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Liz Allen

@lizerie.bsky.social

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Retired newspaper columnist and public editor. Freelance writer. Baseball usher. Bereaved mom, widowed twice, happily remarried. Defender of democracy. #resister

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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for finding this. Just read it aloud to my husband, whose grandfather was an Irish sports writer in NY. Then shared it with my sibs (we are half Irish) and my baseball-loving j-school roommate.

Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · 1d

I have learned more about ICE activities in Erie from prayer vigils organized by Catholic women religious than from the Gannett-run local paper.

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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d

F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale

The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 4d

Crazy talk!

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 4d

I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 9d

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · 11d

It is 45 degrees in Erie, Pa. Pouring rain off and on. Yeah, start a garden in a place where lake-effect snow will start next month. Make no mistake: We have dedicated community gardens, dedicated volunteer Master Gardeners, pay-what-you-can farm stands, to promote healthy eating. Winter is coming.

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Brett Meiselas @bmeiselas.bsky.social · 12d

The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13d

The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 14d

First World Series between two cities threatened with invasion or invaded by a U.S. president.

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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you for coming to Erie!

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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 15d

Oh hell yes, Purdue. Students showing far more courage than most.

Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 16d

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

Sara Whitmer
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I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into scist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town.
Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming.
Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance.
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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · 15d

Same. Thanks for the alert.

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Joshua Benton @joshuabenton.com · 15d

Leon Black being, for my fellow news industry nerds, the man who financed Gannett's merger with GateHouse Media, creating by far the largest U.S. newspaper chain.

David Enrich @davidenrich.bsky.social · 17d

NEW: We obtained a trove of emails detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with the Wall Street billionaire Leon Black. The messages show Epstein demanding tens of millions of dollars from Black, insulting his children and advising on a settlement with a woman. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...

Money, Women and Taxes: Jeffrey Epstein’s Fiery Friendship with a Wall Street Titan

www.nytimes.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16d

To all the disingenuous or ignorant people posting that "No Kings" is ridiculous because Trump never claimed to be a king, here is an official tweet from the White House earlier this year:

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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · 16d

#Nokings in Erie was fun, festive, peaceful, inspiring.

Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · 16d

No Kings Erie, Pa. I spoke about food insecurity and contrasted that with Trump's $1 million a plate fundraiser last night.

Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · 20d

Very helpful.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22d

My corgi Clyde has selected his outfit for #NoKings Day.

nokings.org

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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · Sep 26

Former superintendent of Millcreek School District in Erie County.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Sep 24

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube.

It would be a shame for you to share it

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

www.youtube.com

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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · Sep 21

Thank you for coming to Erie! Your conversation with Steve Scully was enlightening and inspiring. We also appreciated your comments about Erie's beauty.

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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · Sep 21

So proud that Jefferson Educational Society brought President Obama to Erie!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Sep 16

Yes, release the Epstein files!!!

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Liz Allen @lizerie.bsky.social · Sep 16

So excited that I will get to hear him speak in Erie tomorrow!