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Zev Karlin-Neumann

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Writer of speeches and righter of wrongs. Now: Founder at JustWriteComms.com. Once: State Dept, DPC46, Pete For America, Sen. Kamala Harris, NSC44, @westwingwriters.bsky.social. Views and puns my own.

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Genius.

27.10.2025 23:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Former NBA star, Asian American trailblazer Jeremy Lin retires On the verge of being out of the league, Lin saved his NBA career over a two-week stretch during the 2011-12 season with the New York Knicks.

Farewell to this legend who represented Palo Alto and Asian-Americans on a global stage; he'll be a success in whatever he chooses to do next www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/31/f...

01.09.2025 01:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Kennedy Toils in Mississippi, Tracing His Grandfatherโ€™s Path

โ€œThe only way to change the power structures in those states is to organize people,โ€ Mr. Kennedy said. โ€œThatโ€™s not a short fix. But what else can you do?โ€ www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/u...

26.07.2025 14:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
NYT Headline: Democratsโ€™ 2024 Autopsy Is Described as Avoiding the Likeliest Cause of Death

An audit being conducted by the D.N.C. is not looking at Joe Bidenโ€™s decision to run or key decisions by Kamala Harrisโ€™s team, according to six people briefed on the report.

NYT Headline: Democratsโ€™ 2024 Autopsy Is Described as Avoiding the Likeliest Cause of Death An audit being conducted by the D.N.C. is not looking at Joe Bidenโ€™s decision to run or key decisions by Kamala Harrisโ€™s team, according to six people briefed on the report.

Anakin and Padme meme
Panel 1, Anakin: The 2024 autopsy isn't covering key Biden and Harris decisions
Panel 2, Padme: It's because we all agree those decisions were bad, right?
Panel 3, Anakin: silent
Panel 4, Padme, now concerned: It's because we all agree those decisions were bad, right?

Anakin and Padme meme Panel 1, Anakin: The 2024 autopsy isn't covering key Biden and Harris decisions Panel 2, Padme: It's because we all agree those decisions were bad, right? Panel 3, Anakin: silent Panel 4, Padme, now concerned: It's because we all agree those decisions were bad, right?

20.07.2025 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stephen C > Stephen A

18.07.2025 03:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These Younger Democrats Are Sick of Their Partyโ€™s Status Quo

Just 15 years ago, we had:

๐Ÿ˜Democratic governors in WV, WY, and OK.

๐Ÿ˜Democrats representing SD and IN in the U.S. Senate.

๐Ÿ˜Dem control of the AK and MS statehouses.

Majority Democrats is how we get back to winning all across the country. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/u...

10.07.2025 13:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sometimes calls for prayer are sincere and sometimes they are an argument: a claim that this is Godโ€™s fault and our choices and policies have nothing to do with it.

06.07.2025 14:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 5445 ๐Ÿ” 1007 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 470 ๐Ÿ“Œ 74
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Hope and solidarity won tonight, and will win again in November.

Congratulations, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

25.06.2025 03:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 34928 ๐Ÿ” 3809 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 843 ๐Ÿ“Œ 299
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On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.

New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.

23.06.2025 15:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 14684 ๐Ÿ” 2554 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 272 ๐Ÿ“Œ 744
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Happy Birthday to my favorite Skee-ball expert, best-selling author, dog dad, fixer of dolls and bikes and dinners, and amazing parent to our kids. What a year itโ€™s been, @chastenbuttigieg.bsky.social - and hereโ€™s to the adventures yet to come!

23.06.2025 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 18872 ๐Ÿ” 886 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 543 ๐Ÿ“Œ 44

the embarrassment of the first Trump term combined with the shame of the second Bush term is a helluva place to be

22.06.2025 00:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian freedom fighter and Nobel Peace Prize winner, sends a message to President Trump.

Narges has spent around 13 years in the Islamic Republicโ€™s most notorious prisons over the last 15 years.

20.06.2025 03:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 247 ๐Ÿ” 53 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

14.06.2025 21:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 22052 ๐Ÿ” 5317 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 301 ๐Ÿ“Œ 355

Trumpโ€™s go-to line about every foreign policy crisis and war - from Russiaโ€™s invasion of Ukraine, to October 7th, to the Israelโ€™s devastation of Gaza - was โ€œIt would never have happened if I was president.โ€

Welp.

