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Alina Tugend
@alinatug.bsky.social
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Journalist, former NYT ShortCuts columnist, author of "Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong." Write a lot on education. Born in LA, live in NY. www.alinatugend.com
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Two Men. One Identity. They Both Paid the Price. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...

Fantastic piece by Eli Saslow
Two Men. One Identity. They Both Paid the Price.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
alinatug.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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shannonhale.bsky.social
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
October 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
alinatug.bsky.social
This was an interesting and depressing article to report globally teachers are doing their best in such difficult circumstances.

Civics Education Struggles, Even as Government and Politics Saturate Daily Life www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...
Civics Education Struggles, Even as Government and Politics Saturate Daily Life
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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chcowgirl.bsky.social
Ice sprays directly in the face of the lead pastor for First Presbyterian in Chicago. I believe this photo will go down in history.
October 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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bcdreyer.social
If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.
October 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."
A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute. Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner. I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way. Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose. The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why. Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes. I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic). "To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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harikunzru.bsky.social
Invitation to friends in the arts. I'm part of a group organizing a project called Fall of Freedom. We want artists and orgs of all kinds (whether you're an Indie bookstore, a cinema, gallery, whatever) to come together to resist authoritarianism. Starting November 21st...

www.falloffreedom.com
Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our Democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media have been recast as mouthpieces of propaganda. This Fall, we are activating a nationwide wave of creative resistance. Beginning November 21–22, 2025, galleries, museums, libraries, comedy clubs, theaters, and concert halls across the country will host exhibitions, performances, and public events that channel the urgency of this moment. Fall of Freedom is an open invitation to artists, creators, and communities to take part—and to celebrate the experiences, cultures, and identities that shape the fabric of our nation. Art matters. Artists are a threat to American fascism.
September 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
alinatug.bsky.social
Shame on my alma mater www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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THANK YOU!
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 25
Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.
August 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
alinatug.bsky.social
Excellent piece on the complexity of test optional policies - that is whether or not a college requires an SAT or ACT score - and its effects.
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
Opinion | What Do Test-Optional Policies Actually Accomplish?
For many colleges, the policy shift was merely symbolic.
www.chronicle.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt attacks Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong.

Greenblatt claimed Mamdani hasn’t visited a single synagogue, though Mamdani attended forums at B'nai Jeshurun, UJA-Federation + engaged Orthodox voters.

A spox clarified he meant after primary win forward.com/news/763210/...
ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt criticized Zohran Mamdani for not visiting synagogues, which he was, and not reaching out to Hasidic voters.
forward.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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peterbeinart.bsky.social
Of course Mamdani has visited Jewish communities. What angers Greenblatt is that Mamdani isn't courting HIM. By winning the young Jewish vote while condemning Israel, Mamdani is exposing how out of touch Greenblatt is with many of those he claims to represent. That's what makes Mamdani a threat.
joelhs.bsky.social Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · Aug 18
Jonathan Greenblatt of the ADL said on TV today that Zohran Mamdani did not visit a single synagogue in NYC during the campaign. That is, to put it bluntly, a lie. forward.com/news/763210/...
ADL chief attacks Zohran Mamdani, but gets his facts wrong
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt criticized Zohran Mamdani for not visiting synagogues, which he was, and not reaching out to Hasidic voters.
forward.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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An incredible moment at tonight's Washington Spirit home game at Audi
Field, as the crowd erupts in a "FREE DC" chant.
August 16, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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altnps.bsky.social
Cartoon by Guy Richards Smit.
August 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪
August 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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amplifypalestine.bsky.social
"I once studied under a lamp. I read books. I dreamed of life. Now, the glow of my phone makes me flinch. A candle is a target. A match, a betrayal."

Abdullah Hany Daher writes from Gaza.

jewishcurrents.org/the-betrayal...
The Betrayal of Light
At the precipice of each instant, two voices speak to me. One says, “You survived.” The other, “It will begin again.”
jewishcurrents.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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missmouse.bsky.social
Thank you to the two protesters standing in front of the National Guard with signs that say, “Shame” and “Fascism Is Not Welcome Here.”
Two protesters standing in front of the National Guard with signs that say, “Shame” and “Fascism Is Not Welcome Here.” Close up of a military vehicle at Union Station. WTF? Mikitary vehicle parked at Union Station.
August 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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theonion.com
Andrea Fusco And Glenn Demers Fusco married Demers in a beautiful ceremony Sunday, so the state kicked her off the medical assistance program that made her cancer treatments affordable.
August 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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This letter, to Harvard's leaders encouraging them not to give in to Trump, is open for signature by everyone.

You can remain anonymous if you want. But please read and sign if you can.

crimsoncourage.fillout.com/august-letter
August 2025 Sign-on Letter
Made with Fillout, the best way to make forms, surveys and quizzes your audience will answer.
crimsoncourage.fillout.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
alinatug.bsky.social
My AP story on purpose anxiety. Yup, it's a thing.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Why the search for meaning can cause ‘purpose anxiety,’ and what to do about it
We hear it from the time we're little.
www.seattletimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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esqueer.net
I honestly don't know how to live with our government's complicity in the genocide in Gaza. Every day is more abject horror as dozens are shot for seeking food while even more starve to death. I feel so powerless to do anything to stop it.
August 5, 2025 at 10:13 PM
alinatug.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/video/nyregi... A chilling look at ICE's actions in NYC federal courts
Video: Inside the Epicenter of ICE Detentions in NYC
Immigration crackdowns have unfolded in broad daylight across the country, but in New York City, most detentions have been quietly concentrated in a single building. Luis Ferré-Sadurní takes us to the...
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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washingtonmonthly.com
Researchers are beginning to understand why some people demonstrate moral courage and others don’t—science for the Trump Era.

washingtonmonthly.com/2025/07/27/m...
The Trump Era and The Psychology of Moral Courage | Washington Monthly
Researchers are beginning to understand why some people demonstrate moral courage and others don’t—science for the Trump Era
washingtonmonthly.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
alinatug.bsky.social
The brutal gov clawback of funding to PBS has hit close to home. Almost everyone at @NextAvenue, the great website out of Twin Cities Public Television was laid off
today including my husband.
July 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM