Elizabeth Becker
@ehbecker.bsky.social
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Was a daily journalism for decades mostly at The New York Times and Washington Post. I write books about Cambodia and the Vietnam War - and the pleasure and perils of the tourism industry. Enthusiastic grandmother.
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A JOURNALIST MOVIE FOR THE MOMENT
My movie opens in theaters. NYC - Lincoln Center
June 13-19 - Please join me!

open.substack.com/pub/ehb47/p/...
A JOURNALIST MOVIE FOR THE MOMENT
MY MOVIE COMES TO AMERICAN THEATERS!
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beserioususa.bsky.social
…and where have we seen this before 🤨
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marcelias.bsky.social
Day 3 of the court hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandered congressional map and Democracy Docket's Jen Rice is one of the few reporters on-the-ground reporting from El Paso.

Help power fearless, pro-democracy journalism by joining Democracy Docket's premium community today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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jeanniewl.bsky.social
Her legacy in primatology and conservation will forever inspire us to be better stewards of our planet.
#RIPJaneGoodall 🕊️ 🤍
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ocasio-cortez.house.gov
This is not a fight about tax credits.

This is a fight over your ability to go to a pharmacy and afford your insulin.

We have the chance to protect the health care of millions of Americans. We need to take it.
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gxldsociety.bsky.social
The faces of our generals as they listen to a 34-time convicted felon and 5-time draft dodger.
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mobute.bsky.social
every day JB is out there showing none of this is hard, the democratic party is just that soft
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gregsargent.bsky.social
When Trump threatens to nix funding to NYC if Zohran Mamdani wins, it only helps Zohran. It inflates the Trump threat, positions Zohran as a fighter for NYC against Trump, and pushes Cuomo into the role of Trump stooge.

There's a lesson here for Dems.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
Trump’s Rage at Zohran Just Backfired in a Surprisingly Revealing Way
The Democrats who are breaking through are the ones who talk about Trump’s disastrous economic record while also leveling with the public about our slide into authoritarianism.
newrepublic.com
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thebulwark.com
Pritzker: “In any other country…If federal agents marched down busy streets harassing civilians and demanding their papers, what would we say? I don’t think we’d have any trouble calling it what it is: Authoritarianism.”
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thebulwark.com
Pritzker: “ICE is running around the Loop harassing people for not being white. Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States. Now, ICE is making it commonplace.”
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perri4health.bsky.social
PLEASE, Democrats don’t back down.

This cluster f@ck belongs to Trump and the Republican party .

We can‘t give up OUR healthcare.
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
If ever there was a time not to normalize Trump’s authoritarian fever dreams, this is it.

This should be impeachable. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? He’s insane - & insanely power hungry. The script is set - call an imaginary group a terror group and then send in the troops.
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
A US citizen & human rights defender identified as Rachel S. was abducted & beaten by ICE Trump regime forces in LA, then transported to the hospital and then a detention center, local rights defenders demand an investigation.

She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"
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mjfree.bsky.social
Systemic racism at core of Project 2025
cwebbonline.com
Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.

• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
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glopan.bsky.social
Virginia, watch 👇👇👇

Vote Blue, vote Now! Early voting has started.
mamasissiesays.bsky.social
Is your state cracking down on remarks made by educators or other professionals? Is “unpopular” speech still protected in your district? 👀
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deepwatermike.bsky.social
This strikes me as a smart way to look at it. The only problem is that we have to mobilize EVERY TIME, and in cases where the target is FAR less prominent, for it to matter in the end. It's not fair, but all they have to do is wait for us to let up just a little and we lose ground.
gregsargent.bsky.social
Trump/MAGA are trying to gaslight us into believing that anti-Jimmy Kimmel America is vast and deep, that MAGA's grip on the culture is unshakable, that mobilization is futile.

But this episode has demonstrated the opposite. Let's not forget it.

Thoughts on this:

newrepublic.com/article/2008...
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Are you okay with this, GOP? Wait, don’t answer that.
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mikenellis.bsky.social
Getting a Newsmax host to agree with me that ICE shouldn't be wearing masks is a huge victory.

My dad served in the FBI for 34 years—no mask, always wore his badge, because he was proud of the work he did to keep our nation safe.

If you’re hiding your face, you know what you’re doing is wrong 👇