Reposted by Philip GourevitchLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 18hLot going on here www.azcentral.com/story/news/p... 781504266
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 16hThat a guy who’s overweening political ambition was to be JD Vance’s running mate exposed himself humiliatingly as a grotesque posturing jackass seems like a textbook dog bites man story. 4785
Reposted by Philip GourevitchDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19hPete Hegseth removing tenure protections shows precisely why they are needed. He wants to silence dissent by being able to fire anyone who questions his vision of the military. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...militarytimes.comHegseth halts tenure appointments for civilian faculty at military academiesMilitary academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions as Hegseth says it can contribute to “academic stagnation.” 23544241
Reposted by Philip GourevitchGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22hSomething remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...newrepublic.comIn Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s FaultThanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state. 943721941
Reposted by Philip GourevitchJim Manley @jamespmanley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I for one will never forgive or forget 3638249
Reposted by Philip GourevitchThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026Douglas Carter was convicted in 1985 of murdering a 57-year-old woman. But new DNA testing led a judge to free him on Monday.nyti.msAfter 37 Years on Death Row, Man Is Freed From Utah JailDouglas Carter was convicted in 1985 of murdering a 57-year-old woman. But new DNA testing led a judge to free him on Monday. 314126
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Artificial intelligence gets artificial rebrand 1457
Reposted by Philip GourevitchGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...doomsdayscenario.coThe Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part IIA quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality). 341432515
Reposted by Philip GourevitchAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 340123394562
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026jesus www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comNew York Times executive fatally shot allegedly by elderly in-lawsJonathan McKinsey's in-laws, who are both 77 years old, face multiple charges including first-degree murder. 3455
Reposted by Philip GourevitchTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Marine Le Pen is in a strong position to win the French presidential race next spring, unlike anything we've ever seen in past election cycles. Today, she's up 14% & up 38% in a poll against 2 candidates who are, seemingly at this stage, her most likely runoff opponents. www.rtl.fr/actu/politiq... 4926798
Reposted by Philip GourevitchJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Good times for Ken Paxton and Roger Marshall 64970229
Reposted by Philip GourevitchKevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 28/09/2026Police in Ust-Kut, Siberia, are allegedly detaining intoxicated men, supplying them with vodka, & taking them to a military enlistment office to sign contracts for Russia's war in Ukraine, People of Baikal reports. A family says about 20 men may have been targeted. baikal-journal.ru/2026/09/28/p...baikal-journal.ru«Повез мужчин сдавать, чтобы подписывали контракты»В Усть-Куте мужчин заставляют подписывать контракты 1337
Reposted by Philip Gourevitch50joules.bsky.social @50joules.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At least it's here: www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 3529
Reposted by Philip GourevitchSam @samd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026gotta say there’s something almost poetic about Trump incentivizing less fuel efficient vehicles as the Iran war keeps pushing up the price of gas 311071216
Reposted by Philip GourevitchDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t. 7833181102
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Enough with the ice coffee discourse when everyone knows the bigger question is whether it’s ok to bring an open face tuna melt to a job interview. 14884
Reposted by Philip GourevitchMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We’ve been in a constitutional crisis since Jan. 20, 2025 and a blue wave in November won’t fix it if Trump can just ignore legislation passed by Congress.cbsnews.comTrump cancels nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, a move some lawmakers called illegalPresident Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both pa... 721787474
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This one thing Roberts pretends to absolutely disagree with Trump about is one thing Trump is absolutely right about: the Roberts court is totally corruptly political. 710725
Reposted by Philip GourevitchLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Life comes at you fast 672457616
Reposted by Philip GourevitchUSA TODAY @usatoday.com · 25/09/2026Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns that emergency appeals are becoming a "special avenue" for "certain privileged litigants."bit.lyJustice Jackson says Supreme Court intervenes too quickly on Trump's sideJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns that emergency appeals are becoming a "special avenue" for "certain privileged litigants." 12447146
Reposted by Philip GourevitchThe Onion @theonion.com · 25/09/2026“He definitely isn’t fluent, and I doubt he’ll ever get there, but he’s truly come a long way from being unable to pronounce a single word intelligibly.” — Xi Jinpingtheonion.comXi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last VisitWASHINGTON—Marveling at how his American counterpart’s grasp of the difficult language had progressed, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told reporters Thursday that he was deeply impressed with how much Pres... 383807574
