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Jody DiPerna

@jodydiperna.bsky.social

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Lovechild of the Rust Belt & Appalachia. Reprobate reader. Rogue writer.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · Feb 16

I am thrilled to join the crew at University Press of Kentucky.
I've been a fan of Abby Freeland's for a lot of years now and, let's face it, it's pretty humbling to share a publisher with @crystalwilki.bsky.social, Frank X Walker and Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle.
Now I just have to get to WORK.

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 12h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 11h

Judge Sara Ellis' opinion in IL v. Trump is an absolute banger:

www.courtlistener.com/docket/71559...

The Court therefore must make a credibility assessment as to which version of the facts
should be believed. While the Court does not doubt that there have been acts of vandalism, civil
disobedience, and even assaults on federal agents, the Court cannot conclude that Defendants’
declarations are reliable. Two of Defendants’ declarations refer to arrests made on September 27,
2025 of individuals who were carrying weapons and assaulting federal agents. See Doc. 62-2 at
19; Doc. 62-4 at 5. But neither declaration discloses that federal grand juries have refused to
return an indictment against at least three of those individuals, which equates to a finding of a
lack of probable cause that any crime occurred. See United States v. Ray Collins and Jocelyne
Robledo, 25-cr-608, Doc. 26 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 7, 2025); United States v. Paul Ivery, 25-cr-609
(N.D. Ill.). In addition to demonstrating a potential lack of candor by these affiants, it also calls
into question their ability to accurately assess the facts. Similar declarations were provided by
these same individuals in Chicago Headline Club et. al. v. Noem, 25-cv-12173, Doc. 35-1, Doc.
35-9 (N.D. Ill.), a case which challenged the Constitutionality of ICE’s response to protestors at
the Broadview ICE Processing Center. In issuing its TRO against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem,
the court in that case found that the plaintiffs would likely be able to show that ICE’s actions
have violated protestors’ First Amendment right to be free from retaliation while engaged in
newsgathering, religious exercise, and protest, and Fourth Amendment rights to be free from
excessive force. Id. at Doc. 43. Although this Court was not asked to make any such finding, it
does note a troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of
appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning,

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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 1d

Nicolle Wallace slams Trump for ‘decapitating’ the FBI ‘of its expertise’ in favor of loyalty

On the heels of James Comey's indictment and another round of retribution at the FBI, Nicolle Wallace slams Trump for putting loyalty above expertise.

dlvr.it

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

WEST VIRGINIAN: “If the subsidies go away I won’t have health insurance. I won’t go to the doctor. This really is a life or death situation.” #TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

(This shutdown is making the case for #MedicareForAll better than we ever could)

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 7d

How bad are tariffs going?

I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.

UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.

That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯

Screenshot of message from UPS:

Hi Adam,
All import fees must be paid prior to delivery.
Save time - prepay online for your FREIGHTCOM shipment. If import fees are not paid before delivery, an additional surcharge will be applied.
Total Amount Due
119.20 USD
Additional charges may have been applied based on recent tariff policy changes.
Pay Now ›

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 9d

If they weren't trying so hard to do such truly terrible things, it would be fun to cringe watch. It isn't fun, but my god, they are cringe.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 10d

Lindsey Halligan, the attorney selected by Donald Trump to bring criminal charges against James Comey, has never prosecuted a case.

But, like Trump, she did get her start in reality TV — with a brief cameo on South Beach Tow.

Here is Halligan’s newly resurfaced TV moment:

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11d

Media and Dems are still getting this badly wrong: Trump is deeply unpopular! Recent approval numbers:

38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)

On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
newrepublic.com/article/2010...

Trump Is a Weak, Failing President. These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.

As new national polls show Trump’s approval tanking, a leading analyst explains how the data shows that Trump is far more unpopular than is commonly acknowledged—and details why this matters for 2026.

newrepublic.com

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 12d

Is there an app to keep track of American mass shootings

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 12d

Love Francona. Always rooting for him

Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 13d

Monster

Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 13d

An ARC of Amy Jo Burns' new novel, "Wait for Me"

Really good stuff.

Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 13d

Man, I love this poem by Lucie Brooks @salvationsouth.com

www.salvationsouth.com/how-to-survi...

How to Survive the End of the World

Award-winning Kentucky poet Lucie Brooks, a finalist for the Grand Prix poetry prize, with ten lines of instruction on how to survive.

www.salvationsouth.com

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 16d

Share your favorite black and white movie

m.youtube.com/watch?v=qRwX...

Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 16d

Just having some iced chai in my lovely new Writers Assn of Northern Appalachia mug. Yes, please.

Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 17d

We had an amazing time at the Writers Association of Northern Appalachia conference. Lots of people making connections, writing, reading, listening. We had tremendous vendors, a beautiful library and bar. And Wheeling gave us a gorgeous sunset over the Ohio River at the end of the day on Saturday.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 18d

I still am stunned, years later, that dozens of cops at Uvalde waited 77 minutes to kill the shooter while kids died.

Has ANYONE been held accountable?

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 21d

Fuck that shit

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 23d

Huh, weird, it’s almost like the free speech crisis that we’re in now has nothing to do with voices on the left being too woke.

TVMoJoe @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 23d

Update: It's not just Nexstar

“Jimmy Kimmel Live will be preempted indefinitely” - per an ABC spokesperson

TVMoJoe @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 23d

This is...something

Nexstar, one of largest owners of TV stations in the country, is pre-empting JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE "for the foreseeable future":

"Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming."

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 23d

Sure, Ezra, tell that to people being illegally scooped off the street by Trump's vigilantes.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25d

Feel free to continue arguing over the shooter's motives, but please understand that *it doesn't matter*.

There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.

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Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 25d

This fucking scumbag

Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 25d

This book is a fun read and it's full of great recipes.

Jody DiPerna @jodydiperna.bsky.social · 25d

Yes. Yes, they are.

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 25d

When I say AI is a fascist technology, this is what I mean: a spectacular assault on the idea that true things can be known

707Kat @707kat.bsky.social · 25d

And that's one of the reasons (some of them) really like generative AI. It enables them to produce so much noise that it's hard to cut through and figure out what's true or false.
"Flooding the zone" as Steve Banon called it. Other's call it Media Blietzkrieg, which might lead to actual blietzkrieg.

AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism

It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right.

newsocialist.org.uk

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