For the latest Politics Weekly America @ohheyjenna.bsky.social is in the chair, discussing the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson - with PWA regular @neonflag.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4JIq...

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3 yrs ago I started writing a book that is in stores TODAY. It's narrative nonfiction, anti-fascist spy thriller set in Trump era. It's timely as hell & I'm proud of it. A thread of what people are saying abt it & why I hope you'll help make it a bestseller www.simonandschuster.com/books/To-Cat...

did not have partial government shutdown, national strike against ICE, massive Epstein files drop, arrest & intimidation of journalists, an insane cold snap, and war with Iran on the bingo card for 2026 let alone ONLY IN JANUARY

Our latest episode of Anywhere but Washington is from Minneapolis. We observed ICE’s racial profiling during traffic stops in the suburbs, embedded with neighborhood watch groups, spoke to folks at a GOP gubernatorial forum, and spent time with Somali-American community leaders:

Alex Pretti's parents just issued a statement to local news KARE 11: "Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world..." 1/4

Remembering how cops tossed Kyle Rittenhouse - who was open carrying a semiautomatic rifle - a bottle of water and told him, “We appreciate you… we really do”

“He wanted to help people. He was a super nice, super helpful guy," said @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social, who worked with ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Pretti's dad recalls that his son "was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis." @melodyschreiber.com reports: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"How many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end? How many more lives need to be lost before this administration realizes that a political & partisan narrative is not as important as American values?" - @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled. Story by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Another 2,000 ICE and homeland security agents will reportedly head to the state, targeting immigrant populations

I'm looking to speak with influencers/content creators who have had their O-1 visas approved or are in the process of applying for one for @theguardian.com Please reach out to me at [email protected] or direct message me here.

"New York taxpayers shelled out another $1.3 million since late May to defend former Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state police from a sexual discrimination case brought by a trooper he placed on his security detail, according to new figures released by the state comptroller’s office."

The FDA is now reexamining shots to prevent RSV -- but once again, they haven't offered any evidence for safety concerns. From me: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The NIH has been gutted.

Hello! I'm looking to speak with student loan borrowers about their affordability concerns and how their student debt may be impacting their holiday spending this year. Please reach out to me at [email protected] or direct message me here.

Friendly reminder that laying people off right before Christmas is among the shittiest things a company can do.

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some personal news: after 11 years i was laid off from rolling stone! kind of surreal feeling to start over but excited to see what's next 🫶

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Wrote about Pazdur's (possible?) retirement here, and what it means for the agency www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

I am looking to speak with individuals about their affordability concerns and issues they're experiencing this holiday season and the impact on their families. Please reach out to me at [email protected] or direct message me here. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

and i couldn't help but wonder, would italian-american journalists alike recover from this?

yes, also on gun and American flag metaphors

can't tell if the takeaway is that we need less writers dating and blowing up each other's lives or if we need MORE

🚨LA-based journalists/journos willing to relocate to the west coast: We're looking for a senior news editor to help run our news operation in downtown LA! If you're well-versed in breaking news and want to work with really wonderful humans, APPLY! workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/e...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani: "For as long as we can remember, the working people of NY have been told by the wealthy & the well-connected that power does not belong in their hands.. Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it. The future is in our hands. My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty."

Zohran Mamdani in his victory speech tonight: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life. But let tonight be the final time I utter his name as we turn the page on the politics that abandons the many and answers only to the few."

Mamdani on Cuomo: "You will hear from Cuomo about his experience as if we don't know about it. The issue is that we have all experienced your experience."

lol when asked "what is your favorite live music venue" Sliwa said "Chainsmokers!!!! EDM!" (notably, not a music venue) Mamdani said Forest Hills (the best venue) Cuomo said Under the K Bridge (he alleges he picked up his daughters there once... someone find proof ASAP pls, i refuse to believe)

Mamdani coming in hot already, calling out Cuomo in the first 5 minutes: "He is a desperate man."

ready for tonight's debate

as an italian-american and a new yorker... Cuomo repeatedly saying "disgrazia"? no, grazie!!!!!!!!!

genuinely unwell at George Pataki and Rudy Giuliani being named as "best political leaders" in this debate

Barely into this debate and Mamdani's already had this mic-drop: "Why would NYers turn back to the governor who sent seniors to their death in nursing homes? What I don't have an experience, I make up for an integrity. And what you don’t have in integrity, you can never make up for in experience.”

NEW: How does ICE actually use Palantir? A new cache of documents obtained by @justfutureslaw.bsky.social from 2014-2022 give us a fresh look at real examples of how the agency has used the technology to perform enforcement operations www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

👽 🛡️ 👑 🤘🏼 ⚔️ 🥷 🚂 🏛️ 🍓 Those are emojis the FBI, NYPD, CBP and US Army have said could be signs of affiliation with the Tren de Aragua gang + part of their “code language”, internal records show. “Just like tattoos, we could see folks rounded up + tortured based solely on their use of certain emojis”

The FDA reportedly plans to attribute as many as 25 child deaths to the Covid vaccine -- and other childhood shots could be targeted next. My latest: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Here's how high-profile departures and widespread layoffs at the CDC will affect our health. Tldr: "Americans should be alarmed," a former top official said. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

who needs fringe extremist groups when the calls for war, retribution and violence are coming from the mainstream? my latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I'm increasing the number of stories I am doing starting this month. I'll continue reporting on RFK Jr and all things HHS, but I really want to do more on food systems. What would you like to see covered more?

“What shocked me, when I was kidnapped [by US immigration], was just how reminiscent that was to cases I witnessed in Syria. You would have plainclothed officers without any warrant come and take you just because of your political speech.” @oliverlaughland.bsky.social interviews Mahmoud Khalil

literal lunatics are in charge of public health right now

25 years ago, four childhood best friends wanted to be like the Spice Girls and form a girl group. With the help of a mom in the home taping scene, they made something they weren't expecting. This is the story of X-Cetra, unexpected outsider music stars: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

"CDC basically imploded yesterday and now it’s truly in shambles,” said @kkjetelina.bsky.social. Also: vaccines? My latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

lowkey love that this essay is essentially just: "cigs... they are so back" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/o...

Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live

Exclusive: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication. My latest. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

The Ukrainian wing of The Base, a US neo-Nazi accelerationist terrorist group, has claimed responsibility for the killing of an intelligence officer in broad daylight in Kyiv.