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I'm so glad this came through, because I spoke to a bunch of sources (colleagues, opera scholars, etc), even if they aren't named or quoted in the piece! Plus I got to dig into these:

As if trump will not turn around and sell back to Iran any surrendered nuclear material for personal profit

As the 250th celebration nears I realize I was 12 for the bicentennial. I remember the painting of fireplugs so that dogs were pissing on patriots. Trumpism had definitely drained excitement with is tawdry celebration

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And can we *finally* get this done? Should've happened ages ago

I’ve written, interviewed, and edited from my car more than I ever did from a cubicle in any newsroom I’ve worked in. After 15 years, I’ve built a pretty productive system. Sometimes I wonder how many stories I’ve written from my car over the years.

Is Sam Altman actually a replicant? Please discuss

As if trump will not turn around and sell back to Iran any surrendered nuclear material for personal profit

Finished Oya and she is now on my living room wall. Queen of the Ancestors. She who Topples the Old Order with a Swiftness.

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Credit @resistsaj.bsky.social for seeing this as well

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Some (good) news! Honored to be receiving the Society for Professional Journalists' DC chapter's Distinguished Service Award next week on June 9th. Tickets are available here! spjdc.org/2026/05/tick...

This is one of the best films ever. Watched it for the first time in college and would hold screenings for my student groups.

Republicans: Red states must redraw districts to reflect the will of the majority Also Republicans: Blue states should not be permitted to redraw districts if it takes away representation of that states Conservative (sic) constituents

I was thinking today that I have about thirty friends here that I would feel comfortable liking and reposting their posts without even reading them because they have consistently good takes ☺️ I do read them though 😇

@deardean22.bsky.social I watched The Devil Conspiracy. Worse than expected. Then I finally tried to watch Battlefield Earth. I managed to sit through the entirety of the former but not the latter so Battlefield was worse. I tried reading it 44 years ago and made it about as far in book as film

The PBS documentary on W.E.B. Dubois is so wonderfully done. I highly recommend everyone set aside the time for it.

Because my exposure is limited i repeat

Going into the midterms i would prefer to hear Democratic candidates not begin with what Trump is doing but open with, Republicans are allowing Trump to..."

For certain peoples, museums in the Global North, when they can be reached, are like graveyards where one goes to mourn. Someone said to me once, 'A museum is a trophy cabinet.' Can the museum survive decolonisation in its present form? Should it?

I'm 'I stayed up until dawn refusing to go to bed until MTV played one decent song' years old

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The paperback of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY from @ucpress is now in my hands! There's new jacket copy! There are review quotations on the back: 💙📚 🧪🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #18thC #histsci #histmed #politics 1/

Why do i think that giving the Insurrectionists a million dollars each will result in half of them doing something stupid that causes their accidental death and the other half committing crimes leading to life sentences?

Why do i think that giving the Insurrectionists a million dollars each will result in half of them doing something stupid that causes their accidental death and the other half committing crimes leading to life sentences?

@stephaniemiller.bsky.social @bobcesca.bsky.social @malcolmnance.bsky.social Why do i think that giving the Insurrectionists a million dollar each will result in half of them doing something stupid and causing their accidental death and the other half committing crimes leading to life sentences?

I'm 'I stayed up until dawn refusing to go to bed until MTV played one decent song' years old

Nonfiction Views: New books to un-whitewash US history, plus the week's notable new nonfiction www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

All right, let’s keep the pretentious train going: Everything once in a while, read a book from somebody you disagree with. You will: A: learn better how your enemy thinks B: Be more equipped to intellectually defeat them C: (my favorite) Feel better about yourself knowing your enemy is trash.

This was Paul Farmer's last book before his untimely death. It paints the picture of how neglect, violence, and greed set the stage for the most devastating #Ebola outbreak in history. It deeply moved me and made more committed to making justice central to my work. Now is a great time to read it.

Another question for legal experts: the non-settlement settlement doc states that Donald won't receive any money. Does that pertain to the initial claim or the fund, or both? In the section about the structure of the fund, he's not precluded from getting money specifically from it. Which is it?

If he is doing that in a PortaJohn job site toilet I don't want to know what he does when he closes the curtain of an election booth

To be clear, because I keep seeing posts by some on this, it does NOT forbid DOJ from pursuing action for FUTURE acts. Not that it makes the situation good, this is all grossly corrupt, but it’s not a lifetime “get out of jail free” card.

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A lot of ppl are very upset that Colbert's last show is this week - and I get it. Censorship is alarming and media giving into a bully potus is terrible. However, I ask that you also remember that over 300k Black women were unceremoniously let go under this same potus. Colbert will be fine.

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Seeing lots of stories about Amin Abdullah's heroism and not much being said about the sick fucks that did this. More of this please.

If we're going to ask The House to act we'll need to rename 'Power of the purse' to 'Control of the wallet' because Mike Johnson probably thinks having a purse is trans

Can Capitol Police sue any recipient of these funds for compensation?

If we're going to ask The House to act we'll need to rename 'Power of the purse' to 'Control of the wallet' because Mike Johnson probably thinks having a purse is trans

@stephaniemiller.bsky.social @jodyhamilton.bsky.social The issue is the phrase 'Power of the purse.' It gives Mike Johnson the ick thinking it's somehow trans We may need to rename it 'The power of the wallet.'

@stephaniemiller.bsky.social @jodyhamilton.bsky.social Worst part of the trump time share Kash Patel snorkeling past your bedroom window

@stephaniemiller.bsky.social @jodyhamilton.bsky.social @libradunn1.bsky.social So, can the actual victims of 1/6 sue those 'innocent tourists' for compensation if they get that money

@stephaniemiller.bsky.social @jodyhamilton.bsky.social Dude, Xi's just not that into you Trump is that guy at the strip club certain that the dancer really likes him

UPDATE: Judge in Trump’s bullshit IRS lawsuit closes the case with prejudice BUT she notes there’s no “settlement” that resolved this case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

He also said the maternal death rates weren't that bad when you eliminate Black women from the facts and figures

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