JL Croner
@jlcroner.bsky.social
Back then, managing editor, KTTV in LA.
Now, “Ordinariness/ bright as raspberries” (from This Morning by Jo McDougall.)
Two of my poems in Mudfish 24.
Now, “Ordinariness/ bright as raspberries” (from This Morning by Jo McDougall.)
Two of my poems in Mudfish 24.
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You won't find a more important piece than this -- an absolute must-read from the woman who wrote the book on concentration camps
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
Building the camps
The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
You won't find a more important piece than this -- an absolute must-read from the woman who wrote the book on concentration camps
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Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
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February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
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BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
BREAKING: @carolleonnig.bsky.social reports a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C. declined to indict Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin on charges of seditious conspiracy Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the proceedings.
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So a Trump attorney that aided his 2020 campaign (and wrote a memo encouraging Pence to skip counting electoral votes) was given an "election integrity" job in the administration, where he made a referral to investigate Fulton County. 1/2
February 10, 2026 at 7:58 PM
So a Trump attorney that aided his 2020 campaign (and wrote a memo encouraging Pence to skip counting electoral votes) was given an "election integrity" job in the administration, where he made a referral to investigate Fulton County. 1/2
You’re Fired | The West Wing
YouTube video by The West Wing
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February 10, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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This explains everything. Gift link. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/capital-labor-wealth-economy-2fcf6c2f?st=fHvK83&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
The Big Money in Today’s Economy Is Going to Capital, Not Labor
Soaring profits and stocks funnel more of GDP toward companies, their top employees and shareholders. AI will intensify this trend.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
This explains everything. Gift link. https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/capital-labor-wealth-economy-2fcf6c2f?st=fHvK83&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Navarro has repeatedly (and falsely) claimed that "illegals" were taking the jobs of Americans, including in this very interview.
If that's the case, then why is he now warning that job growth will slow amidst mass deportations? Shouldn't this be boom times for native-born workers?
If that's the case, then why is he now warning that job growth will slow amidst mass deportations? Shouldn't this be boom times for native-born workers?
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Navarro has repeatedly (and falsely) claimed that "illegals" were taking the jobs of Americans, including in this very interview.
If that's the case, then why is he now warning that job growth will slow amidst mass deportations? Shouldn't this be boom times for native-born workers?
If that's the case, then why is he now warning that job growth will slow amidst mass deportations? Shouldn't this be boom times for native-born workers?
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Turns out one of the benefits of mass deportation is low growth and anemic job creation.
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Turns out one of the benefits of mass deportation is low growth and anemic job creation.
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
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"Republicans hoped to demonstrate that they are the ones with their fingers on the pulse of the culture. They miscalculated badly...Rs have now turned to whipping up hate mobs against US athletes who’ve had the temerity to criticize the actions of their own gov't."
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Trump Has Lost The Culture
And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.
www.offmessage.net
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
"Republicans hoped to demonstrate that they are the ones with their fingers on the pulse of the culture. They miscalculated badly...Rs have now turned to whipping up hate mobs against US athletes who’ve had the temerity to criticize the actions of their own gov't."
www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
www.offmessage.net/p/trump-has-...
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Donald Trump says it’s his economy now and he's “very proud.”
Tell that to working families who see higher costs every time they go to the store or get a bill in the mail.
Tell that to working families who see higher costs every time they go to the store or get a bill in the mail.
February 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Donald Trump says it’s his economy now and he's “very proud.”
Tell that to working families who see higher costs every time they go to the store or get a bill in the mail.
Tell that to working families who see higher costs every time they go to the store or get a bill in the mail.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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February 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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The time for mincing words and normalizing his ethnic cleansing campaign (disguised as “immigration policy”) is over. Trump is a racist. His party tolerates if it does not actively endorse his racism. Those who normalize him enable racism. His agenda is racist open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
They’ve Always Known He is A Racist...
They just never cared
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February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
The time for mincing words and normalizing his ethnic cleansing campaign (disguised as “immigration policy”) is over. Trump is a racist. His party tolerates if it does not actively endorse his racism. Those who normalize him enable racism. His agenda is racist open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This woman is in charge of the US Agency for Global Media, which is supposed to serve and represent the best American values
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".. in five speeches on the economy since December, Trump asserted that inflation had been beaten or was way down 20 times and said prices were falling almost 30 times .."
@reuters.com
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In economic speeches, Trump claims inflation victory nearly 20 times even as prices bite
Donald Trump has claimed victory over inflation nearly 20 times in speeches on the economy, but a Reuters review of his speeches shows a president rarely acknowledging the strain many Americans say th...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
".. in five speeches on the economy since December, Trump asserted that inflation had been beaten or was way down 20 times and said prices were falling almost 30 times .."
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"The Epstein class" is a global rot
In Europe, ties to Jeffrey Epstein are ending careers, sparking spy probes, and possibly toppling governments
In America, not so much. How the lack of elite accountability became the tipping point for democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
In Europe, ties to Jeffrey Epstein are ending careers, sparking spy probes, and possibly toppling governments
In America, not so much. How the lack of elite accountability became the tipping point for democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we? | Will Bunch
Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein's creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.
www.inquirer.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"The Epstein class" is a global rot
In Europe, ties to Jeffrey Epstein are ending careers, sparking spy probes, and possibly toppling governments
In America, not so much. How the lack of elite accountability became the tipping point for democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
In Europe, ties to Jeffrey Epstein are ending careers, sparking spy probes, and possibly toppling governments
In America, not so much. How the lack of elite accountability became the tipping point for democracy. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
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“.. It is exceptionally rare for a sitting president of the U.S. to criticize a member of the country’s Olympic team.”
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February 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
“.. It is exceptionally rare for a sitting president of the U.S. to criticize a member of the country’s Olympic team.”
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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February 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Excellent piece.
‘Because just as those in Epstein’s circle looked away when the “help” looked a little too young and nubile, Trump’s cabinet members look away when ICE is gunning down and terrorizing people in the streets.’
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
‘Because just as those in Epstein’s circle looked away when the “help” looked a little too young and nubile, Trump’s cabinet members look away when ICE is gunning down and terrorizing people in the streets.’
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Seduced by the Louis XIV Treatment
What JD Vance and his entourage in Milan teach us about Epstein’s magnetism
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February 9, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Excellent piece.
‘Because just as those in Epstein’s circle looked away when the “help” looked a little too young and nubile, Trump’s cabinet members look away when ICE is gunning down and terrorizing people in the streets.’
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
‘Because just as those in Epstein’s circle looked away when the “help” looked a little too young and nubile, Trump’s cabinet members look away when ICE is gunning down and terrorizing people in the streets.’
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...