Pam Fessler
@pamelafessler
Former correspondent, NPR News. Voting, poverty. ALSO, author of "Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice" (Liveright) http://post.news/pamfessler
This is my husband's grandfather, Morris Koll, as a young US soldier in 1902. He contracted leprosy in the Philippines and as a result was later confined by his own government. His story was the genesis of mine. wwnorton.com/books/97816314…
The mass starvation & killing of Palestinians in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli gov’t is a chillul hashem, a desecration of God. Jewish leaders who criticized Zohran Mamdani for three words he doesn’t use should raise their voices loudly here as well.forward.com/opinion/757549…
The president is calling for the prosecution of Beyoncé…for something that did not happen. It’s not like a dispute of fact. He’s calling for her to be charged with a crime over a nonexistent payment conjured up by supporters on social media. cnn.com/2025/07/27/pol…
How do we know that Vladimir Putin wanted Trump to win the 2016 election? Because Vladimir Putin told us so. "Yes, I did," he said at Trump's side in Helsinki in 2018. "Yes, I did."
The additional costs for security, maintenance, etc. must be astronomical. Meanwhile, thousands of Department employees that do real work are being fired. Wonder if anyone will do anything about this? Not holding my breath.
Trump's billionaire ambassador to Italy refuses to live in the sumptuous official US residence in Rome and instead stays on his 250-foot super yacht moored 60 miles from the capital and helicopters to work, per Italian media reports. @mattiaferraresi airmail.news/issues/2025-7-…
Trump: And the other thing I say to Europe: we will not allow a windmill to be built in the United States. They're killing us. They're killing the beauty of our scenery. Our beautiful plains. I’m not talking about airplanes… they won’t let you bury the propellers.
Trump: Wind doesn’t work. You need subsidy for wind. Energy should not need subsidy.
Trump: Wind doesn’t work. You need subsidy for wind. Energy should not need subsidy.
Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07…
We did this to him. This government. This country. We condemned him to this torture because he dared to follow our own laws and seek refuge here. Utterly sick.
American taxpayers paying for this and Secret Service staying at his golf courses and paying top $$$$ - the international grift tour? Any questions….
Trump: And while we are here, I will be with my son and he will cut a ribbon for the second course at Aberdeen
If you didn’t hear this story from Anas Baba on NPR today, you should take a listen. He walked 3 hours to find a working internet connection to file the story. npr.org/2025/07/25/nx-…
Serial killers are targeting homeless people as they sleep—and it’s happening again and again. This isn't random. It's the result of a society that devalues unhoused lives. We must name it to stop it. invisiblepeople.tv/why-serial-kil…
Who is surprised by this?
Exclusive: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to remove all the members of an advisory panel that determines what cancer screenings and other preventive health measures insurers must cover on.wsj.com/3UwaLvC
Once any government makes people afraid to say things on TV, people won’t want to say things in real life. That’s why freedom to speak without government retaliation is a cornerstone of a democracy.
They also laugh about having to shoot some immigrants eventually, and the $30,000 bonus money they get for being ICE agents making it ok to smell people’s urine when they piss their pants after being tased. Trump and Stephen Miller’s America. 🇺🇸
New footage shows Trump administration agents arresting a US citizen and chokeholding and tasing people: “You’ve got no rights"
The ODNI should be happy the story of Gabbard mischaracterizing intelligence about the 2016 election wasn't on the front page .
Hey @NYTimes @WashPost, Did you not hear that DNI Gabbard exposed a story with historic implications yesterday? Why the media black out? Why are you afraid to tell the truth to the American people? Ignoring the culpability of Obama and your deep state sources will not change…
This move will almost certainly work against Republicans running in NJ's elections this year for governor and state legislature. Pretty short-sighted of the Trump administration, if you ask me.
Trump's DOJ just cleared the way for Alina Habba to remain in her role as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey. Habba's tenure as interim U.S. attorney is set to expire today, but Trump and Bondi have maneuvered to make Habba the *acting* U.S. attorney – allowing her to lead…
Snatched from immigration court as he tries to follow the rules. Sent to only who knows where, for who knows how long. While Trump and Stephen Miller’s private prison friends and ICE rake in billions.
Another incredibly disturbing report. Every aspect of this Alligator Alcatraz nonsense should be investigated, rigorously.
Catholic priests have been barred from providing religious services inside Florida's controversial new migrant detention facility — dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" — nearly three weeks after it opened deep in the Everglades, the archbishop of Miami said. bit.ly/3IFk8qd
Russ Vought bills CFPB $5M for his security detail - Government Executive govexec.com/management/202…
The case of Dahud Hanid Ortíz, a dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen and convicted murderer who was brought home in last week’s prisoner swap, has angered American allies and sown division in the State Department. wapo.st/4lHNgf1