Jeffrey
@jeffreyfields.bsky.social
USC professor, thinker, wine drinker. Alumnus of State Dept and DoD. Ahead of my time 👀
To be fair, Sam Seaborn wanted to move the White House press corps across the street as well. He was fictional but this isn’t a real president either www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
White House restricts media access in the West Wing
The administration said it’s a matter of security, but the new rule appears to be part of a larger effort to restrict the press.
www.politico.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
To be fair, Sam Seaborn wanted to move the White House press corps across the street as well. He was fictional but this isn’t a real president either www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
There’s really no way to characterize Trump’s actions on the high seas other than murder. My article 👇🏾https://theconversation.com/trumps-anti-venezuela-actions-lack-strategy-justifiable-targets-and-legal-authorization-268363
Trump’s anti-Venezuela actions lack strategy, justifiable targets and legal authorization
President Trump OK’d a naval buildup in the Caribbean, strikes on boats in international waters and covert operations in Venezuela. A military analyst can’t see a coherent strategy or objective.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
There’s really no way to characterize Trump’s actions on the high seas other than murder. My article 👇🏾https://theconversation.com/trumps-anti-venezuela-actions-lack-strategy-justifiable-targets-and-legal-authorization-268363
Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations
The report found “hundreds” of possible Israeli human rights violations, further complicating a process to review credible allegations against IDF military units in Gaza.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Classified U.S. report finds backlog of hundreds of possible Israeli human rights violations www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Silver is still my favorite album but don’t sleep on @SaySheShe 💃🏾🪩🕺🏾
A Bona-Fide Disco Album That Feels Urgently of the Moment
On “Cut & Rewind,” the vocal group Say She She offers an ode to the utopia of disco without losing sight of the politics of now.
www.newyorker.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Silver is still my favorite album but don’t sleep on @SaySheShe 💃🏾🪩🕺🏾
“The mainstreaming of Charlie Kirk demonstrates that espousing open and explicit bigotry no longer relegates one to the fringe of political discourse, a phenomenon we have not witnessed since the civil rights era”
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“The mainstreaming of Charlie Kirk demonstrates that espousing open and explicit bigotry no longer relegates one to the fringe of political discourse, a phenomenon we have not witnessed since the civil rights era”
A listener would never know WHY Charlie Kirk was controversial from your coverage @npr.org @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social All you do is call him "conservative" and "controversial" but never explore his bigotry and other awful views. Are you afraid of Trump?
September 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
A listener would never know WHY Charlie Kirk was controversial from your coverage @npr.org @michelmartinnpr.bsky.social All you do is call him "conservative" and "controversial" but never explore his bigotry and other awful views. Are you afraid of Trump?
ABC drops ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ indefinitely over host’s Charlie Kirk remarks
USA USA USA !!!
USA USA USA !!!
ABC drops 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' indefinitely over host's Charlie Kirk remarks
Kimmel said on his Monday telecast that Kirk's alleged shooter is a MAGA supporter.
www.latimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
ABC drops ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ indefinitely over host’s Charlie Kirk remarks
USA USA USA !!!
USA USA USA !!!
I did not know this history of hep B vaccinations in this country. Fascinating and another reminder that RFK Jr. is going to harm and kill many Americans
RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel is expected to recommend delaying hepatitis B shot in kids
A vaccine advisory panel, recently reshaped by RFK Jr., is expected to vote on changing the age children should get their first hepatitis B vaccine -- from right after birth to age 4.
www.npr.org
September 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I did not know this history of hep B vaccinations in this country. Fascinating and another reminder that RFK Jr. is going to harm and kill many Americans
California, West Coast states roll out their own vaccine guidance amid clash with CDC #science
California, West Coast states roll out their own vaccine guidance amid clash with CDC
California breaks from CDC with new vaccine guidance, and lawmakers propose $23-billion science funding plan.
www.latimes.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
California, West Coast states roll out their own vaccine guidance amid clash with CDC #science
There are many many slightly different definitions of terrorist/terrorism. This matches none of them. News media should do better. Yes you @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/p...
US military kills 3 in second deadly strike against ‘narcoterrorists’ in international waters, Trump says | CNN Politics
The US military killed three people in another deadly strike on a vessel in international waters around South America allegedly “transporting illegal narcotics” from Venezuela, President Donald Trump ...
www.cnn.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
There are many many slightly different definitions of terrorist/terrorism. This matches none of them. News media should do better. Yes you @cnn.com www.cnn.com/2025/09/15/p...
