Tamsin Shaw
@professorshaw.bsky.social
NYU, articles in NYRB, NYT etc, formerly Princeton Politics Department, Institute for Advanced Study, King's College Cambridge
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Tamsin Shaw
@professorshaw.bsky.social
· Sep 30
I love my students. They’re serious, open-minded, intellectually curious, hardworking. When I tell people that, they usually say “REALLY??” Because they think they’re all cancel culture militants or woke snowflakes or whatever the propaganda says this week.
Is someone going to ask Steve Bannon what he meant by this?
February 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Is someone going to ask Steve Bannon what he meant by this?
Wolff trying to make it look as though the investigation of Epstein was a result of retaliation by Trump over the real estate deal involving Rybolovlev. And implying that what was going on under Epstein's roof was prostitution, rather than trafficking and child rape.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 11, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Wolff trying to make it look as though the investigation of Epstein was a result of retaliation by Trump over the real estate deal involving Rybolovlev. And implying that what was going on under Epstein's roof was prostitution, rather than trafficking and child rape.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Rep. Ro Khanna just read on the House floor the names of the six 'wealthy, powerful men' whose names were originally redacted in the Epstein files:
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files
Rep. Ro Khanna read out the names of the six individuals on the House floor, where they will now be entered into the Congressional Record.
www.politico.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Rep. Ro Khanna just read on the House floor the names of the six 'wealthy, powerful men' whose names were originally redacted in the Epstein files:
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Leslie Wexner
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
Salvatore Nuara
Zurab Mikeladze
Leonic Leonov
Nicola Caputo
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Read Virginia Giuffre's book and then try to take in the meaning of all this. It's unfathomably awful.
I spent the morning at the DOJ looking at the unredacted Epstein files. Here are my initial thoughts and what I've found, so far.
Decades of government failure to hold people accountable!
Elite privilege!
No Justice!
youtube.com/watch?v=CTtJ...
Decades of government failure to hold people accountable!
Elite privilege!
No Justice!
youtube.com/watch?v=CTtJ...
Rep. Stansbury: I viewed the unredacted Esptein files earlier today
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Read Virginia Giuffre's book and then try to take in the meaning of all this. It's unfathomably awful.
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Lovely dog found in Greenpoint. Being held in the 94th precinct. Repost if you know people in the area!
February 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Lovely dog found in Greenpoint. Being held in the 94th precinct. Repost if you know people in the area!
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Even Glamour deployed journalists into the heat of Minneapolis www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh5oxn9S/
In a Glamour special report, photojournalist Erin Trieb took to the streets of Minnesota to document women holding the city together amid the ongoing ICE and CBP operations. Watch as she takes us behi...
TikTok video by Glamour
www.tiktok.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Even Glamour deployed journalists into the heat of Minneapolis www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh5oxn9S/
My god, the consequences for these ultra-rich pedophiles are harsh. The former prince has to shop at Waitrose and Mandelson, by the looks of things, has to crack an egg. It's almost as though lives have been destroyed...
February 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM
My god, the consequences for these ultra-rich pedophiles are harsh. The former prince has to shop at Waitrose and Mandelson, by the looks of things, has to crack an egg. It's almost as though lives have been destroyed...
Yep
This just shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how to do news. Data helps, but data doesn’t tell a reporter to spend a years-long investigation into child labor or an editor to place staff in a country on the brink of war. What exactly does Bezos think WaPo’s “journalistic mission” is?
Jeff Bezos' statement, his first since last week's layoffs: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
February 8, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Yep
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Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Wow, NBC edited out the audience booing JD Vance at the Olympics. And this is one of the few remaining news outlets NOT owned by right-wing billionaire Trump sycophants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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"His farewell email, which was terse, thanked only Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Post, and did not mention journalists at the newspaper."
once again tapping the sign reminding you all to support billionaire free news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
once again tapping the sign reminding you all to support billionaire free news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"His farewell email, which was terse, thanked only Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Post, and did not mention journalists at the newspaper."
once again tapping the sign reminding you all to support billionaire free news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
once again tapping the sign reminding you all to support billionaire free news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe - emptywheel
The same week we got new figures of how many deaths -- 9.4 million, of which 2.5 million would be young children -- Marco Rubio's destruction of US foreign aid may cause, we got new details on the slu...
emptywheel.net
February 7, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Marco Rubio Will Let 2.5 Million Children Die so Sarah Rogers Can Fund Far Right Extremists in Europe
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
emptywheel.net/marco-rubio-...
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The hims and hers company is at it again; my comments included about this SuperBowl ad
gift link
wapo.st/45S7U6n
gift link
wapo.st/45S7U6n
Super Bowl spot will promote a cancer test that can produce false results
The telehealth firm is running an ad during Sunday’s game pitching its platform as a way to access health services enjoyed by the wealthy, such as a controversial test to detect cancer with a simple b...
wapo.st
February 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The hims and hers company is at it again; my comments included about this SuperBowl ad
gift link
wapo.st/45S7U6n
gift link
wapo.st/45S7U6n
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can't help but think there is probably a corrosive effect of having sex trafficker-elite emails unveiled for months on end as one of the biggest cultural/news stories of the last year— unearthing an inexcusable moral rot in the upper echelons of power—but without any real accountability/justice
February 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
can't help but think there is probably a corrosive effect of having sex trafficker-elite emails unveiled for months on end as one of the biggest cultural/news stories of the last year— unearthing an inexcusable moral rot in the upper echelons of power—but without any real accountability/justice
A really enjoyable book even though it tells you horrifying things - e.g. some of the most powerful people in SV believe we should burn through as much energy as possible now to improve AI because then it will solve all problems for us. SMH
An interlude of sanity from @adambecker.bsky.social
An interlude of sanity from @adambecker.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A really enjoyable book even though it tells you horrifying things - e.g. some of the most powerful people in SV believe we should burn through as much energy as possible now to improve AI because then it will solve all problems for us. SMH
An interlude of sanity from @adambecker.bsky.social
An interlude of sanity from @adambecker.bsky.social
Dogs
February 5, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Dogs
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Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
February 5, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Really nuts how many men were like "Me Too went too far, and I need to email Jeffrey Epstein about it."
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I am not exaggerating: Removing this webpage warning against fake autism "treatments" will kill autistic people.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
FDA Removes Warning Page About Dangerous Autism Treatments
Autism researchers question motivations for latest HHS changes, including the new IACC
www.medpagetoday.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I am not exaggerating: Removing this webpage warning against fake autism "treatments" will kill autistic people.
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
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“This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post
The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.
www.newyorker.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
THIS
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 11:45 PM
THIS
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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We’re literally killing ourselves. They’ve been working on cutting edge cancer vaccines
Moderna announced that they’re cutting back late-stage vaccine trials due to the uncertainty in the US market www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emergin...
Moderna chief: Company won’t invest in new late-stage vaccine trials
Moderna has already been facing declines in sales after a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 4, 2026 at 7:03 AM
We’re literally killing ourselves. They’ve been working on cutting edge cancer vaccines