Pinned
NPR and PBS Vow to Fight Trump’s Order to Cut Funding
NPR called the order, which could upend public media, “an affront to the First Amendment.”
www.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/b...
“The president’s blatantly unlawful executive order, issued in the middle of the night, threatens our ability to serve the American public with educational programming, as we have for the past 50-plus years.”
Please, if have $10 a month to spare become a sustainer.
“The president’s blatantly unlawful executive order, issued in the middle of the night, threatens our ability to serve the American public with educational programming, as we have for the past 50-plus years.”
Please, if have $10 a month to spare become a sustainer.
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The sharp-eyed BuzzFeed reporters even found Jeffrey Epstein in the background of one of the photos. Brockman tried to keep Epstein out of photos, but he missed this one. All of the Silicon Valley luminaries at this event were knowingly, willingly, dining with a convicted child sex trafficker. 7/
December 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The sharp-eyed BuzzFeed reporters even found Jeffrey Epstein in the background of one of the photos. Brockman tried to keep Epstein out of photos, but he missed this one. All of the Silicon Valley luminaries at this event were knowingly, willingly, dining with a convicted child sex trafficker. 7/
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What!
Smells like more of a coverup
This is a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Deputy Attorney General Blanche in video:
"I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks."
Here's the LAW:
Smells like more of a coverup
This is a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Deputy Attorney General Blanche in video:
"I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks."
Here's the LAW:
December 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
What!
Smells like more of a coverup
This is a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Deputy Attorney General Blanche in video:
"I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks."
Here's the LAW:
Smells like more of a coverup
This is a violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Deputy Attorney General Blanche in video:
"I expect that we're going to release more documents over the next couple of weeks."
Here's the LAW:
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An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
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Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
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House members who voted for the $901 billion military bill received four times as much money from military contractors as those who opposed it.
www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...
www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...
December 13, 2025 at 2:09 AM
House members who voted for the $901 billion military bill received four times as much money from military contractors as those who opposed it.
www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...
www.stephensemler.com/p/congress-i...
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Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should
December 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should
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NEW
A verified @gofundme.com has been set up for the hero in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting.
Ahmed al Ahmed is a father of two and has been hospitalized with his own injuries, but he is expected to recover.
These funds are controlled by GoFundMe.
Link To Donate: bit.ly/4iTnHaa
A verified @gofundme.com has been set up for the hero in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting.
Ahmed al Ahmed is a father of two and has been hospitalized with his own injuries, but he is expected to recover.
These funds are controlled by GoFundMe.
Link To Donate: bit.ly/4iTnHaa
December 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
NEW
A verified @gofundme.com has been set up for the hero in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting.
Ahmed al Ahmed is a father of two and has been hospitalized with his own injuries, but he is expected to recover.
These funds are controlled by GoFundMe.
Link To Donate: bit.ly/4iTnHaa
A verified @gofundme.com has been set up for the hero in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting.
Ahmed al Ahmed is a father of two and has been hospitalized with his own injuries, but he is expected to recover.
These funds are controlled by GoFundMe.
Link To Donate: bit.ly/4iTnHaa
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Horrific, disgusting, inexcusable, antisemitic
BREAKING: 11 people were killed at Sydney's Bondi Beach in an attack on the Jewish community, an official says.
Gunmen kill 9 at Bondi Beach; police kill one, arrest another
Two gunmen have shot dead nine people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. This tragic event occurred on Sunday.
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Horrific, disgusting, inexcusable, antisemitic
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This x 1,000,000
December 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This x 1,000,000
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After months of Anti Muslim HATE, the RW HATE machine has zero interest in fact that the hero who disarmed a Bondi Beach shooter & saved lives was Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim. When the facts break the RW narrative, they just pretend it didn’t happen. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
December 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
After months of Anti Muslim HATE, the RW HATE machine has zero interest in fact that the hero who disarmed a Bondi Beach shooter & saved lives was Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim. When the facts break the RW narrative, they just pretend it didn’t happen. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue
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Praise for Lebanese-Australian man who tackled Bondi Beach shooter - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/praise-man-who-tackled-bondi-beach-shooter
Praise for Lebanese-Australian man who tackled Bondi Beach shooter
Sydney businessman Ahmed al-Ahmed was left in hospital after being shot by the Bondi Beach gunman
www.middleeasteye.net
December 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Praise for Lebanese-Australian man who tackled Bondi Beach shooter - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/praise-man-who-tackled-bondi-beach-shooter
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BREAKING: Two terrorists opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, Sydney, killing at least 11 people and wounding 29 others.
This video shows the moment 43-year-old Ahmad El Ahmad, an unarmed civilian, tackled one of the terrorists, seized his weapon, and neutralized him.
