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Congrats to the 2024 @columbiajourn Dupont winning team behind Mother Country Radicals: @ZaydDohrn @Ariana_Lee93 Stephanie Cohn, @arwenn Misha Euceph @thai_jones @aclausent @Va1entinoRivera @_tamika_adams Shomari Kirkwood & the team at @CrookedMedia especially Sarah Geisemer...

My final words for Tony Blinken, Secretary of Genocide, and his smirking press secretary, Matt Miller

I was seriously manhandled but I'm back home... thanks for all support folks. My intention was to ask tough questions at every opportunity during the news conference which State personnel obviously cut short: * Was the point of the May 31 announcement to block implementation of the May 24 ICJ order? * Why do you refuse to recognize the Geneva conventions as applying to Gaza? * Everyone from Amnesty International to the ICC accuses Israel of extermination and genocide. Why are you not in the Hague? * Why was your step father Pisar connected to both Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein? * Miller here pretends not to know about the Hannibal directive - do you know about the Hannibal directive? * Why do you not even acknowledge Israel’s nuclear weapons? I have written about each of these subjects and will continue to do so via husseini.org

Kwame Ture: "You vote once in four years, and that’s your political responsibility? That’s the height of bourgeois propaganda, making the people politically irresponsible. Thinking their responsibility is limited to a one day vote. Politics is every day."

I have been giving and receiving notes on scripts/films for 20+ years as a producer, director, story consultant, and screenwriter. Here are some of the guidelines I have for giving screenwriters notes on their screenplays...

One skill I consistently notice in the best writers I work with is their ability to self-edit. It doesn’t mean I don’t ever make changes to their work or spot errors, but there are four things I’m sure these writers are doing before I lay eyes on their story...

3. Listen | Beginner Listen to @dustlight_co's podcast "Beginner": podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beg…

@catchatweetdown @TribecaAudio @CrookedMedia @WonderyMedia Yes! Finally!

1) For the past 4 years, we've been putting blood, sweat and tears into an 8-part audio documentary (podcast) about history of the NYPD. I'm honored to report that @TribecaAudio, @CrookedMedia and @WonderyMedia will help us share it with world this June! tribecafilm.com/films/empire-c…

Do I agree with every word in every statement, every choice and every tactic? Maybe not. But I am moved by their maturity, persistence and grace. These aren’t kids. These are leaders. (10/10)

There is more to say, but for now let me tell you how proud I am of our @columbiajourn students, whom I've watched report non-stop for days, sleep on floors, support one another & give their all to bearing witness under dire conditions: pulitzer.org/news/statement… @PulitzerPrizes

Bold leadership from a CEO.

Hey! Zeteo just launched our 1st podcast, 'We're Not Kidding,' where I talk serious stories with funny people. My first guest co-host is acclaimed comedian @byoussef. In this clip, we talk about dealing with media coverage of Gaza. Full show (subscribe!): zeteo.com/p/how-mehdi-an…

Introducing Zeteo's flagship podcast, 'We're Not Kidding,' a show where @mehdirhasan will talk politics with the funniest people, including comedian and regular guest host @Byoussef. The first episode premieres April 25 at zeteo.com.

Which really is, in my view, the key Q post-Oct. 7. I’ve been appalled by “by any means necessary” rhetoric that treats all Israelis as fair targets & terrorism as legitimate resistance. But I am appalled every single day by Israel’s eliminationism & plausible genocide in Gaza.

Ramadan Mubarak, everybody! Elmo loves you! ❤️

Ramadan Mubarak! To all who celebrate (or don’t!) wishing you peace. Praying for peace. May our children inherit a better world than what we are currently giving them. 💛

Myself and other journalists of color in the industry are starting to note the beginning of a backlash against us. This is incredibly concerning. If you need access to JOC slack — please reach out. We are stronger together

There aren’t many investigative reporting guides particularly for tech and business journalists, so I started making my own! It’s a work in progress, but sharing version 1 widely in case other biz journalists can get something out of it, too. jessicakmathews.notion.site/A-business-rep…