People are out here proudly announcing that they intend be authors and that they have no interest in writing, that they deserve a large-audience of readers but they themselves only read to extract from the actual artists they plan to usurp. Baby, the cogs have learned to TALK. Wild times.
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we
have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.
We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
“Mike Salemi is an outstanding lawyer, an effective manager, and a dedicated public servant who has delivered results for CFPB leadership under both parties.”
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
Join us for a sneak peek at three new books by 3 amazing writers @isaacbutler.bsky.social @mirajacob.bsky.social featuring music by Maggie Carson to kick off a two-day national celebration of art and resistance. www.falloffreedom.com
“Zohran has been marinated in love…He’s so secure in knowing who he is. There was a feeling of great pride and gratitude the night he won—that we had yielded this person who will bring, and who has already brought, hope to the world. That he has the mettle to do it.”
ABSOLUTE FUCKING MOM GOALS 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I interviewed ferociously brilliant filmmaker Mira Nair, a.k.a Zohran Mamdani’s mother, about how her voice and vision have shaped a man who sees a better way forward for all of us. SPOILER ALERT: Love matters.
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We really do not know what the condiments are capable of.
Love you, Chee. Meds on me!
A self portrait drawing of Mira Jacob, a South Asian American woman writer. In a thought bubble next to her head is a pie chart : ME ALL NIGHT, EVERY NIGHT HOW WILL IT ALL END? _ GLOBAL WARMING ALIEN INVASION HEGSETH ADDS SATAN TO THE CHAT _ THE RAPTURE _A.I. TAKEOVER SOMETHING I DID _ A-1 TAKEOVER ASTEROID MEANY TAKEOVER - DON JR. _MEASLES _ FASCISM In a text box: My therapist has this thing she says a lot, which is now a thing that I say to myself a lot, which either means therapy is working or l've fallen into a two-person cult. The first time she
My friend @mirajacob.bsky.social takes us all to therapy and I can say I got a lot out of it: mailchi.mp/eed8f2d5e619...
Screenshot of PEN finalist announcement, including covers of Softie, I'll Give You a Reason, Japa, The Man in the Banana Trees, and Sad Grownups
THE MAN IN THE BANANA TREES is a finalist for the @penamerica.bsky.social / Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection.
Thank you to the judges and congrats to all the other finalists and their awesome collections!
Amazing!!
Eid Mubarak from me to you 🌙
Letting this piece of writing from Kaveh Akbar (via @mirajacob.bsky.social on IG)
wash over and through me. What is your answer this weekend?
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
Blew it, you’ll never be mistaken for a millennial girl again.
Post from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that reads: Any unauthorized release of classified information is a violation of the law and will be treated as such.
Circling back on this…
Join us to celebrate 100 years of of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. Authors and admirers @egangoonsquad.bsky.social, @mirajacob.bsky.social, @minjinlee.bsky.social, Wesley Morris, and Ernesto Quiñonez will take the stage. In-person and livestream tix available! bit.ly/4bH094Y
Rita Wolf reading on the stage of Symphony Space's Peter Jay Sharp Theatre.
The second story on this Selected Shorts episode is performed by Rita Wolf. In “Death by Printer” by @mirajacob.bsky.social, technology both helps and hinders a widow as she copes with loss. You can listen to the story wherever you get your podcasts. bit.ly/41WMm5Z
(Photo by Kevin Yatarola)
A great thread from @caseyparks.bsky.social on the hearing Judge Reyes is giving to a challenge to the trans soldiers ban.
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
I know it’s just Wordle but today’s taking me 4 tries makes me feel like I’ve failed South Asian.
Too many folks on the wrong end of this curve
"As soon as Trump was inaugurated, the department’s processing of disability rights complaints ground to a halt ... That has left students—including a 12-year-old boy with autism and epilepsy who’s been unwillingly assigned to remote schooling—without recourse"
A BOOK TOUR SO BIG IT’S BASICALLY A CLOWN CAR STUFFED WITH SUPERSTARS
What a disgrace.
Bezos and the newspaper he has destroyed should be grateful that anyone thinks it’s still worthwhile to buy ad space from them.
*This* is how democracy dies.
The geniuses at the Democratic Party settling on “maybe we were too woke” rather than “a cabal of billionaire pedophile Nazis are stealing your money and taking a sledgehammer to your future” is astonishing. Just one of those things
Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
A flyer reading Hands off CFPB jobs! Wednesday Feb 12, noon local time, wear red. DC 1700 G St NW, NYC 26 Federal Plaza, Atlanta 401 W. Peachtree St, Chicago 230 S Dearborn St, San Francisco 301 Howard St, Your Local Big Bank--Everywhere
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70+ CFPB workers were fired last night in an email that didn’t even bother to mail merge [AppointmentDate] and [JobTitle].
Join us at 12p TODAY to rally for them! #saveCFPB
House Democrats Have Leverage— If They Use It Republicans Can't Pass a Budget Without Democrats: Any funding bill that passes the Senate must clear the 60-vote filibuster, meaning Senate Republicans will be forced to compromise with Democrats. That bill will not be the full MAGA wishlist-it will be a negotiated deal. And here's the problem for House Republicans: as soon as the bill looks even remotely reasonable, hardline MAGA extremists will revolt. The House Freedom Caucus will refuse to vote for anything that doesn't include extreme cuts and right-wing poison pills. That means House Republicans' razor-thin 218-215 majority won't be enough to pass a budget on their own. If just three Republicans defect, the bill dies. Their chaos and dysfunction have already divided them. Democrats must not bail them out. Republicans will need Democratic votes to pass a budget, and that gives Democrats enormous leverage. The GOP Civil War is a Gift-Exploit It: The House GOP is eating itself alive. The far-right Freedom Caucus is demanding draconian cuts, while vulnerable Republicans fear the backlash of a shutdown. Demoerats should let them fight and use it to extract real concessions. The Shutdown Deadline is the GOP's Problem to Solve: Government funding runs out on March 14. If the GOP can't pass a bill, they own the shutdown. Instead of letting Republicans ram through a terrible deal, Democrats should be demanding a budget that stops MAGA looting and protects working families. Trump and His Billionaire Buddies Want to Steal the Budget: Trump and his inner circle, led by Russ Vought, are openly planning to override federal spending decisions, funnel cash to their allies, and slash social programs. If the budget doesn't include safeguards-real, meaningful, and enforceable safeguards— they will rob the country blind.
Government funding runs out on March 14. Republicans can’t pass a bill alone, so Democrats have real leverage here. We’re calling on Democrats to commit to withholding their votes and insist on an end to the Trump-Musk coup rampaging across the government.
