Ben Rosensweig
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DC Union Station tonight. Unreal.
August 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
DC Union Station tonight. Unreal.
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“I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” The last journalists remaining in Gaza are near death from forced starvation. There is enough food at the border to feed the entire population for 3 months. This is genocide.
A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency.
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
"Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die"
Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:
July 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
“I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can’t work anymore.” The last journalists remaining in Gaza are near death from forced starvation. There is enough food at the border to feed the entire population for 3 months. This is genocide.
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Reports that a Canadian citizen who has resided in the US since age 10 was abducted at a green card interview.
Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.
Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.
July 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Reports that a Canadian citizen who has resided in the US since age 10 was abducted at a green card interview.
Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.
Her husband is begging ICE to let him fly her back to Canada and they refuse to release her.
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I am begging people not to look to the NYT for coverage of what's happening. The BBC, Le Monde, Ajazeera and others will have more truthful coverage.
June 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I am begging people not to look to the NYT for coverage of what's happening. The BBC, Le Monde, Ajazeera and others will have more truthful coverage.
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If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people:
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money
3) We won’t need a lot of troops
4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq
5) We’ll find WMDs
6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators
7) It will be easy
8) It won’t take long
All lies.
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Ok.
But here’s the thing:
Juneteenth is not about freedom being won, it’s about freedom being ENFORCED.
The heroes of Juneteenth are the Union Soldiers who went from plantation to plantation looking slaveholders in the face & saying: fuck with us if you dare.
Freedom is not won, it is SEIZED
But here’s the thing:
Juneteenth is not about freedom being won, it’s about freedom being ENFORCED.
The heroes of Juneteenth are the Union Soldiers who went from plantation to plantation looking slaveholders in the face & saying: fuck with us if you dare.
Freedom is not won, it is SEIZED
Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!
June 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Ok.
But here’s the thing:
Juneteenth is not about freedom being won, it’s about freedom being ENFORCED.
The heroes of Juneteenth are the Union Soldiers who went from plantation to plantation looking slaveholders in the face & saying: fuck with us if you dare.
Freedom is not won, it is SEIZED
But here’s the thing:
Juneteenth is not about freedom being won, it’s about freedom being ENFORCED.
The heroes of Juneteenth are the Union Soldiers who went from plantation to plantation looking slaveholders in the face & saying: fuck with us if you dare.
Freedom is not won, it is SEIZED
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May 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
hey y’all! i’m in need of survival funds—my food stamps were cut off weeks ago (w/o notice?) + still waiting on renewal.
i’m unemployed + multi-disabled, so i need support for food, bills, and household basics. anything helps, fr.
ko-fi.com/xocrummy/goa...
#MutualAid pls REPOST & SHARE! ty 💜
i’m unemployed + multi-disabled, so i need support for food, bills, and household basics. anything helps, fr.
ko-fi.com/xocrummy/goa...
#MutualAid pls REPOST & SHARE! ty 💜
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Guaranteed there's another Abrego Garcia on this 2nd plane to a foreign prison. There's another gay make-up artist with no police record. There's another man with an autism awareness tattoo. Not exactly these people, but similar.
This is not due process. This is not deportation. This is fascism.
This is not due process. This is not deportation. This is fascism.
April 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Guaranteed there's another Abrego Garcia on this 2nd plane to a foreign prison. There's another gay make-up artist with no police record. There's another man with an autism awareness tattoo. Not exactly these people, but similar.
This is not due process. This is not deportation. This is fascism.
This is not due process. This is not deportation. This is fascism.
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I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
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One thing that is clear from these headlines is that the big news orgs don't have a vocabulary or strategy for how to report to readers when the President claims to do something he not only lacks authority to do but even the power to do. That's a very basic, foundational thing.
March 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
One thing that is clear from these headlines is that the big news orgs don't have a vocabulary or strategy for how to report to readers when the President claims to do something he not only lacks authority to do but even the power to do. That's a very basic, foundational thing.
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Walz: "I think we have to assume the very worst in everything this administration does, and we need to prepare for it."
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Walz: "I think we have to assume the very worst in everything this administration does, and we need to prepare for it."
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THEY BROKE THE CEASEFIRE. WHY IS THAT SO FUCKING HARD TO WRITE.
Live updates: Hundreds killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in talks to extend the ceasefire. Officials said the operation was open-ended and was expected to expand.
apnews.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
THEY BROKE THE CEASEFIRE. WHY IS THAT SO FUCKING HARD TO WRITE.
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BREAKING
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
BREAKING: NIH admits funding freeze is illegal, will resume issuing grants
An internal memo issued February 12 was obtained by Popular Information.
popular.info
February 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
BREAKING
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders
On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.
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in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
in what meaningful way can we say that the constitution is in effect when an unelected and unaccountable billionaire is wielding state power to unilaterally cancel congressional appropriations?
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The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) page on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's website has been removed.
February 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) page on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's website has been removed.
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i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.
February 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
i think an important thing for people outside the US to understand is that elon musk seized control of the government today and most americans don’t even realize it happened.
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Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.
Costco raises pay above $30 an hour for many, as Teamsters threatens strike
Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.
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Good news, Republicans— those jobs you wanted are available.
January 29, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Good news, Republicans— those jobs you wanted are available.
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
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ATTENTION 🚨
There are reports of ICE agents in at the Ogilvie and Union train stations in Chicago that are demanding identification.
They are wearing BROWN BULLET PROOF VESTS.
They have NO MARKINGS INDICATING THAT THEY ARE ICE POLICE.
REPOST, SHARE, KEEP CHICAGO SAFE ✊
There are reports of ICE agents in at the Ogilvie and Union train stations in Chicago that are demanding identification.
They are wearing BROWN BULLET PROOF VESTS.
They have NO MARKINGS INDICATING THAT THEY ARE ICE POLICE.
REPOST, SHARE, KEEP CHICAGO SAFE ✊
January 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
ATTENTION 🚨
There are reports of ICE agents in at the Ogilvie and Union train stations in Chicago that are demanding identification.
They are wearing BROWN BULLET PROOF VESTS.
They have NO MARKINGS INDICATING THAT THEY ARE ICE POLICE.
REPOST, SHARE, KEEP CHICAGO SAFE ✊
There are reports of ICE agents in at the Ogilvie and Union train stations in Chicago that are demanding identification.
They are wearing BROWN BULLET PROOF VESTS.
They have NO MARKINGS INDICATING THAT THEY ARE ICE POLICE.
REPOST, SHARE, KEEP CHICAGO SAFE ✊
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Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭
January 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭
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One thing about me is that I do absolutely suck at listening to stories about weird, apparently paranormal things that happened to you.
100% intolerable “that was definitely a drone” and “you can stop worrying about your past lives because they don’t exist” shit.
100% intolerable “that was definitely a drone” and “you can stop worrying about your past lives because they don’t exist” shit.
December 11, 2024 at 4:52 AM
One thing about me is that I do absolutely suck at listening to stories about weird, apparently paranormal things that happened to you.
100% intolerable “that was definitely a drone” and “you can stop worrying about your past lives because they don’t exist” shit.
100% intolerable “that was definitely a drone” and “you can stop worrying about your past lives because they don’t exist” shit.
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It’s never aliens.
December 13, 2024 at 1:21 AM
It’s never aliens.