Lisa Fung
I write about public policy issues for Blueprint magazine. Former Arts & Entertainment Editor at LA Times, Executive Editor at The Wrap. Founding editor of Culture Monster. Teach arts reporting at USC.
- Reposted by Lisa FungTo put it another way: Jeff Bezos could easily ensure there are no staff cuts at The Washington Post for the next decade, and he'd still have more than $249B in net worth left over.
- Apparently the arts no longer matter at @washingtonpost.com. Theater critic @naveenkumarnyc.bsky.social also was laid off
- I've enjoyed reading Chris in @washingtonpost.com and will continue to read his work in his new newsletter and (hopefully) elsewhere
- 'If you thought his plans to remake the Kennedy Center were extreme, Trump is floating a similar makeover for the entire American election system.His Kennedy Center plans have upset the arts world; his election plans, however, could change the course of history' www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
- Reposted by Lisa Fungalways bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
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- Reposted by Lisa FungA staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
- Reposted by Lisa Fung".. Bezos has remained silent, and did not respond to a series of letters sent by staffers .. On Monday, though, he was there in person to warmly greet Pete Hegseth .." @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
- Reposted by Lisa Fungnot saying he's necessarily in the organization, but this skull face mask was popular among members of the Proud Boys a few years ago
- Reposted by Lisa FungNew: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
- Kaitlan Collins doesn't need anyone to stand up for her. But the White House press corps shouldn't allow Trump to dodge questions by attacking reporters (especially women).
- Reposted by Lisa FungThree rules in FBI firearm training: 1. Always point your weapon downrange 2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot 3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
- Reposted by Lisa Funghappening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
- ‘When you shut down, not only do you lose all your ticket sales, but your donors wander away. They don’t just sit at home waiting for those two years to pass.’ www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/a...
- ‘A two-year closure suggests either that Trump doesn’t know how to sustain a viable performing arts center—which requires regular engagement, assembly and communion with its patrons, donors and artists—or he has plans to remake it into something unrecognizable’ www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
- ‘A two-year shutdown under the guise of ‘renovations’ raises serious questions about motives and whether these decisions are being made in good faith’ www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
- Josh D’Amaro is named new Disney CEO www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
- Please watch this
- “Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.” If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔 Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
- ‘Music is humanity transposed into sound. And as the Trump administration has reminded us so relentlessly in recent weeks, our humanity is increasingly under threat.’ @chrisrichards.bsky.social on the message of this year’s Grammy Awards www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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- Bad Bunny!
- Reposted by Lisa FungREP. BEATTY STATEMENT ON TRUMP ATTEMPT TO CLOSE KENNEDY CENTER FOLLOWING LOSS OF ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES
- So now Trump plans to temporarily close the Kennedy Center www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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- ‘It’s important — really important — to exercise our right to speak and to assemble. It’s so fundamental to what America is. We can’t just take it for granted… We have to exercise our rights if we want to keep them.’ Via @rabcarian.bsky.social www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
- Yes👇
- ‘I will not be silenced’
- Ouch!
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- Take one guess: Was the reporter that Trump called out male or female?
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- Sad news: Actress Catherine O’Hara has died. She was 71 www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/c...
- Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
- Reposted by Lisa FungNew Epstein docs www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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- Exactly
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- Georgia Fort is also an independent journalist
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- And now agents are using facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track citizens who have protested ICE’s presence www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
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- This is insane.
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- Wow. Don Lemon is arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
- Ha!
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- Reposted by Lisa Fung“.. This list should give pause to anyone — no matter his or her political beliefs — who cares about the rule of law,” Judge Schiltz added. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
- ‘The hate-filled ghoul has got to go.’ Trump says he wants to get rid of ‘the worst of the worst.’ Start with Stephen Miller Via @gustavoarellano.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
- This is beyond terrifying. Hard to imagine anyone would have the presence of mind to distinguish the difference between a judicial and administrative warrant in situations like this — which I guess is what they’re counting on Thread👇
- You have the right to ask to see the warrant 📌You have the right to refuse entry without a judicial warrant 📌You have the right to remain silent Door-to-door enforcement without judicial oversight is not “law and order.” #NoWarrantNoICE
- Today in Kennedy Center news… www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
- The Boss❤️
- Reposted by Lisa FungBREAKING The Two DHS agents who shot and killed Alex Pretti have been placed on administrative leave. Fox News Bill Melugin reports
- ‘I watched him die’ Please take the time to watch Anderson Cooper’s full interview with Stella Carlson, the incredibly brave woman in the pink jacket whose video captured the killing of Alex Pretti www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
- ‘We will really know that Trump is changing course if he allows a good-faith investigation into the government’s killing of U.S. citizens to proceed. And that isn’t happening anytime soon.’ Via @gregsargent.bsky.social @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2057...
- An incredibly moving read. This is a beautiful memory: ‘He loved mandarin oranges and macaroni and cheese, and we agreed it was especially pleasing when all the food on our plates was orange.’
- Reposted by Lisa FungWe finally got gun-control.
- Trump signs executive order to allow victims of the Los Angeles wildfires to rebuild without dealing with “unnecessary, duplicative, or obstructive” permitting requirements. What could possibly go wrong? www.latimes.com/california/s...
- Bravo, Philip Glass www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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- Reposted by Lisa FungHere's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution. If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
- Please watch this. How can anyone even try to justify this killing?
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- “No one looking at this image can seriously claim this is about public safety. It should alarm every American because if it can happen here, it can happen anywhere.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
- ‘Trump’s reshaping of domestic law enforcement to emphasize force and his politicization of the military will be hard to unwind. Civil liberties and essential respect for law enforcement and the military will be the loser if they’re not’ Via @jackiecalmes.bsky.social www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
- ‘When history looks back at all the cowards, sycophants, apologists, enablers, henchmen and other miscreants that made Trump possible, the bootlickers will have a starring role.’ Via @gustavoarellano.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...
- ‘This is an inflection point, America. If we cannot all agree that the smearing of an American citizen and besmirching everything they stood for, and asking us not to believe what we saw, I don’t know what else to tell you. Someone has to be accountable’
- More voices speaking out
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- Reposted by Lisa FungKudos to the NYT editor who took “Appears to” out of the lead headline (finally)
- Perhaps the difference between *real* law enforcement officers who receive actual training and ICE officers who get 47 days of training
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- Reposted by Lisa FungWOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment "I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to assess the victim. At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."
- Reposted by Lisa FungYou have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
- JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
- ‘Footage shows Mr. Pretti was clearly holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him.’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
- Shoot first, ask questions later
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- Reposted by Lisa FungI just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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- Here he goes again...
- Klobuchar does not have to relinquish her Senate seat to run for governor. If she were to win and remain in the Senate until she became governor, she would be able to name her own replacement. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
- Rep. Van Drew’s shirt sleeve hanging out of his suit is so distracting
