Lisa Harris
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Bezos: "Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
The most-read story on the WaPo website was written by a team Bezos' leadership just sent to the unemployment line.
The most-read story on the WaPo website was written by a team Bezos' leadership just sent to the unemployment line.
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Bezos: "Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
The most-read story on the WaPo website was written by a team Bezos' leadership just sent to the unemployment line.
The most-read story on the WaPo website was written by a team Bezos' leadership just sent to the unemployment line.
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There is no shortage of courage in our country right now. It is just unevenly distributed.
I appreciate @us.theguardian.com for publishing my piece exploring the tremendous gap in courage between everyday people and elites—and calling on more elites to stand up.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I appreciate @us.theguardian.com for publishing my piece exploring the tremendous gap in courage between everyday people and elites—and calling on more elites to stand up.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why haven’t American elites stood up for Minnesota? | Daniel Altschuler
If US elites can find the courage to speak up, we can still prevent our country from descending into full-blown autocracy
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
There is no shortage of courage in our country right now. It is just unevenly distributed.
I appreciate @us.theguardian.com for publishing my piece exploring the tremendous gap in courage between everyday people and elites—and calling on more elites to stand up.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I appreciate @us.theguardian.com for publishing my piece exploring the tremendous gap in courage between everyday people and elites—and calling on more elites to stand up.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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They've adopted a strategy of claiming they're dialing it down while changing nothing on the ground. Minnesota is still under a violent, lawless reign of ICE terror. Children and families are still being abducted. Do not look away.
there's no such thing as "a softer touch" when you're trying to institute the largest mass deportation campaign in American history.
February 6, 2026 at 12:33 PM
They've adopted a strategy of claiming they're dialing it down while changing nothing on the ground. Minnesota is still under a violent, lawless reign of ICE terror. Children and families are still being abducted. Do not look away.
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We all should share. Thank you, Gladys Mae West, for showing us the way.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:36 PM
We all should share. Thank you, Gladys Mae West, for showing us the way.
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It took decades for the Evers family to receive justice for his assassination & for his murderer to be punished.
It took about a year for our fascist white supremacist administration to take us right back through the looking-glass.
It took about a year for our fascist white supremacist administration to take us right back through the looking-glass.
I am speechless.
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
"The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a 'racist.'" 🗃️ mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...
Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today
Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.
mississippitoday.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
It took decades for the Evers family to receive justice for his assassination & for his murderer to be punished.
It took about a year for our fascist white supremacist administration to take us right back through the looking-glass.
It took about a year for our fascist white supremacist administration to take us right back through the looking-glass.
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German lawmakers were supposed to be on a routine visit to Washington, during which they would engage in a dialogue on China.
However, MPs refused to take part in the meeting after their center-left colleagues were blocked — a highly unusual step.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/pete...
However, MPs refused to take part in the meeting after their center-left colleagues were blocked — a highly unusual step.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/pete...
February 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
German lawmakers were supposed to be on a routine visit to Washington, during which they would engage in a dialogue on China.
However, MPs refused to take part in the meeting after their center-left colleagues were blocked — a highly unusual step.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/pete...
However, MPs refused to take part in the meeting after their center-left colleagues were blocked — a highly unusual step.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/pete...
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TORRES: Do you know how many manufacturing jobs have been post since April 2025 under your watch?
BESSENT: Well, manufacturing operates with very long lea---
TORRES: Is there a number?
BESSENT: About 67,000
TORRES: It's 70,000
BESSENT: Well, manufacturing operates with very long lea---
TORRES: Is there a number?
BESSENT: About 67,000
TORRES: It's 70,000
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
TORRES: Do you know how many manufacturing jobs have been post since April 2025 under your watch?
BESSENT: Well, manufacturing operates with very long lea---
TORRES: Is there a number?
BESSENT: About 67,000
TORRES: It's 70,000
BESSENT: Well, manufacturing operates with very long lea---
TORRES: Is there a number?
BESSENT: About 67,000
TORRES: It's 70,000
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TORRES: Does the Trump admin regret imposing tariffs on goods that cannot be produced domestically at scale? Do you realize that was foolish?
BESSENT: Do you realize we use the leverage to bring down tariffs on other countries?
T: Tariffs on bananas give you leverage?
B: You're being very naive
BESSENT: Do you realize we use the leverage to bring down tariffs on other countries?
T: Tariffs on bananas give you leverage?
B: You're being very naive
February 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
TORRES: Does the Trump admin regret imposing tariffs on goods that cannot be produced domestically at scale? Do you realize that was foolish?
BESSENT: Do you realize we use the leverage to bring down tariffs on other countries?
T: Tariffs on bananas give you leverage?
