Lina Srivastava

this is a great piece and it absolutely sucks that the outlet went for the ambiguous headline rather.

The idea that you can remain on X and "influence opinion" is equally true for creating a new Stormfront account, or a 4Chan account, or a TruthSocial account.

Our job is to kills its influence.

the ending of THE GODFATHER, the best american movie ever made, doesn't work without diane keaton's final look --- at the realization of who she's married and what her life is going to become and what corruption lurks behind closed doors. unforgettable, inimitable work. RIP.

I am going to wear a crisp white button up, scarf and a wide belt around the house as I mourn.

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This is so beautiful.

I am so proud of this victory.

I am honored!
I'll say hi from City Hall.

(I love capers but one or two always roll away... so I only order them if the bagel place knows to push them into the cream cheese.)

I know I'm focused on the wrong thing here but "mansion boy"???

Everything bagel, scallion cream cheese, red onions, tomatoes, lox. Will people vote for me?

The Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan is the kind of organization that *should* receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Absolutely fantastic work that should be a model for civil society and humanitarian work everywhere.

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The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

This is going to look like the award to Aung San Suu Kyi in the rear view mirror.

Machado has fought for democratic rule in Venezuela but.has demonstrated willingness to align with authoritarian actors for that end. Peace can be ugly sometimes.

This movie is fantastic-- and so apt for today.

Color me shocked they all said yes.
Color me shocked they will have no Palestinian voices.

Keep your corrupt, grubby, abusive hands off Tish James, Donald Trump.

Your cowardice is showing — weak men seek revenge on powerful women who hold them to account.

But NY’rs don’t play. Our AG has been a fierce warrior for our rights, time & again. You better believe we’ll be there for hers.

Political weaponization of the federal judiciary continues apace

Same.

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.

BREAKING: Hamas and Palestinian Factions Agree to Gaza Ceasefire Framework “From our side, yes,” a senior Hamas official told Drop Site News.

DropSite receives confirmation that Hamas has agreed to a finalized version of the ceasefire framework and is prepared to sign it tonight

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

Had anybody suggested trying *less* colonialism?

Sholay at 50: How the East Was Won Unchained: Ramesh Sippy’s swashbuckling 1975 epic mashes together tropes from westerns, dacoit films, silent comedies, and musicals to create an entirely unique cult classic

Mid-day break reading: "Sholay" truly is one of the greatest films ever made.

(And this long-read doesn't mention it, but it also has one of the great theme songs ever.)

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they getting tax breaks to lay off their own workers, destroy creative jobs with automation, drink up all our water, and drive our electrical bills through the roof

This is really, really bad. There is no "both-sides" to this. It's horrific.

Now is the winter of our discontent
Made glorious summer by this inflatable frog

The UN has sent peacekeepers in for less

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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