Noah Shachtman

One of the greatest episodes of TV ever

What about straight men whose mothers were chefs

Why didn't you tell me THE BEAR was this good????

NEW YORK POST LOG IN US News Metro Long Island Politics World N METRO F in ethics: Zohran Mamdani laughed off stealing a table in college By Rich Calder Published Aug. 2, 2025, 12:10 p.m. ET 139 He must have gotten an F in ethics. NYC socialist mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani and a pal stole a table while an undergraduate at Bowdoin College in Maine — only admitting to the heist in the campus newspaper after security had him dead to rights. "I would occasionally use the table in my room. You know, for that game with the red Solo cups and a few ping-pong balls," the future defund-the-police Queens assemblyman recalled in a Sept. 16, 2011 column for The Bowdoin Orient, titled "Idiots Steal Table." "Not a drinking game though, because that would be against the rules, so we play with water. Just as much fun with twice the hydration." And the "crime" was premeditated — Mamdani admitted to eyeing the piece since he was a freshman the year before, he wrote.

Are Rupert Murdoch and the New York Post trying to help Zohran Mamdani win?

This is..... Incredible. Massive kudos to @free.law.

That whites-only, no Jews allowed Arkansas community is legal, says state’s attorney general. How? The Arkansas whites-only Return to the Land Ozarks community that bans Jews is legal according to Tim Griffin.

Feels like a preview of where this is all headed

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Kyrie and the ADL

Thanks for all the kind words about my look inside the Anti-Defamation League. Here's an anecdote that didn't make it into the final story. It's about my one interaction with ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt, and my local NBA team.

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Well worth a read, by the way. A deep dive into the ADL’s political choices and how the organization has changed in light of the rise of Greenblatt, Trump, 10/7, etc.

One does get the sense from this that the shift has been very top-down. With a different leader we could have a very different ADL.

I want the Forbidden Pierogies so bad.

US horse racing is getting safer, but hasn't matched UK's safety standards.

Opinion | Dead Athletes. Empty Stands. Why Are We Paying Billions to Keep This Sport Alive?

There have been more than 1,700 horse deaths in New York since 2009, according to the @timesunion.com

And remember, this is a sport propped up by your tax dollars.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

Tracking horse deaths at Saratoga Race Course The number of horse deaths continues to stack each year at the track amid controversies.

Oof. 11 thoroughbreds have died this summer at Saratoga Race Course, the crown jewel of east coasting racing. That's more than double last year's total, and we're only partway through the season.

In all, 200 horses have died at Saratoga since 2009.

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Yet again, my 3 year old is braver (and more rational) than a white adult male Senator. It should be shamefully embarrassing to say anything like this in public.

Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League The group used to believe the rights of Jews were inextricable from the rights of everyone else. Its war against anti-Zionism has changed everything.

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Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League The group used to believe the rights of Jews were inextricable from the rights of everyone else. Its war against anti-Zionism has changed everything.

Strong Bush 'You're either with us or against us' vibe from the ADL in this excellent @noahshachtman.bsky.social piece.

"Its new version of Jewish defense was zero sum and dependent on a conception of a singular Jewish viewpoint."

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Thank you, Rabbi.

That might just be the nicest thing you could say to journalist in 2025. Thank you!

Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League The group used to believe the rights of Jews were inextricable from the rights of everyone else. Its war against anti-Zionism has changed everything.

This @noahshachtman.bsky.social piece on the internal schism at the ADL is worth the entire subscription price for NY mag. nymag.com/intelligence...

Thank you!!!!

Thank you!!!!

Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League The group used to believe the rights of Jews were inextricable from the rights of everyone else. Its war against anti-Zionism has changed everything.

Really good deep reporting by @noahshachtman.bsky.social (plus some jaw-dropping anecdotes) in this story about the growing internal crisis at the ADL

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Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League The group used to believe the rights of Jews were inextricable from the rights of everyone else. Its war against anti-Zionism has changed everything.

Great, enraging reporting from @noahshachtman.bsky.social nymag.com/intelligence...

You can find their work here:

jewishcurrents.org/author/alex-...

forward.com/authors/arno...

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Over the years, there's been a ton of excellent reporting on the Anti-Defamation League. Three reporters have been particularly informative:

* @arnorosenfeld.bsky.social and @jacobkornbluh.bsky.social of @forward.com.

* Alex Kane of @jewishcurrents.bsky.social.

After three challenging and inspiring years, today was my last day at ADL. | Ethan Davidson After three challenging and inspiring years, today was my last day at ADL. It was an honor to serve as Regional Director of ADL Southeast alongside so many talented and dedicated colleagues. I am grat...

Ethan Davidson, the well-regarded southeast regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, just announced his resignation. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

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Here is Greenblatt's note.

Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League The group used to believe the rights of Jews were inextricable from the rights of everyone else. Its war against anti-Zionism has changed everything.

In an internal memo to ADL staff, Jonathan Greenblatt calls my story about the group a "shallow hit piece."

The article has more than 40 sources. You can judge for yourself whether or not it's shallow or a hit piece.

I'll link to Greenblatt's memo in the thread.

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"“New plan,” Greenblatt said in his address to national leadership last year, repeating a phrase that had recently been taken up by other Jewish organizations: “Put on your own oxygen mask first.”"

is a rich text unto itself

"Baseless claims made by anonymous sources" is an interesting depiction of an article that actually has multiple named sources. To pick one paragraph of many...

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Thank you!