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In a phone interview, @mbrooksrjc said Trump was talking about "being true to yourself" rather than being loyal to Israel. "I don't think it invokes those [anti-Semitic] tropes," he said of Trump's comment today. 1/3
@mbrooksrjc Brooks last week criticized Rep. Ted Lieu for saying that U.S. Amb. to Israel David Friedman “doesn’t seem to understand that his allegiance is to America, not to a foreign power.” Brooks called on Lieu to apologize: “The issue of ‘dual loyalty’ is classic antisemitism." 2/3
@mbrooksrjc But "there's a big difference" between Lieu's remarks and what Trump said today, Brooks said. He described Trump's message today as, “You’re being disloyal to yourself to say, ‘Hey, I support somebody who is known to espouse anti-Semitic comments.’” 3/3
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Apr 4, 2023
Emily Yoffe has a history of unethical professional behavior, and her actions have caused significant harm. I am sad angry to see that has done so once again. You should not have had to go through this, @SleepyOktobur. 1/
A lengthy correction request I wrote in 2019 after Yoffe and Reason Magazine published an error-ridden piece about my sexual assault: 2/
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This piece is a sparkling example of how *not* to write about sexual misconduct allegations.

It leaves out a host of key facts and context, including the full scope of the public allegations and Díaz’s own contradictory statements on the matter. 1/x
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“Junot grabbed my wrist and pulled me out of my seat and into his lap, wrapping his arms around my waist.” 2/x
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I stand by what I wrote in that email. In 2018, I was punished after I told my editors I needed to take a walk around the block after reading a difficult story.

Other colleagues have been punished for their trauma far more recently, but their stories aren’t mine to tell. 1/
I’m not “discouraging reporters at the Post from seeking help they need.”

Far from it.

The Washington Post’s own actions are doing that. 2/
I care deeply about my colleagues, and I want this institution to provide support for all employees.

Right now, the Post is a place where many of us fear our trauma will be used against us, based on the company’s past actions. 3/
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Is this the culture that the Post says it wants to foster?

In her email to the newsroom on Sunday, here is what @SallyBuzbee wrote:
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Another example from @PostGuild’s recent, must-read report on working conditions at the Post: 21/x
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In early 2020, @stevenjay and @loriamontgomery, then the Post’s National and deputy National editors, commissioned an internal report on social media use in response to newsroom-wide outrage over my suspension.

Two years later, nothing has changed. 1/x int.nyt.com/data/documenth…
The report, spearheaded by now-National editor @mateagold, was based on interviews with more than 50 of my talented colleagues on The Washington Post’s National desk. It was the result of weeks of hard work by 9 of my colleagues. I was among those interviewed for the report. 2/x
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Simply objecting to a retweet of a sexist joke — and a colleague’s false accusation of “bullying” — leads to … this.
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