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"Andrew M. Cuomo, the state’s scandal-plagued former governor..." Is it just me or did the @nytimes.com avoid this kind of phrasing during the campaign of a certain presidential candidate in 2024?

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Amber Thurman. Candi Miller. Josseli Barnica. Nevaeh Crain. Porsha Ngumezi. On the third anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, revisit our reporting about the women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans:

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Historical echo

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There's a pattern here. With the Abraham Accords, Trump claimed: "After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle East." (9/15/2020) Nothing of the sort came to pass. Big words, little delivery.

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Oh. If only there were some sort of alternative to (illegally) waving the magic military wand and hoping for the best. Like a negotiated agreement curtailing Iran's nuclear program—what you might call a JCPOA. www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/p...

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Does Trump ever say or post the formulation "Israel has a right to defend itself" or something similar?

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Who is whispering in Trump's ear that 'Iran is good'?

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reality TV acted, directed, and produced by Donald Trump for an audience of Donald Trump

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Much to absorb from this @nytimes.com photo essay on Syrian cities and towns in the aftermath of war.

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Latest w Rose Kelanic on the US/Israel-Iran war, why it started, the sidelining of DNI Gabbard, escalation risks, pressures for US involvement, regime change/collapse, the limits of air power, undermining credibility of assurances, & more! www.cato.org/multimedia/p...

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A lot turns on "seriously damaged"

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They were supposed to be deporting “gang members” and “criminals.” So far, they have kidnapped people working their day jobs and folks lawfully showing up for their immigration court appearances… It was always a lie.

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Good god. Horrible horrible. And thank you to KTLA for the article’s accurate wording.

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The very best people

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Between @nymag.com‬'s profile of Hegseth's utter incompetence at Defense and the president announcing via social media that the US bombed Iran, I am a bit, uh, concerned about the coming days.

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Excellent article that really brings together the many different pieces of Trump's pursuit of dictatorship.

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Seeing Democratic members of Congress start to condemn US attack on Iran. Will any Republican member of Congress take a strong stand against US bombing Iran? (The usual test: do any dare disagree with the president?)

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All we know is Trump's post, and now reports are coming in that there was bombing. We're not going to know how much damage was done for some time. Tomorrow there may be satellite photos. If a lot of bombs were dropped at Fordo, Natanz, and Esfahan, the Iranian nuclear program is down. 1/

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This is how we repay those that helped us?

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open.substack.com/pub/contrari... lovely, lovely piece and a reminder of the character of the woman who should have been elected.

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Stockton, CA: Heavily armed masked kidnappers drove up in an unmarked car and pulled a landscaper out of his truck and kidnapped him. When the landscaping company owner asked the men what they were doing, the kidnappers assaulted him and pulled out a metal baton.

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this

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A basic point: If the US bombs Iran, I expect Iran to counter-attack, now and/or later.

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WaPo writes: "The president, who often operates on gut instinct..." I guess meaning he changes his mind a lot on the basis of nothing substantive.

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Important step if replicated

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Brutal.

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It's infuriating how 99% of the coverage of this new war doesn't bother to mention that it is happening because we had an agreement to limit and monitor Iran's nuclear program, which even Trump's own aides said was working, and he blew it up because it was negotiated under Obama.

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This piece by @djpressman.bsky.social explores the June 14 “No Kings” protests, opposing what protesters saw as authoritarian executive overreach. These largely peaceful demonstrations coincided with a lavish military parade hosted by the White House. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yfhzruh8 #protests #nokings

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In societies that have a reasonably free press, a persuadable bloc of citizens and free and fair elections, the evidence shows that movements are most effective when they remain nonviolent and build broad coalitions. (@owasow.bsky.social and ‪@robbwiller.bsky.social‬) www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...

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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.

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Trump came into office with the JCPOA in force and working. The JCPOA was set up to encourage further progress in transparency and peaceful orientation of Iran's nuclear program. For example, Iran was working toward an IAEA broader conclusion that its program was peaceful. 1/

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Keep this kind of detail in mind as you listen to those in US calling for war on Iran.

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Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains @us.theconversation.com @djpressman.bsky.social theconversation.com/millions-ral...

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My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@[email protected], Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵

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The only way I've been able to describe the NYMag cover story on Israeli war crimes this morning is "extremely dark and extremely well reported." nymag.com/intelligence...

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Millions rally against authoritarianism, while the White House portrays protests as threats – a political scientist explains. (@djpressman.bsky.social‬) theconversation.com/millions-ral...

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