@lmkass.bsky.social
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Economic survival in Gaza decimated by Israeli counts on small initiatives https://aje.io/0p7n27
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Economic survival in Gaza decimated by Israeli counts on small initiatives https://aje.io/0p7n27
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Humanitarian groups say that Israeli restrictions continue to hamper aid deliveries, a clear violation of truce deal.
Qatar says it's engaged with mediators to reopen Rafah crossing into Gaza
Humanitarian groups say that Israeli restrictions continue to hamper aid deliveries, a clear violation of truce deal.
www.aljazeera.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Humanitarian groups say that Israeli restrictions continue to hamper aid deliveries, a clear violation of truce deal.
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"Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president. When we give up on truth, we concede power to those with the wealth and charisma to create spectacle in its place."
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
The American Abyss (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
"Post-truth is pre-fascism, and Trump has been our post-truth president. When we give up on truth, we concede power to those with the wealth and charisma to create spectacle in its place."
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
I published this piece on January 9th, 2021. It remains all too relevant.
www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/m...
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The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.
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Good set of comments on Amb Waltz's remarks. In summation, we have a UN ambassador who doesn't believe in the UN Charter, international law, or diplomacy. Fine. But why, then, is he UN ambassador? Because Trump fired him as NSA and this was a good bye present, apparently.
One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen.
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
- No reference to UN Charter legal justification
- Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned)
- Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal
- Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989
January 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Good set of comments on Amb Waltz's remarks. In summation, we have a UN ambassador who doesn't believe in the UN Charter, international law, or diplomacy. Fine. But why, then, is he UN ambassador? Because Trump fired him as NSA and this was a good bye present, apparently.
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He autographed a Make Iran Great Again hat for Lindsey.
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!!
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!!
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
He autographed a Make Iran Great Again hat for Lindsey.
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!!
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!!
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Spain 'strongly condemns' violation of international law in Venezuela, PM says reut.rs/49CNU9Y
Spain 'strongly condemns' violation of international law in Venezuela, PM says
Spain condemned what it called a violation of international law in Venezuela, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote in a letter sent to members of his Socialist Party on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump's raid to capture Nicolas Maduro.
reut.rs
January 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Spain 'strongly condemns' violation of international law in Venezuela, PM says reut.rs/49CNU9Y
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Demonstrators in Turkiye demand global pressure on Israel, calling the so-called ceasefire 'a slow-motion genocide'.
Hundreds of thousands march in Istanbul in solidarity with Gaza
Demonstrators in Turkiye demand global pressure on Israel, calling the so-called ceasefire 'a slow-motion genocide'.
www.aljazeera.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Demonstrators in Turkiye demand global pressure on Israel, calling the so-called ceasefire 'a slow-motion genocide'.
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The Trump admin is not enforcing labor laws as strongly as they should be. Workplace health and safety penalties are down 45%, while Wage and Hour Division penalties are down 94%.
President Trump is putting workers’ health, safety and wages at risk. https://bit.ly/490IB2U
President Trump is putting workers’ health, safety and wages at risk. https://bit.ly/490IB2U
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
Worker Protections in Freefall: The Collapse of Federal Labor Enforcement under the Second Trump Administration - Good Jobs First
goodjobsfirst.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Trump admin is not enforcing labor laws as strongly as they should be. Workplace health and safety penalties are down 45%, while Wage and Hour Division penalties are down 94%.
President Trump is putting workers’ health, safety and wages at risk. https://bit.ly/490IB2U
President Trump is putting workers’ health, safety and wages at risk. https://bit.ly/490IB2U
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FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
In the 90 minutes since I posted this, I've gotten two more death notifications.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
ICE has a responsibility to take care of these people, something they are clearly disregarding. This is beyond horrifying. We must ensure dignity and humanity for detained people in this country.
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
FOUR new deaths in ICE detention. That puts the total this year at 30 people dead; the highest in ICE's history and worse than even during the COVID years.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
It's clear that the system is breaking down. Many of these are preventable deaths.
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Anyone notice that Speaker Johnson subtly dismissed Congress today so that they won't be in session on Friday?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Anyone notice that Speaker Johnson subtly dismissed Congress today so that they won't be in session on Friday?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
Hmmm, anything big set to happen on Friday that might upset people?
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Trump used a prime-time address—normally reserved for national emergencies—for lies, grievance, and division. No empathy. No plan. Just 18 minutes of noise. If only I could get that time back.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Trump’s Address Was Exactly What You Expected—and Worse
A rally speech masquerading as leadership
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Trump used a prime-time address—normally reserved for national emergencies—for lies, grievance, and division. No empathy. No plan. Just 18 minutes of noise. If only I could get that time back.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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The cost of Trump's White House ballroom may now reach $400 million.
Why have so many corporations lined up to donate to the ballroom project?
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://youtu.be/Nbf6BJzpk1E?si=g1QPGh8Vasu_WWpZ
Why have so many corporations lined up to donate to the ballroom project?
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://youtu.be/Nbf6BJzpk1E?si=g1QPGh8Vasu_WWpZ
Trump’s Ballroom Corruption Exposed
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The cost of Trump's White House ballroom may now reach $400 million.
Why have so many corporations lined up to donate to the ballroom project?
