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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

1/2 If charge is Netanyahu deliberately allowed 10/7 to implement plan to ethnically cleanse Gaza/WB/EJrslm, evidence includes seamless PR rollout after attack, coordinated fictions (“beheaded babies!”), global histrionics over hostages (e.g., slickly produced posters everywhere), refusal to accept

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

He Was The Times’s Moscow Chief. My Grandmother Was His Censor. (NYT-designated gift piece.) Fascinating read. Embedded is an Arendtian commentary on concept of complicity—& much more. Note Salisbury’s own vintage pics, personal dramas... www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o... via @mashagessen.bsky.social

Opinion | He Was The Times’s Moscow Chief. My Grandmother Was His Censor. (Gift Article)

Somehow the story got through.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NYT snapshot of ISICE gratuitous, unremitting cruelty. (No paywall.) Last vid=must see: appalling hospital arrest. Two moral pariah/never forgive groups: all ISICE agents & Biden Admin genociders. Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...

A Quiet ICE Surge That Unfolded ‘Everywhere All at Once’ This Summer (Gift Article)

A review of dozens of incidents caught on camera sheds new light on a largely invisible crackdown.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Priceless: Dems’ Senate majority hopes hinge on bizarre & volatile @marypeltola.com, who uses homobophic slurs & slurs abt disabled ppl, throws hissy fits, *makes staff feed live crickets to her lizard,* & more. Also pro genocide in Gaza. NYT piece—no paywall. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...

Mary Peltola’s Campaign in Alaska Senate Race Is Rocked by Tumult, With Angry Outbursts and Slurs (Gift Article)

Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

So pathetic & embarrassing: Trump’s chorus of extorted bootlickers are succumbing to his branding demands when they shld be condemning his lawlessness. (No paywall.) Latin American Allies of Trump Plan to Label Cartels as ‘Terrorist’ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...

Mirroring Trump, Allies Are Expected to Label Latin American Cartels ‘Terrorists’ at U.N.G.A. (Gift Article)

On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, 14 countries are expected to follow Washington’s lead by designating 25 criminal groups as terrorist organizations.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We need someone to call out “Officer on deck!” or something similar: peerless Caron Rosenberg has retired from NYT—her Just Security launch piece is fitting: meticulously hews to facts, distills complexity brilliantly. Anyone following Gitmo knows this reporter has performed invaluable public good.🙏🏽

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“National Security Presidential Memorandum 7”—words that shld send chills down spine. From bogus “terrorism” charges (leading to hundreds of years of prison time) to stooges snooping on activists, rule of law is being shredded. (No paywall.) This is insane. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...

How Trump Has Cracked Down on Dissent Since the Killing of Charlie Kirk (Gift Article)

The White House has labeled critics terrorists, attributed violence to a left-wing conspiracy and investigated unions, nonprofits and other groups in a battle over free speech.

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Hard to decide in which theater the President’s winning is harder to endure: his war against Iran or his war against the media.🤔 youtu.be/f1jNgLwdKoM?...

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Mind-boggling summary of Trump Gang assault on free press. Some of these dots are new, but even known ones are masterfully connected. Note that these gangsters are using gov resources & campaign donor money to fund their abuses in courts. (No paywall.) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...

How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (Gift Article)

President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.

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Inevitable, both targeting industry heavily reliant on immigrants & related ICE violence. Once again, Trump/GQP powered return to power on ugly xenophobia, demonizing immigrants, deviously exploiting how our economy relies on them. Solution is legal: bipartisan rational law normalizing status.

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Another ICE outrage. If Dems ever regain political control, Brett Kavanaugh & 16th Century Six need to be made irrelevant by expanded court. In any case, everyone associated w ICE shld be shunned forever: these fascists have darkened our country.

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Why an Old Trump Loyalist’s DOJ Departure Is So Devastating for Trump

More heavy artillery supporting call for bar licensing authorities to act: “If you want indictments where there’s no evidence, you have an ethical problem.” Again, not only state authorities: federal courts also can & shld revoke wrongdoer admissions. newrepublic.com/article/2154...

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The resignation last week by Joseph diGenova tells us: Even this hacky Trumpist wouldn’t do what Trump and Todd Blanche wanted him to do.

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Whatever happens, prosecute every goddamn person in chain of command who gave or carried out orders to murder these ppl: only Trump has exec immunity here.

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We no longer have elections, we now have auctions, thanks to the FedSoc-hijacked Supreme Court & its ludicrous campaign finance decisions. A reminder of how in bed they all are: these ppl don’t even hide the court influence game.

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This is hilariously unbelievable: it’s arguable that the Dept of Education has itself violated Title IX & state civil rights laws here & the DOJ shld take action against it. What a clownocracy we live in today.

