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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
washingtonpost.com
I interviewed Jeffrey Goldberg, editor of @theatlantic.com, at the New Orleans book festival last night youtu.be/OXkG8Kqxhwk?...
Jeffrey Goldberg and Anne Applebaum discuss the Signal group chat | New Orleans Book Festival
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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The White House has already confirmed that the story is true.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last yr.Reporter: Can you share how your information about war plans was shared with a journalist? Hegseth: So you are talking about a deceitful and highly discredited so-called journalist who has made a profession of peddling hoaxes
We were told not to share this publicly, but last year was record-breaking—America’s national parks saw over 331 million visits.
The whole point is not just the state disappearing whoever they want, it's you being in the habit of accepting the state choosing whom to disappear, without question. It's submission to the state. Same as with Gitmo after 9/11. The state's judgment must not be questioned.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · last yr.This should INFURIATE you
“You sad, shitty human,” said Lincoln Project founder Rick Wilson. “You know the damage to America this will do in the world, but can’t resist the lure of power and Trump’s approval.”
Marco Rubio Announces Stunning Extent of USAID Purge
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the six-week review of USAID is complete.
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Important. Either Trump is so far gone mentally he doesn’t know what he’s doing, or people are acting in his name without his knowledge. This was an order with enormous implications, and the President of the United States says he didn’t do it.
CNN@cnn.com · last yr.President Donald Trump downplayed his involvement in invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1789 to deport Venezuelan migrants, saying for the first time that he hadn't signed the proclamation, even as he stood by his administration's move.
When you send innocent people to a foreign gulag, you are not fighting terror. You are practicing it.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last yr.NEW! Sworn declarations filed last night confirm the Trump admin sent INNOCENT people to rot in prison El Salvador, including a professional soccer player jailed and tortured by the Maduro regime, who entered this country LEGALLY to seek asylum, and who has NO CRIMINAL RECORD in either country.
BREAKING: Senate just UNANIMOUSLY restored $1.1 billion for DC local govt that was eliminated Why? Because Senators of BOTH parties work in DC - and most have homes there - and none of them want to be in a hellhole Now - try applying that same logic to THE REST OF THE COUNTRY
NEW: Here are the 10 “democratic” senators that voted to sell out veterans, the American people, and their colleagues in the House. Cortez Masto Durbin Fetterman Gillibrand Hassan King Peters Schatz Schumer Shaheen
Der Täter von #Mannheim wurde 2018 verurteilt, weil er "Sieg Heil from Germany" unter ein Adolf-Hitler-Bild postete - Klarer Fall von psychisch krankem Einzelfall, der mit nichts etwas zu tun hat, weswegen man da politisch leider gar nichts machen kann.
If the US had continued to support Ukraine, we may have been months away from the end of the war. The Russians would not have been able to continue to fight for much longer. They were making almost no progress, taking huge casualties.
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
Maybe dem reps could hold their own state of the union on the Capitol steps. Steal the spotlight. Let members like AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Max Frost, and the DNC make remarks. Norms don't exist. Buck them.
Fox News reported that JD Vance had to move to an “undisclosed location” due to protests at the Vermont resort where he’s skiing this weekend. For inflicting misery on the world and here at home in America, this is exactly the energy that should greet Vance wherever he goes for the rest of his days.
Dass Merz sich nicht schämt, Walter Lübckes Namen in den Mund zu nehmen, um Menschen zu diskreditieren, die gegen Faschismus und Rechtsruck aufstehen, nachdem er selbst die Brandmauer zu der Partei, zu deren Fans Lübckes Mörder gehört, eingerissen hat. Verlogen und verkommen.
Johannes Hillje@jhillje.bsky.social · last yr.“Wo waren die als Walter Lübcke ermordet wurde?” fragte Merz heute beim Wahlkampfabschluss vorwurfsvoll in Richtung derjenigen, die in den letzten Wochen gegen seine Mehrheitsbildung mit der AfD demonstriert haben. Sie haben natürlich auch damals für die Demokratie demonstriert:
As Vance 'lectures' Europe on free speech, it is good to be reminded that the United States ranks 55 (!) on the World Press Freedom Index. The top 10 countries are ALL in Europe. #journalism #democracy #freepress rsf.org/en/index
Join 50501 in a National Day of Action on Monday, February 17th. We are reclaiming President's Day - a day that is supposed to be celebrating the Presidency. Unite to limit executive overreach. Find your protest at https://buff.ly/417VjtT, or create one.
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
Middle schoolers showing more guts and morality than Republicans in Congress.
Oh. Would be a shame if everyone shared this everywhere while trump and Eric Adams try to work out a deal.
I wrote about the importance of "prebunking," in light of rumors that Elon Musk may have purchased $40 million in Super Bowl ads to spread misinformation about the "fraud" and "corruption" in this vital agency. I hope you will read and share asharangappa.substack.com/p/prebunking...
Prebunking Elon Musk's Super Bowl Propaganda
Perception is reality.
asharangappa.substack.com
"We need an opposing plan to counter Project 2025." We have it already: the United States Constitution.
The international community is booing the US national anthem, the vast majority of fentanyl comes in via US citizens, and the Biden administration secured the same deal of 10,000 border troops in 2021 without plunging the country (and markets) into chaos. But sure, great work 👍
