Jake Wasserman
@jacobhwasserman.bsky.social
Audience editor @us.theguardian.com, formerly @forward.com, sometimes reporter, always a union guy.
jake.wasserman@theguardian.com
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jake.wasserman@theguardian.com
Signal: jwasserman.75
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How Germany's Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis
Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture has been strained by Oct. 7 and the rise of the far-right. What happens if Germany loses its memory?
forward.com
I went to Germany to speak with both Jews and non-Jewish Germans who are doing the work of bringing memory culture to life — and to learn how Germany's commitment to remember the Holocaust is being strained by the post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
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The spyware that is now in ICE's hands has been (by another government) against journalists and activists in Italy, as well as a top CEO, and a political consultant. Matteo Renzi, Italy's former prime minister, calls it the Italian Watergate. Now it's landed here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The spyware that is now in ICE's hands has been (by another government) against journalists and activists in Italy, as well as a top CEO, and a political consultant. Matteo Renzi, Italy's former prime minister, calls it the Italian Watergate. Now it's landed here: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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I spoke with SNAP workers about the chaos they saw went through when the Trump administration let benefits lapse and refused to fully fund the program
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Snap workers say Trump administration is ‘using country’s poorest as pawns’
Employees providing assistance to recipients expressed fears on how lack of aid will affect those who need it most
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I spoke with SNAP workers about the chaos they saw went through when the Trump administration let benefits lapse and refused to fully fund the program
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
After the Trump administration made official its preference for white South African asylum seekers, an AfD influencer is now seeking asylum in the US after claiming political persecution in Germany, per @washingtonpost.com:
German far-right activist seeks asylum in U.S. as Trump ties deepen
Social media influencer Naomi Seibt, a supporter of the nationalist AfD party, said she is being persecuted in Germany for her political views.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
After the Trump administration made official its preference for white South African asylum seekers, an AfD influencer is now seeking asylum in the US after claiming political persecution in Germany, per @washingtonpost.com:
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"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Europeans recognize his vision about free public transit and universal childcare. We expect our governments to make these kinds of services accessible to all of us,” said Verbeek. “We pay higher taxes and get civilized societies in return."
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On the one hand, this is deeply funny. On the other hand, this is deeply terrifying authoritarianism. On the other, other hand, this is deeply funny.
"The sandwich did not impede Officer Lairmore’s duties that night,” Sandwich Guy's lawyer argues. "A footlong from Subway could not and certainly did not inflict bodily harm.”
November 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
On the one hand, this is deeply funny. On the other hand, this is deeply terrifying authoritarianism. On the other, other hand, this is deeply funny.
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After a brief hiccup, our results page is chugging along!
Follow our results here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
and our liveblog! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Follow our results here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
and our liveblog! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Live NYC mayoral election results: Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa await outcome as polls close
Check here for results as they come in, as leftwing Democrat battles disgraced former governor and Republican candidate
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
After a brief hiccup, our results page is chugging along!
Follow our results here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
and our liveblog! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Follow our results here: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
and our liveblog! www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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We’re bringing you the latest from the most pivotal races on election day, including the highly watched New York mayoral race.
Earlier, Zohran Mamdani said he “will not be intimidated” by Trump, as the president urges New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo.
Follow for updates ⬇️
Earlier, Zohran Mamdani said he “will not be intimidated” by Trump, as the president urges New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo.
Follow for updates ⬇️
US elections 2025 live: Mamdani refuses to be ‘intimidated’ by Trump jibes as New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and California vote
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
We’re bringing you the latest from the most pivotal races on election day, including the highly watched New York mayoral race.
Earlier, Zohran Mamdani said he “will not be intimidated” by Trump, as the president urges New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo.
Follow for updates ⬇️
Earlier, Zohran Mamdani said he “will not be intimidated” by Trump, as the president urges New Yorkers to vote for Andrew Cuomo.
Follow for updates ⬇️
I’ll be driving around Middlesex and Monmouth county to talk to voters in NJ today for @us.theguardian.com!
Hopefully this sign helps with NJ’s 100 foot electioneering laws…
Hopefully this sign helps with NJ’s 100 foot electioneering laws…
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I’ll be driving around Middlesex and Monmouth county to talk to voters in NJ today for @us.theguardian.com!
Hopefully this sign helps with NJ’s 100 foot electioneering laws…
Hopefully this sign helps with NJ’s 100 foot electioneering laws…
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🚨 BIG 🚨Satmar Ahronim sect is endorsing Mamdani for mayor, two sources familiar confirmed.
Mamdani is expected to meet with Satmar leaders in Williamsburg this afternoon.
Here is more background ⬇️ forward.com/fast-forward...
Mamdani is expected to meet with Satmar leaders in Williamsburg this afternoon.
Here is more background ⬇️ forward.com/fast-forward...
Why Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
The Satmar Hasidic community’s endorsement of Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor shows the broad coalition built by the democratic socialist and Muslim.
forward.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
🚨 BIG 🚨Satmar Ahronim sect is endorsing Mamdani for mayor, two sources familiar confirmed.
Mamdani is expected to meet with Satmar leaders in Williamsburg this afternoon.
Here is more background ⬇️ forward.com/fast-forward...
Mamdani is expected to meet with Satmar leaders in Williamsburg this afternoon.
Here is more background ⬇️ forward.com/fast-forward...
