aarongell
@aarongell.bsky.social
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Writer at New Republic, Guardian, Businessweek, Economist, Fast Co and Baffler.
deep breaths, andrew
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enemy unknown
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bluesky take heed
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I was really excited to get this from thrift books⌠until I opened it
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Richard Hellinga
about 1 month ago
Count me one those parents of a trans child who is furious with the complete lack of moral courage in a large chunk of the Democratic Party.
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BTS
about 1 month ago
Trinidad and Tobago defense minister: âThe strike took place in international waters, so the government ⌠has no jurisdiction to investigate.âThis is false. What heâs really saying is sovereignty and citizensâ lives are worth less than maintaining deals with Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
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Trinidadian Family Says U.S. Military Killed Relative in Boat Attack
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/world/americas/trinidad-us-military-venezuela-boats.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uE8.kgvn.1MwwxeZhMdrm&smid=bs-share
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Prem Thakker ă
about 2 months ago
Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman â the news producer just detained by Trumpâs CBP agents â saying it violates the âjoy of TikTokâ
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Sophie Sherry
about 2 months ago
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicagoâs South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. â¨â¨It wasnât the feds â it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help. He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: âI didnât want them to take herâ
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/10/neighbor-shielded-7-year-old-during-south-shore-federal-raid-i-didnt-want-them-to-take-her
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Just published a big piece about insurance, climate collapse, and how McKinsey turned a system based on mutal aid into another way to pick our pockets. The result is a zombie industry that is doomed to fail & take down the economy along with it. In
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1997...
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How McKinsey and Climate Change Wrecked Insurance
A secret report shows that Florida underwriters were banking massive profits while stiffing customers. Welcome to insurance in the era of climate collapse.
https://newrepublic.com/article/199749/like-bad-neighbor
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Just published a big piece about insurance, climate collapse, and how McKinsey turned a system based on mutal aid into another way to pick our pockets. The result is a zombie industry that is doomed to fail & take down the economy along with it. In
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1997...
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How McKinsey and Climate Change Wrecked Insurance
A secret report shows that Florida underwriters were banking massive profits while stiffing customers. Welcome to insurance in the era of climate collapse.
https://newrepublic.com/article/199749/like-bad-neighbor
about 2 months ago
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Ross Macfarlane
about 2 months ago
Recommended: deep dive on the insurance industry in an era of climate-fueled catastrophes.
@aarongell.bsky.social
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/1997...
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How McKinsey and Climate Change Wrecked Insurance
A secret report shows that Florida underwriters were banking massive profits while stiffing customers. Welcome to insurance in the era of climate collapse.
https://newrepublic.com/article/199749/like-bad-neighbor
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no idea what this guy's ranting about (sometimes clicking is just too much effort) but the title gave me a chuckle
2 months ago
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can
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social
go a day without showing his ass? this guy has been performing sagacity so hard he's forgotten how to think. take a little break, pal, we'll save your seat
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Alejandra Caraballo
2 months ago
Rep. Ronny Jackson calls to forcefully mass institutionalize trans people and calls them a cancer.
www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/r...
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Kevin M. Kruse
2 months ago
At this point, if youâre a journalist at the Washington Post who *hasnât* been forced out by the new idiots in charge, you should probably take a hard look at your work to see what youâre doing wrong
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Equal Access Public Media (EAPM)
2 months ago
Great analysis on how the media took a bad situation and made it worse â and threw trans people under the bus â by
@newsjennifer.bsky.social
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eapmstyleguide.org/9-14-2025-me...