This video shows the moment 43-year-old Ahmad El Ahmad, an unarmed civilian, tackled one of the terrorists, seized his weapon, and neutralized him.
December 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
BREAKING: Two terrorists opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach, Sydney, killing at least 11 people and wounding 29 others.
This video shows the moment 43-year-old Ahmad El Ahmad, an unarmed civilian, tackled one of the terrorists, seized his weapon, and neutralized him.
This video shows the moment 43-year-old Ahmad El Ahmad, an unarmed civilian, tackled one of the terrorists, seized his weapon, and neutralized him.
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Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 14, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
December 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
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A quick sidenote about this; one reason I stay on X is specifically because of exchanges like this, where @davidjbier.bsky.social and I got a prominent government official to make a claim so outrageous that it’s now ricocheting around the internet and actively undermining official PR campaigns.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A quick sidenote about this; one reason I stay on X is specifically because of exchanges like this, where @davidjbier.bsky.social and I got a prominent government official to make a claim so outrageous that it’s now ricocheting around the internet and actively undermining official PR campaigns.
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Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
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Fetterman expressed surprise when I confirmed we had a copy of the letter he wrote to Israel President Herzog, pushing for a pardon for Netanyahu. “I know you guys use things like leaks but I don’t know who did that.” Story from @joshkovensky.bsky.social + me: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fetterm...
Fetterman Writes Letter Asking Israel’s President to Pardon Netanyahu
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) prepared a letter in recent days asking Israel’s...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Fetterman expressed surprise when I confirmed we had a copy of the letter he wrote to Israel President Herzog, pushing for a pardon for Netanyahu. “I know you guys use things like leaks but I don’t know who did that.” Story from @joshkovensky.bsky.social + me: talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fetterm...
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here's today's post: "we could all use a good news Wednesday" — Democrats continue to rack up victories.
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we could all use a good news Wednesday
Democrats continue to rack up victories
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December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
here's today's post: "we could all use a good news Wednesday" — Democrats continue to rack up victories.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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The Missouri secretary of state is stepping into full-on lawlessness: missouriindependent.com/2025/12/09/m...
Missouri set to enact gerrymandered map despite 300K signatures for repeal referendum • Missouri Independent
Roughly 300,000 signatures demanding Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map be placed on the 2026 ballot were submitted.
missouriindependent.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The Missouri secretary of state is stepping into full-on lawlessness: missouriindependent.com/2025/12/09/m...
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Clinton is continuing to mock young people, including young Jewish people, by claiming they're making things up when they condemn Israel's genocide in Palestine.
With receipts, I document the history of injustice that got us here, and how we stop these atrocities
www.qasimrashid.com/p/hillary-cl...
With receipts, I document the history of injustice that got us here, and how we stop these atrocities
www.qasimrashid.com/p/hillary-cl...
Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial and the Crisis of Moral Credibility in American Politics
Her latest decision to accept an invitation from Trump mega donor Miriam Adelson to whitewash genocide is a reminder of why we're in this mess
www.qasimrashid.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Clinton is continuing to mock young people, including young Jewish people, by claiming they're making things up when they condemn Israel's genocide in Palestine.
With receipts, I document the history of injustice that got us here, and how we stop these atrocities
www.qasimrashid.com/p/hillary-cl...
With receipts, I document the history of injustice that got us here, and how we stop these atrocities
www.qasimrashid.com/p/hillary-cl...
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Universities will keep sexual predators on the faculty because their "hands are tied by tenure." Turns out protesting genocide is all it takes to loosen those unshakable chains.
Tenured US professor fired over pro-Palestinian protests contests dismissal
Sang Hea Kil is first tenured faculty member fired from a public university in connection to the protests
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Universities will keep sexual predators on the faculty because their "hands are tied by tenure." Turns out protesting genocide is all it takes to loosen those unshakable chains.
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@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on the double-tap strike: "They released the first part of the video the next day. Hegseth played it on Fox News…They're releasing part of the video and not releasing the rest of it—what's the rationale for that except there's something they don't want us to know?"
December 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social on the double-tap strike: "They released the first part of the video the next day. Hegseth played it on Fox News…They're releasing part of the video and not releasing the rest of it—what's the rationale for that except there's something they don't want us to know?"
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Big congratulations to my fellow FIFA Peace Prize shortlist nominees: we are all, in some way, winners, and we can just focus on the hard work of talking about how much peace we accomplished in 2025 & how much we’re into the idea of peace, generally.
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Big congratulations to my fellow FIFA Peace Prize shortlist nominees: we are all, in some way, winners, and we can just focus on the hard work of talking about how much peace we accomplished in 2025 & how much we’re into the idea of peace, generally.