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Writer and Journalist in
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. I'm always hunting for good stories. Email me:
[email protected]
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Annie Waldman
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I'm impressed by my
@propublica.org
colleagues every day, but omg the new Paper Trail podcast is so good. Amazing work from
@jlussenhop.bsky.social
+ team. Take a listen:
www.propublica.org/podcast/what...
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What the FDA Wonât Tell You About Your Medications
For years, the FDA said generics are just as safe as brand-name medications. ProPublica found that this isnât always true.
https://www.propublica.org/podcast/what-fda-wont-tell-you-generic-drugs-safety
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đđȘ Keep Rising đȘđ
17 days ago
đżđđ€ may the beauty of this moment, bring you joy đ€đđ€
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The New York Times
17 days ago
A federal judge raised concerns on Monday that the man accused of trying to kill President Trump at the White House correspondentsâ dinner had been placed in unusually punitive detention for nearly a week, calling it âeffectively solitary confinement.â
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Judge Questions Why Correspondentsâ Dinner Shooting Suspect Was Placed on Suicide Watch
A federal magistrate ordered that the D.C. Department of Corrections explain why it had placed Cole Tomas Allen in especially restrictive conditions.
https://nyti.ms/4u9DhDL
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The New York Times
17 days ago
The Trump administration has directed national recreation areas, seashores, wildlife refuges and other public lands to immediately lift dozens of restrictions on hunting and trapping, internal Interior Department documents show.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/c...
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CĂrculo EscĂ©ptico
about 2 months ago
âAfirmar que los antiguos egipcios o los pueblos de AmĂ©rica no pudieron construir sus monumentos por sĂ mismos esconde un sesgo peligroso: un disfraz para una vieja idea colonial y racista que sugiere que las culturas no europeas necesitaban ayuda externa para alcanzar la sofisticaciĂłn.â đ€
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Tito Vivas, el âIndiana Jonesâ español que desmonta mitos sin perder el asombro por el pasado
En un mundo saturado de informaciĂłn donde los algoritmos a menudo confunden la divulgaciĂłn cientĂfica con la narrativa de lo insĂłlito, el egiptĂłlogo
https://www.cuatro.com/noticias/cultura/20260405/tito-vivas-indiana-jones-espanol-desmonta-mitos_18_018750100.html
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On the road again!
#Texas
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Scientific American
about 2 months ago
NASA is planning to launch four astronauts around the moon on its Artemis II mission on Wednesday! Follow all our coverage here
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NASA Returns to the Moon
NASA is gearing up to launch four astronauts on a pioneering journey around the moonâthe Artemis II mission. Follow our coverage here.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/report/nasa-returns-to-the-moon/
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Scientific American
about 2 months ago
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their fieldâs most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
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Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their fieldâs most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-mathematicians-are-boycotting-their-biggest-conference/
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The New York Times
about 2 months ago
The Pentagon used missiles untested in combat in a deadly attack that struck a sports hall and adjacent elementary school near a military facility in southern Iran on Feb. 28, according to weapons experts and a visual analysis by The New York Times.
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PINO FOTUS
about 2 months ago
Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says
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Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says
Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved âin attacks on Iran, a step beyond its âprevious denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monda...
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spain-closes-airspace-us-planes-involved-iran-war-el-pais-says-2026-03-30/?utm_source=braze
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Mother Jones
about 2 months ago
On Saturday, millions of people around the country took part in more than 3,000 No Kings protests opposing the presidency of Donald Trump, whose approval ratings have plummeted to 36 percent, a record low since his return to the White House.
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This weekendâs No Kings rallies were historically massive
Organizers said eight million people turned out to protest the Trump administration.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/this-weekends-no-kings-rallies-were-historically-massive-trump-iran-ice/
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Tanya Huntington
about 2 months ago
YA LLEGĂ đvs đđđ
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Punk Rock History
3 months ago
46 years ago today The Clash at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Here's a concert recording, 5 days later, from the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey The Clash â Complete Control â March 8, 1980 â Capitol Theater (official)
#punk
#punks
#punkrock
#theclash
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Marc Elias
3 months ago
đšBREAKING: President Donald Trump accelerated his assault on the federal judiciary Thursday by accusing âcertainâ Supreme Court justices of being âunpatriotic and disloyalâ by striking down most of his tariffs.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump accuses Supreme Court justices of disloyalty for declaring his tariffs illegal
âTheyâre very unpatriotic and disloyal to our Constitution."
