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@gtconway.bsky.social this isn't a top issue in political news, but caught my (non-lawyer's) eye. Will listen for your comments on next Bulwark "Explains it all" !! Does Congress have powers it isn't using, or is it about to lose even more? Thanks! www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/cons...
Conservative justices question the foundation of U.S. colonial rule
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November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@gtconway.bsky.social this isn't a top issue in political news, but caught my (non-lawyer's) eye. Will listen for your comments on next Bulwark "Explains it all" !! Does Congress have powers it isn't using, or is it about to lose even more? Thanks! www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/cons...
just a heartwarming story from the left coast....https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/14/baby-sea-otter-rescued-off-california-coast
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
just a heartwarming story from the left coast....https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/14/baby-sea-otter-rescued-off-california-coast
Hey all, my new book, Everyday Voice Care: The Wellness Guide, is finally on Amazon. Evidence-based info in simple language, with gentle mythbusting, real-world anecdotes, and holistic POV. www.amazon.com/Everyday-Voi...
Everyday Voice Care: The Wellness Guide for Singers, Actors, and Talkers (National Association of Teachers of Singing Books)
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November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Hey all, my new book, Everyday Voice Care: The Wellness Guide, is finally on Amazon. Evidence-based info in simple language, with gentle mythbusting, real-world anecdotes, and holistic POV. www.amazon.com/Everyday-Voi...
“I’m 87 years old,” she wrote. “I’ve seen war, repression, protest, and backlash. I’ve been celebrated, and I’ve been branded an enemy of the state. ...But I can tell you this: this is the most frightening moment of my life." www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Jane Fonda relaunches free speech group started by her father during the McCarthy era
In wake of the Trump administration’s censorship threats, the actor re-established the Committee for the First Amendment with A-list support
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October 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“I’m 87 years old,” she wrote. “I’ve seen war, repression, protest, and backlash. I’ve been celebrated, and I’ve been branded an enemy of the state. ...But I can tell you this: this is the most frightening moment of my life." www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Defamation lawsuits coming soon (from makers of acetaminophen)? POTUS may be immune but cabinet members & boards are not. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Trump claims with little evidence that use of Tylenol, or acetaminophen, in pregnancy is linked to autism – US politics live
President and RKF Jr hold news conference about contentious new drug guidance
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September 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Defamation lawsuits coming soon (from makers of acetaminophen)? POTUS may be immune but cabinet members & boards are not. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
I've been mixed up about this event. Defer to Kamau Bell to get it clear. "Kirk would be fine with my lack of empathy for him, not that I needed his permission.”
His Substack post is titled “Charlie Kirk Said, ‘I Can’t Stand Empathy.’ Well, if he insists.”
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His Substack post is titled “Charlie Kirk Said, ‘I Can’t Stand Empathy.’ Well, if he insists.”
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Oakland comedian’s blunt response to Charlie Kirk’s killing: ‘I won’t be gaslit’
Oakland comedian W. Kamau Bell adds that the country is in deeper trouble after the killing of the conservative influencer.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I've been mixed up about this event. Defer to Kamau Bell to get it clear. "Kirk would be fine with my lack of empathy for him, not that I needed his permission.”
His Substack post is titled “Charlie Kirk Said, ‘I Can’t Stand Empathy.’ Well, if he insists.”
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
His Substack post is titled “Charlie Kirk Said, ‘I Can’t Stand Empathy.’ Well, if he insists.”
www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
@gtconway.bsky.social - Hi George, not a lawyer just a fan of your Friday podcast with Sarah Longwell. Re. Posse Comitatus: context is not western Posse (your imagined cowboy-music soundtrack) but the retrenchment of white supremacy in the former Confederacy.
September 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@gtconway.bsky.social - Hi George, not a lawyer just a fan of your Friday podcast with Sarah Longwell. Re. Posse Comitatus: context is not western Posse (your imagined cowboy-music soundtrack) but the retrenchment of white supremacy in the former Confederacy.
