Katha Pollitt
@kathapollitt.bsky.social
Poet, essayist, columnist at The Nation, cat lover. Older but probably not much wiser.
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"It was always fanciful to conceive of progressive victories as permanent, just as it was a shortsighted fantasy that edgelord heterodoxy would remain cool. It’s never been waves but circular eddies..."
Me Too Forever
Why the backlash was so short-lived.
www.thecut.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"It was always fanciful to conceive of progressive victories as permanent, just as it was a shortsighted fantasy that edgelord heterodoxy would remain cool. It’s never been waves but circular eddies..."
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My @thenation column on Epstein and his many many friends, from Noam Chomsky to Steve Bannon.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Did So Many People in Epstein’s Circle Look the Other Way?
First of all, in order to ask questions about the young women he preyed on, they’d need to see them as people.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My @thenation column on Epstein and his many many friends, from Noam Chomsky to Steve Bannon.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Post offices all over the world have seen the volume of letters collapse over the past two decades, as email, text messages and social-networking sites replace paper. Mail services are adjusting as a result
Denmark gets ready to cancel Christmas cards
The Danish post is the first to end letter collection, but others will follow
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Post offices all over the world have seen the volume of letters collapse over the past two decades, as email, text messages and social-networking sites replace paper. Mail services are adjusting as a result
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Less than 10% of heart and lung surgeons in the U.S. are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that.
Female Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Unlocking the Male Fortress
Less than 10 percent of heart and lung surgeons in the United States are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that.
nyti.ms
November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Less than 10% of heart and lung surgeons in the U.S. are women. At a recent conference, they vowed to change that.
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The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/MnLQHPV
Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures
Donald Trump has now blocked three economic data reports.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/MnLQHPV
The importance of giving food in a respectful way. I didn't know food banks are sometimes low-quality and mean.
theconversation.com/how-food-ass...
theconversation.com/how-food-ass...
How food assistance programs can feed families and nourish their dignity
Free food may fill your stomach, but it doesn’t always satisfy the desire to feel fully human.
theconversation.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The importance of giving food in a respectful way. I didn't know food banks are sometimes low-quality and mean.
theconversation.com/how-food-ass...
theconversation.com/how-food-ass...
My @thenation column on Epstein and his many many friends, from Noam Chomsky to Steve Bannon.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Did So Many People in Epstein’s Circle Look the Other Way?
First of all, in order to ask questions about the young women he preyed on, they’d need to see them as people.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
My @thenation column on Epstein and his many many friends, from Noam Chomsky to Steve Bannon.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My @thenation column on Jeffrey Epstein and his many friends, from Noam Chomsky to Steve Bannon.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Did So Many People in Epstein’s Circle Look the Other Way?
First of all, in order to ask questions about the young women he preyed on, they’d need to see them as people.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My @thenation column on Jeffrey Epstein and his many friends, from Noam Chomsky to Steve Bannon.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Your donated clothes probably don't get re-used.
www.thejournal.ie/voice-irelan...
www.thejournal.ie/voice-irelan...
Only 26% of clothes donated in Ireland are actually recycled, new research suggests
Using trackers, Voice Ireland followed 23 items of clothing donated in Ireland to see where they actually end up.
www.thejournal.ie
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Your donated clothes probably don't get re-used.
www.thejournal.ie/voice-irelan...
www.thejournal.ie/voice-irelan...
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“Given the scale of Epstein’s trafficking operation, it’s clear that many more powerful people were involved. My staff have seen a paper trail with their own eyes. Banks that helped enable him should be investigated." trib.al/ISBFh8N
Top Dem Reveals How JPMorgan Chase Helped Epstein Hide His Crimes
Senator Ron Wyden accused the bank of obstructing law enforcement from examining the financial infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking network.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Given the scale of Epstein’s trafficking operation, it’s clear that many more powerful people were involved. My staff have seen a paper trail with their own eyes. Banks that helped enable him should be investigated." trib.al/ISBFh8N
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Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr.
Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr.
But Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, did emphasize his belief that vaccines are safe.
dlvr.it
November 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr.
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MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE
This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE
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!["When you consider that God could have commanded anything he wanted: anything! - the Ten [Commandments] have got to rank as one of the great missed moral opportunities of all time. How different: history would have béen had he clearly & unmistakably forbidden war, tyranny, taking over other people's countries slavery, exploitation of workers, cruelty to children; wife-beating, stoning, treating women= or anyone -as chaftel or inferior beings.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Will the center for american progress quietly jettison larry summers or not
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Will the center for american progress quietly jettison larry summers or not
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Isaac Chotiner Larry Summers interview when
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Isaac Chotiner Larry Summers interview when
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Larry Summers had an "insight" in an email to Epstein.
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Larry Summers had an "insight" in an email to Epstein.
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/sc...
Schumer: Step Down as Minority Leader!
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
sign.moveon.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/sc...
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After leukemia treatments failed, Alyssa, at age 13, was told she would die. Then, doctors tried an experimental gene-edited therapy. She became the 1st human to try the treatment made possible by U.S. federal funding. Now 16, she’s cancer-free. RESEARCH SAVES LIVES
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
After leukemia treatments failed, Alyssa, at age 13, was told she would die. Then, doctors tried an experimental gene-edited therapy. She became the 1st human to try the treatment made possible by U.S. federal funding. Now 16, she’s cancer-free. RESEARCH SAVES LIVES
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
Don't be scammed! 20 vetted charities to help Jamaica recover from devastating hurricane.
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How To Support Hurricane Melissa Victims And Avoid Fake Charities
The most powerful hurricane ever to make landfall in Jamaica has prompted an outpouring of humanitarian aid, as well as multiple scams.
patch.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Don't be scammed! 20 vetted charities to help Jamaica recover from devastating hurricane.
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Happy Sunday😍❤️Our school is having a Fall Festival this Friday🧡I ended up switching items to cheaper items❤️These funds will go towards our field trips🫶They would also get here on time🙏☺️Please consider supporting my Kindergartners☺️
#title1
#kinder
#clearthelist
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#title1
#kinder
#clearthelist
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Happy Sunday😍❤️Our school is having a Fall Festival this Friday🧡I ended up switching items to cheaper items❤️These funds will go towards our field trips🫶They would also get here on time🙏☺️Please consider supporting my Kindergartners☺️
#title1
#kinder
#clearthelist
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
#title1
#kinder
#clearthelist
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
BABY EILEEN: Help my little girl survive, grow & play in Gaza chuffed.org/project/1354...
BABY EILEEN: Help my little girl survive, grow & play in Gaza
My name is Zahra Dahman. I’m 18 years old, and I’m writing to you from Gaza, where I live with my baby girl, Eileen and my husband Adnan. I am asking for your help to keep my baby alive and get her fo...
chuffed.org
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
BABY EILEEN: Help my little girl survive, grow & play in Gaza chuffed.org/project/1354...
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The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
Can you chip in for this Arkansas teacher's wishlist of food for her low-income students?
Student food wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
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November 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Can you chip in for this Arkansas teacher's wishlist of food for her low-income students?