Jake Wasserman
@jacobhwasserman.bsky.social
Audience editor @us.theguardian.com, formerly @forward.com, sometimes reporter, always a union guy.
jake.wasserman@theguardian.com
Signal: jwasserman.75
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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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
Now that the holidays are over I can share that I gifted my avid knitter wife a 'sponsorsheep' of one of the gay German sheep — Horny, who apparently is not the devil in disguise
December 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Now that the holidays are over I can share that I gifted my avid knitter wife a 'sponsorsheep' of one of the gay German sheep — Horny, who apparently is not the devil in disguise
This is one of the funniest things I've read all year, and it applies to more than just journalism
Please learn how to use your computer
"The number of professionals in journalism, media, communications, and academia who still don't understand how to use the very tools they depend on for their livelihood is, frankly, staggering."
www.niemanlab.org
December 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is one of the funniest things I've read all year, and it applies to more than just journalism
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
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December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
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UnitedHealth sued The Guardian after we reported on bonuses it paid nursing homes that cut hospital transfers for seniors.
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
UnitedHealth sued The Guardian after we reported on bonuses it paid nursing homes that cut hospital transfers for seniors.
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
We kept reporting.
Now we’re publishing this on allegations that delayed or denied transfers led to the deaths of nursing home residents:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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I spoke to people who are standing up to ICE - from a real estate appraiser chasing ICE on his bike to a fetish shop owner distributing whistles and an undocumented social worker putting money in detainees’ commissary accounts
Whistles, Signal and school patrols: how ordinary Americans are fighting back against ICE
As Trump carries out his mass deportation operation, residents are banding together to block raids and distribute groceries
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I spoke to people who are standing up to ICE - from a real estate appraiser chasing ICE on his bike to a fetish shop owner distributing whistles and an undocumented social worker putting money in detainees’ commissary accounts
Very excited to see this announcement of the next EIC at my former shop @forward.com:
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Alyssa Katz Named Next Editor-in-Chief of the Forward
Alyssa Katz has been named Editor-in-Chief of the Forward, the nation’s most influential and widely-read Jewish publication. The appointment was announced today by Forward Publisher & CEO Rachel Fishm...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Very excited to see this announcement of the next EIC at my former shop @forward.com:
forward.com/communicatio...
forward.com/communicatio...
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
Not enough Americans internalized the lessons of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas and it shows
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Not enough Americans internalized the lessons of Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas and it shows
Ambivalent about the snow today, it seems.
December 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Ambivalent about the snow today, it seems.
Irvington, NJ also used its city's opioid settlement funds to throw a concert DJ'd by a city government official whose only job is just to be a DJ
Dozens of government websites have fallen victim to a PDF-based SEO scam, while others have been hijacked to sell sex toys.
Porn Is Being Injected Into Government Websites Via Malicious PDFs
Dozens of government websites have fallen victim to a PDF-based SEO scam, while others have been hijacked to sell sex toys.
www.404media.co
December 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Irvington, NJ also used its city's opioid settlement funds to throw a concert DJ'd by a city government official whose only job is just to be a DJ
Can't wait to read about what happened in these negotiations, but it seems clear that Steve Cohen absolutely does not give a fuck about the Mets anymore now that he's won his casino war
December 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Can't wait to read about what happened in these negotiations, but it seems clear that Steve Cohen absolutely does not give a fuck about the Mets anymore now that he's won his casino war
"Zine-makers and enthusiasts say that people are likely embracing the pen-and-paper medium again due to social media censorship, surveillance, doxing and the alleged suppression of certain topics on algorithms."
Gen-Zine: DIY publications find new life as form of resistance against Trump
Zines have made a resurgence as communities seek to share information on everything from ICE raids to local elections
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Zine-makers and enthusiasts say that people are likely embracing the pen-and-paper medium again due to social media censorship, surveillance, doxing and the alleged suppression of certain topics on algorithms."
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New: Pregnant immigrant women are showing up to deliver their babies w/ surveillance smart watches on their wrists as part of an ICE monitoring program. They’re too afraid of being detained to have the watch cut off even when it’s medically necessary. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ICE is tracking pregnant women all the way to the delivery room: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’
Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labour and delivery
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New: Pregnant immigrant women are showing up to deliver their babies w/ surveillance smart watches on their wrists as part of an ICE monitoring program. They’re too afraid of being detained to have the watch cut off even when it’s medically necessary. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
“Drop the arrogance, drop the exceptionalism.”
