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he/him, bylines Public Notice, Chicago Reader, Observer, CNN.com. Poetry collection: Not Akhmatova (Ben Yehuda, 2024) Substack: www.everythingishorrible.net Poetry: https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/poetry-publications-noah-berlatsky

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · Jul 26

the best way to keep up with my work is to follow my newsletter

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Everything Is Horrible | Noah Berlatsky | Substack

Culture, politics, and misery. Click to read Everything Is Horrible, by Noah Berlatsky, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 10h

Fascinating report just released by DropSite which reveals that David Frum, while working on a profile of an Israeli ambassador to the United Nations for the Atlantic, was also shadow-writing speeches for that same ambassador.

David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador

Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9h

my wife had this and it was kind of transformative.

the recovery sucked though. I hope you're feeling better soon.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 11h

Some scoops in here: Adam O'Neal is telling people he will helm The WaPo's flagship opinion podcast, spending upwards of four hours a day on it. He's also indicated, per a source, that he plans to remain in his current job for decades. www.status.news/p/washington...

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 11h

“What he's doing is contrary to his initial promise. He's ensuring ideological conformity rather than the robust debate he had charted as his path forward," one former Post opinion staffer told me.

Much more here: www.status.news/p/washington...

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 10h

A resident of a nearby building asks a very important question:

“You claim you have warrants, but do you have a warrant to seize the entire building?” she asked the agents. “Do you have warrants to detain the entire building?”

Or: do people lose their rights if they live near undocumented people?

I'm Margaret! I'm the best! Blah Blah Blah! @vt-vagabond.bsky.social · 11h

There’s a lot in here that deserves a pull quote, but this is the most egregious. I need people to recognize the gravity of the situation here in Chicago;

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"The ones that are getting out are coming home to no home," Watson said.
According to her, after the raid occurred, building management stole or threw out residents belongings, including visas and important documents.

ICIRR is still trying to determine the identities of all the people detained in the raid. Castro said that the organization usually can do that by following up with family members or loved ones. "In this instance, there was nobody left to work with," she said. The only detainee name they're sure of is that of a person who passed their Venezuelan passport to a neighbor as they were being taken away.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9h

hey, I got another! as promised, here is Eustacia sticking her head in a glass.

large orange floof with her nose in a glass.

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 10h

This is the way.

Winter @winterpolitics1.bsky.social · 17h

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek just took back control of the national guard.

She is sending the Oregon national Guard back home and is directing the California national guard to leave the State.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 11h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 17h

This is more or less what we’ve come to expect from the chicago tribune editorial board

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17h

A fascist dictator is ordering armed troops from another state to invade the city of Chicago, and the Chicago Tribune editorial board reacts by warning Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson to avoid injudicious language. Really.

Editorial: We need our leaders to stay cool as ICE-related chaos gets hot

Provocateurs on the right and left were the story of a chaotic weekend in Chicago. Our political leaders need to reclaim the narrative and cool things down.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

BONDI: The National Guard is on the way right now as we speak. You're sitting here grilling me and they're on their way to Chicago to keep your state safe.

DURBIN: It's my job to grill you

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9h

thanks!

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 10h

hey finished my workday after only (checks notes) about 12 hours.

freelancing; it's great. don't even let anyone tell you otherwise.

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 10h

I mean, I'd suggest reading my post! I try to make it as clear as I'm able.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 15h

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 10h

This little twerp, who’s been there a few months, axed two of the lions of WaPo??

Fisher is an investigative champion and had been at The Post for 39 years. Hoffman had been there for 42, and he won a Pulitzer LAST YEAR.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 11h

Last week, new WaPo opinion editor Adam O'Neal quietly carried out another purge of staffers, cutting editors and major names like Marc Fisher and David Hoffman, among others.

Meanwhile, he welcomed three conservatives to the section.

Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/washington...

Post Traumatic Disorder

Adam O’Neal says he’s bringing “intellectual diversity” to The Washington Post’s opinion pages—but the moves he’s making behind the scenes tell a different story.

www.status.news

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Chad Parenteau @chadpoetforhire.bsky.social · 11h

My poem "Gradual End of Days" showed up in today's afternoon edition of Five Fleas (Itchy Poetry) alongside work from Noah Berlatsky, Kelly Sauvage Moyer and others. Thanks again, Roberta Beach Jacobson. #poetry #poetrycommunity

Afternoon of October 7, 2025

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 16h

Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 14h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 11h

AOC mocked Stephen Miller's height, and Fox News primetime lineup spent the whole night defending Miller's manhood. It got them completely off message on the government shutdown. We're right not to fear these losers.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 10h

It feels like floor level standards to support your colleague as they demand their civil liberties be protected. All Ald. Fuentes did was ask for a warrant when federal agents were arresting a man.

Dave Stieber @dstieber.bsky.social · 12h

Pro-ICE Alders? Pro attacks on Govt official Alders?
“Alder Mitchell (7th), Beale (9th), Quinn (13th), Ray Lopez (15th), Coleman (16th), O’Shea (19th), Tabares (23rd), Scott (24th), Sposato (38th), Napolitano (41st),Reilly (42nd), Gardiner (45th), Silverstein (50th)”
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So, about that letter of support for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes: 13 alderpeople didn’t sign it • The TRiiBE

The letter describes what the agents did to Fuentes as an “abuse of power.” Mayor Brandon Johnson, City Clerk, Anna Valencia and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin also signed it.

thetriibe.com

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 10h

though...I mean, Janet Mills isn't going to do that. Platner is doing some of the "i'm a maverick" branding that makes you a little nervous...

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 10h

Sinema and Fetterman both did have a long record in office, is the thing.

Like, there were some red flags for both in retrospect, but they also just changed trajectory wildly when they got in the senate in ways that weren't super predictable.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17h

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 11h

fwiw, that author (Shaul Magid) wrote a whole book about the history of alternatives to and resistance to zionism. it's good!

shop.ayinpress.org/products/the...

The Necessity of Exile

A timely, progressive collection of essays on the Jewish relationship to Zionism and exile.What is exile? What is diaspora? What is Zionism? Jewish identity today has been shaped by prior generations’...

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