Janine Baer 🌈 ☮️ 🕊️ 🌁 🌻 🔯
@janinebaer.bsky.social
An #adoptee, my book "Growing in the Dark" explains who was behind the sealing of adoption records and the harm done by these laws. https://www.xlibris.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/572366-growing-in-the-dark
🕊️ "Never again" means never again for anyone.
🕊️ "Never again" means never again for anyone.
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What were adoptees thinking last century? From 1989 to 1997 I published a feminist newsletter about the politics of adoption called "Chain of Life." All 42 issues are available as PDFs from the UC Berkeley digital library. 🌀https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/chainoflife/index.html
Tomorrow on PBS, America Ferrera and Darren Criss on Finding Your Roots, 1/6 8 pm 📺
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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Instagram: "Tomorrow is our Season 12 premiere of #FindingYourRoots! In this exciting premiere episode, we uncover the immigrant stories behind #AmericaFerrera and #DarrenCri...
In the Season 12 premiere of #FindingYourRoots, America Ferrera and Darren Criss explore their family histories, uncovering surprising stories and unexpected connections. With the help of host Henry L...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Tomorrow on PBS, America Ferrera and Darren Criss on Finding Your Roots, 1/6 8 pm 📺
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Prayer for Reading the News, Rabbi Irwin Keller
"Encircle me in a robe of light so that I can witness the wounds of the world without being wounded myself. Let me learn what I need to know in order to be of my greatest use, without being overwhelmed by despair."
Prayer for Reading the News, Rabbi Irwin Keller
"Encircle me in a robe of light so that I can witness the wounds of the world without being wounded myself. Let me learn what I need to know in order to be of my greatest use, without being overwhelmed by despair."
Prayer for Reading the News — Irwin Keller
The goal of this protective ritual frame is to come away from reading the news not incapacitated by dread and despair, but instead feeling moved, strong, loving, and resolute.
www.irwinkeller.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Prayer for Reading the News, Rabbi Irwin Keller
"Encircle me in a robe of light so that I can witness the wounds of the world without being wounded myself. Let me learn what I need to know in order to be of my greatest use, without being overwhelmed by despair."
Prayer for Reading the News, Rabbi Irwin Keller
"Encircle me in a robe of light so that I can witness the wounds of the world without being wounded myself. Let me learn what I need to know in order to be of my greatest use, without being overwhelmed by despair."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu9Q...
Heather Cox Richardson explains the news in a way that is easy to understand. A valuable half hour ⏬
Heather Cox Richardson explains the news in a way that is easy to understand. A valuable half hour ⏬
Understanding the U.S. Strike on Venezuela | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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January 4, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Heather Cox Richardson explains the news in a way that is easy to understand. A valuable half hour ⏬
Heather Cox Richardson explains the news in a way that is easy to understand. A valuable half hour ⏬
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Jan 6, 4pm PT/7pm ET
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A Conversation w/ Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Esther Sperber, Peter Beinart and R. Elliot Cosgrove:
"distinct and diverging perspectives on Zionism, Jewish democracy, and the future of Israel–Diaspora relations"
Reg. for online program is available
Jan 6, 4pm PT/7pm ET
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A Conversation w/ Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Esther Sperber, Peter Beinart and R. Elliot Cosgrove:
"distinct and diverging perspectives on Zionism, Jewish democracy, and the future of Israel–Diaspora relations"
Reg. for online program is available
The Jewish Tent at a Crossroads - B'nai Jeshurun
A candid, multi-perspective conversation with Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Esther Sperber, Peter Beinart, and Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove, moderated by Rabbi Irwin Kula, exploring the fault lines reshaping Jewish ide...
bj.org
January 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Jan 6, 4pm PT/7pm ET
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A Conversation w/ Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Esther Sperber, Peter Beinart and R. Elliot Cosgrove:
"distinct and diverging perspectives on Zionism, Jewish democracy, and the future of Israel–Diaspora relations"
Reg. for online program is available
Jan 6, 4pm PT/7pm ET
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A Conversation w/ Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Esther Sperber, Peter Beinart and R. Elliot Cosgrove:
"distinct and diverging perspectives on Zionism, Jewish democracy, and the future of Israel–Diaspora relations"
Reg. for online program is available
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The new season of Finding Your Roots starts this Tuesday, January 6 on PBS. "America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots." 📺
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"...to trace the family trees of 20 celebrity guests, telling stories that shine a light on America’s fundamental diversity and compelling similarities."
Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUKA...
"Pieces of myself are being filled in"
Even non-adoptees are changed by learning their ancestry. 🧬
Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUKA...
