Keith Fitzgerald
@keithfitzgerald.bsky.social
Negotiator. Conflict Advisor.
Former Harvard Negotiation Project
Former Kennedy School & NUS Lecturer
Managing Director, Sea-Change Partners
Co-author, "Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists"
Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithfitz
Former Harvard Negotiation Project
Former Kennedy School & NUS Lecturer
Managing Director, Sea-Change Partners
Co-author, "Negotiating Hostage Crises with the New Terrorists"
Photographer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithfitz
Pinned
Some basic fundamentals on the Rule of Law to help understand what's happening; why it's happening; and how it's happening (Actually, it's not just "happening." It's being done deliberately):
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I've watched countless videos now of confrontations between DHS agents and ICE observers, and it's awesome how many are women recording, challenging male agents, refusing to give up their rights. I'd say the number of women involved in documenting ICE crimes outnumber men three to one or more.
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I've watched countless videos now of confrontations between DHS agents and ICE observers, and it's awesome how many are women recording, challenging male agents, refusing to give up their rights. I'd say the number of women involved in documenting ICE crimes outnumber men three to one or more.
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The NYT, when the mayor says you ought to follow the rule of law
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The NYT, when the mayor says you ought to follow the rule of law
Make sure one of them isn't Ghislaine Maxwell in a turkey suit.
Justice will be served at the White House on Tuesday as Trump pardons a pair of turkeys for fowl reasons, participating in the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. https://cnn.it/48iywxI
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Make sure one of them isn't Ghislaine Maxwell in a turkey suit.
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North Korea’s relentless nuclear march revealed by new photos
Kim Jong-un’s expanding weapons factory has the capabilities to fulfil its leader’s nuclear dream, yet Donald Trump had the chance to shut it down
Kim Jong-un’s expanding weapons factory has the capabilities to fulfil its leader’s nuclear dream, yet Donald Trump had the chance to shut it down
North Korea’s relentless nuclear march revealed by new photos
North Korea’s relentless nuclear march revealed by new photos
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
North Korea’s relentless nuclear march revealed by new photos
Kim Jong-un’s expanding weapons factory has the capabilities to fulfil its leader’s nuclear dream, yet Donald Trump had the chance to shut it down
Kim Jong-un’s expanding weapons factory has the capabilities to fulfil its leader’s nuclear dream, yet Donald Trump had the chance to shut it down
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We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
Waymo privatized another public street:
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
Chanel approaching 4th, San Francisco
Possibly queued for a Billie Eilish show at Chase Center ~half mile away.
The light rail train on 4th seen passing in front of this roboherd has more passenger capacity than all of them combined.
OP: .tiktok.renaspam18
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
We warned you that self-driving cars would just create self-driving traffic jams, and here they are.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
The car industry has no solution to the shortage of space in cities. Public transit, cycling, and walking are all part of the answer, but cars are not.
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Two things can be true:
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Two things can be true:
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
You should not take off your shoes and put your feet on the chair ahead of you.
The Secretary of Transportation is not a serious person
Nonviolent Action Against Democratic Erosion: The United States in Comparative Perspective
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November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Nonviolent Action Against Democratic Erosion: The United States in Comparative Perspective
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Things online are often not as they appear.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Things online are often not as they appear.
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The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards comforting lies we tell ourselves.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards comforting lies we tell ourselves.
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“NBC News placed an order for a T1 phone in August, paying the $100 deposit for the purposes of tracking the $499 phone’s development…NBC News made 5 calls to the Trump Mobile customer support line between Sept. and Nov. At one point in Oct, the call operator promised a specific ship date: Nov. 13.”
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“NBC News placed an order for a T1 phone in August, paying the $100 deposit for the purposes of tracking the $499 phone’s development…NBC News made 5 calls to the Trump Mobile customer support line between Sept. and Nov. At one point in Oct, the call operator promised a specific ship date: Nov. 13.”
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After the plan became public, and drew howls in the US and Ukraine, "Rubio fielded calls from irate European officials and lawmakers"
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
How the U.S. Drafted a Russia-Friendly Peace Plan for Ukraine
Crucial input from a Kremlin confidant influenced the document that for a week roiled relations among the U.S., Ukraine and Europe.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
After the plan became public, and drew howls in the US and Ukraine, "Rubio fielded calls from irate European officials and lawmakers"
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
All the shocked analysis about the Mamdani - Trump meeting has me worried Trump is going to react to it by going ballistic just to prove he wasn't charmed.
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 AM
All the shocked analysis about the Mamdani - Trump meeting has me worried Trump is going to react to it by going ballistic just to prove he wasn't charmed.
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This isn't even internally coherent. Piker, Carlson, and Fuentes have built their own audiences without the help of mainstream media, so it's not like CBS News could sideline them.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This isn't even internally coherent. Piker, Carlson, and Fuentes have built their own audiences without the help of mainstream media, so it's not like CBS News could sideline them.
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DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
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It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
DOGE was created for data theft and infrastructure dismantling and it wildly succeeded on both counts within the first few weeks of its existence. It will take a generation to rebuild what it destroyed and the breach of data is unprecedented.
Those damned leopards! Why are they eating OUR faces?
Most US Latinos feel their situation is worse under Trump, Pew poll finds reut.rs/4rlic8e
Most US Latinos feel their situation is worse under Trump, Pew poll finds
A majority of U.S. Latinos believe their situation has worsened under President Donald Trump, a Pew Research Center poll released on Monday found, the first such deterioration since the poll began tracking almost 20 years ago.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Those damned leopards! Why are they eating OUR faces?
This won't end well if they fail.
And it might end even worse if they succeed.
And it might end even worse if they succeed.
The White House has launched a new program to allow the Department of Energy’s national laboratories to collaborate with tech companies and academics on using AI to further scientific research.
Trump’s new executive order brings together Big Tech, academics and the government on AI research | CNN Business
The White House on Monday launched a new program to allow the Department of Energy’s national laboratories to collaborate with tech companies and academics on using AI to further scientific research.
www.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This won't end well if they fail.
And it might end even worse if they succeed.
And it might end even worse if they succeed.
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They also bought Rao’s premium pasta sauces and have been running it into the ground.
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
They also bought Rao’s premium pasta sauces and have been running it into the ground.
Nope.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Nope.
Some surely did
Did they really think being cool with Swastikas and nooses was going to be popular?
“.. The revisions set off a backlash. Seth Levi of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights group, called the new policy ‘a national embarrassment.’”
@nytimes.com
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November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Some surely did
Israel will be happy to hear that
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Israel will be happy to hear that
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A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...