SQUATTERS! SQUATTED! SQUATTING!

Curbed’s Bridget Read and Semafor David Weigel explain.

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This is an amazing story by Tal Shalev: Ahead of a possible attack from Iran Netanyahu moved over the weekend to the house of Simon Falic in Jerusalem which according to previous reports has a fortified bunker. Falic is a U.S. billionaire, a GOP donor and the owner of Duty Free…

An Israeli military strike in Gaza killed 7 aid workers who worked for José Andrés' nonprofit World Central Kitchen.

@wsj's Stephen Kalin explains what happened, and Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International, lays out what this means for Gazans.
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Donald Trump arrived at the White House in 2017 without a lot of plans to actually govern. The conservative Heritage Foundation wants to make sure that doesn’t happen again.

Semafor's Shelby Talcott explains 'Project 2025'
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A century of history of Black country music, explained by Alice Randall. trib.al/oqgJlsY

Shared 3 pieces of Black specific content with my children this week.

• cbc.ca/news/canada/ed… via Nishat Chowdhury

• vox.com/2024/3/26/2411… via Avishay Artsy h/t Alice Randall

• podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s6-… via The Secret Life of Canada

I think they're worth #Amplifying

It's a museum, it's an education, it's an all out celebration of Country, and it's Black as the winning ace of Spades!

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I loved being a part of this, thank you!

Polling shows that a quarter of registered Black voters plan to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

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Breaking news: 'Today, Explained' from Vox wins the Ambie for Best News Podcast.🏆 Congratulations!

#TheAmbies #podcastawards

quad axel to the succession theme? this absolute diva

Beyoncé has a new country album. The first single has already broken records and drawn criticism from those who think of country music as a “white” genre. Except it’s not.

Alice Randall tells the story of country music’s very Black roots.
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Four years after a pandemic pause, some colleges and universities are again requiring applicants to submit standardized test scores.

@InsideHigherEd’s Liam Knox and Univ. of Delaware's Dominique Baker explain. open.spotify.com/episode/6VGZWY…

Attaching a water hose to a speaker can cause sound waves in the water

The leading candidates for California’s open Senate seat are finding themselves talking a lot about Israel, Palestine, and the war in Gaza. That's happening in races across the country.

Melanie Mason and Ross Barkan explain. open.spotify.com/episode/6yBi0k…

Michigan’s primary today will test President Biden’s viability with Muslim voters amid the war in Gaza.

One Arab American leader says the community is abandoning Biden and looking for alternatives — and Donald Trump might be one of them.
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“per my last email” = fuck you

“apologies for the delay” = fuck me

“cc’ing for visibility” = you’re fucked

“checking in in this” = i’m fucked

“let’s revisit in Q4” = fuck this

“i’m not sure that’s aligned” = fuck that

“respectfully yours” = fuck all y’all

Our film “No Other Land” on occupied Masafer Yatta’s brutal expulsion won best documentary in Berlinale. Israel’s channel 11 aired this 30 second segment from my speech, insanely called it “anti semitic” - and I’ve been receiving death threats since. I stand behind every word.

This many news layoffs during an election year when AI is better than ever and disinformation spreads like wildfire makes my stomach hurt.

if taylor swift doesnt start dating a journalist soon this entire industry is going to collapse