Steve Rhodes
@steverhodes.bsky.social
photojournalist in San Francisco. tigerbeat on twitter & instagram (because I’ve been part of PaperTiger TV & couldn’t get my name in 2007 & 2010). Cover photo of choreographer Jo Kreiter after a Flyaway Productions performance of If I Give You My Sorrow
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F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It (11/10/2025)
f the nyt
f the nyt
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
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November 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It (11/10/2025)
f the nyt
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‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison (11/08/2025)
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‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
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November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison (11/08/2025)
f the nyt
f the nyt
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Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months (11/10/2025)
f the nyt
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Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
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November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months (11/10/2025)
f the nyt
f the nyt
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Revisiting
I did get a few photos of sandwich guy art outside of the Subway on 14th & U, THE spot of the infamous throw.
For anyone outside of DC: this art is everywhere. Photos (c) @leahmillis
For anyone outside of DC: this art is everywhere. Photos (c) @leahmillis
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Revisiting
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I don’t enjoy being that person but here it is again: please share photo and story credit. Other than it being the right thing to do, it allows people to validate it and cross check for authenticity. We need to be spreading media literacy thru responsible info sharing. Otherwise nothing is believed.
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I don’t enjoy being that person but here it is again: please share photo and story credit. Other than it being the right thing to do, it allows people to validate it and cross check for authenticity. We need to be spreading media literacy thru responsible info sharing. Otherwise nothing is believed.
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Y’all. This photograph was taken by Andy Harnik of Getty Images. Include his name and Getty so the that people know this is real.
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Y’all. This photograph was taken by Andy Harnik of Getty Images. Include his name and Getty so the that people know this is real.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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2/2 pays as much attention to what we're up to musically as to the guy at center stage -- which is where, for me, this album really soars, there's an ensemble feel to it that thrills me. can't wait for you-all to hear it. as duty requires I will be on here banging the drum about it tomorrow!
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
2/2 pays as much attention to what we're up to musically as to the guy at center stage -- which is where, for me, this album really soars, there's an ensemble feel to it that thrills me. can't wait for you-all to hear it. as duty requires I will be on here banging the drum about it tomorrow!
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this review of the album we have coming out tomorrow is critical in the very best way -- the author asks good & fair questions about how my lyrics work differently within the more-details environment of a stage-musical conceit, and, v. importantly for me, 1/2
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The Mountain Goats, 'Through This Fire Across From Peter Balkan' Album Review
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November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
this review of the album we have coming out tomorrow is critical in the very best way -- the author asks good & fair questions about how my lyrics work differently within the more-details environment of a stage-musical conceit, and, v. importantly for me, 1/2
www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-mo...
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But if you have some spare income, give what you can here or sign up for one of the paid tiers. I think the founding member thing lets you put in whatever you want straightfromthehut.substack.com
StraightFromThe Hut | Jake Lahut | Substack
A campaign and communications strategy newsletter, plus a home for Jake Lahut's freelance feature reporting and other notebook items (no paywalls, but pay to support). Click to read StraightFromThe Hu...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
But if you have some spare income, give what you can here or sign up for one of the paid tiers. I think the founding member thing lets you put in whatever you want straightfromthehut.substack.com
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As my general two cents: don't cancel your WIRED subscriptions.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As my general two cents: don't cancel your WIRED subscriptions.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
Best culture, best newsroom of anywhere I've worked. I love the living shit out of these folks, and they don't deserve to be negatively impacted by a decision that was made by the parent company, not them. And it's only $2 a month.
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Jake Lahut, a Wired reporter who from the Nancy Mace airport story last week, was among those fired.
During the incident, CN's HR chief asked staff not to congregate outside his office. Lahut asked "what's your definition of congregating?" and was let go later on Wednesday.
During the incident, CN's HR chief asked staff not to congregate outside his office. Lahut asked "what's your definition of congregating?" and was let go later on Wednesday.
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Jake Lahut, a Wired reporter who from the Nancy Mace airport story last week, was among those fired.