"Pieces of myself are being filled in"
Even non-adoptees are changed by learning their ancestry. 🧬
Finding Your Roots | Season 12 Official Trailer | Ancestry
YouTube video by Ancestry
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The new season of Finding Your Roots starts this Tuesday, January 6 on PBS. "America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots." 📺
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Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
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Democracy Now! provides its coverage of the illegal war in Venezuela.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaLC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaLC...
Special Report on Venezuela: U.S. Abducts Maduro, Trump Says "We Are Going to Run" Oil-Rich Nation
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Democracy Now! provides its coverage of the illegal war in Venezuela.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaLC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaLC...
The new season of Finding Your Roots starts this Tuesday, January 6 on PBS. "America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots." 📺
🥚
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"...to trace the family trees of 20 celebrity guests, telling stories that shine a light on America’s fundamental diversity and compelling similarities."
Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUKA...
"Pieces of myself are being filled in"
Even non-adoptees are changed by learning their ancestry. 🧬
Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUKA...
"Pieces of myself are being filled in"
Even non-adoptees are changed by learning their ancestry. 🧬
Finding Your Roots | Season 12 Official Trailer | Ancestry
YouTube video by Ancestry
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The new season of Finding Your Roots starts this Tuesday, January 6 on PBS. "America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots." 📺
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"She withstood all the vitriol. She certainly was threatened. Her friends reportedly were concerned about her safety.
But Budde responded philosophically—in fact, heroically, given the temper of the times."
But Budde responded philosophically—in fact, heroically, given the temper of the times."
Hero of 2025: Bishop Mariann Budde
Without raising her voice or insulting the president, she preached the Gospel. So, naturally, Trump lost it.
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January 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"She withstood all the vitriol. She certainly was threatened. Her friends reportedly were concerned about her safety.
But Budde responded philosophically—in fact, heroically, given the temper of the times."
But Budde responded philosophically—in fact, heroically, given the temper of the times."
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As the holiday season comes to a close and parts of the country face frigid temperatures, we explore a concept of comfort, warmth and joy that began in Scandinavian countries and has recently spread to America. https://to.pbs.org/3N2JoZE
What the Scandinavian concept of hygge can teach Americans about comfort and happiness
As the holiday season comes to a close and parts of the country face frigid temperatures this New Year’s, we explore a concept of comfort, warmth and joy that began in Scandinavian countries and has r...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
As the holiday season comes to a close and parts of the country face frigid temperatures, we explore a concept of comfort, warmth and joy that began in Scandinavian countries and has recently spread to America. https://to.pbs.org/3N2JoZE
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"Start teaching about the other, teaching the literature of the other, teaching that there were times in Palestine when the Jews and the Arabs lived together amicably and peacefully, and they were important times," says lawyer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
Raja Shehadeh Believes Israelis and Palestinians Can Still Find Peace
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
"Start teaching about the other, teaching the literature of the other, teaching that there were times in Palestine when the Jews and the Arabs lived together amicably and peacefully, and they were important times," says lawyer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/m...
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I'm listening to the inspiring Mamdani inauguration ceremony recorded on C-Span. www.c-span.org/program/publ...
There were even two songs I knew! 🎶 A children's chorus sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (1939) 🌈 and Lucy Dacus sang "Bread and Roses" (1911). www.zinnedproject.org/materials/br...
There were even two songs I knew! 🎶 A children's chorus sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (1939) 🌈 and Lucy Dacus sang "Bread and Roses" (1911). www.zinnedproject.org/materials/br...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Inauguration Ceremony
The official inauguration ceremony for incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) also includes remarks from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
www.c-span.org
January 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I'm listening to the inspiring Mamdani inauguration ceremony recorded on C-Span. www.c-span.org/program/publ...
There were even two songs I knew! 🎶 A children's chorus sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (1939) 🌈 and Lucy Dacus sang "Bread and Roses" (1911). www.zinnedproject.org/materials/br...
There were even two songs I knew! 🎶 A children's chorus sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (1939) 🌈 and Lucy Dacus sang "Bread and Roses" (1911). www.zinnedproject.org/materials/br...
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"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social on what Mayor (!) Mamdani shares with a century-old New York Jewish political tradition.
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social on what Mayor (!) Mamdani shares with a century-old New York Jewish political tradition.
I love this piece by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social—and not just for the obvious reasons:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple
When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:09 PM
"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social on what Mayor (!) Mamdani shares with a century-old New York Jewish political tradition.
