Alisse Goldsmith-Wissman
@alissegoldsmith.bsky.social
Lifelong bookworm, publicist at Random House. Lover of words and justice 💙 Opinions are my own.
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This is likely going to be a lot of talk at the intersection of justice/democracy/antifascism and my work (books) but sometimes about my dog
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A key asymmetry of this era of American politics and how it’s covered is that Trump is expected to do bad and corrupt things, so when he does it barely qualifies as news. But Dems are expected to be beyond reproach, so anything that seems even slightly suspect is a huge scandal.
December 2, 2024 at 11:09 PM
A key asymmetry of this era of American politics and how it’s covered is that Trump is expected to do bad and corrupt things, so when he does it barely qualifies as news. But Dems are expected to be beyond reproach, so anything that seems even slightly suspect is a huge scandal.
Joe Manchin saying Biden’s pardoning Hunter would be made more balanced if he also pardoned Trump is both unhinged and wildly ridiculous. Trump is IN OFFICE now so that he can avoid prison time for his dozens of felonies and the multiple cases that were built against him. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Manchin says Biden should pardon Trump
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) said Monday in an interview with CNN that President Biden should pardon President-elect Trump. “What I would have done differently, and my recommendation as a couns…
thehill.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Joe Manchin saying Biden’s pardoning Hunter would be made more balanced if he also pardoned Trump is both unhinged and wildly ridiculous. Trump is IN OFFICE now so that he can avoid prison time for his dozens of felonies and the multiple cases that were built against him. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Shocking news. Shocking.
Breaking News: Russell Vought, a key figure in Project 2025 who developed ways to enhance presidential power, was tapped to lead the budget office.
Trump Picks Russell Vought, Key Figure in Project 2025, to Lead OMB
Russell Vought, who would lead the Office of Management and Budget, has spent years building plans to rework the American structure of government in ways that would enhance presidential power.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Shocking news. Shocking.
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Mediaite obtained the police report of the Pete Hegseth alleged sexual assault incident. The details are horrific and should be disqualifying.
NEW: Mediaite Obtains Full Police Report on Pete Hegseth Sexual Assault Allegation
Days after the revelation of a sexual assault allegation against Trump secretary of defense pick Pete Hegseth, Mediaite obtained a extensive police report on the 2017 encounter.
www.mediaite.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:57 AM
Mediaite obtained the police report of the Pete Hegseth alleged sexual assault incident. The details are horrific and should be disqualifying.
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I wish more people read James Baldwin before the election. It’s not too late. We’re in what he called “The Final Solution”. But there’s still time for the tide to turn.
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
Notes on the House of Bondage
www.thenation.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:13 AM
I wish more people read James Baldwin before the election. It’s not too late. We’re in what he called “The Final Solution”. But there’s still time for the tide to turn.
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
www.thenation.com/article/arch...
This could not be more on brand…
November 20, 2024 at 1:22 AM
This could not be more on brand…
Again and again and again THIS IS NOT NORMAL. Feeling like you’re in constant flight/fight mode is not normal. Living in this level of unknown is not normal. And the fact that people voted for this is, frankly, unhinged.
I’m going to say something historians rarely say.
We haven’t been here before.
We haven’t had a near-authoritarian takeover of our government.
Admittedly, we don’t know what comes next.
There’s a wide array of options.
But know that in the US, this is new ground. And none of this is normal.
We haven’t been here before.
We haven’t had a near-authoritarian takeover of our government.
Admittedly, we don’t know what comes next.
There’s a wide array of options.
But know that in the US, this is new ground. And none of this is normal.
November 20, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Again and again and again THIS IS NOT NORMAL. Feeling like you’re in constant flight/fight mode is not normal. Living in this level of unknown is not normal. And the fact that people voted for this is, frankly, unhinged.
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It's notable to me that after years of fear-mongering about trans women playing sports, Republican leaders are now so emboldened that they won't even acknowledge that trans people exist. Almost like it was never really about sports.
November 19, 2024 at 3:36 PM
It's notable to me that after years of fear-mongering about trans women playing sports, Republican leaders are now so emboldened that they won't even acknowledge that trans people exist. Almost like it was never really about sports.
This is probably going to mess up my algorithm but I’ve been obsessed with Wicked for 21 years and the timing of this movie release could not be better. I’ll just be over here listening to the soundtrack on repeat like it’s high school again
a woman in a pink dress stands next to a woman in a black hat
ALT: a woman in a pink dress stands next to a woman in a black hat
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2024 at 2:45 PM
This is probably going to mess up my algorithm but I’ve been obsessed with Wicked for 21 years and the timing of this movie release could not be better. I’ll just be over here listening to the soundtrack on repeat like it’s high school again
This is likely going to be a lot of talk at the intersection of justice/democracy/antifascism and my work (books) but sometimes about my dog
November 19, 2024 at 1:05 PM
This is likely going to be a lot of talk at the intersection of justice/democracy/antifascism and my work (books) but sometimes about my dog