@maryhatchbailey.bsky.social
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Academia pays the bills. Parent of a filmmaker and a judgy cat. Let's not do fascism, okay?
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grandiloquentwords.bsky.social
Benignant [buh-NIG-nunt]
(adj.)
- Kindly, gracious, and benevolent.

From “benign” (exerting a good influence) on model of its opposite, “malignant”

Used in a sentence:
“He offered a benignant smile that suggested he might forgive you for existing—so long as you stopped doing it so loudly.”
Grandiloquent Word of the Day logo - Sepia-toned graphic with a baroque Victorian typeface and an illustration of a little girl offering a cup of milk to a kitty.
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jamiedupree.bsky.social
Here is the official certificate of election for Adelita Grijalva D-AZ. She was elected on September 23 and still has not been sworn in by House Speaker Mike Johnson.
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muellershewrote.com
Bring as many American flags to No Kings as you can.
atrupar.com
Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"
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papacitogordo.bsky.social
Arrest Stephen Miller. Put him in a straight jacket.
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unraveledpress.com
This is real. Chicago today.
donmoyn.bsky.social
Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
You may have noticed that folks who are from Chicago love this city. There's a reason for that. I walked to the lake with friends yesterday, and when I saw the waves rolling in, I felt something shift back into place inside of me. So many parts of this city are part of me. We will defend this place.
maryhatchbailey.bsky.social
I just read a National Humanities Alliance report to the effect of: 81% of employers think oral communication skills are very important, but only 49% find college graduates who are proficient. Nearly the same numbers for written communication, critical thinking, info literacy.
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erinbiba.bsky.social
Goddamn Kathy this video is 🔥get their asses.
atrupar.com
Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.
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pfieldbookshop.bsky.social
No prizes for guessing what's in this box.

"Winnie The Pooh" first delux edition from 1926 in full red leather. This copy is immaculate, largely because for a hundred years it has been retained in its original box and, even more scarce to see, its original glassine wrap.
maryhatchbailey.bsky.social
His Senate bio is pure hagiography. Shame him forever.
maryhatchbailey.bsky.social
This isn't the worst infraction by far, but that videographer should feel white-hot shame at using his craft for fascism. Fuck you, dude.
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter
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gtconway.bsky.social
That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
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copperbae.bsky.social
Here is a baby turtle on its birthday trying to make it to the ocean on instinct. He made it and you can make it through this week too.
maryhatchbailey.bsky.social
Congrats Team Ultra! If you ever need another poli sci PhD to job the team, look no further 😊
maryhatchbailey.bsky.social
They are too ignorant to know how galactically boorish, untalented, and tiny-minded they are.
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newseye.bsky.social
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
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thegodpodcast.com
"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.
maryhatchbailey.bsky.social
Sitting down to see it now. Three lovely old ladies were talking loudly about the ending and I passed them on my way in. Jesus ladies
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royalpratt.bsky.social
ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago
maryhatchbailey.bsky.social
Bust out your flak jacket and join us on the mean streets of Chi-Town
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Massive insider trading. Thirty minutes before Trump’s China tariff announcement, a crypto “whale” opened a $100M+ short on Bitcoin.

4:30 PM: Whale opens $100M+ BTC short
4:50 PM: Trump announces 100% tariffs on China
5:20 PM: $19.3 B in liquidations hit the market
The whale’s profit: $192 million
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charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social, I'm no expert on cognitive illnesses, but it feels a bit detached from reality for a sitting POTUS to forget that he was in power during an attack on the U.S. Capitol, doesn't it? Do you know anyone in journalism with experience covering dementia-like symptoms?