P.J. Joshi
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Our Post poll finds 48% of American Jews rate Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership as "poor," up 20 points from a Pew survey in 2020. U.S. Jews also say Netanyahu deserves much more responsibility than Israel for the continuation of the Israel-Gaza war. Read more -> www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Democrats’ defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump. After eight months of getting battered by Republicans, the party has largely abandoned efforts at conciliation or outreach, by @NaftaliBendavid @yabutaleb7 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Democrats’ defiance on shutdown shows a new, tougher approach to Trump
After eight months of getting battered by Republicans, the party has largely abandoned efforts at conciliation or outreach.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Pentagon has for weeks been planning a military deployment to Chicago as Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration.

It's a model that could later be used in other major cities, via @danlamothe.bsky.social
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Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown
President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.
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@washingtonpost.com is collecting the videos and photos of the police encounters you’ve witnessed in D.C. since President Donald Trump ordered federal agents to patrol the city.

Upload your footage via this link:
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Trump and the GOP portray cities as chaotic dystopias in need of occupation. The president describes cities as “blood-soaked” and “cesspools,” while military incursions in D.C. and L.A. show growing anti-urban sentiment on the right, by @NaftaliBendavid www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump, GOP portray cities as chaotic dystopias in need of occupation
The president describes cities as “blood-soaked” and “cesspools.” His military incursions into D.C. and L.A. culminate growing anti-urban sentiment on the right.
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WaPo asked me to pen an essay about K-POP DEMON HUNTERS and I wrote about why hybrid identities and respectful cultural crossovers fueled KPDH's explosive success—and are the superpower that made Hollywood the biggest force in global pop culture.
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Opinion | How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ became a global phenomenon
The hit film shows how remixing South Korean culture with an American eye can have universal appeal.
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Musk says he wants a new political party, and many agree. Can he pull it off? Would-be independent candidates have been searching for what they say is a sensible center of the electorate for a long time. No one has found it, by @danbalz www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Musk says he wants a new political party, and many agree. Can he pull it off?
Would-be independent candidates have been searching for what they say is a sensible center of the electorate for a long time. No one has found it.
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The divide between Democratic voters and elected leaders over Israel isn’t just happening in New York.

@patrickdmarley on why it’s also rattling a moderate swing state

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Democratic fissure over Israel hits a moderate swing state
An anti-Israel resolution in North Carolina points to a growing rift between the party’s voters and its leaders.
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Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)

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He's used to trash talk but Grok's changes have made it way worse, like "we're on a roller coaster and he decided to take the seatbelts off."

"Who wants to be known as a person who got sexually threatened by a robot?" www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Grok’s Nazi tirade sparks debate: Who’s to blame when AI spews hate?
Antisemitic outbursts from the chatbot promoted by Elon Musk shows how AI companies often face minimal consequences when their projects go rogue.
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Trump officials who felt sidelined on liberal campuses are spearheading a federal crackdown on DEI at their alma maters. A deep dive into the people and power behind the push to change Harvard and U-Va. & others, via @emilydavies.bsky.social & @DanRosZiff
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The Trump staffers who set out to reshape their alma maters
Architects of pressure campaigns targeting U-Va. and Harvard were shaped by experiences as ideological minorities in liberal campus communities.
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Miami postponed its 2025 elections.

The move would schedule city elections to coincide with even-year midterms and presidential elections, but is opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and others, by @sabrod123.bsky.social
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