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The media made a bad situation even worse
At a time when serious people are calling for calm and reconciliation, the mediaâs failure to follow the most basic rules of good journalism made America less safe.
https://eapmstyleguide.org/9-14-2025-media-screws-up/
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Panderdude đşđŚ
3 months ago
Gift article. Venezuelan speedboat not the 1st but apparently the 3rd time Trump's reckless military actions resulted in failed missions and civilian deaths.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
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How a Top Secret SEAL Team 6 Mission Into North Korea Fell Apart
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/navy-seal-north-korea-trump-2019.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jk8.kKfW.3hoRu6yeQMaX&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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âYou need to run for presidentâ- Joe Rogan anoints new progressive superstar. My interview with
@jamestalarico.bsky.social
in @guardian
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Joe Rogan anoints a new progressive star â can James Talarico triumph in Texas?
The state house member seemed like an unlikely aspirant for the US Senate battle, but an appearance on Rogan sparked the question: can he turn Texas blue?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/jul/23/james-talarico-texas-joe-rogan
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Michael Calderone
4 months ago
In a powerful first-person account, Tufts University doctoral student RĂźmeysa ĂztĂźrk opens up for the first time about her shocking arrest and 45 days in an ICE detention center.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
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âEven God Cannot Hear Us Hereâ: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Womenâs Prison
Tufts University doctoral student RĂźmeysa ĂztĂźrk opens up about her 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facilityâand the generous and compassionate women she met.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/rumeysa-ozturk-what-i-witnessed-inside-an-ice-womens-prison
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My interview with author
@tim-weiner.bsky.social
is doing numbers on
@theguardian.com
! Can we make it to three?!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
4 months ago
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Stella Sacco
over 2 years ago
I wrote a My Favorite Murder spec script
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I think Epstein is to MAGA what Gaza was to the Harris campaign, i.e. unmistakable evidence of complete moral bankruptcy.
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Legacy of Ashes author
@tim-weiner.bsky.social
has never been a big defender of the CIA. But in a recent interview about his new book, The Mission, he expressed genuine horror at Trumpâs anti-Langley revenge crusade.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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CIA historian Tim Weiner: âTrump has put national security in the hands of crackpots and foolsâ
The longtime chronicler of the spy agency on his Legacy of Ashes follow-up and what keeps him up at night
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/15/tim-weiner-cia-trump
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Jason Linkins
5 months ago
@aarongell.bsky.social
profiled Francesca Albanese for us back in February
newrepublic.com/article/1914...
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The U.N. Expert on Palestine Who Captured the Worldâs Attention
AIPAC âhâates her. Social media loves her. Amid a bitterâ war, Francesca Albanese became an unlikely star.
https://newrepublic.com/article/191414/francesca-albanese-special-rapporteur-palestine
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Schooley
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Kyle Lukoff
5 months ago
Lavonnia Moore, the librarian fired for including one of my books on a display after a child requested it, sounds incredible and what happened to her should be a crime.
roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/05/l...
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South Georgia library manager fired for trans-inclusive display
The branch manager at the Pierce County Library was fired after displaying a trans-inclusive children's book in a public display.
https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/07/05/library-termination-over-trans-books/
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NPR
5 months ago
NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group. By Anas Baba
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Knives, bullets and thieves: the quest for food in Gaza
NPR's Gaza producer faced Israeli military fire, private U.S. contractors pointing laser beams at his forehead and masked thieves as he tried to get food from a U.S.-supported group.
https://n.pr/44hI4sb
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As a journalist myself, I think writers deserve more credit for their work. Ben Ryan (oddly a freelance health reporter đ¤) takes the lead, with Nicholas Fandos and Dana Rubinstein. Hit piece or objective reporting, they own this
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when you can't stop thinking about him
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I sure wonder what ron galotti is up to
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Thread: 30 years ago, I got the greatest scoop of my careerâthe 1st @foofighters interview...E V E R. (I think?) I had an in. I knew Dave in high school. I shot & designed the album cover for Dain Bramage (& am now married to the woman whose hands are in that photo fwiw)
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Senator Chris Van Hollen
5 months ago
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdaniâs victory in the NYC mayoral primary â some blatant, others latent. Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesnât challenge it.
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Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win
Openly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics.
