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Caroline Casey
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pyrrhic victor, enemy of fun
this is still the situation in msp if you want to give $5 (or more!) to an org doing mutual aid on the ground here, and maybe win a winsome tshirt in the process (link to enter) forms.gle/Wv5nwAnyfHny...
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
good job legacy media!
Inbox: The New Yorker is hiring Washington Post book critic Becca Rothfeld.
February 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I know a lawyer who is on leave from work so she can find her neighbors
message from MN
February 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
will lewis substack when
February 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM
get this man a cape
In case you’re wondering if whistling and cameras work, today when agents were coming out of Burger King and I was at the door directly in front of them as they walked out they went “oh fuck” and quickly pulled up their masks and ran back to their car before driving off.
There was so much ICE activity today. A group of agents spent the whole morning inside Jimmy’s Bar and then ended up driving erratically all throughout the Holland & Como neighborhoods, eventually trying to park at the 2nd precinct police station.
February 8, 2026 at 12:18 AM
this is why my DC mom, who subscribed for sixty plus years, no longer does.
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.

@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
spent the morning sharing these with local businesses; we are furious AND cute (thank you genius generous printer, @eireannmor.bsky.social)
February 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
bad bunny x pluribus?
February 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
bring back my #1 fave format / best camping reading option
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
"left-wing agitator"
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Reposted by Caroline Casey
worth noting that the second rich people stopped being afraid of mobs tearing them limb from limb, they stopped building libraries and opera houses and stuff and started ripping the copper wiring out of the walls of society instead
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
why do we have GOVERNMENT if not as the first line of defense
Wonsley responding to Vetaw saying they should go philanthropy route: Government funding is last line of defense. There are thousands of residents who don't have access to mutual aid networks.
February 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
sucker born every minute
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
amazon is, and always has been, an immiseration machine
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
memo to @smith.senate.gov, this is how you do it
While Tom Homan was trying to grab headlines this morning ICE was again circling our schools. They’ve been out all morning and no “drawdown” is enough until every single one of these agents is out of our state and DHS is abolished.
February 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Reposted by Caroline Casey
For those looking for freelance work in the wake of WaPo layoffs: I'm an editor at large overseeing Ideas & Culture at Bloomberg, including our Books coverage. Find me at skillingswo2@bloomberg.net
February 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Reposted by Caroline Casey
Shutting down (the stellar) books coverage at WaPo is a real telling move when your owner is literally Jeff Bezos
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
also good luck to the book team at the nyt, who are now everyone's last hope
February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Reposted by Caroline Casey
Told them to stay home today but turn up for a Zoom. It's infuriating that toxic narcissist who carelessly damaged (but didn't wholly destroy) the book business is kowtowing to an illiterate fascist to stifle creativity, free speech, and what remains of critical thought. www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/m...
Washington Post announces widespread layoffs, gutting numerous parts of its newsroom | CNN Business
The Washington Post is announcing mass layoffs Wednesday morning, dealing another big blow to a storied media company and a newsroom that has reached a breaking point.
www.cnn.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
A sub to the WaPo, the great, storied paper of my youth, now gets you... Megan McCardle and George Will.
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"closing books coverage" right on the heels of it again becoming great and vibrant and one of the paper's strengths.
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast

“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said

More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Reposted by Caroline Casey
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:54 PM
"I share a porn monitoring app with my teen son"
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?

MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
caucusing is hell but it's also a very easy way to do something.
Caucus Night is tonight! Here's when and where to find yours:

🔵 Registration opens at 6:30 p.m. across Minnesota
🔵 Caucuses begin at 7:00 p.m.
🔵 You can find your caucus location with you address here: caucusfinder.sos.mn.gov/
🔵 Learn more at dfl.org/caucus
Voting Information
caucusfinder.sos.mn.gov
February 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
being a predator is not a professional misstep
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM