James Fallows
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A Disgusting Night for Democracy
James Fallows - The Atlantic 22h 11 tweets
Donald Trump made it so, and Chris Wallace let him.
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James Fallows No more Mr. Nice Guy 22h
"You might not like it, but it's smart politics." - PressThink
Jay Rosen - PressThink 48h 9 tweets
'Twas the savvy style that led the political press astray. By the time Trump showed up, they were too far gone to realize it.
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James Fallows From , four specific steps the political press could take, right now. (They involve shifts in culture but are nonetheless specific.) 32h
Will We Ever Get Rid of the Electoral College?
The Nation 9d 2 tweets
The system that is nobody’s first choice.
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James Fallows Very good review by of new book on Electoral College — an accidental institution somehow now imagined as fundamental to American freedom. 8d
Community Colleges Can Be Engines of Economic Recovery
Nytimes.com 13d 7 tweets
With proper funding and innovation, two-year public colleges can handle job training for millions of people.
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James Fallows Please read in NYT Sunday Biz, on why community colleges are *the* crucial educational/economic/mobility institutions of the moment. 9d
Steve Clemons
Facebook.com 13d 1 tweets
I am having a hard time with the news that my dear friend and one of the closest and smartest collaborators I’ve ever had, Sherle Schwenninger, has passed tonight. Sherle was a cofounder of New...
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James Fallows From our mutual friend , a note on the tragic and unexpected death of the wonderful Sherle Schwenninger. Sherle was original and brilliant, and also modest, generous, and kind—a combo you don’t always find. So sorry for this news. 13d
The Media Learned Nothing From 2016
James Fallows - The Atlantic 16d 34 tweets
The press hasn’t broken its most destructive habits when it comes to covering Donald Trump.
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James Fallows Thanks to those reading and mentioning this piece For those ( et al) asking why I carefully listed people doing (IMO) the right thing but not other side: For better or worse, an intentional choice. To stress that it's a system/culture issue. 15d
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James Fallows A good and useful thread, addressed to the right recipients. (My dog in this fight: ) 5d
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James Fallows I wrote about instinct toward “both sides” framing of politics: how powerful the habit is, and how mis-matched to current realities. Consider sequence of headlines in NYT. #1 is home page last night; #2 now. Re-assess is interesting, as is first instinct 11h
El Dorado Fire 2020
ArcGIS StoryMaps 18d 1 tweets
View information, photos, videos and maps about the El Dorado Fire.
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James Fallows An interactive Esri “Story Map” on the ruinous El Dorado fire in California. (This is the one widely known because it started with the gender-reveal fireworks. Known to me because it’s where I grew up.) Informative, sobering map. 18d
Meaning behind Fortunate Son
Facebook Watch 18d 1 tweets
The meaning behind the song “Fortunate Son,” in John’s own words. You can watch the video of John jamming to a new version with his family band...
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James Fallows Something I never thought I’d see: the inimitable , of Creedence Clearwater, explaining why the song he wrote *50 years ago* referred explicitly to the likes of Trump (who is now using it at rallies) h/t 18d
Make the Senate Great Again
Ben Sasse - WSJ 22d 20 tweets
To restore the world’s greatest deliberative body, we need to think big.
Can Italy Defeat Its Most Powerful Crime Syndicate?
The Atlantic 26d 3 tweets
A prosecutor takes hundreds of mobsters to court.
Local food banks say they need more volunteers
One News Page [US] 22d 1 tweets
An estimated 1,700 families picked up food at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds on Friday.
COVID-19 | California Volunteers
Californiavolunteers.ca.gov 164d 4 tweets
A Note on Ted Halstead
James Fallows - The Atlantic 22d 4 tweets
The founder of New America—and a pioneer for many other causes—died in an accident last week.
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James Fallows Tragic news that Ted Halstead, co-founder of New America and Climate Leadership Council, has died in a hiking accident. (Appreciation by me) 22d
Abolish the Senate | Thomas Geoghegan
The Baffler 22d 2 tweets
The Senate, for all its good manners and sophistication, is a greater threat to individual liberty than the raucous and badly behaved U.S. House.
James Fallows In our friend Tom Geoghegan with a ‘Modest Proposal’-type essay (“Abolish the Senate”) that turns into a list of practical steps. What Mitch “Merrick Garland” McConnell has done is a symptom; TomG argues about the deeper disease. 22d
Wildfire Maps & Response Support | Wildfire Disaster Program
Esri.com 23d 1 tweets
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James Fallows Real-time interactive Calif wildfire maps, from our friends at One American in every 8 lives in Calif. One dollar out of every 7 in the US economy. (Much of the electronic equip the country uses, much of the food.) 23d
Everyone Knows It’s True
David Frum - The Atlantic 23d 18 tweets
As Trump vehemently disputes reports that he has disparaged veterans, some silences speak loudly.
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James Fallows By , in , ‘Everyone Knows It’s True’ 23d
Trump referred to Marines buried at cemetery in France in crude and derogatory terms, a former senior administration official says
CNN 25d 4 tweets
President Donald Trump referred to fallen US service members at the Aisne-Marne cemetery in crude and derogatory terms during a November 2018 trip to France to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, a former senior...
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James Fallows For those keeping track, it’s now: -Fox -WaPo -NYT -AP -and, most recently, CNN confirming report on Trump dissing war dead as “losers” and “suckers.” 25d
Trump tweets about McCain, denies disparaging US war dead as 'losers'
KTAR News - KTAR.com 27d 1 tweets
Donald Trump acknowledged that he was "never a big fan" of John McCain, but denied reports that he made disparaging remarks about military members.
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James Fallows 2/3 … w what he has said in public, about: Capt Khan, Sgt Johnson, the Vindman brothers, of course John McCain. And WaPo confirms story as does AP: 27d
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
Jeffrey Goldberg - The Atlantic 27d 208 tweets
The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.
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James Fallows Here is the ink for the incredible (yet completely believable) report from . Another sample, below. 27d
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James Fallows 1/ If you didn’t read story by last night, please read it now: Even if you already read it, read it again. Of course Trump denies it, but track record is that his denials are always false. And these quotes are consistent.. 27d
Our new online media literacy course is launching soon
News Co/Lab - Newscollab.org 29d 6 tweets
The second session of the News Co/Lab’s free, adaptive course kicks off Sept. 13. Learn more about Mediactive: How to participate in our digital world.
James Fallows Our friends at at continue their efforts to promote “media literacy.” 's post about it: To sign up for free online course: 29d