@mollycrabapple.bsky.social on what Mayor (!) Mamdani shares with a century-old New York Jewish political tradition.
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Zohran’s inauguration brimmed w/the energy that NYC is “a shining beacon of possibility” per @jumaane.bsky.social.
Amidst the darkness of authoritarianism, inequality & hate, we have a chance to show what’s possible.
That’s always been our mission as New Yorkers—it was profoundly renewed today.
Amidst the darkness of authoritarianism, inequality & hate, we have a chance to show what’s possible.
That’s always been our mission as New Yorkers—it was profoundly renewed today.
January 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Zohran’s inauguration brimmed w/the energy that NYC is “a shining beacon of possibility” per @jumaane.bsky.social.
Amidst the darkness of authoritarianism, inequality & hate, we have a chance to show what’s possible.
That’s always been our mission as New Yorkers—it was profoundly renewed today.
Amidst the darkness of authoritarianism, inequality & hate, we have a chance to show what’s possible.
That’s always been our mission as New Yorkers—it was profoundly renewed today.
I'm listening to the inspiring Mamdani inauguration ceremony recorded on C-Span. www.c-span.org/program/publ...
There were even two songs I knew! 🎶 A children's chorus sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (1939) 🌈 and Lucy Dacus sang "Bread and Roses" (1911). www.zinnedproject.org/materials/br...
There were even two songs I knew! 🎶 A children's chorus sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (1939) 🌈 and Lucy Dacus sang "Bread and Roses" (1911). www.zinnedproject.org/materials/br...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Inauguration Ceremony
The official inauguration ceremony for incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) also includes remarks from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
www.c-span.org
January 2, 2026 at 12:18 AM
I'm listening to the inspiring Mamdani inauguration ceremony recorded on C-Span. www.c-span.org/program/publ...
There were even two songs I knew! 🎶 A children's chorus sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (1939) 🌈 and Lucy Dacus sang "Bread and Roses" (1911). www.zinnedproject.org/materials/br...
There were even two songs I knew! 🎶 A children's chorus sang "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (1939) 🌈 and Lucy Dacus sang "Bread and Roses" (1911). www.zinnedproject.org/materials/br...
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Starting Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026 on PBS
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Season 12
• January 6 “American Dreams” – actors Darren Criss (“Glee”) and America Ferrera (“Barbie”)
• January 13 “Great Migrations” – musician Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan (“Love & Basketball”) +
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Starting Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026 on PBS
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Season 12
• January 6 “American Dreams” – actors Darren Criss (“Glee”) and America Ferrera (“Barbie”)
• January 13 “Great Migrations” – musician Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan (“Love & Basketball”) +
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January 1, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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Starting Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026 on PBS
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Season 12
• January 6 “American Dreams” – actors Darren Criss (“Glee”) and America Ferrera (“Barbie”)
• January 13 “Great Migrations” – musician Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan (“Love & Basketball”) +
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Starting Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026 on PBS
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Season 12
• January 6 “American Dreams” – actors Darren Criss (“Glee”) and America Ferrera (“Barbie”)
• January 13 “Great Migrations” – musician Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan (“Love & Basketball”) +
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At 10am PT/1pm ET January 1, 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsr...
Watch Zohran Mamdani be sworn in as New York City Mayor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsr...
Watch Zohran Mamdani be sworn in as New York City Mayor
Watch Live: Zohran Mamdani Sworn-In as Mayor of NYC
YouTube video by New York Post
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
At 10am PT/1pm ET January 1, 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsr...
Watch Zohran Mamdani be sworn in as New York City Mayor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMsr...
Watch Zohran Mamdani be sworn in as New York City Mayor
www.pbs.org/about/about-...
Starting Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026 on PBS
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Season 12
• January 6 “American Dreams” – actors Darren Criss (“Glee”) and America Ferrera (“Barbie”)
• January 13 “Great Migrations” – musician Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan (“Love & Basketball”) +
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Starting Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026 on PBS
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Season 12
• January 6 “American Dreams” – actors Darren Criss (“Glee”) and America Ferrera (“Barbie”)
• January 13 “Great Migrations” – musician Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan (“Love & Basketball”) +
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www.pbs.org
January 1, 2026 at 12:27 AM
www.pbs.org/about/about-...
