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Pamela K Gilbert

@pamelakgilbert.bsky.social

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Nineteenth century British Literature, history of the body and medicine.

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 11h

Now explain the economics of crop harvesting, for the gold in the back

Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 12h

The whole thread

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15h

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 12h

Nowhere good

Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 12h

The Jan 6 prisoners would be surprised to hear that

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15h

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 18h

Checking out my war-ravaged neighborhood here in SE Portland this morning. Everyone stay safe out there.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 19h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8d

Oregon AG Rayfield: Huge win at this moment in our democracy right now.

This is the president that is normalizing the use of the United States military in our country.

So to get this strong of a ruling out today for the public to see—it’s incredibly important.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 11d

A summary both obvious and extraordinary

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

"You don’t need to be a mental-health professional to see that something’s very seriously off with Trump—particularly after nearly three years of watching his erratic and abnormal behavior in the White House."

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Unfit for Office

Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11d

Unfit for Office

Donald Trump’s narcissism makes it impossible for him to carry out the duties of the presidency in the way the Constitution requires.

www.theatlantic.com

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 20d

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 21d

Donald Trump: Charlie Kirk "did not hate his opponents. He wanted the best for them. That's where I disagree with Charlie. I hate my opponent, and I don't want the best for them."

In 2023, Kirk called for the execution of Joe Biden.

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you so much! I am glad she found it useful!

Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · 24d

How did it go?

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · Sep 8

I can’t imagine why Vladimir Putin would have interfered in an American election to help Donald Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Sep 7

Wait isn’t this the war Grandpa Don dodged?

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · Sep 6

Well, helllooooo

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · Sep 6

I think what actually happened here is, for real, that they are such lazy incompetents they had AI do it

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Sep 5

Signage around the Department of Defense offices were quickly changed to “Department of War” to match President Donald Trump’s rebrand of the organization, including Secretary Pete Hegseth’s nameplate.

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Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's me

Pamela K Gilbert @pamelakgilbert.bsky.social · Sep 5

A good argument against private health insurance generally, it would seem

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Sep 4

They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Sep 3

One of those research findings that intuitively seems obvious and yet is much better (well, in this case 'better' means 'quite chilling given the political situation') to have analysed with actual evidence.

Link to the underpinning research: eprints.lse.ac.uk/129232/

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · Sep 1

CNN confirms that the pilots landed the plane using paper maps.

www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/w...

Plane carrying EU’s top leader targeted by alleged Russian GPS jamming | CNN

A plane carrying the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was targeted by GPS navigation jamming while trying to land in Bulgaria on Sunday, a spokesperson for the commission told CNN.

www.cnn.com

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Roya Azimzadeh 🔵 @byroya.com · Aug 30

#Oura has partnered with #Palantir. If you wear their ring, it’s time to dump them. What a disappointment.

ŌURA Establishes U.S. Manufacturing to Support Growing U.S. Defense Business

ŌURA is proud to partner with the U.S. Department of Defense to prioritize security and promote readiness in support of those who serve.

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Not (A.) I. @aerialeverything.cryptoanarchy.network · Aug 28

"The Meta AI chatbot built into Instagram and Facebook can coach teen accounts on suicide, self-harm and eating disorders, a new safety study finds. In one test chat, the bot planned joint suicide — and then kept bringing it back up in later ‭conversations."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Instagram’s chatbot helped teen accounts plan suicide — and parents can’t disable it

An investigation into the Meta AI chatbot built into Instagram and Facebook found that it helped teen accounts plan suicide and self harm, promoted eating disorders and drug use, and regularly claimed...

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · Aug 15

DC Union Station tonight. Unreal.

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