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Alisa Solomon

@alisasolomon.bsky.social

Journalist/author/theater critic, prof, dramaturg . . . rootless cosmopolitan.

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vijay iyer@vijayiyer.bsky.social · 2mo ago

‘“I no longer consider Columbia University a safe place to work for Jews who dare to dissent from the political agenda of its most ardently pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian donors and trustees,” wrote Joseph Howley, a classics professor, in his claim.’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘We were attacked as bad Jews’: Columbia faculty who supported Gaza protests file claims with Trump’s antisemitism fund

Faculty who support Palestinian rights are applying for compensation, claiming they faced harassment as Jews for their positions

theguardian.com

Ari Berman@ariberman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is absolutely outrageous. SCOTUS reinstated Texas gerrymander 15 weeks before primary because they claimed it was too close to election to block it but now allowing Alabama to gerrymander one week before primary after trial court found map was intentionally discriminatory against Black voters

Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS issues “GVRs” in the Alabama cases—vacating district court injunctions & remanding for further proceedings in light of Callais. In practice, this means Alabama can now redraw its congressional districts in time for the midterms:

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Senate Republicans voted against lowering out-of-pocket health care costs, reversing cuts to food programs, and a measure to lower rising electricity prices in their budget blueprint. But they voted to give Trump’s ICE thugs $70 billion to keep terrorizing our communities. Priorities.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Elon Musk is now worth over $800 billion. Tesla reported paying ZERO federal income tax on $5.7 billion of U.S. income in 2025. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck and household debt has risen to a record high. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I think often too many of us sort of mock or deride it as par for the course—which in one sense it is—and don’t recognize it as an escalation, which it is also is. I’ve been writing on these issues for years. Hegseth is by far the most militant Christian nationalist at this echelon of power.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo ago

Hegseth: "May almighty God continue to bless our troops in this fight. To the American people, please pray for them every day on bended knee with your family, in your schools, in your churches, in the name of Jesus Christ."

emily sunshine@threnody.northsky.social · 5mo ago

it took an expensive, coordinated effort & a lot of people saying “this doesn’t matter” to get from a bathroom ban costing one state $400 million & a gubernatorial race to “trans people must turn in their documents which become invalid in a few hours or face fines & potential jail time” in 10 years.

was met with widespread protests: state, county and city governments across the United States forbade their employees from non-essential travel to North Carolina; numerous corporations and firms curbed plans to hold events and create jobs in the state, and many performers canceled performances in North Carolina to boycott the state; North Carolina's economy lost over $400 million in investments and jobs. The bill was also criticized by several religious organizations, and President Barack Obama denounced it and called for its repeal. McCrory ultimately lost his bid for re-election in 2016 to Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, a vocal critic of the law.
Bugs, Yaoist@bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 5mo ago

it's 2016: north carolina introduces a bill to ban trans people from using bathrooms safely. there's a national outcry; companies withdraw business up to and including the NCAA cancelling a publicized game. the bill fails. it's 2026: kansas passes a law nullifying trans people's licenses. crickets.

Mark Harris@markharris.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The combination of having a stupid and destructive idea and the unearned confidence to boast and preen about it is not new, but in the RFK Jr. era, these guys have all gotten so LOUD. In any case, this editor belongs nowhere near journalism, and for "ingest" alone, he should be invited to retire.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.” The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...

The answer is a rewrite experiment, backed by AI. We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories. The role will require an evolving expertise in prompt writing for an AI chatbot, to get the quality stories you might want to read. This is not a one-and-done kind of thing. We envision the rewrite specialist tweaking the stories a good bit with additional prompts for refinements. I see this as a writing role.
Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries. One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home. Abolish the billionaire class:

Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee

Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

gofundme.com

Columbia Journalism School@columbiajournalism.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Following the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, CJS would like to remind journalists/the public their rights to record public events, free from gov. retaliation and assert journalist privilege–even when gov. authorities attempt to intimidate or silence reporting.

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Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social · 6mo ago

so about 12 hours after the media breathlessly writes “trump shifts tone” stories hes essentially encouraging assassination and threatening to jail the minneapolis mayor

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The 15 richest people in America saw their collective wealth jump nearly $1 trillion during Trump's year back in office. Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today. How are you doing?

Mark Harris@markharris.bsky.social · 7mo ago

There are no consequences, journalistically speaking, for being banned from press conferences that are widely televised and entirely performative. This kind of access gets them nothing. And they shouldn't be fired; their bosses should back them.

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 7mo ago

"Emphasizes Religion"??? They violated the Constitution by using official government accounts to post things like "We are blessed to share a nation and a Savior." Shame on you for whitewashing this lawless, Christian supremacist regime, @nytimes.com.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 7mo ago

The Trump administration celebrated Christmas on Thursday by posting a series of religious messages from official government accounts, using language that drew criticism from those who pointed to America's separation of church and state.

Eliza Orlins@elizaorlins.bsky.social · 8mo ago

BREAKING: The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel just voted to drop the hepatitis B birth dose from its recommendations. This move strips away a proven safeguard for newborns and reverses long-standing, evidence-based policy. A disaster for public health.