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Applying a social justice lens to journalism, philanthropy and academia.

Joined May 2009
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FYI there are more of us that said no to the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia. Here’s the offer I got back in July
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Since our government failed to give her any respect
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Three months ago today, Rep. Melissa Hortman was murdered by a right-wing extremist. RETWEET to honor her life 💙
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.@SenAlexPadilla is one of the most decent people I know. This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful. Trump and his shock troops are out of control. This must end now.
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This just happened in the United States of America. Not Russia. Not Venezuela. A U.S. Senator, manhandled by uniformed officers of the U.S. government, for challenging the Homeland Security director about what's happening in LA. Every one of his colleagues, Republican and Democrat, should speak out NOW!
Disturbing scene of Senator Alex Padilla being handcuffed
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GOP Sen. Joni Ernst ...
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Rahm Emanuel on President Trump commuting the federal sentence of Chicago gang co-founder Larry Hoover: “This is a notorious gang leader who had many, many people killed…I always thought, when I was growing up in politics, that the Republican Party was supposed to be the party of law and order.”
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"The administration has terminated more than 80% of USAID grants. "A BU global health professor estimated these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children. "That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished." nytimes.com/2025/05/30/opini…
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BREAKING: At the Harvard Graduation Ceremony moments ago, Harvard President Alan M. Garber just got a standing ovation after taking a subtle shot at President Trump. "To the class of 2025, from down the street, across the country and around the world. AROUND THE WORLD! JUST AS IT SHOULD BE!”
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It's noteworthy that the same folks in Congress who were clamoring ceaselessly about the "Biden crime family" would sit silently while a president pulls off the most audacious schemes ever to monetize the office for his personal gain. #phonies nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/po… via @NYTimes
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Pinch me! PBS American Masters is now streaming Ten Times Better, the surprising and previously untold story of George Lee, a teenaged Chinese refugee who leapt to fame in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker and the groundbreaking Flower Drum Song. youtube.com/watch?v=a1B4gqdv…
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