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/28/zohran-mamdani-islamic-attacks-maga-trump-racism
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This is cold-blooded murder. Every supporter of Israel needs to accept reality, denounce this evil, and take personal responsibility for ending it.
archive.is/rHhMU
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Former
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honcho Carl Pope tells us what he "got wrong" about climate change (methane is bad, actually) but never mentions most US methane comes from beef and dairy production. Earnestly hoping we all survive to read his next mea culpa in 2045.
archive.is/kzB2B
5 months ago
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Weâre all going to pretend Sinners doesnât totally fall apart after an hour ten?
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Not legal advice. Consult an attorney.
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is this what they call committing to the bit?
5 months ago
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the most lethal fighting force in the world. (lethally boring)
6 months ago
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Paul Rosenberg
6 months ago
#NoKings
sure! But what instead? What if we found a way to actually make the will of the people central to our democracy? 30 years of testing shows how it can work in James Fishkin's new book. My author interview explores the remarkable results: 1/13
www.salon.com/2025/06/14/d...
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Deliberative democracy: Sounds boring â but it just might save us
Stanford prof James Fishkin says he can end political deadlock, and build true democracy for the internet age
https://www.salon.com/2025/06/14/deliberative-democracy-sounds-boring--but-it-just-might-save-us/
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THE CITY
6 months ago
NEW: John Chell, the NYPDâs highest-ranking uniformed official, used someone elseâs identity in a bid to avoid paying income taxes on money he made while moonlighting as a basketball referee for 6 years, newly-released police disciplinary records reveal.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/12/j...
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Chief of Department John Chell Used False Identity in Bid to Avoid Income Tax, NYPD Records Show
Chell pleaded guilty to departmental charges in that case and one other, according to records in a lawsuit accusing him of misrepresenting an incident where officers ran over a man.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/12/john-chell-nypd-disciplinary-records-fake-identity/
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Erin Reed
6 months ago
1. The NYT has released its newest anti-trans podcast. I listened to it all so you don't have to. The most striking part is when they found the first PB patient, who is living his life as a normal, happy dude. It's such a contrast to the rest of the podcast. Subscribe to support my journalism.
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NYT Anti-Trans Podcast Finds Earliest Puberty Blocker Patient: Is Just Some Normal Happy Dude Now
The New York Times released an anti-trans podcast packed with disinformation. However, one of the most interesting portions was the interview with the first patient to take blockers.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/nyt-anti-trans-podcast-finds-earliest
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guess i'm buying a tesla
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please mock me on here so i can be sure "i must be doing something right" (extra credit for death threats)
6 months ago
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i have some mixed feelings
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John Sipher
6 months ago
Impressive.
kyivindependent.com/enemy-bomber...
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'Russian bombers are burning en masse' â Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source claims
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
https://kyivindependent.com/enemy-bombers-are-burning-en-masse-ukraines-sbu-drones-hit-more-than-40-russian-aircraft/
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đ˝LOLGOPđ˝
6 months ago
Why might transphobia have been so effective for MAGA in 2024 when it floundered as an issue otherwise? We cannot underestimate the role that Musk's gutting of X's moderation shifted the ground in favor of bigotry.
www.thefarce.org/we-can-beat-...
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Vanessa Enriquez-Rios
7 months ago
Every piece of infrastructure, every home, every community, every business, every industry, was built to work in a world that no longer exists âAlex Steffen
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I wrote about lefty preppers for
@theguardian.com
. Shoutout to
@alexsteffen.bsky.social
@margaret.bsky.social
@ericshonkwiler.bsky.social
,
@elizabethdoerr.bsky.social
and the beloved Prince Kropotkin. Get ready y'all...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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âAll of his guns will do nothing for himâ: lefty preppers are taking a different approach to doomsday
Liberals in the US make up about 15% of the prepping scene and their numbers are growing. Their fears differ from their better-known rightwing counterparts â as do their methods
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/17/preppers-liberals-climate-collapse
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