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Senior editor, The Nation (@thenation.com) | Editor/co-owner, Discourse Blog (@discourseblog.com) Get in touch: jmirkinson at thenation dot com / jack at discourseblog dot com

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i truly believe that one of the main things that will bring down the fascists is that they are such gigantic losers. their message is literally β€œhey kids turn off the coolest guy in the world and come watch kid rock” like imagine being that corny and dumb!!! nobody wants it!!!

09.02.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it’s gonna be so funny to watch trump pretend like the best show of the day came from kid rock. the most washed cultural movement on planet earth

09.02.2026 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

that fucking ruled

09.02.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

when people say that all these evils are connected it's because all these evils are connected

05.02.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

if you want to understand why jeffrey epstein got away with it for so long, you have only to examine the many people who are happy to say in public, in 2026, with everything we know about what he did, "idk why this is such a big deal"

05.02.2026 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this has been a banner week for finding out who the most disgusting people in america are

05.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Surprise Zone of Interest We are All Responsible for What Happens in our Community

A dispatch from Surprise AZ where residents gathered to protest plans for a warehouse concentration camp in their community by @azrww.bsky.social

β€œDespite this evidence of authoritarian power, it is possible for even the most local form of government to take a stand in the name of the people.”

05.02.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 861    πŸ” 258    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 10

bezos and the post is yet another reminder that it's impossible to have billions of dollars and operate in the public interest at the same time. nobody with that kind of money got it by looking out for other people or putting the common good first. that's why it's so antithetical to journalism

04.02.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 709    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post

04.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8529    πŸ” 2457    πŸ’¬ 172    πŸ“Œ 88

The response to our Day for Gaza has been really inspiring. Thank you for affirming that this is still an important story, and that the people of Gaza have not been forgotten.

03.02.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A Day for Gaza Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.

We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4720    πŸ” 2565    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 31

as always, i'm proud to be a critic on this particular masthead. the nation forever

03.02.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My subscription to The Nation is absolutely worth it. Consider subscribing to America's oldest (?) magazine!

03.02.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ali is a gorgeous writer, and the stories he returned with from walking this single block are extraordinary. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The pictures here are beyond belief in so many ways. Please take a look

03.02.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Day for Gaza Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.

You can find all of the pieces in our "A Day for Gaza" package here.

We're doing this to reaffirm our commitment to cover Gaza and to let its people tell their own stories. And we urge our media colleagues to make the same commitment. This story is not over.

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œWe Have Covered Events No Human Can Bear” Journalists in Gaza have bartered their lives to tell a truth that much of the world still doesn’t want to hear.

Ola Al Asi writes powerfully about the experience of being a journalist in Gaza over the past two years: "we have covered events no human can bear" www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Survive in a House Without Walls After their home was obliterated, Rasha Abou Jalal and her family remain determined to build a new one, even if it must be built out of nothing.

We have a beautiful piece from Rasha Abou Jalal about her family's efforts to rebuild their home amid Israel's still-crippling blockade www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen These pictures are records of a genocidal war, but they are something more, tooβ€”they are fragments of Gaza itself

Huda Skaik asked eight brilliant photojournalists from Gaza to pick a single image from the past two years and explain why it matters so much to them. These pictures are incredible. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Gaza Street That Refuses to Die What I saw walking one block in Gaza.

Ali Skaik walked down a single block in Gaza City and talked to people about what they've lost in two years of genocideβ€”and how they are determined to rebuild their lives www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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My Sister’s Death Still Echoes Inside Me Rewaa was killed by an Israeli bomb. Her absence has broken me in ways I still cannot describe.

This staggering piece from Asmaa Dwaima about the loss of her sister will stay with you for a long time. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A Ceasefire in Name Only The language of ceasefire has been repurposed in Gaza: It no longer describes a pause in violence but rather a mechanism for managing it.

Here's just a few of the pieces in our "Day for Gaza" package.

We have @mohamhawish.bsky.social on the hollowness of the so-called ceasefire in Gaza: "What do you call a ceasefire agreement under which people keep dying?"

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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A Day for Gaza Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.

We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4720    πŸ” 2565    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 31

the grammys have been going for nearly an hour and a half and the biggest applause line by far has been bad bunny saying β€œICE out”

02.02.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 658    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
The wrong Home Alone 2 actor died.

The wrong Home Alone 2 actor died.

30.01.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 9743    πŸ” 2486    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 38

i don't usually get angry about celebrities dying but like β€” come the fuck on. catherine o'hara??? what the fucking fuck

30.01.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ok fuck you for this world

30.01.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Ilhan Omar Makes the Right Lose Its Mind Trump and his MAGA allies want people like Omar to vanish from this countryβ€”and they hate her for refusing to do so.

very relevant today from @isibb.bsky.social: Why Ilhan Omar Makes the Right Lose Its Mind www.thenation.com/article/poli...

28.01.2026 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 105    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

tapping the sign www.discourseblog.com/p/enough-is-...

27.01.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE’s Terror Campaign Is Part of a Long American Tradition As a Black man, I know firsthand how often state violence is used to perpetuate white supremacy in this country.

"As a Black man, over-policing is something I’ve experienced my entire life...when I see federal agents in our cities and violent attacks by masked men, I recognize an old playbook dressed in new language," writes Robert Willis. https://bit.ly/4bFk6v9

27.01.2026 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 131    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

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