Russ Finkelstein
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@RussFinkelstein
Director of the forthcoming documentary Our Home Is Not Of This World. Host of the podcast The New Yorker Political Scene Scene.
🚨Why it matters: The chances for reaching a partial deal over the next 48 hours are slim. This last-ditch effort is the only chance to prevent a dramatic escalation that will include massive destruction of Iran's infrastructure & similar consequences in the Gulf countries
NEW: The United States sent guns to the Iranian protesters through the Kurds, President Trump told Fox News. "We sent guns to the protesters, a lot of them," President Trump told me. "And I think the Kurds took the guns."
US citizens are moving abroad because they cannot pay back their student loans: "A record number of student loan borrowers are in delinquency and default. Some are making the drastic decision to leave the country and abandon their loans": nytimes.com/2026/04/04/bus…
.@ScottJenningsKY @CharlesMBlow and @alexplitsas w/ @abbydphillip Iran, diplomatic conversations and much more 4.1.26
BREAKING: At tonight’s NYC-DSA electoral forum, @AOC committed to voting against “any spending on arms for Israel, including so-called defensive capabilities.”
Just look at the scenes of joy after DR Congo reached the World Cup for the first time in 52 years 🇨🇩 Wednesday has been declared a national holiday to celebrate. Thank you, football 🩵
Tonight (right now actually) @nycDSA is holding a virtual candidate forum with AOC as they consider whether to endorse her for reelection. The endorsement itself hardly matters – AOC will obviously win reelection – but it’s significant as DSA and AOC prep for a potential presidential run in 2028. I’ll be continuing to report on the forum and DSA’s relationship with AOC. Feel free to DM me or message me on Signal if you want to chat anonymously.
