Sally Helgesen
@sallyhelgesen.bsky.social
Cited in Forbes as Premier Expert on Women’s Leadership | Best-Selling Author | International Speaker | Thinkers50 Hall of Fame Thought Leader
A real hero
Maine Governor Wants to Dethrone Susan Collins : firebrand, principled, pro-democracy open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Maine Governor Wants to Dethrone Susan Collins
ICE reforms, tariffs, and standing up to Trump with Gov. Janet Mills
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January 30, 2026 at 9:40 PM
A real hero
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I think we need to revisit this Lutnick interview from October after today’s Epstein files release. His story ain’t adding up. bsky.app/profile/meid...
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I think we need to revisit this Lutnick interview from October after today’s Epstein files release. His story ain’t adding up. bsky.app/profile/meid...
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"The America we love will survive the current authoritarian push only if enough of us choose to condemn it, and loudly.
We in Silicon Valley can’t bend the knee to Trump. We can’t shrink away and just hope the crisis will fade."
sfstandard.com/opinion/2026...
We in Silicon Valley can’t bend the knee to Trump. We can’t shrink away and just hope the crisis will fade."
sfstandard.com/opinion/2026...
Reid Hoffman: Silicon Valley can’t be neutral any longer
After Minneapolis, tech leaders’ deference to Donald Trump must end.
sfstandard.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"The America we love will survive the current authoritarian push only if enough of us choose to condemn it, and loudly.
We in Silicon Valley can’t bend the knee to Trump. We can’t shrink away and just hope the crisis will fade."
sfstandard.com/opinion/2026...
We in Silicon Valley can’t bend the knee to Trump. We can’t shrink away and just hope the crisis will fade."
sfstandard.com/opinion/2026...
Thank you Joaquin.
Thank you @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social.👇
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Thank you Joaquin.
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Your enemy is vulnerable and on the ropes. The last thing you do now is give them room to re-organize or settle for peace. You must use your maximal power to attack them, keep them on the back foot and fighting each other than reorganizing under limited demands
January 28, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Your enemy is vulnerable and on the ropes. The last thing you do now is give them room to re-organize or settle for peace. You must use your maximal power to attack them, keep them on the back foot and fighting each other than reorganizing under limited demands
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I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.
January 27, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I continue to believe that the fastest way to get Stephen Miller fired is to convince Trump that Miller's ICE operations are what cost him the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
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That’s okay, it takes some people a while. Glad to have them aboard.
The rest of us were called hysterical when we wrote and said this.
But now that The Atlantic is writing it, a lot of wealthy, privileged, NYC-DC Acela folks will finally come around.
But now that The Atlantic is writing it, a lot of wealthy, privileged, NYC-DC Acela folks will finally come around.
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
That’s okay, it takes some people a while. Glad to have them aboard.
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Check out this gorgeous quilt top hanging in Lakes Makerie (Mpls fabric store)
January 25, 2026 at 9:22 PM
What has happened to this man? Does anyone know? I’ve read a lot about him and nothing suggests he would become such a stooge.
MEANWHILE REPUBLICAN JUDGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN VOTING TO STRIKE DOWN BLUE STATE "SENSITIVE PLACES" LAWS BANNING GUNS AT AND AROUND PUBLIC GATHERINGS
KARL: He was an ICU use who worked for the VA and there's no evidence he brandished the gun whatsoever
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
What has happened to this man? Does anyone know? I’ve read a lot about him and nothing suggests he would become such a stooge.
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this is right. you don't have to work out every detail. start with no. go from there.
Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom.
January 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
this is right. you don't have to work out every detail. start with no. go from there.
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Saying this as clearly as possible. If the response to the murder of Alex Pretti by any account is to attack Chuck Schumer, The Senate MINORITY Leader who can do almost nothing, rather than attack John Thune, Senate MAJORITY Leader that could end this with the stroke of a pen, unfollow that account.
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Saying this as clearly as possible. If the response to the murder of Alex Pretti by any account is to attack Chuck Schumer, The Senate MINORITY Leader who can do almost nothing, rather than attack John Thune, Senate MAJORITY Leader that could end this with the stroke of a pen, unfollow that account.
