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Chicago-based national editor, recovering political reporter, for The New York Times.

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I assume you mean "plutocrat."

05.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Although unlikely, a similar dynamic is possible in the Illinois’ Ninth District. Ads attacking Mr. Biss as a hypocritical politician who cut Medicaid could drive voters not to AIPAC's candidate, Ms. Fine, but to Ms. Abughazaleh, a fierce critic of Israel and another front-runner in the race.

05.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In New Jersey, AIPAC poured funds into ads attacking Tom Malinowski, who supported Israel but said U.S. aid should not be unconditional. Instead of helping a more pro-Israel opponent, the attacks turned voters from Malinowski to a pro-Palestinian progressive, Analilia Mejia, who won the race.

05.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Once a Bipartisan Stalwart, AIPAC Turns β€˜Toxic’ in the Illinois Primaries

While AIPAC has rarely been involved in a race with dueling Jewish candidates, this one, with Ms. Fine and Mr. Biss, is an exception. And the differences between them, on AIPAC and on Israel, mirror some of the divisions tearing through the wider Jewish community. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

05.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch Gets Scrutiny at Last. It May Be Too Late.

In 2019, the State of New Mexico launched an investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch, then the Trump 1 Justice Department demanded the state stop and turn it over to the feds. The probe then fizzled. Awesome reporting from
Reis Thebault.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/u...

01.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From the Department After Sexual Assault Reports

Meanwhile at the Labor Department: "On Jan. 24, Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department filed a report about forced sexual contact in December at the Labor Department, according to their report, which was viewed by The New York Times." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/b...

19.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ohio’s Covid Czar Hopes to Be the State’s Democratic Governor

For Amy Acton, service in for the DeWine administration could be a perfect bipartisan calling card for her run for governor. But that service, as Covid czar, brings up a lot of intense emotions. Can she get past what Kate Zernike called "long political Covid"? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

19.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Beyond the Big Cities, ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America

Far from the glare of big city media and the whistles of protesters, Trump's immigration agents are active in small towns and exurbs, and the impact can be even more dramatic where resources are already stretched and folks aren't prepared for the chaos. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

13.02.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A D.H.S. Shutdown Looms. Bruised Minnesotans Urge Their Parties to Dig In.

β€œThere is no compromise. There are lawless, masked, armed men." Pooja Salhotra on why the coming DHS shutdown could be very long. After Minneapolis, Dem voters don't want to give Kristi Noem another penny, even if ICE is funded. The GOP base is just as dug in. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/u...

13.02.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms

He raised alarms among colleagues at Labor for social media posts that echoed white supremacists and neo-Nazis. So now he will handle social media for Homeland Security. A great scoop by Evan Gorelick on the 21-yr-old behind all those weird memes on gvt accounts. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

11.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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β€˜No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up

β€œHe’s my first born,” Susan Pretti said. β€œHe’s the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day.” Alex Pretti's parents talk to the
@nytimes.com Jack Healy.
. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

11.02.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 1097 πŸ” 259 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 13
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A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho

A beautiful story by Anna Griffin and Loren Elliott on an ICE raid in tiny, deep red Wilder, Idaho, and how it shattered the town's idyllic view of itself. Trump's campaign of mass deportation is everywhere, not just in the headline-grabbing urban centers. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

09.02.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good news for @aipac1.bsky.social? More ballots have been counted in New Jersey and the candidate AIPAC dumped money against, @tommalinowski.bsky.social, is now down slightly fewer votes, 485, to the candidate who is really critical of Israel that AIPAC boosted, @analilia-mejia.bsky.social. Congrats

06.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Migrant Detention Pipeline Extends From Minnesota to El Paso

β€œI cry every day,” Judeson said in a shelter 2 days after his release, clutching head in hands and gazed at the ground. β€œIt’s a really bad situation right now.” ICE sweeps people off the streets of Minneapolis, flies them to El Paso, then they're on their own. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

05.02.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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From the former Washington Post executive editor, Marty Baron:

04.02.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Comet was robbed.

04.02.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Tight Statehouse Race in Texas Offers Republicans a Warning

Folks, as David Goodman foretold in the @nytimes.com, Republicans were worried that even a narrow GOP win in this State Senate runoff in Tarrant County, TX, would be ominous for them. With half the votes counted Democrat Taylor Rehmet
leads by 13 points. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...

01.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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9 Mayors Discuss Safety and Trust in Their Cities Under Trump

"Everybody’s afraid," said Oklahoma City's Republican mayor, David Holt. "Let’s get back to an era of immigration enforcement that is manageable, legal and acceptable to a majority of Americans." Clyde McGrady talks to the mayors. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

30.01.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging

Tricia McLaughlin conceded it would be β€œmorally repugnant” for DHS to be promoting a white supremacist anthem, but β€œI’m telling you it’s not there." Less than 40 minutes after being shown it was, the Instagram post β€” including audio β€” disappeared from social media. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

27.01.2026 14:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging

Um, about those social media posts from White House and Department of Homeland Security and Labor Department with what sure seems like shoutouts to white nationalists ... what about those? www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

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Bipartisan group launches latest effort to remove partisanship from how Illinois legislative boundaries are drawn For the third time since 2014, a bipartisan group wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to affect how state legislative boundaries are drawn.

Just in time for Trump's efforts to gerrymander every single Republican state, here comes bipartisanship in Illinois. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/30/i...

30.07.2025 13:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Scion of Democratic Politics Defeats the Upstarts in an Arizona Primary

"Mamdani momentum withered in the deserts of southern Arizona on Tuesday night." Jack Healy on Adelita Grijalva's convincing win in Tucson against the upstarts who called for a new face and name to succeed Raul Grijalva in the House. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...

16.07.2025 03:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 15
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Update from Ernesto LondoΓ±o

Watch this story line. Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, said a National Weather Service advisory issued Thursday β€œdid not predict the amount of rain that we saw.” Officials and residents have said they were caught off guard. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

05.07.2025 03:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After Mamdani Mania, the Next Democratic Test Comes to Tucson

Tiring in Tucson of voting for Grijalvas. Jack Healy looks at the race to succeed the deceased Raul as the next test for Democrats. Elect his daughter? Move to the center to appeal to Hispanic men? Go full Mamdani with Deja Foxx, the Gen Z influencer? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/u...

03.07.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Planned Parenthood at Risk of Losing Millions in Federal Funding

An element of the Big Beautiful Bill: a soft abortion ban for blue states. The bill could force Planned Parenthood to halt abortions nationally by cutting off funding for all other women's health services, impacting low-income women. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

02.07.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

By all means, look at this story and be angry at ... the New York Times.

02.07.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
01.07.2025 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remarkable.

01.07.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An enjoyable paragraph from Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper in the NYT.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u...

26.06.2025 17:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And so it begins, from freshman Rep. Lauren Gillen in the Long Island suburbs: β€œSocialist Zohran Mamdani is too extreme to lead New York City. His entire campaign has been built on unachievable promises and higher taxes, which is the last thing New York needs."

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