New: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes. https://t.co/oCahGd4lgY
Basically every worst case scenario prediction about Citizens United has come true. We are only seeing the tip of the iceberg of the public corruption it has unleashed
I still think about the guy who pointed out that "the underlying purpose of Al is to allow wealth to access skill while removing from the skilled the ability to access wealth." Rarely have I seen Al described so succinctly.
Actually I think this photo of Gretchen Whitmer is one of the single most powerful symbolic depictions of the contemporary Democratic Party leadership.
"decking yourself out in blue as if you're different but cooperating with Trump while pretending not to" says it all
Zohran Mamdani: “A lot of what we’ve come to accept as the facts of life across our country is driven by democratic socialist principles. If today you and I were to introduce the idea of a building that lends out books for free, we would be slandered in the same way that so many new ideas are slandered today and yet that’s the library. And the same thing with the fire department and the same thing with public schools”
At long last, Jordan Walker’s long-awaited arrival to national baseball prominence is here.
It’s been a heck of a journey. On the coaches who believed in him, Walker’s own perseverance, and a two-week extended rehab stint in Springfield:
Unlocked: https://t.co/lWdLorvb3A
It's wonderful to hear the great Amy Goodman speak off the cuff like this, with such passion, and specifically about the role the media should play as a force for peace, humanizing those impacted by the US war machine. It's aspirational for me and hopefully many more in media.
Important to remember that twice in less than a year, the U.S. claimed to be negotiating with Iran and then (with Israel) launched wars against Iran. Trump was in trouble with this war in multiple ways and needed a pause or an offramp. Time will tell what the motive is.
This is nuts, Trump really did do exactly what Ryan Grim suggested he do hours earlier: pretend Iran's ten-point plan is a new proposal, counting on the fact that the media hasn't been reporting on Iran's demands to make it look like a new offer Tehran put forward in desperation.
The IDF took what appears to be unprecedented action against the battalion involved in my team's assault & detention.
In many ways, that's due to our position as US journalists. In too many cases involving Palestinian journalists & civilians, we've seen a lack of accountability.