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Yes! Let’s focus on what’s possible rather than criticizing those less pure than we imagine ourselves to be
People are outraged about Jared Golden who is retiring, but ignoring Mike Lawler who @mikesacks.bsky.social can beat if we support him versus screaming into an echo chamber.
January 24, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Yes! Let’s focus on what’s possible rather than criticizing those less pure than we imagine ourselves to be
I think Paul is right. Possibly R’s only shot at keeping the House is being able to blame the Dems for a shutdown, which won’t work in any case. Not caring if their own people suffer gives the Rs an advantage.
Trump and MAGA Republicans start messaging for ICE government shutdown.
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
I think Paul is right. Possibly R’s only shot at keeping the House is being able to blame the Dems for a shutdown, which won’t work in any case. Not caring if their own people suffer gives the Rs an advantage.
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Now is a good time to remind everyone that Leonard Leo is a Catholic Christofascist Integralist working to establish a US Opus Dei Franco regime.
Regardless which way the Supreme Court rules on tarriffs, they belong to Leo, not trump.
Reposts 🧵 greatly appreciated.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Regardless which way the Supreme Court rules on tarriffs, they belong to Leo, not trump.
Reposts 🧵 greatly appreciated.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump pans prominent GOP activist, donor Leonard Leo as 'bad guy'
An hour into Trump's press appearance at today's White House press briefing he criticized prominent conservative activist and donor Leonard Leo, who played an
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January 20, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Now is a good time to remind everyone that Leonard Leo is a Catholic Christofascist Integralist working to establish a US Opus Dei Franco regime.
Regardless which way the Supreme Court rules on tarriffs, they belong to Leo, not trump.
Reposts 🧵 greatly appreciated.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Regardless which way the Supreme Court rules on tarriffs, they belong to Leo, not trump.
Reposts 🧵 greatly appreciated.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Agree. What a contrast with Mike Tarico and Chris Collinsworth
The @espn.com announcers on this national championship game are below par.
January 20, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Agree. What a contrast with Mike Tarico and Chris Collinsworth
This made my day
January 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This made my day
Yup. From her debut
Welker is simply an awful interviewer. That is all.
January 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Yup. From her debut
Agree! Americans are standing up. Media jerks are complacent and, especially at the NYT, even more pompous than usual.
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
January 11, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Agree! Americans are standing up. Media jerks are complacent and, especially at the NYT, even more pompous than usual.
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Take a look at this very good George Conway launch video here, for his campaign in the congressional district I grew up in.
I look forward to joining him as he campaigns on Broadway near Fairway, Zabar's, and Absolute Bagels. (I only do the West Side.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5pQ...
I look forward to joining him as he campaigns on Broadway near Fairway, Zabar's, and Absolute Bagels. (I only do the West Side.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5pQ...
George Conway for Congress: Launch Video
YouTube video by George Conway For Congress
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Take a look at this very good George Conway launch video here, for his campaign in the congressional district I grew up in.
I look forward to joining him as he campaigns on Broadway near Fairway, Zabar's, and Absolute Bagels. (I only do the West Side.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5pQ...
I look forward to joining him as he campaigns on Broadway near Fairway, Zabar's, and Absolute Bagels. (I only do the West Side.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5pQ...
Yup, it’s true. But I do see Pope Leo getting this. Dolan is gone. Cupich’s star is rising. It’s going to take time but the evolution has begun.
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Yup, it’s true. But I do see Pope Leo getting this. Dolan is gone. Cupich’s star is rising. It’s going to take time but the evolution has begun.
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@markhertling.bsky.social is seriously brilliant.
This man was a huge credit to the armed forces, and now to the Bulwark.
This man was a huge credit to the armed forces, and now to the Bulwark.
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
@markhertling.bsky.social is seriously brilliant.
This man was a huge credit to the armed forces, and now to the Bulwark.
This man was a huge credit to the armed forces, and now to the Bulwark.
This floored me too. It goes on and on…
The utter perversion of the #BrokenTimes' both-sidesing compulsion: Here it equates the right-wing ruin of New College with (checks notes) liberal (in any sense of the word) education, which it dismisses as just another "ideological bubble." Just fuck off.
December 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This floored me too. It goes on and on…