Rachel Goodman

@rachelegoodman.bsky.social

In no particular order: Attorney, advocate, civil libertarian, anti-authoritarian, urbanite, parent, spouse, technoskeptic. Views mine. https://protectdemocracy.org/

At a moment of real & rising antisemitism, extremism, & violence across the ideological spectrum, our communities deserve a whole-of-government response. This strategy marks an important step toward that goal — rooted in the recognition that Jewish safety and inclusive democracy must go hand-in-hand

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2d ago

The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.

"While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss it entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violently with a disquieting crunch, we do not believe that now is the time for a dramatic change in kicking strategy." buff.ly/X2RjqP5

“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party

“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen...

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Congress made it illegal for government money to be spent on propaganda-- including partisan and self-aggrandizing materials like this astounding ad. Americans know authoritarian, leader-worshipping propaganda when they see it, and here it is, paid for with their tax dollars in defiance of the law.

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 7d ago

A taxpayer-funded ad telling Americans to “love” Trump, which has been accused of amounting to “propaganda,” has aired on Fox News.

Judge Kelly ordered WH officials to reinstate the news orgs, but he exempted Trump from the order's reach. Courts commonly do this--exempt the president--as a matter of comity, but it may become relevant here that courts have the power to enjoin the president if it's necessary.

Adam A. Marshall@a-marshall-plan.bsky.social · 7d ago

Breaking: CNN, MS Now, Politico have moved for an emergency hearing before Judge Kelly, noting reporters for their orgs were turned away from WH this morning

Before midnight, DOJ told Judge Kelly the press ban of CNN, MSNow, Politico is based on their National Security reporting. But examples are core First Amendment protected reporting. First howler: WH says it is b/c POLITICO reported GOP Convention was a political disaster.

"In September 2026, Politico Playbook relied on unnamed sources to paint the Republican midterm convention in Dallas as a disaster."

This is APPALLING. The Trump administration is detaining multiple random Somali immigrants with no criminal record at Guantanamo Bay, seemingly because the White House ordered ICE specifically to detain Somalis at Gitmo as part of its effort to punish an ethnic group Trump has attacked.

According to Mohamed, guards at Guantanamo have said they are being held there because that's what officials in Washington, DC, want. "There's no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison," he told me. "And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us... Washington...ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay."
amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2w ago

“The worst place ever I’ve been in my life," Sakariye Abdi Mohamed, a Somali asylum seeker, told me over the phone from Guantanamo Bay last week. Sakariye is one of 7 or 8 Somalis who are being held at Gitmo. They say guards tell them the order to keep Somalis at the facility comes from DC.

Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

Ruby Bridges, age 6Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her schoolNorman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine. Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.

This weekend, Brendan Carr suggested the FCC would be issuing "guidance" to broadcasters about "fake polls." Threatening broadcasters so Americans don't learn who's likely to win midterm elections is part of the administration's strategy to interfere with those elections. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Carr Warns Broadcasters about Airing Fake Polls, Says New Guidance Could Be on the Way

In an interview on the Fox News cable news network, the FCC leader says he’s concerned fake polls could suppress voter turnout

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