13.06.2025 01:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 8639 ๐Ÿ” 1377 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 220 ๐Ÿ“Œ 50
'Weakness masquerading as strength': Hear Newsom's blistering speech on Trump as LA protests persist
'Weakness masquerading as strength': Hear Newsom's blistering speech on Trump as LA protests persist YouTube video by CNN

This is a superb speech by @governor.ca.gov just now.

Clear. Strong. Simple. Direct. Angryโ€”in a way that appeals to the best in people, not the worst. Seven plus minutes of the most effective rhetoric in response to Trump.

This is how you want a leader to talk.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=linJ...

11.06.2025 03:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3547 ๐Ÿ” 1087 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 95 ๐Ÿ“Œ 84
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On Research and Writing with Zev Karlin-Neumann The Public Service Project ยท Episode

Interested in speechwriting? Love hearing about the State Department clearance process? Donโ€™t absolutely hate the sound of my voice?

Check out the podcast I did with Caitlin Dallaire and the Public Service Project:
open.spotify.com/episode/5cFD...

11.06.2025 13:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThe Intern in Chargeโ€: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trumpโ€™s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the governmentโ€™s main hub for combating v...

โ€œAccording to LinkedIn, the bulk of Fugateโ€™s leadership experience comes from having served as secretary general of a Model United Nations club.โ€

This would be laughable if it werenโ€™t so dangerous.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...

06.06.2025 03:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight

05.06.2025 19:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 31523 ๐Ÿ” 5110 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 409 ๐Ÿ“Œ 197

Itโ€™s my birthday on Sunday but you really shouldnโ€™t have, this is just too much, I donโ€™t deserve it

05.06.2025 19:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2845 ๐Ÿ” 90 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 88 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Hassett has now taken to forecasting what going to happen last week, and heโ€™s still wrong.

02.06.2025 03:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3218 ๐Ÿ” 437 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124 ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
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The Law Firms That Appeased Trumpโ€”and Angered Their Clients After firms struck deals to avoid punitive executive orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere.

โ€œAt a recent luncheon at Cipriani in Midtown Manhattan, a top lawyer for Citadel delivered a message to leaders of some of the countryโ€™s biggest law firms. Brooke Cucinella told them that the hedge-fund company likes to work with law firms that arenโ€™t afraid of a fight.โ€ www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

02.06.2025 03:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œThey told us Putin would take all of Ukraine if we didnโ€™t send weapons so we sent tons of weapons and he never even took all of Ukraine.โ€

๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”๐Ÿค”

01.06.2025 12:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Kash Patel & the rest of the MAGA goons & bullies

Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) has a message for you:

Go f***k yourself."
๐Ÿ”ฅ

31.05.2025 22:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 336 ๐Ÿ” 111 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Opinion | Elon Muskโ€™s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death

โ€œMuskโ€™s sojourn in government has revealed severe flaws in his character โ€” a blithe, dehumanizing cruelty, and a deadly incuriosity. This should shape how heโ€™s seen for the rest of his public life.โ€ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

30.05.2025 23:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rubio outlines plans to drastically cut human rights offices in State The cuts are part of a Trump administration plan to overhaul State, outlined in internal documents.

โ€œForget Russiaโ€™s torture and killing of Ukrainians, letโ€™s focus on the real threat like U.K.โ€™s laws against hate speech,โ€ one of the department officials noted wryly. www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

30.05.2025 03:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hell of a legacy.

29.05.2025 16:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pete Buttigiegโ€™s Theory of Everything How the former mayor, transportation secretary, and unlikely culture whisperer is piecing together a Democratic response to the chaos of Trumpism โ€“ and everything that comes after.

โ€œFor Buttigieg, the answer to populist despair is policy imagination. Big, functional, future-oriented ideas. Not just to fight Trump, but to build something worth fighting for.

Thereโ€™s something there. Maybe everything.โ€ demwinsmedia.substack.com/p/pete-butti...

29.05.2025 03:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 27 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Missouri Town Was Solidly Behind Trump. Then Carol Was Detained.

โ€œI voted for Donald Trump, and so did practically everyone hereโ€ฆ But no one voted to deport moms. We were all under the impression we were just getting rid of the gangs, the people who came here in droves.โ€

She paused. โ€œThis is Carol.โ€

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

29.05.2025 03:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if your grand approach to politics is bloodless poll-testing so that you're always aligned with wherever public opinion happens to be, you've already lost

25.05.2025 14:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 19281 ๐Ÿ” 2478 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 253 ๐Ÿ“Œ 192