Kumar Rao

Kumar Rao

@kumar.bsky.social

Lawyer, former public defender. Progressive politics, racial justice, urban gardening. Let’s go Knicks/GoBlue.

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Nicholas Grossman
@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social

The saddest “do you denounce” going unasked is “do you denounce seditionists convicted beyond a reasonable doubt of violently attacking America?” For nearly every Republican, not only is the answer no, but their revealed preference is that the Jan. 6 attackers should be pardoned, even celebrated.

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Center for Constitutional Rights
@ccrjustice.org

Legal Director Baher Azmy in the Boston Review: following 9/11 "the United States’s totalizing military response has never come to an end." U.S. impunity "paved the way for rank authoritarianism and forever war—all of it enabled by an imperial Supreme Court." www.bostonreview.net/articles/sad...

bostonreview.netSadistic, Blatant, and WantonImpunity for U.S. atrocities after 9/11 paved the way for rank authoritarianism and forever war—all of it enabled by an imperial Supreme Court.
Kumar Rao
@kumar.bsky.social

And MAGA Mike Rogers is gonna stand on the stage with Trump tonight and continue touting this bonkers tariff agenda.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

This is just bonkers. The CNN poll of Michigan finds that 60% of noncollege voters say Trump's tariffs on Canada are bad for the state, and 57% of noncollege whites say the same. Working class roundly rejecting Trump's tariffs is narrative-exploding stuff.

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Reuters
@reuters.com

A delirious Kabir Maharjan drifted in and out of consciousness in a pool of muddy water in complete darkness, trapped for nine days in a tunnel beneath the wreckage of Nepal's worst flood disaster in decades. When he finally awoke at a hospital after a miracle rescue, he did not recognise his wife.

reut.rsHow two men survived nine days in a Nepal flood tunnelA delirious Kabir Maharjan drifted in and out of consciousness in a pool of muddy water in complete darkness, trapped for nine days in a tunnel beneath the wreckage of Nepal's worst flood disaster in ...

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Ana Marie Cox
@anamariecox.com

"Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s latest dismal jobs report. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July: Women lost 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000."

newrepublic.comTrump’s Terrible July Jobs Numbers Only Hurt WomenAnd the number of women who have left the workforce since January is more than double the number of men.

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David Corn
@davidcorn.bsky.social

This shows the gap between GOP & Dem. messaging. The Republicans NEVER stop pressing their false narratives. They bang the drums over & over. The Dems make their case & move on. They should have been non-stop pummeling Trump for Covid (and 1/6) for years, never letting anyone forget these sins.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

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Prem Thakker ツ
@premthakker.bsky.social

New poll: Americans believe the U.S. should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu by a +22 margin Total: 49-27 Black: 53-13 Hispanic: 52-15 Ages 18-29: 58-17 Harris voters: 74-10 Independents: 55-20 23% of Trump voters agree as well Economist/YouGov:

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

This is a terrific illustration -- for elected officials but also for media figures -- of the incredible power of simply refusing to take a bullshit dodge for an answer. Keep asking the question, over and over again, and make the weasels squirm.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

Kumar Rao
@kumar.bsky.social

This story gets worse and worse. A disturbing encapsulation of ICE and the Trump regime.

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social

NEWS --> Three men who were in the van with the victim of the ICE shooting in Texas are potential witnesses, but they're now under pressure to self-deport, a rep for the families tells me. They remain in detention even as ICE's story falters. Details in this piece: newrepublic.com/article/2129...

newrepublic.comTexas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-DeportThere were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A represenative for the families tells TNR that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport.

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Jesse Myerson
@jessemyerson.bsky.social

Incredibly bizarre how many people seem determined to act as though athletic competition has continued even after the Knicks won the NBA championship, concluding sports.

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More Perfect Union
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social

BREAKING: Melat Kiros has won the Democratic primary in Colorado’s 1st district. The democratic socialist has unseated the district’s 29-year incumbent by running on Medicare for All, abolishing ICE, ending forever wars and more.

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Mark Joseph Stern
@mjsdc.bsky.social

Donald Trump came one vote away from getting the Supreme Court to say that the 14th Amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented and temporary immigrants, a view held only by fringe far-right nativists until VERY recently. This is shocking. I am stunned.

Kumar Rao
@kumar.bsky.social

NYT: “Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his allies swept a series of congressional primaries in New York City on Tuesday in a remarkable show of strength for the insurgent left that sent shock waves through the Democratic Party.”

Kumar Rao
@kumar.bsky.social

Trump’s Gaza plan is *colonialism* and the UN Security Council and now Hillary Clinton are shamefully legitimating it. @jeenashahesq.bsky.social: “It is an illegal act of the highest order, and compliance with it makes member states complicit in that illegality.” More here:

twailr.comThe Board of Peace: How the Security Council Legitimized ColonialismJeena Shah examines the ‘security-first’ and ‘capital-driven’ colonial features of Security Council Resolution 2803. Adopted in November 2025, it endorsed President Donald J…
Kumar Rao
@kumar.bsky.social

Immediate contender for the political hall of fame.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

this is honestly an excellent celebratory and motivational speech from Mamdani at the Knicks parade. i'm ready to run through a wall, and i'm not even a Knicks fan

Kumar Rao
@kumar.bsky.social

😭😭😭

NBA@nba.com

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆 New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!

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NBA
@nba.com

THE CELEBRATION HAS STARTED IN CENTRAL PARK!! THE NEW YORK KNICKS ARE YOUR 2025-26 NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