Evan Gottesman
@evangottesman.bsky.social
Trump pardoned 1500 insurrectionists. The White House has a blackmail arrangement with my city's mayor, who is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Turkish government. This is not about lawfulness. This is about the content of the targeted individual's speech.
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests, his lawyer says
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.
apnews.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Trump pardoned 1500 insurrectionists. The White House has a blackmail arrangement with my city's mayor, who is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Turkish government. This is not about lawfulness. This is about the content of the targeted individual's speech.
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I don't care how you feel about campus anti-Israel protests, or about antisemitism on campus. Fighting antisemitism cannot mean disappearing foreign citizens in the US on green cards for Wrongthink. It just cannot. Not in my name. Never. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who led Columbia University protests, lawyer says
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's student encampment protests, has been arrested by ICE, his lawyer says.
www.cbsnews.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I don't care how you feel about campus anti-Israel protests, or about antisemitism on campus. Fighting antisemitism cannot mean disappearing foreign citizens in the US on green cards for Wrongthink. It just cannot. Not in my name. Never. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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Good one for the Washington Post opinion section’s new focus on free speech, presumably
March 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Good one for the Washington Post opinion section’s new focus on free speech, presumably
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2024 was the year of elections. In 2025, we have to live with the consequences.
@evangottesman.bsky.social and @sohanmewada.bsky.social take a look at four very different elections—Taiwan, Venezuela, Romania, and America—and why they matter. Read more in RDI's #DemocracyBrief:
@evangottesman.bsky.social and @sohanmewada.bsky.social take a look at four very different elections—Taiwan, Venezuela, Romania, and America—and why they matter. Read more in RDI's #DemocracyBrief:
Not All Elections Are Created Equal – RDI
In 2024, over 70 countries and the European Union held elections. More than 1.6 billion people voted—the largest number of humans to ever join in the ritual of choosing our leaders. Democracy is impos...
rdi.org
January 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
2024 was the year of elections. In 2025, we have to live with the consequences.
@evangottesman.bsky.social and @sohanmewada.bsky.social take a look at four very different elections—Taiwan, Venezuela, Romania, and America—and why they matter. Read more in RDI's #DemocracyBrief:
@evangottesman.bsky.social and @sohanmewada.bsky.social take a look at four very different elections—Taiwan, Venezuela, Romania, and America—and why they matter. Read more in RDI's #DemocracyBrief:
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It's *that* holiday icebreaker: "What are you thankful for?" Awkward in the best of times, downright miserable when things are bad.
But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important.
Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:
But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important.
Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:
“Well… what are you thankful for?” – RDI
Even in the happiest times, a lot of people recoil at the Thanksgiving icebreaker that is as awkward as it is ubiquitous: “What are you thankful for?” This year, it might feel especially hard to name ...
rdi.org
November 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM
It's *that* holiday icebreaker: "What are you thankful for?" Awkward in the best of times, downright miserable when things are bad.
But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important.
Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:
But in a moment of deep uncertainty, gratitude is all the more important.
Read our CEO @urielepshtein.bsky.social's Thanksgiving message in the #DemocracyBrief:
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Defending democracy at home. Combating authoritarianism abroad. Highlighting how they’re connected.
✊ Find out how we’re teaming up with dissidents to protect freedom: rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/
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✊ Find out how we’re teaming up with dissidents to protect freedom: rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/
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💌 Support our work: rdi.org/donate/
November 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Defending democracy at home. Combating authoritarianism abroad. Highlighting how they’re connected.
✊ Find out how we’re teaming up with dissidents to protect freedom: rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/
🗞️ Subscribe to RDI's #DemocracyBrief: rdi.org/get-involved/
💌 Support our work: rdi.org/donate/
✊ Find out how we’re teaming up with dissidents to protect freedom: rdi.org/frontlines-of-freedom/
🗞️ Subscribe to RDI's #DemocracyBrief: rdi.org/get-involved/
💌 Support our work: rdi.org/donate/
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this screencap is my new most valuable possession
July 1, 2023 at 5:00 PM
this screencap is my new most valuable possession