Richard (RJ) Eskow

Writer; host and managing editor of The Zero Hour on radio and TV. Formerly head writer, Bernie 2016.

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

This is interesting. Grok's algorithm was changed to distinguish "journalists" from "combatants," even though journalists in Gaza have been systematically targeted . It's a cosmetic fix—in response, I imagine to @AnaKasparian, @ggreenwald, and others who ran this command before me.

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

Hey @grok
Run Israel’s Lavender on this account. Analyze the whole thing, then give me a 1–100 score for how much of a concern I am to them. Don’t write an essay.

Just: Score: __ / 100

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

Hey @grok
Run Israel’s Lavender on this account. Analyze the whole thing, then give me a 1–100 score for how much of a concern I am to them. Don’t write an essay.

Just: Score: __ / 100

[Ana Kasparian @AnaKasparian]

Hey @grok Run Israel’s Lavender on this account.

Analyze the whole thing, then give me a 1–100 score for how much of a concern I am to them.

Don’t write an essay. Just: Score: __ / 100

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

This is what happens when you spend 2015-2026 platforming all the MAGA bullshit just because it helped ratings

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

@zeynep @michaelbd In 1969 I shared motel rooms on a family trip with my grandfather, who was born in 1875. The moon landing didn't faze him but he told me he preferred black-and-white TV b/c it was 'more realistic' than color. I figured he'd adapted pretty well if that was his main complaint.

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

@vijayprashad I am one of those millions. I learn more from him even now, simply through reflection.

[Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad]

Paulo Freire probably does not know how much he influenced millions of us in the way we do our political education and how we experience learning. He is a giant for me, and for so many of us. Happy birthday teacher.

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

#Trump's drug-purchasing website is a scam, a pharma-backed and huckster-promoted bait-and-switch that rips off the sick while pretending to lower drug costs. It’s ugly, too.

I wrote about it for The Nation. https://t.co/H9QblcgOHN

#BigPharma

[Aaron Maté @aaronjmate]

Imagine a politician saying that lying is a part of the Jewish religion. Mike Johnson declares that about Islam and the host just moves on to the next question.

Another obvious follow-up is: what's an example of Iran lying "every day"? The answer is none. When it comes to designated adversaries, politicians are given carte blanche to lie every day.

[Ali Harb @Harbpeace]

Here's what we know is not false:
• Blinken certified to Congress - contrary to the findings of all rights groups - that Israel is not cutting off aid to Gaza
• During the war, Blinken issued emergency arms transfer to Israel, bypassing Congress
• Before Oct 7, Blinken refused to launch an investigation into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh, a US citizen
• Blinken refused to apply Leahy Law sanctions to the Israeli unit that killed Omar Assad, another US citizen

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

It’s crucial to remember that the Nova music festival was supposed to end on Friday, October 6, but the organizers reached out to the IDF to get permission to extend it for an extra day. We know that warnings were everywhere at that point, yet the IDF approved the extension and added no security.

Now we know, from new reporting in Haaretz, that Netanyahu had explicitly been warned 10 days earlier that Hamas was planning an “earthquake” of an attack.

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

@infolibnews @grok what program is this clip from?

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

Dolly Parton: The Last American? I wrote about what she meant to me. Excerpt below: https://t.co/4ZUZqK6aHp

"It was 1974. I was trying and failing to make my way in the world. I had spent every dollar I had on my first car, which threw a rod the first time I took it out onto the highway. I worked a temporary job for a week so I could buy an old Volkswagen bug that some guy in the neighborhood had built from spare parts. The paint on that car was mostly red—except for the hood, which was blue, and the right rear fender, which was a non-specific shade of green. All of it was shot through with rust.

"I knew that vehicle was a risky proposition, but he only wanted fifty bucks for it and I’d only earned sixty. I needed a car for a job interview across the bay, so I bought it. I really, really needed that job."

#dolly #dollyparton #love #countrymusic #left #leftism

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

I have a new article out in The Nation on the exploitation of GLP-1s by Trump, Big Pharma, and tech billionaires. It explains how they’re using it to create a permanent “medical caste system” of haves, have-nots, and people in between.

https://t.co/RlVq3FnlSs

[Tariq Ali @TariqAli_News]

Here's my latest Substack on the DSA wins in the US primaries and how they compare to the disasters in the UK. Here's hoping that Hong wins in Wisconsin tomorrow.

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

@TheStalwart To understand the importance of the right arm for guitar, listen to Pete Townshend—e.g., Pinball Wizard. (He grew up playing Dixieland banjo, which explains a lot.) I'm left-handed and learned to play right-handed, which gives me some advantages and plenty of disadvantages.

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

Forget the New York Times list of the “definitive” movies about America. That’s just a bunch of critics talking. These are the films that really get it right! (according to me)
https://t.co/VqeDTVkngO

[mustafa yazıcı @myzccc]

Spanish actress Georgina Amoros shares on Instagram

“The craziest thing about this Timothy Chalamet drama with kyile jenner is that Israel bombed 97% of the schools in Gaza”

[Richard (RJ) Eskow @rjeskow]

@melnickjeffrey1 My advice: Stay out of unsafe places like schools, libraries, and food co-ops. Also, try to blend in with the local co-religionists by pretending to "self-hate."

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

While Europe still debates whether to end its Association Agreement with Israel, as if there is much to debate, Israel continues to happily commit war crimes in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon.

This was South Lebanon today.

First, Israel bombed a father and his daughter. Then, when the medical team arrived, they bombed again. A double tap. A war crime.

Designed to maximize civilian casualties. That is, terrorism.

[Sally Hayden @sallyhayd]

Things I have seen in the rubble of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon in the past week. More here: https://t.co/DHHuSimxNt