Julie Meyer

In Gaza, Journalism Is a Death Sentence “That is a war crime.”

Safety requests from Gazan journalists are significantly rising, following Israel’s murder of 6 journalists on Aug. 10.

“We are hearing more and more from journalists concerned that they are now the next targets,” CPJ CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social told @slate.com's What Next.

James Telarico!

New Israel Fund is raising urgent funds for food aid in Gaza Use the secure form to make your tax-deductible contribution. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Hungry people waiting for food should not be shot at. Period.

May this violence come to an end, may all the hostages be released, and may Gazan civilians—mothers, fathers, grandparents, children and babies—be allowed respite from this nightmare they have been living.
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Watch: This is what Palestinians being starved look like; this is what hungry people in a man-made famine look like. (1/3)

The Supreme Court's Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is a Five-Alarm Catastrophe In Trump v. CASA, the court hands the president yet more unaccountable authority—and yanks us into a neo-Confederate legal nightmare.

Make no mistake, the SCOTUS decision about birthright citizenship IS ALSO ABOUT *birthright citizenship.*
The Court is using nationwide injunctions as the tail, wagging the dog, to take us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship.
That way led to war once.
My latest in @thenation.com

An illustration of a relatively young Emma Goldman, facing forward, in shades of purple, wearing her pince-nez glasses. It is against a darker purple background and she is decorated with two red botanical designs.

Happy birthday, Emma Goldman! On this day in 1869, the Lithuanian Jewish anarchist-feminist writer, philosopher and agitator was born. 🏴

“Many innocent people, civilians are being killed” in the current conflict, says Iranian Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi. In an exclusive video, she speaks of how ordinary Iranians feel right now, and how difficult it is for them to flee or shelter.

Appeals Court Pauses Order to Give Deported Venezuelans Due Process

There are two cases in the courts that could bring Andry back, one of them is being considered now (story below). We can also ask our Congressional representatives to fight for him & for all people sent to an El Salvadoran terrorist prison without due process.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

Call all your reps and senators, national and state. Your governor. Especially if they're GOP. Remind them that when political assassinations are happening, NONE OF US are safe. Scripts and ☎️ @ 5calls.org.

Opinion | Beware: We Are Entering a New Phase of the Trump Era

In which I have the sinking feeling of boredom. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/o...

Trump, talking at Fort Bragg right now about Los Angeles, is doing something I'm not sure I've ever seen a president do: he's actively maligning people in Los Angeles — an American city — in front of U.S. troops.

And the troops are applauding.

As an Army brat myself, this strikes me as very new.

It’s Always Darkest Before It Goes Pitch Black We’re not alarmed enough by what Trump’s doing in Los Angeles.

"Trump and his apparatchiks may only lead us gradually down the slippery slope. The normalization of the routine and open-ended deployment of the military at home requires that the public become accustomed to this departure...But the Rubicon has been crossed."

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Donald Trump in 1990 on the Tiananmen Square massacre:

“The Chinese government almost blew it. Then they were vicious, they were horrible, but they put it down with strength. That shows you the power of strength.”

Americans have the right to peaceably protest - of course.

Trump claims that protesters hate their country.

Only someone who hates the liberties this country was founded on would so quickly threaten “very heavy force” against Americans exercising their right to “peaceably…assemble” in protest.

The Big Beautiful Bill Will Bring ICE Raids to Your City Senate Democrats don’t have to separate the crackdown in Los Angeles and the Republican bill in Washington. The latter will allow for more of the former.

I elaborated on the point that the Big Beautiful Bill has a pretty direct connection to the ICE raids in Los Angeles: it provides $72 billion for detention and enforcement that would bring community crackdowns to a city near you:
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🚨 Lisa Murkowski - AK, Josh Hawley - MO, Susan Collins - ME, Jerry Moran - KS, and Jim Justice - WV are “drawing a line on health care.”

The CBO estimates 10.3 million could lose Medicaid coverage mostly from red states.

Call them at (202) 224-3121

We need 4 Senators to vote no to stop the BBB!

A post from a user named weaselle: I've said it before and I'll say it again: what we want is for these things to be run like a HOUSEHOLD... a home. A household still has a budget and an income and resources to manage; all the moving parts are the same but the focus is different. A business will let every person in it die a terrible death if it makes the business profit. A household will spend its last dollar to keep the people in it safe and healthy. A household will use money as a resource to add value to the lives of the people in the household. A business will use people as a resource to add monetary value to the business. We don't want a government run like a business, we want a country run like a household. Because we live here.

This, 💯.

I care about the Constitution, democracy, facts, being constructive.

"When you know your topic well you can explain it simply." @stephenpmeyer.bsky.social

State Department set to launch ‘Office of Remigration’ The concept of remigration has explicitly neo-Nazi roots and has been popularized in Europe.

SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda."

My report:

Cream of Spinach Soup (Published 2001)

Here is the recipe: cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/5936...

Sometimes soup can blow your mind. I made this with oat creamer vs dairy but I bet either way it will taste like the essence of the sunshine of spring.

Not just for pets: wild animals like hamster wheels too Neurophysiologists in the Netherlands have found that if you place a hamster wheel outdoors in a natural setting, wild animals such as mice will come and run on it voluntarily

www.wired.com/story/runnin... for the hamster wheel study

Like the mice, shrews, frogs, and slugs who were found to run on a hamster wheel left outside. It's fun to bop around for no reason, except for the joy of moving!

Andry Romero, a young gay man, was given an asylum appointment by the U.S. Government. When he showed up to the appointment we kidnapped him and sent him to a foreign prison.

I asked Secretary Noem to check if he’s alive. Her response was shameful.

Hey, fellow Massachusettans: if you haven't called Gov. Healey (and your local reps) yet, take 5 min and do so today. Alleged ICE is violently taking people off the streets in our state, without warrants. That makes ALL of us less safe. Numbers and script below 👇

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Carl Sagan, genius educator. I can't believe how clear of an explanation he shares on the greenhouse effect, and its effect on climate. My total hero.

Robert De Niro is expressing his love and support for his daughter Airyn De Niro, after she recently shared publicly for the first time that she is transgender. cnn.it/3EY1msu