Peter Slevin
@peterdslevin
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New Yorker contributor. @MedillSchool professor. Formerly Washington Post, Miami Herald. Author, Michelle Obama: A Life
Chicago, IL
Joined June 2009
RT @NewYorker: The Trump Administration cut funding to agricultural labs. @peterdslevin speaks to the American farmers and researchers who….
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RT @NewYorker: President Trump has cut most of the country’s agricultural innovation labs and attempted to eliminate Food for Peace, a prog….
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RT @chicoharlan: There is some conflicting reporting on whether new Pope Leo XIV is a Cubs or White Sox fan. Well, I just spoke with Augu….
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RT @peterbakernyt: Trump, 2024: "An economic catastrophe." . Trump White House, 2025: "JOBS BOOM.". Average monthly job growth, 2024: 186,0….
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At Northwestern, more than 100 Jewish faculty joined together to call the Trump administration's threats unwarranted and "deeply offensive." They said it would be wrong "to punish Northwestern financially or to limit academic freedom in the name of protecting Jewish students.".
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RT @fox32news: More than 100 Jewish faculty and staff are speaking out Wednesday—not against the university, but against the Trump administ….
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Daniel Dale in on the case.
Trump’s tariff speech yesterday: . - Held up a chart that listed fictional tariff rates supposedly but not actually imposed by foreign countries . - Falsely said hefty Canadian milk tariffs kick in after after the first “little carton” of US exports; in fact, they kick in after a.
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Forest Service workers are hardly the "deep state," the "bureaucracy," the "radical left lunatics" that @realDonaldTrump pretends they are.
'I held my badge & cried. I was so proud to be part of an agency caring for the land & serving people': @peterdslevin v good on forest service staff being fired by Musk & Trump @NewYorker
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The principled departure of @RuthMarcus a huge loss for the Post. Her words, her example - and what the decision to spike her column says about the thin skin of the Post's owner and those who carry out his wishes.
The tragic self-destruction of a great newspaper continues. I had the privilege of working with @RuthMarcus for years and she is the best of the best. Whether you agree with her or not, she is the model of journalistic excellence and integrity.
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RT @mffisher: Producers of "Hamilton" cancel the show's 2026 run at Kennedy Center, saying that "we have sadly seen decades of Kennedy Cent….
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The destruction of USAID and American soft power.
Yesterday, Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressional mandated. They've saved millions of lives. 🧵.
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.David Remnick: @realDonaldTrump has his unwavering MAGA base, "the cowed compliance of his congressional caucus, and the backing of multibillionaires such as Jeff Bezos, who would rather diminish the vitality of his newspaper than risk the dinner invitations of the sovereign.".
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RT @sbg1: Look at this thread… a string of US allies coming to defense of Ukraine after brutal Trump-Vance attack on Zelensky in the Oval O….
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(cont) "No president in memory has ever erupted at a visiting foreign leader in such a vituperous way on camera, not even enemies of the United States, much less a putative ally.".
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.@peterbakernyt: "The president's verbal assault on Mr. Zelensky was a remarkable display of anger and resentment toward the leader of a country that has been invaded by a larger power intent on eliminating it as an independent state.".
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