Michael Balter

Journalist/journo prof. Publisher: “The Croton Chronicle” https://t.co/gYXi3Vcixi and “Words for the Wise” https://t.co/1EBthERMGS

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What does it mean to be a "gang member?" Some researchers actually want to know.

6 days ago | michaelbalter.substack.com | Michael Balter

Readers who have been following the dramatic battle between the Trump administration on one side, and immigration rights advocates/civil libertarians on the other, over the deportation of immigrants without due process will certainly be familiar with the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
Musical Moment: “A Weaver of Dreams,” Sonny Rollins live in Holland.

1 week ago | michaelbalter.substack.com | Michael Balter

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Musical Moment: “Midnight in Harlem” by the Tedeschi Trucks Band

1 week ago | michaelbalter.substack.com | Michael Balter

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A judge's order to release Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi is a victory for us all.

2 weeks ago | michaelbalter.substack.com | Michael Balter

Introduction: I have mentioned before that I have two Substack newsletters; this one, and an online newspaper that I publish for my Hudson Valley village of Croton-on-Hudson (about an hour north of Grand Central Terminal by train.)Increasingly, and especially with Trump’s election, a publisher of a local publication has to think globally and report locally. With that in mind, I am republishing below today’s editorial in The Croton Chronicle about the Mahdawi case.
What Pope Francis really stood for, in his own words.

3 weeks ago | michaelbalter.substack.com | Michael Balter

I send condolences to all who are mourning the death of Pope Francis. In commemoration of his life, I recommend reading some of what he had to say. Here are some quotes from a meeting he had with a pilgrimage of Catholics and Lutherans from Germany in 2016. His words were reported by the National Catholic Reporter and linked to just above. Answering questions from young people in the group Oct.
The Trump administration's handling of the Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia case is cowardly and dishonorable. The same can be said of those who refuse to even try to understand what it's all about.

4 weeks ago | michaelbalter.substack.com | Michael Balter

We live in a world where the most basic moral argument gets swamped in a cesspool of lies and gaslighting. I have no intention here of going over the facts of the Abrego Garcia case because they are easily accessible, in journalistic accounts and court decisions, including a 9-0 order from the U.S. Supreme Court directing the government to at least try to bring him back from a brutal El Salvador prison.
Palm Sunday is a celebration, but also a remembrance of human hypocrisy.

1 month ago | michaelbalter.substack.com | Michael Balter

I hope that those who are celebrating Palm Sunday today, whether at home or in church, will keep in mind what the day actually means. While the palms symbolize peace and love, and the donkey symbolizes a king who came in peace and not in war, the day also notes the hypocrisy of the crowds that welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem and then brayed for his death just days later—because of who he was and what he taught.
The Trump administration does not want unaccompanied minor immigrant children to be represented in court. A federal judge blocks its latest brutal action with a TRO.

1 month ago | michaelbalter.substack.com | Michael Balter

Back in 2018, a number of media outlets reported on the case of Johan, a one-year-old child who landed in U.S. Immigration Court in Phoenix. Johan was all alone, except for an immigration attorney who had been appointed to represent him. Johan had become separated from his father when the latter voluntarily left the United States for his home country of Honduras, thinking that Johan would be going with him.
Jews are not natural born killers, but anti-Semites and racists think of us that way. They really love it when we kill Palestinians.

1 month ago | michaelbalter.substack.com | Michael Balter

At Columbia University today, Jewish students chained themselves to a fence to protest the attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil. In doing so, they expressed the highest and most lofty principles of Judaic values: A passion for social justice, a hatred for dishonesty, an abhorrence for murder. Those who want to deport Khalil are often racists and anti-Semites.
Mutations, Misinformation and the Mother of All Pandemics

1 month ago | truthdig.com | Michael Balter

Late last month, Brooke L. Rollins, the Trump administration’s incoming secretary of agriculture, unveiled her plan to combat the growing threat of avian flu to animal and human populations. In a commentary published Feb. 27 in the Wall Street Journal, Rollins laid out a five-step strategy to fight the virus.

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What Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ could signal for Democrats and Trump - The Washington Post https://t.co/PB3vUsmR1K

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White House eased China tariffs after warnings of harm to ‘Trump’s people’ - The Washington Post https://t.co/KkNtvjJvlb

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Michael Balter

Articles

What does it mean to be a "gang member?" Some researchers actually want to know.

Musical Moment: “A Weaver of Dreams,” Sonny Rollins live in Holland.

Musical Moment: “Midnight in Harlem” by the Tedeschi Trucks Band

A judge's order to release Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi is a victory for us all.

What Pope Francis really stood for, in his own words.

The Trump administration's handling of the Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia case is cowardly and dishonorable. The same can be said of those who refuse to even try to understand what it's all about.

Palm Sunday is a celebration, but also a remembrance of human hypocrisy.

The Trump administration does not want unaccompanied minor immigrant children to be represented in court. A federal judge blocks its latest brutal action with a TRO.

Jews are not natural born killers, but anti-Semites and racists think of us that way. They really love it when we kill Palestinians.

Mutations, Misinformation and the Mother of All Pandemics

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