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Skylar Baker-Jordan

@skylarjordan.bsky.social

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Journalist. Half my heart is in Appalachia. The other half is in England. Write about both professionally, study both academically, at home in both personally. Just finished cancer treatments, so looking for a new adventure! Oh, and I love #EastEnders

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14h

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 16h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 14h

ICE tactics in Chicago are escalating.

Crashing into a woman’s car so they can grab her is unconscionable!

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 11h

I made this sweet and sour sauerkraut the other night and it's so delicious:

Polish sausage/kielbasa, kraut, apples, brown sugar and dijon muster is all you need. Fry up your sausage, set aside but keep warm. Toss your kraut, apples, brown sugar, dijon mustard. Add sausage, heat for 5 minutes

Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 12h

Can you point these people out to me, because all I see is a bunch of quislings - other than MTG, who is too unstable to count on one way or the other. That is not a well woman

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

RIFs can’t be done without agency leadership so this is RFK Jr extending his purge of CDC scientists to help Vought’s shutdown agenda. Genuine public health risks created by aggrieved men.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Robert Black @hurricanexyz.bsky.social · 1d

They hate us for our freedoms, man, I dunno what else to say

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Kid Rock: Do you know what is stupid… these chicks running around on campuses with blue hair, five nose rings.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 1d

This is absolutely disgusting

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

I don't like how "famous last wordsy" these skeets sound...

Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

Don't get me wrong, things are BAD. But I am not sure we are at "opinion journalist of minor notoriety who hasn't published a single piece this year needs a go bag" levels of bad... are we?

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

My grandpa keeps trying to convince me to get a gun. Today a friend advised I have a go bag ready in case I need to flee. Now my grandpa really loves his guns so that's not so alarming, but this friend is one of the most level-headed people I know.

Am I underestimating the danger of this moment?

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

To think this is all over some spuds #bbuk

Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

Ok so if this is supposed to be between Feyisola and OG Cameron why the hell is Cameron B barging into the snug like Ben Mitchell in the Queen Vic? That man does my head in #bbuk

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

Cameron B is right about this really being between Feyisola and OG Cameron. I don't understand why the whole damn house needs to be involved in this. My ass is staying with Richard. Y'all be doing too much #bbuk

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

That's happened to him a couple times in this house and it really bothers me

Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

I can't imagine what it's like living in that house. It has to be so stressful at times

Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

I cringed when he said it, I'm not gonna lie. But I also knew what he meant. Like, context matters. I don't know. I understand why Feyisola is upset I just don't think she should be *that* upset

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

This burglar task is ingenious. I don't know why, but I'm loving it #bbuk

Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

I was so glad when Marcus broke things off and so disappointed when he went back. That said, Marcus isn't one of my favourites either. Dull as dishwater that one. I do like Tate a bit, I'd like to get to know him better. And I want to get to know Feyisola better too

Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

I was hoping Elsa would go (mostly for safeguarding reasons - I'm worried about her mental health) but I won't miss Cameron B at all. Teja is my favourite, followed very closely by Jenny. They regularly swap places as my winner

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

Ooooh as a scholar of North East England but an American by birth and a southerner by experience (specifically London) I'm curious to hear more about this. I've not gotten to the barking thing I don't think

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

Big Brother UK is actually trending here on the Bluesky!!!! #bbuk

Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

But he *is* the laziest lol

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

Ah thanks. I only half paid attention to yesterday's show so I missed it

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Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan.bsky.social · 1d

What is this bloody questionnaire they keep going on about? Did they show this on the main show? #bbuk