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The century of humiliation continues

My latest for @newrepublic.com. Check it out!

I wrote about ways to bridge the gap between the national party and the civil resistance. newrepublic.com/post/206262/...

Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”

Good time to put the money where the mouth is, as the saying goes. Given how elites like Bezos have treated publications like the Post (and other legacy publications) as toys, rich liberals who like the Post and want to do something can actually do something about it instead of waiting.

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza. We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Good to see that many Dem elected officials now want to be seen getting involved in the cases of immigrants who have been wrongly detained by ICE. Let's spare a word for @vanhollen.senate.gov, who did this for Kilmar Abrego Garcia back when wise pundits said this was politically dangerous.

Spot on. Swapping Bovino with Homan won’t change a thing and is just a distraction.

At Sacramento, great speeches in front of the State Capitol this morning by reps of Central California Environmental Justice Network in support of farm workers’ rights.

Now would be an interesting moment to investigate Defense Technology’s shareholders

Our 3-person jam session on the National Security Strategy, with Álvaro Guzmán Bastida & me in the rhythm section, & Greg Grandin on lead guitar, is up at @jacobinmag.bsky.social. "Latin America never had the luxury of believing the fight against fascism ended in 1945." jacobin.com/2026/01/gran...

Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.

About a year ago, a friend sent me this LA Times cartoon from 1968 by Paul Conrad. Then Conrad was criticizing HUAC’s threat of detaining US citizens accused of terrorism under Title II of the McCarran Internal Security Act. Title II was repealed in 1971, but the image still rings true today.

One of the best things I’ve read in a while:

When teaching the history of this administration, I think the murders of Pretti and Good (among others) will share some parallels with the murders of the 60s, notably Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner. All were unjustly murdered for defending the rights of others.

Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

This is why ICE can no longer exists. While it was inherently flawed from its beginning - part of the erosion of civil liberties during the Bush years - now it has become a tool to suppress dissent.

This.

The UK, Canada and Australia are considering banning X. And yet, the progressive movement and Democratic Party still haven’t figured out how to boycott it.

Tonight Minnesotans stood together to honor the life of Renee Nicole Good.

The ICE agent who killed Renee Good has been identified www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...

This needs to be a priority for the next administration. The murder of Renee Good proves that ICE is a threat to public safety.

Wrote for @discourseblog.com about why it's important that we call what Trump has done in Venezuela by its proper name—a coup—and why (surprise surprise) our major media outlets have universally failed to do so www.discourseblog.com/p/the-word-f...

An excellent read. January 6, 2021 will certainly be regarded among the most shameful days of 21st century U.S. history.

January 6, 2021 was the most shameful day in American history. It should live in infamy. We will never forget it, and we will not let the nation or the world forget — despite the revisionism of Trump and his lackeys in the Republican Party.

Sums it up perfectly

Excellent quick read on what could happen in the coming weeks in response to the recklessness of yesterday’s unjust invasion. www.forever-wars.com/a-criminal-e...

for everyone who didn't live through John Kerry's presidential campaign, be advised: "This stupid and immoral war would be good if I were managing it" is not the poll-tested flex you think it is

“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.” --Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998) www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...

Hans Gruber did a lot of things wrong but I admire his devoted support of print media

Thanks to @thenation.com for reposting the transcript of the 60 Minutes report on CECOT (which did air in Canada) and @warren.senate.gov for calling upon journalists to circulate it. A truly important read on the Trump Admin’s involvement in human rights abuses. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

LOL "Bari killed this meticulous story because it was unfavorable to the Trump administration" is literally the story they're giving to their stenographer

"If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter." --Brett Kavanaugh, Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo www.huffpost.com/entry/us-cit...

Back in 2015, I attended Stanford’s CS graduation for a relative. The dept chair told everyone that computer science was “the gold rush of our era.” The sheer irony is that not only did the CA Gold rush last a few years, but it also only benefitted a select few. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Stephen Miller: “You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.” @VanityFair photographer: “You do too.” 🔥 👀 (Also: He finds it “shocking” people think he should’ve covered Leavitt’s blemishes/injection sites) www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Sometimes there’s a silver lining. Love to see this.

An unapologetic ally through and through. Thank you, Rob Reiner. May you and Michele rest in power.

Shocked by the awful death of Rob Reiner. I spoke with him for over an hour last night. We talked about his work and his plans for the future. I always enjoyed his company. We met at his Dad's in 1975. Last thing he said to me was "See you next year.." Such a terrible end. Such a sweet man.

The one response that has been genuinely effective has come from community members—ordinary residents who have come together, trained one another, and connected across neighborhoods to form groups like the Southwest Side Rapid Response Team. trib.al/1nrTc0l

it is essential that every unionized newsroom gets a ban on this kind of insidious bullshit written into their contract

Migrants detained despite court wins Attorneys observe an escalating trend of the government holding people indefinitely. Andrea Castillo www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

MY LATEST @kcrw.com ‬⁩ ORANGE COUNTY LINE: San Clemente could have federal cameras near its coastline. Share, porfas!

My latest for the good folks @newrepublic.com, where I discuss the ongoing LA hearings investigating ICE/CBP led by @robertgarcia.house.gov. Looking forward to seeing how these hearings progress. Shoutouts to @gustavoarellano.bsky.social and @dceiver.bsky.social! newrepublic.com/article/2020...

I wrote about what Marjorie Taylor Greene gets right (the Trump administration has failed), what she gets wrong (basically everything else) and what her resignation says about the future of the GOP newrepublic.com/article/2036...

John Kitsuse's name might bring up his sociological research, but he was more than an academic. A father, social butterfly, and respected chef, Kitsuse's life was much more than academia.

here's the latest on the effort to build a dedicated Wiki of all of ICE's brownshirt activity migrantinsider.com/p/news-ice-l...

ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say. "When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."

Love the Bartleby the Scrivener reference @dceiver.bsky.social. Certainly a good overview of the Senate and its problems over the past two decades.