Bobak Moallemi

Aid Groups Blame Israel’s Gaza Restrictions for ‘Mass Starvation’

The distance between what is in happening Gaza, fully backed with US dollars and political support, and the reaction of American politicians who by and large just don’t seem to care or support it is just completely brain-breaking.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/w...

Alleging Israel has committed ‘war crimes’ suggests a recognizable event: that there is a war happening, and there are some crimes in it. Gaza is different.

For our latest cover story, Suzy Hansen examines how the war in Gaza has upended decades of humanitarian law: nymag.com/intelligence...

Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself.

Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:

Congestion pricing was designed to finance more than $15 billion in critical transit upgrades in New York City. Those investments will take years. But the parallel changes at street level are already apparent. Here’s what we know so far. nyti.ms/4mbuGg0

“A couple days later, on March 6, I was working from home at around 11:30 when I got a notice that my VPN had gone down,” he says. “I didn’t think much about it. It can cut out from time to time. About 10 minutes later, I got a knock at the door.” Two men were outside Jackson’s door, dressed in slacks and polos. They were not wearing badges. “I first thought they were going to try to sell me something. But as soon as I opened the door they said, ‘Are you Clayton Jackson?’ I think I shook my head or said ‘yeah,’ and then I heard, ‘We have information that you are obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation.’” Jackson says alarms went off in his head. “My first instinct was to want to know what this was about. That it must be a misunderstanding. So I started to tell them about how I’ve been involved in some pro bono work. Then this voice in my head kicked in and just said, you need to shut the fuck up — don’t say anything.” The officers never identified themselves. They did ask if they could come inside. “I said absolutely not,” Jackson says. “I asked for their names and badge numbers. They said they didn’t have to provide that information at this time. So I told them I’d be calling my lawyer and I shut the door behind me.” Jackson says his mind started racing. “I needed to know who they were, what agency they were with. Then I remembered that I have the Ring camera. Maybe I could watch the video of the incident and figure out who they were from that.” There was no video. “That’s when I learned why my VPN had gone down. It wasn’t the VPN. Someone had shut off my Wifi.” About 15 minutes after the interaction at his front door, Jackson’s Wifi was up and running again.

It's a high bar, but this from @radleybalko.bsky.social might be one of the most fucked up things I've read in the new Trump era. For context, this TX lawyer had just had an informal conversation with a family caught up in ICE raids.

Seriously. Read this. radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-courag...

The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same As Big Tech tightens its grip on governments and markets, the EU must ensure competition can flourish

Dear followers, please see my FY article on breaking up Tech monopolies The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same via @financialtimes.com. www.ft.com/content/2b78...

The Criminals Podcast Episode · Sabotage · S1 E5 · 41m

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Hey thanks @karaswisher.bsky.social!

Remember when two young people threw soup on a Van Gogh? SABOTAGE tells the story of a group of ordinary people doing shocking things to save the planet — and their connection to a scandalous American family dynasty. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

the strokes

In 3 sessions, S&P 500 futures have plunged about 15%. Legit market crash

GS sees US recession if full tariff rates go into effect [FREE TO READ] And it’s almost 50-50 even if they don’t

And, we're off.

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Intuit asked us to delete part of this Decoder episode Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi claims it’s not accurate the company lobbies against free tax filing.

It is simply incredible how many people know Decoder from this one episode which would have been totally unremarkable had Intuit not insisted on scoring this PR own goal. But it was worth the risk to them to try and keep this part of their business in the shadows www.theverge.com/2024/10/21/2...

There’s that Intuit lobbying money

Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.

8 THOUGHT ON ONE OF THE CRAZIEST DAYS EVER

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‘Beware a dollar confidence crisis’ — DB [FREE TO READ] Taking another look at the puzzling greenback puke

"a self-fulfilling unwind of extreme US asset overweights from countries that have exported capital to the US over the last decade"

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Dollar falling virtually every major currency in the world right now

An Open Letter to ICE Regarding My Potential Disappearance Dear ICE official(s), I noticed you recently detained your first Iranian foreign national. As a first-generation Iranian American, I’ve been condit...

"Are you super committed to universities, and what would you consider a 'tie' to a university? If I go to a college campus once a week to take my kids to piano lessons, will you abduct me there, or is this really more to instill fear in all of the 'good' immigrants?"

Have you listened to SABOTAGE yet? New episode drops tomorrow, wherever you get your podcasts!

Executive produced with @weareyellowdot.bsky.social and @ghostpanther.bsky.social.

The world freaked out when 2 young people threw soup on a Van Gogh to demand action on climate change. But protecting the painting was always part of the plan.

With @weareyellowdot.bsky.social & @ghostpanther.bsky.social, listen to SABOTAGE wherever you get your podcasts. tinyurl.com/4jeepnuy

FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.

A prominent computer scientist who has spent 20 years publishing academic papers on cryptography, privacy, and cybersecurity has gone incommunicado, had his professor profile removed by employer Indiana University, & had his homes raided by the FBI. No one knows why.

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom have learned their lesson.

by Susan Collins

The Mamdani campaign released the following statement:

“This is us while fasting.”

Can someone who understands the economy tell me—does the commerce secretary begging people to buy a stock mean that the stock is good or bad

This, I fear, will become a key issue in the days and weeks ahead. How will investors react to a sustained effort by Trump to override the authority of the the courts?

"New Yorkers are looking to us, to their leaders for courage and conviction and what they are finding instead is collaboration."

Mamdani is a NYS Assemblyman representing Astoria who is running for NYC mayor.

ADL ADL Y @ADL• 1h We firmly believe there should be swift and severe consequences for those who provide material support to foreign terrorist organizations, incite violence in support of terrorist activities, or conceal their identities in order to harass and intimidate Jewish individuals and institutions with impunity. We appreciate the Trump Administration's broad, bold set of efforts to counter campus antisemitism — and this action further illustrates that resolve by holding alleged perpetrators responsible for their actions. Obviously, any deportation action or revocation of a Green Card or visa must be undertaken in alignment with required due process protections. We also hope that this action serves as a deterrent to others who might consider breaking the law on college campuses or anywhere. Columbia Jewish Alumni Assoc. & • 7h 1/ Now that Mahmoud Khalil has been taken into ICE custody, his supporters are spinning a sob story about why you should feel sorry for him. Here's why you shouldn't —and why this is exactly what needs to happen to restore order to campuses like t @Columbia and our country.

The ADL celebrates the Trump admin orchestrating the disappearance of a permanent resident and his transportation across state lines as retaliation for his politics

From Dow Jones, CEO of Alcoa speaking at a conference:

*Alcoa CEO: 100,000 US Jobs at Risk of Being Eliminated from Tariffs >AA

*Alcoa Would Not Reshore Aluminum Production in US Based On Tariff Structure In Place for Short Time Period >AA

The Trump Justice Department is declining to prosecute a sitting Republican Congressman who was referred to them by the DC police for beating a woman.