Frederick Deknatel

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08 October 2026 14:36

A startling image of how much the new Syrian government is pushing for foreign investment at all costs: It is planning to turn Mezzeh military airport—a notorious intelligence branch, detention center, and execution site during the war—into a hub for private jets. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Alexander Chee

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17 September 2026 17:36

He didn’t think we’d live to be 59, couldn’t imagine gay marriage or that we’d have a husband, and was often told he couldn’t be an out gay writer. He‘d be a little sad about our hair. But I live the life he fought for.

Democracy Now!

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13 September 2026 02:53

"The bar for proving proving yourself innocent was so much higher than the bar for intelligence used to lethally target and kill someone."

Karen Attiah

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01 June 2026 14:29

As the last remaining Black full-time staff columnist in the Washington Post’s Opinions section, I was very aware of what my firing represented for diversity in newsrooms. I am fighting for journalists' rights to do their jobs, to comment on matters of public concern without fear of censorship.

Mohamad Bazzi

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07 April 2026 14:22

Peak DC think tanker tweet on Trump’s threats to commit war crimes and mass atrocities in Iran: “He is speaking to them in their language.” Good to see 19th century imperialism alive and well in DC.