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Elizabeth Becker

@ehbecker.bsky.social

Was a daily journalism for decades mostly at The New York Times and Washington Post. I write books about Cambodia and the Vietnam War - and the pleasure and perils of the tourism industry. Enthusiastic grandmother.

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Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’

Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

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…and where have we seen this before 🤨

04.10.2025 19:33 — 👍 614    🔁 322    💬 29    📌 14

Day 3 of the court hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandered congressional map and Democracy Docket's Jen Rice is one of the few reporters on-the-ground reporting from El Paso.

Help power fearless, pro-democracy journalism by joining Democracy Docket's premium community today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

04.10.2025 00:32 — 👍 3193    🔁 847    💬 19    📌 6
BREAKING: Newsom SHOCKS Trump by executing SURPRISE plan
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen BREAKING: Newsom SHOCKS Trump by executing SURPRISE plan

#ResistanceUnited #ONEV1 #Pinks #ProudBlue
Newsom is taking the right approach with Trump
youtube.com/watch?v=91-p...

03.10.2025 08:50 — 👍 64    🔁 40    💬 6    📌 1
Login • Instagram Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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01.10.2025 21:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Her legacy in primatology and conservation will forever inspire us to be better stewards of our planet.
#RIPJaneGoodall 🕊️ 🤍

01.10.2025 21:55 — 👍 46    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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This is not a fight about tax credits.

This is a fight over your ability to go to a pharmacy and afford your insulin.

We have the chance to protect the health care of millions of Americans. We need to take it.

01.10.2025 12:29 — 👍 16726    🔁 4884    💬 349    📌 124
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The faces of our generals as they listen to a 34-time convicted felon and 5-time draft dodger.

30.09.2025 20:53 — 👍 2279    🔁 659    💬 177    📌 48

every day JB is out there showing none of this is hard, the democratic party is just that soft

01.10.2025 12:43 — 👍 3126    🔁 617    💬 23    📌 2
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Trump’s Rage at Zohran Just Backfired in a Surprisingly Revealing Way The Democrats who are breaking through are the ones who talk about Trump’s disastrous economic record while also leveling with the public about our slide into authoritarianism.

When Trump threatens to nix funding to NYC if Zohran Mamdani wins, it only helps Zohran. It inflates the Trump threat, positions Zohran as a fighter for NYC against Trump, and pushes Cuomo into the role of Trump stooge.

There's a lesson here for Dems.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2011...

01.10.2025 11:10 — 👍 4067    🔁 1026    💬 61    📌 68
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Pritzker: “In any other country…If federal agents marched down busy streets harassing civilians and demanding their papers, what would we say? I don’t think we’d have any trouble calling it what it is: Authoritarianism.”

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Pritzker: “ICE is running around the Loop harassing people for not being white. Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States. Now, ICE is making it commonplace.”

29.09.2025 20:39 — 👍 9506    🔁 3347    💬 216    📌 106

PLEASE, Democrats don’t back down.

This cluster f@ck belongs to Trump and the Republican party .

We can‘t give up OUR healthcare.

27.09.2025 22:36 — 👍 88    🔁 40    💬 4    📌 1
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If ever there was a time not to normalize Trump’s authoritarian fever dreams, this is it.

This should be impeachable. ‘War ravaged’ Portland? He’s insane - & insanely power hungry. The script is set - call an imaginary group a terror group and then send in the troops.

27.09.2025 16:25 — 👍 8263    🔁 2605    💬 522    📌 233
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A US citizen & human rights defender identified as Rachel S. was abducted & beaten by ICE Trump regime forces in LA, then transported to the hospital and then a detention center, local rights defenders demand an investigation.

She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"

28.09.2025 23:30 — 👍 4132    🔁 2355    💬 201    📌 162

Systemic racism at core of Project 2025

25.09.2025 16:39 — 👍 197    🔁 82    💬 6    📌 0

Virginia, watch 👇👇👇

Vote Blue, vote Now! Early voting has started.

24.09.2025 19:57 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

This strikes me as a smart way to look at it. The only problem is that we have to mobilize EVERY TIME, and in cases where the target is FAR less prominent, for it to matter in the end. It's not fair, but all they have to do is wait for us to let up just a little and we lose ground.

24.09.2025 16:53 — 👍 74    🔁 17    💬 2    📌 0
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Why Obamacare Bills May Double Next Year Extensive subsidies that reduce premium costs for millions are set to expire, unless Congress extends them.

Millions of Americans with Obamacare could face steep price increases if Congress lets extra funding expire in December.

24.09.2025 18:45 — 👍 114    🔁 54    💬 25    📌 7
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The Farage ‘mirage’: how the media is warping our politics It is time that the media fulfils its role to critically examine politician’s statements and call them out when they stray from the truth

On the blatant double standards the media - BBC included - deploys while showcasing Nigel Farage. He is constantly given a free pass not granted to other politicians. bylines.scot/news/the-far...

24.09.2025 06:54 — 👍 1439    🔁 561    💬 70    📌 30
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Are you okay with this, GOP? Wait, don’t answer that.

22.09.2025 18:37 — 👍 6975    🔁 2872    💬 392    📌 152
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Getting a Newsmax host to agree with me that ICE shouldn't be wearing masks is a huge victory.

My dad served in the FBI for 34 years—no mask, always wore his badge, because he was proud of the work he did to keep our nation safe.

If you’re hiding your face, you know what you’re doing is wrong 👇

22.09.2025 20:48 — 👍 204    🔁 35    💬 3    📌 2

BREAKING: Donald Trump is planning to hand over major shares of TikTok to his billionaire pals.

Understand this: Trump-friendly billionaires could control even MORE of what you watch — all while lining their own pockets.

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On The Frontline: DC - Chicago - Long Beach I’ve just returned from professional engagements across the country that by chance followed the emerging front line of Trump’s war on democracy.

My latest substack

ehb47.substack.com/p/on-the-fro...

22.09.2025 18:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can’t imagine why (cough cough)

21.09.2025 19:44 — 👍 29    🔁 13    💬 2    📌 0
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Farmer Is Pissed Off Because Of The Tariffs

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Death cult behavior

21.09.2025 11:43 — 👍 577    🔁 162    💬 57    📌 7

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