Sh’ma Koleinu: A joint message from Jews of Columbia across the ideological spectrum We, a diverse coalition of Jews at Columbia and Barnard, wholeheartedly reject the invocation of <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/additional-measures-to-combat-anti-sem...

This, this, this, this and more this.
www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...

Jamie Raskin nails it.

Jeff Bezos announces ‘significant shift’ coming to the Washington Post. A key editor is leaving because of it | CNN Business Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Wednesday announced a “significant shift” to the publisher’s opinion page that led David Shipley, the paper’s editorial page editor, to leave the paper.

The writing was on the wall when Bezos blocked the WP's endorsement in the last Presidential election. Now it's official. Bye bye, WP. I am now looking to AP, The Guardian ... other suggestions for decent news sources?
www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/m...

This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.

There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP

Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

House votes on GOP budget today. Call your Congresspeople now: Vote no on the budget - no compliance until the illegal kleptocracy stops.

The fact that a vote on a budget resolution is coming up means it's absolutely critical to call your congressional rep first thing in the morning, and remind them of the importance of not giving the Musk/Trump administration a pass.

Map with Gulf of Mexico correctly labeled as "Gulf of Mexico"

1. Google Gulf of Mexico.
2. “Gulf of America" will appear.
3. Click on three dots to the right of “Gulf of America”
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America" text
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect," type in "The correct name of this body of water is “Gulf of Mexico."

Judge blocks transfers of 3 transgender inmates to men’s prison The judge concluded that “the public interest in seeing the plaintiffs relocated immediately to male facilities is slight at best.”

We'll take every little bit of good news.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territory US president says he wants people to move to neighbouring nations, after resuming shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel

US citizens on the Left who sat out the last election because of your (justifiable) anger about Gaza: This is on you, as well. You cannot convince me that it would have been the same under Harris.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

From now on, I'm just going to say "override" ...

If I hear the word "surprising" one more time in the news to describe any of the picks or plans of the incoming administration, I will plotz. How anyone is surprised by any of this is inconceivable to me.