In this News Brief, "The Emerging Centrist Uncommitted Movement," we breakdown the recent wave of centrist Dems––from James Carville to Pro-Israel donors to anonymous Dems in Congress––threatening to leave the party and/or not endorse Dem nominees over the recent wave of "DSA" wins.

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Hi all! Please join us at 7:30ET/6:30CT on Wed Aug 5 for a Patreon-only live stream reaction to the Michigan Senate primaries. It's the biggest AIPAC expenditure ever, and some of the worst people in media are primed for all-time meltdowns. Link below!

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In this News Brief, "Very Serious New Yorker Article Launders Biden Officials' Responsibility for Gaza Genocide," we are joined by Kaleem Hawa to discuss David K Kirkpatrick's 10,000 word PR job that feigns criticism of Biden officials, but ultimately serves to distance them from the horrors of Gaza

News Brief: Very Serious New Yorker Article Launders Biden Officials' Responsibly for Gaza Genocide

In this News Brief, we are joined by Kaleem Hawa to discuss David K Kirkpatrick's 10,000 word PR job that feigns criticism of Biden officials, but ultimately serves to distance them from the carnage i

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Centrists in Congress (anonymously) threatening to leave this Democratic Party. James Carville calling for a schism. Top Dems refusing to endorse Dem primary winners. Pouty (also anonymous) pro-Israel donors in MI calling for a donor strike—I wrote about the emerging centrist Uncommitted Movement.

A new, centrist Uncommitted Movement has emerged

Except this time it’s in support of genocide, rather than trying to stop one.

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There's a whole book about this that I can't recommend highly enough.

Adam H Johnson@ahjohnson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hey all, it’s publishing day for my book “How to Sell a Genocide,” which is a data-driven account of centrist and liberal media’s role in creating the conditions of mass death in Gaza. 100% of royalties go to @mecaforpeace.bsky.social. > www.plutobooks.com/product/how-... > a.co/d/00CQcElr

The indispensable @ahjohnson.bsky.social 👏 www.columnblog.com/p/abc-nbc-cb...

ABC, NBC, CBS Nightly News Report on “Toxic Wildfire Smoke,” “Catastrophic Flooding”—Without Once Mentioning Climate Change’s Role

A media that refuses to connect the dots.

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The broadcast networks are effectively colluding with the fossil fuel industry. By @ahjohnson.bsky.social. www.columnblog.com/p/abc-nbc-cb...

ABC, NBC, CBS Nightly News Report on “Toxic Wildfire Smoke,” “Catastrophic Flooding”—Without Once Mentioning Climate Change’s Role

A media that refuses to connect the dots.

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@ahjohnson.bsky.social been on this for a while and I too lose my fucking mind when the media talks about these extreme weather events like they came out of nowhere and have no known cause www.columnblog.com/p/abc-nbc-cb...

ABC, NBC, CBS Nightly News Report on “Toxic Wildfire Smoke,” “Catastrophic Flooding”—Without Once Mentioning Climate Change’s Role

A media that refuses to connect the dots.

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NEW: I spoke to @ahjohnson.bsky.social to discuss his new book 'How to Sell a Genocide' (which was part of my Substack's book club). The evidence presented in this book is overwhelming. I can think of no better source to understand the media's complicity. lthomas.substack.com/p/how-to-sel...

How to Sell a Genocide - A Conversation With Adam Johnson

The third book in The Occasional Learner’s Book Club is Adam Johnson’s ‘How to Sell a Genocide’.

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In this News Brief, "Why US Media Has Evoked Israel's "Right to Exist" 1,001 Times vs Only 6 For Palestine," we examine the Orwellian phrase "right to exist," why it only applies to Israel, what role it serves, and why Palestinians are never said to have such a right.

News Brief: Why US Media Has Evoked Israel's "Right to Exist" 1,001 Times vs Only 6 For Palestine

In this News Brief, we dissect the Orwellian phrase "right to exist," why it exclusively applies to Israel, what purpose it serves, and why Palestinians are never said to have such a right.

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next month (tue 8/11). it will be an honor to have @ahjohnson.bsky.social at the library talking about an extremely important subject, how the US mainstream media whitewashes genocide and dehumanizes its victims. register now.

Meet the Author: Adam Johnson - How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza

Adam Johnson is a media analyst and co-host of the podcast Citations Needed. His writing has been featured in the Nation, In These Times, the Intercept, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle....

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In Ep 240, "How the Media's 'Burden,' 'Straining Resources' Framing Manufactures the Expendable Other," we discuss the ideological work done by our media's default frame of immigrants, poor seniors, those with disabilities etc as "burdens" on the all mighty Taxpayer

Ep 240: How the Media's "Burden," "Straining Resources" Framing Manufactures the Expendable Other

In this episode, we discuss the ideological work done by our media's default frame of immigrants, poor seniors, homeless people, and those with disabilities as "burdens" and "strains" on our limited r

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In this News Brief, "Despite 9-Figure Infusion from Silicon Valley, Abundance Still Seeks Popular Support," we talk to @dylangyauchl.bsky.social about her recent report on the obscene amounts of money going into pushing Abundance and the PR hurdles the latest neoliberalism rebrand is facing.

News Brief: Despite 9-Figure Infusion from Silicon Valley, Abundance Still Seeks Popular Support

In this news brief, we catch up with Dylan Gyauch-Lewis, senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project, to discuss Abundance's PR problems, why this latest neoliberalism rebrand isn't catching on an

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Je n'ai pas lu «How to sell a genocide», mais je lis @ahjohnson.bsky.social depuis longtemps et c'est un très bon critique des médias des É-U. Je suis convaincu que son livre est excellent. Entrevue d'une heure ici: Liberal Media Helped Destroy Gaza (avril 2026) www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA-y...

