Ann MacMillan
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Ann MacMillan
@anniemac41.bsky.social
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Reading Rainbow Is Back With a New Host -- @mychal3ts.bsky.social -- And The Same Mission
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/s...
‘Reading Rainbow’ Comes Back With a New Host, but the Same Mission
www.nytimes.com
Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social is this generation’s Mr. Rogers.♥️💙🌈
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I went to Utah this week to do some reporting for a project on the killing of Charlie Kirk. At a hearing in the Tyler Robinson murder case, my producer and I sat behind two conspiracist vloggers — then watched the defense invoke some of their theories in court. www.ms.now/news/charlie...
Charlie Kirk’s murder case has a conspiracy theory problem
Conspiracist influencers have flooded the internet with baseless claims about Kirk’s killing — and lawyers in his alleged killer’s case are listening.
www.ms.now
February 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I went to Utah this week to do some reporting for a project on the killing of Charlie Kirk. At a hearing in the Tyler Robinson murder case, my producer and I sat behind two conspiracist vloggers — then watched the defense invoke some of their theories in court. www.ms.now/news/charlie...
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The Battle of Minneapolis is far from over. But Trump... flinched. The People are doing what the law and the Democrats cannot: defending thier rights and the rights of others.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
The People Are Winning the Battle Against ICE
The brave protesters in Minneapolis are doing everything that Democrats and even the law have failed to do.
www.thenation.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The Battle of Minneapolis is far from over. But Trump... flinched. The People are doing what the law and the Democrats cannot: defending thier rights and the rights of others.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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So that Tom Homan guy they’re bringing in to replace Bovino in Minnesota? I wrote about him a while back when he tried to bully Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu. Because like so many people in the regime Homan is a racist who also hates women. Particularly powerful women. open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...
Powerful Women and the Men Who Hate Them
This was another doozy of a week in Trump 2.0, and it’s impossible to notice every drop of water in the flood of news coming at us.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:19 AM
So that Tom Homan guy they’re bringing in to replace Bovino in Minnesota? I wrote about him a while back when he tried to bully Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu. Because like so many people in the regime Homan is a racist who also hates women. Particularly powerful women. open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...
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"7 Times Conservatives Praised Gun-Toting Protesters"
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here, from Zeteo, are some (in)famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here, from Zeteo, are some (in)famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.
7 Times Conservatives Praised Gun-Toting Protesters
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here are some famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.
zeteo.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 AM
"7 Times Conservatives Praised Gun-Toting Protesters"
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here, from Zeteo, are some (in)famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.
They're attacking Alex Pretti for having a gun. But here, from Zeteo, are some (in)famous moments when Trump and the right treated armed protesters like heroes.
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Why are Republicans on the Supreme Court poised to treat firing Fed Commissioners different from Trump firing everybody else? Because Republicans on the Supreme Court like money.
Don’t overthink it. Occam’s Razor has you covered.
My latest in @thenation.com
Don’t overthink it. Occam’s Razor has you covered.
My latest in @thenation.com
The Supreme Court Shows It’s Willing to Thwart Trump—When Money Is on the Line
The court’s conservatives appear likely to block trump from firing Lisa Cook—not because they care about principle but because they care about the Fed.
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Why are Republicans on the Supreme Court poised to treat firing Fed Commissioners different from Trump firing everybody else? Because Republicans on the Supreme Court like money.
Don’t overthink it. Occam’s Razor has you covered.
My latest in @thenation.com
Don’t overthink it. Occam’s Razor has you covered.
My latest in @thenation.com
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Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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Humiliating. She faced death or torture to confront the dictatorship. Stayed in Venezuela. Trump handed the government to the criminal Venezuelan regime not the democratic opposition. He just wants the oil.
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Humiliating. She faced death or torture to confront the dictatorship. Stayed in Venezuela. Trump handed the government to the criminal Venezuelan regime not the democratic opposition. He just wants the oil.
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RFK Jr's HHS had a press call to announce they were — based on no new data — overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule. Senior officials at HHS answered questions but refused to go on the record, saying we could only attribute the quotes to "officials." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
U.S. overhauls childhood vaccine schedule, recommends fewer shots
The U.S. no longer broadly recommends vaccines for flu, hepatitis A and B, and RSV. Health officials say the guidance aligns with that of peer countries.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
RFK Jr's HHS had a press call to announce they were — based on no new data — overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule. Senior officials at HHS answered questions but refused to go on the record, saying we could only attribute the quotes to "officials." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
January 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
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“But it's also clear that there is likely something in the files that further incriminates him.” This is what I think, too. Horrible as the facts at hand are, there must be something else, something verging on the unimaginable.
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/feminism-ver...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/feminism-ver...
Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein
We already knew that Jeffrey Epstein had sexually assaulted and exploited dozens of girls and young women, that he had done so openly, that his dehumanization of the vulnerable had not prevented a who...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“But it's also clear that there is likely something in the files that further incriminates him.” This is what I think, too. Horrible as the facts at hand are, there must be something else, something verging on the unimaginable.
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/feminism-ver...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/feminism-ver...
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A round up of all the ways 2025 is going out as disappointing as it came in. 😬 open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...
December 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A round up of all the ways 2025 is going out as disappointing as it came in. 😬 open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...
