Lorraine Ali

"What’s the point of having these [US] bases [in the GCC] if it's actually causing you to be attacked"

Iranian-American relations expert @tparsi.bsky.social tells @premthakker.bsky.social about how the Iran conflict could transform the Gulf

Commentary: Jane Fonda and Tucker Carlson agree on this: Trump's Iran war is bad — and a betrayal ”America first” was Donald Trump’s promise on the 2024 campaign trail, but his administration broke that oath late Friday when it launched a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran. Now the president’s stau...

Jane Fonda and Tucker Carlson agree on this: Trump’s Iran war is bad — and a betrayal

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Every anti-vaxxer I encounter seems to love weird unregulated supplements. They hate Big Pharma but they love Little Pharma, Big Pharma’s younger sibling who grew up without any adult supervision.

I know it’s wrong but every time I read about the Jalisco New Generation cartel, I picture a 90s boy band. Pop culture poisoning is real.

Commentary: Racist rhetoric from on high has hit a fever pitch. The BAFTA slur only adds to the hurt The slur at the BAFTA Awards was not an intentional hate bomb, but it still carries the weight of its history and stings.

Racist rhetoric from on high has hit a fever pitch. The BAFTA slur only adds to the hurt

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Truly a mystery

Commentary: The anti-Latino agenda behind Trump wanting Americans to have more kids This is the Year of the Fire Horse in the Chinese zodiac — but for the White House, it’s more like the Year of Babies.

‘While the president told a crowd last October, “We want more babies, to put it nicely”…his administration was keeping an average of 175 children a day in immigration detention—a 700% increase from the end of the Biden administration’

Via @gustavoarellano.bsky.social
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It is a little unfair how good he is at this stuff.

Commentary: Yes, Wasserman should go. But what about all those other guys in the Epstein files? L.A. Olympics committee head Casey Wasserman is the rare elite who has been held accountable in the aftermath of the latest Epstein files release.

Wasserman is the rare case of a wealthy, renown American elite whose empire is crumbling under demands for accountability. But what about all those other guys with ties to Epstein?

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A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.

This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)

Commentary: The unintended hilarity of Pam Bondi's finger-wagging testimony Poor "SNL." Attorney General Pam Bondi’s unwittingly hilarious performance Wednesday before a House Judiciary Committee will be hard to top.

The unintended hilarity of Pam Bondi’s finger-wagging testimony

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Commentary: Bad Bunny is American; Coldplay is not. The right is selectively freaking out over the Super Bowl The Super Bowl halftime show has always featured foreign music artists. So why the MAGA freak-out over Bad Bunny, who is American? Take a guess.

Bad Bunny is American; Coldplay is not. The right is selectively freaking out over the Super Bowl

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Commentary: Just say no! Dodgers players should decline White House visit Bill Plaschke says players must stand up for fans and turn down a White House visit the Dodgers' owners promised to make after winning the World Series.

Just say no! Dodgers players should decline White House visit

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“To the administration and the perpetrators responsible, you have awakened the most overworked, abused, under-appreciated, and organized workforce…”

-San Diego vigil for Alex Pretti organized by VA nurses

Nailed it

Anger napping my way into 2026

friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding in Melania theaters bc he knows people assume no one is in there

Commentary: Is peaceful protest possible in our new, violent ICE age? Friday’s planned rebellion is another test A consortium of various civil rights and advocacy groups are calling for the largest anti-ICE demonstration to date, a national shutdown on Friday.

Is peaceful protest possible in our new, violent ICE age? Friday’s planned rebellion is another test.
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‘Five alarm fire for democracy’: Dems, voting advocates voice outrage at FBI raid of Georgia elections office Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office.

🚨BREAKING: Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office Wednesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

He was directing traffic and filming.
They started assaulting and pepper spraying him.

And it led to them murdering him.

It's murder.

Detention of 5-Year-Old by Federal Agents Incenses Minneapolis

"Liam, age 5, was the fourth child in the district to be detained by immigration agents in the past two weeks, school officials said.

"Two of them are high-schoolers.

"One is a 10-year-old girl who was apprehended on her way to school..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

Delroy Lindo finally gets his Oscar nod! Long overdue. Deep respect for Delroy and “Sinners.” Was lucky to have met him during his work on “Unprisoned.” I never snap photos w folks I interview, but how could I not?! He’s the real deal.

Commentary: California made them rich. Now billionaires flee when the state asks for a little something back. A small tax spooks billionaires out of California

California helped make them rich. Now billionaires flee when the state asks for a little something back.

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Commentary: Rob Reiner's tragic slaying and Trump's awful response Months before his slaying, Rob Reiner talked about the power of forgiveness after the "horrific" assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

"In his race to the bottom, he’s broken through the floor. Now we’re in the Trump Upside Down, where empathy and decency are negative attributes." www.latimes.com/entertainmen... via @lorraineali.bsky.social

Coast Guard enacts policy calling swastikas, nooses ‘potentially divisive’ The Coast Guard’s workplace harassment manual that downgrades the definition of swastikas and nooses quietly went into effect this week.

NEWS: Coast Guard enacts policy downgrading swastikas, nooses to ‘potentially divisive’

New, from Tara Copp and me
and me

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Commentary: Rob Reiner's tragic slaying and Trump's awful response Months before his slaying, Rob Reiner talked about the power of forgiveness after the "horrific" assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

Rob Reiner’s tragic slaying and Trump’s awful response

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

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Commentary: Trump and Saudi crown prince bond over their contempt — and fear — of a free press The CIA concluded that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside Saudi Arabia's embassy in Istanbul in 2018. President Trump dismissed the killing as just one of those "things" that happens somet...

Trump and Saudi crown prince bond over their contempt — and fear — of a free press.

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Commentary: Megyn Kelly was trying to seize a moment. Why is anyone still listening to her? After her latest ploy for attention, will there be anyone left who believes former Fox anchor Megyn Kelly stands for something other than her own brand?

'Why is anyone still listening to Megyn Kelly?'

Via @lorraineali.bsky.social
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Yoshi!!!!!!