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I went to Germany to speak with both Jews and non-Jewish Germans who are doing the work of bringing memory culture to life — and to learn how Germany's commitment to remember the Holocaust is being strained by the post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
How Germany's Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis
Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture has been strained by Oct. 7 and the rise of the far-right. What happens if Germany loses its memory?
forward.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I went to Germany to speak with both Jews and non-Jewish Germans who are doing the work of bringing memory culture to life — and to learn how Germany's commitment to remember the Holocaust is being strained by the post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
The right wing ideological war over Jews would be interesting if it weren't so predictable
Tucker Carlson’s interview with far-right antisemite Nick Fuentes divides conservatives
Heritage Foundation defended former Fox News host, others slammed him for platforming white supremacist
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The right wing ideological war over Jews would be interesting if it weren't so predictable
Damn the engagement is ramping up here so I can’t delete, but I meant “both* post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics”
I went to Germany to speak with both Jews and non-Jewish Germans who are doing the work of bringing memory culture to life — and to learn how Germany's commitment to remember the Holocaust is being strained by the post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
How Germany's Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis
Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture has been strained by Oct. 7 and the rise of the far-right. What happens if Germany loses its memory?
forward.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Damn the engagement is ramping up here so I can’t delete, but I meant “both* post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics”
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Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist podcaster Nick Fuentes on Monday, sitting politely as Fuentes criticized the power of “organized Jewry in America.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
One of the Most Dangerous Interviews Ever in MAGA Media
Why Tucker Carlson platformed white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
www.thebulwark.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist podcaster Nick Fuentes on Monday, sitting politely as Fuentes criticized the power of “organized Jewry in America.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
I went to Germany to speak with both Jews and non-Jewish Germans who are doing the work of bringing memory culture to life — and to learn how Germany's commitment to remember the Holocaust is being strained by the post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
How Germany's Holocaust remembrance culture kicked off a democratic crisis
Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture has been strained by Oct. 7 and the rise of the far-right. What happens if Germany loses its memory?
forward.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I went to Germany to speak with both Jews and non-Jewish Germans who are doing the work of bringing memory culture to life — and to learn how Germany's commitment to remember the Holocaust is being strained by the post-Oct. 7 and far-right politics.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
Thanks to @boellus.bsky.social for their support.
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A person in Alabama was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor, and other items, intending to attack synagogues across the US South. www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/u...
Man arrested with body armor and a suitcase filled with ammunition after threatening multiple synagogues, officials say | CNN
In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, ...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
A person in Alabama was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor, and other items, intending to attack synagogues across the US South. www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/u...
Extremely proud of this headline
‘His teeth flew out of his mouth and landed in my spaghetti’: 10 first date horror stories
‘His teeth flew out of his mouth and landed in my spaghetti’: 10 first date horror stories
Many have experienced that sinking feeling when reality falls dramatically short of expectations
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October 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Extremely proud of this headline
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glad to see silicon valley is financing the destruction of the white house 😑
list of donors includes apple, amazon, meta, microsoft and google
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list of donors includes apple, amazon, meta, microsoft and google
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Donors for Trump’s $300m White House ballroom include Google, Apple and Palantir
Work under way to demolish entire East Wing as president upped cost of new structure from $200m to $300m
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
glad to see silicon valley is financing the destruction of the white house 😑
list of donors includes apple, amazon, meta, microsoft and google
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
list of donors includes apple, amazon, meta, microsoft and google
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“Without the implicit threat of state violence, without the bravery of offering up a comically unprotected body as a target for real violence, tactical frivolity can devolve into little more than entertainment.”
Silly inflatable costumes are taking over anti-Trump protests. What are they actually saying?
Whimsical frogs and unicorns have become mascots of the resistance – but it’s easy for tactical frivolity to devolve into entertainment
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October 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“Without the implicit threat of state violence, without the bravery of offering up a comically unprotected body as a target for real violence, tactical frivolity can devolve into little more than entertainment.”
Building a time machine to go back and show this to Barack Obama before he goes out to address the 2011 White House Correspondents Association dinner
and another thing: he’s not mad. please don’t put it in the newspaper that he got mad.
October 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Building a time machine to go back and show this to Barack Obama before he goes out to address the 2011 White House Correspondents Association dinner
No Kings and the New York Sheep & Wool festival — Rhinebeck, NY
October 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
No Kings and the New York Sheep & Wool festival — Rhinebeck, NY
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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Queer and trans ppl at a Louisiana ICE facility alleged they were recruited for unsanctioned work program, forced to do hard manual labor $1 per day. They said queer ppl were targeted by an assistant warden who stalked, harassed and sexually assaulted them.
Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Queer and trans ppl at a Louisiana ICE facility alleged they were recruited for unsanctioned work program, forced to do hard manual labor $1 per day. They said queer ppl were targeted by an assistant warden who stalked, harassed and sexually assaulted them.
Nearly unbelievable, or maybe entirely believable, amount of racism and antisemitism in this group chat:
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Nearly unbelievable, or maybe entirely believable, amount of racism and antisemitism in this group chat:
Me, 1/6th of the way through this draft
me reporting: Haha hell yeah!!! Yes!!
me writing: Well this sucks. What the hell.
me writing: Well this sucks. What the hell.
October 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Me, 1/6th of the way through this draft