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-supreme-court-disloyal-tariffs-ruling/
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Mother Jones
3 months ago
"Heâs always been that little liar. I mean no oneâno oneâlikes him.â âI wouldnât piss on him if he was on fire.â
@nlanard.bsky.social
reports on Florida Rep. Cory Mills, perhaps the most hated man in Congress, and his many, many scandals.
bit.ly/46kf7fP
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Nebraska Democratic Party
3 months ago
The official statement from the Nebraska Democratic Party Latino Caucus on the bigoted post by Donald Trump towards the Obamas, and by extension, all blacks. The racist comments, behaviors, and policies by this administration cannot go unchecked!
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Guardian US
4 months ago
"Iâm reporting on a political retribution campaign, disguised as immigration enforcement, in the community where I live," writes our
@rachelleingang.bsky.social
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I knew Trump would target Minnesota. I didnât expect this level of violence | Rachel Leingang
Iâm reporting on a political retribution campaign, disguised as immigration enforcement, in the community where I live
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/trump-minnesota-ice-immigration?CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1740769161-1
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Mother Jones
3 months ago
President Trumpâs call âto nationalize the voting,â as he put it, will be difficult to pull off, since the Constitution gives states control over the administration of elections. But there is one place he could succeed: Fulton County, Georgia. Read
@ariberman.bsky.social
's latest.
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Trumpâs FBI raid could lead to a takeover of elections in Georgiaâs largest county
Trump wants control "over the voting in at least 15 places.â He could start in Fulton County, Georgia.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/trumps-fbi-raid-could-lead-to-a-takeover-of-elections-fulton-county-georgia/
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Marc Elias
4 months ago
I have been warning for months that he is going to try to steal the election. That is why my law firm is litigating 80 voting cases with more on the way. It is also why I tell people to sign up for Democracy Docket to stay imformed.
hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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The Tennessee Holler
4 months ago
ROLLING STONE: âThe damage from Millerâs grand designs are plain for all to see. Americansâ mistrust and hyper-partisanship has grown only more poisonous. The country feels like a tinder box and Miller, and ICE are running around with lit matches.â
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Sean Woods
4 months ago
Melania fails on every level writes
@tessastuart.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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'Melania' Isn't Even Good Propaganda
Amazon's new Melania Trump documentary directed by Brett Ratner, "Melania: Twenty Days to History," fails on virtually every level.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/melania-trump-documentary-propaganda-1235508634/
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Mother Jones
4 months ago
An interminable slog of airbrushed nothingness. A pernicious celebration of the "good immigrant" myth. A ghastly parade of fun-house mirror herstory, The Melania movie is an American obscenity.
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The Melania movie is an American obscenity
The vapid, corruption-soaked film, which celebrates the myth of the "good immigrant," is more revelatory than it seems.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/melania-documentary-movie-immigration-policy/
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The New York Times
4 months ago
For years, social media companies have relied on an impenetrable First Amendment protection to shield them from legal claims that their products are dangerous to children. But now, some plaintiffs are trying a new approach. Listen to "The Daily."
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Social Media on Trial
Landmark trials will test a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.
https://nyti.ms/3NNvDhQ
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Marc Elias
4 months ago
BREAKING: As Trump transformed an immigration database into a tool to scrutinize voter rolls, newly unearthed comments show a prominent election denial activist was already claiming inside access to the effort â and touting a potential partnership with the Department of Homeland Security.
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Leading election denier claimed DHS âwants to partner with usâ on voter roll checks. Now heâs a top official there
Comments from Phillips at the time suggest True the Vote, which has repeatedly pushed for access to federal data, also was working with DHS officials.
https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/unearthed-comments-further-link-true-the-vote-to-doges-secret-voter-data-agreement/
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The New York Times
4 months ago
Another winter storm could bring significant snow to much of the East Coast this weekend. Here's what to know.
