James Polchin
@jamespolchin.bsky.social
Edgar Award nominated writer / INDECENT ADVANCES (2019) / SHADOW MEN (2024) both with Counterpoint Press / NYU Professor / Footman to a Labrador
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NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
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In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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‘Young audiences are less scared of it’: why London jazz clubs are expanding and thriving against the odds
‘Young audiences are less scared of it’: why London jazz clubs are expanding and thriving against the odds
As the Jazz Cafe and Ronnie Scott’s expand, and Blue Note eyes its arrival, proprietors say there’s an energy in the scene – but financial pressures remain
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
‘Young audiences are less scared of it’: why London jazz clubs are expanding and thriving against the odds
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Applications are now open for the 2026 DREAMing Out Loud program! This creative writing initiative supports emerging migrant writers in New York City. The program runs from February to April 2026. Apply today at: pen.org/fellowships/...
DREAMing Out Loud
DREAMing Out Loud is a PEN America’s tuition-free creative writing workshop series for young immigrant writers.
pen.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Applications are now open for the 2026 DREAMing Out Loud program! This creative writing initiative supports emerging migrant writers in New York City. The program runs from February to April 2026. Apply today at: pen.org/fellowships/...
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Chinese battery company abandons plan to build Michigan plant, state says reut.rs/47uzu9Y
Chinese battery company abandons plan to build Michigan plant, state says
Chinese battery company Gotion has abandoned a plan to build a $2.4 billion plant in Michigan to produce material for electric vehicles, the state said Thursday.
reut.rs
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Chinese battery company abandons plan to build Michigan plant, state says reut.rs/47uzu9Y
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Trump is threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers furloughed during the shutdown — which goes against a law he signed in 2019, by the way.
This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.
This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Trump is threatening to withhold back pay for federal workers furloughed during the shutdown — which goes against a law he signed in 2019, by the way.
This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.
This should come as no surprise: Trump and his businesses have been accused of stiffing hundreds of their own workers out of pay over the years.
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If you love the song “Me and Bobby McGee” you absolutely must read @elongreen.bsky.social on the life of the woman who inspired the song.
The Unlikely Story of the Secretary Who Inspired One of Music’s Greatest Songs
“Me and Bobby McGee” was originally about a woman—Barbara “Bobbie” McKee. I talked to her.
slate.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If you love the song “Me and Bobby McGee” you absolutely must read @elongreen.bsky.social on the life of the woman who inspired the song.
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mike lee allegedly went to law school and passed the bar. aside from stephen king's claim being true, a dead person's estate can't sue for defamation, on account of the fact that a dead person can't suffer an injury to their reputation, because they are dead.
September 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
mike lee allegedly went to law school and passed the bar. aside from stephen king's claim being true, a dead person's estate can't sue for defamation, on account of the fact that a dead person can't suffer an injury to their reputation, because they are dead.
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Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
August 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
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Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk.
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
July 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk.
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq
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The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
Gaza is starving. Where are the American Jewish leaders?
A fear of being labelled antisemitic still deters American Jews and Jewish institutions from taking a position that is morally correct.
forward.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God.
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.
forward.com/opinion/7575...
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BREAKING: Trump's FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger after blocking it
Just DAYS after CBS (part of Paramount) fired Trump critic Stephen Colbert
Just WEEKS after CBS paid $36 million to Trump to settle his bullshit lawsuit vs 60 Minutes
TOTAL AND COMPLETE CORRUPTION
Just DAYS after CBS (part of Paramount) fired Trump critic Stephen Colbert
Just WEEKS after CBS paid $36 million to Trump to settle his bullshit lawsuit vs 60 Minutes
TOTAL AND COMPLETE CORRUPTION
July 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
BREAKING: Trump's FCC approves Paramount-Skydance merger after blocking it
Just DAYS after CBS (part of Paramount) fired Trump critic Stephen Colbert
Just WEEKS after CBS paid $36 million to Trump to settle his bullshit lawsuit vs 60 Minutes
TOTAL AND COMPLETE CORRUPTION
Just DAYS after CBS (part of Paramount) fired Trump critic Stephen Colbert
Just WEEKS after CBS paid $36 million to Trump to settle his bullshit lawsuit vs 60 Minutes
TOTAL AND COMPLETE CORRUPTION
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ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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Well, that took him long enough.
