Paul Elitzik
@pelitz.bsky.social
Paul Elitzik
He/Him. Assoc. Prof. Adj., Ret'd., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Taught media, social movements, advised student newspaper. Before, book publisher, grad work in Classics and Philosophy and Vietnam war activism (no degree in last).
He/Him. Assoc. Prof. Adj., Ret'd., School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Taught media, social movements, advised student newspaper. Before, book publisher, grad work in Classics and Philosophy and Vietnam war activism (no degree in last).
So it wasn't about the oil, it was about the "oil." Only the headlines count. www.ft.com/content/4c21...
US oil giant ExxonMobil tells Donald Trump Venezuela is ‘uninvestable’
Chief executive Darren Woods pushes back against president’s call to rush back into troubled country
www.ft.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
So it wasn't about the oil, it was about the "oil." Only the headlines count. www.ft.com/content/4c21...
Maybe what explains the huge settlement is the threat of discovery if the law suit went to trial -- discovery that might throw light on political officials and other notables telling the university to fire Prof Michael. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
University to Pay $500,000 to Professor It Fired Over Charlie Kirk Post
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Maybe what explains the huge settlement is the threat of discovery if the law suit went to trial -- discovery that might throw light on political officials and other notables telling the university to fire Prof Michael. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...
An article on Venezuela's economic crisis that doesn't mention US sanctions! Also, both reporters work for AP -- which the Tribune doesn't credit! Could this be a union issue, @JakeSheridan? "As Trump promises Venezuelan renaissance, locals struggle with crumbling economy"
As Trump promises Venezuelan renaissance, locals struggle with crumbling economy
At the White House, President Donald Trump vows American intervention in Venezuela will pour billions of dollars into the country’s infrastructure, revive its once-thriving oil industry and eventua…
www.chicagotribune.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:20 PM
An article on Venezuela's economic crisis that doesn't mention US sanctions! Also, both reporters work for AP -- which the Tribune doesn't credit! Could this be a union issue, @JakeSheridan? "As Trump promises Venezuelan renaissance, locals struggle with crumbling economy"
The NY Times self-parodies its "explanations" for anonymous quotes: "But a senior Republican congressional aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of prolonging an intraparty feud ..." and then the quote insults Elise Stefanik for attacking Johnson."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future
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December 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The NY Times self-parodies its "explanations" for anonymous quotes: "But a senior Republican congressional aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of prolonging an intraparty feud ..." and then the quote insults Elise Stefanik for attacking Johnson."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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Larry Summers shows the limits of impunity for elites -- the World Bank memo (pollute Africa)? impunity. Deregulate financial markets? impunity. Hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein? Uh oh!
November 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Larry Summers shows the limits of impunity for elites -- the World Bank memo (pollute Africa)? impunity. Deregulate financial markets? impunity. Hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein? Uh oh!
Great article in Trib -- they don't say it is from AP, passes article off as Trib reporting. But search for reporters names and find they work for AP. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/b...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with ‘suspicious’ travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Great article in Trib -- they don't say it is from AP, passes article off as Trib reporting. But search for reporters names and find they work for AP. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/b...
Inside Chicago's growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: 'Small acts have huge consequences' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Inside Chicago’s growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: ‘Small acts have huge consequences’
In Chicago, the resistance to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission has taken many forms. A movement has grown through acts large and small.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Inside Chicago's growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: 'Small acts have huge consequences' www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Mamdani's speech about being Muslim viewed 25 million times, according to the Times.
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FULL REMARKS: Mamdani delivers tearful speech on Muslim faith, slams Cuomo
YouTube video by ABC News
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October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mamdani's speech about being Muslim viewed 25 million times, according to the Times.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZaQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZaQ...
Peter Beinart on how Mamdani responded to a wave of anti-Muslim bigotry. "he's responded in a truly extraordinary way by giving a speech a couple of days ago that I think is one of the most remarkable speeches that I've ever heard by an American politician."
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Mamdani’s Extraordinary Speech About Being Muslim
A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.
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October 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Peter Beinart on how Mamdani responded to a wave of anti-Muslim bigotry. "he's responded in a truly extraordinary way by giving a speech a couple of days ago that I think is one of the most remarkable speeches that I've ever heard by an American politician."
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Powerful writing by Masha Gessen, profiling Francesca Albanese and her documentation of Israeli genocide.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
Opinion | Her Optimism Has Won Her Some of the Most Powerful Enemies in the World
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Powerful writing by Masha Gessen, profiling Francesca Albanese and her documentation of Israeli genocide.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...
Zohran's speech in rally with Bernie Sanders. "If anyone tells you that after you cast your vote, you have done your job, tell them it is just the beginning."
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Zohran Mamdani: “New York City Is Not for Sale”
At a Brooklyn town hall with Bernie Sanders on Saturday, Zohran Mamdani recounted how Bernie “gave me the language of democratic socialism to describe my politics” and called on supporters to keep org...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Zohran's speech in rally with Bernie Sanders. "If anyone tells you that after you cast your vote, you have done your job, tell them it is just the beginning."
