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Sophia Florence

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ChemEng/data/applied math (pharma formulations + disinformation), writer/comedian (stand-up and horror films), health/science/tech policy consultant, copywriter, host of the Crumbling Podcast (about disinformation histories), Connecticut enthusiast.

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Sophia Florence @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · Apr 25

The Crumbling updates:
1. New tiers on Patreon with shirts and stickers www.patreon.com/thecrumblingpodcast
2. We'll be revealing our new co-host soon
3. We've got two episodes on the NCAA coming out, two more interviews, then a long series on libertarianism, and then one on Ed and Lorraine Warren

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 15h

Journalist here

I’m interested in talking to a federal agency scientist who was fired, then rehired. I can keep you anonymous. I’m on Signal ginnyg.04

Reposts are appreciated!

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 18h

I made a horrible decision last night and told chat that I’d do a 24-hr livestream if we raise $100k with these streams by the 19th.

So if that’s an incentive to tune in… there you go.

Joe McKirdy @joemckirdy.bsky.social · 1d

. @katmabu.bsky.social
promises to do a 24 hr livestream if her campaign reaches $100k in donations. If you want an unapologetically pro-democracy Congress, please consider donating. If you want to see her stream for 24 hours, please donate to the stream specific url.

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 18h

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 13h

Law and order www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Nearly half of FBI agents in major offices reassigned to immigration enforcement

Data shows stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concerns

www.theguardian.com

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Sophia Florence @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 14h

Yeah this man gets more deranged daily and it's crazy as hell that people are still like "yeah that's our guy!!!

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 15h

Democratic Senate candidate in Maine responds to WH defying Collins on RIFs

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Nurse Teri 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 👩🏽‍⚕️ 👊🏼 @nurseteria.bsky.social · 15h

Grandparents are determined to share their stories of pre-vaccine days; what it is like to suffer from measles and their siblings who ended up with life-long complications. Please join us. Sign up at grandparentsforvaccines.com

MMR vaccine is safe and effective!

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 17h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 20h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Sophia Florence @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 15h

He heard someone got wood and just doesn't understand euphemisms. Honest mistake.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 15h

the new york times has helpfully clarified that buildings in oregon are made out of modern construction materials.

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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 20h

I didn't mention that DHS habitually lies because I knew I could trust all of you in the bluesky reply community to provide that critical context.

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Sophia Florence @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 15h

Stephen Miller: "If I put the military in a small town and don't arrest anyone because it's as white as I like it, will anyone be mad?"

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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Sophia Florence @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 19h

Why am I reading this guy's words in the Foghorn Leghorn voice? I don't expect him to have that accent, it's just the very silly verbosity and self-seriousness for such a goon.

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Sophia Florence @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 19h

Bumptious lolsuits is a term I didn't know I needed but I did

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

Paul Ingrassia is now threatening to sue Politico:

“This vexatious political attack masquerading as "journalism" is defamatory and will be addressed in forthcoming litigation.”

October 10, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Re: Statement on behalf of my client Paul Ingrassia regarding last night's story, Key Trump nominee accused of sexual harassment, POLITICO (Oct. 9, 2025), https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/09/ingrassia-trump-harassment-dhs-
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POLITICO's hit piece about Mr. Ingrassia is calculated to cause maximum harm to his promising career — and torpedo his nomination for Special Counsel. This vexatious political attack masquerading as "journalism" is defamatory and will be addressed in forthcoming litigation.
To be 100% crystal clear, so that there is zero room for doubt: Mr. Ingrassia did not engage in any wrongdoing in connection with the matters reported. As POLITICO itself reported: "The woman, whom POLITICO is not naming, said in a statement that she 'never felt uncomfortable' about Ingrassia's behavior and said she had never made a complaint." This is one of the only accurate parts of POLITICO's otherwise fantastical and fictional partisan fairy tale.
Accordingly, one last time, I call upon POLITICO to publicly apologize and issue a full retraction of this disgraceful and partisan sludge.
/s/ Edward Andrew Paltzik
taylordykema.com

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 23h

Fascism demands to be taken seriously and to be feared. That makes mockery a powerful tool. Is it how you "beat" fascism? I wouldn't go that far. But inflatable Reptar has surely poked a clearer hole in the story the White House is telling that the Democratic Party's multimillion dollar comms shops.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

This video is everywhere because it's a hilarious visual refutation of Portland being on fire. You can't get a mass movement going without convincing the masses

so yes, this does do something actually

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This literally does nothing. You are not beating fascism by dressing up in inflatable suits and dancing

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Portland is leading the way. This is how you (non violently) beat Fascism. Humor and ridicule are key.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

Portland Frog gets it

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Sophia Florence @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 19h

I mean to be fair, that one specific scene in Spaceballs. And only sort of.

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👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 19h

how is it not embarrassing to outwardly say that you were "nearly killed" by a milkshake while referring to inflatable frogs as ultraviolence?

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 20h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 19h

Since its FOIA Friday, I’d be interested in the rental car receipts for these vehicles they’re plowing through traffic all over the country. Wonder if DHS is springing for the damage waivers or paying out huge bills on insurance claims from the rental companies.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 19h

Trump's "war on woke" has put Indigenous arts and culture institutions in a challenging position. “Without being able to transmit our traditional knowledge and oral histories, unfortunately, it feels like we’re at the end of a long genocide," one culture worker told me. Read my reporting here:

Facing Defunding, Indigenous Culture Workers Resist

The proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities threatens Indigenous libraries and arts programs.

newsletter.mariannedhenin.com

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Sophia Florence @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 19h

I'm not even a soccer fan necessarily, just someone who has had a lot of friends from the Middle East and heard the stories and then went on deep dives through news

Sophia Florence @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 19h

You're the only other person I saw commenting on this specific aspect. Like....Qatar has a REALLY bad human rights record. Abysmal.

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