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3 Things to Know About the Next Winter Storm
Itâs not likely to be as widespread as the last storm, but it could be unwelcome to people still facing piles of snow. Hereâs what we know so far.
https://nyti.ms/3NJTejz
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Mother Jones
4 months ago
"When a city like Minneapolis defies him, he wants to crack the whip. He wants to put his boot down on them."
@radleybalko.bsky.social
tells our colleagues at Reveal how Trump turned ICE into his very own paramilitary force.
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How ICE became Trumpâs very own paramilitary force
Investigative journalist Radley Balko examines the connections among Trumpâs immigration crackdown, the militarization of police, and Americaâs long-running drug war.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/radley-balko-trump-ice-paramilitary-immigration-militarization-police/
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Mother Jones
4 months ago
Over 2,000 clergy members from around the country signed onto a letter to Congress, demanding an investigation into the killing of RenĂ©e Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnsonâs office, one clergy member said, âthe blood of RenĂ©e Good is on his hands.â
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Clergy are raising holy hell about ICE
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnsonâs office, one clergy member said, âthe blood of RenĂ©e Good is on his hands.â
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/clergy-are-raising-holy-hell-about-ice/
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Mother Jones
4 months ago
Trump was clearly irked.
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The Canadian PMâs Davos speech is unmissable in a time of âruptureâ
I've been thinking about it all night.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/mark-carney-davos-speech/
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Mother Jones
4 months ago
The US attack on Venezuela relies on the same deception that justified the war in Iraq: the idea of self-financing wars with oil. Read the story from
@alexjn.bsky.social
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Mother Jones
4 months ago
More than 170 U.S. citizens have been held by immigration agents, according to a report from our friends at
@propublica.org
. Among the citizens detained are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer.
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More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents
ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/us-citizens-detained-ice-170-propublica-report/
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Mother Jones
6 months ago
Blue states have repeatedly tried to rein in crisis pregnancy centers. But as faith-based organizations, pregnancy centers have a powerful shield: the First Amendment.
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This confusing Supreme Court case could reshape oversight of crisis pregnancy centers
New Jersey's broad subpoena against an anti-abortion chain has made for some strange bedfellows.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/this-confusing-supreme-court-case-could-reshape-oversight-of-crisis-pregnancy-centers/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=slack
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8 months ago
Ya de regreso en Londres, agradezco como siempre al generoso espacio de
@literalmagazine.bsky.social
por publicar mis reflexiones durante mi estancia en Hawthornden Castle, y la celebraciĂłn del premio InĂ©s Arredondo para Ana GarcĂa Bergua.
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6 months ago
El 14 de noviembre, el Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte nos avisa a los becarios que vivimos en el extranjero que nuestro pago correspondiente al mes de noviembre "podrĂa reflejarse" en los primeros diez dĂas de diciembre. ÂżQuiĂ©n se hace responsable del daño que nos causan?
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Slash
#Slash
, el guitarrista de Guns Nâ Roses, sacĂł un gran disco de
#Blues
con escencias de
#Rock
y
#Funk
, escribĂ sobre eso en
@literalmagazine.bsky.social
la revista de
@rosemarysalum.bsky.social
. Va:
literalmagazine.com/don-saul-sig...
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Don SaĂșl sigue la senda del blues profundo - Literal Magazine
Good to be Alive Al verlo enseguida se sabe que SaĂșl Hudson es el guitarrista Slash. Pocos mĂșsicos de rock tienen una imagen tan icĂłnica como ese integrante del grupo Guns Nâ Roses. El sombrero negro ...
https://literalmagazine.com/don-saul-sigue-la-senda-del-blues-profundo/
6 months ago
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Punk Rock History
6 months ago
Happy birthday to Kathleen Hanna, American singer, pioneer of the feminist punk riot grrrl movement, lead singer of the feminist punk band Bikini Kill, frontwoman of Le Tigre in the late 1990s, born this day 1968 in Portland đž Allison Michael Orenstein
#womenofpunk
#kathleenhanna
#riotgrrrl
#otd
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Brent Toderian
7 months ago
Horrifying.
#Portland
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En
#Portland
,
#Oregon
, se estĂĄ gestando un gran movimiento de
#PoesĂa
en
#Español
y mi historia estĂĄ en
@literalmagazine.bsky.social
de
@rosemarysalum.bsky.social
, va:
literalmagazine.com/en-oregon-se...
