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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 6h

The Last Week Tonight piece is so effective because it's all fact-checking

Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7h

“Let’s be anti-anti-racist and not think too much about what that might make us” --John Oliver on Bari Weiss and The Free Press

Brilliant "Last Week Tonight" on how Weiss twists reality to create stories that fit her ideology. What she does is not journalism. And yet she gets to run CBS news.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 10h

Tim Ryan would have been a wonderful Senator. What a loss for America in so many ways.

ML Porter @mlporter.bsky.social · 11h

I ran across this Ohio Senate race JD Vance vs Tim Ryan. What Tim said then is true today!

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 11h

Yes! More of this! Back in 2016, I was ranting about how whenever Trump attacked the press, they should have just turned off their cameras. Instead, he used them spread his lies and bully taunts against immigrants, Democrats, and the media.

MAGA Sharpens Knives for ABC Host After He Cuts Off Vance

Conservatives cheered on JD Vance as they castigated George Stephanopoulos over a tense interview.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 14h

This would be GREAT paired with my article in doctors in the Klan in the 1920s.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 22h

New article out this month on how doctors become fascists.

50% of German physicians joined the Nazi Party––twice the proportion of any other profession. US doctors today are arguably the most conservative in the world, and we're heading along a similar path.
drive.google.com/file/d/1CAk9...

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 1d

"These people" = Americans

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh, a twist on "If Joe Biden had done this..."

If JILL Biden had done this...

Melania Trump Says ‘Back Channel’ With Putin Led to Return of Ukrainian Children

The first lady said she has been in contact with the Russian leader since sending him a letter in August expressing concern for abducted children.

www.wsj.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 2d

Because to people with no medical knowledge, it sounds amazing.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 3d

Hopeful, infuriating, and beautifully written.

Anil Dash @anildash.com · 3d

We’re fully in the “don’t ask don’t tell” era of DEI, but fortunately these are the communities most experienced at thriving underground. www.anildash.com/2025/10/07/d...

The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Era of DEI - Anil Dash

A blog about making culture. Since 1999.

www.anildash.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 4d

And the world thinks that this is what all Americans want.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 4d

MSAORCGA!

Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 4d

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

I Won't Back Down

YouTube video by Lara Trump - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 4d

Please

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 6d

"The Voting Rights Act is the most important piece of legislation in American history... It is the thing that makes this country a democracy instead of a white, male, apartheid state.

But Chief Justice John Roberts hates it. He has spent much of his career trying to destroy it."

ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 6d

It's the first Monday in October which means the Supreme Court is back in session. Here's my preview of all the cruelty and evil they will visit upon us this term.
My *cover story* in @thenation.com :)

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Supreme Court v. Democracy

The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.

www.thenation.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 7d

The left needs to do more to push back when Soros is turned into a bogeyman. George Soros should be defended loudly and applauded as a hero dedicated to the promotion of social justice, democracy and human rights.

Catherine P. Henry @catherine-p-henry.bsky.social · 15d

War criminal Putin and Putin's man Terrorist Trump fear democracy, so they attack philanthropist George Soros' Open Society. Putin fears Ukraine because it is a Ukrainian and Russian-speaking democracy. Democratic ideas may jump the border and migrate into Russia. It's nothing to do with NATO.

What the Open Society Foundations Do

We are the largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, equity, and human rights.

www.opensocietyfoundations.org

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 8d

This is also a prime example of "jnow you place" aggression coined by @profkori.bsky.social

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 9d

They need to consider that they have been duped by Satan--not metaphorically but literally. How would Satan act any differently to harm children and those who need comfort and support?

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 9d

Aw. They say "Don't meet your heroes" but they are wrong. I met you and you were as insightful and delightful as I imagined.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 10d

Max Naumann died in a prison.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Nau...

Max Naumann - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 11d

I just donated to @repdean.bsky.social for having the courage to tell House Speaker Mike Johnson to his face that his dear leader is unwell and unfit. That courage should be rewarded.

Donate to Madeleine Dean

Show your support with a contribution.

secure.actblue.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 11d

If you haven't seen it:

bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11d

Dean: The president is unhinged

Johnson: A lot of folks on your side are too. I don’t control him

Dean: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals.

Johnson: I didn’t see it.

Dean: Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing.

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 11d

I just donated to @repdean.bsky.social for having the courage to tell House Speaker Mike Johnson to his face that his dear leader is unwell and unfit. That courage should be rewarded.

Donate to Madeleine Dean

Show your support with a contribution.

secure.actblue.com

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 11d

Not the ballroom--but the nuclear bunker that he's installing underneath is essential

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 11d

But he was so mean to Barbra

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Nell Scovell @nellscovell.bsky.social · 11d

with tears in their eyes...

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