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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 15h

The funniest thing about defending Bari Weiss being hired to lead CBS and beating back any criticism of that as “cancel culture” is that we are about to enter an era of collusion between the government and media targeting any critique of the state not seen since McCarthyism

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 13h

Redford. Keaton. Goodall.

We owe it to them and to each other to keep going. To build what they imagined. To protect what they loved. To live as they lived, truthfully, fearlessly, fully.
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The Light They Left Behind

Three souls who reminded us what it means to live fully, and what we can’t afford to lose.

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 13h

“I understand why people are wary. Is it safe to RSVP to a protest? Do the benefits outweigh the risks? These are reasonable questions to ask, and so I posed them to a couple of experts whom I trust.”

@melissaryan.bsky.social breaks it down.

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To RSVP or not to RSVP

That is the question

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 14h

Absolutely despicable.

Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 15h

"The Dalai Lama said it best: “When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.”

I've always loved this quote, but I especially love it now since listening feels like a lost art these days."

By @mariashriver.bsky.social

Are You Listening?

Last Thursday evening, I sat and quietly listened to an interview with a woman who lost her loved ones two years ago on the day of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel. I listened to her p...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 18h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 18h

Joblessness for Black workers is rising again, two years after reaching a record low. It’s a troubling indicator: Joblessness often spikes higher for historically marginalized groups during economic downturns, and takes longer to fall. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 20h

Mass Shooting Breaking News!

4 people were killed & at least 20 were injured at a crowded Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island South Carolina.

Their GOP Rep. Nancy Mace, who stands with the gun lobby, sends thoughts & prayers.

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4 people were killed and 20 more were injured in a shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on the idyllic South Carolina island of St. Helena left four people dead and at least 20 injured.

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 19h

In the 1950s, my father was teaching communism to what was then the NSA - precursor to the CIA. When moving offices some of Karl Marx‘s books fell out of his boxes and a guard turned in him in to the McCarthy cronies — he was accused of being a Communist. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 2d

Fascist regime stuck on stupid.

GOP busted using South American riot pics to justify Oregon troops: 'We're bad memers'

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GOP busted using South American riot pics to justify Oregon troops: 'We're bad memers'

The Oregon Republican Party is facing backlash after it shared a social media post about a planned military deployment in Portland using a fabricated image composed of photographs from South America.T...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Jeffries on Fox News Sunday: "My friends on other aisle seem to think believe healthcare is an extraneous issue. We don't believe it's an extraneous issue. It's a central issue...the states most affected are all ones Trump won...so this is not a partisan fight. We're fighting for everyday Americans"

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 21h

No businessperson would enter into a contract that allowed the other party to unilaterally ignore elements of the deal. Democrats shouldn’t either.

Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 21h

You probably haven’t heard about these demands

And Democrats aren’t really talking about them

But after last week’s news, they’re more important than ever open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

The OTHER Democratic Demand for Reopening the Government

It’s about stopping Donald Trump and Russ Vought—and it can’t happen soon enough.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Children that were kidnapped by invading Russian barbarians, not displaced.

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 22h

An absolute, obscene lie.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 1d

Rep. Jason Crow is a former Army Ranger who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborne Division and the elite 75th Ranger Regiment.

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 22h

“This, because this is such a perilous moment for this democracy, the importance of accurate, fact-based, not afraid to use actual words for what's happening journalism is critical.”

@kairyssdal.bsky.social on @profgalloway.com’s podcast! Take a listen!

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How Long Can the American Economy Hold? — with Kai Ryssdal

Podcast Episode · The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · 10/09/2025 · 58m

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

Oh sure why not www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 1d

This is staggering. “The staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the journal that reports on health trends and emerging infectious threats, was also laid off.”

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine that

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 1d

Spot on @karaswisher.bsky.social 🎯🎯

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 2d

What a crock of shit from Marc Benioff — who appears willfully ignorant of news and facts and so thirsty for approval and attention from the Trump tech bros (who in the past mocked him relentlessly) that he is soiling himself in public www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 1d

With Yale Law School military justice expert Eugene Fidell and former JAG Maj. General Steven J. Lepper on the biggest civil/military crisis since the Civil War.

Trump Wants to Use American Cities as a “Training Ground.” It’s Becoming Clear Why.

MAGA cries “Insurrection!”, setting up a dangerous standoff between the American people and the military.

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Susan McPherson @susanmcp.bsky.social · 2d

In a wide-ranging interview, Benioff said this week that he avidly supported Trump and thought National Guard troops should be deployed to San Francisco.

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Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 2d

Oh, does it benefit the US to provide aid to foreign countries? That would have been good to know back in January and February.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“Stabilizing Argentina is ‘America First’.”

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