@ibailey
Husband, father, stutterer, veteran journalist, sweat tea drinker, Davidson College Professor of Practice, 2014 Harvard Nieman Fellow, former Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism visiting professor. You should hire me to speak.
Gas prices are spiking. We are losing jobs. We’ve had to loosen sanctions on Russia because of the downwind effects of our unprovoked attack on Iran. Russia is helping Iran with intel. Our unprovoked attack on Iran might convince China to attack Taiwan. Wonderful times, y’all.
We began an unprovoked attack on Iran by killing several dozen Iranian little girls. That’s who we are and will forever will be. And many of us don’t even care. But imagine that happening in reverse to us or Israel and what the world reaction would have been - or our reaction.
Also, some of us are old enough to remember “Shock and Awe” and when the Saddam statue was pulled down.
How long will it take for Trump fans to declare, actually, they wanted the U.S. to go to war in the Middle East one more time despite all that noise about voting for Trump because he was the anti-war candidate? They’ve changed every other belief to fit Trump’s every act and utterance. Why not this?
France’s Macron says Iran needs to enter good faith negotiations. What the fuck is he talking about?! Iran agreed to a peaceful nuclear pact with Obama and adhered to it. Trump and Bibi tore it up and invaded them anyway. What does good faith mean?
Stop the War on Iran! Emergency Rally Saturday, Feb 28, 2026, 1pm Park Street Station, Boston
To all the mainstream media members and centrist and “objective” commentators who helped sell the lie that Trump brought peace to the Middle East last year, please don’t say anything today. We don’t want to hear from you.
Weren’t we told the bombs we dropped on Iran just months ago solved the nuclear weapons problem for several years?
Trump and his supporters are actively trying to find ways to take over the midterm elections. This is what happens when you put back in power the people who led and inspired a violent insurrection attempt.
It is insane that the U.S. ambassador to Israel casually says it would be cool if Israel took over most of the Middle East essentially because he thinks the Bible tells him so.
A congressman compared Muslims to dogs, saying he preferred the latter. Was there any real admonishment from any of his colleagues?
Elon is brilliant after all. He’s given a nearly perfect definition of white supremacy. None of that out of many one crap. None of that human equality nonsense. Just straight white culture is the greatest and must dominate. This is coming from someone who moved here. He’s saying it loud and proud.
“economic angst”
Biden and Democrats helped make a Ford electric vehicle factory possible in Kentucky that would have employed 5,000 people. Ford mothballed the plant shortly after Trump rescinded the Biden EV subsidies. But the residents don’t blame Trump.
How could anyone look at that Bondi hearing and believe the Trump administration really prioritizes merit, choosing the best person for the job?
I think a lot of the anger about the Bad Bunny halftime show is that he told U.S. citizens the United States isn’t all of America. They think it’s all ours, and only ours.
The Republicans upset about Bad Bunny are sending a clear message. They want the Latino vote - but they don’t want the Latinos attached to those votes.
I LOVE the Bad Bunny choice and his decision to be himself. We’ve also gotten the Black national anthem, THE national anthem, and another American classic song by a variety of artists before the game. (My nieces sang in ATL.) In a diversifying country, it makes a lot of sense.
Those Kid Rock lyrics are insane. I see why so much of Trump’s Evangelical base is all in for him.
Ah, the days when ESPN and other pearl clutchers were upset that @jemelehill called Trump a white supremacist.
Yes, this is what Trump supporters voted for and wanted, as long as it doesn't happen to them or anyone they love. Let's stop pretending otherwise.
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It’s a dark, disturbingly revealing irony - on so many levels - that one of the men who allegedly shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota is a Border Patrol agent named Jesus.
Anyone who tells you there is a 'ceasefire' in Gaza is gaslighting you and is an anti-Palestinian racist:
Two Black journalists, including Don Lemon, have been arrested by the Trump regime for the sin of reporting on a protest. This is America. Don’t forget the Washington Post fired a Black journalist for not being sympathetic enough about Charlie Kirk. Stop pretending “this isn’t us.” It’s always been.
“.. Then, while Mr. Pretti is on his knees and restrained, the agent standing directly above him appears to fire ..”
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For those who still don’t get it. Colin Kaepernick was kneeling to protest the policies that led to the killing of those two white people in Minnesota as well. As MLK noted, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Do you get it now?
This week brought a stunning revelation about the Trump administration co-ordinating with election deniers to put voters’ personal data at risk. And Democracy Docket played a key role in pushing the story forward. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
They shoot you dead in broad daylight, lie about it, and smear your character. They do this knowing there’s no one to hold them to account because the Supreme Court says the man who is supposed to essentially can’t be held to account no matter what he does. This is an ugly time.
And yes, democracy was on the ballot. It was not hyperbole.
ICE, which is only a couple decades old, has been arresting people for speech, illegally sending immigrants to foreign places to be tortured, terrorizing the undocumented here, killing innocent American citizens, and even harassing police officers. Why shouldn’t it be abolished?