Nick Fuentes Finally Realizes Trump Is A 'Scam Artist' In Savage Rant: 'The Liberals Were Right'
Took him long enough.
www.comicsands.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Well, that took him long enough.
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Rosie is all a distraction by Trump from the Epstein files.
Lots of Trump world is crashing down this weekend.
Lots of Trump world is crashing down this weekend.
July 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Rosie is all a distraction by Trump from the Epstein files.
Lots of Trump world is crashing down this weekend.
Lots of Trump world is crashing down this weekend.
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"Reich citizenship will not be laid in the cradle of every one born in Germany, but will be ceremoniously conferred on him after he has shown himself worthy of it through special accomplishments, through loyal services to the State." NY Times, July 6, 1933.
July 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Reich citizenship will not be laid in the cradle of every one born in Germany, but will be ceremoniously conferred on him after he has shown himself worthy of it through special accomplishments, through loyal services to the State." NY Times, July 6, 1933.
“What does it mean when you don’t even know your own country.”
Thanks to CrimeReads for publishing my converstion with Robert Fieseler about his new book AMERICAN SCARE.
#florida #AmericanHistory #RedScare #Crime #injustice #ColdWar #queerhistory #civilrights
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Thanks to CrimeReads for publishing my converstion with Robert Fieseler about his new book AMERICAN SCARE.
#florida #AmericanHistory #RedScare #Crime #injustice #ColdWar #queerhistory #civilrights
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Robert Fieseler On Florida’s Hidden Cold War Against Black and Queer People
Historian and journalist Robert Fieseler’s first book “Tinder Box: The Untold Story of the Upstairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation” won the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime. His newest b…
crimereads.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“What does it mean when you don’t even know your own country.”
Thanks to CrimeReads for publishing my converstion with Robert Fieseler about his new book AMERICAN SCARE.
#florida #AmericanHistory #RedScare #Crime #injustice #ColdWar #queerhistory #civilrights
crimereads.com/robert-fiese...
Thanks to CrimeReads for publishing my converstion with Robert Fieseler about his new book AMERICAN SCARE.
#florida #AmericanHistory #RedScare #Crime #injustice #ColdWar #queerhistory #civilrights
crimereads.com/robert-fiese...
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EXCLUSIVE | Ted Cruz was vacationing in Athens as floods ripped through Central Texas.
Ted Cruz Was Vacationing in Europe as Emergency Crews Desperately Searched for Texas Flood Survivors
The Texas senator was visiting the Parthenon in Athens while a massive rescue mission was under way to find flood victims, our must-read newsletter, The Swamp, reveals.
trib.al
July 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
EXCLUSIVE | Ted Cruz was vacationing in Athens as floods ripped through Central Texas.
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7:18 in the ayem here on the West Coast and I can find no indication (perhaps you can? happy to be corrected) that The New York Times has so much as mentioned this
July 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
7:18 in the ayem here on the West Coast and I can find no indication (perhaps you can? happy to be corrected) that The New York Times has so much as mentioned this
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US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza.
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press.
bit.ly
July 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza.
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Holy Crap. Just straight up looting at this point. Or like was already looting. But just bringing in a semi to haul out the loot faster.
June 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Holy Crap. Just straight up looting at this point. Or like was already looting. But just bringing in a semi to haul out the loot faster.
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The free market used to be touted as the cure for all our problems; now it’s taken to be the cause of them.
The Rise and Fall of Neoliberalism
The free market used to be touted as the cure for all our problems; now it’s taken to be the cause of them.
nyer.cm
June 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The free market used to be touted as the cure for all our problems; now it’s taken to be the cause of them.
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NEWS: Stephen Miller invests in and stands to financially gain from the immigration crackdown that he's spearheading, according to new financial disclosure documents. www.levernews.com/dividends-fo...
Dividends For Stephen Miller, Deportations For Everyone Else
The man behind the Trump administration’s migrant crackdown holds stock in an ICE surveillance contractor.
www.levernews.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
NEWS: Stephen Miller invests in and stands to financially gain from the immigration crackdown that he's spearheading, according to new financial disclosure documents. www.levernews.com/dividends-fo...