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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks, New Yorker

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Kristi Noem confronts enemy combatants in the Portland war zone today.

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 18h

Just so.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

Thanks, New Yorker

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 2d

Portland is a “war-ravaged” city that is “on fire,” President Trump warns. But I braved the artillery fire and militia checkpoints to bring you this video report from the front lines.

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, that's precisely my point. You're agreeing with me.

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 4d

"Cycling in the buff is a Portland specialty, and one organization has announced a naked ride “in response to the militarization of our city.”

Such is the war zone here."

Spot on from @nickkristof.bsky.social

GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Opinion | Mr. President, May We Interest You in a Naked Bike Ride?

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 3d

Pres. Trump presents Portland as a "war-ravaged" "hell" that must be crushed by armed troops, but it's actually a city that protests his plan with a naked bike ride -- that's the kind of "war zone" this is. So I call on Trump to join the naked bike ride: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Opinion | Mr. President, May We Interest You in a Naked Bike Ride?

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 4d

Trump aides discussed sending the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to Portland!!! Trump needs a geography lesson. Oregon is an American state, not a province of Afghanistan.

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4d

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Kristof Farms @kristoffarms.bsky.social · 4d

On Kristof Farms, we’ve been playing with Sora, the new AI video app.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“A new American from Congo whose grandmother wanted to kill her at birth and who was an elementary school dropout may be a better role model than our secretary of state,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes.

Opinion | The Refugee’s Gift to Us

Orphaned in a massacre in Congo, a onetime elementary school dropout is now an American and can teach us something about resilience.

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 6d

My columns can be depressing, I know -- so today I wrote about someone who is pure uplift and utter inspiration. She's a reminder of the power of educating girls: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o... Chantale Zuzi, you go, girl!

Opinion | One Girl’s Journey After Her Grandma Said to Kill Her

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 6d

Honored to give a book talk in Cincinnati's Aronoff Ctr about my memoir, "Chasing Hope." Such a beautiful space, and organized together with the great city library (libraries rock!), so I took this selfie with the audience. And my heart melted at the standing ovation at the end. Thanks, Cincinnati!

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 7d

President Trump says the US military should use some American cities as "training grounds for our military." So that's what Portland and Chicago are? Places for troops to get combat experience by provoking civilians, who become collateral damage? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’

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Edward Wong @ewong.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: Sec. Rubio is leading a push to try to oust Maduro. The Pentagon has put 6,500 troops in the region and is drawing up possible operations against crime gangs in Venezuela. Opposition figures say they're talking to the US about plans. Gift link to our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela

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Kristof Farms @kristoffarms.bsky.social · 8d

Pinot Noir harvest! In 2027, this will be incredible wine, God willing. Thanks to the picking crews for their tremendous work. And if you’re in the area, we’re having a tour and tasting on Saturday at 2:45. For details, visit kristoffarms.com or email [email protected]

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 9d

How quickly the American justice system becomes a global laughing stock.

Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 10d

US Magistrate Judge Vaala trying to untangle Lindsey Halligan's first adventure in indicting someone:

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d

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“President Trump’s cuts to humanitarian assistance abroad have hurt all kinds of people. But from what I see on the ground, those suffering the most are women and girls — and that will leave all of us, including men and boys, worse off,” @nickkristof.bsky.social writes.

Opinion | The Tax on Being a Girl

In Uganda, desperation has eroded the social fabric and left women particularly vulnerable.

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 10d

President Trump, here's your chance to dispatch some federal troops so that they'll actually do something positive!

Kristof Farms @kristoffarms.bsky.social · 10d

President Trump dispatched federal troops to crush "domestic terrorists" in "war-ravaged Portland." We call on him to divert the troops from Portland to our vineyard and orchard on Kristof Farms, where we do have a domestic terrorist problem. We explain: nickkristof.substack.com/p/president-...

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 10d

We can't afford 12 cents a day to keep HIV-positive children alive. We can't afford $2 mosquito nets to keep kids from dying of malaria. But we can afford $20 billion to bail out Trump's buddy in Argentina, and millions more to bring generals for a Hegseth pep talk. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...

Opinion | The Tax on Being a Girl

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 11d

President Trump's aid cuts are disproportionately hitting women and girls: forcing them to drop out of school or leading them to die in childbirth or perish from cervical cancer, or to marry as young teens. That's what I found in the field: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/27/o...

Opinion | The Tax on Being a Girl

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Anna Nagurney @annanagurney.bsky.social · 12d

This is a must read by @nickkristof.bsky.social. I saved my hard copy version.

Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 13d

President Trump said he demolished USAID to reduce waste. In fact, my reporting finds that the demolition of USAID has wasted billions of dollars--and the lives of children like 8-year-old Gy Gael.
Sec. Rubio, you still claim aid cuts haven't killed anyone?
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Opinion | The Lives and Money We Are Wasting

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 12d

Glad to meet during UN Week with @WHO chief @DrTedros. It is very sad to see the Trump administration pulling the US out of the World Health Organization, which saves lives by fighting epidemics and disease and more. We should be on the side of WHO, not on the side of viruses.

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 12d

A federal grand jury has indicted James Comey, the @nytimes reports: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09... For now, given the heavy handed interference by the President to use DOJ to seek revenge against Comey, this appears less an embarrassment for Comey than for the US Justice system.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Comey Indicted After Pressure From President

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Nick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 13d

President Trump said he demolished USAID to reduce waste. In fact, my reporting finds that the demolition of USAID has wasted billions of dollars--and the lives of children like 8-year-old Gy Gael.
Sec. Rubio, you still claim aid cuts haven't killed anyone?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | The Lives and Money We Are Wasting

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