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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye

@sazeracla.bsky.social

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I enjoy cocktails, French fries, and science fiction. Queer. 🏳️‍🌈 He/him. Trekkie. 🖖🏻 Former KCRW & KCSN radio host & music programmer, Angeleno from New Orleans. Growing luminous by eating light. Retired. http://mixcloud.com/safeathome

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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · Aug 31

Finally, a new show! Lots has been happening, and the last week has been very difficult. The loss of an old friend. The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the Federal Flood. Lots of emotions to process. (1/3)

Safe at Home: August 30, 2025

Finally, a new show! Sorry to let a whole month go by. Lots has been happening, and the last week has been very difficult. The loss of an old friend. The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the ...

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 14h

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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 1h

Oh, and my so-called nonstick muffin tin …

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 3h

Oh my. Who let this slip out, and how soon will they be fired for it?

ABC News
@ABC
The U.S. Labor Department is warning of a potential food crisis linked to the Trump administration’s immigration raids due to a resulting worker shortage.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 13h

i have to be honest, gang, i have some questions about this republican strategy of telling everyone to tune in and pay attention to what’s likely to be one of the largest days of political protest in american history directed at the republican party

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Johnson: "We call it the Hate America Rally that will happen Saturday. Let's see who shows up for that. I bet you you'll see Hamas supporters, I bet you'll see antifa types, I bet you'll see Marxists on full display, people who don't want to stand and defend the foundational truths of this republic"

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 2h

In light of the fact that students protested the university's participation in genocide, Cole argues that the university should reinstate disciplined students, ask NYC to drop criminal charges, and reopen campus gates to the public. All very reasonable points.

Ansley Erickson @ansleyerickson.bsky.social · 2h

Former Columbia Provost Jonathan Cole asks the university to bravely admit where it was wrong:

www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...

Columbia must now show courage and empathy

Dear Columbia leaders,

www.columbiaspectator.com

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mxhrad @mxhrad.bsky.social · 1h

“It wasn’t a swastika, it was a Roman S.”

By Jonathan Greenblatt

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 3h

A swastika was found in the office of a far-right Republican. The only explanation is that his office was vandalized.

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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 1h

Here’s how to make those taters: 2 LARGE Yukon gold potatoes, cut lengthwise then crossways into 1/2” slices. Parboil in enough water to cover with 2 Tbsp salt & 1 Tbsp white vinegar til you can pierce them. Drain & toss in a colander to roughen the surface.

Air fry at 425°F til crispy. 🤌🏻

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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 1h

#Dinner last night. Baked eggs in gabbagool cups (as I was out of prosciutto). Perfect crispy air-fried potatoes with Italian seasoning blend and a little grated Parmigiano. Spinach salad with blue cheese dressing. 👨🏼‍🍳😘🤌🏻

On the left of the plate, two baked eggs in cappacola cups. In front, a giant serving of crispy air fried potatoes (just a quick spray of olive oil spray so zero Weight Watchers points). In the back, green spinach leaves with a white dressing.

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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 2h

I think so too, but this for all those “too soon what about his kids” people.

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 4h

Finally, some good news in public broadcasting.

Pennsylvania's WPSU will stay on the air after a planned shutdown in 2026.

The Penn State-owned PBS affiliate + NPR station will become part of Philadelphia's WHYY after a "public outcry of support."

www.statecollege.com/articles/loc... #PBS #NPR

Penn State Trustees Approve Deal to Transfer Ownership of WPSU

Penn State's Board of Trustees on Monday approved a new proposal to sell WPSU to Philadelphia area public media provider WHYY in a deal that will allow

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 4h

🚨The war on Antifa has begun, with the FBI canvassing informants for insights on the group, scrutinizing financial records and gathering intelligence on left-wing affinity groups, sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the War on Antifa

Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Tom Sullivan @tmsullivan.bsky.social · 4h

A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the “Ghostbusters” theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility....
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.the-independent.com

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William Easley @williameasley.bsky.social · 6h

I would say a very good sign with Hegseth making life miserable for everyone at the Pentagon. You now have more people willing to leak and a press that isn’t concerned by having access to that they Pentagon as an org wants out

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 7h

that they left em masse, at least, seems like a good sign

Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 7h

NEW for @washingtonpost.com:

Pentagon reporters exited the building in unison Wednesday after turning in their badges, having refused to sign the Defense Department's press policy.

@nancyayoussef.bsky.social called it a “sad day for those who support a free press.”

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules

After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 6h

I’m sure these loud and proud Nazis that keep being found in the highest ranks of the GOP are just isolated bad apples. That’s how the saying goes, right?

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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 6h

I don’t understand why anybody casts him in the first place.

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 7h

If private equity was an actor

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 14h

A new report suggests that the disastrous opening weekend for the Jared-Leto-starring sequel may lead to Disney pulling the plug on the Grid once and for all.

'Tron' Might Really Be Doomed After 'Tron: Ares'

A new report suggests that the disastrous opening weekend for the Jared-Leto-starring sequel may lead to Disney pulling the plug on the Grid once and for all.

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Lois Weiner @drloisweiner.bsky.social · 6h

In my lifetime liberals have responded to movements for peace, equality, justice they can't control by whining they support our ideals but we're doing it all wrong. And they didn't support Rosa Parks politics either tho they claim her now: www.zinnedproject.org/materials/po...

The Politics of Children’s Literature: What’s Wrong with the Rosa Parks Myth

Article. By Herbert Kohl. Rethinking Schools. A critical analysis that challenges the myths in children's books about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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Rea Macadamia @reamacadamia.bsky.social · 6h

Protests have been happening across red America, too, including in rural areas and small towns. Sounds like David Brooks is the one who should pay more attention to flyover country 🙄

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

the extent to which media elites treat liberal americans as if they do not count in the body politic is a real problem

Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 8h

I read the piece. You shouldn't. He dismisses the "No Kings" protests as liberals in blue cities. He invokes Rosa Parks, as if rural white people in the 60s loved everything that the movement then was doing. "We need a movement but not this one" is a core centrist tact these days.