Aisha Sultan
@aishas.bsky.social
columnist @stltoday.com, indie filmmaker, writer, mom
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
I spoke with 10 CNNers about David Ellison's essay in The NYT, in which he tried to convince the public he'll be a good steward of CNN. Suffice to say, no one at the network is buying what he's selling. “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS." www.status.news/p/david-elli...
The Ellison Credibility Crisis
The Paramount boss tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his Times essay in brutal comments to Status, pointing to his disastrous record at C...
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El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250
What happens in a country to lead to such divergent responses to the brutal murder of two parents? It's more than just the absence of basic empathy; it's outright cruelty.
Sultan: 2 murders, orphaned baby from Overland become a litmus test on immigration
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Honestly, this World Cup is likely responsible for several heart attacks around the world, for sure skyrocketing anxiety. I had chest pains myself, and I’m not from Egypt or Argentina.
he jinxed this team with that phone call. everything he touches turns to crap. ugh.
My father died three weeks ago. One of the many things we loved to talk about was sports. He had never mentioned Paraguay to me in his 83 years, but I know he must be cheering right now. We loved an upset — as long as it wasn’t one of our hometown teams. Every match, I cheer for Abu’s underdogs
Missouri’s governor opposes outside influence — while backing a measure bankrolled by out-of-state funds. “The fact that the governor is benefiting directly from … a dark money group from Delaware … shouldn’t be lost on anyone,” a critic said.
Missouri’s Governor Is Opposed to Out-Of-State Funding, but Not for His Own Ballot Measure
Gov. Mike Kehoe says “out-of-state special interests” are influencing citizen-led efforts to amend the state constitution. His own ballot measure, a push to eliminate the state income tax, has receive...
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An incredibly bleak night for democracy. One of the nation's top journalists was fired for standing up for journalism. Then SCOTUS decided: Hey, it's OK, Alabama. Be racist as you want to be. We won't stop your efforts to disenfranchise people. November's a start but it's going to be just the start
How does a state completely redo its district map with all the implications for ballots and polling places and changes of candidates in a few days? But then, SCOTUS let Louisiana change *after votes were already cast* Bodes ill for what they'll allow in the fall, nationally
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Purcell principle now officially just means “Republicans win.” For the reasons Sotomayor lays out here, SCOTUS’s eleventh hour intervention for Alabama Republicans is indefensible. It’s going to unleash massive chaos on the ground for both voters and election administrators. What a disaster.
This will not end w/ voting rights. The fundamental premises of these SCOTUS opinions are: 1) Anti-discrimination is actually unconstitutional discrimination; 2) Intentional discrimination isn't actionable if any alternative rationale is presented. It's the beginning of the end of civil rights law.
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis heinous ruling confirms a worst-case-scenario reading of Callais as an all-purpose shield for racist lawmakers who want to gerrymander Black communities into electoral oblivion. And it’s outrageously partisan—a totally unprincipled gift to the GOP. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
Today SCOTUS allowing Alabama to press ahead with the use of a map that erases a majority Black congressional district makes clear clear that this Court has unashamedly set its course to dismantle the 14th Amendment brick-by-brick. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
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What's happening to CBS News is what the tech oligarchs call "parallel" strategy. Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc. Some call it the "Network State."
"CBS News ... is another hider of news. When Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao in a money laundering case after Binance supported the Trump family’s crypto business, NBC, ABC, and PBS covered it on that evening’s news. CBS did not."
Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 2mo agoYesterday I wrote that no news is good news for Republicans — that they benefit from the disappearance of quality journalism. The right wing‘s intentional destruction of “60 Minutes” — hastened by Scott Pelley’s firing — is just one example.
More than a bit worrying that reality seems not to matter anymore. Like, whole political movements rise up out of disinformation campaigns pushed by algorithms and media narratives. www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. is safer than it’s been in decades, but crime is an issue dominating the mayor’s race
Although homicides and other violent crimes are down to near-historic lows, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' challengers have zeroed in on homelessness and public drug use.
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Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class.
Chris Morran@themorrancave.bsky.social · 2mo agoA US-born woman born was confronted by sheriff deputies in Louisiana who were convinced her ID and social security card were fakes. They turned her over to ICE, who shackled her & took her an hour away. Even after a lawyer convinced ICE of the woman's citizenship the sheriff says they did no wrong
I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.
Standing doctrine has been a joke for years; SCOTUS would leap in to shadow block anyone who tried a direct attack. But a slush fund to pay meritless legal claims screams False Claims Act, and the relator's standing is simply being the whistleblower. Touching that money is like drinking polonium.
Jesse Eisinger@jeisinger.bsky.social · 3mo agoSo does this effectively circumvent any judicial review? Isn’t it a settlement, based on a previous lawsuit? Does anyone have standing to sue about it? Asking the lawyers here.
He’s right about the barbarians. He is one of them. Along with Trump and his entire cabinet and SCOTUS ALL INSIDE THE GATES
Brant Reeves@bireeves95.bsky.social · 3mo agoUltimately, They want to Deport Americans who Can Legally Vote Against Them….
Jason starred at Harvard-Westlake High School and then Stanford with his twin, Jarron, before going on to have a long career in the NBA. So many people I know are reeling right now from this loss. May his memory be a blessing. He was a lovely guy.😞
Molly Knight@mollyknight.bsky.social · 3mo agoHere is Jason’s essay about being the first active player in one of the four major men’s U.S. sports to come out as gay. What an absolute hero who will never be forgotten: www.si.com/more-sports/...
My reporting finds that sexual violence against Palestinians by Israeli authorities is widespread. I'm grateful to these assault victims for sharing with me the brutality they endured. Whether we're pro-Israel or pro-Palestinian, we should unite in being anti-rape. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/o...
Opinion | The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians
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There is something about seeing the cover of your book for the first time that makes it real. The Ferguson Decade: How One City’s Uprising Opened America’s Old Wounds, published by @StMartinsPress, comes out Feb. 2, 2027. Please pre-order it here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
You and your neighbors should not be subsidizing the electricity needs of a data center run by a trillion-dollar corporation. My Power for the People Act would force Big Tech to pay for their own power needs. We should pass it today to protect consumers from rising costs NOW.
Maryland electric bills to rise this summer as PJM faces data center strain
Mid-Atlantic electricity costs may rise this summer as PJM struggles with data center demand. Maryland relief may help, but supply issues persist, analysts say.
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Marc Andreesen’s having fun using Grok to pick out political enemies for prosecution www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ indicted the SPLC. His supporters are already looking for the next target.
“Grok has thoughts on who to look at next.”
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"Democrats need to break from this path and acknowledge that billionaires—especially those in the increasingly antidemocratic tech sector—are never going to side with them over the GOP." From @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2087...
How Silicon Valley Humiliated the Democrats
When will they learn? The party remains far too solicitous of an industry that’s rewarded their fealty with four years of Trump and untold damage to democracy.
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Does anyone else feel extraordinarily tired from the relentless bad news like a heavy layer of rocks laid upon your own everyday troubles.
I suppose there’s a question to be floated here: if you knew Netanyahu was such an unhinged threat through two Obama terms and a Biden term, why did you keep shoveling cash to his government instead of leaking these requests to begin distancing yourself from him?
Mark Tolman (he/him) 🏳️🌈 🖖@mtolman.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe only president stupid enough to do it.
