Doesn’t matter what you think about the anti-Israel protesters shutting down bridges today. A sitting U.S. Senator openly encouraging vigilantes to *run them over* is a sign of just how normalized extremism and violence have become, and we should all be horrified.

The parameters of a conceptual agreement is two weeks late, and I fail to see what was worth waiting for

Hochul should insist on keeping SAFE for Kids Act in the budget. No teenager should have to see self-harm & suicide videos they didn't ask for because TikTok and Instagram make so much money off of targeting content. With the law, kids would only get what they themselves choose.

best analysis I’ve seen of Iran’s strike

Let it be clear: the people of Iran don't want a war with Israel. We can't afford a war. We don't want our friends and family to die in a crusade waged by a regime that we hate.

Stop the war!

I wrote for the The Atlantic

theatlantic.com/international/…

Claiming it's your first amendment right to harass Jews in their home about Israel doesn't help too much with the 'anti-zionism isn't anti-semitism argument'

Never Again, Now really works on several levels when it comes to Cuomo x.com/JCColtin/statu…

'[National fuel has] an interest in keeping us burning fracked gas as long as possible so that they can continue to sell their product…it's no surprise that they're working so hard to defeat [ #NYHEAT ]” - ⁦AGREE New York⁩ spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/po…

Aside from the embarrassing entitlement/self-righteousness of this Berkeley law student & how ineffective/unhelpful many pro-Palestine activists & students are, the way in which the Arab & Muslim communities are becoming single-issue activists & voters risks permanent alienation…

Some famous professor in Geneva, New York wrote an article, duly published by Verso, as to why killing civilians is great & how she was so excited about 10/7.

What else is new? For these bored folks, we, the people of Middle East, only exist as subjects of their fantasies

In the midst of an unfathomably brutal war, where tens of thousands of people are dead and many more are starving and fearing for their lives, leaning even further away from humanity and glorifying murderous crimes against civilians is not actually good or laudable or an example…

“However you opt to perceive it, an atmosphere that celebrates this image sets back decades of international legal advances recognizing the dignity and rights of women.”

As per usual, Dahlia Lithwick absolutely nails it

slate.com/news-and-polit…

“The photo depicting Louk and those who chose to use her undressed body as a symbol reflect and reproduce the response to the plight of Israeli women in progressive circles“ slate.com/news-and-polit… via Dahlia Lithwick + Masua Sagiv

Protesters believe they cannot change Hamas, but they might be able to change their own government. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… another excellent report by Graeme Wood

Nicole Brown Simpson called a domestic violence shelter 5 days before she was murdered. She had called the cops at least 9 times. He stalked her for two years. The jury was not told any of this.

“The foreknowledge [of her] death was stalking her.”

evergreenreview.com/read/in-memory…

Important statement from Dearborn’s mayor. The crazy “death to America” / pro-Hamas stuff does not actually represent the views of most American Muslims or most Americans who oppose the war in Gaza. Shouldn’t be hard to reject it where you see it and to marginalize those who…

This finding has held steady for months. Israeli voters are done with Netanyahu, which is why he does not want to face them and will do everything he can to avoid early elections.

congrats to NJ for officially being referred to as west of Manhattan by the Gov

What is this weather? I’m wearing a down coat and Tom’s?

This is better than I expected, given that Biden has been president and taking partisan hits for years. Bodes well for him ultimately picking up voters who aren't enthusiastic about either candidate. Biden may lack Trump's superfans, but he doesn't alienate people like he does.