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Lydia Mong
@lydiamong.bsky.social
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Learning junkie. Book devourer. TV lover. Dog mom. Actress. Acting Coach. Retired Senior Instructional Designer at WVU. Thinker code 2-2-1-1.
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · 11d
theconversation.com/i-have-it-in...
This article is a tough read, but should be required reading for everyone. I can’t imagine how difficult it was for the interviewers on the project to record so much horror. And to think that these transcripts were hidden until the 1990s. #history
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Mountain State Spotlight @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social · 13d
NEW: West Virginia has collected $34 million from its medical cannabis program. It hasn’t spent a penny.

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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · 29d
“…the two transmission lines would cost West Virginians more than $440 million over the next 40 years.”
mtnstspotlight.bsky.social Mountain State Spotlight @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social · Oct 5
NEW: Data centers in other states are raising power costs in West Virginia
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · Oct 3
The mystery of medical diagnosis!
Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses? Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Sep 22
stateline.org/2025/09/22/w...
Fewer households, businesses will get high-speed internet under revamped federal plan • Stateline
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses without internet access will not receive it.
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Sep 22
West Virginia nearly achieved universal broadband. Then Trump changed the rules.

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Fewer households, businesses will get high-speed internet under revamped federal plan — Stateline
LEFT HAND, W. Va. — The residents of Roane County, West Virginia, enjoy living among the rolling mountains and winding, two-lane roads. Situated between Charleston and Parkersburg, two of the state’s ...
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · Sep 18
From Feb 4th 1939
Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime Feb 4th 1939
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · Aug 4
The witch hunts of 1400-1780 and today's misinformation crisis have striking parallels.

Both were fueled by new media technologies that allowed false information to spread rapidly and widely. buff.ly/KzabXlL By Julie Walsh @wellesley.edu
From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis
Who bears responsibility when false information leads to real harm?
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John W Dean @johnwdean.bsky.social · Aug 2
What a horror story. Why would anyone come to the USA for a vacation?

Story of a Swiss woman detained in humiliating conditions at JFK + in NJ detention before being deported. www.nzz.ch/english/you-...
Swiss woman is denied entry at the US border and detained
«You have no right to be here.» A teacher wanted to celebrate her birthday in New York. Instead, she was jailed in New Jersey before being deported. A lawyer warns that something similar could happen ...
www.nzz.ch
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Jul 24
This is an outstanding read! Seven and a half chapters that will make you think differently about how you think.
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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · May 29
So true!
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · May 25
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn’t warning the public like it was months ago

www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · May 8
It’s not right that they can discontinue a flavor before I even know it existed.
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · May 1
I *was* taught to love America and that’s why I want nothing to do with people like him.
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Apr 24
Beautifully written essay that makes my heart hurt.
nickyschwenzer.bsky.social Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · Apr 24
This is one of the best articles I’ve read in a long time. Exquisitely written, beautiful, tragic & insightful piece about the US.

Masterpiece by @stephenmarche.bsky.social 🇨🇦

5/9🧵

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The America I loved is gone
It was a nation of dreams, built for the screen. Then it shattered
www.theguardian.com
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Apr 18
Geesh 🤨
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Apr 18
That sucks
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Apr 7
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muellershewrote.com Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Apr 6
At least the penguins are wearing suits
markhamillofficial.bsky.social Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Apr 6
He did it because those tux-wearing bastards never once said "thank you."
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Mar 31
Tour of "the Scottish play" happening now in WV. I saw them at the beginning of the tour and this performance of Shakespeare's MACBETH is outstanding. If you can go see, DO! #ShakespeareinWV
Mon. March 31 at 7p - MACBETH @ Glenville State Thur. April 3 at 10:15a & 7p - MACBETH @ Wheeling University Sun. April 6 at 5p - MACBETH @ WV Botanic Garden (Morgantown, WV) Mon. April 7 at 7p - MACBETH @ Fairmont State University Sun. April 13 at 3p - MACBETH @ Strand Theatre (Moundsville) Thur. April 17 at TBD - MACBETH @ Capital High School (Charleston, WV) Mon. April 21 at 6p - Shakespeareaoke @ American Shakespeare Center (Staunton, VA) Tue. April 22 at 10a - Workshop @ American Shakespeare Center (Staunton, VA) - WV Week of Will 2025 - Wed. April 23 at 6p - Bard's Birthday Bash @ VTC Thur. April 24 at 6p - Meet the Author: Upon the Corner of the Moon @ VTC Fri. April 25 at 7p - Mtn State Student Shakespeare Showcase @ VTC Sat. April 26 at 3p - MACBETH at VTC Sun. April 27 at 3p - MACBETH at VTC Mon. April 28 at 930a - MACBETH at VTC Tue. April 29 at 930a - MACBETH at VTC
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Mar 25
Time to watch this old movie again.
#Hackers #AngelinaJolie #RISC
Angelina Jolie Was Right About Computers
“RISC architecture is gonna change everything.” Those absurdly geeky, incredibly prophetic words were spoken 30 years ago. Today, they’re somehow truer than ever.
www.wired.com
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Mar 17
This is insane. Arguably the greatest achievement of the first Trump administration was Operation Warp Speed.
And mRNA technology has tremendous potential. Recall recent news that mRNA vaccines show promise against pancreatic cancer in early trials
www.nbcnews.com/health/cance...
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Mar 10
Vulture Capitalism — a most apt term.
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Mar 10
"They haven’t found a single dollar of fraud. And the waste and abuse they’ve been clamoring about has turned out just to be government agencies, programs, and spending that Trump, Musk, and Republicans simply don’t like."
Vulture Capitalism Comes for Democracy
The playbook Trump and Musk are following to dismantle government resembles the one used to pick apart America’s newspapers.
www.thebulwark.com
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Lydia Mong @lydiamong.bsky.social · Mar 10
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘It’s not because I want people to think I’m great’: Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts
The actor grew up poor, got rich, then lost everything backing the 2019 Homeless World Cup. Now he’s giving away more of his money to help 900 total strangers. Doesn’t he think he’s done enough?
www.theguardian.com
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