During the incident, CN's HR chief asked staff not to congregate outside his office. Lahut asked "what's your definition of congregating?" and was let go later on Wednesday.
During the incident, CN's HR chief asked staff not to congregate outside his office. Lahut asked "what's your definition of congregating?" and was let go later on Wednesday.
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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wrote about the supposed war over antisemitism in the GOP, which is really a war over which Jews to hate. Is it all of them, or just those on the left? www.everythingishorrible.net/p/the-gop-wa...
The GOP War Over Which Jews to Hate
Left Jews? Or all of them?
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November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
wrote about the supposed war over antisemitism in the GOP, which is really a war over which Jews to hate. Is it all of them, or just those on the left? www.everythingishorrible.net/p/the-gop-wa...
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Unfortunately, this is normal for Heritage. This is White Christian Nationalism and I’m not sure who folks thought they were in coalition with. But white Christian supremacy is their core ideology.
Heritage Foundation having a normal one
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November 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Unfortunately, this is normal for Heritage. This is White Christian Nationalism and I’m not sure who folks thought they were in coalition with. But white Christian supremacy is their core ideology.
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"The ADL’s efforts highlight a troubling contrast between the multi-racial coalition that worked tirelessly to elect Mamdani with the people who’ve been taught to fear him. Where we see a pocket of blue sky for the first time in a year, they see an apocalypse. I don’t know how to reconcile the two."
Mayor Mamdani redefines what it means to hope
His victory has created a harsh contrast between the world we want and the world we have.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
"The ADL’s efforts highlight a troubling contrast between the multi-racial coalition that worked tirelessly to elect Mamdani with the people who’ve been taught to fear him. Where we see a pocket of blue sky for the first time in a year, they see an apocalypse. I don’t know how to reconcile the two."
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I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
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Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
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November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
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Anyways all of this is extra relevant because it happened hours before a judge in that case is set to hear from both sides on whether to order the WH to pay full SNAP benefits in November as the shutdown rages on
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Anyways all of this is extra relevant because it happened hours before a judge in that case is set to hear from both sides on whether to order the WH to pay full SNAP benefits in November as the shutdown rages on
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Last last night, the USDA told a federal court that it would be revising its approach in a way that could see families receiving more in SNAP this month. USDA basically said it had screwed up, after the agency and WH spent a day ignoring my inquiries. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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NOTICE by Scott Bessent, Brooke Rollins, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of the Treasury, United States Office of Management and Budget, United States of America, Rus...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Last last night, the USDA told a federal court that it would be revising its approach in a way that could see families receiving more in SNAP this month. USDA basically said it had screwed up, after the agency and WH spent a day ignoring my inquiries. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Tiny lil' thread on SNAP during the shutdown.
Yesterday, I reported that the Trump admin's approach to food stamps -- and a court's directive to pay them -- would mean millions of people would get $0 or as little as $12 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Yesterday, I reported that the Trump admin's approach to food stamps -- and a court's directive to pay them -- would mean millions of people would get $0 or as little as $12 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Some SNAP Recipients May Not Receive Food Stamps Under White House Policy
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November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tiny lil' thread on SNAP during the shutdown.
Yesterday, I reported that the Trump admin's approach to food stamps -- and a court's directive to pay them -- would mean millions of people would get $0 or as little as $12 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Yesterday, I reported that the Trump admin's approach to food stamps -- and a court's directive to pay them -- would mean millions of people would get $0 or as little as $12 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
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"And we will build a city hall that stands steadfast alongside Jewish New Yorkers and does not waver in the fight against the scourge of antisemitism... Where the more than one million Muslims know that they belong."
This is the kind of solidarity we need.
This is the kind of solidarity we need.
Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
"And we will build a city hall that stands steadfast alongside Jewish New Yorkers and does not waver in the fight against the scourge of antisemitism... Where the more than one million Muslims know that they belong."
This is the kind of solidarity we need.
This is the kind of solidarity we need.
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Mamdani: My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life. But let tonight be the final time I utter his name.
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Mamdani: My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life. But let tonight be the final time I utter his name.