Bylines in various spots. Currently U.S. correspondent for @Mondoweiss. [email protected]
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IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE was pretty famously a box office disappointment and was considered communist propaganda by some. This "we're making something timeless here" angle is so funny.
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But they keep violating those terms, and aren't treated as other nations are, so the answer is simply yes. But he can't say that, because he doesn't actually want to treat Israel like other nations or follow federal law on this.
.@jonfavs: Would you restrict weapons sales at all [to Israel]?
Shapiro: America sells weapons to lots of countries...and should those nations violate the terms of the sales, they would no longer be permitted to purchase those weapons. I think Israel should be treated as other nations are.
Michael Arria retweeted
ICE’s budget tripled in 2025 from $10B to $30B; if ICE were a national army it would be the 13th biggest in the world, later than that of Poland, Italy, Australia. If Dems do not, at least, attempt to return to 2024 funding levels then they are not serious about “reining in ICE”
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Scary times. Everyone should be concerned about the precedent this sets.
Florida under DeSantis designated the Muslim civil rights group CAIR a terrorist group, forcing it close its local office.
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Democrats are celebrating a midterm wave that flipped seats not held in decades, but what does the result mean for Israel, AIPAC, and the fight over the Democratic Party’s future? @michaelarria speaks to Peter Feld.
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Every one of these candidates lost.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston mayor signs order to limit cooperation with ICE, says 'elections matter' after Democrats win in Texas.
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NEW: Chuck Schumer is preparing to lead the Senate with a network of former aides lobbying for private equity—including two former policy chiefs and his top health adviser. Their clients include Blackstone, Apollo, and the industry’s top trade group. readsludge.com/2026/11/06/th…
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Jews under the age of 50 sympathize more with Palestinians than with Israelis - in stark contrast with those 50 or older
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Worth noting MSNOW has never asked a single politician what their plan was to protect Muslims or to promote “Muslim safety”. I studied the past three years from ten major media outlets and found Jewish safety was mentioned 4,200% more than Muslim/Arab safety, at 254-to-6
MSNOW: What is your message now to Jewish voters nationally and what you will do to protect them?
Abdul El-Sayed: I’m committed to Jewish safety, and we are united against discrimination. The U.S. spends billions to carry out genocide and apartheid against Palestinians. The genocide in Gaza with our complicity is continuing right now. Nobody wants to talk about that.
Michael Arria retweeted
🔵 News - Democrats flipped the Texas State Board of Education and can scrap the mandate requiring Bible stories in public school classrooms before it starts in 2030.
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It's already been forgotten but like two weeks ago this lady tried to pretend that the DSA mailed her anthrax lol
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JUST IN: For the first time since the Republican Party’s founding in the 1850s, New England will have zero Republican senators.
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this is why I love working at @VanityFair
yesterday, I saw half our staff clustered around our fashion correspondent's desk poring over this photo. As José puts it, "The image has several discrepancies. The style and make of the Chanel Flap bag is inconsistent with others the brand has sold, and the Valentino shoes in question appear askew in proportion; their straps have several punched holes that the authentic Valentino style does not."
AI image detectors confirmed that yes, Olivia Reingold used an AI-generated image to make her point, without a drop of disclosure. Wild!!!!
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