Lydia Polgreen

@polgreen.bsky.social

New York Times Opinion Columnist. The world, especially the global south, migration, inequality, the human future, queer stuff. Reachable via email or on Signal @lpolgreen.39

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Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.

ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
@jamellebouie.netReposted by @polgreen.bsky.social

the idea that rufo has, at any point in his public career, been a sincere advocate for “colorblind meritocracy” is brain dead

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

A GOP schism over the Texas candidate Bo French’s social-media post reveals the limits of the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy, @jonathanbchait.bsky.social argues.

bit.lyThe Mainstreaming of Anti-Indian BigotryA Republican schism over a social-media post by a Texas politician revealed that the party’s defense of a color-blind meritocracy has its limits.
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Oct
In one of the tidal wave of Rep attack ads targeting OH Dem Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a presumably trans woman accuses him of pushing surgery on minors "like her."
The only problem? She had surgery as an adult, not a minor. And she's from Texas, not Ohio.

@jamellebouie.netReposted by @polgreen.bsky.social

not that you should expect anything more than rank idiocy from this pair of racists, but the idea that whiteness means a "high trust" society of "social cohesion" is some of the stupidest shit i have ever heard. these people live in a fantasy land that you could dispel by simply opening a book.

talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
@annehelen.bsky.socialReposted by @polgreen.bsky.social

This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7:

www.thecut.com/article/what...

thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
@jamellebouie.netReposted by @polgreen.bsky.social

this is legitimately very funny

BeshearStan@beshearstan.bsky.social

God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins

Now @AshleyMoodyFL. Why would I want to abolish the police when I want you arrested and in jail for stealing $10 million from sick kids? BFFR
@sifill.bsky.socialReposted by @polgreen.bsky.social

I gasped! The Mighty Sparrow has left us. One of the most important and popular Calypsonians to ever do it! Songs filled political fire, irreverence, humor, naughty (very, very naughty) banter, and beats that make you wind your waist!
Rest in Power, Sparrow. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...

@mpuniversity.bsky.socialReposted by @polgreen.bsky.social

@aoc.bsky.social: The best thing that we can do to rein in runaway costs at private institutions is by having tuition free public colleges and universities.

“For anyone who wants to say that that’s pie in the sky and unrealistic… this is literally what baby boomers gave themselves.”

@kurtandersen.bsky.socialReposted by @polgreen.bsky.social

Note to @saturdaynightlive.bsky.social producers: please write Natalie Harp into sketches as often as possible because Ashley Padilla plays her brilliantly, and please cast someone other than Ramy Youssef as Zohran Mamdani.

@polgreen.bsky.social

Primetime was ok - Pattinson's campy performance is creepy fun, the script felt a little muddled to me. Merritt Wever, however, gave an otherworldly performance that felt transported from a far better movie.

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