Jonathan Massaquoi
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This piece is even worse than the headline suggests
It paints an insider club of misogynistic middle aged power-players as a group of fallen soldiers of MeToo, and Epstein as their fixer guru,
but I’m also utterly baffled at the editors running the framing that this behavior is *bygone*!! WTF
It paints an insider club of misogynistic middle aged power-players as a group of fallen soldiers of MeToo, and Epstein as their fixer guru,
but I’m also utterly baffled at the editors running the framing that this behavior is *bygone*!! WTF
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This piece is even worse than the headline suggests
It paints an insider club of misogynistic middle aged power-players as a group of fallen soldiers of MeToo, and Epstein as their fixer guru,
but I’m also utterly baffled at the editors running the framing that this behavior is *bygone*!! WTF
It paints an insider club of misogynistic middle aged power-players as a group of fallen soldiers of MeToo, and Epstein as their fixer guru,
but I’m also utterly baffled at the editors running the framing that this behavior is *bygone*!! WTF
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Is it all but gone? Did we successfully kill it? I am skeptical, but I could use a win.
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Is it all but gone? Did we successfully kill it? I am skeptical, but I could use a win.
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The thing that's makes the Trump II coalition so odd and to my mind fragile is that, by the very historical processes that brought industrial society into being, labor and rural interests tend to be in tension.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The thing that's makes the Trump II coalition so odd and to my mind fragile is that, by the very historical processes that brought industrial society into being, labor and rural interests tend to be in tension.
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A must-read, long article on the impact of deregulation on American health - by a Drug Historian. Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
Opinion | I Am a Drug Historian. Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A must-read, long article on the impact of deregulation on American health - by a Drug Historian. Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/o...
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One of the most infuriating--and liberating--things about all this is seeing how utterly pathetic our rulers are. A man as powerful as Summers, this empty and sad, with the kind of petty misogyny that he runs crying to *Jeffrey Epstein* about...
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One of the most infuriating--and liberating--things about all this is seeing how utterly pathetic our rulers are. A man as powerful as Summers, this empty and sad, with the kind of petty misogyny that he runs crying to *Jeffrey Epstein* about...
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Rrrrgh, there's a word for when a family blends its business interests with governance in a democracy, it's on the tip of my tongue but I just can't think of it!! I hate it when this happens.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Rrrrgh, there's a word for when a family blends its business interests with governance in a democracy, it's on the tip of my tongue but I just can't think of it!! I hate it when this happens.
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Open bribery by a foreign leader. The exact scenario that the Founders feared.
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Open bribery by a foreign leader. The exact scenario that the Founders feared.
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
"no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State"
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People want to believe that the GOP’s electoral success in red states is the result of dirty tricks and gerrymandering instead of the sincerely held beliefs of a majority of the population because a mechanical issue is easier to fix than wrestling with how to make people not believe what they do.
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
People want to believe that the GOP’s electoral success in red states is the result of dirty tricks and gerrymandering instead of the sincerely held beliefs of a majority of the population because a mechanical issue is easier to fix than wrestling with how to make people not believe what they do.
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Appears Coast Guard may have moved a rescue helicopter unit out of Newport OR to make room for DHS detention site at that coastal fishing town's airfield. City and OR State govt trying to prevent
“Maybe somebody thought ‘Oh it’s a small place, it’s rural, they’re probably quiet, we can overpower them,” said City Councilor Steve Hickman.
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
“We’ve been underestimated.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...
Federal defense contractor backs out of potential Oregon Coast ICE facility
A defense contractor with a history of providing housing for military operations withdrew its inquiry seeking land at the Newport Municipal Airport, a city official said Wednesday, as growing evidence...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Appears Coast Guard may have moved a rescue helicopter unit out of Newport OR to make room for DHS detention site at that coastal fishing town's airfield. City and OR State govt trying to prevent
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China rarely has a policy that China, Taiwan, and Japan all support.
🇨🇳 - no more 🇨🇳 tourist, that’ll show them!
🇹🇼- booked my flight and hotel for Japan in December.
🇯🇵 - wow, can’t believe it’s to easy to get rid of poorly behaved Chinese tourists.
🇨🇳 - no more 🇨🇳 tourist, that’ll show them!
🇹🇼- booked my flight and hotel for Japan in December.
🇯🇵 - wow, can’t believe it’s to easy to get rid of poorly behaved Chinese tourists.
November 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
China rarely has a policy that China, Taiwan, and Japan all support.
🇨🇳 - no more 🇨🇳 tourist, that’ll show them!
🇹🇼- booked my flight and hotel for Japan in December.
🇯🇵 - wow, can’t believe it’s to easy to get rid of poorly behaved Chinese tourists.
🇨🇳 - no more 🇨🇳 tourist, that’ll show them!
🇹🇼- booked my flight and hotel for Japan in December.
🇯🇵 - wow, can’t believe it’s to easy to get rid of poorly behaved Chinese tourists.
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Randy Fine? FFS. Legacy media needs to get a fucken grip
Congressional republicans have been spewing racist attacks on Mamdani for weeks and it’s almost never mentioned in our media. Not only that, the person leading the hate campaign—Randy Fine—is treated by the same media as a good faith expert on antisemitism. I wrote about this obscene double standard
Why is Mainstream Media Ignoring Overtly Racist Attacks on Mamdani from Congressional Republicans?
