Jonathan M. Katz
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Jonathan M. Katz
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· Nov 10
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Hello new followers and fellow Twitter refugees. I’m a journalist & author; an international and disaster correspondent turned analyst of U.S. empire and America’s fascist turn. I’m going to keep fighting from here.
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other hilarious possibility: NATO peace prize
what if Rutte promised him an update to the 1951 treaty and renamed the treaty after him?
January 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
other hilarious possibility: NATO peace prize
Was talking to a true and very kind normal person at the gym today. Told her about Trump and Greenland and the threats of getting into a trade and currency war with Europe. She'd heard about precisely none of it before. "That sounds crazy!" she said. I agreed.
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Was talking to a true and very kind normal person at the gym today. Told her about Trump and Greenland and the threats of getting into a trade and currency war with Europe. She'd heard about precisely none of it before. "That sounds crazy!" she said. I agreed.
Pensamientos y oraciones
January 21, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Pensamientos y oraciones
In fairness this site can cause its own kind of brain damage
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
In fairness this site can cause its own kind of brain damage
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Girl are you Air Force One because all of a sudden I'm extremely interested in you despite your issues
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Girl are you Air Force One because all of a sudden I'm extremely interested in you despite your issues
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A Minnesota man received a life-threatening injury while in ICE custody. It's not clear how he got injured because his memory and ability to communicate are so severely impaired. Agents said "that Castañeda Mondragón ... 'purposefully ran headfirst
Minn. man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after ICE arrest
Alberto Castaneda Mondragon, who is in ICE custody while hospitalized at Hennepin County Medical Center, alleges in a lawsuit that federal agents are interfering in his medical care and that he was so...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:22 AM
A Minnesota man received a life-threatening injury while in ICE custody. It's not clear how he got injured because his memory and ability to communicate are so severely impaired. Agents said "that Castañeda Mondragón ... 'purposefully ran headfirst
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I love it when we all stay up late having fun together in our jammies with our little snacks
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I love it when we all stay up late having fun together in our jammies with our little snacks
Get off X, people. Brain damage is irreversible.
January 21, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Get off X, people. Brain damage is irreversible.
I so wanted to sleep
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I so wanted to sleep
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There's an old saying from Ron Paul - I know it's in Lenin, probably in Ron Paul - that says there are decades where weeks...uh... and there are weeks where, uh...it's happening
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 AM
There's an old saying from Ron Paul - I know it's in Lenin, probably in Ron Paul - that says there are decades where weeks...uh... and there are weeks where, uh...it's happening
You know who else had a minor electrical issue
January 21, 2026 at 4:55 AM
You know who else had a minor electrical issue
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There should be a rule that if you are a Known Sports Poster you can say things like “holy fucking shit” with zero context but if you are primarily a Known Politics Poster that gets you like a two day ban
July 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
There should be a rule that if you are a Known Sports Poster you can say things like “holy fucking shit” with zero context but if you are primarily a Known Politics Poster that gets you like a two day ban
Lol they did what now
“Europeans realized colonialism was bad after WWI and cleaned up our act” was the comment that did it.
I don’t wanna get permanently booted from this website so I’m protecting my peace.
I don’t wanna get permanently booted from this website so I’m protecting my peace.
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Lol they did what now
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This is obviously the least of all of this but it is so endlessly annoying how they can't even be bothered to get the demonym of the people they are demonizing right
Trump is just outright saying the thing now that he has invaded and is waging war against a sovereign state within the country because he believes we are not voting the correct way.
In any other time, we would call this what this is. a declaration of war by the federal government against the states
In any other time, we would call this what this is. a declaration of war by the federal government against the states
January 20, 2026 at 8:12 PM
This is obviously the least of all of this but it is so endlessly annoying how they can't even be bothered to get the demonym of the people they are demonizing right
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The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
UNREAL: Per NY Times amazing reporting today they found "Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view." We live in a 3rd world sh*thole! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
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Yeah that’s the only difference for sure
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Yeah that’s the only difference for sure
January 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Ah we're at the street-battling cadres in support of the paramilitaries stage
🚨 SAC!: Yesterday, legal observers at the Sacramento anti-ICE camp were attacked with bats and bear spray by a parade of MAGA pro-Trump supporters.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Ah we're at the street-battling cadres in support of the paramilitaries stage
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“Relax and enjoy it.“
US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent:
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
What I am urging everyone here to do is sit back, take a deep breath, and let things play out. The worst thing countries can do is escalate against the United States.
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
“Relax and enjoy it.“
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I'm a couple days late, but another great read! Loved the insight into the world of journalism
My essay on trauma and prestige in journalism. Plus thoughts on the potential for martial law and canceled elections in Minnesota.
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Fate and 'The Stringer'
A meditation on trauma and prestige in journalism. Plus: Martial law in Minnesota?
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January 20, 2026 at 5:16 AM
I'm a couple days late, but another great read! Loved the insight into the world of journalism
According to Wikipedia Mendoza was still a student at Berkeley while playing for IU is that right
January 20, 2026 at 4:25 AM
According to Wikipedia Mendoza was still a student at Berkeley while playing for IU is that right
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There’s vomit on his sweater already, Curt Cignetti.
January 20, 2026 at 4:14 AM
There’s vomit on his sweater already, Curt Cignetti.
I’m pretty sure I heard that too
Did Mendoza really just use the word “synergy” after he thanked God
January 20, 2026 at 4:21 AM
I’m pretty sure I heard that too
This is a great game
January 20, 2026 at 4:15 AM
This is a great game