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“We can head for the great independent state of cinema and rest there in an unlimited realm, innately inclusive, immune to efforts of occupation, colonization, takeover,” Tilda Swinton said in her acceptance speech.
I wrote about the Berlinale for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
I wrote about the Berlinale for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
The Berlin International Film Festival in a Time of Crisis
During the Berlinale’s 75th anniversary, it felt like the world was coming apart—but at least we had the “borderless realm” of film.
www.thenation.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“We can head for the great independent state of cinema and rest there in an unlimited realm, innately inclusive, immune to efforts of occupation, colonization, takeover,” Tilda Swinton said in her acceptance speech.
I wrote about the Berlinale for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
I wrote about the Berlinale for @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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“'. . . . People are scattered; they lost their stuff; they lost their community; they lost their Narcan. A lot of people use and overdose in the hours after a sweep.'” —Tim Evans for @thenation.com @economichardship.bsky.social longreads.com/2025/02/26/w...
February 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“'. . . . People are scattered; they lost their stuff; they lost their community; they lost their Narcan. A lot of people use and overdose in the hours after a sweep.'” —Tim Evans for @thenation.com @economichardship.bsky.social longreads.com/2025/02/26/w...
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I miss her already.
When MSNBC canceled Joy Reid's show, it did even more than silence a great host—it silenced the next generation of Black media voices. So writes @elienyc.bsky.social, who knows a few things about Reid's talent for nurturing talent: She helped birth his TV career.
The Value of Joy
By canceling Joy Reid’s cable news show, MSNBC has not only silenced a brilliant host: It’s silenced the next Black voice you haven’t yet heard.
www.thenation.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I miss her already.
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Only after 13 months of backing Biden’s pivotal support for the Israeli siege did J Street express even mild discontent with his policies enabling the nonstop horrors to continue in Gaza.
Has J Street Gone Along With Genocide?
The “pro-Israel, pro-peace” advocacy group has seen its credibility shredded over its floundering response to the war on Gaza.
www.thenation.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Only after 13 months of backing Biden’s pivotal support for the Israeli siege did J Street express even mild discontent with his policies enabling the nonstop horrors to continue in Gaza.
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The “resistance strategy” that emerged in 2016 may have helped forestall MAGA’s ascendency through the 2018 and ’20 elections, but it did nothing to stop the long-term movement of people away from Democrats, writes Anthony Flaccavento.
Resistance Is Not Enough. The Left Must Address the Grievances of the Working Class.
The left’s almost singular focus on defense is a grave mistake. We must offer a compelling, positive vision of what we are for.
www.thenation.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The “resistance strategy” that emerged in 2016 may have helped forestall MAGA’s ascendency through the 2018 and ’20 elections, but it did nothing to stop the long-term movement of people away from Democrats, writes Anthony Flaccavento.
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It is possible.
Incumbent parties around the world keep losing to upstart challengers. Yet Mexico’s AMLO and his Morena party defied the trend, handing off his presidency to Claudia Sheinbaum. @waleedshahid.bsky.social asks, "What’s their secret?" www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Morena and Claudia Sheinbaum Have Kept Up Mexico’s Move to the Left
Incumbent parties around the world keep losing to upstart challengers. Yet Mexico’s López Obrador defied the trend, handing off his presidency to Sheinbaum. What’s their secret?
www.thenation.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
It is possible.
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“What will happen now is billionaire class’s well-amplified echo chamber will grow louder —as it seeks to outshout voices of union organizers, consumer activists, civil rights campaigners, & advocates for progressive taxation who aspire to make real 🇺🇸 promise of both political & economic democracy
Jeff Bezos has decided to use the opinion section of The Washington Post to cheerlead for the billionaire class because he believes that oligarchy does not have enough defenders in American media.
Democracy Dies at “The Washington Post”
…and oligarchy lives.
www.thenation.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“What will happen now is billionaire class’s well-amplified echo chamber will grow louder —as it seeks to outshout voices of union organizers, consumer activists, civil rights campaigners, & advocates for progressive taxation who aspire to make real 🇺🇸 promise of both political & economic democracy
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My recent article @thenation.com shows how Trump's destruction of #PEPFAR puts millions at risk, and even threatens to reignite a global HIV epidemic. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Will Trump End the Most Successful Foreign-Aid Program in US History?
The President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief is in danger of being shuttered. The decision could kill hundreds of thousands of people and kickstart an epidemic.
www.thenation.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My recent article @thenation.com shows how Trump's destruction of #PEPFAR puts millions at risk, and even threatens to reignite a global HIV epidemic. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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An accurate understanding of the geography of our nation shows that our reach and power is more promising than we may feel at the moment.
States Won’t Tell Us How to Win the Next Election. We Need to Look to the Counties.
An accurate understanding of the geography of our nation shows that our reach and power is more promising than we may feel at the moment.
www.thenation.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
An accurate understanding of the geography of our nation shows that our reach and power is more promising than we may feel at the moment.
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The March issue is here! Read @elienyc.bsky.social's cover story on Trump's potential impact on SCOTUS, Josh Leifer on opportunistic settlement in Gaza, Hasan Ali on the posthumous music of Nusrat Ali Fateh Khan, J. Hoberman on the genius of Mike Leigh, and more.
www.thenation.com/issue/march-...
www.thenation.com/issue/march-...
February 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The March issue is here! Read @elienyc.bsky.social's cover story on Trump's potential impact on SCOTUS, Josh Leifer on opportunistic settlement in Gaza, Hasan Ali on the posthumous music of Nusrat Ali Fateh Khan, J. Hoberman on the genius of Mike Leigh, and more.
www.thenation.com/issue/march-...
www.thenation.com/issue/march-...
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winter sowing always looks so bad but I hope I get some good flowers and native plants this year. lots of poppies every year but I only ever get a few that make it to maturity. 🌱 #gardensky #wintersowing #zone6b
February 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
winter sowing always looks so bad but I hope I get some good flowers and native plants this year. lots of poppies every year but I only ever get a few that make it to maturity. 🌱 #gardensky #wintersowing #zone6b
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“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
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February 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ― Theodore Roosevelt
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Pansy window boxes 🌱
February 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Pansy window boxes 🌱
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I just got fired from NWS . This email is all I know. Read if you want.
February 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I just got fired from NWS . This email is all I know. Read if you want.
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Suffice to say, this is not how investigative agencies used to refer matters to federal prosecutors.
February 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Suffice to say, this is not how investigative agencies used to refer matters to federal prosecutors.
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NEW: A judge has ordered Trump administration officials — and at least one DOGE staffer — to sit for depositions in a lawsuit over the group's access to sensitive government systems.
Judge Bates called DOGE's activities "opaque."
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Judge Bates called DOGE's activities "opaque."
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: A judge has ordered Trump administration officials — and at least one DOGE staffer — to sit for depositions in a lawsuit over the group's access to sensitive government systems.
Judge Bates called DOGE's activities "opaque."
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Judge Bates called DOGE's activities "opaque."
w/ @joshgerstein
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Reposted by James Ethan
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Judge orders discovery, allowing interrogations, depositions, information requests to develop. This is the first time a court orders this legal action in a case against the so-called DOGE. It is a critical next step to stop DOGE’s unlawful access to Americans’ sensitive data. 1/2
February 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Judge orders discovery, allowing interrogations, depositions, information requests to develop. This is the first time a court orders this legal action in a case against the so-called DOGE. It is a critical next step to stop DOGE’s unlawful access to Americans’ sensitive data. 1/2
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