Lydia Polgreen
@polgreen.bsky.social
New York Times Opinion Columnist. The world, especially the global south, migration, inequality, the human future, queer stuff. Reachable via email or on Signal @lpolgreen.39
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Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
'Democracy Dies in Darkness': Super Bowl commercial (2019)
YouTube video by Washington Post
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February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.
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Wow, should probably fire the publisher responsible for missing out on the opportunities.
“We simply haven’t evolved our model or many operations and processes as much as we should have, and we’ve even missed out on some opportunities,” Murray said during the call as rationale behind the significant cuts
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Wow, should probably fire the publisher responsible for missing out on the opportunities.
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Doesn’t look like ICE is drawing back.
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Doesn’t look like ICE is drawing back.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Had a great conversation with my friends Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell on Know Your Enemy about the madness in Minneapolis, the imperial boomerang and incredible organizing behind the resistance. Patreon subscribers only, but worth it! www.patreon.com/posts/on-gro...
On the Ground in Minneapolis (w/ Lydia Polgreen) | Know Your Enemy
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February 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Had a great conversation with my friends Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell on Know Your Enemy about the madness in Minneapolis, the imperial boomerang and incredible organizing behind the resistance. Patreon subscribers only, but worth it! www.patreon.com/posts/on-gro...
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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SOON: Join CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social, New York Times columnist @polgreen.bsky.social + photographer John Abernathy for a flash briefing on press freedom in Minneapolis — including the arrest of journalists Don Lemon + Georgia Fort.
🗓️ 1/30 | 12pm
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January 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
SOON: Join CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social, New York Times columnist @polgreen.bsky.social + photographer John Abernathy for a flash briefing on press freedom in Minneapolis — including the arrest of journalists Don Lemon + Georgia Fort.
🗓️ 1/30 | 12pm
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I wrote about how, as Hegel theorized, who we are is how we are seen, and this week exposed some awful truths about America. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
January 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I wrote about how, as Hegel theorized, who we are is how we are seen, and this week exposed some awful truths about America. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
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I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
Minneapolis’ Hotel Workers Are on Edge
Staff across the city told NOTUS how their lives have changed since the start of the federal immigration operation. “It's frightening,” one said.
www.notus.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
This week forced us all to ask: what kind of American are you? My latest: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
Opinion | This Week Has Revealed 3 Types of Americans
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
This week forced us all to ask: what kind of American are you? My latest: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
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Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 29, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.
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No ICE agent looks tougher than Illhan Omar did when she stepped into the face of the man who assaulted her like she was going to clock him
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
No ICE agent looks tougher than Illhan Omar did when she stepped into the face of the man who assaulted her like she was going to clock him
The other thing I will say about this interview: Anderson Cooper does a phenomenal job. He knows this is a huge yet, doesn't grandstand, just quietly asks simple questions and lets this woman tell her extraordinary story.
Incredible interview. In awe of this woman's bravery. A true patriot. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Exclusive: ‘Pink coat lady’ who recorded fatal encounter between federal officers and Alex Pretti speaks to Anderson Cooper | CNN
Anderson speaks with Stella Carlson, the witness who captured crucial video showing exactly what happened when Alex Pretti was shot and killed by DHS officers.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The other thing I will say about this interview: Anderson Cooper does a phenomenal job. He knows this is a huge yet, doesn't grandstand, just quietly asks simple questions and lets this woman tell her extraordinary story.
Incredible interview. In awe of this woman's bravery. A true patriot. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Exclusive: ‘Pink coat lady’ who recorded fatal encounter between federal officers and Alex Pretti speaks to Anderson Cooper | CNN
Anderson speaks with Stella Carlson, the witness who captured crucial video showing exactly what happened when Alex Pretti was shot and killed by DHS officers.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Incredible interview. In awe of this woman's bravery. A true patriot. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld … welcome to the resistance.
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld … welcome to the resistance.
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I voted against the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and I was pleased to speak with Ta-Nehisi Coates @VanityFair about the mood surrounding that debate.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: The culture war is an actual war.
www.vanityfair.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I voted against the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security and I was pleased to speak with Ta-Nehisi Coates @VanityFair about the mood surrounding that debate.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
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Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
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One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
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Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
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Food Delivered With Dignity
In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations
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January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
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The people of color on this list are (of course) well-known for having leaned into "BLM went too far," "wokeness ran amok" style arguments.
The new CBS contributors:
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
Elliot Ackerman, Peter Attia, Masih Alinejad, Arthur Brooks, Caroline Chambers, Clare de Boer, Niall Ferguson, Roland Fryer Jr., Andrew Huberman, Coleman Hughes, Mark Hyman, Janna Levin, Casey Lewis, HR McMaster, Patrick McGee, Reihan Salam, Lauren Sherman, Derek Thompson
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The people of color on this list are (of course) well-known for having leaned into "BLM went too far," "wokeness ran amok" style arguments.
Bari Weiss is presenting her plans to the CBS staff today. Weiss quite famously live tweeted a contentious internal meeting at the Times in 2020. I wonder if she thinks her employees are entitled to do the same thing now?
January 27, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Bari Weiss is presenting her plans to the CBS staff today. Weiss quite famously live tweeted a contentious internal meeting at the Times in 2020. I wonder if she thinks her employees are entitled to do the same thing now?
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The Bari Weiss plan is for CBS News to employ fewer reporters charged with finding things out and more (right-skewing) commentators charged with telling them what to think. Same playbook Wash Post is using. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She is set to announce plans for newsroom cuts and the hiring of many new commentators.
www.npr.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The Bari Weiss plan is for CBS News to employ fewer reporters charged with finding things out and more (right-skewing) commentators charged with telling them what to think. Same playbook Wash Post is using. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
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When they tell you "CBP stays at the border," this is what they mean:
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
When they tell you "CBP stays at the border," this is what they mean:
This devastating video analysis of the execution of Alex Pretti makes it clear: a CPB coward shot an unarmed man in the back. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This devastating video analysis of the execution of Alex Pretti makes it clear: a CPB coward shot an unarmed man in the back. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...