One year after Trump’s re-election, the Guardian asked activists and opposition leaders from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey what their experiences have taught them about authoritarianism – and what they wish they’d understood sooner.
One year after Trump’s re-election, the Guardian asked activists and opposition leaders from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey what their experiences have taught them about authoritarianism – and what they wish they’d understood sooner.
We asked activists from authoritarian regimes what they wish they’d known sooner. Here’s what they said
Activists from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey offer advice to the US about what they’ve learned about authoritarians
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“Drop the arrogance, drop the exceptionalism.”
One year after Trump’s re-election, the Guardian asked activists and opposition leaders from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey what their experiences have taught them about authoritarianism – and what they wish they’d understood sooner.
One year after Trump’s re-election, the Guardian asked activists and opposition leaders from Hungary, El Salvador and Turkey what their experiences have taught them about authoritarianism – and what they wish they’d understood sooner.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Nominating this for top 5 Guardian headlines of the season
I interviewed the farmer with a flock of gay sheep, found out why there are no current plans for a flock of lesbian sheep, and felt conflicted about biological essentialism.
Just not that into ewes: ‘gay sheep’ escape slaughter and take over a New York catwalk
Designer Michael Schmidt’s 36-piece collection was made from the wool of rams who have shown same-sex attraction
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Nominating this for top 5 Guardian headlines of the season
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It's become normal now for high-level political figures to argue that an entire generation was brainwashed through fake videos into mass anti-Israel political mobilization by TikTok. Complete conspiracy thinking, rooted in zero evidence, based on nothing
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
It's become normal now for high-level political figures to argue that an entire generation was brainwashed through fake videos into mass anti-Israel political mobilization by TikTok. Complete conspiracy thinking, rooted in zero evidence, based on nothing
The 'I love Hitler' group chat boys of the New York Young Republican Club are inviting an AfD leader to come kiki to their gala:
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Young Republicans chapter plans to host far-right German leader after ‘I love Hitler’ chat
The New York Young Republican Club will host Markus Frohnmaier, an AfD deputy chairman, at its annual gala after calling for a ‘new civic order’ in Germany.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The 'I love Hitler' group chat boys of the New York Young Republican Club are inviting an AfD leader to come kiki to their gala:
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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“The alt-right label doesn’t make sense anymore because there is no longer any need to describe these views as an “alternative” to the mainstream right. Many are now the Republican Party’s stated positions.”
www.vox.com/politics/470...
www.vox.com/politics/470...
The alt-right won
Trump’s call to ban “Third World” immigration proves it.
www.vox.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“The alt-right label doesn’t make sense anymore because there is no longer any need to describe these views as an “alternative” to the mainstream right. Many are now the Republican Party’s stated positions.”
www.vox.com/politics/470...
www.vox.com/politics/470...
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I am looking to speak with individuals about their affordability concerns/issues they're experiencing this holiday season and the impact on their families
Please reach out to me at Michael.Sainato@TheGuardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
Please reach out to me at Michael.Sainato@TheGuardian.com
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‘I can’t get a single present’: millions in US barely scraping by amid holidays
As of November, 15.6 million workers in the US are still affected by the pandemic’s economic downturn
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I am looking to speak with individuals about their affordability concerns/issues they're experiencing this holiday season and the impact on their families
Please reach out to me at Michael.Sainato@TheGuardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
Please reach out to me at Michael.Sainato@TheGuardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...
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I spoke with @sbworkersunited.org @juliesulabor.bsky.social about their ongoing strike for a first contract at Starbucks and the four long years they've been fighting
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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‘We’re not going anywhere’: how unionization ‘whirlwind’ set stage for historic Starbucks strike
Four years after workers at a Starbucks store in upstate New York became the first to unionize, hundreds of outlets followed – defying intense resistance from the coffee chain. What happened next?
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I spoke with @sbworkersunited.org @juliesulabor.bsky.social about their ongoing strike for a first contract at Starbucks and the four long years they've been fighting
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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aaaaaand the cat is out of the bag
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
aaaaaand the cat is out of the bag
Can someone who knows NJ political insiders really well do an analysis piece about what all of these Sherrill transition appointments signal?
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New Jersey Gov.-elect announces transition committee policy 'action teams' • The Jersey Vindicator
Sherrill has named people to 10 teams.
jerseyvindicator.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Can someone who knows NJ political insiders really well do an analysis piece about what all of these Sherrill transition appointments signal?
jerseyvindicator.org/2025/11/21/n...
jerseyvindicator.org/2025/11/21/n...