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Capitulation at Columbia: Fear and Loathing Under the New Rules
by Helen Benedict
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by Helen Benedict
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November 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Capitulation at Columbia: Fear and Loathing Under the New Rules
by Helen Benedict
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by Helen Benedict
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@helenbenedict at TomDispatch today: Teaching social justice journalism in the world of Donald Trump. tomdispatch.com/capi...
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
@helenbenedict at TomDispatch today: Teaching social justice journalism in the world of Donald Trump. tomdispatch.com/capi...
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Helen Benedict at TomDispatch today: Teaching social justice journalism in the world of Donald Trump. tomdispatch.com/capi...
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Helen Benedict at TomDispatch today: Teaching social justice journalism in the world of Donald Trump. tomdispatch.com/capi...
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Hundreds of current and former VA doctors, nurses, and other caregivers warn that policy changes under Trump will “negatively affect the lives of all veterans.”
Veteran Affairs Losing Doctors and Nurses Amid Understaffing, Facility Closures
Hundreds of VA staff warned that policy changes under Trump will “negatively affect the lives of all veterans.”…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hundreds of current and former VA doctors, nurses, and other caregivers warn that policy changes under Trump will “negatively affect the lives of all veterans.”
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"The #BRICS (...) generally have a distinctly regressive position on #ClimateChange, which is hardly surprising given that the majority of them are significant fossil-fuel exporters." ( @johnfeffer.bsky.social via @tomdispatch.bsky.social ) tomdispatch.com/the-multipol...
The Multipolarism of Fools
Donald Trump hates Antifa. He hates late-night TV hosts, Democratic-controlled cities, and anyone who has ever challenged him in court. As of October, he officially hates the Nobel committee for not g...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
"The #BRICS (...) generally have a distinctly regressive position on #ClimateChange, which is hardly surprising given that the majority of them are significant fossil-fuel exporters." ( @johnfeffer.bsky.social via @tomdispatch.bsky.social ) tomdispatch.com/the-multipol...
From TomDispatch this morning: Teaching social justice journalism in the world of Donald Trump -- Helen Benedict, "Capitulation at Columbia, Fear and Loathing Under the New Rules" shorturl.fm/4TFbN
Teaching at Donald Trump's Version of Columbia University
On September 17, 2025, one month before I was to teach my annual social justice reporting class at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, the campus lowered its flag to half-mast in hono...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
From TomDispatch this morning: Teaching social justice journalism in the world of Donald Trump -- Helen Benedict, "Capitulation at Columbia, Fear and Loathing Under the New Rules" shorturl.fm/4TFbN
Approaching Veterans Day
by Kelly Denton-Borhaug
by Kelly Denton-Borhaug
Approaching Veterans Day
It’s been a while since I’ve written for TomDispatch and there’s a reason for that. About 16 months ago, I experienced a catastrophic car crash. An SUV veered across the double yellow line of the highway
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November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Approaching Veterans Day
by Kelly Denton-Borhaug
by Kelly Denton-Borhaug
Kelly Denton-Borhaug at TomDispatch today: War is a deep assault on life itself (both figuratively and literally) and violence isn’t a tool that a person picks up or sets down without consequences.
Approaching Veterans Day
It’s been a while since I’ve written for TomDispatch and there’s a reason for that. About 16 months ago, I experienced a catastrophic car crash. An SUV veered across the double yellow line of the highway
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November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Kelly Denton-Borhaug at TomDispatch today: War is a deep assault on life itself (both figuratively and literally) and violence isn’t a tool that a person picks up or sets down without consequences.
Military Moral Injury, Violence, and the Parable of the Guinea Worm
by Kelly Denton-Borhaug
by Kelly Denton-Borhaug
Approaching Veterans Day
It’s been a while since I’ve written for TomDispatch and there’s a reason for that. About 16 months ago, I experienced a catastrophic car crash. An SUV veered across the double yellow line of the highway
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November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Military Moral Injury, Violence, and the Parable of the Guinea Worm
by Kelly Denton-Borhaug
by Kelly Denton-Borhaug
From TomDispatch: War is a deep assault on life itself and violence isn’t a tool that a person picks up or sets down without consequences -- Kelly Denton-Borhaug, "Military Moral Injury, Violence, and the Parable of the Guinea Worm, An Unexpected Encounter with Compassion" shorturl.at/si4bz
Approaching Veterans Day
It’s been a while since I’ve written for TomDispatch and there’s a reason for that. About 16 months ago, I experienced a catastrophic car crash. An SUV veered across the double yellow line of the high...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
From TomDispatch: War is a deep assault on life itself and violence isn’t a tool that a person picks up or sets down without consequences -- Kelly Denton-Borhaug, "Military Moral Injury, Violence, and the Parable of the Guinea Worm, An Unexpected Encounter with Compassion" shorturl.at/si4bz
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Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler
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November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive ‘burp.’
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The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive 'burp.'
Even if humans cut emissions enough to reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive ‘burp.’
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#Ocean #Heat #Climate #Nature
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#Ocean #Heat #Climate #Nature
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Just as it was incorrect to write Mamdani off as a long-shot candidate for mayor, it is incorrect to write off his platform as unachievable: Grassroots actions that operate outside of formal electoral politics make these ambitious policies more than a pipe dream.
Mamdani Ignited NYC’s Political Imagination. Grassroots Work Can Make It Real.
Free child care and buses will take collective action to achieve — and a grassroots movement is gaining momentum.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Just as it was incorrect to write Mamdani off as a long-shot candidate for mayor, it is incorrect to write off his platform as unachievable: Grassroots actions that operate outside of formal electoral politics make these ambitious policies more than a pipe dream.
