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Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to string theory, topological quantum field theory, and various areas of mathematics. He is a professor emeritus in the school of natural sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Witten is a researcher in string theory, quantum gravity, supersymmetric quantum field theories, and other areas of mathematical physics. Witten's work has also significantly impacted pure mathematics. In 1990, he became the first physicist to be awarded a Fields Medal by the International Mathematical Union, for his mathematical insights in physics, such as his 1981 proof of the positive energy theorem in general relativity, and his interpretation of the Jones invariants of knots as Feynman integrals. He is considered the practical founder of M-theory. .. more

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Eric Holder @ericholder.bsky.social · 6d
So let me get this straight. The Justice Department WON’T investigate the shooting of a woman protesting ICE excesses in Minnesota but WILL investigate the Governor and Mayor?

What are you going to charge the Mayor and Governor with? “Felony disagreement?”

Absurd and shameful.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 8d
If you're a Republican, fraud and corruption is encouraged. That's the game.
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 8d
They apologized but will they let her back?
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U.S. apologizes for deporting a college student flying home for Thanksgiving surprise
A 19-year-old Babson College freshman was detained at Boston’s airport in November and flown to Honduras two days later despite an emergency court order.
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 10d
From HaAretz
www.haaretz.com/gaza/2026-01...
'It never ended': As the world moves on, for Gazans it's war as usual
As Global Attention Drifts to Caracas and Tehran, Palestinians in Gaza Describe Continued Military Incursions and Air Strikes, and a Shifting Yellow Line That Make Daily Life as Dangerous as Ever
www.haaretz.com

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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 10d
Calling it like it is
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 11d
Third world country

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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 11d
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12d
Human to Minneapolis: Don’t make us hurt you again. Remember that we have more guns. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Tom Homan pleads with Minnesota leaders to tamp down ICE rhetoric
The White House border czar warned: “There will be more bloodshed unless we decrease the hateful rhetoric.”
www.politico.com

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New Jewish Narrative @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social · 16d
Peace Now is reporting on settlement construction in E1. This endangers the future of a Palestinian state by bisecting the West Bank. It is a clear play for annexation and will cause damage that will take years to reverse.

https://peacenow.org.il/en/e1-construction-tender
Israel Advances E1 Construction Tender, Severely Undermining the Viability of a Political Solution - Peace Now
The Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing has published a tender for the construction of all 3,401 housing units planned in the E1 area (Tender no. 460/2025). The tender was published on the Israel Land Authority website on 10 December 2025 and reflects an accelerated effort to advance construction in E1. The plan received approval... Read more »
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 16d
I just came from the Venezuela briefing; can confirm this insane plan to indefinitely take Venezuela's oil at gun point and use it as leverage to micromanage the country.
We're back in the nation building business. And we're going to make oil guys rich. Also, it won't work.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 16d
Ds need a wider war powers resolution to stop an attack on Cuba, Colombia, Denmark and all treaty allies. Rs must answer: Are you for committing the U.S. to occupy and/or run companies to enrich oil companies? Are you for attacking allies and more endless wars? open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
MAGA Republicans Condone the War for Oil
Democrats can still do plenty
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Gershon Baskin גרשון בסקין غرشون بسكين @gershonbaskin.bsky.social · 16d
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From Gaza War to Peace
Ousting Hamas is not enough: New reality of Gaza must change
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 20d
Not much hope on the horizon www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
Trump isn't fostering a cease-fire deal – he's washing his hands of Gaza
Behind Trump's Headline Diplomacy Is a Void: Core Questions on Israeli Withdrawal, Hamas Disarmament and Gaza's Future Governance Are Postponed or Outsourced. This Isn't a Peace Effort but Conflict Ma...
www.haaretz.com

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Gershon Baskin גרשון בסקין غرشون بسكين @gershonbaskin.bsky.social · 23d
After Oct. 7, young Israelis are the hardest to lecture about peace with Palestinians
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After Oct. 7, young Israelis are the hardest to lecture about peace with Palestinians
The experience of being an Israeli soldier in Gaza over the past two years leaves little room for considering alternative thinking.
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 24d
The author is a Palestinian who is not a Hamas supporter

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Gershon Baskin גרשון בסקין غرشون بسكين @gershonbaskin.bsky.social · 24d
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Hamas’s internal power struggle over Gaza’s post-war future | The Jerusalem Post
As Gaza’s war nears its end, Hamas faces an internal rupture between armed resistance and political survival—that may decide its future and Gaza’s fate.
www.jpost.com

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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · 27d
An Israeli Teacher Protested the Gaza War. She's Being Accused of 'Insulting' the Government www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
An Israeli teacher protested the Gaza war. She's now accused of 'insulting' the government
Freedom of Expression Is Shrinking, and Israel Is Increasingly Resembling a Grotesque Dictatorship. The Case of Yael Levkovitz Is a Warning Sign
www.haaretz.com

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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · Dec 20
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
Raja Shehadeh Believes Israelis and Palestinians Can Still Find Peace
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Alison Killing @alisonkilling.bsky.social · Dec 13
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.

He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.

www.wsj.com/world/china/...
ICE Holding Chinese Man Who Documented Uyghur Camps
Heng Guan is awaiting an immigration hearing on Monday that could lead to his removal from the U.S. and ultimately land him back in China, according to his lawyer and a New York-based activist group.
www.wsj.com

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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · Dec 12
Yet another corrupt pardon
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/n...
Fraudster’s Victims Are Seething After Trump Commuted His Sentence
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New Jewish Narrative @newjewishnarrative.bsky.social · Dec 5
The situation in the West Bank has reached a breaking point, and some in Congress are responding. We need your help get more Members of Congress to speak up.

TAKE ACTION AT: https://newjewishnarrative.salsalabs.org/WelchKhannaActionDec2025/

Photo by: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Nov 25
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
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Edward Witten @edwardwitten.bsky.social · Nov 24
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X's new location transparency feature unleashes questions about origins of MAGA accounts
The function, which shows that a slew of MAGA-branded accounts are apparently based outside the U.S., also stirred speculative outrage over where the Department of Homeland Security account was create...
www.nbcnews.com

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Micah Loewinger @micahloewinger.bsky.social · Nov 23
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com

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WisDems @wisdems.org · Nov 15
Four years ago today President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill into law. This was one of the most consequential bills of our lifetimes.

Trump has been working to dismantle that work since entering office. He is always working against the people.
Photo of Trump pale with unfocused eyes. Headlines go across his face. HEADLINES "Transportation: Trump kicks off potentially messy fight over Biden's infrastructure money" "Trump is punishing Blue States by defunding their infrastructure projects" "Trump slaps his name on Infrastructure Projects funded by Biden" "What Trump's infrastructure funding pause means for cities" "Where did billions in climate and infrastructure go?"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Nov 15
TENNESSEAN: “Ethics complaint filed claiming 8 Senators ― including @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty ― violated conflict of interest rules by supporting a provision allowing them to sue the government for millions…”

(Finally they cover this story! 👏🏽)
www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

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TW @twesq.bsky.social · Nov 14
They are straight up robbing taxpayers blind at this point and not even trying to hide it. Just ransacking the treasury out in the open. This motherfucker pleaded guilty! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · Nov 14
Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Nov 14
Mafia governance in action

"the only offer on the table was that I needed to resign by 5pm that day or the DOJ would basically rain hell on UVA... If I did not resign that day, I was told that the DOJ would extract/block hundreds of millions of dollars from UVA before they would even negotiate."