Starting Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026 on PBS
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Season 12
• January 6 “American Dreams” – actors Darren Criss (“Glee”) and America Ferrera (“Barbie”)
• January 13 “Great Migrations” – musician Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan (“Love & Basketball”) +
🥚
Starting Tuesday Jan. 6, 2026 on PBS
FINDING YOUR ROOTS, Season 12
• January 6 “American Dreams” – actors Darren Criss (“Glee”) and America Ferrera (“Barbie”)
• January 13 “Great Migrations” – musician Wiz Khalifa and actor Sanaa Lathan (“Love & Basketball”) +
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"Trump’s withdrawal announcement was welcomed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, who said in a statement the administration was using the guard as 'political pawns” and blasted Trump as “a President desperate to be a king.'”
NEW: Trump is backing down and withdrawing the National Guard from Los Angeles.
This is a WIN for our community and our democracy. California is done with his abuse of power and we’re going to keep fighting back. www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/p...
This is a WIN for our community and our democracy. California is done with his abuse of power and we’re going to keep fighting back. www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/p...
Trump says he’s withdrawing National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he’s withdrawing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland but left the door open to sending federal forces “in a much different and str...
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January 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
"Trump’s withdrawal announcement was welcomed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, who said in a statement the administration was using the guard as 'political pawns” and blasted Trump as “a President desperate to be a king.'”
Next week! A new season of Finding Your Roots
Tues, Jan 6, 8pm
"Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots — meeting revolutionaries in Honduras, a Dutchman who helped build NY, and a young woman from the Philippines who made an incredible journey."
Tues, Jan 6, 8pm
"Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots — meeting revolutionaries in Honduras, a Dutchman who helped build NY, and a young woman from the Philippines who made an incredible journey."
December 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Next week! A new season of Finding Your Roots
Tues, Jan 6, 8pm
"Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots — meeting revolutionaries in Honduras, a Dutchman who helped build NY, and a young woman from the Philippines who made an incredible journey."
Tues, Jan 6, 8pm
"Henry Louis Gates, Jr. helps America Ferrera and Darren Criss uncover their immigrant roots — meeting revolutionaries in Honduras, a Dutchman who helped build NY, and a young woman from the Philippines who made an incredible journey."
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“the destruction [of Gaza] is not just a humanitarian catastrophe but an erasure of civilization’s memory....Now local archaeologists are undertaking on the impossible task of recovery.” 10-minutes
Gaza has been a place of terror, war and struggle, but also a place with a rich cultural and artistic history. https://to.pbs.org/3MYXkUI
Artists hope to preserve and rebuild Gaza’s cultural heritage
Gaza has been a place of terror, war and struggle, but also a place with a rich cultural and artistic history. Much of that has been damaged or destroyed the last two years. Senior arts correspondent ...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“the destruction [of Gaza] is not just a humanitarian catastrophe but an erasure of civilization’s memory....Now local archaeologists are undertaking on the impossible task of recovery.” 10-minutes
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Trump and Stephen Miller are actually failing in crucial ways. Deportations are lagging behind their goals, courts are mostly functioning, and their fascist, ethnonationalist cruelties have unleashed a countermobilization of unexpected scope and power.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump and Stephen Miller are actually failing in crucial ways. Deportations are lagging behind their goals, courts are mostly functioning, and their fascist, ethnonationalist cruelties have unleashed a countermobilization of unexpected scope and power.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
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2025 was dominated by The Horrors, but we managed to effectively counter mobilize. In 2026, we’re going to fully reverse the momentum. Trump is old, sick, and unpopular. The Midterms are in 10 months. I am here to tell you we are going to win.
December 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
2025 was dominated by The Horrors, but we managed to effectively counter mobilize. In 2026, we’re going to fully reverse the momentum. Trump is old, sick, and unpopular. The Midterms are in 10 months. I am here to tell you we are going to win.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
“Michele [Singer Reiner] had this responsibility from her mother — you do not squander this life,” said Jamie Lee Curtis...a close friend... “You make a family and you challenge authoritarians. You answer their horrificness with your passion & your intelligence...”
“Michele [Singer Reiner] had this responsibility from her mother — you do not squander this life,” said Jamie Lee Curtis...a close friend... “You make a family and you challenge authoritarians. You answer their horrificness with your passion & your intelligence...”
A Life Rooted in Activism and Listening to Others
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
“Michele [Singer Reiner] had this responsibility from her mother — you do not squander this life,” said Jamie Lee Curtis...a close friend... “You make a family and you challenge authoritarians. You answer their horrificness with your passion & your intelligence...”
“Michele [Singer Reiner] had this responsibility from her mother — you do not squander this life,” said Jamie Lee Curtis...a close friend... “You make a family and you challenge authoritarians. You answer their horrificness with your passion & your intelligence...”