So grateful to Literary Hub for giving me space to explore the thorny business of producing and promoting books on real-life tragedies. Featuring insights from Elon Green, Elizabeth Williamson, Becky Cooper, Charles Andrew Graeber, Susan Zalkind, and Jean Murley.

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“The problem w this American [weapons]largess is that it has bred a sense of entitlement among Israelis over the years,”says Martin Indyk, former Israeli-Palestinian envoy. The Biden admin needs to use that leverage to shape Israeli govt behavior, he added nytimes.com/2024/04/06/us/…

'I have not examined the evidence in detail,' Robert F. Kennedy Jr said about Jan. 6.

Indeed, RFK Jr.'s statement makes that abundantly clear!

It contains several falsehoods, most notably the absurd claim that rioters 'carried no weapons.'

W/ Alex Seitz-Wald:

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Okay, so this Gary Shteyngart piece on his 7 days aboard the maiden voyage of the largest cruise ship ever is every bit as absurd, delightful, funny, and existentially despairing as you would expect.

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Litigating lies. One tool in fight against #misinformation .

From Pizzagate to the 2020 Election: Forcing Liars to Pay or Apologize nytimes.com/2024/03/31/us/… by Elizabeth Williamson

Katie Fallow: 'I think these lawsuits may be effective in stemming some of the worst viral disinformation.'

Chef José Andrés said the 7 aid workers killed by an Israeli airstrike were 'targeted deliberately,' and he believes the conflict in Gaza is 'not a war against terrorism anymore' and instead, it's a 'war against humanity itself.' Israel blamed the strike on 'misidentification.'

A look at the lawyers using defamation lawsuits to fight political disinformation with a focus on key spreaders, like Alex Jones (@nytliz / New York Times)

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.Hugo Kugiya captures the community at the eastern end of Key Bridge, 'a land of fishing piers, jetties, boat ramps, baseball diamonds w/ outfields that back up to the water’s edge...[where] few are wealthy but easy access to water makes lives feel rich.'
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Michael J. Gottlieb is part of a cadre of lawyers deploying defamation, one of the oldest areas of the law, against a tide of political disinformation, reports Elizabeth Williamson for The New York Times. nytimes.com/2024/03/31/us/…

Biden administration approves more weapons for Israel - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

“Our children are dying, we are dying. What are you doing, where is the world?”

Amid starvation and desperation in Gaza, Jomana Karadsheh Scott reports on the deaths of 12 people as they attempted to reach aid dropped into the sea.

Producer: @ssirgany

Listening to oral arguments in the abortion pill case? Curious how we got here? You pre-order our book: The Fall of Roe and The Rise of a New America bit.ly/4aaL21W Elizabeth Dias

Yep, all the devils are there, in detail. Thank you Michelle Boorstein ♥️

I feel you Anna Merlan Top tier from that world buys the rights. Lower tier says 'I used your reportage/book as a guide,' but oops, it's not mentioned in the credits.

Lastly, if you’re looking for the perfect companion to this film, I highly recommend Elizabeth Williamson’s powerhouse book, Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth, which you can pick up here:

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Sandy Hook happened. Lives were destroyed. School shootings are not staged, they are a national plague. Highly recommend this excellent book by Elizabeth Williamson

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Deep in this piece is news that Monica Lewinsky is working on an ⁦Amanda Knox⁩ project. What an amazing partnership, cannot wait. 🤩 nytimes.com/2024/03/01/sty…