Andrea Meyer
@andreamv.bsky.social
Career in communications, from California to Illinois. News junkie, books, food, music and photography.
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🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🔥 BREAKING: A spokesperson for Kids Can Press, the publisher of the Franklin the Turtle books, messaged me today about Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth using the likeness and image from the books to make light of killings in the Caribbean in his post yesterday on X.
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Overpass Visibility Brigade joins “We Ain’t Buying It “ and says no to Target, Home Depot and Amazon on Black Friday thru Cyber Monday #WeAintBuyingIt weaintbuyingit.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Overpass Visibility Brigade joins “We Ain’t Buying It “ and says no to Target, Home Depot and Amazon on Black Friday thru Cyber Monday #WeAintBuyingIt weaintbuyingit.com
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3 judge panel inc 2 Trump appointees says Trump failed to prove falsity - in fact, his argument was “meritless“ – CNN for calling his bogus claims about election “the big lie.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/m...
Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s ‘meritless’ case against CNN | CNN Business
The 2022 lawsuit objected to CNN’s use of the phrase “the big lie” in reference to the president’s lies about the 2020 election being “stolen.”
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:21 PM
3 judge panel inc 2 Trump appointees says Trump failed to prove falsity - in fact, his argument was “meritless“ – CNN for calling his bogus claims about election “the big lie.”
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/m...
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NEW: Adelita Grijalva has been sworn in after 7 weeks of delay.
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NEW: Adelita Grijalva has been sworn in after 7 weeks of delay.
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We have just over two weeks to pass Prop 50. And when we do, it will send a message of hope across the country, that change is possible if we do the work.
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
October 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We have just over two weeks to pass Prop 50. And when we do, it will send a message of hope across the country, that change is possible if we do the work.
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
So, let’s get to it. linktr.ee/cadem
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🚨This is a big deal: suburban chicago police launch an investigation into an ICE attack on local CBS news journalists.
Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.
September 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
🚨This is a big deal: suburban chicago police launch an investigation into an ICE attack on local CBS news journalists.
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Safeguarding the technologies that power K-12 education is a key pillar of cyber civil defense. Learn how EdProtect and crowdsourced security is supporting students across the U.S. cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/09/29/s...
#Take9 #CyberCivilDefense
#Take9 #CyberCivilDefense
Student hackers help secure K-12 schools by uncovering vulnerabilities in major Edtech software - CLTC UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity
UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity, the Hacking Policy Council, and Bugcrowd hosted a “BugBash” on student information system software.
cltc.berkeley.edu
September 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Safeguarding the technologies that power K-12 education is a key pillar of cyber civil defense. Learn how EdProtect and crowdsourced security is supporting students across the U.S. cltc.berkeley.edu/2025/09/29/s...
#Take9 #CyberCivilDefense
#Take9 #CyberCivilDefense
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Stanley Cup finals: 2.5M
NCAA Men’s Final Four: 15M
World Series: 15.8M
NBA finals: 16.4M
Oscars: 19.7M
Jimmy Kimmel: 26M
NCAA Men’s Final Four: 15M
World Series: 15.8M
NBA finals: 16.4M
Oscars: 19.7M
Jimmy Kimmel: 26M
Maybe the Fox bobbleheads should shut it and check the numbers. Kimmel pulled 15 million viewers last night. Those are not “low ratings,” that’s a beatdown.
September 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Stanley Cup finals: 2.5M
NCAA Men’s Final Four: 15M
World Series: 15.8M
NBA finals: 16.4M
Oscars: 19.7M
Jimmy Kimmel: 26M
NCAA Men’s Final Four: 15M
World Series: 15.8M
NBA finals: 16.4M
Oscars: 19.7M
Jimmy Kimmel: 26M
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Over 10 million views now
Nearly 7 million views for ABC's official YouTube video of Kimmel's 28-minute monologue overnight. It is already the most-viewed Kimmel clip of the year on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Over 10 million views now
OpenAI is building 5 new data centers--more to come in the Midwest. You can read this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
OpenAI to Join Tech Giants in Building 5 New Data Centers in U.S.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
OpenAI is building 5 new data centers--more to come in the Midwest. You can read this gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/t...
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Sunrise in New York City, Friday morning.
September 19, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Sunrise in New York City, Friday morning.
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As a longtime fan of @marcmaron.bsky.social, my conversation with him was detailed, comprehensive & a pleasure from start to finish, even though he spells his name with a "C" not a "K".
