Paula Schaap
@redsonja.bsky.social
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Writer and editor. Also lawyer. Also, I play poker. And yes, that is my actual dog in the avatar. Her name is Muppet, the name she came with; we couldn't figure out a better one. Opinions my own; usual disclaimers.
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chesedgevurah.bsky.social
They've gotta get with the program
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swin24.bsky.social
How mad tv does or doesn’t get at the tv has changed, or tweaked, the course of human history since his first presidency but now it’s worse and determining the course of war and military invasions, at home and abroad, including in ways shredding the democratic and constitutional order…
swin24.bsky.social
For my piece today at @zeteo.com i wanted to truly underscore how punishingly stupid american fascism is now. Like, my original proposed headline for this was:

Our Democracy Is Imperiled Because One Old Man Won’t Stop ‘Yelling’ At His TV. zeteo.com/p/trump-addi...
Trump’s Addiction to Watching Fox Is Killing American Democracy
Our country is falling apart because one old man, Trump advisers and former administration officials say, won’t stop ‘yelling’ at his TV.
zeteo.com
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kylegriffin1.bsky.social
Gov. Pritzker on Adelita Grijalva: "Mike Johnson won't swear her in. Why is that? … She'll be the 218th signature forcing a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files."

"Trump and Mike Johnson are working awfully damn hard to keep a sexual predator's files from being released. Makes you wonder why."
redsonja.bsky.social
Our dog Muppet (my avatar) cannot be left alone because her separation anxiety is so intense she barks loudly if we both leave to the (understandable) consternation of our neighbors. We love her, but it's been tough.
redsonja.bsky.social
I hadn't thought of it that way, but it's an excellent point.
jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
Long after Trump is dead, people will still shorthand the people who worked for him as "Trump appointee."

And everyone will know what it means.
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justjolea.bsky.social
Tuning out is a form of compliance. Find sources that don’t rage-bait. @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social is a great resource for highlights of things that matter and need attention without the aggravating things meant to distract us.
cwebbonline.com
Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.
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katmabu.bsky.social
I’m horrified to hear that two people were kidnapped by ICE in Evanston this morning.

There’s a protest at Home Depot shortly. We’ll be delivering water and supplies to protesters — I hope you’ll join us in standing with our community.
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tomscocca.bsky.social
Please nobody tell professional writer praising professional journalists Caitlin Flanagan what "out of whole cloth" means
Screenshot of text: 

Not now but soon enough, there will be major stories about The Free Press being the creation of three female founders who constructed a hugely successful digital business out of whole cloth.
redsonja.bsky.social
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social I imagine you're aware of this, but there is also an element of the Dem party standards, which in NYC is both white and Black, being upset by the upstart candidate who's not one of their own. It's sometimes been a bit of a surprise seeing who backs Mamdani and who doesn't.
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seachanger.bsky.social
@thisamericanlife.org had a similar thought & re-ran their excellent episode from 1997 about Chicago’s first Black mayor. extra compelling because many of the people contributing oral history to the episode have now passed

www.thisamericanlife.org/869/harold
redsonja.bsky.social
I am guessing this will be Exhibit A in the motion to dismiss for selective prosecution.
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taliajane.bsky.social
Nobody wants it as a story but I have multiple NYPD sources who voted for Mamdani, are eager for his win in November, and who say their colleagues quietly feel the same.

They like that he wants NYPD to focus on crime, not quality of life enforcement.
misoshnik.bsky.social
Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?
A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
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justinelliott.bsky.social
Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages

www.propublica.org/article/trum...

www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
The Trump-China trade relationship reminds me of my middle school love life: On one week, off the week, high drama, passing notes, heartache, renewal, gossip, and we did it all again the next week.

The reality, of course, is that despite the drama, no-one was making long-term commitments.
redsonja.bsky.social
Funny, I always thought the Sunday talk shows were performative BS.
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theflagisup.bsky.social
This game made me think of the George Costanza line on Seinfeld while selling the show about nothing. “You’re watching it because it’s on TV”
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codycoyote1959.bsky.social
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What you should do if your a billionaire. Build up instead of tear down.
patti3333.bsky.social
fortune.com/2025/10/10/b...

A little good news this Saturday Morning
Without fanfare the former Mrs Bezos always delivers
I admire her so much
DIVERSITY,EQUITY, and INCLUSION
This will help so many students
Billionaires with a heart
Thank you MacKenzie
Why doesn't the media report on this?
Billionaire MacKenzie Scott doubles down on DEI with $42 million donation | Fortune
In a signal to nonprofits and boardrooms, the Yield Giving philanthropist is backing diversity and equity with no‑strings grants—building on more than $19 billion she’s distributed in five years.
fortune.com
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richraho.bsky.social
Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”
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nothoodlum.bsky.social
Hello Idaho, we’re here to keep your potatoes safe from Antifa.