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Janet Steele

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GW Journalism professor, author of five books including one in Indonesian, dog parent, friend of independent media.

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Why didn't one of his advisors tell him to ditch that ridiculous hat? Geez. Have some respect, buddy.

08.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's an odd feeling while driving to Florida to recognize that I'd better fill up my gas tank tonight as prices are likely to be a lot higher tomorrow.

07.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As someone who grew up in Florida and had a mis-spent youth without sunscreen, I'm pretty sure it's pre-cancerous cells, and a chemo-therapy cream. His doc is right that it's "common," but it's also not un-serious.

06.03.2026 00:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So I can't stand Kristi Noem, but I don't like the misogynist delight in attacking her, either. The policies are not hers alone; they are those of the Republican administration.

06.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No, a twelve-year old would be using AI, so the grammar would be better.

01.03.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd say that it's time for the chair of the Peace Board to resign.

28.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.

Perhaps this story will remind us how important the @washingtonpost.com still is? To heck with Bezos -- support the journalists who continue to bring us this kind of reporting. wapo.st/3N5cpEn

27.02.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good one!

21.02.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't boycott the Washington Post -- that's nickel and dime stuff. Boycott Amazon.

06.02.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need β€œmore training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them toβ€”impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

24.01.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 38721 πŸ” 9574 πŸ’¬ 1114 πŸ“Œ 893

What was the 25th Amendment ratified for if not for this?

21.01.2026 16:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is my congressman. This is why I've given up on calling his office to express my views.

19.01.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor

Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes

Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day

Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods

16.01.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 6890 πŸ” 1847 πŸ’¬ 140 πŸ“Œ 73
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Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.

Anybody else think it's weird that in the 21st century US we are using the word "viceroy" to describe Marco Rubio? A viceroy is "one who rules a country or province as the representative of his sovereign or king and who is empowered to act in the sovereign’s name." wapo.st/4slM8Sd

05.01.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump’s Personal Geopolitics

This NYT article makes it all pretty clear -- but the people who ought to read it, won't. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

04.01.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thinking of everyone who is having a hard time today. Leo designed this Christmas display himself.

25.12.2025 22:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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King's speech 2025: Christmas message urges communities to pull together in divided world He invokes the wartime spirit in his annual speech, delivered from Westminster Abbey.

Just listened to the King's speech on the BBC. Classy, non-denominational, and with a huge nod to the veterans of WWII and the Allies' defeat of fascism. Merry Christmas, everyone. www.bbc.com/news/article...

25.12.2025 16:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations CBS News postponed a β€˜60 Minutes’ segment about El Salvador’s CECOT prison one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.

Killing a story by refusing to be interviewed was a tactic used by the Soeharto regime during its 32-year military dictatorship in Indonesia. wapo.st/3YL4T3D

22.12.2025 08:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So what did everyone else on the plane do when he called her "piggy"?

19.11.2025 02:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe it's not the worst thing in the world. As a colleague once said, "you never know when you're having good luck."

13.11.2025 01:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did Virginia Senator Tim Kaine not see the results of last week's election? Virginians don't want a losing "deal" with the Republicans.

10.11.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today 170 people turned out to protest on the sidewalk in front of the Walmart on Elmira Street in Sayre, PA, one of the reddest of small towns in Bradford County. I'd say that passers-by were about 10 to 1 in favor of the protestors.

19.10.2025 00:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I have already shared with every Asian journalists' group I know.
Thanks!

03.10.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"If we want different results, we have to abandon standard practice."

YES.

Finally, someone put together what I and many other critics have been saying about political coverage β€” then took it further. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...

Author Michael Hauser Tov is 28 years old.

02.10.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 384 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 23

Skechers? Oh dear. :-(

25.09.2025 11:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So now we know what it must have been like to have lived in Germany in the 1930s. Everything must have looked normal -- sort of.

19.09.2025 01:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I want you all to just watch how quickly mainstream media moves on from this story now.

12.09.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 10143 πŸ” 1918 πŸ’¬ 311 πŸ“Œ 115

This is absolutely catastrophic for U.S. higher education, and for U.S. global leadership. Just the latest in a series of senseless acts of self-sabotage by a malevolent administration bent on making the United States weak and poor.

28.08.2025 11:54 πŸ‘ 616 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7

Aye-yie-yie. In a more "woke" era, I was criticized in an anonymous student course evaluation for using a racial slur. I had suggested to my writing students that they have a look at James Baldwin's "I am not your Negro," which happens to be the title of the film.

31.07.2025 11:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

True in the US as well.

31.07.2025 10:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0