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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

Almost used this meme in the story but thought it would take too long to explain

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Dinesh D’Souza and Laura Loomer are upset about the prevalence of conspiracy theories on the right
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Opinion | The Right’s Civil War Over Charlie Kirk and Israel

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 6d

Maybe not helpful for your piece, but Hildy Johnson in His Girl Friday! I love that dreary domesticity is the thing she has to be rescued from...

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 7d

I went long on James Talarico's Christian populism:
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Opinion | Is This Bible-Quoting Texan the Answer to Democratic Prayers?

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 8d

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 14d

What breaks my heart about this is how many women are going to blame themselves for their kids' autism diagnoses just so Trump can throw chum to the MAGA movement

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 15d

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 27d

"Members see themselves as modern Crusaders, using the Crusader cross as their symbol - a reference to the medieval Christians who fought Muslims for control of Jerusalem."

Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites

BBC identifies members of Infidels MC gang hired as armed security at US and Israel-backed aid sites.

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 29d

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Ilya Marritz @ilyamarritz.bsky.social · Sep 2

the DOJ atty (& 2x Harvard grad) who suggested Harvard showed "wanton indifference to antisemitism" once wrote a paper from the perspective of Hitler & expressed admiration for Mein Kampf

stunning reporting from
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A DOJ lawyer accused Harvard of ‘indifference to antisemitism.’ As a Harvard undergrad he wrote a paper from Hitler’s perspective. - The Boston Globe

Michael Velchik once also told a peer that "Mein Kampf" was among his favorite recent reads.

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 21

I was going to ask the same thing but I think the answer is that the interior now looks vaguely Scandinavian

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hard to think of a clearer declaration of dictatorship than "the Crooked game of politics is over"

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · Aug 21

these people just fundamentally believe that only they have the legitimate right to political power www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-make...

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · Aug 15

“If I had capitulated, I would have been a completely frustrated man, because I would feel like someone who has betrayed himself,”

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Opinion | Trump’s Attempt to Make Museums Submit Feels Familiar

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · Aug 15

He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws.

Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · Aug 15

DC Union Station tonight. Unreal.

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 13

Wow it turns out that appealing to angry MAGA men doesn't help sell jeans to young women
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American Eagle Needs To End Its Sydney Sweeney Campaign

American Eagle's campaign with Sydney Sweeney was an opportunity to associate with a rising star. But it's backfiring and it needs to end.

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Archon Fung @politicsprof.bsky.social · Aug 12

@stephenricher.bsky.social and I are going live in one hour - 12 ET - with special guest @michellegoldberg.bsky.social to talk about South Park, the power of political parody, and how to escape the chilling effect on "Terms of Engagement." www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpSR...

Terms of Engagement - The Power of Political Parody

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 7

I'm curious how many people know without googling who Cory Mills is. I think it's telling that he's nowhere near as well known as, say, George Santos...

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 1

Anyone else old enough to remember "South Park Conservatives"?

Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Michelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · Jul 31

Am I wrong or is the discourse around this entirely manufactured? I keep seeing claims that "the left is melting down" and the evidence is two people on tiktok. It's like they need wokeness so bad they have to invent it

Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · Jul 31

Since Monday, Fox News has spent an hour and 25 minutes covering an American Eagle commercial in which Sydney Sweeney talks about her “good jeans,” and just 3 minutes of coverage to developments in the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein saga.

Fox News since Monday: 85 minutes talking about Sydney Sweeney, 3 minutes talking about Epstein

Since Monday, Fox News has spent an hour and 25 minutes covering an American Eagle commercial in which Sydney Sweeney talks about her “good jeans,” devoting over 20 segments to the story. In compariso...

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