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Who is being excused, who blamed? Two headlines, two frames:
Chicago Sun-Times: “Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd”
Chicago Tribune: “Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising”
Chicago Sun-Times: “Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd”
Chicago Tribune: “Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising”
October 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Who is being excused, who blamed? Two headlines, two frames:
Chicago Sun-Times: “Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd”
Chicago Tribune: “Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising”
Chicago Sun-Times: “Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd”
Chicago Tribune: “Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising”
Not what you will expect ot hear about why free speech matters. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Gaza and Protest
Why freedom of speech matters
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October 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Not what you will expect ot hear about why free speech matters. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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NO KINGS in Chicago · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Here in Chicago we know how to rise up, fight back, and support each other. It is more important than ever that we do that together on October 18t...
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October 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Crisis in Gaza 'did not start two years ago,' leading local Palestinian activist says chicago.suntimes.com/war-in-gaza/...
Crisis in Gaza 'did not start two years ago,' leading local Palestinian activist says
Hatem Abudayyeh of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network reflects on the two years that have elapsed since Hamas' attacks on Israel led to devastation in Gaza.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Crisis in Gaza 'did not start two years ago,' leading local Palestinian activist says chicago.suntimes.com/war-in-gaza/...
If Elizabeth Warren and Zohran Mamdani are the hard left, who are the soft left? www.ft.com/content/a0ad...
The rise of America’s hard left
Economic populists offer an alternative to the authoritarian right, but they have to balance the righteous with the practical
www.ft.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
If Elizabeth Warren and Zohran Mamdani are the hard left, who are the soft left? www.ft.com/content/a0ad...
They should have indicted a ham sandwich instead. Grand juries are especially hard on felonious ham. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...
Prosecutors Reduce Felony Charge Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
They should have indicted a ham sandwich instead. Grand juries are especially hard on felonious ham. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...
Reposted by Paul Elitzik
Excellent proposals. Trump will have to summon the energy to climb out of Putin’s pocket, though.
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Trump’s Summit With Putin Need Not Be an Echo of Appeasement
"After failing to secure a ceasefire, the time has come for Trump to impose the severe consequences against Putin he threatened."
time.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Excellent proposals. Trump will have to summon the energy to climb out of Putin’s pocket, though.
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"At a time when Illinois’ wealthiest 5% are getting handed $8 billion in tax cuts from President Donald Trump, Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget provided $10 billion in tax breaks and other incentives at the state level to tech corporations and the ultra-rich."
Stacy Davis Gates: Chicago families deserve to go back to fully funded schools
Our schools have been cut to the bone and constantly asked to do more with less. But this isn’t just underinvestment. It is also extraction.
www.chicagotribune.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"At a time when Illinois’ wealthiest 5% are getting handed $8 billion in tax cuts from President Donald Trump, Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget provided $10 billion in tax breaks and other incentives at the state level to tech corporations and the ultra-rich."
Zohran Mamdani's Wu Tang name, per the Wu Tang generator: "Zohran Mamdani from this day forward
you will also be known as Annoyin� Madman." A
bsolutely. www.youtube.com/shorts/-lR52...
you will also be known as Annoyin� Madman." A
bsolutely. www.youtube.com/shorts/-lR52...
WU TANG FOREVER 👐🏽Last week, @jamaalbowmanny invited Zohran to the @wutangclan @runthejewels
YouTube video by Zohran k mamdani
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August 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Zohran Mamdani's Wu Tang name, per the Wu Tang generator: "Zohran Mamdani from this day forward
you will also be known as Annoyin� Madman." A
bsolutely. www.youtube.com/shorts/-lR52...
you will also be known as Annoyin� Madman." A
bsolutely. www.youtube.com/shorts/-lR52...
NY Times' subhead: The Social Security Administration circulated an imprecise email about the provisions in the new law." Times article: "misleading," "imprecise." Guardian headline:
‘"Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’.
‘"Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’.
July 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
NY Times' subhead: The Social Security Administration circulated an imprecise email about the provisions in the new law." Times article: "misleading," "imprecise." Guardian headline:
‘"Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’.
‘"Blatant misinformation’: Social Security Administration email praising Trump’s tax bill blasted as a ‘lie’.
Question for NYT: Why are big cities blocked by states from raising taxes to fund social needs? Not just NY! Who benefits? Explain, please. "Free Buses and Billions in New Taxes. Can Mamdani Achieve His Plans?" www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/n...
Free Buses and Billions in New Taxes. Can Mamdani Achieve His Plans?
www.nytimes.com
June 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Question for NYT: Why are big cities blocked by states from raising taxes to fund social needs? Not just NY! Who benefits? Explain, please. "Free Buses and Billions in New Taxes. Can Mamdani Achieve His Plans?" www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/n...
Reposted by Paul Elitzik
Mass deportation "remains both the administration’s signature political issue and the lens through which Trump officials appear to see the world: rights for some and a show of force for others." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o... via @daralind.bsky.social
Opinion | When Rights Erode for Some of Us, Something Corrodes in All of Us
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Mass deportation "remains both the administration’s signature political issue and the lens through which Trump officials appear to see the world: rights for some and a show of force for others." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/o... via @daralind.bsky.social
Reposted by Paul Elitzik
Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research
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Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research
A Tulane University researcher has resigned, citing censorship from university leaders. Kim Terrell, a researcher with the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, resigned Wednesday, saying in a letter the u...
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June 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Tulane scientist resigns citing university censorship of pollution and racial disparity research
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