@npaiss.bsky.social
Somewhat retired from 40 years public affairs in DC. Ran Comms for many losing liberal causes. Cat lady, grandmom & figure skating fan. Anti woo-woo.
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Freight trains. Box cars. Stuff them full. And then a quick selection when they arrive at the detention facility to identify those capable of good, hard work. For additional profit, also check for gold in their teeth and smuggled currency.
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Freight trains. Box cars. Stuff them full. And then a quick selection when they arrive at the detention facility to identify those capable of good, hard work. For additional profit, also check for gold in their teeth and smuggled currency.
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This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
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Research shows “Christian nation” language signals:
1. 👑 Desire for traditional social hierarchies
2. 🚧 Commitment to strong ethno-racial boundaries
3. 💰 Idealizing free-market capitalism
4. 🔒 Preference for authoritarian social control
5. 🌀 Embrace of populism, victimhood & conspiracies
1. 👑 Desire for traditional social hierarchies
2. 🚧 Commitment to strong ethno-racial boundaries
3. 💰 Idealizing free-market capitalism
4. 🔒 Preference for authoritarian social control
5. 🌀 Embrace of populism, victimhood & conspiracies
JD Vance gets the biggest applause of his speech so far when he says "by the grace of God we always will be a Christian nation"
December 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Research shows “Christian nation” language signals:
1. 👑 Desire for traditional social hierarchies
2. 🚧 Commitment to strong ethno-racial boundaries
3. 💰 Idealizing free-market capitalism
4. 🔒 Preference for authoritarian social control
5. 🌀 Embrace of populism, victimhood & conspiracies
1. 👑 Desire for traditional social hierarchies
2. 🚧 Commitment to strong ethno-racial boundaries
3. 💰 Idealizing free-market capitalism
4. 🔒 Preference for authoritarian social control
5. 🌀 Embrace of populism, victimhood & conspiracies
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
Israel wastes its money again, on influencer campaign no one will believe: forward.com/fast-forward...
Israel’s secret ‘Esther Project’: DOJ filings reveal paid US influencer campaign amid AI-powered PR blitz
As Netanyahu calls social media the “eighth front,” new documents reveal how Israel is paying to shape U.S. opinion.
forward.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Israel wastes its money again, on influencer campaign no one will believe: forward.com/fast-forward...
So glad to hear that Elizabeth Tsurkov is finally free. I don’t give a damn who takes the credit.
September 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
So glad to hear that Elizabeth Tsurkov is finally free. I don’t give a damn who takes the credit.
Yes, its a direct line from US anti-immigration policy for Jews during the Holocaust to today’s rhetoric. Will be intetesting to see how the USHMM “upgrades” this exhibition abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...
Upcoming 'upgrade' to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources
A Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit will temporarily close for upgrades, sparking concern from some staff over potential changes amid President Trump's review of museums.
abcnews.go.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Yes, its a direct line from US anti-immigration policy for Jews during the Holocaust to today’s rhetoric. Will be intetesting to see how the USHMM “upgrades” this exhibition abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...
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“Only 300,000 are being starved!”
Incredible stuff
Incredible stuff
August 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“Only 300,000 are being starved!”
Incredible stuff
Incredible stuff
So on the one hand young progressives are depressed - the ones who care about community and equality - while the greed-is-good crowd are doing better. Maybe because anyone suffering thru the Trump era with different values has damn good reasons to be depressed?
Opinion | Why More People in the World Are Feeling Hopeful (Except Us)
www.nytimes.com
August 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM
So on the one hand young progressives are depressed - the ones who care about community and equality - while the greed-is-good crowd are doing better. Maybe because anyone suffering thru the Trump era with different values has damn good reasons to be depressed?
“Tell the truth. They find out anyway.” Perfect. #Moonstruck #TCMParty
July 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“Tell the truth. They find out anyway.” Perfect. #Moonstruck #TCMParty
Many of us who worked for human rights and peace in Israel/Palestine were more than a little naive. And prospects are worse than ever.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
Opinion | Two Estranged Friends on Their Fight for Mideast Peace. ‘We Were a Bit Naïve.’
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Many of us who worked for human rights and peace in Israel/Palestine were more than a little naive. And prospects are worse than ever.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...
Anywhere else, Jews being attacked at synagogue memorial would be labelled antisemitic. But this is Israel and the attackers are Jews.
