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Andrew Weinstein

@andrewjweinstein.com

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Presidential appointee in Obama and Biden administrations. Served as United States Public Delegate to United Nations. DNC Lawyers Council Chair. Trial Lawyer. Music & Hockey Fan. Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 26d

Proud to share my new op-ed in TIME magazine: "Antisemitism in the Shadow of a Justified Outrage." Amid rightful anger over Gaza's crisis, we can't ignore rising antisemitism. Let's build solidarity through empathy.

Antisemitism in the Shadow of a Justified Outrage

"Today’s public discourse demands moral clarity and renewed mutual respect," writes Andrew Weinstein.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 12h

The message from Trump's DOJ to every prosecutor in America is clear: Investigate me or my allies, and we will use the full power of the federal government to destroy you.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 12h

This indictment of Letitia James is not a prosecution; it is a politically-motivated persecution. Donald Trump is using a weaponized Department of Justice to punish a public servant who dared to hold him accountable. This sham proceeding is a direct assault on the Rule of Law.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

Now the parties must focus on successfully implementing the deal, surging desperately needed aid, and ultimately negotiating a two-state solution that assures that Israelis and Palestinians live safely and securely with equal measures of freedom, dignity, justice, and prosperity.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

Grateful to hear the news that after two years and far too much suffering a deal to release the hostages and end the hostilities may have been reached.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

First, Texas buses thousands of migrants to Chicago as a political stunt. Now, Trump sends the Texas National Guard to "manage" the situation they helped create. The audacity is breathtaking.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 1d

While Trump performs for the cameras, his admin CUT $16M in federal funding for Chicago's most effective violence prevention programs. He's not solving a crisis; he's manufacturing one.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 2d

Hockey is back! Let’s go @nhlflapanthers.bsky.social

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Jewish Insider @jewishinsider.com · 3d

“Previously reliable political sanctuaries have become contested spaces, and hallowed institutions of memory and learning are being weaponized for partisan gain."
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More reflections on how Oct. 7 reshaped American politics:

How Oct. 7 reshaped American politics

To mark the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, the Jewish Insider team asked leading thinkers and practitioners to reflect on how that day has changed the world. Here, we look at how ...

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3d

It really is staggering to see so many people willing to abandon our 249 year experiment in democracy for an increasingly unstable criminally convicted reality show charlatan.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 4d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 7d

Today, as the Jewish community mourns, my recent TIME piece feels especially urgent. I wrote about how justified outrage over Gaza has created conditions where antisemitic language and violence find new cover, and why protecting Jewish safety must be part of any moral response.

Antisemitism in the Shadow of a Justified Outrage

"Today’s public discourse demands moral clarity and renewed mutual respect," writes Andrew Weinstein.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 7d

History teaches that in times of intense global conflict, antisemitism finds its most fertile ground. The seeds of that hate—watered by the lie of collective Jewish responsibility—have borne the bitter fruit of terror in Manchester on Yom Kippur. We cannot allow this poison to grow.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 8d

G’mar chatimah tovah to everyone observing Yom Kippur. May you have a meaningful day of reflection and an easy fast.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 8d

My new article, "An Enemy From Within” is now live. I analyze Donald Trump’s recent address to our nation's military leaders and the dangerous demand for personal loyalty over constitutional duty. A line has been crossed, and the integrity of our democracy is at stake.

"An Enemy From Within": Trump's Plan to Turn the Military on American Citizens

Donald Trump called American cities "training grounds" for our troops. We need to take that threat seriously.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 8d

Let's be clear: Donald Trump CHOSE this shutdown. He'd rather hold the country hostage than fund healthcare for millions. Every hardworking federal employee without a paycheck knows who to thank.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 9d

Donald Trump and congressional republicans clearly can’t govern. They are entirely responsible for this shutdown.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 9d

A picture is worth a thousand words. As Donald Trump delivered a rambling, hyper-political speech, America's top military leaders sat in disciplined, stone-faced silence. Their professionalism stood in stark contrast to the partisan rally they were forced to attend. And their faces say it all.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 9d

It sure would be nice to live in precedented times for a change.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 9d

Donald Trump told America's top generals: If you disagree with me and leave the room, "there goes your rank, there goes your future." This isn't leadership. It's a threat. He doesn't want a military loyal to the Constitution, he wants one loyal only to him. Yet another red line for our democracy.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 11d

Donald Trump cut funding for pediatric cancer research.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 11d

The Republican Party controls the White House and Congress. If the government shuts down, they deserve every ounce of blame. Full stop.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 11d

Whatever happened to the 200 tariff deals that Donald Trump told us he made?

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 12d

You know we’re living in the upside down when the president is more concerned about windmills and Tylenol than he is about assault weapons.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 12d

In my new Substack essay I argue that the Anchorage summit wasn’t just a gaffe — it was a geopolitical green light that helped embolden Putin and accelerated attacks across Europe and Ukraine; read From Anchorage to Anarchy and why Trump’s spectacle costs lives:

From Anchorage to Anarchy: A Strategic Analysis of a Diplomatic Catastrophe

How a Failed Summit Green-Lit Putin’s War on the West

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13d

“At the time, many of us recognized the summit for what it was—a reckless display of amateur diplomacy ..

“But hindsight has clarified .. it was worse than a blunder. .. A green light .. and handed Vladimir Putin the legitimacy of a bilateral ..”

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From Anchorage to Anarchy: A Strategic Analysis of a Diplomatic Catastrophe

How a Failed Summit Green-Lit Putin’s War on the West

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