Lisa White
@fwbeans.bsky.social
Former newspaper reporter, frequent media critic. Vegan. Fond of cats.
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the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
the gulf between the swift brutality with which places like harvard treated students protesting genocide and the endless, endless latitude those same institutions have given people like larry summers tells you everything you need to know
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VICTORY: Hundreds showed up in Oakland last night to oppose expanding the city's surveillance network.
Oakland rejects $2 million contract with surveillance company over concerns of ICE spying trib.al/ESEfz1c
Oakland rejects $2 million contract with surveillance company over concerns of ICE spying
Flock Safety was shown the door after hundreds rallied against the company.
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
VICTORY: Hundreds showed up in Oakland last night to oppose expanding the city's surveillance network.
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San Jose Police deployed nearly 500 license plate readers that collect millions of records monthly on people’s movements—and store that data for an entire year! This allows police to track residents and visitors as they go to work, medical appointments, or protests.
www.kqed.org/news/1206458...
www.kqed.org/news/1206458...
Civil Liberties Groups Sue San José Over License Plate Reader Use | KQED
A group of civil liberties organizations is suing San José over its use of license plate reader data.
www.kqed.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
San Jose Police deployed nearly 500 license plate readers that collect millions of records monthly on people’s movements—and store that data for an entire year! This allows police to track residents and visitors as they go to work, medical appointments, or protests.
www.kqed.org/news/1206458...
www.kqed.org/news/1206458...
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“…two showboats trying to out-detail each other, with maudlin prose dissecting a relationship that’s portrayed as tortured, but was really just between two careless narcissists.” Marisa with (let it be) the last word:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Epstein’s journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“…two showboats trying to out-detail each other, with maudlin prose dissecting a relationship that’s portrayed as tortured, but was really just between two careless narcissists.” Marisa with (let it be) the last word:
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Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
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Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
So Democrats get:
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
1. A CR that will prevent the GOP from facing the wrath of Americans for a shutdown over the holidays
2. A coupon for one (1) meaningless ACA vote that will fail
3. An end to the illegal RIF/SNAP moves that are already before the courts
Those all seem like wins for the GOP.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Democrats have to stop bailing out Republicans from facing the consequences of their own policies. And yeah, that means they have to stop sparing voters from experiencing what GOP government truly means.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
Every time Dems step in, it only emboldens the GOP & they make it even worse the next time.
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I will not only blame the Senate Democrats who are caving. I will blame them all. They needed to keep their ranks in order. If this happens, it's the most spineless political retreat imaginable and it will harm millions upon millions of Americans. Chickenshit, self-neutering nonsense. Cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I will not only blame the Senate Democrats who are caving. I will blame them all. They needed to keep their ranks in order. If this happens, it's the most spineless political retreat imaginable and it will harm millions upon millions of Americans. Chickenshit, self-neutering nonsense. Cowards.
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Three reform DAs won re-election tonight, two of them running uncontested. All in major population centers.
Krasner
Bragg
Gonzalez
This is get one-billionth the coverage of the Boudin recall, bc it doesn't fit the entrenched Tough on Crime Narrative, but it's still noteworthy.
Krasner
Bragg
Gonzalez
This is get one-billionth the coverage of the Boudin recall, bc it doesn't fit the entrenched Tough on Crime Narrative, but it's still noteworthy.
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Three reform DAs won re-election tonight, two of them running uncontested. All in major population centers.
Krasner
Bragg
Gonzalez
This is get one-billionth the coverage of the Boudin recall, bc it doesn't fit the entrenched Tough on Crime Narrative, but it's still noteworthy.
Krasner
Bragg
Gonzalez
This is get one-billionth the coverage of the Boudin recall, bc it doesn't fit the entrenched Tough on Crime Narrative, but it's still noteworthy.
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Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic socialist and New York state assemblyman, won the race for mayor of New York City, according to the Associated Press.
Read more ➡ www.latimes.com/california/l...
Read more ➡ www.latimes.com/california/l...
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic socialist and New York state assemblyman, won the race for mayor of New York City, according to the Associated Press.
Read more ➡ www.latimes.com/california/l...
Read more ➡ www.latimes.com/california/l...
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Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Mary Sheffield will become the first woman elected mayor of Detroit, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oRiL7z
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A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
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You may have heard that the Trump Administration is sending federal agents to a few California counties to monitor the Prop 50 election.
Let us be clear. It is illegal for anyone to attempt to stop you from exercising your constitutional right to vote if you are a U.S. citizen.
Let us be clear. It is illegal for anyone to attempt to stop you from exercising your constitutional right to vote if you are a U.S. citizen.
