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Ruth Braunstein @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social · 12h

Exciting news about our audio documentary When the Wolves Came — we were named a Signal Award Gold Winner! If you have not yet listened or shared, now is your chance! Xoxo Dream Team (aka The Mash Up Americans).

Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 15h

Proud. A win for our team at The Mash-Up Americans and a win for a story of hope and determination about the evangelical resistance movement AGAINST White Christian Nationalism and FOR democracy. You can still listen to When the Wolves Came wherever you get your podcasts. @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 15h

Proud. A win for our team at The Mash-Up Americans and a win for a story of hope and determination about the evangelical resistance movement AGAINST White Christian Nationalism and FOR democracy. You can still listen to When the Wolves Came wherever you get your podcasts. @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 1d

4 all the WAY

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

#4 👍

Zohran sitting in the corner seat on a subway.

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 2d

The immaculate, incredible, indelible @rokwon.bsky.social is on The Mash-Up Americans talking BIG KOREAN ENERGY! What a gift to be able to sit with one of the greatest writers of our generation and say things like ... "Koreanness and Sex. Go!" Listen to the full ep wherever you get your pods 🇰🇷🫶

R.O. Kwon: Koreanness, Christianity and Sex. Go!

YouTube video by The Mash-Up Americans

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 6d

When I was at Medill (last century) as a newspaper major (lol) the greatest aspiration of the broadcast journalism majors was CBS. CBS was where real television reporting happened.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 6d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 6d

Are you wondering what BIG KOREAN ENERGY is all about? Why everything around you is somehow suddenly very, very Korean? Check out our new season of The Mash-Up Americans wherever you get your pods. Thanks to @angryasianman.bsky.social for celebrating my gold medal wins w me 🥇

Phil Yu Gets Real About Korean Pride (and Rep Sweats)

YouTube video by The Mash-Up Americans

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 6d

Listen to the whole episode and learn about BIG KOREAN ENERGY wherever you get your pods. Or, here: pod.link/1055903427

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 6d

The world is so brutal. We decided we needed a reminder of what we're fighting for: Ourselves, our stories, and our culture. Anyways, for some Friday fun. K-DRAMATIQUE: Where we ask is this the plot of a k-drama, or real life? Plus, a round of Korean or Not?? @angryasianman.bsky.social ftw.

“Korean or Not? ft. Phil Yu

YouTube video by The Mash-Up Americans

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 7d

Chi Ossé is not my rep (sadly) but he reps my kids' school district in Bed-Stuy and he is the real deal. Please let this be true.

Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 8d

This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 7d

Chicago <3

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 14d

cool

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d

The FAA is investigating after a plane preparing for takeoff clipped another aircraft on a LaGuardia Airport taxiway on Wednesday night, injuring one person.

Two Planes Collide on LaGuardia Airport Taxiway

A plane that was preparing to take off struck a plane that had landed, the authorities said. One passenger was injured, and the F.A.A. was investigating.

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 15d

This is why we call them *CURRENT* husbands

My Husband Hasn’t Slept With Me in Years Because I’m Not His “Type”

Am I asking for too much?

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 15d

What is actually wrong with this man

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 16d

Hakeem Jeffries praises Mayor Eric Adams: "I respect his contributions to the city of New York ... most importantly as someone who wore the uniform to protect and serve."

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Jeff Seelbach @sievefistedfind.bsky.social · 17d

Oh and maybe you wanna listen to the thing? You should listen: www.ruthbraunstein.com/podcast

When the Wolves Came — Ruth Braunstein

Explore the six-part documentary podcast, WHEN THE WOLVES CAME: Evangelicals Resisting Extremism

www.ruthbraunstein.com

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Jeff Seelbach @sievefistedfind.bsky.social · 17d

Finalist also means we are eligible for the Listener's Choice award, which means you the people can VOTE for us. Won't you? 👉 vote.signalaward.com

The Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOU

I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.

vote.signalaward.com

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Jeff Seelbach @sievefistedfind.bsky.social · 17d

💥💥Our podcast When The Wolves Came is a Signal finalist for Best Documentary! It explores the extremist politics that have taken over US evangelical Christianity, and the pastors, congregants, and organizers who are pushing back in favor of a pluralist path. It is, as they say, relevant.

The podcast "When The Wolves Came", about evangelicals resisting extremist politics, is a finalist for Best Documentary in the 4th Annual Signal Awards.

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 17d

The bees have discovered Brutalism

Cube Enthusiast @killhamster.bsky.social · 19d

Nature is healing

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 17d

Very proud our doc When The Wolves Came, created with @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social is a Signal finalist for Best Doc. It's the story of a white evangelical pastor fighting White Christian Nationalism and the politics of Charlie Kirk. VOTE for Listener’s Choice vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 18d

Deeply ashamed of my alma mater www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Northwestern students blocked from enrollment after refusing controversial antisemitism training

Students say mandatory training video is biased in favor of Israel and could inflame campus tensions over Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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michael röbbins @alienvsrobbins.bsky.social · 20d

repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 21d

I got one of those annoying paper straws in a beverage! Guess I'm a right-winger now.

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Dan Nguyen @dancow.bsky.social · 23d

this is the most chotinered a chotiner interview has ever chotinered

THE NEW YORKER 10D
Q. In terms of human rights, I've always found it a little bit puzzling, given what you write, and given who your wife is, that you two were so close to Henry Kissinger. Of all the pre-Trump political figures in America, he is the one I think of as in some ways the opposite of liberal, given his behavior toward the rest of the world.

A. I'll tell you a story. I wrote a book a few years ago on Star Wars. We invited Dr.
Kissinger to my Star Wars book party, and he said, "You wrote a book about Star Wars? Why'd you write a book about Star Wars?" He was puzzled and courteous, but really confused. And then he came to the book party, which was quite generous. He was a busy person.

Q. Well, the next time someone brings up a terrible anecdote about Cambodia or Vietnam, I will definitely drop the Star Wars story to show that people have two sides.

A. Yeah. And I get those who think you shouldn't be friends with someone who did terrible things. I hear that. I can just say that he was, as a very large number of people would say, though many fewer would say it publicly, an extraordinarily generous friend.

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · 24d

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 24d

happy new year, repent your sins, apologize to people, eat a lot

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Amy S. Choi @awesomechoi.bsky.social · Sep 15

wow what a time to be alive

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Sep 15

Vice President JD Vance is hosting today's episode of “The Charlie Kirk Show," further enhancing the role he has taken on leading the MAGA movement’s mourning for Kirk.

JD Vance to host ‘Charlie Kirk Show,’ as he mourns a friend and ally

JD Vance hosts Charlie Kirk’s podcast as he mourns his friend and cements his position as heir to the political movement Kirk built, a powerful GOP force.

www.washingtonpost.com