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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d

If we write off all news media, we’re playing into Trump’s hands. Some outlets are doing well while others stink.
In this installment of my free Stop the Presses newsletter, I give letter grades to major media outlets. See if you agree.

I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media

The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F

www.stopthepresses.news

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 2d

"There's a point, around age twenty, when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life, or to make a virtue of your peculiarities." - Ursula K. Le Guin

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

There are hard questions we need to ask ourselves right now. But no matter what this administration is planning, we know who we are—we love democracy & plan to fight (peacefully) for it. In a moment where knowledge is power, here is what you need to know. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Are We the Nazis Now?

How do we meet this moment?

open.substack.com

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messerlym42.bsky.social @messerlym42.bsky.social · 2d

At one time I had the number to our long distance card memorized. And that was longer than an IT Crowd emergency services number.

messerlym42.bsky.social @messerlym42.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks so much though! Gorgeous.

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messerlym42.bsky.social @messerlym42.bsky.social · 6d

This is the content I need in my feed.

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Kristin Hersh @kristinhersh.bsky.social · 6d

Zoom interview: “Is there any animal you don’t like?”
me: “I’ve known some self-absorbed turtles and a couple defensive rainbow boas…but I still liked them”
him: “Can animals be jerks?”
me: “Hummingbirds are jerks”
him: “Want me to write that down?”
me: “Please don’t”

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M E L L Y med @mel-med-larson.bsky.social · 7d

Everything they’ve said and done in the past week is by design

M E L L Y med @mel-med-larson.bsky.social · 8d

Oh
Oh my god
He’s escalating
In Portland & Chicago
Bc they’re gonna
Start violence 4 real
So Grijalva never gets
Sworn in

So the
MOST EXTREME ACTION
Bc it’s
THE CLOSEST
THE EPSTEIN FILES
Have ever been 2
BEING RELEASED

It’s #endgame4endgame

Holy fuck
THIS WASN’T AN ACCIDENT⤵️

#MELLYmed #Portland

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8d

I love @meredithshiner.com she’s so smart

Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 8d

“Let Republicans have the literal blood of American citizens on their hands—and make that the central issue of the shutdown. Otherwise, enjoy having your health care subsidy debate in the gulags these people would happily send us all to. I hear that poll-tests great.”

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

newrepublic.com

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🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 @msgrumpybunny.bsky.social · 8d

The perfect Kamala vibe check for those who may need a little truth serum for motivation.

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messerlym42.bsky.social @messerlym42.bsky.social · 9d

It’s a damn masterpiece.

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messerlym42.bsky.social @messerlym42.bsky.social · 9d

That’s wicked cool!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 12d

In order for the United States to become a party to the International Criminal Court and have our officials be subject to trial at The Hague, the US Senate would need to ratify the Rome statute by a two-thirds vote. Let’s start running on that.

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Hell Ray-ser @sireviscerate.myatproto.social · 14d

BREAKING: The mitochondria have released a statement they are ending their long running symbiotic relationship with humans, citing "increasingly poor use of the energy we provide".

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 16d

I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".

Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 16d

hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."

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messerlym42.bsky.social @messerlym42.bsky.social · 18d

Absolutely a joy to read!

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Elizabeth Nelson @paranoiacs.bsky.social · 18d

"All throughout Twilight Override, there is a feeling of grasping and tumbling and reassessment. It’s a stemwinding and treacherous trip. At times it can feel like he’s trying to break our heads." Over at Pitchfork, I wrote about the tremendous new LP from Jeff Tweedy. pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...

Jeff Tweedy: Twilight Override

Read Elizabeth Nelson’s review of the album.

pitchfork.com

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Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 19d

from the latest print edition of ‘The Onion’

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Rebecca Schoenkopf @wonkette.bsky.social · 20d

stupid story, making me cry

what a just absolute fucking sweetheart of a man

quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 20d

This is the man that ICE just detained. This isn't about catching criminals, it is about Ethnic cleansing www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-np...

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 21d

What a weird-ass Rapture. Only the Constitution disappeared.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 22d

this poem is astonishing and I am so grateful to Eileen for bringing it to our attention last year & again this year.

eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 22d

Dear friends,
As have become a habit, I mark each #autumnequinox by sharing a small poem by Xin Qiji. I also start my translation cycle of Chinese and Japanese poems and prose that mark the twenty-four lunisolar micro-seasons. Translation notes blogged here:
#everynightapoem

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Elizabeth Nelson @paranoiacs.bsky.social · 22d

Happy birthday to Bruce Springsteen, the daring depictor of the shadow world of tenement work and the still more corrupt onset of the new oligarchies. Here's a piece I wrote over at the Ringer about the airline strikes of 1981 and the 40th anniversary of 'Nebraska'. www.theringer.com/2022/12/14/m...