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“Everybody I talk to is talking about this. It’s every neighbor. It’s every friend. Everyone has either witnessed an abduction or has talked to someone who has.”
A Letter from Chicago: “It’s grim.” Plus, attempting to tar Talarico; another culture warrior goes a-griftin’; and tracking the victims of Trump’s bombing campaign. Read Laurels and Darts by @bgrueskin.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
Laurels and Darts: A letter from Chicago.
“It’s grim.” Plus, attempting to tar Talarico; another culture warrior goes a-griftin’; and tracking the victims of Trump's bombing campaign.
www.cjr.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“Everybody I talk to is talking about this. It’s every neighbor. It’s every friend. Everyone has either witnessed an abduction or has talked to someone who has.”
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800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
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"We power ICE," Karp said on Monday.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls his company the first to be 'completely anti-woke'
Palantir sees "accelerating and otherworldly growth" as CEO Alex Karp highlights working with ICE and supporting Israel on an earnings call.
www.businessinsider.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"We power ICE," Karp said on Monday.
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"Armed federal immigration agents forcefully pulled a daycare teacher from inside of the center where she takes care of babies Wednesday morning in North Center." Near our friends' house in Chicago. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/d...
Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents, 'Traumatizing' Parents
The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee is legally allowed to work in the United States.
blockclubchicago.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Armed federal immigration agents forcefully pulled a daycare teacher from inside of the center where she takes care of babies Wednesday morning in North Center." Near our friends' house in Chicago. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/d...
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Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."
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The amount of friends in NYC who are going to frame this lol
it was so sweet of the NY post to make a special commemorative issue
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The amount of friends in NYC who are going to frame this lol
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🔴 In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported 1 person killed and 2 bodies recovered from the rubble. Two others were wounded and taken to hospitals.
▪️Since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025:
- Total killed 241
- Total injured 609
- Total previously killed bodies recovered 513...
▪️Since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025:
- Total killed 241
- Total injured 609
- Total previously killed bodies recovered 513...
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🔴 In the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported 1 person killed and 2 bodies recovered from the rubble. Two others were wounded and taken to hospitals.
▪️Since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025:
- Total killed 241
- Total injured 609
- Total previously killed bodies recovered 513...
▪️Since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025:
- Total killed 241
- Total injured 609
- Total previously killed bodies recovered 513...
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“We are not in an armed conflict with these cartels. And so this is just murder.”
Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.
Trump Administration Admits It Doesn’t Know Who Exactly It’s Killing in Boat Strikes
Officials acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing and can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.
interc.pt
November 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“We are not in an armed conflict with these cartels. And so this is just murder.”
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Thread. Also important to note that this will hit Americans ACROSS the political, ideological & geographic spectrum:
acasignups.net/25/10/29/red...
acasignups.net/25/10/29/red...
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thread. Also important to note that this will hit Americans ACROSS the political, ideological & geographic spectrum:
acasignups.net/25/10/29/red...
acasignups.net/25/10/29/red...
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"Nearly all of the Holocaust survivors who are alive today will be dead within 15 years and half will die by 2031, according to a demographic analysis published by the Claims Conference in April." www.timesofisrael.com/german-gover...
German government pledges record $1 billion in funding for Holocaust survivor home care
The budget reflects the growing needs of an aging survivor population and will now enable all Holocaust survivors on waitlists for home care to receive it
www.timesofisrael.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Nearly all of the Holocaust survivors who are alive today will be dead within 15 years and half will die by 2031, according to a demographic analysis published by the Claims Conference in April." www.timesofisrael.com/german-gover...
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“The distinct line between the judiciary, the legislature and politics is blurring,” said Charles Geyh, a law professor at Indiana University Bloomington who specializes in judicial ethics. “And if we don’t preserve that, it’ll be naked power all the way down.”
Pay attention: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state. @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“The distinct line between the judiciary, the legislature and politics is blurring,” said Charles Geyh, a law professor at Indiana University Bloomington who specializes in judicial ethics. “And if we don’t preserve that, it’ll be naked power all the way down.”
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That we know of.
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
That we know of.
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As devastating as Mamdani’s words here are, Cuomo’s reply is so much worse. “If you want to be in government, then you have to be serious and mature.” He’s suggesting that sexual harassment is just part of working in government, and “mature” women can handle it. Disgusting.
In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
October 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
As devastating as Mamdani’s words here are, Cuomo’s reply is so much worse. “If you want to be in government, then you have to be serious and mature.” He’s suggesting that sexual harassment is just part of working in government, and “mature” women can handle it. Disgusting.
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Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"
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Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel
Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel
Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Jewish figures across the globe call on UN and world leaders to sanction Israel
Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Exclusive: In an open letter, Israeli ex-officials, artists and intellectuals say ‘unconscionable’ actions in Gaza amount to genocide
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Worth a try
My brain constantly processes reality by extrapolating it and it's always been a real curse but now I wish more people were doing it because if you take the last 9 months and extrapolate that data you'll have a better sense of how to prepare for the next 9 months.
October 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Worth a try
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The cost of holding down ACA premiums for a year is less than this…
BREAKING: The Trump administration is doubling its Argentina bailout to $40 billion.
October 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The cost of holding down ACA premiums for a year is less than this…
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A large social crisis of the past decade or so has been caused by people conflating "My speech should be free of legal attempts to restrict it" with "My speech should bear no social consequences."
"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...
Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector
It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...
defector.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A large social crisis of the past decade or so has been caused by people conflating "My speech should be free of legal attempts to restrict it" with "My speech should bear no social consequences."
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tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working
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the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate
October 16, 2025 at 5:47 AM
the year is 2030. a doctor solemnly informs you that you have plastic in your testicles bc millions of people persuaded by celebrity marketing bought synthetic pubic hairs that were eventually consumed by fish that you ate
Finally
Telling your client state it's time to stop a genocidal and suicidal war is not some amazing feat of peace-making.
October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Finally
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Today, I sent a letter to the Department of Public Utilities, calling on them to launch a first-of-its-kind review of every charge on your gas and electric bills.
Every dollar should be justified.
If it's not benefitting you, it shouldn't be there.
Every dollar should be justified.
If it's not benefitting you, it shouldn't be there.
October 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today, I sent a letter to the Department of Public Utilities, calling on them to launch a first-of-its-kind review of every charge on your gas and electric bills.
Every dollar should be justified.
If it's not benefitting you, it shouldn't be there.
Every dollar should be justified.
If it's not benefitting you, it shouldn't be there.
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To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
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"we don’t see the news business as a connection business or an experience business" and we really should. I've been on one about this, and I think Jen Brandel is right on about this. www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/how-...
“How can we help?” The Engaged Journalism Exchange aims to create belonging through media
"We don't see the news business as a connection business or an experience business. There's a ton of opportunity there."
www.niemanlab.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"we don’t see the news business as a connection business or an experience business" and we really should. I've been on one about this, and I think Jen Brandel is right on about this. www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/how-...