#HaveA_Listen 👂 👍
#HaveA_Listen 👂 👍
Today I talk @markhamillofficial.bsky.social on the show. Soap opera acting, Letterman, Luke, the Joker, The Long Walk. Great talk! Listen up! wtfpod.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
As a longtime fan of @marcmaron.bsky.social, my conversation with him was detailed, comprehensive & a pleasure from start to finish, even though he spells his name with a "C" not a "K".
#HaveA_Listen 👂 👍
#HaveA_Listen 👂 👍
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Carlos Alcaraz is the first player since Roger Federer to reach the US Open Final without dropping a set.
When you're mentioned next to that guy, you know you're doing something right.
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When you're mentioned next to that guy, you know you're doing something right.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Carlos Alcaraz is the first player since Roger Federer to reach the US Open Final without dropping a set.
When you're mentioned next to that guy, you know you're doing something right.
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When you're mentioned next to that guy, you know you're doing something right.
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Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
August 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.
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Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
August 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Japan Post just announced they will no longer deliver mail to the United States, joining Germany, Austria, Denmark, Italy, France, and Sweden.
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I made a promise to the women of Illinois — as governor, I will ensure your medical decisions will be your own.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
August 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I made a promise to the women of Illinois — as governor, I will ensure your medical decisions will be your own.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
Worth a watch, and his comments directed to fellow Republicans at the end is particularly noteworthy.
The Bolton raid should chill you: my emergency video (full video linked)
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/emergency-...
August 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Worth a watch, and his comments directed to fellow Republicans at the end is particularly noteworthy.
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Downtown awakes. Wednesday's start in Chicago.
August 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Downtown awakes. Wednesday's start in Chicago.
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A former Jeffrey Epstein employee said that she told the FBI in 1996 and 2006 about what she considered a troubling encounter with Donald Trump. Her account is among the clearest indications of how his name might have ended up in unreleased investigative files. nyti.ms/4lEy7uU
July 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A former Jeffrey Epstein employee said that she told the FBI in 1996 and 2006 about what she considered a troubling encounter with Donald Trump. Her account is among the clearest indications of how his name might have ended up in unreleased investigative files. nyti.ms/4lEy7uU
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New: The Writers Guild of America, which represents writers on “The Late Show,” says it is concerned the cancellation was a “bribe” to curry favor with the Trump admin. The guild wants the New York state attorney general to launch an investigation.
WGA Statement on Paramount’s Decision to Cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW).
www.wga.org
July 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
New: The Writers Guild of America, which represents writers on “The Late Show,” says it is concerned the cancellation was a “bribe” to curry favor with the Trump admin. The guild wants the New York state attorney general to launch an investigation.
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Someone (@lewfoo) posted a long thread on the THREADS app about this. I’m posting the @npr.org story on which her thread was based here. PLEASE READ & SHARE. It’s so important.
@cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social
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@cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social
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When The U.S. Government Tried To Replace Migrant Farmworkers With High Schoolers
In 1964, a program that brought migrant Mexican laborers to the U.S. ended. So the U.S. recruited American students to pick crops instead. When they saw their living conditions, strikes ensued.
www.npr.org
July 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Someone (@lewfoo) posted a long thread on the THREADS app about this. I’m posting the @npr.org story on which her thread was based here. PLEASE READ & SHARE. It’s so important.
@cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/the...
@cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social
www.npr.org/sections/the...
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Today's Reliable Sources lead:
How misinfo can create false hope
With an unfortunate new example out of the Texas flood zone: cnn.it/4lMl4rf
How misinfo can create false hope
With an unfortunate new example out of the Texas flood zone: cnn.it/4lMl4rf
July 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Today's Reliable Sources lead:
How misinfo can create false hope
With an unfortunate new example out of the Texas flood zone: cnn.it/4lMl4rf
How misinfo can create false hope
With an unfortunate new example out of the Texas flood zone: cnn.it/4lMl4rf
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From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Arizona Diamondbacks banned a fan who has turned home-run catching into a sport and who was the subject of a viral video Monday night. One major-league player has jokingly referred to him as the “Home Run Thief.”
Diamondbacks ban ‘Home Run Thief’ fan for 2025 after latest interference incident
Monday's incident brought a series of recent interference moments from the fan into a larger spotlight and prompted a season-long ban.
trib.al
July 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
From @theathletic.bsky.social: The Arizona Diamondbacks banned a fan who has turned home-run catching into a sport and who was the subject of a viral video Monday night. One major-league player has jokingly referred to him as the “Home Run Thief.”