Kriss_deK
@krissdek.bsky.social
Franco-Belgo-American, with Italian roots. Political junkie. Avid philosophy reader. Journalism aficionada. Eternal social sciences student. Finance professional. Dedicated endurance runner & certified coach. 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇫🇷🇧🇪🇮🇹
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Again, a lot of serious young journalists at the Times have been endlessly criticized for years for being obviously correct about what Weiss means when she evokes "free speech"
Censoring a story about the outsourced regime gulag is not consistent with freedom of speech. But it is consistent with the belief that “free speech” is when conservatives can say what they want and when you can say what they want.
December 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Again, a lot of serious young journalists at the Times have been endlessly criticized for years for being obviously correct about what Weiss means when she evokes "free speech"
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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This piece on Cassandras and anti-alarmists by @polphilpod.bsky.social is well done, and I bet some Bluesky users will see themselves in.
The Americans Who Saw All This Coming—but Were Ignored and Maligned
Call them the Cassandras: the people—mostly not white and male—who smelled the fascism all over Trump from jump street. Why were they “alarmists,” and how did “anti-alarmism” become cool?
newrepublic.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This piece on Cassandras and anti-alarmists by @polphilpod.bsky.social is well done, and I bet some Bluesky users will see themselves in.
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At the risk of pointing out what should be obvious, antisemitism looks like chanting "Jews shall not replace us!," accusations of dual loyalty, Sieg Heils at political events, the recent Bondi Beach shooting, and things along those lines, not like celebrating Hanukkah with Mandy Patinkin and family.
It was such a joy to celebrate Hanukkah with Mandy, Kathryn and their son, Gideon. As Jewish New Yorkers across our city prepare to light candles and mark the seventh night today, I wish you and your families a Hanukkah full of light and love.
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
youtu.be/KIxAKyioXng
Happy Hanukkah
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
At the risk of pointing out what should be obvious, antisemitism looks like chanting "Jews shall not replace us!," accusations of dual loyalty, Sieg Heils at political events, the recent Bondi Beach shooting, and things along those lines, not like celebrating Hanukkah with Mandy Patinkin and family.
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I am a bit taken aback how many powerful people didn't realize that Trump taking office was an inflection point marking the zenith and downturn of "antiwoke" and not the dawn of their glorious era. Anyone who has been alive more than a few years has seen an oversaturation and then backlash cycle.
At Xtra: This was supposed to be the year of "post-woke" pop culture. It fell apart because -- shockingly -- no-one wanted to spend time with a bunch of assholes: xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
The year ‘post-woke’ broke | Xtra Magazine
In 2025, bigotry was trendy, and we found out who our friends really are
xtramagazine.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I am a bit taken aback how many powerful people didn't realize that Trump taking office was an inflection point marking the zenith and downturn of "antiwoke" and not the dawn of their glorious era. Anyone who has been alive more than a few years has seen an oversaturation and then backlash cycle.
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“The New York Times contacted Ms. Farmer about a report stamped with the date of Sept. 3, 1996. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
“The New York Times contacted Ms. Farmer about a report stamped with the date of Sept. 3, 1996. She broke down in tears.
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
“I’ve waited 30 years,” she said. “I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
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All this will do is increase, dramatically, the suicide rate among trans kids.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
December 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
All this will do is increase, dramatically, the suicide rate among trans kids.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
Societies should be judged by how well they take care of their most vulnerable members. The United States in 2025 continues to fail this test.
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There is nothing hotter than a revolutionary who uses Alt text
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
There is nothing hotter than a revolutionary who uses Alt text
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No, Mr. Bart DeWever, this is nothing but a Russian narrative.
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
www.ft.com/content/320b...
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
www.ft.com/content/320b...
Belgium says using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine will endanger a peace deal
Prime Minister Bart De Wever sets out conditions that would resolve his objections to a proposed €140bn EU loan to Kyiv
www.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
No, Mr. Bart DeWever, this is nothing but a Russian narrative.
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
www.ft.com/content/320b...
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
www.ft.com/content/320b...
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November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
November 26, 2025
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FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
FYI: the “disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan” was negotiated and begun by…. Donald Trump
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November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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In 2016, I got death threats when I posted about Katie Johnson on Twitter.
Johnson is the woman who says she was raped by Trump when she was only 13 years old.
I watched the entirety of her video testimony and found it credible, which I say as someone who has worked with CSA survivors for decades.
Johnson is the woman who says she was raped by Trump when she was only 13 years old.
I watched the entirety of her video testimony and found it credible, which I say as someone who has worked with CSA survivors for decades.
The National Enquirer tried to catch and kill the Katie Johnson story. Then they got ahead of it in an attempt to discredit her. And many of us bought it—hook, line, and sinker katemanne.substack.com/p/they-tried...
They Tried to Bury the Katie Johnson Story
And we, the public, let them convince us it was bogus.
katemanne.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In 2016, I got death threats when I posted about Katie Johnson on Twitter.