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://youtu.be/Nbf6BJzpk1E?si=g1QPGh8Vasu_WWpZ
Why have so many corporations lined up to donate to the ballroom project?
Because in Trump's White House, everything is for sale — even the building itself. Watch. https://youtu.be/Nbf6BJzpk1E?si=g1QPGh8Vasu_WWpZ
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Over 20 million Americans are about to see their health insurance rates skyrocket.
Instead of addressing that, the House GOP is going home for the holidays.
Just so happens they won't be in town to answer tough questions about the Epstein files, either.
Instead of addressing that, the House GOP is going home for the holidays.
Just so happens they won't be in town to answer tough questions about the Epstein files, either.
House Republicans call early Christmas break before Epstein files release
Under a recently signed federal law, the Justice Department had a Friday deadline to release materials concerning Epstei
www.newsweek.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Over 20 million Americans are about to see their health insurance rates skyrocket.
Instead of addressing that, the House GOP is going home for the holidays.
Just so happens they won't be in town to answer tough questions about the Epstein files, either.
Instead of addressing that, the House GOP is going home for the holidays.
Just so happens they won't be in town to answer tough questions about the Epstein files, either.
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Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package.
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package.
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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Human rights advocates and healthcare workers are still calling for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has been detained under harsh conditions by Israel for nearly a year.
October 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Human rights advocates and healthcare workers are still calling for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has been detained under harsh conditions by Israel for nearly a year.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Bulgaria is backing an EU plan to end Russian gas exports to the bloc by late-2027, the country's top energy official has said.
The move will effectively cut off pipeline supplies from Moscow to Hungary and Slovakia.
The move will effectively cut off pipeline supplies from Moscow to Hungary and Slovakia.
Bulgaria to end Russian gas flows to Hungary and Slovakia in 2027
The southeastern European country is home to the last entry point for Russian pipeline flows into the EU, which is currently in talks over a bill to end gas imports.
www.politico.eu
September 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Bulgaria is backing an EU plan to end Russian gas exports to the bloc by late-2027, the country's top energy official has said.
The move will effectively cut off pipeline supplies from Moscow to Hungary and Slovakia.
The move will effectively cut off pipeline supplies from Moscow to Hungary and Slovakia.
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I want you to read one of my 2022 investigations again + understand that the response you’re seeing from your children’s school boards-the harassment + firing of teachers, administrators & staff-is tied to a network of folks who have been in this game for years: www.propublica.org/article/geor...
White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.
Cecelia Lewis was asked to apply for a Georgia school district’s first-ever administrator job devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion. A group of parents — coached by local and national anti-CRT gr...
www.propublica.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I want you to read one of my 2022 investigations again + understand that the response you’re seeing from your children’s school boards-the harassment + firing of teachers, administrators & staff-is tied to a network of folks who have been in this game for years: www.propublica.org/article/geor...
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Read the Dekleptocracy substack: "When a phantom foundation with no address, no registration and a founder who might not exist, wires $100 million to the president's crypto company, America has a problem"
dekleptocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-she...
dekleptocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-she...
Trump's Shell Game Threatens American Security
We're pushing to make anti-corruption a top priority on the political agenda to fight authoritarianism, strengthen the rule of law and protect democracy.
dekleptocracy.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Read the Dekleptocracy substack: "When a phantom foundation with no address, no registration and a founder who might not exist, wires $100 million to the president's crypto company, America has a problem"
dekleptocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-she...
dekleptocracy.substack.com/p/trumps-she...
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Very thoughtful piece from @jilldlawrence.bsky.social: "Trump voters and people who didn’t bother to vote need to learn for real that elections have consequences. The question is what price the rest of us are willing to pay to make that lesson stick."
From my latest, on elections having consequences: "The new 2025 law is unpopular—even more so than the 2010 ACA, or Obamacare, when it was first passed. But do those 15 million people realize they could lose coverage? And should Democrats try to help them?" jilllawrence.substack.com/p/trump-is-d...
Trump is destroying America. Are his voters starting to realize that?
Democrats are on the right track by picking a shutdown fight over cruel Republican health care choices.
jilllawrence.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Very thoughtful piece from @jilldlawrence.bsky.social: "Trump voters and people who didn’t bother to vote need to learn for real that elections have consequences. The question is what price the rest of us are willing to pay to make that lesson stick."
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Israeli forces have killed at least 25 members of the same family in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood, with up to 50 Palestinians feared trapped under rubble, as attacks ramp up across the besieged enclave aje.io/6wi1cm
Israeli attack kills at least 25 from the same family in Gaza City homes
Palestinian family members at the scene say they fear as many as 50 people are trapped under the rubble.
aje.io
September 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Israeli forces have killed at least 25 members of the same family in Gaza City’s Sabra neighbourhood, with up to 50 Palestinians feared trapped under rubble, as attacks ramp up across the besieged enclave aje.io/6wi1cm
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The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel isn't just about Trump's fragile ego.
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
Is Comedy Illegal? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The silencing of Jimmy Kimmel isn't just about Trump's fragile ego.
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA
It's also about the corporations who see the erosion of our rights as a simple cost of doing business.
Let's discuss Trump's war on free speech on today's Klatch.
https://youtu.be/MWJnsLYnaYA