Elizabeth Svoboda

Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.

EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg

I've always been amazed by Daryl's story and really need to read this book!

I think Alyssa told on herself...

Yes, this is boneheaded — but also illustrates well how the authoritarian instinct, in subduing rivals, is to target supposed violations in appearance and decorum, when most non-authoritarians find this laughable/ couldn't care less.

Carville had a great cameo in Road Trip but even that was *checks notes* 22 years ago

Americans will be unable to resist the deathless charisma of a ShamWow Guy/ Pillow Guy ticket

something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked

99.9% of the time, I try to forget baseboards exist. 🤣

very Caroline Calloway (remember her?)

One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you. Where to find trusted health information now?

"At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website." --epidemiologist @kkjetelina.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

Statement from Rep. Crockett on Threat at D.C. Office

"Fear is contagious, but so is courage." What we also know: choosing one or the other generates continued momentum in that direction. And that individual momentum turns into collective momentum.

Sign in coffee shop that says all races religions countries of origin sexual identities genders abilities are welcome and safe here.

Friends—I don’t care about the bluster of blowhards and bullies. You belong, just as you are, and I’m glad you’re here.

The unity that suppresses community is not true unity. The oneness that denies diversity is not true oneness. The strength build on hate is not true strength.

yes, great piece — I liked the wistful ending...

Are we seeing the Donald Trump extinction burst?

We've all said this for years, but it's absolutely essential: he must be impeached and removed from office. Any "leader" who's not on board with that is no leader at all.

I know this song is real because I found a 2010 blog post about it, but I'm still having a hard time believing it

Karski's story was absolutely gutting... more people should know about it (and what it revealed about U.S. indifference and inaction).

Well, that was something. Showed up for deportation defense training in Borough Park, trainers arrived, said there was “evolving situation” in Bensonhurst, were we up for heading there, we said Hell yeah, went and met folks on the ground, ICE ended up driving out of the hood with no one detained 🔥✊

To be fair, the "America's Hitler" stuff was pretty viperish...

the bricks are alive at this day to testify it;
therefore deny it not.

What @avielroshwald.bsky.social said; Mein Kampf; and Into That Darkness, Gitta Sereny's book interviewing Treblinka commandant Franz Stangl (not quite a primary source, but lays bare the psychology that draws people to these posts)

Don't forget the gold-chain Zuckerberg version of this:

Absolutely - and speak with community leaders about what they need. In LA, Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries are enlisting volunteers to run the carts of food vendors who don't feel safe, to keep their income stream going.

You'd think he'd recognize that he isn't exactly the best messenger on this topic... but self-awareness is overrated I guess

You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.

That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.

Wow.

For the most part, our must-win, atomistic society does not teach or reward effective practices of solidarity. Intelligent young Americans are raised not to cooperate with others, but to surpass them. Why would that value system, drummed into them from birth, change now?

at any time the press corps could have stood up for each other. trump needs them - formal legacy news outlets - more than they need (to be in the room with) him.

but it's been years now, almost a decade, and no reason to think they'll start doing it now. disappointing.

Trump-ku for you:

The one pilot said
Skedaddle and that thing just
Turned on its side — pppphhh.

(Pppphhh: the sound of a balloon expelling what little air it has left.)

Who else do we know for sure has them?