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Mary Harris

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Hosting Slate’s daily news podcast What Next. Getting closer to God in a tight situation. Alum: WNYC Always: therealness.org

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · Jul 4

Happy 4th! Fun fact: after the election I needed a new joyful hobby, something I could do to celebrate our eventual defeat of fascism. I’m teaching myself to twirl

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, this segment will certainly evolve and improve over the coming weeks. So tell us what you think

Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 1d

Personally, I reaped a whole lot of schaudenfreude from removing a yellow jacket’s nest from my bedroom window this week too. Bless this man

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 1d

This week I had some runners up to my actual choice. I honestly love that Broadway is restaging a completely drag version of CATS which I don't think ever would have happened without DJT. Because, honestly, who would have CARED about Cats without that guy www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...

‘Cats’ Is Returning to Broadway, This Time With Heels Instead of Paws

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 1d

The idea here is: a little GAME. Where a friend and I guess what news event is giving us that 😈 energy. So: can you guess what @alexsammon.bsky.social and I nominated this week? Do you have a nominee too? WEIGH IN

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 1d

*TAPS MIC* Oh hello there! What Next is doing a fun experiment. On Fridays, we're releasing a bonus episode called "SchaudenFriday". BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU NEED IT 🧵 slate.com/podcasts/wha... @slate.com @alexsammon.bsky.social

Bonus: SchadenFriday: Portland Puts A Frog On It

Thou doth protest too much—and too well.

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 2d

Sure, Trump is sending federal agents into your cities but I'm pretty sure he's ALSO bringing you THIS www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/t...

‘Cats’ Is Returning to Broadway, This Time With Heels Instead of Paws

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 3d

lol HEY! thanks for listening

Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 4d

Supreme Court keeps on keepin' on: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 4d

Also - the subject of today's show! slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Inside the Portland “War Zone”

Keep Portland weird…by lying about it?

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 4d

hypnotic tbh

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 9d

Oopsie slate.com/news-and-pol...

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks for listening!

Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 9d

And as with the speeches at Quantico, staging any kind of operation at a major televised event makes everyone else there complicit.

Unless they are not.

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 9d

Bad Bunny is Puerto Rican.

PUERTO. RICAN.

Which makes this an impressive display of what's really happening atm

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9d

“.. We will find you. We will apprehend you. We will put you in a detention facility, and we will deport you. So know that that is a very real situation under this administration, which is completely contrary to what how it used to be,” he said.

@thehill.com $AAPL $CMCSA
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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 9d

I guess it passed spell check 😵‍💫

Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 9d

"It's not about catching criminals. It's about catching vibes"

Bill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · Oct 2

This is pretty great: someone put a cheap phone up on a pole in the Mission and it just sits and Shazams everything it hears.

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Bop Spotter

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 10d

Eagerly watching what happens!

Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 10d

To be clear, who finds out what is still to be determined

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 10d

For, like, a month I've been looking around for some kind soul to bring the FAFO energy to this government shutdown, and in @ddayen.bsky.social I found my guy slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Actually the Government Shut Down Months Ago

Why federal workers don’t seem so outraged about waiting to get paid.

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 10d

TIMELINE CLEANSE from @jillfilipovic.bsky.social slate.com/technology/2...

I Learned So Many of My Most Important Life Lessons From Jane Goodall

You may have heard of Horse Girls, but I’m a Primate Girl for life.

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you for a careful listen. I’m grateful for your ears.

Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 10d

I think it is hard for a day to day Pentagon reporter to comment on intent in a case like this. But I do think it is important to contextualize what we know for sure and discuss openly who the government’s policies are explicitly impacting

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 10d

Aprapos of nothing Alaskan bearcams are maybe the most peaceful content you can stream explore.org/livecams/bro...

Alaska Bear Cam - Kat's River View, Katmai National Park | Explore.org

This live Alaskan Bear Cam is located at where lower Brooks River meets the Naknek Lake and is a favorite place for Brown Bear mothers and their cubs.

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Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 10d

🙏🙏🙏

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 10d

Excellent show today on Hegseth’s military meetup and all of the potential implications @maryharris.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

The Department of War…From Within

Podcast Episode · What Next | Daily News and Analysis · 10/01/2025 · 27m

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