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Eric Alan Isaacson

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Civil-appellate attorney. Duke Law (JD 1985); Harvard Divinity (MRPL 2022); enrolled in Harvard Extension ALM graduate-degree program. Interested in law & religion, advancing LGBTQ+ rights, curbing abuse of class actions. www.ericalanisaacson.com

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NPR @npr.org · 30/09/2026
After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare professionals shouldn't help with executions, no matter the method. n.pr/4hq8n4w
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After failed execution, health workers say Tennessee's method flouts medical ethics
After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare professionals shouldn't help with executions, no matter the method.
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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 30/09/2026
Iowa Hawkeyes. Atlanta Hawks. Not the same team, not even the same state. Get your facts straight before calling someone a dirtbag. Instead of this distraction, we should have hearings on health care costs, 8 million Americans losing coverage, and tariffs crushing our farmers.
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Jewish Currents @jewishcurrents.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Scott Wiener, a congressional candidate in San Francisco, faced criticism when he changed course and called Israel’s bombing of Gaza a genocide. But even as he alienated his allies, Wiener, a liberal Zionist, failed to win over his pro-Palestine critics. jewishcurrents.org/scott-wiener...
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“We are allowed to speak out about judicial independence,” said Judge Nancy E. Brasel, whom Mr. Trump appointed in 2018. “And so we should, in order to keep it.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)
In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What could go wrong? Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/u...
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Saudis Reach Deal With U.S. That Could Let Them Enrich Nuclear Fuel (Gift Article)
U.S. lawmakers and Israeli officials have expressed opposition to such a plan, to be announced Wednesday, fearing that the kingdom could use a civilian nuclear project to develop nuclear weapons.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump supports Communist China’s suppression of dissent: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown
Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecution
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Presbyterian Church USA and the American Academy of Religion have condemned Israel's conduct in Gaza as genocide. religionnews.com/2026/07/01/p...
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PCUSA, American Academy of Religion call Gaza war a genocide
(RNS) — The largest Presbyterian denomination in the US and the American Academy of Religion both referred to Israel's war in Gaza as genocide in new resolutions condemning the war.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Joel Swanson on Rep. Dan Goldman's loss to Brad Lander: forward.com/opinion/8341...
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The biggest Jewish issue in New York's most Jewish primary wasn't really Israel
The race was really a contest over which strategy for fighting antisemitism American Jews should bet on
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, an ⁠independent UN inquiry has found.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds | First Thing
Palestinian children ‘deliberately targeted and killed’, report’s chair says. Plus, Mamdani-backed candidates sweep NYC Democratic primaries
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🌈 During this Pride Month, be sure to ask a Zionist to explain why the State of Israel 🇮🇱 won’t allow same-sex couples to marry within its territory. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
U.S. Secretary of “War not Defense!” Pete Hegseth is not welcome in France. share.google/ERi1wSm6agoH...
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Residents of French village say US defense chief Hegseth not welcome for D-Day visit
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday marked the 82nd anniversary of the World War II D-Day landings with a visit to Normandy, but did not attend the international ceremony hosted in Langrune-...
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
How could anyone have foreseen this??? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/w...
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Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Ofer Neiman writes in Haaretz (a leading Israeli newspaper): www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
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Zionism's opponents favor an egalitarian state, not hate, exclusion and violence | Opinion
'We Have Nowhere Else to Go' Is Merely an Excuse; the Groups Fighting for Palestinian Rights Aren't Calling for the Expulsion of Jews From the Country
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I’m proud to join Rep. Pramila Jayapal in supporting Ammar Campa-Najjar.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The truth about Marni von Wilpert and her Israel-lobby attack ads on Ammar Campa-Najjar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b934...
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Who's Spending Millions Attacking Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar?
YouTube video by Serving CA
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Senator Chris Van Hollen writes that the American people “do not want to be complicit in ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, or what human rights organizations and scholars have determined to be genocide in Gaza.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/o...
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Opinion | The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
The fact that a New York mayor marked Nakba Day is historic
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/05/2026
