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I can’t watch the #Cal Louisville game, even though I have #YoutubeTV and #Hulu. A pox on both your houses.
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I can’t watch the #Cal Louisville game, even though I have #YoutubeTV and #Hulu. A pox on both your houses.
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Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote,
“Morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings. Indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, [and] in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.”
“Morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings. Indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, [and] in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.”
No, random person, you don't need to come tell me the analogy you think I am not making www.lifeisasacredtext.com/gazaletter/
to Jews, on the Gaza famine
an open letter: we have been commanded
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
August 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel wrote,
“Morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings. Indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, [and] in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.”
“Morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings. Indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, [and] in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible.”
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Jeff Bezos is damaging a great institution in ways we can and can’t see
Joe Davidson, longtime Washpost columnist, quit due to editing restrictions. He couldn't call a pay raise for fed'l employees "well deserved" or say that a hallmark of Trump’s "turbulent months in office is his widespread, ominous attack on thought, belief & speech”
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![Blocking my column because it was too opinionated was a shock. I’ve authored many pieces over my 17 years writing the Federal Diary (renamed the Federal Insider in 2016), that were at least if not more opinionated as the now dead one. In that piece, I argued that “one hallmark of President Donald Trump’s first three, turbulent months in office is his widespread, ominous attack on thought, belief and speech.”
The piece contained specific examples, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s alarming memo supporting deportation of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil. Rubio said Khalil could be expelled for “expected beliefs…that are otherwise lawful.” What immigrants might believe in the future now can make them federal law enforcement targets.
Another far-reaching example I cited is Trump’s aggressive attack on speech promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). His executive order commanded federal agencies to “excise references to DEI and DEIA [“A” for accessibility] principles, under whatever name they may appear.” Also, Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, of Turkey, was abducted off the street by masked officers because she co-wrote an op-ed critical of Israel. It was a terrifying sight, caught on video, which previously would have seemed more applicable to George Orwell’s dystopian and cautionary tale against totalitarianism and thought police in is novel “1984.” This is America in 2025.
Killing that column was a death blow to my life as a Washington Post columnist. But I wrote two more articles to see if I could cope with the restrictions. That’s when I learned just how severe the policy is. In my next piece, I was not allowed to describe a potential pay raise for federal employees as “well-deserved” because of Post policy.
As a columnist, I can’t live with that level of constraint. A column without commentary made me a columnist without a column. I also was troubled by significant inconsistencies in the implementation of the p…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:svawqo4jxobyyuqmixplvcux/bafkreigga3daorc7wtonshgnmnm7dtfyjrvu2einlc4myhiynml6luvlz4@jpeg)
July 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Jeff Bezos is damaging a great institution in ways we can and can’t see
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It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
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MSNBC reporter in gas mask in Los Angeles: I think it was Sheriffs deploying CS gas, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades in large numbers.
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful
June 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
MSNBC reporter in gas mask in Los Angeles: I think it was Sheriffs deploying CS gas, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades in large numbers.
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful
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ICE wanted the San Francisco Standard to blur the faces of agents who were taking immigrants into custody.
The Standard told them "no."
"...we believe that censoring images from this news event would set a harmful precedent for the media’s right to report and the public’s right to know."
The Standard told them "no."
"...we believe that censoring images from this news event would set a harmful precedent for the media’s right to report and the public’s right to know."
The ICE agents disappearing your neighbors would like a little privacy, please
After taking four people into custody at SF’s immigration court, ICE wanted The Standard to conceal agents’ faces.
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June 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
ICE wanted the San Francisco Standard to blur the faces of agents who were taking immigrants into custody.
The Standard told them "no."
"...we believe that censoring images from this news event would set a harmful precedent for the media’s right to report and the public’s right to know."
The Standard told them "no."
"...we believe that censoring images from this news event would set a harmful precedent for the media’s right to report and the public’s right to know."
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This is extraordinarily fucked up. They have no compunction about physically assaulting a U.S. Senator?!
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is extraordinarily fucked up. They have no compunction about physically assaulting a U.S. Senator?!
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THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.
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HE ALWAYS WINS A TROPHY IN HIS SECOND YEAR MATE
May 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
HE ALWAYS WINS A TROPHY IN HIS SECOND YEAR MATE
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"So the fact that the city of Troy is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a beautiful giant wooden horse..."
May 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"So the fact that the city of Troy is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a beautiful giant wooden horse..."
April 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
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March 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
From an operational security perspective, this is the highest level of fuckup imaginable. These people cannot keep America safe.
But her emails.
March 25, 2025 at 6:31 AM
But her emails.
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AMID. BACKLASH.
We have power. Our calls, our stories, our spending, our conversations, our votes matter.
A democracy is about the power of the collective: shannonwatts.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
We have power. Our calls, our stories, our spending, our conversations, our votes matter.
A democracy is about the power of the collective: shannonwatts.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
February 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
AMID. BACKLASH.
We have power. Our calls, our stories, our spending, our conversations, our votes matter.
A democracy is about the power of the collective: shannonwatts.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
We have power. Our calls, our stories, our spending, our conversations, our votes matter.
A democracy is about the power of the collective: shannonwatts.substack.com/p/what-to-do...
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NEVER AGAIN IS RIGHT NOW
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February 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
NEVER AGAIN IS RIGHT NOW
RIGHT
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This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
NASA workers were told to "drop everything" and spend their time scrubbing mentions of women in leadership, indigenous people, and environmental justice from the web: www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...
Workers at NASA Told to ‘Drop Everything’ to Scrub Mentions of Indigenous People, Women from Its Websites
"This is a drop everything and reprioritize your day request," a directive "per NASA HQ direction" stated.
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February 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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NEW: The board president of a small WV nonprofit says they haven't received their HHS funding since the Trump/Musk budget freeze. They had to lay off 3 of 5 employees on Friday. An 86-yr-old woman is counting on them to take her dialysis tomorrow. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
NEW: The board president of a small WV nonprofit says they haven't received their HHS funding since the Trump/Musk budget freeze. They had to lay off 3 of 5 employees on Friday. An 86-yr-old woman is counting on them to take her dialysis tomorrow. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...