chava
@chava.bsky.social
Rootless cosmopolitan and anti-fascist. I report on the oligarch class and occasionally go off in 🇲🇽 🇮🇱 🇰🇷 🥯
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chava
@chava.bsky.social
· Jan 10
I'm ready to stop saying "I told you so" now
Some of this were warning quite loudly about this back in April
The harsh crackdown on campus Gaza protests would be a template for a Trump 47 to clamp down on all sorts of dissent. Now, a nightmare scenario is on the brink of happening
My new column🎁 share.inquirer.com/RT7llc
The harsh crackdown on campus Gaza protests would be a template for a Trump 47 to clamp down on all sorts of dissent. Now, a nightmare scenario is on the brink of happening
My new column🎁 share.inquirer.com/RT7llc
evergreen skeet
"Modern finance creates layers of abstraction on top of real-world activity, and sometimes those abstractions become unmoored from the reality."
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Modern finance creates layers of abstraction on top of real-world activity, and sometimes those abstractions become unmoored from the reality."
Of 83,000 women murdered last year worldwide, 50,000 were murdered by a partner or family member—that's 137 women EVERY DAY
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
Partners, family members killed 137 women each day in 2024: UN
About 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide last year.
www.aljazeera.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Of 83,000 women murdered last year worldwide, 50,000 were murdered by a partner or family member—that's 137 women EVERY DAY
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11...
wsj: businesses have gotten more sanguine about tariffs since 2024 because tariffs are not a t.... oh what's that?
"Companies have passed along about two-thirds of tariff costs to consumers so far."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
"Companies have passed along about two-thirds of tariff costs to consumers so far."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
We Analyzed 5,000 Calls to Find Out What CEOs Really Think About Tariffs
Trump’s trade war is a pain, but less so than many executives expected.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
wsj: businesses have gotten more sanguine about tariffs since 2024 because tariffs are not a t.... oh what's that?
"Companies have passed along about two-thirds of tariff costs to consumers so far."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
"Companies have passed along about two-thirds of tariff costs to consumers so far."
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
I just got my $200 of Hochul bucks in the email. First I'm hearing of it.
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I just got my $200 of Hochul bucks in the email. First I'm hearing of it.
my favorite part of social media is reading about all the things I don't have to give AF about
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
my favorite part of social media is reading about all the things I don't have to give AF about
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“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
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In a stunning ruling, a federal district court judge blocked Texas from using newly redrawn congressional maps meant to boost the GOP
Court Blocks Texas’ Trump-Ordered Gerrymander
A federal district court judge ruled that the map Texas adopted in August is an illegal racial gerrymander.
www.huffpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In a stunning ruling, a federal district court judge blocked Texas from using newly redrawn congressional maps meant to boost the GOP
openAI really hasn't capitalized on the very recent usage of "chat" in the way they could have
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
openAI really hasn't capitalized on the very recent usage of "chat" in the way they could have
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This week was a book launch for a friend at Greenlight, Joyce's Ulysses Paperdoll Show, a Fanon talk at CUNY, a party w arty types, and, today, Mahmoud Khalil and Peter Beinart in conversation. Yay for this wonderful town
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This week was a book launch for a friend at Greenlight, Joyce's Ulysses Paperdoll Show, a Fanon talk at CUNY, a party w arty types, and, today, Mahmoud Khalil and Peter Beinart in conversation. Yay for this wonderful town
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
on day 3 of intermittent brain pain, already did advil + excedrin migraine + triptans, now what
November 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
on day 3 of intermittent brain pain, already did advil + excedrin migraine + triptans, now what
what a weird framing. this has been in the works since mamdani was in college probably.
www.curbed.com/article/jpmo...
www.curbed.com/article/jpmo...
270 Park Rises in Mamdani’s New York
Jamie Dimon’s brawny altar to capitalism declares this billionaire isn’t going anywhere.
www.curbed.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
what a weird framing. this has been in the works since mamdani was in college probably.
www.curbed.com/article/jpmo...
www.curbed.com/article/jpmo...
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They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok
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Johns Hopkins University to offer free tuition to families making under $200,000
Tuition will be free for more students at Johns Hopkins University
The university will also cover the room and board and other living expenses for students whose families make under $100,000.
buff.ly
November 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Johns Hopkins University to offer free tuition to families making under $200,000
South Korea bans flights as 500,000 students take the English listening section of crucial university admission test www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
South Korea bans flights as 500,000 students take the English listening section of crucial university admission test www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
It's interesting that the entire biz community refers to markets where housing prices are increasing as hot/strong/booming, and where prices are declining—even if it's due to increased inventory—as cool/weak etc.
what if ppl affording houses is good actually!?
what if ppl affording houses is good actually!?
November 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It's interesting that the entire biz community refers to markets where housing prices are increasing as hot/strong/booming, and where prices are declining—even if it's due to increased inventory—as cool/weak etc.
what if ppl affording houses is good actually!?
what if ppl affording houses is good actually!?
Bovino has "the moral army in the world" energy
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Bovino has "the moral army in the world" energy
It's very confusing living in a world where half the people I know think the NYT is shilling for Israel and the other half think it's a pro-Hamas Jew-hating propaganda machine
the paper of record is basically the state press for Israel
Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It's very confusing living in a world where half the people I know think the NYT is shilling for Israel and the other half think it's a pro-Hamas Jew-hating propaganda machine
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
"stiffened"
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"stiffened"
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DC Sandwich guy Sean Dunn has been found not guilty in the felony footlong exploding onion and mustard case!
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
DC Sandwich guy Sean Dunn has been found not guilty in the felony footlong exploding onion and mustard case!
Or pay police less?
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Or pay police less?
Sandwich trial, Mamdani AND Judge Ellis owning ICE?
Best week since November 2024.
Best week since November 2024.
A federal judge in Chicago said she will issue a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz,” saying officials lied in their testimony and that their unlawful behavior on the streets “shows no signs of stopping.”
Chicago federal judge to issue sweeping injunction limiting use of force by immigration agents in ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
The incoming preliminary injunction replaces a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in early October that was set to expire at 11:30 a.m.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Sandwich trial, Mamdani AND Judge Ellis owning ICE?
Best week since November 2024.
Best week since November 2024.
has anyone considered that what works in NYC... may not work anywhere else?
November 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
has anyone considered that what works in NYC... may not work anywhere else?