November 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
You may have heard that the Trump Administration is sending federal agents to a few California counties to monitor the Prop 50 election.
Let us be clear. It is illegal for anyone to attempt to stop you from exercising your constitutional right to vote if you are a U.S. citizen.
Let us be clear. It is illegal for anyone to attempt to stop you from exercising your constitutional right to vote if you are a U.S. citizen.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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“there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.”
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.”
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On November 1, the Department of Agriculture stopped administering SNAP to states. Alameda County has stepped up to fund food assistance programs while courts rule on the issue. (1/3)
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
On November 1, the Department of Agriculture stopped administering SNAP to states. Alameda County has stepped up to fund food assistance programs while courts rule on the issue. (1/3)
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On Teen Vogue: It's an amazing publication full of talented journalists. It offers so much value. It's clear the monied interests in media aren't interested in preserving that value, especially if it threatens the status quo that undergirds their wealth. Capitalism and journalism are enemies.
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
On Teen Vogue: It's an amazing publication full of talented journalists. It offers so much value. It's clear the monied interests in media aren't interested in preserving that value, especially if it threatens the status quo that undergirds their wealth. Capitalism and journalism are enemies.
"It's a rich man's game, no matter what they call it."
Some things haven't changed in 45 years. 😒
Some things haven't changed in 45 years. 😒
Dolly Parton releases “9 to 5” 45 yrs ago today.
“I knew what it was like to be a working woman trying to make a decent living, trying to be taken seriously. .. I wanted a song that sounded playful on the surface but spoke to that frustration .. A song about women .. saying, ‘We deserve better.’”
“I knew what it was like to be a working woman trying to make a decent living, trying to be taken seriously. .. I wanted a song that sounded playful on the surface but spoke to that frustration .. A song about women .. saying, ‘We deserve better.’”
November 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"It's a rich man's game, no matter what they call it."
Some things haven't changed in 45 years. 😒
Some things haven't changed in 45 years. 😒
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By “you” I mean most MSM outlets, business leaders, voters who couldn’t be bothered to figure out the actual two sides, those looking for an excuse to vote against Harris, those performing principle by not voting, and everyone who voted for someone they know is vile and racist.
This is what you enabled with all your talk of groceries and a funny laugh, with all your talk of shareholder profits, with your eye on mergers, your obsession with deregulation, and your “both sides” excuses. You have betrayed the promise of this country.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/p...
Trump sets 7,500 annual limit for refugees entering US. It’ll be mostly White South Africans | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits annually into the country to 7,500 and they will mostly be White South Africans, a dramatic drop after the United States previo...
www.cnn.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
By “you” I mean most MSM outlets, business leaders, voters who couldn’t be bothered to figure out the actual two sides, those looking for an excuse to vote against Harris, those performing principle by not voting, and everyone who voted for someone they know is vile and racist.
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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NEW: The full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to rehear arguments on whether to block President Trump from taking control of 200 Oregon National Guard troops.
This is good news. Military troops have no place on our streets.
This is good news. Military troops have no place on our streets.
October 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
NEW: The full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to rehear arguments on whether to block President Trump from taking control of 200 Oregon National Guard troops.
This is good news. Military troops have no place on our streets.
This is good news. Military troops have no place on our streets.
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“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
October 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
“Tell your children who the cowards were.”
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NBC has a story on this as well already, and they've got an indicative quote as to how things will go:
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown
The White House has approved a list of ICE leaders to be replaced by Border Patrol officials in coming days amid disappointment with arrest numbers.
www.nbcnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
NBC has a story on this as well already, and they've got an indicative quote as to how things will go:
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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If DHS concludes immigrants aren’t dangerous or a flight risk, they can remain free while their immigration case proceeds if they comply with their conditions of release.
For decades, this was how the system worked.
In May, ICE abruptly began arresting people without legal justification. We sued.
For decades, this was how the system worked.
In May, ICE abruptly began arresting people without legal justification. We sued.
Bay Area Advocates Head to Court to Halt Trump Administration’s Immigration Policies | KQED
Recent lawsuits blast the Trump administration for its aggressive enforcement, arguing that asylum seekers and crime victims are among those targeted.
www.kqed.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If DHS concludes immigrants aren’t dangerous or a flight risk, they can remain free while their immigration case proceeds if they comply with their conditions of release.
For decades, this was how the system worked.
In May, ICE abruptly began arresting people without legal justification. We sued.
For decades, this was how the system worked.
In May, ICE abruptly began arresting people without legal justification. We sued.