Non-stop Islamopbohic vitriol, threats of deportation, and virtually no coverage from CNN, NBC, CBS, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal or The Washington Post.
inthesetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Randy Fine? FFS. Legacy media needs to get a fucken grip
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I don’t talk about this that much but when I was young I had severe OCD that went unaddressed much longer than it should have. For a while, it wrecked (among other things) my gpa; for instance, I’d keep rewriting over and over my name at the top of my math homework (b/c the brain tells u it is…
A lot of education discourse is at root an inability to decide whether the purpose of our education system is to 1) teach material and measure learning 2) reward students who work hard 3) separate the smart kids (destined for smart guy jobs) from the dumb kids (destined to serve the smart guys)
November 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I don’t talk about this that much but when I was young I had severe OCD that went unaddressed much longer than it should have. For a while, it wrecked (among other things) my gpa; for instance, I’d keep rewriting over and over my name at the top of my math homework (b/c the brain tells u it is…
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Not that I believe really anything Nuzzi writes, given her record, but the far bigger scandal here is her claim that RFK Jr. was still actively using psychedelics last year, then became HHS secretary in an admin that is killing people for smuggling recreational drugs.
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Not that I believe really anything Nuzzi writes, given her record, but the far bigger scandal here is her claim that RFK Jr. was still actively using psychedelics last year, then became HHS secretary in an admin that is killing people for smuggling recreational drugs.
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i think a good example of Propaganda Works is the number of you who think that the national Democratic Party spent the years 2013 to 2020 denouncing Americans for insufficient Tumblr-speak
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
i think a good example of Propaganda Works is the number of you who think that the national Democratic Party spent the years 2013 to 2020 denouncing Americans for insufficient Tumblr-speak
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Vish also worked for George Santos
Matt Gaetz's OAN producer Vish Burra deleted wildly antisemitic tweets and videos he shared earlier today, which showed a "Scheming Room" with a Star of David that depicted Jews as cockroaches who burned and ran when exposed to light.
I've asked OAN president Charles Herring and Gaetz for comment.
I've asked OAN president Charles Herring and Gaetz for comment.
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Vish also worked for George Santos
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Dems should promise not only to prosecute the Trump family for enriching themselves at the expense of the country but also to use the tools of government to seize the wealth they’ve illegally accrued during his presidential terms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Dems should promise not only to prosecute the Trump family for enriching themselves at the expense of the country but also to use the tools of government to seize the wealth they’ve illegally accrued during his presidential terms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/w...
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Devastating piece on the human toll of Kavanaugh Stops.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Devastating piece on the human toll of Kavanaugh Stops.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
Especially infuriating to know that rich white guys like Brett K can simply close their eyes to the human suffering their racist jurisprudence has unleashed.
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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." U.S. Constitution, 1st Amend.
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." U.S. Constitution, 1st Amend.
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The most consistent theme of the Trump presidency is using the power of the state to reward allies and harm enemies.
-Pardons for allies
-DOJ drops charges against allies, brings charges against enemies
-Merger requests accepted for allies, denied for enemies
-Grants awarded for allies, denied and
-Pardons for allies
-DOJ drops charges against allies, brings charges against enemies
-Merger requests accepted for allies, denied for enemies
-Grants awarded for allies, denied and
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The most consistent theme of the Trump presidency is using the power of the state to reward allies and harm enemies.
-Pardons for allies
-DOJ drops charges against allies, brings charges against enemies
-Merger requests accepted for allies, denied for enemies
-Grants awarded for allies, denied and
-Pardons for allies
-DOJ drops charges against allies, brings charges against enemies
-Merger requests accepted for allies, denied for enemies
-Grants awarded for allies, denied and
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MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
@mediaite.com #GA14
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
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Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
November 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Many people dismissed the announcement Catholic hospitals will ban gender-affirming care nationwide under the assumption that there will be other options. In reality, Catholic hospitals make up as much 46% of options in some states. This map is 2020, prior to Trump’s assault on safety net hospitals.
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Reminder that the lead plaintiff in the challenge to Trump's tariffs is a wine importer, VOS Selections.
"Tariffs are coming for your holiday wine" 😢 www.cnn.com/2025/11/15/f...
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reminder that the lead plaintiff in the challenge to Trump's tariffs is a wine importer, VOS Selections.
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Exactly. Dems should say: Are you really sure you want to stake your future liberty on this serial criminal's promises to protect you?
Combo of Trump’s lawlessness and the pardon power complicate the psychology. Deterrence requires more than warning of future prosecution. The people committing these murders need to ask:
Can I depend on a faithless man like Trump to pardon me?
What other forms of accountability might I face?
Can I depend on a faithless man like Trump to pardon me?
What other forms of accountability might I face?
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Exactly. Dems should say: Are you really sure you want to stake your future liberty on this serial criminal's promises to protect you?
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That's part of it. But mostly it's because it's an article of faith among shitty men that "crazy" women fuck like porn stars.
And since shitty men are overrepresented in elite media, they will continue to lavish attention on Olivia.
And since shitty men are overrepresented in elite media, they will continue to lavish attention on Olivia.
You'll ignore this, but every time you tweet angrily about crap like that Nuzzi piece you're confirming NYT editors' intuitions/incentivizing more of it. The entire intellectual/journo model here is, "Does this person get people angry? Yes? OK they're provocative/get talked about. Write about her."
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
That's part of it. But mostly it's because it's an article of faith among shitty men that "crazy" women fuck like porn stars.
And since shitty men are overrepresented in elite media, they will continue to lavish attention on Olivia.
And since shitty men are overrepresented in elite media, they will continue to lavish attention on Olivia.