Liberal Media Helped Destroy Gaza (w/ Adam Johnson)

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No mention of pro-Israel and corporate funding, no mention of capitalist ideology—just ‘good-faith’ worry over what will play in Purple America. - by @ahjohnson.bsky.social

US media presents centrist panic over progressive wins as mere post-ideological ‘electability concerns’

No mention of pro-Israel and corporate funding, no mention of capitalist ideology—just ‘good-faith’ worry over what will play in Purple America.

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In this News Brief, we talk with Emmaia Gelman, author of the new book The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State, about how––despite posing as a civil rights organization––the ADL functions as defender of colonialism and enforcer for reactionary western ideologies.

News Brief: The ADL's Bogus Origin Story and Its Rise as Ideological Enforcer for Empire and Israel

Stream News Brief: The ADL's Bogus Origin Story and Its Rise as Ideological Enforcer for Empire and Israel by Citations Needed Podcast on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on S...

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New @therealnews.com: I sit down with Dr. @thrasherxy.bsky.social to talk about Black cops, Latino ICE agents, and the Overseer Class. youtu.be/AYnVXyG9I-A?...

Steven Thrasher: Why I Am Blacklisted from Academia

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Please join me in supporting this Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers! Just like in Chicago, the DOJ is trying to make examples of people who LEGALLY resisted this administration’s reign of terror. (See their story.) Let’s fight back!! chuffed.org/project/1865...

Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers

On the morning of June 16th 2026 fifteen anti-ICE organizers were indicted on federal conspiracy charges in Minnesota, 12 of whom were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities. This fundrai...

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In Ep 239, "The Vague, Capital-Serving Co-Optation of 'Affordability' Politics," we detail the history of generic "affordability" discourse and how, post-Mamdani, it's become the go-to buzzword justifying deregulation, tax breaks for developers and minor tweaks to our for profit healthcare system.

Episode 239: The Vague, Capital-Serving Co-Optation of "Affordability" Politics

In this episode, we detail the long history of generic "affordability" discourse and how, post-Mamdani it's become the go-to establishment buzzword justifying tax breaks for developers, deregulation,

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Now that I'm posting regularly I want to give a shout out to @ahjohnson.bsky.social & his excellent book "How to Sell a Genocide". Its infuriating to think about all those early episodes of bullshit again but its so important and his methodology is top notch. www.plutobooks.com/product/how-...

How to Sell a Genocide - Pluto Press

A gripping exposé of how the corporate media fuelled genocide in Gaza

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I’ll be at the Pluto Press booth from 930-1130 this AM if you’re at Labor Notes! It’s at the very end of the vendor hall

In this Patreon-only News Brief, we break down the popular media trope that Democrats are "divided" over Israel when, in reality, its now a 80-20 issue in favor of Palestine, and—to the extent there are divisions—it's almost entirely between rank and file Dem voters and pro-Israel Dem leadership.

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In this Patreon-only News Brief, we break down the popular media trope that Democrats are "divided" over Israel when, in reality, its now a

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From the New York Times to Jake Tapper, legacy media played a critical role in manufacturing the conditions for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. @ahjohnson.bsky.social has the receipts to prove it. Now, we need accountability.

The media must be prosecuted for its role in the destruction of Gaza

From the New York Times to Jake Tapper, legacy media played a critical role in manufacturing the conditions for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Adam Johnson has the receipts to prove it. Now, we need accou...

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How the mainstream media supported the Gaza genocide by sanitizing Israeli war crimes, obscuring the US’s role, and systematically dehumanizing Palestinians. w/ @ahjohnson.bsky.social: turbulencepod.substack.com/p/episode-27...

Episode 27: Every Time the Media Lies w/ Adam Johnson

With Adam Johnson

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Michiganders! I'll be in Dearborn at the Arab American National Museum a week from today to discuss my book. Please come if you can. You can sign up to come here -> www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-sel...

I'm listening right now to the latest Turbulence pod where @ahjohnson.bsky.social is talking abt his new book "How to sell a genocide". Anyone w/an interest in the current situation in Palestine and/or the mainstream media failures in its coverage wld be wise 2listen to this chat & get the book too

This is what "Abundance" was always meant to justify.

Akshat Rathi@akshatrathi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I see a lot of charts everyday. Few make me go: THIS IS CRAZY. www.carbonbrief.org/ai-boom-mean...

Currently reading "How to Sell a Genocide" by @ahjohnson.bsky.social and folks let me tell you it's like getting the sunglasses from They Live for reporting on American-Israeli relations

erik@praxisandalli.es · 2mo ago

@barakravid.bsky.social also wrote a bunch of "Fuming Biden" articles at the peak of the genocide in Gaza, a genre of 'reporting' that elides over the necessity of American support for any and every Israeli military campaign

Finished How to Sell a Genocide by Adam H. Johnson on Audible. www.audible.com/pd/B0G4SQT6G... All these people belong in Hell

How to Sell a Genocide

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. As bombs rained down on Gaza in October 2023, images of mass death and destruction gripped the world, and openly genocidal statements from Israeli leaders foretold the magnitude of horrors to come. But the United States media was quick to downplay, obscu...

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My newest masterpieces! Bookstore even got one of them signed for me, so awesome! Packaging made me feel a very Mom & Pop Store Nostalgia.. Delivery person left it on the edge of my table in the rain, but I got it opened before it was damaged. Here is why I am reading: bsky.app/profile/ahjo...

Adam H Johnson@ahjohnson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Very much looking forward to this. Stephen’s book is so excellent and timely and there’s much overlap between our two projects. Excited to discuss!