Anna Lewis
@annaklewis.bsky.social
Laminatrix, Librarian, Woman in IT. Part-time photographer [Bold Photos Madison] Proud Wisconsinite, dog Mom, step mom, and aunt. Patton Oswalt called me "comedy death" He's not wrong.
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the economic success of the U.S. is significantly built on the land grant universities and in particular their excellent agricultural science tradition.
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
the economic success of the U.S. is significantly built on the land grant universities and in particular their excellent agricultural science tradition.
The corruption and the grift have always been the core mission.
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The corruption and the grift have always been the core mission.
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„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
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Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being Vaishnavi Jayakumar testified the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the trafficking of humans for sex.
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
“You could incur 16 violations and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended"
time.com/7336204/meta...
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This just in: It costs more money to make 24 hours of content in Hollywood today than it cost to make two hours of content a decade ago. www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
Disney Spent More On ‘Andor’ Than Any Of Its ‘Star Wars’ Movies
Disney has revealed it spent $60.5 million on Star Wars streaming series Andor in 2024, giving the show a total cost of $705.5 million - far higher than the spending on any of the movies in the saga.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This just in: It costs more money to make 24 hours of content in Hollywood today than it cost to make two hours of content a decade ago. www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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"Where are the Black photographers?" Deborah Willis on how she turned that question into an artistic mission. n.pr/4pqMJQ5
'Reflections in Black' celebrates history of Black photography with expanded issue
"Where are the Black photographers?" Deborah Willis on how she turned that question into an artistic mission.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Where are the Black photographers?" Deborah Willis on how she turned that question into an artistic mission. n.pr/4pqMJQ5
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My law firm is currently litigating 61 voting and election cases, including 12 redistricting cases. We have four cases in one stage or another before the Supreme Court.
These cases — and others like them —
will play a pivotal role in whether we have free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.
These cases — and others like them —
will play a pivotal role in whether we have free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
My law firm is currently litigating 61 voting and election cases, including 12 redistricting cases. We have four cases in one stage or another before the Supreme Court.
These cases — and others like them —
will play a pivotal role in whether we have free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.
These cases — and others like them —
will play a pivotal role in whether we have free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.
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Also, in the course of other atrocities in Yemen, his forces bombed a *school bus full of kids* with a U.S. PGM.
The U.S. intelligence community concluded Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing and dismemberment of a Post columnist, making President Trump's formal dinner for the prince on Tuesday a dramatic step in public rehabilitation. https://wapo.st/3LOwEFn
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Also, in the course of other atrocities in Yemen, his forces bombed a *school bus full of kids* with a U.S. PGM.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
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We used to have the Bureau of Labor Statistics collect inflation data but under Trump we’ve outsourced it to DoorDash
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
We used to have the Bureau of Labor Statistics collect inflation data but under Trump we’ve outsourced it to DoorDash
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Grift all the way down
After a bipartisan backlash, Republican senators are distancing themselves from a provision tucked inside the CR/minibus allowing 8 of them to sue for $500K in taxpayer-funded payments for each "instance" where their data was accessed in the Jan. 6 probe. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
GOP senators distance themselves from provision allowing them to sue over phone record searches
The senators’ comments came after House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would hold a vote on the House floor to repeal the provision inserted by his Senate counterparts.
www.nbcnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Grift all the way down
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New article! Or rather, a round-up of articles I wrote on some of my favorite people. David Lynch, Gunnar Hansen, Georgia O'Keeffe, Bobbie Gentry...
And commentary on my least favorite people, Trump and Epstein...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-celebr...
And commentary on my least favorite people, Trump and Epstein...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-celebr...
The Celebrities
Some of my favorite essays on the two-year anniversary of this newsletter.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New article! Or rather, a round-up of articles I wrote on some of my favorite people. David Lynch, Gunnar Hansen, Georgia O'Keeffe, Bobbie Gentry...
And commentary on my least favorite people, Trump and Epstein...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-celebr...
And commentary on my least favorite people, Trump and Epstein...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-celebr...
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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Fascists know exactly what they're doing when they attack education. Smearing teachers, attacking critical thinking and censoring curriculum threaten our democracy. I talk about these themes in my book "Why Fascists Fear Teachers" on @imkcpodcast.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7...
71. Why Authoritarians Fear Education
Podcast Episode · Intersectionality Matters! · 11/13/2025 · 57m
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Fascists know exactly what they're doing when they attack education. Smearing teachers, attacking critical thinking and censoring curriculum threaten our democracy. I talk about these themes in my book "Why Fascists Fear Teachers" on @imkcpodcast.bsky.social.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7...
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Trump was a subject in 72% of the Epstein email threads.
Data visualization by WSJ:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Data visualization by WSJ:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Trump was a subject in 72% of the Epstein email threads.
Data visualization by WSJ:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Data visualization by WSJ:
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
PI granted.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Bluesky says it suspended author Sarah Kendzior because she was "expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article."
But there's more to the story:
But there's more to the story:
Bluesky Is Clearly Not a Johnny Cash Fan
A user was banned for making a Johnny Cash reference. Where's the dividing line between serious threat and jokey pop culture reference?
gizmodo.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Bluesky says it suspended author Sarah Kendzior because she was "expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article."
But there's more to the story:
But there's more to the story:
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Poverty is a policy decision.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Poverty is a policy decision.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
Concentrated wealth is a policy decision.
Inequality is a policy decision.
Remember this.
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I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?
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Whats so unnerving, among many other aspects of the whole sordid Epstein miasma, is how incestuous the world of these elites are. Everyone knows everyone. The personal, social, and professional spheres all overlap.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Whats so unnerving, among many other aspects of the whole sordid Epstein miasma, is how incestuous the world of these elites are. Everyone knows everyone. The personal, social, and professional spheres all overlap.
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Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Something the US needs to accept too is that without a large-scale correction imposing consequences on a large number of people, the crisis of governance here will continue indefinitely
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For many people in positions of power, being a sexual predator and covering up for sexual predators are not only NOT disqualifying—they are forms of in-group bonding.
The Epstein network is the most prominent example of that dynamic, but the dynamic exists at multiple levels throughout our society.
The Epstein network is the most prominent example of that dynamic, but the dynamic exists at multiple levels throughout our society.
November 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
For many people in positions of power, being a sexual predator and covering up for sexual predators are not only NOT disqualifying—they are forms of in-group bonding.
The Epstein network is the most prominent example of that dynamic, but the dynamic exists at multiple levels throughout our society.
The Epstein network is the most prominent example of that dynamic, but the dynamic exists at multiple levels throughout our society.