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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The head of the FAA, Mike Whitaker, resigned on January 20 — one year into his 5 year term — after facing relentless criticism from Musk for not approving SpaceX missions quickly enough. The Senate confirmed him unanimously in 2023. No acting FAA head has been appointed.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Yeah, how about not dissolving the air safety advisory commission at the FAA. As your team did last week.

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Amy Spitalnick @amyspitalnick.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This is literally how fascism works.

Mayor Adams agrees to not publicly criticize Trump as Day One executive orders rock NYC, nation

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Elon Musk mimicked a salute associated with a man who carried out one of the worst genocides in world history. Here’s why I will probably give him an award later this year anyway. by Jonathan Greenblatt

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

The first lawsuits have just been filed against the Trump Admin for Elon Musk’s DOGE committee for violating government transparency laws. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

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First Lawsuits Filed Against Trump Administration For DOGE

These lawsuits are the first of what will be many to come

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Allison Kaplan Sommer @allisonksommer.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Right now the three women are being moved by Hamas from their hiding places to where they will be handed to the Red Cross. Other released hostages have said this is the most terrifying part of the process - when they are the most exposed and vulnerable.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Trump gets in bed with the Chinese owners, and suddenly Tik Tok isn’t “evil CCP compromised” anymore. These people believe in nothing. What Trump decides today is what they believe in today. Which changes tomorrow if Trump makes a deal with someone else to enrich himself.

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@charleshb@mastodon.sdf.org @charleshb.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Haaretz( @haaretzcom.bsky.social )Podcast w/ Allison Kaplan( @allisonksommer.bsky.social )Sommer "How we got to October 7: Amir Tibon on Netanyahu, Gaza, and the day that shattered Israel" podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

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How we got to October 7: Amir Tibon on Netanyahu, Gaza, and the day that shattered Israel

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Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Israelis have lost faith in their institutions. So who do they really trust? | Haaretz Today | @allisonksommer.bsky.social

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Israelis have lost faith in their institutions. So who do they really trust?

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Allison Kaplan Sommer @allisonksommer.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

The (deep) state vs. Benjamin Netanyahu: Inside the courtroom during the PM's testimony www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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The (deep) state vs. Benjamin Netanyahu: Inside the courtroom during the PM's testimony

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Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

What's in the "top secret" notes that are being passed to Netanyahu in the courtroom? | Haaretz Today | @allisonksommer.bsky.social

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What's in the 'top secret' notes that are being passed to Netanyahu in the courtroom?

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Allison Kaplan Sommer @allisonksommer.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

On the Haaretz Podcast, I spoke to Hassan Hassan @hhassan.bsky.social and to Haaretz military analyst Amos Harel about what has happened - and what happens next in Syria www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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'They're no Zionists': How Syria's rebels toppled Assad and what it means for Israel

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Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Most heartbreaking quote on the latest episode of Haaretz Podcast comes from Syrian-born journalist @hhassan.bsky.social, who discussed the fall of the Assad regime with host @allisonksommer.bsky.social. "It really takes a rich imagination to imagine something worse than Assad," he said

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'They're no Zionists': How Syria's rebels toppled Assad and what it means for Israel

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'They're no Zionists': How Syria's rebels toppled Assad and what it means for Israel

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Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The State of Israel against Netanyahu: Join our live coverage from the Tel Aviv District Court as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testifies for the first time, four years into his corruption trial tinyurl.com/mttsfduk

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Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

He has gotten multiple cabinet and Knesset members to write letters to the teachers on his behalf asking for an extension. It sounds like a joke, but I'm serious. All of these letters explain how busy he is running a war and all that.

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Allison Kaplan Sommer @allisonksommer.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Proud to have brought together @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @yofi-tirosh.bsky.social for this important conversation on the threats to women's rights in the US and Israel as we face an era of Trump/Netanyahu 2.0 www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Netanyahu and Trump's 'creeping authoritarianism': 'It always begins and ends with women'

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Allison Kaplan Sommer @allisonksommer.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Sounds like an excellent idea ... in any state or country

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Molly Wernick @mollydotorg.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

What happens when women take our seats at the table: an all female expert conversation and a glimmer of hope for how women have always labored for progress together. Amazing listen from @haaretzcom.bsky.social podcast @allisonksommer.bsky.social @dahlialithwick.bsky.social @yofi-tirosh.bsky.social

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Netanyahu and Trump's 'creeping authoritarianism': 'It always begins and ends with women'

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Jays aka Clovis @clovislives.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Sharing following the news that federal courts are upholding bans on out of state travel.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I think you could argue a bunch of different takes on the Hunter Biden pardon, clearly! People have! But it seems *INSANE* to have dozens of stories and a fucking live blog on this given everything else that's so much more consequential happening right now.

