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Anas al-Sharif: Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Aug 10

An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.

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Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Aug 4

"We have no idea what we’re missing." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A Love Letter to Music Listings

Publications like Time Out New York were my bible and my road map.

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · Jul 24

This is who Trump shipped to a Salvadoran dungeon:

An event planner
A coal miner
An Uber driver
Tortilla maker
Barber
DoorDashers
Soccer coaches
Furniture-maker
Car washers
Taxi drivers
HVAC techs
Auto parts worker
Tire plant worker

and 240 more...

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The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Jul 13

Now seems the time to repost this big story we did a few years ago... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.

What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · Jul 15

Good 2014 @patcaldwell.bsky.social story on a previous version of this, focused on future Trump Labor sec Eugene Scalia. Private sector has endless resources to challenge the rules in court and find judges who'll strike 'em down.

www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

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Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jul 16

"More and more, children are being picked up on family vacations, at traffic stops, and at worksites, and winding up in detention." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Message Is ‘We Can Take Your Children’

More systematically than in his first term, Trump is rolling back protections for undocumented minors.

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Is Trump Using an Obscure Architecture Board to Fire Jerome Powell?

Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jul 11

Is Trump Using an Obscure Architecture Board to Fire Jerome Powell? Wild one by @schaffermichael.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/magazin...

The White House's pressure campaign against the Federal Reserve has taken a bizarre turn.

What Ken Burns Won’t Say About the American Revolution

Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jul 3

"The choice to rebel has become so familiar that it can be hard to see how extraordinary it was" www.politico.com/news/magazin...

On the road with America’s foremost history documentarian in a fractured country.

Can ‘Ohio’s Anthony Fauci’ Stage a Political Comeback?

Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 28

Can ‘Ohio’s Anthony Fauci’ Stage a Political Comeback? politico.com/news/magazin... Great feature by @lizskalka.bsky.social on Amy Acton, the politician whose campaign is inherently forcing voters to remember life during the early days of the pandemic

Amy Acton oversaw public health for Ohio during Covid. Can she become governor?

He Made Gay Marriage the Law of the Land. Now He’s Fighting a Larger War.

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Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 26

It's a story about the shifting tides of LGBT rights over the past decade, but also what life is like when your name precedes you in every space you enter. It’s a beautifully told story of hope and grief, and how society has changed www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Can the lead plaintiff in the gay marriage case move on from his grief — and can America move on from homophobia?

He Made Gay Marriage the Law of the Land. Now He’s Fighting a Larger War.

Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 26

Take some time to read this masterful profile of Jim Obergefell, the man whose name cemented marriage equality 10 years ago today at the Supreme Court www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Can the lead plaintiff in the gay marriage case move on from his grief — and can America move on from homophobia?

The MAGA-Backed Plan to Make Penn Station Beautiful Again

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Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 17

Inside the MAGA plan to rebuild Penn Station, by @ianwardreports.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/magazin...

A group of Trump-loving devotees of classical architecture are making headway on rebuilding New York’s central train station.

America Actually Does Do Military Parades. But Not Like This One.

Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 13

America Actually Does Do Military Parades. But Not Like This One. politi.co/43ZYmEq Great piece by @schaffermichael.bsky.social looking at just what's so off about Trump's birthday bash this weekend

Military parades of yore celebrated a win. That’s why this one is so unusual and risky for Trump.

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This Tiny MAGA Town Borders Canada. They’re Ready to Say Good Riddance.

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Corbin Hiar @corbinhiar.bsky.social · Jun 13

NEW: With Trump heading to Alberta on Sunday for the G7, here's a dispatch from a Minnesota outpost that's at risk of becoming collateral damage from an escalation in the U.S.-Canada trade war. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

‘Tariffs temporarily are going to hurt us. But in the long run, will it wake some people up?’

This Tiny MAGA Town Borders Canada. They’re Ready to Say Good Riddance.

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Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 13

‘It Could Get Ugly’: Life in the Part of Minnesota That’s Entirely Surrounded By Canada politico.com/news/magazin... Really great piece on the 150-resident Northwest Angle by
@corbinhiar.bsky.social

‘Tariffs temporarily are going to hurt us. But in the long run, will it wake some people up?’

The Trump Administration Is Shutting Down a Gay Landmark Ahead of WorldPride

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · Jun 12

Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

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Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 6

WorldPride "was supposed to showcase the city’s vibrant gay community and tolerant local culture in front of visitors from around the world. And now the heart of that community is surrounded by giant fences and the locals apparently can’t do a thing about it." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Thanks to a quirk of local rules that puts the federal government in charge of city parks, Dupont Circle has been fenced off just as people around the world come to DC for pride.

The Trump Administration Is Shutting Down a Gay Landmark Ahead of WorldPride

Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 6

For Decades, Dupont Circle Has Been Home to DC Pride. Now Thanks to Trump It’s Fenced Off. politico.com/news/magazin... @schaffermichael.bsky.social on the latest incursion of the Trump admin into local DC

Thanks to a quirk of local rules that puts the federal government in charge of city parks, Dupont Circle has been fenced off just as people around the world come to DC for pride.

The Plastic Surgery Procedure Booming Among Washington Men

Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 6

The manly men of Trump's Washington have a secret hidden on their faces www.politico.com/news/magazin... Super fun piece by @joannaweiss.bsky.social

Chiseled jawlines are in everywhere, but in Washington, D.C., people have even more reasons to go under the knife (or at least the needle).

Trump Signed an Executive Order Accusing Him of Treason. Now Miles Taylor Is Fighting Back.

Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 3

Here's how Taylor says Trump's order has changed his life so far

Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell.bsky.social · Jun 3

Trump Signed an Executive Order Accusing Him of Treason. Now Miles Taylor Is Fighting Back. politico.com/news/magazin... Interesting Q&A by @ianwardreports.bsky.social

After penning the 2018 ‘Anonymous’ New York Times op-ed, Taylor has found himself on Trump’s enemies list.