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Helen Kennedy

@helenkennedy.bsky.social

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Newspapers 4 life. (Retired from NY Daily News, ex Boston Herald.) NYC, North Fork. Francophile fan of Sondheim and Venice. (Amateur watercolors now at @washbuckler.bsky.social) Too sarcastic for my own good. MyName@gmail

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · Oct 12

Best reason to go off the record.

A highlighted excerpt from a news story, apparently about a new washroom in the city bus terminal:

"A second person who checked out the women's restroom and who asked not to be identified because she has always wanted to be an anonymous source - reported her findings by email: "Black shiny granite..."

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3h

Do you love Terry Gross? Don’t miss this rare interview with her on 50 years of Fresh Air. But don’t listen to it while driving because you might cry. I did.

www.npr.org/2025/09/14/n...

Terry Gross On 50 Years Of Fresh Air (Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso) : Fresh Air

This month marks 50 years of Terry Gross as the host of Fresh Air. What began in 1975 as a local experiment at WHYY in Philadelphia has since grown into a national institution—one that not only transf...

www.npr.org

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 5h

Vance is having an incredible morning on the Sunday shows doing "oh so now it's illegal to [mundane thing]?"

A real quote when Vance is asked about whether Tom Homan kept the $50,000 he got in a fast food bag: "Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services?"

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4h

also "retribution" implies he was wronged in some way by the people he's persecuting, subtly justifying what he's doing. bsky.app/profile/reun...

Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 1d

Trump straight up murdering people in the Caribbean and the NYT writes this

The Trump Split Screen: A Peacemaker Abroad, a Retribution Campaign at Home

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Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 6h

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3h

Everybody’s that old!

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3h

Editor: “got a minute?”

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

“Did he set fire to the convent?”

“I’m sure he’s started many fires. He barbecues a lot.”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

STEPHANOPOULOS: Did Tom Homan give the $50,000 back?

VANCE: He did not take a bribe. It's a ridiculous smear

STEPHANOPOULOS: You didn't answer the question

VANCE: Did he accept $50,000? I'm sure that in the course of Homan's life, he's been paid more than $50k for services.

(So, no, he didn't)

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

I had to explain the medbed post to someone who had not heard anything of it the other day. When you explain it out loud, it’s even worse.

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

I made strawberry jam once. Everyone should make jam once. It is deeply shocking how much sugar you need. Now I barely ever eat jam.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

No copyright

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

NUREMBERG 2.0 might be a good protest sign.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

Natch.

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

It just hits me anew sometimes and it’s so surreal.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

Supreme Court justices are going on the Sabbath Gasbag shows now? To discuss the court’s work? What the fuck?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 5h

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

(That was rhetorical)

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

Same.

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

I have never once clicked on a video when I wanted to find out what the story was. If you want to have a video fine, but add it to the story!

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 4h

How is this dumbass president? Of the United States? I will never understand.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 6h

I’m on mobile 99% of the time these days. So many solutions (to AI, to ads) are mostly useful for desktop.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 6h

Ever.

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 6h

Yes, I’m cranky, a storm is coming, but Jesus Christ why do I have to click “reader mode” to even have a hope of reading anything online these days? If you publish something you want people to read, why do you also cover it with 25 ads so they can’t actually read it?

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The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 6h

Stop calling for resignations and start calling for arrests.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h

Sens. Schumer, Merkley, Murray, and Peters are calling for the resignation of OMB Director Russell Vought.

"By impounding billions of dollars … and aggressively pursuing the illegal use of pocket rescissions, Vought has done everything in his power to gut the federal government piece by piece."

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 6h

There's one huge difference between the 2025 Portland protests & the ones in 2020. Today, the ~100 anti-fascist protesters at the ICE facility are sandwiched between the feds who have MAGA-friendly media embedded w/ them, and ~15 MAGA-friendly content creators/counter-protesters out in the crowd.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h

As President Trump tries to send the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, conservative influencers are working to support his claim that the city is burning with viral clips from one block. https://wapo.st/4q5HM0n

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 6h

I bought a frog beret specially.

A green felt beret with white frog eyes attached

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