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Suzanne Kelleher

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Reader, writer, mom, curious traveler. Em dash defender. Staff writer at Forbes.

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Suzanne Kelleher @srkelleher.bsky.social · 18h

Many TSA officers are angry over the partisan messaging from this administration.

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TSA Officers Told ‘Illegitimate’ No-Shows During Shutdown ‘Will Not Be Tolerated’: Read The Staff Memo

TSA workers told Forbes the agency’s increasingly partisan rhetoric makes them feel like they are being “used as props.”

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 2d

"Not the only one." Reacting to WSJ reporting that the now-deleted Donald Trump post demanding AG Pam Bondi prosecute his political enemies was meant as a direct message, Preet Bharara bets there are more such messages.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 9h

That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 12h

China put Trump in a corner. Every way out hurts. www.barrons.com/articles/chi...

China's latest threat to clamp down on exports of rare earths appears to have blindsided President Donald Trump. The Chinese plan "came out of nowhere," Trump said Friday in a social media post.
"Nobody has ever seen anything like this."
Beijing's escalation of the trade fight has put the Trump administration on the backfoot at a moment of weakness. China's actions show that the U.S. is vulnerable to economic pressure, and China has forced the administration to choose between further escalation or a humiliating climbdown.

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Suzanne Kelleher @srkelleher.bsky.social · 18h

Many TSA officers are angry over the partisan messaging from this administration.

www.forbes.com/sites/suzann...

TSA Officers Told ‘Illegitimate’ No-Shows During Shutdown ‘Will Not Be Tolerated’: Read The Staff Memo

TSA workers told Forbes the agency’s increasingly partisan rhetoric makes them feel like they are being “used as props.”

www.forbes.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10h

Seen in Maywood, Illinois

Handwritten sign on parked car dash that reads ZIP TYING CHILDREN IS FUCKING WRONG

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 11h

SOLD by Patricia McCormick is a powerful bestseller that was a National Book Award Finalist & named one of the Best Books of the Year by PW and NPR.

Yet in the 2024-25 school year it was banned in 20 school districts—second only to A Clockwork Orange. More: pen.org/banned-books... #BannedBooksWeek

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Suzanne Kelleher @srkelleher.bsky.social · 12h

Sparking debate?!?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

More tariff policy evolution — via one man’s whim.

$SPX $FXI

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22h

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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 12h

A data analysis by the Project 2025 Tracker shows that in just nine months, the Trump administration has already completed 48 percent of the goals outlined in the deeply unpopular far-right governing plan.

Trump Has Completed Nearly Half of Project 2025 Already

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Reuters @reuters.com · 12h

Wall Street selloff raises worries about market downturn reut.rs/48pWXLu

Wall Street selloff raises worries about market downturn

Investor worries that Wall Street's record stock rally would soon fizzle loomed large after tariffs re-emerged as a market risk.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 15h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Suzanne Kelleher @srkelleher.bsky.social · 14h

I disagree with the premise here.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 5d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Suzanne Kelleher @srkelleher.bsky.social · 14h

Story here:

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Canadian Visits To. U.S. Down 35% By Car And 27% By Air In September

President Trump’s tariffs and demeaning “51st state” rhetoric spurred a sustained boycott among Canadians traveling to the U.S.—and has cost the country tens of billions of dollars in visitor spending...

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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 16h

Wondering why @forbes.com, led by CEO Sherry Phillips and CCO @randalllane.bsky.social, has seen an exodus of talented journalists recently? This right here.
#journalismjobs #journalists

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Suzanne Kelleher @srkelleher.bsky.social · 14h

Behold Canada‘s 🇨🇦 sustained boycott of traveling to the US.

Bar graph showing decline of Canadian visitation to US in 2025.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 15h

right hand doesn't know what the far-right hand is doing
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Lindsey Halligan didn’t coordinate NY AG Letitia James indictment with Pam Bondi’s DOJ | CNN Politics

Attorney General Pam Bondi was caught off guard Thursday when President Donald Trump’s handpicked US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, secured New York Attorney General Letitia James’ indictment from a gran...

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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 17h

The Qatari government has given Jared Kushner $5B over the last several years, and given Trump a luxury airliner.

Corruption out in the open.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 16h

President Trump accused China of seeking a world monopoly on rare earth minerals, vowing the United States will respond financially.

Trump threatens China with 'massive' tariff hike, sees 'no reason' to meet with Xi

President Trump accused China of seeking a world monopoly on rare earth minerals, vowing the United States will respond financially.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 17h

Doooooo ittttttttt

Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 17h

You can wear this one and hold a sign that says we're all trying to find antifa

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 17h

Just a reminder that the Constitution gives Congress the power to set tariffs. It could end this madness any day they chose to discover their power.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h

There really needs to be a massive betting line on which bubble will crash first, crypto or AI.

Lucky for the billionaires who created the bubble, Trump installed the guy who started the run on SVB then wailed until he was bailed out, David Sacks, as his Crypto/AI Czar.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 20h

Morgan Stanley drops restrictions on which wealth clients can own crypto funds

Morgan Stanley's move marks the latest expansion of access to crypto at the world's largest wealth management firm.

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