Haaretz.com www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Haaretz.com www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Haaretz | Israel News, the Middle East and the Jewish World - Haaretz.com
Haaretz.com - Breaking News, Analysis and Opinion From Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World - Haaretz
Haaretz.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Anywhere else, Jews being attacked at synagogue memorial would be labelled antisemitic. But this is Israel and the attackers are Jews.
Haaretz.com www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Haaretz.com www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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This mob intimidation of a passerby near an anti-Ben-Gvir protest is repulsive.
Such grotesque behavior is a direct result of the hatred, violence and impunity modeled by leaders like Ben-Gvir. Our entire community must condemn this harassment and those who incite such attacks.
Such grotesque behavior is a direct result of the hatred, violence and impunity modeled by leaders like Ben-Gvir. Our entire community must condemn this harassment and those who incite such attacks.
Mob chased Brooklyn woman after mistaking her for protester at speech by Israeli security minister
A New York City woman says she feared for her life as she was chased, kicked and pelted with objects by a mob of men who mistook her as a participant in a protest against Israel’s far-right security m...
apnews.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This mob intimidation of a passerby near an anti-Ben-Gvir protest is repulsive.
Such grotesque behavior is a direct result of the hatred, violence and impunity modeled by leaders like Ben-Gvir. Our entire community must condemn this harassment and those who incite such attacks.
Such grotesque behavior is a direct result of the hatred, violence and impunity modeled by leaders like Ben-Gvir. Our entire community must condemn this harassment and those who incite such attacks.
Jerusalem workers remove the stone letters from the closed USAID office.
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Jerusalem workers remove the stone letters from the closed USAID office.
My cat Cooper is staying with Other Mom while we’re in Israel. You can see how he’s suffering.
April 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My cat Cooper is staying with Other Mom while we’re in Israel. You can see how he’s suffering.
Me taking skating lessons at 67 years old. I quit before the young coaches died of panic about what I was going to do to myself.
Please take a moment out of your day to marvel at the elegance, agility and effortless natural grace of the penguin.
April 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Me taking skating lessons at 67 years old. I quit before the young coaches died of panic about what I was going to do to myself.
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"Some of what happened at Columbia was genuinely troubling and needed to be addressed. But that's not what this move is about." Read more of what @hadarsusskind.bsky.social had to say in @haaretzcom.bsky.social here:
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
U.S. cuts $400 million from Columbia's funding amid crackdown on campus protests
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www.haaretz.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Some of what happened at Columbia was genuinely troubling and needed to be addressed. But that's not what this move is about." Read more of what @hadarsusskind.bsky.social had to say in @haaretzcom.bsky.social here:
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
At #LegacyonIce yesterday I noted that our local supermarket, @giantfood.bsky.social was a sponsor. Shop there rather than at @wholefoods.bsky.social whose owner is destroying our @washingtonpost.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
At #LegacyonIce yesterday I noted that our local supermarket, @giantfood.bsky.social was a sponsor. Shop there rather than at @wholefoods.bsky.social whose owner is destroying our @washingtonpost.com
On the trickery of appeals to religion: there’s a MAGA in that there book www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
How Ross Douthat’s Proselytizing Falls Short
The columnist’s new book, "Believe," argues for religion from a rational perspective. It won’t make a believer out of me.
www.theatlantic.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
On the trickery of appeals to religion: there’s a MAGA in that there book www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...
There just is no bottom with these people.
February 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
There just is no bottom with these people.
I’ve subscribed to the @washingtonpost.com since 1983. It’s not just dominant media, it’s my hometown paper.
Just canceled. Enjoy your “free market” Bezos.
Just canceled. Enjoy your “free market” Bezos.
February 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I’ve subscribed to the @washingtonpost.com since 1983. It’s not just dominant media, it’s my hometown paper.
Just canceled. Enjoy your “free market” Bezos.
Just canceled. Enjoy your “free market” Bezos.
Tell me again how you couldn’t vote for Harris because Gaza. No matter how stupid and supine Biden and Blinken were, they were looking for a solution to prepare for a Palestinian state, not an American beach colony.
February 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Tell me again how you couldn’t vote for Harris because Gaza. No matter how stupid and supine Biden and Blinken were, they were looking for a solution to prepare for a Palestinian state, not an American beach colony.