Aging in a Trumpian World
by Beverly Gologorsky
by Beverly Gologorsky
Aging in a Trumpian World
Aging, like time, ticks on, day by hour by day. Then, suddenly, it's there, mocking our inability to sweep aside, should we even want to, this iron curtain. For seniors, the concept of time itself
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November 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Aging in a Trumpian World
by Beverly Gologorsky
by Beverly Gologorsky
Beverly Gologorsky at TomDispatch today: Yes, people of all ages feel the heavy hand of the Trump administration in their lives, but the elderly, the sick, and the poor feel it the most, especially those living on fixed incomes.
Aging in a Trumpian World
Aging, like time, ticks on, day by hour by day. Then, suddenly, it's there, mocking our inability to sweep aside, should we even want to, this iron curtain. For seniors, the concept of time itself
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November 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Beverly Gologorsky at TomDispatch today: Yes, people of all ages feel the heavy hand of the Trump administration in their lives, but the elderly, the sick, and the poor feel it the most, especially those living on fixed incomes.
How Dare Trump Tarnish Our Golden Years!
by Beverly Gologorsky
by Beverly Gologorsky
Aging in a Trumpian World
Aging, like time, ticks on, day by hour by day. Then, suddenly, it's there, mocking our inability to sweep aside, should we even want to, this iron curtain. For seniors, the concept of time itself
tomdispatch.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
How Dare Trump Tarnish Our Golden Years!
by Beverly Gologorsky
by Beverly Gologorsky
Beverly Gologorsky, "Aging in a Trumpian World, A (Shouted) Word to and from the Wise" tomdispatch.com/aging-in-a-t...
Aging in a Trumpian World
Aging, like time, ticks on, day by hour by day. Then, suddenly, it's there, mocking our inability to sweep aside, should we even want to, this iron curtain. For seniors, the concept of time itself
tomdispatch.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Beverly Gologorsky, "Aging in a Trumpian World, A (Shouted) Word to and from the Wise" tomdispatch.com/aging-in-a-t...
The Multipolarism of Fools
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
The Multipolarism of Fools
Donald Trump hates Antifa. He hates late-night TV hosts, Democratic-controlled cities, and anyone who has ever challenged him in court. As of October, he officially hates the Nobel committee for not giving him a peace
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November 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The Multipolarism of Fools
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
The BRICS Are Not the Answer
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
The Multipolarism of Fools
Donald Trump hates Antifa. He hates late-night TV hosts, Democratic-controlled cities, and anyone who has ever challenged him in court. As of October, he officially hates the Nobel committee for not giving him a peace
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November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The BRICS Are Not the Answer
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
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Will clicking on this article put you on Trump's enemies list?
It's impossible to know.
The White House and Department of Justice won't say who is on the list or why they're on the list.
Click the link at your own peril.
It's impossible to know.
The White House and Department of Justice won't say who is on the list or why they're on the list.
Click the link at your own peril.
The Trump administration is using NSPM-7 to compile the names of alleged domestic terror groups. It won’t tell us who’s on the list.
Are You on Trump’s List of Domestic Terrorists? There’s No Way to Know.
The Trump administration is using NSPM-7 to compile the names of alleged domestic terror groups. It won’t tell us who’s on the list.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Will clicking on this article put you on Trump's enemies list?
It's impossible to know.
The White House and Department of Justice won't say who is on the list or why they're on the list.
Click the link at your own peril.
It's impossible to know.
The White House and Department of Justice won't say who is on the list or why they're on the list.
Click the link at your own peril.
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Author and historian Jon Meacham called Cheney “a remarkable American figure.”
“We don’t make them like this anymore,” Meacham said, implying this is a bad thing.
“We don’t make them like this anymore,” Meacham said, implying this is a bad thing.
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Author and historian Jon Meacham called Cheney “a remarkable American figure.”
“We don’t make them like this anymore,” Meacham said, implying this is a bad thing.
“We don’t make them like this anymore,” Meacham said, implying this is a bad thing.
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This is a very informative #longread by @benlorber8.bsky.social at @thenation.com, covering the rise of Nick Fuentes. If, like me, the different far right sects in the US are a bit of a mystery to you, you’ll learn a lot. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Nick Fuentes Has Officially Breached the MAGA Gates
How the right’s crisis over US support for Israel has provided the white nationalist with the opening he needs to be welcomed into the MAGA fold.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is a very informative #longread by @benlorber8.bsky.social at @thenation.com, covering the rise of Nick Fuentes. If, like me, the different far right sects in the US are a bit of a mystery to you, you’ll learn a lot. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Venn Diagram of Trump’s Vendettas
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
The Multipolarism of Fools
Donald Trump hates Antifa. He hates late-night TV hosts, Democratic-controlled cities, and anyone who has ever challenged him in court. As of October, he officially hates the Nobel committee for not giving him a peace
tomdispatch.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The Venn Diagram of Trump’s Vendettas
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
by @johnfeffer.bsky.social
@johnfeffer.bsky.social at TomDispatch today: Trump has attacked the liberal international order in seemingly every conceivable way, causing potentially irreparable damage to the reputation, power, and global position of the United States.
The Multipolarism of Fools
Donald Trump hates Antifa. He hates late-night TV hosts, Democratic-controlled cities, and anyone who has ever challenged him in court. As of October, he officially hates the Nobel committee for not giving him a peace
tomdispatch.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
@johnfeffer.bsky.social at TomDispatch today: Trump has attacked the liberal international order in seemingly every conceivable way, causing potentially irreparable damage to the reputation, power, and global position of the United States.