This was not a joke. It was piercingly accurate commentary. What in the hell is wrong with America?

this was surprisingly, unpredictably touching--that, instead of raucous withering satire, a stand-up comic could speak of 'decency' soberly & at length, to a sympathetic audience that rose to give him a standing ovation. who could have predicted this from Colin Jost at the…

Narges Mohammadi, Prix Nobel de la paix, depuis la prison: «Je vous demande de protester de toutes vos forces contre cette guerre qui est faite aux femmes» limportant.fr/infos-iran-/13… #Iran

This is stunning, and not in a good way:

Damn good journalism.

Wake up, Maryland:
Larry Hogan is the gift that keeps giving.

U.S. embassies around the world have no higher priority than the welfare of our citizens abroad. I made another visit to detained activist Seng Theary today and continue to urge her release - and that of all others imprisoned in Cambodia for exercising their political rights.

Great news: Michael Abramowitz is the new director of the VOICE OF AMERICA. Brilliant choice.
usagm.gov/2024/04/19/usa…

This is barbaric: Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom apnews.com/article/pregna…

An 'unprecedented' surge in book bans during the latter half of 2023.

PEN America recorded 4,349 instances of book bans across 23 states. The report says more books were banned in those six months than in the 12 months of the 2022-2023 school year. npr.org/2024/04/16/124…

“I think [Trump] is unfit for the presidency… As somebody who worked directly for him… I don’t think he’s the right person for our country. And so I will not be supporting him,” says former Def Sec Dr. Mark T. Esper. If voters “don’t know who he is, they’ve been asleep in a cave.”

This is excellent and worth sharing

A true honor for Khmer Movement For Democracy to receive the support of #BaronessSarahBrinton , Member of the #HouseofLords of the U.K.

for the Jamie Dimon's of the world: Industry titans consistently — be it in 1930s Europe or in present-day Hungary or in Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s Chile or in Jair Bolsonaro’s Brazil — imagine they can cut deals with autocrats or that persecution of disfavored groups will have no…

My story, interpreted by Rithy Panh, has become a movie and has been selected for the Cannes Festival!!!!

Lying liars who lied.

#RoevemberIsComing

Proud of my dad for standing up against the tide of fear and capitulation that threatens our democracy.

BREAKING: President Biden just slammed House Speaker Mike Johnson for his cowardly inaction on bringing a Ukraine aid package to the floor of the House. Retweet so all Americans know Mike Johnson and Donald Trump are playing right into the hands of Putin.

This advocacy group charges that General, Motors, CVS, T-Mobile, Elevance/Anthem are funding a group that pushes extreme conservative policies.That includes seeking to restrict abortion access, limit LGBT rights and weaken environmental and democratic safeguards.…

The Chinese crackdown on cyber slavery is *only* hitting places with Chinese victims. The industry as a whole is still growing at a rapid and terrifying rate. This is Kaibo where it all began in Cambodia. The entire street is now sky scrapers of slave compounds and its growing.

.Christiane Amanpour & Jon Stewart discuss Israel's response to October 7th and its conduct in the war in Gaza