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@Harvard thank you from a grateful alum

“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond3…

@mtaibbi Trump et al embrace censorship when it benefits them: e.g., banning AP for not accepting the Gulf of America; removing references to trans people from Stonewall monument; banning any mention of words deemed woke ("inclusive", "diversity"). Hypocrisy reigns on all sides.

This is a new phase of American history. Not even sure how to describe it. It’s middle fingers in all directions

@mtaibbi Do you take issue with the latest attempt to counter "indoctrination" by curbing open enquiry and free speech or are you reserving your outrage these days to Anyone But Trump? (and, yes - I get the irony...) #trump-executive-orders-schools-antisemitism-race-gender" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nytimes.com/live/2025/01/2…

Journalists have a responsibility to protest censorship wherever it takes place, including on this platform. Reporters who embrace government “flaggers” are just using state power to silence their competition.

@ezraklein incredible interview with Tareq Baconi. Your shows are invaluable in navigating and understanding this crisis.

@treyradel @ggreenwald denying climate change; gutting EPA wetland regs; replacing the Clean Power Plan; banning Muslim immigrants (even if it took 3x); Rule 42 (un-American); attempt to hijack the census with the citizenship question... want more? Honestly, climate change is enough by itself

@ggreenwald Genuine question to the liberals (of past and present) that follow Glenn-- during his term, what Trump policies were "radical?" What legislation was "radical?"

This is what you will hear from all liberal corporate outlets for the next year: no, this time we mean it! This time Trump *really will be* fascist! These are the people imprisoning non-violent Jan 6 protesters, prosecuting Trump to win an election, censoring the internet:

@SystemUpdate_ Agree totally on the crimes and scary acts couched in the war on terror. But you underestimate the societal impact of Trump: he inflames the worst in us (insults, resentments, hatreds)- no solutions or constructive policies. It is indeed dangerous.

It is *shocking* that the same “War on Terror” criminals in the US govt who: - Invaded Iraq with multiple falsehoods - Implemented the Patriot Act & warrantless mass domestic spying - Bombed eight Muslim countries killing countless civilians - Created due process-free prisons - Instituted a torture regime & CIA black sites Are now celebrated by American liberals & the media who see Trump—rather than those who did this—as some uniquely evil moral monstrosity.

hey there little friends! this is buddy - big buddy! - just checkin in ;) iykyk

@brithume are you going to update your response now that it's clearer what happened -pushed a door he thought would alarm and reset? #getthefacts #responsiblejournalism

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@brithume Many statements are "true" but do no belong in education standards: enslaved women benefitted from loving the babies they had by white masters/rapists; Jews learned new skills in concentration camps; blacks found better paying jobs when forced to migrate for fear of lynching. 🤬

DeSantis is right about this. Tim Scott is wrong and so is Byron Donalds. Much of the media, of course, are playing it otherwise. washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/desant…

@StephenKing I think Biden should just go ahead and pardon him now - that would totally upend the victim narrative. Thoughts?

@ggreenwald you point is somewhat misleading - "most favorable" garners approx 45% - Americans don't really like any "leaders" out there

The 3 political figures who are viewed most favorably by Americans are Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis (Berne is next). Musk has by far the highest favorability gap (+14). AOC's is -13, Mitch McConnell -24. Tim Scott and Vivek are +7.

A newly released Harris-Harvard poll conclusively demonstrates how radically out of touch is liberal corporate media with the views of Americans. It's not just that corporate media rejects Americans' views. They don't permit those views to be heard. harvardharrispoll.com/wp-content/upl…

@ggreenwald @benshapiro I very much appreciate your views and insights, but I am curious about whether you are downplaying the danger Trump poses (not in terms of the security state) due to his denial of the threat posed by climate change and by his willingness to violate women's bodily autonomy

For years, @benshapiro and I have exchanged vitriolic criticism and even insults. He recently invited me on his show to discuss those, along with a wide range of political, journalistic and cultural questions. It aired today: I appreciate the discourse: youtube.com/watch?v=KiIjNk…

@RealSkipBayless I can't even. This is not rocket science. Of course they can reschedule it. I'd say "what is wrong with you?" but I'm trying to make the internet a better place

No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game - but how? This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome ... which suddenly seems so irrelevant.

@nflcommish cancel this game

@BuffaloBills suspend this game

@nfl cancel this game

@Snowden @haaretzcom affects

Have to say I've been pretty impressed with the follow-up reporting on the #PegasusProject by @haaretzcom. It's great to see somebody in Israel taking it seriously, even if the government isn't. The public shouldn't be locked out of an investigation that effects the whole world.

@ggreenwald The vaccine works to prevent you from dying; not, so it seems, from contracting the delta variant and spreading it. You're an intelligent person: not sure why you don't get that. "Dreary images"? We're still in the midst of a pandemic... Suck it up.

I again have to ask: if the primary goal now is to persuade vaccine skeptics that the vaccine works and they should take it for the benefit of returning to normal life, what message do dreary images like this -- from leading officials who are fully vaccinated -- send to them??

@brithume The top 1% account for 30% of U.S. WEALTH. Economic inequality is on the rise. Middle and lower income families do not get "fair" opportunities. This isn't because the top 1% work harder..... Use your big brain to look at the big picture.

Quote: “IRS sta­tistics from 2018 show that the top 1% of tax­pay­ers (more than $540,000 in in­come) paid 40.1% of all in­di­vid­ual in­come taxes; the top 5% (about $218,000 in in­come) paid 60.3%. The low­est 50% paid less than 3%.” Fair share? wsj.com/articles/biden…

@tanzinavega You're missing the fact that every developed country has low birthrates, even those with social support networks (Sweden, Norway, etc.). We need those but be honest about the root causes of plunging birthrates.