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Remarkable piece of writing. Grace Spulak is an inspiration—can’t imagine how one emerges from darkness this inflicted on her. Also rich on policy level abt how we deal with kids in crisis. (NY Mag doesn’t have gift links or I’d include it.)

You heard it here first: come January, a split Senate might make the execrable John Fetterman the most important person in Congress, & in nearly the entire nation, after Trump. Such is the state of our ludicrous & circus-like democracy…

Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

1/4 Came here to post gift link to this, but ialready here. Kudos to Mattathias Schwartz, remarkable account of war on rule of law, MN theater. Must read: our chief law enforcement officers—DOJ—are dismantling rule of law. Notable points: •Harmeet Dhillon inflammatory remarks contributed to mob-

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1/2 Friend speaks for me, most important legal opinion piece this century, no hyperbole: rule of law & our democracy are on line. “Trump’s lawyers are engaged in professional misconduct [on a staggering] scale” & authorities shld revoke their law licenses. Keys include Rule 8.4(d) proscribing

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

1/2 To live in America today requires suspending disbelief: our Prez—w bipartisan aid of a worthless Congress—made $1.4B from his crypto swindle. His marks (“investors”) lost $4.7B, more than Madoff marks. Crypto grifters cld seize power bc our corrupt FedSoc-owned Sup Ct allows buying elections.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

1/2 Just when you thought you grasped depth of our Gitmo bungling—violations of due process, human rights, basic decency norms—turns out it’s worse: most likely outcome is *accused will die innocent in eyes of law.* Our own gov has compounded immeasurably survivors’ suffering. Absolutely appalling.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“On Yom Kippur this year, I’ll be reflecting on how I am part of those cycles [of conflict and miscommunication] myself, and how I can do better. I invite you to join me.” This is a beautiful meditation—an invitation to think before reacting. forward.com/opinion/8502...

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The cancellation of Macklemore: A Yom Kippur reflection

Robert Kraft and others may truly feel threatened by the rapper's calls to 'Free Palestine,' but are they really hate speech?

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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The cancellation of Macklemore: A Yom Kippur reflection

Robert Kraft and others may truly feel threatened by the rapper's calls to 'Free Palestine,' but are they really hate speech?

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

“We were much further out than we thought, & not waving but drowning.” Nuremberg rally 2026? In 2016, this man preposterously claimed he saw Muslims dancing on NJ rooftops on 9/11 & his followers lapped it up. 10YRS & multiple spectacles & disasters later, he still has them enthralled. smh

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

💯MUST-READ, our 3-ring national circus on display: insane predatory healthcare system meets insane predatory debt-collection system meets GQP pol profiteering from system. No other nation on earth locks ppl up over $101 debt. (No paywall) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...

Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)

Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. (Gift Article)

Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Am embarrassed at how long it took me to get to this, another must-read from a journalist whose sensitive insights are matched by gripping writing. Beyond King portrait, remarkable window on E Jrslm, Israeli society, & tragic spiral immiserating all concerned. Brave, if depressing, stuff. Kudos.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

F**k the UAE pigs: they waited until now to reveal this? May they burn in hell.

Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A dear friend & ally in my child welfare reform work, George Cave, passed away this week at 97. George was a public figure due to his work with the CIA, but to me he was a fellow Hershey alum/activist. NYT obit (no paywall) is linked in the FB post. www.facebook.com/share/1EY1J4...

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

💯Man is this good: writer spanks Josh Shapiro & RFK Jr equally. In truth, both are otherwise reprehensible—but I didn’t have reckless vax disinfo on my Shapiro bingo card, despite his rap sheet. (No paywall.) How Not to Announce a Measles Death www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/o...

Opinion | How Not to Announce a Measles Death (Gift Article)

Josh Shapiro announced two measles deaths. Things went downhill fast.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We don’t have elections—we have auctions: meet the 20 Oligarchs/PACs Who Put $1.2B of Quarters Into Midterm Organ Grinder to Watch Trained-Monkey Politicians Dance for Them. (No Paywall—you’ll need a shower.) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Meet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the Midterms (Gift Article)

The leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans.

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

“Loomered!” Our national idiocy continues—the reality TV show featuring this deranged dingbat, Milo Yiannoupolos, & the Carnival Barker himself. More here: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...

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Ric Fouad @ricfouad.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Sickening farce continues w *third* ruling suppressing evidence US obtained via torture. (No paywall.) We’re being found again & again to have committed *crimes against humanity.* Let that sink in. Judge Throws Out 9/11 Confession Tainted by Torture www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/u...

Judge Throws Out Key 9/11 Confession as Tainted by Torture (Gift Article)

Prosecutors argued the statements by the defendant, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, were crucial evidence for the eventual death-penalty trial.