Today marks Nakba Day, an annual day of remembrance to commemorate the expulsion of more than 700,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949 during the creation of the State of Israel and the year that followed.   Inea is a New Yorker and a Nakba survivor. She shared her story with us.
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Peabody Awards @peabodyawards.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Eighteen months into the war in Gaza, more than 51,000 Palestinians. Investigating War Crimes in Gaza, a feature documentary by the @aljazeera.com Investigative Unit, uncovers a macabre twist: much of the video footage documented in the film was recorded by Israeli soldiers themselves.
Peabody Award winner image featuring soldiers in olive uniforms and helmets standing on a hill, taking photos. Background shows a blurred war-torn landscape, depicting a somber mood. Text reads 'Investigating War Crimes in Gaza.'
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Marni von Wilpert has sold out to the Israel lobby. We don’t need another shill for Israel and apologist for genocide in Congress. I deeply regret my own past support for her.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Marni von Wilpert has pledged to the Israel lobby. We don’t need another shill for Israel and apologist for genocide in Congress. I deeply regret my own past support for her.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Marni von Wilpert has pledged to the Israel lobby. We don’t need another shill for Israel and apologist for genocide in Congress. I deeply regret my own past support for her.
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Thank you to the legendary historian Adam Hochschild for reviewing HERE WHERE WE LIVE IS OUR COUNTRY for @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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A Dream of a Socialist Commonwealth | Adam Hochschild
Molly Crabapple’s history of the Bund recovers an egalitarian, secular, cosmopolitan vision of Jewish identity and political life that was lost in the horrors of the twentieth century.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Déjà vu: Trade Court Rules Trump’s 10% Global Tariff Is Illegal www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/b...
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Trade Court Rules Trump’s 10% Global Tariff Is Illegal
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
”I stand by the fact that I’ve called Benjamin Netanyahu a war criminal. I believe that criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu and his administration is not anti-Israel any more than criticism of Donald Trump is anti-American.” – Analilia Mejía www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...
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In blow to AIPAC, Democrat who accused Israel of genocide wins NJ election
Analilia Mejía - the Former National Political Director for Bernie Sanders - Defeated Joe Hathaway to Narrow the Republicans' House Majority
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Oliver Larkin @oliveralarkin.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
AIPAC-backed Jared Moskowitz is radically out of step with FL23, where 2/3 of Democratic voters want the U.S. to condition, reduce, or cease military aid to Israel. My name is Oliver Larkin, the Democrat primarying him. Please donate to fuel our fight: secure.actblue.com/donate/ofc_s...
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Gus Bova @gusbova.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...
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Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport
The state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
“Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth,” Pope Leo said of Trump and Hegseth. www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...
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'Tyrants.' Pope blasts 'those who manipulate religion' as Trump feud escalates
Pope Leo, on tour in Africa, delivered a speech that could escalate his feud with Trump. It comes a day after the president shared a fresh AI Jesus image.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Pete Hegseth’s Gospel of Carnage www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/o...
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Opinion | Pete Hegseth’s Gospel of Carnage
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 13/04/2026
This week, I will be forcing a vote on legislation to block the sale of nearly half a billion dollars worth of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli military. The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
“The tactic of mass destruction of homes in Gaza, where Israel has been accused of committing genocide, was described as domicide by academics, a strategy that is used to systematically destroy and damage civilian housing to render entire areas uninhabitable.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon
Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Immigration judges aren’t independent Article III judges. So Trump has been firing immigration judges who from time to time rule for immigrants. The latest: Judges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/u...
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Judges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Did Trump’s Department of War threaten to kidnap Pope Leo XIV? “many in the Vatican saw the Pentagon’s reference to an Avignon papacy as a threat to use military force against the Holy See.” www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump
It was so bad that Pope Leo changed his plans to travel to the U.S.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Unfit:
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Who will go down as the worst Attorney General in US history? (a) A. Mitchell Palmer (1919–1921) (b) John Mitchell (1969–1972) (c) Merrick Garland (2021–2025) (d) Pam Bondi (2025–2026) (e) Todd Blanche (2026–?)
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Defeatism? We don’t know her. Our community support-based campaign model demonstrates a new model for politics and engaged a record number of young voters. Now we’re not just going to keep doing that work. We’re helping campaigns across the country do the same.
Article excerpt from the Chicago Sun Times, reading: 