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En Oregon se prenden flamas de poesĂa indispensable - Literal Magazine
Algo muy hermoso, poĂ©tico e histĂłrico estĂĄ sucediendo en Portland, Oregon. La AsociaciĂłn de PoesĂa de Oregon (OPA, por sus siglas en inglĂ©s) eleva la apuesta en estos tiempos convulsos en Estados Unid...
https://literalmagazine.com/en-oregon-se-prenden-flamas-de-poesia-indispensable/
7 months ago
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Mother Jones
8 months ago
Hegseth basically forced more than 800 top military commanders to sit for a MAGA pep rally.
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Hegseth uses unprecedented meeting to fat-shame generals
The US military's top brass were silent as the secretary ordered a return to the "highest male standard."
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/hegseth-military-generals-trump-speech-highest-male-standard/
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#DesordenPĂșblico
#Ska
#Venezuela
in
#Houston
#Texas
8 months ago
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Atti 17.11
8 months ago
Don't worry, we all know he's a liar, don't let him intimidate you!!! Trump sues The New York Times for defamation, seeks $15 billion | AP News
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Trump files $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times
The lawsuit names several articles and one book written by two of the publicationâs journalists and published in the lead up to the 2024 election.
https://share.google/decmBowCq6PAU6FpR
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Mother Jones
8 months ago
"Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," he claimed in a Saturday speech to a far-right rally in London.
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Elon Musk urges Brits to "fight back" against their political enemies
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/elon-musk-urges-brits-to-fight-back-against-their-political-enemies/
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Dr Adam Levy
8 months ago
Causing climate change is killing us. Even if you ignore the climate change bit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaT2...
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Why Destroying the Planet is Destroying Us
YouTube video by ClimateAdam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaT2LVum3jM
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Martin Sauerbrey
8 months ago
The murder of Iryna Zarutska has shocked me profoundly. The brutality, the bystanders, the social media reaction, the instrumentalization. Obviously many brave souls would have helped, would have saved her or would have soothed her. Outrage is omnipresent. But... âŹïž đ§”
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El
#Libro
de
#Cuentos
âTravesĂas interioresâ, editado por
@literalmagazine.bsky.social
de
@rosemarysalum.bsky.social
, reune obra de varios escritores hispanos en
#Texas
y se presentarĂĄ en
#Houston
. La
#Literatura
en
#Español
avanza con fuerza en
#EEUU
. Si andan por
#HoustotitlĂĄn
vayan!
8 months ago
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Mother Jones
8 months ago
âThe Fourth Amendment protects every individualâs constitutional right to be âfree from arbitrary interference by law officers,'â wrote Justice Sonia Sotomayor in dissent. âAfter today, that may no longer be true."
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Supreme Court blesses racial profiling by ICE
The conservative justices don't explain a decision that green lights detaining people for how they look.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/09/supreme-court-racial-profiling-ice/
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Lene Lovich es una de las figuras mĂĄs enigmĂĄticas y poderosas del
#Punk
#NewWave
de
#Inglaterra
. Ahora regresa para abrir la gira de Devo y The B-52âs por Estados Unidos. Debido a eso escribĂ un texto en
@literalmagazine.bsky.social
va:
literalmagazine.com/lene-lovich-...
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Lene Lovich y el fino arte de transgredir - Literal Magazine
Say When Lene Lovich estĂĄ en la carretera otra vez. Locuaz, vivaracha, irreverente, crĂtica, mordaz, atrevida. Esas palabras definen la carrera musical de uno de los grandes Ăconos femeninos del punk/...
https://literalmagazine.com/lene-lovich-y-el-fino-arte-de-trasgredir/
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The New Yorker
9 months ago
âSmall children from poor or middle-class families who watch âSesame Streetâ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,â Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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The Invention of âSesame Streetâ
Renata Adlerâs 1972 review of the program that revolutionized childrenâs television.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1972/06/03/cookie-oscar-grover-herry-ernie-and-company?utm_medium=social&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=bluesky&mbid=social_bluesky&utm_brand=tny
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Mother Jones
9 months ago
The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize. âWhat you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,â says Jason Stanley, an author whoâs leaving the US because of âconcerns over fascism.â
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The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/08/trump-administration-propaganda/
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