Evan Osnos

Keep pushing Norm.

This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.

The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire...and China's Most Feared Critic - Mark Clifford in Conversation with Evan Osnos Elebash Recital Hall

China hands in NYC Feb 18: Come hear the amazing story of Jimmy Lai: "billionaire businessman...who became China’s most famous political prisoner." I'll interview biographer @marklclifford.bsky.social who heads
@thecfhk.bsky.social Details @cuny.edu's @biographyctr www.gc.cuny.edu/events/troub...

From 9/11 to Minneapolis: How ICE Became a Paramilitary Force Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 01/30/2026 · 30m

A masterclass by @vermontgmg.bsky.social
on how ICE/CBP became so specifically incompetent and violent. Unintelligent design--capped off by a fateful order from Stephen Miller. w @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Public outrage, sustained attention, and effort by elected officials can together make a real difference.

Does China’s Military Purge Raise the Risk Over Taiwan? (with Evan Osnos)

Talked about Xi Jinping, Taiwan, etc with Jon Finer and Jake Sullivan, who've met with a lot of senior Chinese officials, including (now-purged) Gen. Zhang Youxia. Zhang stood out for going off-script open.spotify.com/show/6Df7AyU...

A government can only go to war against its citizens if it can afford to ignore them. The road to Minneapolis ran through the gilded line-up beside Trump at Inauguration. Oligarchy is the timely topic this Fri/Sat at an amazing event, details here @ucirvine.bsky.social
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Wow. A moment in Robert Worth's dispatch from Minneapolis. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:

Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

genuinely stunning image

The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

A Stark Warning About the 2026 Election, with Robert Kagan Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 01/16/2026 · 43m

Bone chilling, but important episode for all to listen… super important. Thank you for making my weekend, peppered with expertise, knowledge and most importantly, humor and the laughter, @janemayer.bsky.social, @eosnos.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social 🙏🙏

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Opinion | Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving.

Local Newspapers Are Closing. Local News Is Surviving. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

Is Donald Trump Creating the Conditions for Another World War? “What you’re seeing both abroad and at home are completely optional conflicts created by the character of the President,” Jane Mayer says.

I can't remember the last time that a political conversation hit me harder than this week's roundtable on Venezuela, Minneapolis, and the blaring alarms of history. With my amazing colleagues @janemayer.bsky.social and @sbg1.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/podcast/poli...

So excited to watch The Political Scene taping their weekly show live at @harvardiop.bsky.social with the amazing @sbg1.bsky.social @janemayer.bsky.social and @eosnos.bsky.social talking about one year since Trump's election.

Thank you!

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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

Take 22 minutes to watch this. Trust me. The end of USAID through the story of a baby named Jane Sunday. "We've found the formula and we delivered it. And then we took it away," says @agawande.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

We're answering listener questions this week in a special 2026 Midterms preview on The Political Scene podcast from @newyorker.com So, what issues/personae/themes do you wonder about and why? What perplexes? Send us a voice memo at themail@newyorker.com, with “midterms” in the subject line.

Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m

Please listen. Super smart, inspiring and practical. And it doesn't rely on the Democratic Party... @janemayer.bsky.social @eosnos.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @hardymerriman.bsky.social
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People keep asking “What can we do?” Our podcast guest, Hardy Merriman, studies resistance movements and has many suggestions.

Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure Podcast Episode · The Political Scene | The New Yorker · 09/27/2025 · 44m

The successful public backlash against silencing Jimmy Kimmel contains some big lessons on what works in the face of autocracy, as expert Hardy Merriman explains in this fascinating episode with my co-hosts @janemayer.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

+1 Also, @hillaryclinton.bsky.social had some very interesting observations for us about the role of “losses” in the psychology of autocrats.

Looking forward to this!

How Big Tech Sets the Agenda in Trump’s America | The New Yorker Radio Hour | WNYC Studios Donald Trump is the most tech-friendly President in American history. He enlisted social media to win office; he became a promoter—and beneficiary—of cryptocurrency, breaking long-sta...

I’m on the @newyorker.com Radio Hour with @eosnos.bsky.social this weekend, talking about Trump’s America and tech’s complicity in the admin’s agenda.

So you know, all the fun stuff.

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Leonard Downie — The Future of Local News: A Turning Point - with Sarabeth Berman — at Conn Ave

Interested in the future of local news? At @politicsprose.bsky.social 5p on Sat 8/23, Sarabeth Berman and Leonard Downie will discuss his new report on its value to democracy, the risk of news deserts, and many new ventures that have "sprouted across the country" politics-prose.com/leonard-downie

You’re right! My roots were showing

Ha—thank you!

This really is a doozy

Yes indeed!