I guess we’ll hear @novenacarmel.bsky.social cheerfully singing that Robert Redford is dead. It’s so weird. It’s like AI that can’t distinguish context
September 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I guess we’ll hear @novenacarmel.bsky.social cheerfully singing that Robert Redford is dead. It’s so weird. It’s like AI that can’t distinguish context
You “understand the FBI has a term, nihilistic violence”?? You all did a story on it just 2 weeks ago about Minn. Do you even listen to your own network Michel Martin? smh
What's next in the investigation into Charlie Kirk's assassination
NPR's Michel Martin asks former FBI counterterrorism analyst Javed Ali about the next steps in the investigation into Charlie Kirk's assassination.
www.npr.org
September 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You “understand the FBI has a term, nihilistic violence”?? You all did a story on it just 2 weeks ago about Minn. Do you even listen to your own network Michel Martin? smh
I don’t understand why more news outlets aren’t looking at how many are arrested on this seemingly bogus charge bec they’re protesting ICE
Prosecutors Fail 3 Times to Charge Woman With Felony Assault of F.B.I. Agent in D.C.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I don’t understand why more news outlets aren’t looking at how many are arrested on this seemingly bogus charge bec they’re protesting ICE
Yep. Bret Stephens is an embarrassment
Yes, The New York Times is committing genocidal journalism
In his latest NYT column, Bret Stephens tries to excuse a uniquely horrific crime with uniquely horrific journalism.
www.aljazeera.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Yep. Bret Stephens is an embarrassment
So because the murder in Gaza isn’t happening at the rate that Bret Stephens has arbitrarily set, there is no genocide. Got it #Trumplogic
Opinion | No, Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
So because the murder in Gaza isn’t happening at the rate that Bret Stephens has arbitrarily set, there is no genocide. Got it #Trumplogic
Let’s talk about the Trump policies but let’s also talk about the cruelty of these individuals carrying out Trump’s orders
Deaf, mute and terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient and ships him to Texas
Javier Diaz Santana, who is deaf and communicates using sign language, was swept up in a federal immigration raid at his job in Temple City. He could not communicate in handcuffs. His attorney says U....
www.latimes.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Let’s talk about the Trump policies but let’s also talk about the cruelty of these individuals carrying out Trump’s orders
“We asked for the evidence; it was not provided.” THIS is the story Leila Fadel. You just left it there!
A look at the use of masks by federal agents during immigration arrests
NPR's Leila Fadel examines the use of masks by federal agents while carrying out immigration arrests
www.npr.org
July 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
“We asked for the evidence; it was not provided.” THIS is the story Leila Fadel. You just left it there!
This👇🏾
Though it might be better titled “The astonishing racism of Trump’s GOP”
Though it might be better titled “The astonishing racism of Trump’s GOP”
The astonishing racism in NYC’s mayoral race
And 3 reasons that explain it.
www.vox.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This👇🏾
Though it might be better titled “The astonishing racism of Trump’s GOP”
Though it might be better titled “The astonishing racism of Trump’s GOP”
Shocked 🙄
Right-Wing Republicans in Congress Attack Mamdani With Islamophobic Comments
www.nytimes.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Shocked 🙄
The wrong lessons have been learned from Israel’s strike on Iraq’s nuclear reactor in 1981. It CATALYZED Iraq’s quest for the bomb. My take today 👇🏾
Israel bombed an Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981 − it pushed program underground and spurred Saddam Hussein’s desire for nukes
Nonproliferation experts believe Iraq’s nuclear program went underground after Israel destroyed its reactor just outside Baghdad.
theconversation.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The wrong lessons have been learned from Israel’s strike on Iraq’s nuclear reactor in 1981. It CATALYZED Iraq’s quest for the bomb. My take today 👇🏾
WaPo texted a bunch of Americans on the Iran attack
We texted 1,000 Americans about Trump’s Iran strike. Here’s what they said.
A Washington Post poll shows a significant surge in Republican support following Trump’s airstrikes in Iran over its nuclear program.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
WaPo texted a bunch of Americans on the Iran attack
This headline and description is part of the news media continuing to normalize Trump. Of course we have no idea of the damage 5 mins after the fact. WTF? The reality is complex??? Duh
By his own account, the military operation that Donald Trump mounted against Iran over the weekend “completely and totally obliterated" Iran's nuclear program. The reality is more complex.
Read our reporting:
Read our reporting:
The True Impact of Trump’s Strike on Iran
The president insists Iran’s nuclear facilities were “totally obliterated.” Not everyone is so sure.
bit.ly
June 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This headline and description is part of the news media continuing to normalize Trump. Of course we have no idea of the damage 5 mins after the fact. WTF? The reality is complex??? Duh
We should remember that Netanyahu is only recalling part of the Osirak story. The 1981 Israeli strike on Iraq CATALYZED Baghdad's quest for the bomb. Saddam undermined the effort by invading Kuwait. Absent that, Iraq likely would have had a bomb
June 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We should remember that Netanyahu is only recalling part of the Osirak story. The 1981 Israeli strike on Iraq CATALYZED Baghdad's quest for the bomb. Saddam undermined the effort by invading Kuwait. Absent that, Iraq likely would have had a bomb
What you will not hear from Trump tonight: why this is in America’s interest, why this had to happen now, why nuclear negotiations needed to be concluded within 60 days, why he disagrees with his own intelligence assessments
June 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
What you will not hear from Trump tonight: why this is in America’s interest, why this had to happen now, why nuclear negotiations needed to be concluded within 60 days, why he disagrees with his own intelligence assessments
The best available evidence suggests that the youth-vote shift in 2024 was more a one-off event than an ideological realignment
The Myth of the Gen Z Red Wave
The best available evidence suggests that the youth-vote shift in 2024 was more a one-off event than an ideological realignment.
www.theatlantic.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The best available evidence suggests that the youth-vote shift in 2024 was more a one-off event than an ideological realignment