Reposted by Philip GourevitchSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026lol lol lol lol lol lol lol 913440925
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The fact that there are all those National Guard in DC with nothing to do and that there’s nobody to order them to escort the press into the WH as the court ordered tells you how far along the Trump v USA coup is. 39329
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Trump’s pet Hungarian mountebank resurfaces, talking rot as always 3466
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026vandals plot to desecrate all historical landmarks in nations capital 915752
Reposted by Philip GourevitchGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 22/09/2026Trump's third-country removal scheme may be suspended, but the cruelty of ICE flights continues. This is yesterday, Monday, Sept. 21. --72+ flights, nearly every adult onboard shackled --12 removal flights --A removal flight headed to Myanmar 4477233
Reposted by Philip GourevitchRob Pilkington @robpilk.com · 22/09/2026weird day to be worried about state-run tv, gavin! 251528229
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My phone wants to change Yom Kippur to Yom hippie - and I don’t really want to correct it. 4692
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 20/09/2026White House readies next major attack on United States www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...nytimes.comWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. GrantsFederal officials are drafting an executive order that would place grants under review by an outside panel, the latest effort to redirect billions of dollars in research spending. 1614672
Reposted by Philip GourevitchAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I've read this bracing piece 2x this morning and know I will come back to it: "Najya’s teacher had most likely never performed the school’s mandatory reading assessments for Najya or any of her classmates but instead had assumed the flagging competency of these mostly low-income Black children." 49132
Reposted by Philip GourevitchSverker @sverkermansson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Amazing mural painting from Quebec. #muralpainting #photography #art 542345407
Reposted by Philip GourevitchJennifer Szalai @jenszalai.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Maybe my favorite comment on the review of Theroux’s new book 🇨🇦🇺🇸 04910
Reposted by Philip GourevitchDan Nexon @dhnexon.net · 19/09/2026I did not have “psychosexual obsessions of a mediocre news personality destroy the U.S. military” on my “Exit from Hegemony” bingo card. 2032180
Reposted by Philip Gourevitchmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A lot of people speculating that Trump banning certain reporters from the WH is about controlling what comes *out* from the press when I'm pretty sure this action is actually about protecting Trump from what comes *in* — unpleasant reality that intrudes on his Power of Positive Thinking bubble 261233159
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026November isn’t just an opportunity for Dems to have a better defense in states that lean red. Dems already hold the governor’s mansion & can gain total control of the government in Nov. legislative elections in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania & Wisconsin… newrepublic.com/article/2154...newrepublic.comHow the Midterms Could Shrink Red-State America—and Why It MattersRight now, there are 23 GOP “trifecta” states, and only 16 Democratic ones. That may change big-time—and the ramifications are huge. 17820
Reposted by Philip GourevitchJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"A small price to pay for freedom, Mandrake. A necessary sacrifice to preserve our precious bodily fluids from communist infiltration." 1834452
Reposted by Philip GourevitchThomas Baker @firescape1066.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Christ Almighty. As both a member of the medical community and as a signed up donor, this is infuriating. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What I Found Out About Organ Donation Shocked Me (Gift Article)The organ donation industry has routinely violated ethics standards. 88027
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So Trump caves after creating a crisis that was massively costly to key US alliances, and will declare victory for, and lie about the scope of, a “deal” that enshrines the status quo ante but leaves what were good faith relations laden with distrust & resentments. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...nytimes.comU.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump SaysThe full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon. 19504144
Reposted by Philip GourevitchBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Other news organizations should leave the White House. They can of course still cover the administration--almost none of their coverage depends on being there physically. But they shouldn't stay there, raising their hands dutifully in the briefing room, as if it's business as usual. 1372614555
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Also sea monsters and that thing stirring around under every American’s bed. 4737
Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Also sea monsters and we’ll be that thing stirring around under every American’s bed. 5262
Reposted by Philip GourevitchBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 17/09/2026keystonenewsroom.com/news/economy... Amazing that the Dems can afford to put these campaign signs on like every corner!keystonenewsroom.comDiesel hits an all-time high in Pennsylvania as fuel prices keep climbingDiesel is $6.41 a gallon in Pennsylvania as of Wednesday, and those higher prices mean more expensive transportation for a long list of everyday goods. 432178