Mary Harris

Happy 4th! Fun fact: after the election I needed a new joyful hobby, something I could do to celebrate our eventual defeat of fascism. I’m teaching myself to twirl

Why no flood sirens in Kerr County, Texas? “It was probably just, I hate to say the word priorities... Trying not to raise taxes.”

Worth noting that it is Semafor calling Rufo a “journalist,” not the Times directly but that means we have TWO publications legitimizing the guy

Huh. There's been a whole lotta speculation about why Dems can't convert fed-up Never Trumpers. Curious what and who flipped Duncan

Please allow yourself a lil treat Which is this article slate.com/news-and-pol...

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A good day to blow some cash at my local Persian bakery

I've had two other occasions to ask -- are we at war with Iran? (Soleimani's assasination, the targeted nuclear strikes -- all Trump.) I don't want to say 3rd time's the charm, but 3rd time is definitely a different answer. With @shaneharris.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...

In my convo w/ @shaneharris.bsky.social that airs tomorrow we talked about this war as a kind of luxury good, the “I see it, I like it, I want it, I got it” approach to intl affairs Ofc there is no easy credit to power warfare; advisors have even warned we might run low on munitions

Been thinking about the rules journos made for themselves in the Trump era. Like: “cover what he DOES not what he SAYS” Well intentioned! But now I feel the responsible approach is more: “imagine the wildest thing he might do, and prep for that, JIC”

Michelle Goldberg is always essential reading for me but this week she provided essential context on what is happening in Iran - and where it is heading. This is the line I keep thinking about

But seriously: why no condoms in the Olympic village for curlers???

For the journalists in the house

One thing I loved about this convo is about how it went kinda deep on allyship. This Olympian who made waves for speaking out about Trump did so strategically: as an older white man (and alternate) he felt like he could take the heat for his team. And: he GOT heat: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLlV...