Ethan Harfenshvitz
@harfenist.bsky.social
NY-based editor and sometimes reporter | Pursuing MLIS @ CUNY Queens College
Work in SPLC, LA Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg, CJR, VICE News, Quartz, NowThis, Mongabay, DNAinfo, Phnom Penh Post, Jakarta Globe, BOMB Magazine, The Diplomat, more.
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Work in SPLC, LA Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg, CJR, VICE News, Quartz, NowThis, Mongabay, DNAinfo, Phnom Penh Post, Jakarta Globe, BOMB Magazine, The Diplomat, more.
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No idea what this is but that tagline made me an instant fan
January 6, 2026 at 4:32 PM
No idea what this is but that tagline made me an instant fan
This incredible Milton Glaser poster of Bob Dylan turns 60 this year.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This incredible Milton Glaser poster of Bob Dylan turns 60 this year.
I don’t think I can ever forgive Biden and co. for not bringing the hammer down on Trump right after the dust kinda settled. Seems like the US makes the same mistake over and over (Reconstruction being the worst example, arguably).
For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I don’t think I can ever forgive Biden and co. for not bringing the hammer down on Trump right after the dust kinda settled. Seems like the US makes the same mistake over and over (Reconstruction being the worst example, arguably).
I wish there was a polite way to tell people you care about that posting endless photos of their infants and young children is going to very likely fuck up their lives in some way/at the very least make them resent you for doing all of this without their consent.
January 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I wish there was a polite way to tell people you care about that posting endless photos of their infants and young children is going to very likely fuck up their lives in some way/at the very least make them resent you for doing all of this without their consent.
Please just kill me, I’m so done with how stupid the world has become because of one stupid fat cognitively impaired pedo baby man
Sources close to the White House say Trump’s disinterest in boosting María Corina Machado was due her accepting the Nobel Peace Prize — an award he's openly coveted.
“If she had turned it down ... she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” they said.
“If she had turned it down ... she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” they said.
U.S. plan to ‘run’ Venezuela clouded in confusion
In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Please just kill me, I’m so done with how stupid the world has become because of one stupid fat cognitively impaired pedo baby man
Can some other country kidnap this orange schmuck from us?
January 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Can some other country kidnap this orange schmuck from us?
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This is my worst fear, and Putin's fondest desire.
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
Mette Frederiksen criticises Donald Trump’s ‘unacceptable pressure’ as Greenland counterpart condemns ‘fantasies’
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:31 PM
This is my worst fear, and Putin's fondest desire.
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
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Outrageous—oil executives notified of a military strike before Congress.
And Trump's putting the lives of U.S. servicemembers at risk to help his donors get rich off Venezuela's oil.
It's not about democracy or drugs. It's Iraq all over again, just more openly corrupt.
And Trump's putting the lives of U.S. servicemembers at risk to help his donors get rich off Venezuela's oil.
It's not about democracy or drugs. It's Iraq all over again, just more openly corrupt.
Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Outrageous—oil executives notified of a military strike before Congress.
And Trump's putting the lives of U.S. servicemembers at risk to help his donors get rich off Venezuela's oil.
It's not about democracy or drugs. It's Iraq all over again, just more openly corrupt.
And Trump's putting the lives of U.S. servicemembers at risk to help his donors get rich off Venezuela's oil.
It's not about democracy or drugs. It's Iraq all over again, just more openly corrupt.
And as much batshit stuff is in here, it also omits some pretty damning things about people like Joe “bring back public executions” Lonsdale
listen, I know we're only 5 days in, but this NYTimes story on Silicon Valley execs injecting themselves with Chinese peptides is so far the craziest shit I have read all year
(gift link, bc this is whack)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...
(gift link, bc this is whack)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...
‘Chinese Peptides’ Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
And as much batshit stuff is in here, it also omits some pretty damning things about people like Joe “bring back public executions” Lonsdale
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A reminder: any member of Congress not impeaching is violating their own oath of office.
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
Oaths Of Office, And How Everyone Not Moving To Impeach Trump Is Violating Their Own
Until very recently the only member of Congress excused from not having moved to impeach Trump was Rep. Grijalva, because until someone swore her in there was nothing she could officially do. But f…
www.techdirt.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:18 AM
A reminder: any member of Congress not impeaching is violating their own oath of office.
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
It's not optional.
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/26/o...
Me a few nights ago:
January 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Me a few nights ago:
We’re like 6 weeks away from some MAGA asshole opening a pub with this exact name in DC and it earns $2 million in its first month.
The Swan And Paedo - Peep Show
YouTube video by Peep Show
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January 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
We’re like 6 weeks away from some MAGA asshole opening a pub with this exact name in DC and it earns $2 million in its first month.
MAGA doesn’t give a fuck that ’Fortunate Son’ or ‘Born in the USA’ or ’This Land Is Your Land’ are protest songs; they (rightfully) understand that their base associates these tunes with patriotism, and doesn’t have the listening or reading comprehension to understand what the lyrics actually say.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
MAGA doesn’t give a fuck that ’Fortunate Son’ or ‘Born in the USA’ or ’This Land Is Your Land’ are protest songs; they (rightfully) understand that their base associates these tunes with patriotism, and doesn’t have the listening or reading comprehension to understand what the lyrics actually say.
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Once this happened, and we not only tolerated the GOP being a rogue domestic terror organization but let it lead the country, it all went to shit.
Brooks Brothers riot - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Once this happened, and we not only tolerated the GOP being a rogue domestic terror organization but let it lead the country, it all went to shit.
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Asked by the NY Post if “US troops [will] be on the ground helping run the country,” Trump said: “No, if Maduro’s vice president — if the vice president does what we want, we won’t have to do that.”
nypost.com/2026/01/03/u...
nypost.com/2026/01/03/u...
Exclusive | Trump tells Post that US troops won’t be in Venezuela if Maduro VP ‘does what we want’: ‘We have a second wave’
“We’re prepared,” Trump said. “You know, we have a second wave that’s much bigger than the first wave.”
nypost.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Asked by the NY Post if “US troops [will] be on the ground helping run the country,” Trump said: “No, if Maduro’s vice president — if the vice president does what we want, we won’t have to do that.”
nypost.com/2026/01/03/u...
nypost.com/2026/01/03/u...
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So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
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the irony of a coked-out war cabinet invading a sovereign nation & kidnapping its president because he is an alleged cocaine trafficker is not lost on me
January 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
the irony of a coked-out war cabinet invading a sovereign nation & kidnapping its president because he is an alleged cocaine trafficker is not lost on me
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the problem: immigration. the solution: political destabilization in latin america.
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
the problem: immigration. the solution: political destabilization in latin america.
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This is exactly the reason why this is not only wildly illegal, under both domestic & international law, but also why it is so disastrous for world order & US national security.
So, now what stops Turkey from taking over Syria, Russia from taking over Ukraine, and China from taking over Taiwan? US?
January 3, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This is exactly the reason why this is not only wildly illegal, under both domestic & international law, but also why it is so disastrous for world order & US national security.
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Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
At least “suzerainty” is a fun-sounding word, right?
January 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
At least “suzerainty” is a fun-sounding word, right?
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Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Specifically, a protest song about how the sons of the rich were able to avoid fighting, like fighting-age Donald Trump who got four deferments for being in college and another for bone spurs.
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Marco Rubio on Cuba during the press conference: "If I lived in Havana and I was in the government, I'd be concerned ... at least a little bit"
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Marco Rubio on Cuba during the press conference: "If I lived in Havana and I was in the government, I'd be concerned ... at least a little bit"