Though (at times) painful to watch and (at times) politically costly, the reorientation of Democratic politics against unconditional support of Israel is one of the most significant events of my lifetime.
Kathleen J. Frydl
@kfrydl.bsky.social
February 2026: Liberalism & the Reinvention of the Modern Corporation https://global.oup.com/academic/product/liberalism-and-the-reinvention-of-the-modern-corporation-9780197567401?lang=en&cc=us#
Nurses in Portland, Maine are protesting tomorrow after one of their colleagues was taken by ICE despite her pending asylum case
Not surprised to read this, but I think others might be. I really don't see this issue on my timeline to the extent & in the way I see it in real life.
this is a beautiful & important formulation: “getting things done in the places and in the spaces where people don’t pay attention.”
didn’t promote my book much last year because I was getting very sick with diabetes, but it appears to be on sale, and unfortunately it’s still relevant, thanks to Fauci/RFK/Covid discourse bookshop.org/p/books/disp...
Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass
In this “barn burner of a book” (The New York Times Book Review) New York magazine senior writer Sarah Jones blends personal stories and in-depth reporting to expose the harsh reality of America’s cul...
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Lord Huron ended their tour last night in DC. (Squealed with absolute pleasure when the played Ghost on the Shore.) Incredible, compelling, provocative & achingly beautiful show from my favorite band.
My story in the @chicagotribune.com with @royalpratt.bsky.social today: Many credit U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin for allowing them to attend college and find jobs because of — and this doesn’t happen often — a bill he has for decades tried, but failed, to pass. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/02/d...
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin’s quarter-century fight for the DREAM Act remains illusory, but its effects are real
With less than six months left in his legislative career, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is coming to terms with the idea that the DREAM Act — what he describes as his “most important” piece of legislation — w...
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This is war for war's sake, the ultimate & inevitable end for an outsized & unaccountable Security Leviathan.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Fox correspondent: "President Trump tells Fox News about Iran, 'We are going to beat the f**king s**t out of them.' He went on to say, 'We'll be hitting them hard. They're going to get a beating.'"
Headline reads as though "& the other half don't" so it's good to see the numbers to appreciate the magnitude of this poll. --half of all Americans affirmatively think the US should execute the ICC warrant for Netanyahu --on average, only 27% disagree.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · last wk.Economist/YouGov poll ask "Should the U.S. arrest Netanyahu if he comes here?" 49% yes 27% no Men: 46% yes 35% no Women: 52% yes 21% no White: 47% yes 21% no Black: 53% yes 13% no 18-29: 58% yes 17% no yougov.com/en-us/articl...
If Rahm Emmanuel comes to Tel Aviv & says you must reckon with war crimes Gaza & the most credible challenger to the current regime refuses to do so then it's very distressing.
How Netanyahu’s Top General Became His Strongest Challenger
Amid settler violence and Gaza’s devastation, Benjamin Netanyahu’s leading challenger is his former top general, who promises to heal Israel’s divisions and restore its liberal democracy.
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"Authoritarianism doesn’t have to involve men in suits dragging people into cars...Orban showed that critics — or pockets of independence — can be rendered pliable by making them believe that the smart move is to affirmatively sacrifice some of their independence" @yale.edu wapo.st/3RW4HPo
Opinion | Yale trustees, history is watching you
A lesson from Hungary: Boards don't capitulate to authoritarians. The people on them do.
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Some days you accidentally run across an article that you realize you should have been citing for the past 9 years. The authors demonstrate the political utility of God-nation rhetoric to shore up confidence in a social system that people are starting to challenge. doi.org/10.1111/pops...
My new post focuses on 2 library book removal cases, one from the Reagan era, the other from last year. Read together, they signal significant erosion of civil libertarian guardrails in the context of Trump-era democratic backsliding tomkeck.beehiiv.com/p/pico-and-l...
Pico and Llano County
On the removal of books from school libraries, in the Reagan era and today
tomkeck.beehiiv.com
If you are quote-posting a story you don’t like from an outlet that constantly provokes you…you are executing their marketing strategy.
No evidence whatsoever that militant counternarcotics supply-side policy works at all. These strikes are illegal & should be denounced in the strongest possible terms. Even if every boat was running drugs...they'd still be illegal. And they'd STILL be ineffective.
Matthew Hay Brown@matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · last wk.67 boat strikes 221 people killed EXCLUSIVE: Operation Southern Spear has not reduced the volume, availability, purity or price of cocaine arriving in the U.S., according to an internal DEA assessment and a closed-door Pentagon briefing for senators, and has made enforcement more difficult
Tons of peoples' Claude chats are exposed on Google. Cryptocurrency keys, API keys, login credentials, legal discussions, more. This happened with ChatGPT last year. And Claude too. There's clearly an ongoing issue with search engines indexing peoples' AI chats www.404media.co/tons-of-peop...
Tons of Peoples’ Claude Chats and Creations are Exposed on Google
Claude users are creating public share links, but probably don't realize that means their chats are now ending up in Google searches where anyone can dig through them.
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High stakes in a seemingly second-tier race Nitrate run-off exploding as an issue in Iowa. Consider learning more/offering support to the extent that you can.
Chris Jones for Iowa - Chris Jones for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Do You Remember A Cleaner Iowa? As Secretary of Agriculture, Chris Jones will ensure all Iowans have access to clean water and a prosperous countryside. DONATE LEARN MORE A letter to iowans I imagine ...
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The North American and European wild fires this summer feel like the beginning of a shift from climate change to climate crisis
A shocking story, both in the sense of moral shock as well as something deeply disruptive to the political establishment
How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran
Top officials from the previous Administration now express regret over their failure to rein in Netanyahu.
newyorker.com
eating lunch & recipe planning for the weekend who wrote this?
Charred Shrimp With Shimi Sauce Recipe • 5★ • 35 min
One of the chef Lay Alston’s signature recipes, which she calls shimi sauce, is an herb-forward blend modeled after chimichurri with a few twists of her own — bird’s-eye chiles for a spicy kick, a dab...
cooking.nytimes.com
The Trump administration’s cuts to the largest global HIV program last year resulted in sharp drops in both prevention efforts and treatment for the people most at risk from the disease. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/h...
1,700 H.I.V. Treatment Sites Closed After Trump Aid Cuts, a Study Finds (Gift Article)
New research also shows that children and high-risk adult populations have been particularly affected.
nytimes.com
Susan Collins lied to Mainers. She helped destroy Roe v. Wade, she advanced Trump's $990 billion Medicaid cuts, and she gave ICE $70 billion continue its rogue terror campaign. Together, we will replace her with a Senator who gives a damn about the working people of this country.
A glimpse into a dystopian future of resorts for the wealthy built on blood and suffering & the "undermining of whatever is left of Israeli democracy."
Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza
Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
nytimes.com
A glimpse into a dystopian future of resorts for the wealthy built on blood and suffering & the "undermining of whatever is left of Israeli democracy."
Opinion | The Grim Lessons of Israel’s War in Gaza
Israel has not been held accountable for its actions in Gaza. The nation and the individuals and countries enabling it to escape punishment may only benefit.
nytimes.com
Well, this article is incredibly depressing for cooking enthusiasts. The short version: private equity has, over the last couple of decades, quietly bought up most of the classic brands you’ve heard of and then traded on their names while drastically cutting quality and closing American factories
@laperry2.bsky.social · 2w ago