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Nicole Perlroth @nicoleperlroth.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

How it started. How it’s going. Surprise!

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💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The eradication of disease through vaccination is likely the greatest achievement of mankind. Please remember that when the barrage of bullshit begins.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/12/2024

hate to start off Monday by complaining about a NYT headline, but boy does their prissy house style render it incapable of describing reality

Kash Patel Would Bring Bravado and Baggage to F.B.I. Role
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice to run the F.B.I. has a record in and out of government that is likely to raise questions during his Senate confirmation hearings.

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 02/12/2024

Pete Hegseth was forced to step down from both of the nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct, @janemayer.bsky.social reports.

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Pete Hegseth’s Secret History

A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...

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David Schraub @schraubd.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Even a few years ago, folks acted like Twitter just WAS the public square. Not anymore. So is the lesson here "popular power can take down even the most entrenched monopoly"? Or is it "even the largest ship can sink if its drunken captain insists on repeatedly ramming it into an iceberg"?

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/11/2024

Jane Fonda is now on Bluesky! 👇

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Allison Kaplan Sommer @allisonksommer.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

My new Haaretz Podcast is a bit meta - explaining the government’s attack on … Haaretz! (And the rest of the free and critical press in Israel)

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Yofi Tirosh @yofi-tirosh.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

תודה לכל עוקביי ועובותיי החדשים.ות. וולקאם! בזה אני מתעסקת בימים אלה, ובכלל. קראו את הפרשנות המשפטית שלי בכתבה www.israelhayom.co.il/news/politic... @israelhayom.bsky.social

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from the President-elect.

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Happy Thanksgiving to all, including to the Radical Left Lunatics who have worked so hard to destroy our Country, but who have miserably failed, and will always fail, because their ideas and policies are so hopelessly bad that the great people of our Nation just gave a landslide victory to those who want to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Don't worry, our Country will soon be respected, productive, fair, and strong, and you will be, more than ever before, proud to be an American!

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Allison Kaplan Sommer @allisonksommer.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Dry brining the turkey for Shabbatsgiving …

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Allison Kaplan Sommer @allisonksommer.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

She can form a support group with Ayelet Shaked …

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

A reminder: Tulsi will serve on the cabinet of The President of the United States of America, not President Vladimir Putin. It can be very confusing.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

This person is Trump’s pick for surgeon general. Her medical education is via the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in St. Maarten. She is a Fox News personality and also hawks a line of vitamins called “B+C BOOST”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/11/2024

really dark times on X

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Max Flugrath🗳️ @maxflugrath.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

No error is more common than assuming the winner of an election has a mandate to do *whatever* they want. Holding Trump accountable for his dangerous, unpopular policies and attacks on our freedom will be critical. Accountability work has led to chaos around his cabinet picks. Let's keep it up.

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Max Flugrath🗳️ @maxflugrath.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Musk isn’t just amplifying far-right propaganda — he’s using his financial power to support Trump’s extreme agenda and shield him from accountability. With $300 billion in net worth (up $50B since Trump’s win), Musk has vast leverage over politicians.

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Elon Musk's wealth soars past $300 billion as Tesla shares climb on the back of Trump's election win

Tesla's share price has climbed by around 28% since Tuesday's close. The company on Friday hit a trillion-dollar market valuation.

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Max Flugrath🗳️ @maxflugrath.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Musk's Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink rely on huge government contracts. Remember how he paid swing state voters $1 million each to support Trump? That was just a tiny investment. His influence in a Trump admin. is what he paid for, and it's paving the way for corruption.

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U.S. Agencies Fund, and Fight With, Elon Musk. A Trump Presidency Could Give Him Power Over Them. (Gift Article)

Mr. Musk, who holds billions in federal contracts, wants to be in charge of the regulators that oversee him if Donald Trump wins.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/11/2024

Tammy Duckworth on Tulsi Gabbard: "I think she's compromised ... Russian controlled media called her a Russian asset."

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

UMass/Amherst (left) and Wesleyan University are both warning their international students to be on American soil before noon on Jan 20 -- Inauguration Day.

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Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

🧵1/2 The opportunist resolution to boycott Haaretz, which passed in today's government meeting without legal review, is another step in Netanyahu's journey to dismantle Israeli democracy www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Israeli government imposes sanctions on Haaretz, cuts all ties and pulls advertising

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Haaretz.com @haaretzcom.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

🧵2/2 Like Putin, Erdoğan, and Orbán, Netanyahu is trying to silence a critical, independent newspaper. Haaretz will not balk and will not morph into a pamphlet that publishes messages approved by the government and its leader. Subscribe here 🔽🔽🔽 bit.ly/49lXFYJ

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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Israel’s government, which still describes itself as democratic, has passed a resolution sanctioning the Haaretz newspaper over its publisher’s comments at the paper’s conference in London last month

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