I love reading smart women. @karaswisher.bsky.social you'd have a cool pod-conversation about this! "The jobs most likely to be replaced by automation are ones disproportionately held by women:" www.salon.com/2025/07/28/w...
Why women are wary of the AI rush
New technology has always been used against women. Why should we trust artificial intelligence not to be?
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July 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I love reading smart women. @karaswisher.bsky.social you'd have a cool pod-conversation about this! "The jobs most likely to be replaced by automation are ones disproportionately held by women:" www.salon.com/2025/07/28/w...
could we all pls recall that US (CIA) forced a regime-change in Iran once before, installing unpopular Shah (reinforced by torture-police-state) who was toppled in 1979 by current leaders. Shah's grandson Pahlavi now "willing and ready" to return.. not a great idea www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
The US sponsored Iran’s 1953 regime change: Is Trump planning a repeat?
A quarter century before the 1979 revolution, the US and UK helped depose democratically elected Iranian PM Mossadegh.
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June 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
could we all pls recall that US (CIA) forced a regime-change in Iran once before, installing unpopular Shah (reinforced by torture-police-state) who was toppled in 1979 by current leaders. Shah's grandson Pahlavi now "willing and ready" to return.. not a great idea www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
guy likes to watch fights, but maybe not wars www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
From Gaza to Ukraine to Iran, Trump’s ‘peacemaker’ promise collapses
A president who vowed to end global conflicts has instead presided over their escalation – his agenda is in disarray
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June 15, 2025 at 6:56 AM
guy likes to watch fights, but maybe not wars www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"The unrest goes on because Trump needs it to. He’s not just fighting for deportations. He’s fighting for his values in a state that rejects them." www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | Why Donald Trump Had to Attack California
There’s much more at stake for Trump — and Californians — than deportations.
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June 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"The unrest goes on because Trump needs it to. He’s not just fighting for deportations. He’s fighting for his values in a state that rejects them." www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Dems should be running ads nonstop: "Trump still isn't fixing the economy. That's what he promised you. Ignore the rest."
Pol-junkies can embroider 100 memes onto the superficial fighting, but the grim facts on the ground are why Biden lost. Forget it at our peril.
Pol-junkies can embroider 100 memes onto the superficial fighting, but the grim facts on the ground are why Biden lost. Forget it at our peril.
June 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Dems should be running ads nonstop: "Trump still isn't fixing the economy. That's what he promised you. Ignore the rest."
Pol-junkies can embroider 100 memes onto the superficial fighting, but the grim facts on the ground are why Biden lost. Forget it at our peril.
Pol-junkies can embroider 100 memes onto the superficial fighting, but the grim facts on the ground are why Biden lost. Forget it at our peril.
HB Shakespeare! Re. mob-rule "...You have taught / How insolence and strong hand should prevail/ How order should be quelled; by this pattern ... other ruffians, as their fancies wrought/ With self same hand, self reasons, and self right/ Would shark on you...." publictheater.org/contentasset...
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April 24, 2025 at 4:53 AM
HB Shakespeare! Re. mob-rule "...You have taught / How insolence and strong hand should prevail/ How order should be quelled; by this pattern ... other ruffians, as their fancies wrought/ With self same hand, self reasons, and self right/ Would shark on you...." publictheater.org/contentasset...
So here's what I want to know: Where is the shadow cabinet / summit-of-all-think-tanks / planning now for eventual Reconstruction? What to rebuild AFTER the DOGE/tariffs/DOJ+misc/corruption-destruction of the entire government? once the fever breaks — [continues below]
April 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
So here's what I want to know: Where is the shadow cabinet / summit-of-all-think-tanks / planning now for eventual Reconstruction? What to rebuild AFTER the DOGE/tariffs/DOJ+misc/corruption-destruction of the entire government? once the fever breaks — [continues below]