This is one of the most important articles re to the courage of survivors juxtaposed against systemic features that attract and protect the likes of Epstein and Swalwell.
Jessica also illustrates how quickly power can shift, what that looks like, and the motivations behind it.
Simply brilliant.
We don't talk enough about how ugly an acronym looks in a written piece.
Why won't you just be nice to us about taking your rights away. --- is what I took from this.
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One day I will write an article that references alleged violent sexual abuse of women, and a man won't be in my inbox saying I'm crucifying ALL men for "an unwanted back rub," decades ago.
Today is not that day.
I wrote about how survivors have fought to make sexual abuse and violence a salient political issue, and how that contributed to the swift takedown of Swalwell after the news broke on Friday.
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Swift Swalwell Fallout Suggests the Democrats Have Finally Learned From Epstein
Voters see accountability for abuse as a key electoral issue.
More must-read reporting by @jesswash.bsky.social
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If the DOJ’s history killer memo stands, Trump - and every future president - will be able to operate in total secrecy.
We can’t let that happen.
My latest for @theintercept.com:
Not a knock on the article, which definitely touches on this aspect. But, having interviewed students who had to flee the country with only the things they could carry, a drop in on-campus activism, particularly around Israel and the ME, is not surprising.
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For some additional insight: “For Hegseth, biblical law is the only law he feels obligated to obey. The law of war, international law governing military conflicts, and human rights and civilian rights in war — he believes don’t apply to him.”
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"For Hegseth, biblical law is the only law he feels obligated to obey. The law of war, international law governing military conflicts, and human rights and civilian rights in war — he believes don’t apply to him.”
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Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
Along these lines, this is how Alex Jones is responding to the latest.
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"Journalists don’t work for the government and their right to publish government leaks is protected by the first amendment which, despite Trump’s efforts, remains the law of the land," FPF's Seth Stern told @jeremymbarr.bsky.social.
This piece from @lilianasegura.bsky.social about a 62-year-old woman who is being prosecuted after wearing a penis costume to a protest and giving the name "Aunt Tifa" is hilarious. And bonus, it's an incredible and informative story on free speech.
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WASHINGTON, April 6 – National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. today issued the following statement after President Donald Trump’s public remarks that a news outlet should reveal its confidential sources or face consequences including jail time: “President Trump’s public suggestion that journalists should be jailed if they refuse to reveal confidential sources is a direct threat to the First Amendment and the core function of a free press. No president should call for jailing journalists who refuse to betray their sources. The ability to protect confidential sources is essential to newsgathering and to informing the public on matters of urgent national interest. Those protections are at risk when the president tries to bully news organizations to disclose confidential sources. The government has a legitimate responsibility to safeguard classified information. But that responsibility does not extend to punishing journalists for lawful reporting or coercing them to disclose sources. Comments like these are not theoretical. They risk chilling constitutionally protected reporting and sending a dangerous signal to those who would seek to undermine press freedom. Such a curb on the news process is particularly dangerous at a time when the public should be fully informed about the U.S. war against Iran. The public has a right to know, and journalists' work is crucial in fulfilling it. We urge all public officials to respect the constitutional role of a free and independent press and to refrain from rhetoric or actions that threaten it.”
The National Press Club sends out the following statement opposing Trump's demand for journalists to give up confidential sources or risk jail time, saying it "is particularly dangerous at a time when the public should be fully informed about the U.S. war against Iran."
On today's episode, we go deep on the Christian influencers pushing for War with Iran. Plus, @akelalacy.bsky.social and I discuss how the war is shaping the midterms.
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Journalist @sarahposner.bsky.social on TIB explains the apocalyptic religious views shaping the Trump adm., including Pete Hegseth who "believes that he is carrying out a spiritual and actual war to vanquish a Christian nation’s enemies... biblical law is the only law he feels obligated to obey."
Highly skeptical that Bondi would tip off Swalwell. But I am working on a larger story about Rep. Swalwell. So if anyone has any tips related to the California Congressman please send me a message (Jessw.39 on signal).
I interviewed @katmabu.bsky.social for @theintercept.com about her campaign's mutual aid program. She told me that win, or lose, she was hoping this would become something more campaigns would do moving forward.
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Given that means-testing ends up costing more than not means-testing because of the required means-testing apparatus, the desire to means-test everything really can only be explained by the desire to be able to cut services and call the poors leeches, independent of policy outcomes.
Why are they so much better at this 😭
