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Eric Alterman

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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 2h
www.jta.org/2026/10/02/i...
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As The New York Times turns 175, the fight over its Israel coverage heats up again - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
New accusations of anti-Israel bias are the latest salvoes in an ongoing argument over the newspaper’s coverage of Israel — and its love/hate relationship with American Jews.
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 13h
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A Hard Reality: Independent Local Journalism in the United States - IDJC – Syracuse University
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. trib.al/QewniBV
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Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation
The Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026
During a sworn deposition on Monday, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) declined to answer repeated questions from one of his ex-wife’s lawyers about whether he pushed a girl down a staircase during high school.
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In a sworn deposition, Rep. Max Miller was silent on staircase assault allegation
"If the incident never occurred, why are you afraid of answering the question?" asked his ex-wife's lawyer.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We need to take our country back from the fascists and make it a civilized place to live.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As they should.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/10/2026
New York's economy grew by 4% in Q2 — more than any other state. Want to get your business off the ground? Hire only the best? There's one place to do it: New York. www.newsweek.com/new-york-lea...
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Map shows which state economies are growing and shrinking ahead of midterms
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 01/10/2026
If only our nation's press had accurately reported on Trump's catastrophic cognitive decline, when it mattered - during the election campaign. ... But they had their hands full handwringing about Biden.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: judge dismisses case against reflecting pool defendant Davey Hearn WITH PREJUDICE- meaning the DoJ can’t ever bring charges against him in this matter. www.ms.now/deadline-whi...
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Judge permanently dismisses David Hearn Reflecting Pool indictment
The Trump Justice Department sought a temporary dismissal. Hearn wanted his charges tossed for good.
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Jonathan Freedland @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The latest Unholy Conversation is one of the most fascinating we've done. It's with Mansour Abbas, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and leader of the Islamist party, Ra'am - who may just end up as kingmaker after the 27 October election open.spotify.com/episode/0Pj1...
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Mansour Abbas: The Man who would be Kingmaker
Unholy: Two Jews on the News · Episode
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 30/09/2026
For "Nebraska," Bruce wanted music that felt like "a waking dream" and a record that moved like "poetry." The 1982 acoustic LP is both, and it endures as one of his most seminal works — 44 years after its release.
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Let this sink in. Cornell University refused to refund Jane Doe's tuition the semester she was raped. Without this money, she could not transfer to another school. Essentially, she was forced to stay on campus where she saw those seven rapists frequently. Eventually she dropped out of college.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 29/09/2026
NATO and EU allies support Estonia after 'sabotage' blamed on Russia
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NATO and EU allies support Estonia after 'sabotage' blamed on Russia
Estonia accused Russia of 'sabotage' in an August arson attack on a drone manufacturer.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Because Hannity is an even bigger moron than Eric Schmitt. That’s saying something. (And, of course Hannity has deleted the post already. Even he knew he is a moron.)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
when you need to be cut off from the Diet Coke refills (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Trump, looking extremely orange with his eyes barely open, with Zuckerberg today at the WH
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sure Google, that's the take away here.
Google headline: Senator Eric Schmitt accuses Jack Smith of
perjury during hearing
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Students at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think he was starting to spell out "867-5309" and got confused and gave up
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/09/2026
This is Michael Kotlikoff. He became Cornell’s interim president in July 2024. The assault was reported to Cornell police Nov 8, 2024. He was president while this unfolded. We need to know how some accused students were allowed to remain. Kotlikoff needs to address publicly, or go.
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The crucial Congressional races, given Republican spending priorities, according to my smart, studious friend, Isaac Shapiro: secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
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Chip in!
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Christian Nightmares @christiannightmare.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Who do you think drives this Cybertruck?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The horror!
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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CPJ completes review of journalists killed in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, September 24, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) published today the findings of a comprehensive review of its documentation of journalists and media workers killed in Israel an...
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Welcome to Israel's Most Racist Election Netanyahu may be frantically fueling anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia, but it is his opponents who have accepted his ethnic rules of the game @davidiss.bsky.social www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Haaretz Today • Welcome to Israel's most racist election
Netanyahu may be frantically fueling anti-Arab racism and Islamophobia, but it is his opponents who have accepted his ethnic rules of the game
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s your periodic reminder that Howard Lutnick is still Commerce secretary despite blatantly lying to the public about his personal and business ties with child molester Jeffrey Epstein.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The pay for a US Secretary of Defense is $246000 a year. They don’t even bother to hide the corruption these days
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 27/09/2026
Now let’s resume talking about Epstein.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/09/2026
Punxsutawney Jill is sticking her head out a little early this cycle.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here’s Susan Collins walking in a parade-style campaign event. She’s concerned and wants to give Maine six more years of MAGA and corruption. Kudos to whoever took this video and captured the gas station sign.
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Proud of my association (as a columnist for two years) with the Cornell Daily Sun after reading this brilliant and extremely disturbing editorial: www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...
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EDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We Will
The Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies.
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"And I believed every word he said."
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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Israeli settlers divert occupied West Bank spring water devastating Palestinian farmers. apnews.com/article/isra...
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Far-right settlers divert West Bank spring water as Israel backs heritage site takeovers
Israeli settlers have intensified efforts to seize natural springs and heritage sites in the occupied West Bank.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tragic. “”None of us have any experience treating this disease, because up until a couple of months ago, it didn’t occur,” said Dr. John Goldman, an infectious disease expert at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The learning curve among doctors, he said, is “very steep.””
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Eric Alterman @ericalterman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tragically, I had to cancel my trip and sell my tickets for both nights.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor
Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me tha...
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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A major structural hazard with extreme media ownership concentration is that oligarchs impose their ideological agendas--which almost always skew to the far right--on everyone. This capture of core info and communication infrastructures must be dismantled if we're to have any semblance of democracy.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Paying expensive healthcare premiums but never using the insurance is a odd way to commit fraud.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Abbott is not only contributing to the deaths of pregnant women, he’s hiding maternal death data. Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor. #GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas
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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Not taking a "salary" is how the mega rich avoid taxes! youtu.be/QqRyG8nzmCs
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Ray Madoff | American Conversations
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The nefarious plan of “providing services which enrich the lives of their constituents using tax dollars”
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
lolololol come on get real NYT, have some basic editorial standards
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I think this shows how monumentally stupid JD Vance is, that he walked right into that. Anyone with any clue could have seen that set-up a mile away.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pathetic collapse of journalistic solidarity. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business…
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TV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN (Gift Article)
The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable.
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