Johnson is the woman who says she was raped by Trump when she was only 13 years old.
I watched the entirety of her video testimony and found it credible, which I say as someone who has worked with CSA survivors for decades.
Johnson is the woman who says she was raped by Trump when she was only 13 years old.
I watched the entirety of her video testimony and found it credible, which I say as someone who has worked with CSA survivors for decades.
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The National Enquirer tried to catch and kill the Katie Johnson story. Then they got ahead of it in an attempt to discredit her. And many of us bought it—hook, line, and sinker katemanne.substack.com/p/they-tried...
They Tried to Bury the Katie Johnson Story
And we, the public, let them convince us it was bogus.
katemanne.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The National Enquirer tried to catch and kill the Katie Johnson story. Then they got ahead of it in an attempt to discredit her. And many of us bought it—hook, line, and sinker katemanne.substack.com/p/they-tried...
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@ronanfarrow.bsky.social included this story in Catch and Kill. @katemanne.bsky.social and @borowitzreport.bsky.social discuss Katie Johnson's (a pseudonym) credible allegation that Trump raped her when she was 13. Content warning for child rape.
We don’t need to wait for the Epstein files—we just need to listen to the survivors and believe them. #BelieveWomen
She Says Trump Raped Her When She Was a Child
The Andy Borowitz Show
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
@ronanfarrow.bsky.social included this story in Catch and Kill. @katemanne.bsky.social and @borowitzreport.bsky.social discuss Katie Johnson's (a pseudonym) credible allegation that Trump raped her when she was 13. Content warning for child rape.
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Tariffs are taxes. When Trump levies new taxes on Americans without any approval by Congress and then talks about giving some of it back, that's not a "reward" – it's a scam.
Tom Emmer on tariff checks to Americans: "You gotta love this president. He looks at this like a business, and when the business is doing well, the shareholders, which are the American people, should be rewarded."
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Tariffs are taxes. When Trump levies new taxes on Americans without any approval by Congress and then talks about giving some of it back, that's not a "reward" – it's a scam.
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Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
Here’s the plaque at West Point with the relevant text highlighted
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
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Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Targeting Kelly is one of those “this is why we’ll win” moments, bc it shows how politically impetuous this admin is.
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
There’s clearly no adult in the room to say “wait, maybe don’t go after the charismatic war hero turned literal astronaut who ran after his wife was a victim of political violence.”
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Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
Evacuation Day: Marking the End of the Revolutionary War
We know how to honor the image of soldiers charging forward, but we often forget to cheer the backs of troops as they peaceably depart.
werehistory.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
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US senators want answers on 'anti-drug' strategy as Venezuela tensions rise reut.rs/3LfbWyh
US senators want answers on 'anti-drug' strategy as Venezuela tensions rise
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Friday they had asked President Donald Trump's administration for the legal rationale and other information about operations against drug cartels but had not yet received the information.
reut.rs
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
US senators want answers on 'anti-drug' strategy as Venezuela tensions rise reut.rs/3LfbWyh
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Comme je suis les associations qui promeuvent le christofascisme, je reçois leurs newsletters.
Ici l'asso "We are lovers" (WAL) qui mène une campagne de dons. Elle lutte contre "l'addiction au porno" (n'existe pas dans le DSM-V).
J'apprends qu'elle intervient en milieu scolaire?!
Ici l'asso "We are lovers" (WAL) qui mène une campagne de dons. Elle lutte contre "l'addiction au porno" (n'existe pas dans le DSM-V).
J'apprends qu'elle intervient en milieu scolaire?!
October 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Comme je suis les associations qui promeuvent le christofascisme, je reçois leurs newsletters.
Ici l'asso "We are lovers" (WAL) qui mène une campagne de dons. Elle lutte contre "l'addiction au porno" (n'existe pas dans le DSM-V).
J'apprends qu'elle intervient en milieu scolaire?!
Ici l'asso "We are lovers" (WAL) qui mène une campagne de dons. Elle lutte contre "l'addiction au porno" (n'existe pas dans le DSM-V).
J'apprends qu'elle intervient en milieu scolaire?!
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Ignorer leur influence bien réelle c'est une grossière erreur.
Même dans leur rang, la moitié des militant'es anti-trans n'ont pas conscience d'où viennent les discours qu'iels recrachent et pourquoi ils sont revenus sur le devant de la scène ces dernières années.
Même dans leur rang, la moitié des militant'es anti-trans n'ont pas conscience d'où viennent les discours qu'iels recrachent et pourquoi ils sont revenus sur le devant de la scène ces dernières années.
October 31, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Ignorer leur influence bien réelle c'est une grossière erreur.
Même dans leur rang, la moitié des militant'es anti-trans n'ont pas conscience d'où viennent les discours qu'iels recrachent et pourquoi ils sont revenus sur le devant de la scène ces dernières années.
Même dans leur rang, la moitié des militant'es anti-trans n'ont pas conscience d'où viennent les discours qu'iels recrachent et pourquoi ils sont revenus sur le devant de la scène ces dernières années.