B: You're being very naive
BESSENT: Do you realize we use the leverage to bring down tariffs on other countries?
T: Tariffs on bananas give you leverage?
B: You're being very naive
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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One hallmark of pseudoscience is an emphasis on confirmation rather than refutation.
Scientists are constantly and consistently trying to prove themselves wrong, whereas those who practice pseudoscience are more concerned with proving themselves right.
Scientists are constantly and consistently trying to prove themselves wrong, whereas those who practice pseudoscience are more concerned with proving themselves right.
February 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
One hallmark of pseudoscience is an emphasis on confirmation rather than refutation.
Scientists are constantly and consistently trying to prove themselves wrong, whereas those who practice pseudoscience are more concerned with proving themselves right.
Scientists are constantly and consistently trying to prove themselves wrong, whereas those who practice pseudoscience are more concerned with proving themselves right.
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We love them so much we send masked men with guns to terrorize them for not thinking exactly like us. That's love you see. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 4, 2026 at 12:33 PM
We love them so much we send masked men with guns to terrorize them for not thinking exactly like us. That's love you see. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Dehumanizing people is part of the playbook.
Aliyah Rahman: "I continue to hear the word 'bodies' because that is how agents refer to us—'We're bringing in a body'…'We can't use that room, there's already a body in there.' You have no reason to believe you will make it out alive if you are already being called a body."
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Dehumanizing people is part of the playbook.
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Maybe the next time Trump/Rubio/Leavitt go to “it’s a brutal war on both sides” to talk about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, someone can follow up with the simple fact that Russia bombs civilian population centers daily and Ukraine does not at all.
February 3, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Maybe the next time Trump/Rubio/Leavitt go to “it’s a brutal war on both sides” to talk about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, someone can follow up with the simple fact that Russia bombs civilian population centers daily and Ukraine does not at all.
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They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Judge orders release of suspects in alleged shovel attack on agent
Department of Homeland Security says agent fired in self-defense after being attacked with a snow shovel and broom.
www.startribune.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
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Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."
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Paris prosecutors raid the French offices of Elon Musk's X as part of an ongoing investigation of algorithm manipulation and illicit data extraction that has expanded into alleged complicity in spreading child sex abuse materials and sexualizing deepfakes. www.france24.com/en/france/20...
Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit raids X’s French office
The cybercrime unit of the Paris prosecutor's office on Tuesday launched a search of the French offices of social media platform X. The raid was connected to an ongoing investigation launched in January…
www.france24.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Paris prosecutors raid the French offices of Elon Musk's X as part of an ongoing investigation of algorithm manipulation and illicit data extraction that has expanded into alleged complicity in spreading child sex abuse materials and sexualizing deepfakes. www.france24.com/en/france/20...
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Another abuse of power, uncovered by @washingtonpost.com.
Though the government had been accused under previous administrations of overstepping laws and guidelines that restrict the subpoenas’ use, privacy and civil rights groups say that, under Trump, Homeland Security has weaponized the tool to strangle free speech. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Another abuse of power, uncovered by @washingtonpost.com.
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It doesn't always cover itself in glory but one thing the American legal profession has going for it is most of them have seen Judgment at Nuremberg.
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 AM
It doesn't always cover itself in glory but one thing the American legal profession has going for it is most of them have seen Judgment at Nuremberg.
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Massive win for the people: a federal judge granted a restraining order in our Members’ lawsuit against ICE’s unlawful effort to obstruct congressional oversight. This is a big victory for accountability and we’re going to use our rights and keep fighting for all Members' right to conduct oversight.
BREAKING: Judge Cobb has barred DHS from preventing members of Congress from visiting immigration detention facilities without notice, saying the administration's policy likely violated the law requiring their unfettered access. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Massive win for the people: a federal judge granted a restraining order in our Members’ lawsuit against ICE’s unlawful effort to obstruct congressional oversight. This is a big victory for accountability and we’re going to use our rights and keep fighting for all Members' right to conduct oversight.
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Congress appropriated $257 million to renovate the Kennedy Center before Trump shut it down. Follow that money and see where it goes.
February 3, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Congress appropriated $257 million to renovate the Kennedy Center before Trump shut it down. Follow that money and see where it goes.
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That is beautifully succinct. That's exactly it. If only we had a press that could also communicate this.
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 PM
That is beautifully succinct. That's exactly it. If only we had a press that could also communicate this.
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DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
After Border Patrol shot two people in Portland, DHS claimed they were "vicious gang members" tied to a past shooting.
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
But records I obtained reveal a US prosecutor has since directly contradicted DHS, saying, "We're not suggesting he is a gang member." My dive into how DHS' claims have collapsed:
DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’
Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claims
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 AM
DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.
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4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.