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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 8h

Oh no

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 8h

BREAKING: Diane Keaton dies at 79, according to a report. The actress was best known for her roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and 'Annie Hall.' bit.ly/4o9TDbS

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 9h

Gaza isn’t going to rebuild itself. Those luxury cost side hotels need an experienced property developer like this hardened son of a major criminal.

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 9h

Donald Trump’s (so-far) successful plan to end the conflict in Gaza was orchestrated by Jared Kushner in a bid to make himself richer, according to Trump biographer Michael Wolff.

How Jared Played Trump to Grease Own Pocket: Wolff

Kushner’s business connections and Trump manipulation may have cleared the way for a Gaza peace deal, according to Trump biographer Michael Wolff.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 4d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 13h

Snowflake fascism is the worst kind of fascism

Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 13h

Blaise Ingoglia, DeSantis’ handpicked CFO, was asked about the postcard and if his DFS officers should have treated it as a threat. He said he never saw it but then said “I’m sure that’s not the only thing” when a reporter told him what it said.

Ingoglia also has ties to Susie Wiles.

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Emily Rooks True Lust @emilyrookstruelust.bsky.social · 12d

ABOUT EMILY
Q: Who were the writers back when you began who persuaded you that erotica could be worthwhile literature?
A: I’m not so sure any specific authors had the effect, but specific editors – like Rachel Kramer Bussel and Susie Bright – certainly did. The stories they...

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Longtail News @longtail.news · 8d

Feed: "Susie Bright’s Journal"
By: Susie Bright on Thursday, October 2, 2025

In the Courtroom— Everything on the Line

The Chicago Seven trial took place from September 24, 1969, to February 18, 1970.

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Leather Archives & Museum @leatherarchives.bsky.social · 20d

Honey Lee Cottrell (center, photographed with Susie Bright by Mariette Pathy Allen) was a visionary lesbian photographer and filmmaker. Cottrell was a proud union member and was involved in the founding of the GLBT Historical Society.

Honey is a white butch woman with short, cropped hair, wearing a tank top and standing behind a chair, smiling down at Susie bright, who has long blonde, hair and bangs, and a tank top.

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · Sep 10

Dorothy Allison forever.
We’re throwing a marathon of her greatest work at Litquake this year.
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Skelly Booten @kwooten.bsky.social · 8d

A little fun news in your face: Litquake is staging a marathon reading of Bastard out of Carolina on Oct 12 in San Francisco. Check out the sweet archival pics from the Dorothy Allison Papers (and some taken by yours truly)!

www.litquake.org/boocmarathon

Bastard Out of Carolina Marathon Reading | Litquake

In remembrance of Dorothy Allison’s legacy as a writer, lesbian feminist, and advocate for sexual freedom, Litquake is proud to join the author’s literary estate in presenting a cover-to-cover maratho...

www.litquake.org

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 2d

ICE was on the roof. He had just been praying.

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 3d

ICE released a statement after an agent aimed a pepper ball at a priest’s head after he prayed and laughed when he was hit:

“If you are obstructing law enforcement, you can expect to be met with force.”

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 2d

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 3d

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 4d

Not many people go to Gaza who have NO INTENTION of going to Gaza.

And not many people write with this clarity about their youth.

The Bravest

Gaza City, 1992, The First Intifada

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you for this honest and forthright indictment of the illegal regime Senator Kim. Wishing you all the best in your fight for us.

Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 5d

Our country has been hijacked by mob bosses who use corruption, extortion, and intimidation to instill fear and submission into all of us.

When we reopen the government, we must fight to make sure it’s working for you, not the mob bosses in power.

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 4d

Me too. Pack bags.

Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 4d

Intensely jealous…

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 5d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 4d

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Newsom, Pritzker threaten to pull out of National Governors Association over Trump’s troop deployments

The governors accused the bipartisan group of going silent.

www.politico.com

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Susie Bright @susiebright.bsky.social · 4d

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 4d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 6d

This is horrible…and true. ❤️‍🩹

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6d

When you’re chronically ill, your world can be quite small.

People abandon you when you become disabled. When you can’t hide your pain.

The isolation can be just as hard as the illness… but please know you’re not alone.

None of us are ever alone. We are all fighters & this community has your back

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 6d

Dang! Props to the courts and Judge Immergut!

Just Jill 💖 @just-jillg.bsky.social · 6d

Wow, this judge isn’t messing around. Good for her. This is childish games they’re playing.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 6d

COMING UP: Judge Immergut has set a hearing for 10 pm ET tonight (!) on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment by calling up the federalized California national guard.

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Jon Bailiff @jonbailiff.bsky.social · 5d

Sunday’s Painfully Conscious Editorial Cartoon
open.substack.com/pub/jonbaili...

Sunday’s Painfully Conscious Editorial Cartoon

The gist of Project 2025 is that inside Stephen Miller is another, smaller Stephen Miller, and another, and another; until an infinitely small Stephen Miller becomes a black hole.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 7d

Thugs.

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taber @kvetch.gay · 8d

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 8d

Donald Trump wanted to give King Charles one of Dwight Eisenhower's swords. The director of the library said no.

He was told to resign or be fired. WTF.

No swords for Kings.

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