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CLM @conmartin.bsky.social · 1d

Road trip!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s ice goons pull guns on an unarmed guy on a bike in Rogers Park. Terrorizing neighborhoods

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"Through the first months of Trump's new trade regime it is U.S. companies that are footing the bill for his tariffs, and passing on some of it to the consumer - with more price hikes likely..."

www.reuters.com/world/us/how...

How the United States is eating Trump's tariffs

U.S. companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country's new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve's fight against inflation.

www.reuters.com

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CLM @conmartin.bsky.social · 2d

Should I try this? I never got into the books.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 2d

Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.

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CLM @conmartin.bsky.social · 2d

Any (new or unknown) Dorothy Dunnett fans in Boston? The annual gathering is being planned for November 8th.

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 4d

Day 11 of the Republican Shutdown.

Donald Trump is back on the golf course.

House Republicans have cancelled votes for a third straight week.

And Democrats are continuing the fight to protect your healthcare.

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CLM @conmartin.bsky.social · 4d

I’m at the #Betsy-Tacy Convention in Mankato, MN. #VisitDeepValley (ps-I added BTT to that shelf!)

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16d

Walmart and Navy Federal Credit Union were investigated for scamming consumers, but now they’re thanking Donald Trump for letting them off the hook.

Instead of lowering costs like he promised, Trump is standing in the way of cheated Americans getting their money back.

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David Noll @david.noll.org · 17d

Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy

Ms. Halligan, who took over on Monday after her predecessor quit rather than prosecute James B. Comey with what he believed was insufficient evidence, had a little trouble with the first two tasks. At one point, she entered the wrong courtroom. When she found the right one, she stood on the wrong side of the judge, then appeared confused about the paperwork she just had signed.

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 17d

So exhausting..

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 21d

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez explains the serious financial interest media conglomerate Nexstar has in sucking up to Donald Trump, including on matters like Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

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Mike Connolly @mikeconnollyma.bsky.social · 23d

For the past 53 hours we have been trying to identify the man who was racially-profiled and abducted by ICE agents in East Somerville this past Saturday — his family and co-workers have now come forward to identify him as Magdaleno Pineda Avelar. More here: www.cambridgeday.com/2025/09/20/s...

Somervillian here legally stayed to talk with Ice and was taken anyway, state and local officials say (updated) - Cambridge Day

A federal agent is heard on video saying a man “fit exactly the description of the problem we’re here to address” before taking him away. A protest is planned for Saturday night at the hotel where age...

www.cambridgeday.com

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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 23d

I resist ‘the lights are starting to go out’ metaphors, but if a generation becomes unable to learn things…

Annette Yoshiko Reed @annetteyreed.bsky.social · 26d

“Paused” majors at Syracuse include Classics, Modern Jewish Studies, and Religion, as well as French, German, Italian, Russian

The following eighteen majors were put on “pause”:
African American Studies
Applied Mathematics B.A.
Chemistry B.A.
Classical Civilization
Classics (Greek and Latin)
Digital Humanities
Fine Arts
French and Francophone Studies
German Language, Literature, and Culture B.A.
History of Architecture
Italian Language, Literature, and Culture B.A.
Latino-Latin American Studies
Middle Eastern Studies
Modern Jewish Studies
Music History and Cultures
Religion
Russian Language, Literature, and Culture B.A.
Statistics B.A.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23d

Inflation is so bad these days that taking a $50,000 cash bribe can't even get you indicted. SAD!! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 26d

Stephen Colbert: “Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel…. With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch. If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly they've never read The Children's Book If You Give a Mouse A Kimmel.”

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Dr. Vaughn Joy @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social · 27d

In honor of Robert Redford and because Paul Newman, this week I reviewed The Sting (1973) which is both an exceptional film about conmen and also an exceptional study of cinema as a con itself.

The Sting has such a brilliant structure of misdirection and distraction by way of Newman's baby blues 🗃️

Newman's Own Combination Brothel Hut and Carousel

A Formalist Approach to The Sting (1973)

vaughnjoy.substack.com

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CLM @conmartin.bsky.social · 26d

I’ll have to figure out what platform it is on or get at the lib

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CLM @conmartin.bsky.social · 27d

Stayed up late to read Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, which I loved! Is the movie good?

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CLM @conmartin.bsky.social · 27d

Definite roller coaster!

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27d

A top official at the IRS sued the agency on Thursday, claiming that officials unlawfully leaked employment data to news outlets including Fox News, which then published an incorrect report that she had been fired.

IRS Official Sues Agency, Accusing It of Leaking Private Data to Fox News and Others

Holly Paz was among officials scrutinizing tax shelters before she was placed on leave and Fox News reported she had been fired.

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CLM @conmartin.bsky.social · 27d

I have now progressed to the second House of Niccolo book - The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett (sadly, not set in Bruges but in Florence and Trebizond) tinyurl.com/4p6x5a9f