HEADLINE: After primary loss, Kat Abughazaleh moves to boost campaigns across Midwest
SUBHEAD: Abughazaleh said Thursday that she will help campaigns "integrate mutual aid and direct action into their races," across the country, "especially in the Midwest." 

STORY: By Tina Sfondeles | Apr 2, 2026, 4:36pm CDT

"Fresh off a second-place finish, progressive content creator and former congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh is scaling up her political network to help purple and progressive candidates in the Midwest - all while keeping her Rogers Park campaign office open as a mutual aid hub and community space."

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Abughazaleh announced she will help campaigns "integrate mutual aid and direct action into their races," and she plans to help races across the country, "especially in the Midwest." Abughazaleh said she is working with partners to fund the project and plans to expand it to help other candidates.
"But Kat, you lost your race. How could you even say that this model could win races?' Well I'm so glad you asked. We came in a very close second in a field of 15, beating out AIPAC and multiple established local politicians, and we did it with zero outside money," Abughazaleh said. "We brought in more first-time Gen Z donors than the DSCC [Democratic Senate Campaign Committee] the DCC [Democratic Congressional Committee], [Senate Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer, [House Minority Leader Hakeem] Jeffries and my next two primary opponents combined."
Abughazaleh raised an astonishing $3.3 million in an anti-establishment primary race, which included avoiding newspaper and Democratic Party endorsements and using livestream events to solicit small-donor donations instead of begging big-time donors for cash. She also used that time to tell voters about her platform, which included universal health care, protections against price-gouging, more housing with federal incentives, climate action
— and removing lead pipes.
Abughazaleh said the campaign's framework for mutual aid - opening up her Rogers Park campaign office as a place for people to come for food, clothing and essential needs like baby formula — "was the No. 1 persuader to undecided voters."Chicago Sun Times article excerpt reads: 

Part of her post-election plans also include increasing free community-focused events at the Rogers Park campaign office at 7016 N. Clark St.
"By a long shot, people feel helpless and alone in the face of fascism, and the system is meant to make you feel that way. Authoritarians want you to feel paralyzed. They want you to keep doom scrolling. And instead, we came with a different offer," Abughazaleh said. "What if you join us for a park cleanup? What if you help us knit hats for people during a cold snap? What if you help us organize diapers for parents that need them?"

Photos from campaign events showcased, from knitting mutual aid items to organizing with the Sunrise Movement to park cleanup days.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Another one of those what-if-it-happened-in-another-country moments: The president is suing the government for $100 million dollars for searching his home for the classified documents he stole, and the attorney who represented him on those charges is currently leading the Justice Department.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Pam Bondi was incompetent and unethical. Good riddance! www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general, sources say
Trump has been increasingly frustrated with Bondi in recent days, sources told NBC News.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
“for the first time in centuries, the Heads of the Church were prevented from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre” lpj.org/en/news/join...
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Joint Press Release: The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land
Joint Press ReleaseThe Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land Holy City of JerusalemPalm Sunday, 29 March 2026 This morning, the Israe
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Israel bars church leaders from Palm Sunday mass “for the first time in centuries” www.cnn.com/2026/03/29/m...
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Israel bars church leaders from Palm Sunday mass ‘for the first time in centuries,’ church says | CNN
For the first time in centuries, Catholic leaders have been barred from Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, according to church authorities in the holy city.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
From Haaretz (a leading Israeli newspaper): “Today's Zionism Is on a Mad Dash Toward a Messianic Colonialist Project” - Opinion www.haaretz.com/opinion/2026...
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Today's Zionism is on a mad dash toward a messianic colonialist project | Opinion
It's Too Bad the Palestinians Don't Appreciate the Difference Between Being Fatally Shot by a Left-wing Zionist Soldier and by a Right-wing Settler Soldier. The Left Must Talk About 1948, and Not Just...
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The U.S., Israel, and Argentina stand together in opposing condemnation of human slavery: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/w...
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U.S. Rejects Vote to Recognize Slavery as a ‘Crime Against Humanity’
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
“The upstart candidate for the Illinois House fell short on election night, but she may have pioneered a new way of community-based campaigning.” newrepublic.com/article/2080...
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Kat Abughazaleh on Losing, Mutual Aid, and What Comes Next
The upstart candidate for the Illinois House fell short on election night, but she may have pioneered a new way of community-based campaigning.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 26/03/2026
Many campus buildings across the U.S. are named after people associated with Jeffrey Epstein, including the billionaires Leslie Wexner, Howard Lutnick and Steve Tisch. Students, faculty and alumni at several colleges, including Ohio State University and Harvard, are demanding the names be removed.
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Colleges Pressed to Remove Names of Epstein’s Friends From Buildings
Students and others are asking universities, including Harvard and Ohio State, to take down the names of high-profile donors with connections to Jeffrey Epstein. They have not done so yet.
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Trump’s DOJ “cynically exploits concerns about antisemitism to justify what can only be described as an authoritarian assault on institutions of higher education.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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120 Harvard Jewish Affiliates Condemn Justice Department Antisemitism Lawsuit | News | The Harvard Crimson
120 Jewish affiliates at Harvard have signed an open letter denouncing the U.S. Department of Justice’s latest lawsuit against Harvard, accusing the Trump administration of weaponizing antisemitism co...
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Thank you Kat! Keep fighting!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/03/2026
Trump: "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"
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Eric Alan Isaacson @eaisaacson.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Time and again, Border Patrol and ICE agents turn out to be liars. Where is the accountability?   inewsource.org/2026/03/19/b...
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San Diego cases for assaulting federal agents falter in court
Claims by Border Patrol and ICE that they have been assaulted are faltering in federal court in San Diego and elsewhere.
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