ABC, NBC and CBS: For whatever reason, there was very little chatter about broadcast network coverage last night... what will the TV ratings show?
Fox News: In the medium and long run, the channel will be fine, but past election cycles suggest that their ratings will be depleted for at least a few weeks, and possibly months.
Media CEOs: Congressional Democrats are going to investigate all of the media and tech deals that have taken place over the past couple of years, and those CEOs will be in the spotlight, and may be forced to testify.
Matt Rivera retweeted
🚨BIG NEWS 🚨
"The Projection" -- the live election night show featuring @chucktodd, @DecisionDeskHQ, @grace_panetta and me! -- totaled almost 1.5 MILLION streams across all social channels on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning.
HUUUUUUUGE
And, yes, there's much more to come. Watch this space.
Matt Rivera retweeted
Chuck Todd, Chris Cillizza to host live election night broadcast axios.com/2026/10/26/chuck-t…
Matt Rivera retweeted
A Mexican environmental group says burned dolphins and turtles are washing up after SpaceX launches.
Fishermen who already pay cartels to work are being pushed farther out, and some have been arrested in U.S. waters.
@yvirgin of @KABBFOX29 on the ripple effects of Starbase along the border: "It's a whole domino effect."
Matt Rivera retweeted
Exclusive @axios: Sinclair is launching a national news brand on @Substack
—Focus is on subscriptions
—Will leverage talent, stories from local networks
—CEO Chris Ripley acknowledges failed efforts, like Circa, in an interview, but says he's mitigating risk this time by launching the venture with New Media, a production upstart from @TheFP alums
axios.com/2026/10/06/sinclai…
Matt Rivera retweeted
Newly launched on Substack!
It’s great to finally be able to share that the @NationalPressHQ is now live!
Local news is national news. It crosses community, county and state lines, and impacts people in real ways.
Sign up now to stay ahead of the conversation on the ground.
axios.com/2026/10/06/sinclai…
Matt Rivera retweeted
Americans are looking for a new type of news. It’s easy to understand why.
Introducing The National Press.
Bringing together 1,200 local reporters from 60+ stations across America—all in one place.
Subscribe today: thenationalpress.link/4ARUog…
Matt Rivera retweeted
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, director of a 2026 documentary about Elon Musk, tells @chucktodd that @elonmusk has already threatened to sue him.
@alexgibneyfilm: “So am I worried that people won't get to see this film? Yes. I'm hopeful. And we keep spreading the word about instances where it may seem that, the powers of censorship were coming down.”
Watch the full conversation on the Noosphere app:
noosphere.app/musk-filmmaker…
Matt Rivera retweeted
This weeks episode of Sunday Night with @chucktodd is now LIVE featuring @AbdulElSayed . Link to watch is here: noosphere.app/abdul-el-sayed…
Matt Rivera retweeted
@AshleyJudd: Well, if we applied to the material and lived reality of women's existence, the 14th amendment, then maybe the First Amendment would do better. And there wouldn't have, you know, rich pornographers who torture women and call that protected speech.
Watch her full conversation with @chucktodd on the Noosphere app
noosphere.app/untitled-165/
Matt Rivera retweeted
@AshleyJudd tells @chucktodd, “AI is not the problem. It’s the consciousness that’s creating it.”
Stay tuned for this week’s episode of #SundayNightwithChuckTodd, airing Sunday night @6 p.m. ET - only on the Noosphere app.
Matt Rivera retweeted
Economist @djheakin says the rising inflation “is a big problem,” for everyday Americans, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck.
Watch the full conversation on Sunday Night with @chucktodd, exclusively on Noosphere.
Matt Rivera retweeted
“I don't think it's inevitable, but it's a distinct possibility.”—John Bolton on the possibility of civil war in Iran.
Former National Security Adviser and UN Ambassador John Bolton talks about President Trump's decision to launch a war on Iran. Bolton, a frequent critic of the president, talks about his support for the attacks, his call for increased defense spending, and his belief that Trump should make more public addresses about the decision to attack.
Watch this week’s episode of #SundayNightWithChuckTodd —noosphere.app/john-bolton-tr…
Matt Rivera retweeted
“The enthusiasm is with Democrats.” — @JessicaTaylor , Senate editor for the @CookPolitical with Amy Walter, joins @chucktodd to talk about the start of primary season and a blockbuster showdown in Texas.
Don’t miss the postgame from this week’s episode of #SundayNightWithChuckTodd. noosphere.app/the-enthusiasm…
Matt Rivera retweeted
WILLIE COLON
Acabo de confirmar lo que me resistÍa a creer: Willie Colón efectivamente ha fallecido.
A su esposa Julia, a sus hijos, familia y seres queridos envío mi sentido pésame.
Más adelante y con calma escribiré sobre Willie y su vital e importante legado musical.
Rubén Blades
21 de Febrero, 2026
Matt Rivera retweeted
"Do these people know what they're doing?"
The incomparable @chelsea_janes breaks things down, in under a minute.
Publicly, the Washington Post staff has “addressed Jeff Bezos, not Will Lewis. Why?” — @chucktodd
“Because it seems like he has the power to change it. It’s not my money, [Bezos] is where he is for a reason, but he’s got money and it’s like, if the money is the problem, why now? Why on this scale?
“Why frankly, have you been paying people to run the paper who’ve made that problem worse?” — @washingtonpost ‘s @chelsea_janes
🎧 Full conversation on Noosphere
#SundayNightwithChuckTodd
Matt Rivera retweeted
Publicly, the Washington Post staff has “addressed Jeff Bezos, not Will Lewis. Why?” — @chucktodd
“Because it seems like he has the power to change it. It’s not my money, [Bezos] is where he is for a reason, but he’s got money and it’s like, if the money is the problem, why now? Why on this scale?
“Why frankly, have you been paying people to run the paper who’ve made that problem worse?” — @washingtonpost ‘s @chelsea_janes
🎧 Full conversation on Noosphere
#SundayNightwithChuckTodd
Matt Rivera retweeted
“The 1807 Insurrection Act is a bundle of legislation that we absolutely should have reformed a long time ago…the system has already failed.” @AEI ’s Kori Schake speaking with @chucktodd on @noosphereapp.
Don’t miss this week’s episode of #SundayNightWithChuckTodd only on the Noosphere app. Download the app, subscribe, and watch the latest show. noosphere.app/damage-how-one…