Michael Powell

Thrilled that forthcoming Netflix movie inspired by my book, "Canyon Dreams" will open at Toronto Film Festival. With producers Lebron James and Katie Elmore of North Node Studios rottentomatoes.com/m/rez_ball/pic…

With AI coming for all the jobs that it can replace, if only there were a grouping of academic disciplines in which humanity enjoys a comparative advantage. Humanities, if you will.

What exactly does Trump think is in the Smithsonian? It "is not filled with hatred toward our busted, struggling, awesome country; it is filled with the deepest love." I am late to this fabulous column by @MonicaHesse : wapo.st/45fRfK0

Trump’s Spy Chief Alleges a ‘Treasonous Conspiracy' that includes President Obama. Is She Right? @EliLake , while noting all that was flawed in Russiagate, offers an emphatic NO: thefp.com/p/trumps-spy-c…

Talking Navajo and the high desert and Rez Ball Hoops and economic development in that beautiful land. With Dax Jacobson @westminsterslc: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ins…

Hamas extorted money and directed food aid to cadres while ordinary Gazans went hungry - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

🧵Thread: Exposing Israeli settlers’ lies. After global outrage—especially from Christian leaders—Israeli settlers and their propaganda machine are now denying they attacked the Christian village of Taybeh or tried to set fire to its church. Here are the facts: (1\15)

Today, hundreds of Israelis marched in the center of Tel Aviv against the starvation of Gaza at the hands of the Israeli government. Some protesters held sacks of flour, others held photos of Palestinian children killed by Israeli airstrikes or from hunger.

Heartbreaking & infuriating story. Lots of calls not responded to by CFSA. That many w/o merit? How many removals/year? Here in NYC: will ZM acknowledge true socialist position is to stand for rights of children more firmly? Or will that be dumped for “cultural” protectiveness?

In response to Hamas leaders’ statements, people in Gaza have launched an initiative of raising white flags on their tents—a message that they’ve surrendered and want nothing but an end to the war.

When I hear friends say in fits of righteousness that they have canceled subscriptions to the @washingtonpost, I look to send them stories like this. A toddler is dead, there were failures; Journalism that matters. @paulschwartzman: wapo.st/4lJgDhd

Breaking statement from the Office of President Obama: "Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit…

In D.C., a toddler died of hunger and thirst. Why didn’t anybody save her? So much neglect, by the parent but also by the social welfare agency charged with caring for our most vulnerable. Heart-rending work by @paulschwartzman: wapo.st/4lJgDhd

Reuben and Rose Mattus, Polish-Jewish immigrants, founded Häagen Dazs in New York in 1961. Reuben invented the name to sound Danish, honoring Denmark’s rescue of Jews during WWII.

Diawara looks very promising, as does Dink. But there is an astounding # of very talented hoopsters out there and it don't really mean much until they try to perform against the very best, which is to say NBA talent

I do, yes. Attempts at crowd control gone wrong, ill-prepared paths, unclear zones, the design of the sites and their location, and soldiers not being trained or equipped to handle large crowds through non-lethal means.

Hamas's secret police (Sahm/arrow unit) is turning up the heat against starving civilians in Gaza. It arrested a group of men who received food boxes from a GHF site in Rafah, only to steal their food parcels, beat, and strip them naked. According to those who were arrested,…

Israel Medical Association beseeches IDF to provide humanitarian and medical aid in Gaza. timesofisrael.com/israel-medical… via @timesofisrael

Trump is right to oppose the DC stadium deal. Not because the team changed its name from the Redskins—which it had every right to do. But because taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill for a billionaire’s football stadium. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israeli army and current Labor Party leader, Yair Golan, speaks out about the pogroms carried out by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.