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In this week’s newsletter, I explain how Trump’s $1,776 payments is actually one of the most dangerous things he’s ever done. Armies loyal to a paycheck and not the government is how you get authoritarian overthrows of republics.
Trump’s ‘Warrior Dividend’ Might Be His Scariest Idea Yet
In this week’s Elie v. US, The Nation’s justice correspondent explores the authoritarian threat beneath Trump’s bonuses for military families. Plus, a case for getting rid of the Second Amendment.
www.thenation.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In this week’s newsletter, I explain how Trump’s $1,776 payments is actually one of the most dangerous things he’s ever done. Armies loyal to a paycheck and not the government is how you get authoritarian overthrows of republics.
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Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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The Supreme Court's use and abuse of the Shadow Docket is *how* Chief Justice John Roberts legitimizes Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the government.
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Supreme Court’s Shadowy Plan to Subvert Democracy
In making frequent, ill use of the “shadow docket,” the high court is not just handing Trump policy victories. It’s upending the rule of law.
www.thenation.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Supreme Court's use and abuse of the Shadow Docket is *how* Chief Justice John Roberts legitimizes Donald Trump's authoritarian takeover of the government.
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Me, in print for a change, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Sam Alt_Man tried to act like a human on The Tonight Show. It did not go well. Also, I think it was the first time I’ve ever seen Jimmy Fallon legitimately laugh.😬
A.I.? Not I.
OpenAI C.E.O. Sam Altman appeared on The Tonight Show acting like an A.I chat bot.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sam Alt_Man tried to act like a human on The Tonight Show. It did not go well. Also, I think it was the first time I’ve ever seen Jimmy Fallon legitimately laugh.😬
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ICYMI, here's my segment on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social yesterday on the Supreme Court.
www.wnyc.org/story/the-su...
www.wnyc.org/story/the-su...
The Supreme Court and Trump's Expanding Executive Power | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Elie Mystal reacts to the latest Supreme Court news, including the case on whether President Trump has the power to fire the top official on the Federal Trade Commission.
www.wnyc.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
ICYMI, here's my segment on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social yesterday on the Supreme Court.
www.wnyc.org/story/the-su...
www.wnyc.org/story/the-su...
Interesting thread
1/ A few thoughts about @williambaude.bsky.social’s comment in yesterday’s NYT chat that, “It’s amazing how many of our problems today could be solved by a Congress that was willing and able to legislate in response to national problems.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/o...
Opinion | At the Supreme Court, Scenes From a Judicial Backlash
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Interesting thread
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A new investigation has revealed that grocery delivery service Instacart is using a covert, AI-powered dynamic pricing scheme to charge customers different prices for the same items — potentially costing households over $1,000 more a year.
Instacart Reportedly Using Secret AI-Powered Dynamic Pricing to Jack Up Prices
In an experiment, investigators found that the same grocery basket at a Seattle store cost between $114 and $124.
truthout.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A new investigation has revealed that grocery delivery service Instacart is using a covert, AI-powered dynamic pricing scheme to charge customers different prices for the same items — potentially costing households over $1,000 more a year.
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
LFG!🔥🔥🔥
(sound way up)
(sound way up)
December 9, 2025 at 6:50 AM
LFG!🔥🔥🔥
(sound way up)
(sound way up)
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Second episode of my short form new series WHO’S WITH ME… AT THE FOOD BANK? We are at the Alameda County Community in Oakland. Watch it below. Less than 3 minutes, but it is so filled with goodness it will feel longer… or shorter… depending on what you want.😬
Who's With Me... at the Food Bank? Episode 2
I'm talking to a Food Bank volunteer about why it is awesome to be a food bank volunteer!
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Second episode of my short form new series WHO’S WITH ME… AT THE FOOD BANK? We are at the Alameda County Community in Oakland. Watch it below. Less than 3 minutes, but it is so filled with goodness it will feel longer… or shorter… depending on what you want.😬
A minor. With disabilities.Held for 48 f*^king days.
Worst of the worst, right? Are we great yet?!
Worst of the worst, right? Are we great yet?!
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A minor. With disabilities.Held for 48 f*^king days.
Worst of the worst, right? Are we great yet?!
Worst of the worst, right? Are we great yet?!
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After 48 days, 3 pieces from the Houston Chronicle editorial board, requests for comment from others — like TBW — legal work by multiple attorneys and the advocacy organization FIEL, city council meetings, press conferences, and intercessions from Rep. Al Green, Garcia’s son was finally released.
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
After 48 days, 3 pieces from the Houston Chronicle editorial board, requests for comment from others — like TBW — legal work by multiple attorneys and the advocacy organization FIEL, city council meetings, press conferences, and intercessions from Rep. Al Green, Garcia’s son was finally released.
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“We need to be there every night. Because while the world scrolls and moves on, there’s still a baby waking up in a place that isn’t his home,” Cathi Rae, a member of Autism Moms of Houston, said. “A baby who can’t make sense of where his mom went or why she hasn’t come to get him.”
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“We need to be there every night. Because while the world scrolls and moves on, there’s still a baby waking up in a place that isn’t his home,” Cathi Rae, a member of Autism Moms of Houston, said. “A baby who can’t make sense of where his mom went or why she hasn’t come to get him.”