Alan Cantor
@alcantor.bsky.social
Consultant to nonprofits. Writer, speaker, kvetcher. Critic of Wall Street's takeover of the charitable world. Misses Mookie.
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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Finally someone bold enough to ask, is new york ready for a mayor who opposes slavery? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Finally someone bold enough to ask, is new york ready for a mayor who opposes slavery? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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yes
trump's invulnerability primarily functions through the consensus that he is invulnerable
I am losing my gd mind seeing the number of people on here who are so doompilled that they cannot imagine that telling millions of people, including tons of MAGAs, that they’re out of food money and they also can’t have health insurance anymore might have any effect whatsoever on anything
October 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Trump has a history of defacing historically & artistically significant buildings. Forty-five years before razing the East Wing, he demolished the Bonwit Teller store to build Trump Tower -- after promising to donate the exterior artwork to the Met. (He lies. Always.) news.artnet.com/art-world/do...
Donald Trump Has a History of Pulverizing Historic Buildings | Artnet News
Read an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.'
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October 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Trump has a history of defacing historically & artistically significant buildings. Forty-five years before razing the East Wing, he demolished the Bonwit Teller store to build Trump Tower -- after promising to donate the exterior artwork to the Met. (He lies. Always.) news.artnet.com/art-world/do...
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I despise Trump with all my being. This is NOT his house!
Seeing the White House torn apart is really emblematic of the times we’re in
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I despise Trump with all my being. This is NOT his house!
This may be the perfect distillation of Trumpism. DJT unilaterally destroys a wing of the White House to build a gaudy addition, tasteless real estate developer that he is. It's called "The People's House," and I, for one, am pissed at the home invasion.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This may be the perfect distillation of Trumpism. DJT unilaterally destroys a wing of the White House to build a gaudy addition, tasteless real estate developer that he is. It's called "The People's House," and I, for one, am pissed at the home invasion.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
My sentiments exactly. (The author and I grew up in the same small town in Connecticut, way on the Boston side of the Yankees-Red Sox divide.)
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Opinion | I Love Watching Yankees Fans Suffer
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October 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My sentiments exactly. (The author and I grew up in the same small town in Connecticut, way on the Boston side of the Yankees-Red Sox divide.)
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The author of this op-ed, David Margolick, is from my hometown of Putnam CT. He captures my sentiments perfectly.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
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Opinion | I Love Watching Yankees Fans Suffer
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October 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The author of this op-ed, David Margolick, is from my hometown of Putnam CT. He captures my sentiments perfectly.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...
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If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
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COLLAPSE THE OLIGARCHY!
They need OUR money.
when we fight , we win. Tell them it isn't over.
#NotGoingBack
They need OUR money.
when we fight , we win. Tell them it isn't over.
#NotGoingBack
The boycotts work, kids, & represent our most direct weapon against fascism in this moment. Time to *expand* them & leverage their impact against this increasingly dangerous regime.
Jimmy Kimmel coming back to ABC after all of this is WILD
September 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
COLLAPSE THE OLIGARCHY!
They need OUR money.
when we fight , we win. Tell them it isn't over.
#NotGoingBack
They need OUR money.
when we fight , we win. Tell them it isn't over.
#NotGoingBack
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They are NOT the majority.
They have billionaires who own mainstream and social media, most of the Supreme Court and half of Congress.
Yet, they are NOT the majority.
This is why they’re always trying to take away your votes.
Because they are NOT the majority.
They never will be.
They have billionaires who own mainstream and social media, most of the Supreme Court and half of Congress.
Yet, they are NOT the majority.
This is why they’re always trying to take away your votes.
Because they are NOT the majority.
They never will be.
September 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
They are NOT the majority.
They have billionaires who own mainstream and social media, most of the Supreme Court and half of Congress.
Yet, they are NOT the majority.
This is why they’re always trying to take away your votes.
Because they are NOT the majority.
They never will be.
They have billionaires who own mainstream and social media, most of the Supreme Court and half of Congress.
Yet, they are NOT the majority.
This is why they’re always trying to take away your votes.
Because they are NOT the majority.
They never will be.
Bill Cohan both raises my alarm at another right-wing billionaire consolidating control of the media and cracks me up for using "mishugas" in an NYT op-ed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
Opinion | The Billionaire Trump Supporter Who Will Soon Own the News
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September 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Bill Cohan both raises my alarm at another right-wing billionaire consolidating control of the media and cracks me up for using "mishugas" in an NYT op-ed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
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September 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
After declaring emergency after emergency to justify his unconstitutional usurpation of power, Trump now has his Reichstag moment in the Kirk assassination, which he'll use to justify yet more executive power grabs.
September 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
After declaring emergency after emergency to justify his unconstitutional usurpation of power, Trump now has his Reichstag moment in the Kirk assassination, which he'll use to justify yet more executive power grabs.
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LISTEN to Gov. J.B. Pritzker warning:
Authoritarians thrive on your silence.
Be loud for America.
Authoritarians thrive on your silence.
Be loud for America.
September 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
LISTEN to Gov. J.B. Pritzker warning:
Authoritarians thrive on your silence.
Be loud for America.
Authoritarians thrive on your silence.
Be loud for America.
Exactly right, Hilde Lipson! philanthropyproject.net/maine-fundra...
A fundraiser asks why nonprofits and foundations aren't speaking out about philanthropic reform - Philanthropy Project
Hilary Crosby, a CPA, speaks out about why DAF rules annoy her so much and the problems with donor-advised fund (DAF) donations.
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July 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Exactly right, Hilde Lipson! philanthropyproject.net/maine-fundra...
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Wow.
Goodbye to All That
My resignation from the FBI.
www.lawfaremedia.org
July 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Wow.
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the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
June 15, 2025 at 1:11 AM
the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president
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what i see is a white house whose ambitions outstrip its resources, who did not count on facing mass resistance, and which is scrambling to escalate the situation in hopes that a display of force will make people shut up
June 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
what i see is a white house whose ambitions outstrip its resources, who did not count on facing mass resistance, and which is scrambling to escalate the situation in hopes that a display of force will make people shut up
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i simply do not understand those of you who look at the white house and say to yourselves, “these are hyper competent people who are executing a sophisticated plan with high odds for success”
June 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
i simply do not understand those of you who look at the white house and say to yourselves, “these are hyper competent people who are executing a sophisticated plan with high odds for success”
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i personally do not think the administration is actually prepared for what happens if they are facing mass protests in every major city in the country
June 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
i personally do not think the administration is actually prepared for what happens if they are facing mass protests in every major city in the country
Pleased to be published today in The Philanthropy Project. philanthropyproject.net/who-is-block...
Who is Blocking DAF Reform? - Philanthropy Project
The walls are caving in on American nonprofits. Alan Cantor explains what needs to happen now to change how DAFs operate.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Pleased to be published today in The Philanthropy Project. philanthropyproject.net/who-is-block...