BlueSky could have shared a screenshot of my tweet showing the Oct 10 timestamp and that I was using Johnny Cash lyrics to quote-tweet about an article on Johnny Cash. Instead, they made it look like I issued a random death threat and falsely claimed I posted it this week. They should apologize.

🔴 Russia unleashed a massive overnight attack on Ukraine with waves of drones and missiles, hitting Kyiv. Preliminary reports say residential areas and energy infrastructure were struck.

🔴 Russian strike on Kyiv killed three people. Rescuers are still trying to reach the bodies, and 26 more people were injured, including two children aged 7 and 10.

🧵 1/ Search For Your Church! And see if it has been targeted by Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs open.substack.com/pub/marcowen... #gazagenocide #propaganda

🔉What dangers does X pose to our democracy? And should the government stop using it? Good to hear yesterday from @sundersays.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on the immense risk of X as it ignores legal obligations and its owner tries to influence UK politics. @commonswec.parliament.uk

"If the BBC does settle, how would it sell to the licence-fee payer that we have made Donald Trump richer?" "Fearless journalism is what terrifies politicians, and it must not be cowed" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-t...

Read the letter:

The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think. New piece from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...

In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

I loved the Royal Academy of Art's Kerry James Marshall exhibit. Spent the most time with 'Portrait of Nat Turner on Loan from Hell.' Barbed historical, social, and religious commentary. Brilliant! www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/k...

My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

"We power ICE," Karp said on Monday.

Contrast this with Trump's infamous mocking of a disabled journalist

A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.” Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.

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Also this weekend, a solid piece from Guardian - finally! - with some interesting responses from the man himself, Oleh Voloshyn. He claims Gill simply ballsed up his expense claims despite Gill - inconveniently - pleading guilty. 3/ www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

“I heard there was strong pushback from Andrew, who was trying to find every means he could to resist... the monarch had to make him see the ultimate threat.” Was the Royal Family set to "topple" if Andrew remained a prince?

Farage: epic grifter

🔴The Real Energy Scandal The Media Won’t Tell You About Fossil fuel interests are colluding with billionaire-owned media companies to block the UK’s transition towards a cheaper and greener future, argues @donnachadhmc.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/10/22/t...

We look forward very much to taking part in #HistDay25 on Tuesday 4 November, hosted @ihr.bsky.social and @senatehouselib.bsky.social, and featuring more than 70 organisations that enable historical research. It's chance to discover the rich infrastructure that can support your work. #Skystorians

My friend Andrew Lih @fuzheado.bsky.social is a freakin hero. A gunman came into his Wikipedia event, and he grabbed and disarmed him. Thanks to him and another brave volunteer, no one was hurt—not even the gunman. Now let’s ask why we accept a society where this can happen at any large gathering.

To mark #BlackHistoryMonth, read about Caribbean women’s powerful role in the Ethiopian solidarity campaign of the 1930s. Kesewa John explores activism, resistance & transnational unity. womenshistorynetwork.org/caribbean-wo... #BHM2025 #WomensHistory #GenderHist

Pop quiz: How big is New York state's pension fund? Hint: it’s in the BILLIONS. Right now, this money is not being used to better the lives of everyday New Yorkers. It’s time we take our power back.

Important reporting that makes difficult reading about the men who committed war crimes in Bucha Unmasked: 13 Russian officers who led ‘war crime’ troops in Bucha www.thetimes.com/article/a7d3...

Michael Crick, journalist: “It depresses me how much fellow political journalists are down-playing this - a dranatic story not just about Russia corrupting a British politician - as they've done in Germany & France - but also about the character judgement+relationships of Reform leaders Farage+Tice”

I'm Raj Goyle. I’m running for New York State Comptroller because power should work for you. The system is broken, but I’ve been fighting and fixing broken systems my whole life. If you elect me as Comptroller, I will use every ounce of power to make your life better.

Next to testify is Mimi Lettunich, who has stepped up to care for four children of a close family friend who has been in immigration detention for months. www.chronline.com/stories/immi...

Maria Reva's novel Endling is brilliant and its realist absurdism manages compassion for human frailty. Somehow endangered snail rescue is the perfect metaphor for life at this moment.

The OAH is documenting the experiences of federal workers affected by Trump’s purge. Let anyone interested in sharing their story know about it 🗃️ www.fecohp.org

Thank you @sifill.bsky.social This speech was central to my understanding of our country & our work for #civilrights. I watched it with elders from Detroit & MI. It echoed in my ears as I became activists. #FannieLouHarmer words provide wisdom to inform our work to protect our #freedom #history

BREAKING: BlueSky is blocking access to Mississippi. This is the No. 1 platform for @mississippifreepress.org. We ditched X for BlueSky early this year. And now, at 3 pm on a Friday, poof. I don't know what we'll do next. Keep up with us using our newsletter at mfp.ms/subscribe.

Britain can’t afford Elon’s next power trip. Today I’ve written to the Energy Secretary urging him to block Musk’s electricity supply licence. The government should be putting the national interest first, not worrying about upsetting Elon Musk.

The only thing I can say about this paragraph is read it. Sit with it. Read it again. @michaelharriot.bsky.social

Silicon Valley’s quiet takeover How Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are seeking to embed themselves in Britain’s vital infrastructure By Ann Moody @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

I regret to inform you that Starmer’s been tweeting dehumanising videos of migrants again. These videos have been shown to increase support for Reform, by increasing salience of migration. He has to go.

This is so breathtakingly cruel that my soul glitched. I’m never surprised by the depths of depravity, per se, but having to process it still exacts an emotional cost. www.npr.org/2025/08/08/n...

This is moving. Kamala Harris feels the pain we feel. Not just from her loss, but from the trauma and abuse our country is living through. What could have been…

NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funds. Then the harassment began. Pizzas sent to his home in the name of Judge Esther Salas’s murdered son, Daniel. Six credible threats to his life. More than 400 “vile” calls to his chambers—including this voicemail:

"the Trump administration is accelerating toward a new, modern nadir of Juan Crow, just downstream of Jim and Jane." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/o...

Today in The Important Work, Samantha Collins reflects on what she took away from the AI & Digital Literacy Institute at the University of Kansas this summer and makes the case for viewing AI as text not tool. Bonus: Art by @kconrad.bsky.social! theimportantwork.substack.com/p/prove-to-m...

Full video:

BBC News: Do you think you were a witness to war crimes? American veteran who worked at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution center: Without question I witnessed war crimes.

come for the extended intro where i call jd vance a loser, stay for my analysis connecting vance's argument to the most reactionary antebellum views of citizenship

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party. 🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

While I would prefer that my historical research have less relevance, please read and consider what it was like to fall ill and die before germ theory. #histmed 🗃️ nursingclio.org/2025/07/21/d...

A horrifying statement published today by the Editorial Committee of the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency. "Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die" Translation from French to English by @cnorristrent.bsky.social:

Come on Laura - stop letting Farage get away with grotesque lies on #climate - the green economy is growing 3 times faster than rest of the economy. The green transition is in our *economic interests* & it’s Farage who’ll de-industrialise the UK, not green policy #bbclaurak

I have been waiting for a Black Christian faith leader to say this. No surprise that it is the great Dr. Renita Weems. open.substack.com/pub/rjweems/...