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Terry McCarty
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Semi-retired poet, sporadic movie/TV podcaster (Reviews And Otherwise) and Southern Californian since 1988.
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Isis_Win @isiswin.bsky.social · 13h
Interesting becomes an euphemism. Read, please.
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14h
ICYMI: I reviewed hundreds of internal FBI emails and documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

The records appear to undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.

My latest for @lawfaremedia.org:

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/more...
More Trouble for the Comey Indictment?
Public documents may undermine a core premise underlying the charges against James Comey.
www.lawfaremedia.org
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Terry McCarty @terrymc.bsky.social · 12h
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Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz indicted on charges linked to illegal sports betting — The Athletic
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on a host of charges tied to allegedly rigging pitches thrown during Major League Baseball games, according to a 23-page i...
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 1d
Folks this is not a candid shot of the man at 11PM on a weekend, this is what he was doing while sitting in the middle of an internationally broadcast major press conference in the Oval Office

He is cooked, get him out of there ASAP—before we find ourselves in the midst of a second Great Depression
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 1d
This is not a normal thing for the president to do, by the way. trib.al/rplGLxe
Trump Exposes Who in White House Is on Ozempic
This is not a normal thing for the president to do, by the way.
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Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 1d
More on the deal www.latimes.com/california/s...
UC reaches contract agreement with 21,000 employees, averting a strike
The University of California and the union representing healthcare, research and technical employees reached a contract agreement, averting a possible strike.
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Stephen Wunderlich @swonder.bsky.social · 1d
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The White House Can No Longer Hide Donald Trump's Severe Decline
Trump is in steep decline. It has become so obvious that even corporate media can't ignore it any longer.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d
A 50 year mortgage is a terrible idea that will certainly lead to another housing and economic crisis.

People can't afford homes because the cost of living is too high, wages are too low and billionaires are hoarding wealth.

Making them debt slaves for the majority of their lives is NOT the answer
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Terry McCarty @terrymc.bsky.social · 1d
R.I.P. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
John Cleary, Wounded in Kent State Shooting, Dies at 74
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Terry McCarty @terrymc.bsky.social · 1d
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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NPR @npr.org · 2d
In the 1990s, Christy Martin was considered the most exciting and successful female boxer. Her story is the basis of the new biopic Christy. We caught up with Martin at a gym in downtown Los Angeles. n.pr/43l1OtX
Boxer Christy Martin faced violence in and out of the ring — now a new biopic tells her story
In the 1990s, Christy Martin was considered the most exciting and successful female boxer. Her story is the basis of the new biopic Christy. We caught up with Martin at a gym in downtown Los Angeles.
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Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 2d
GdT's FRANKENSTEIN might be closer to the book than 99% of adaptations, but it still breaks from the text in various seismic ways. Like his PINOCCHIO, it's less about bringing a book to life than it is about GdT ruminating on what these texts and characters mean to him.
thetruebrendanf.bsky.social Brendan Foley @thetruebrendanf.bsky.social · 2d
FRANKENSTEIN is *staggering*, an immaculate Gothic masterpiece that defies even del Toro's already ludicrously high bar. I'm speechless.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d
US boycotting G20, as Trump cites false claims of white genocide of host South Africa
US boycotting G20, as Trump cites false claims of white genocide of host South Africa
US boycotting G20, as Trump cites false claims of white genocide of host South Africa
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 2d
Here's the promised longer explainer:

www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d
Trump permanently blocked from sending National Guard to Portland over ICE protests
Trump permanently blocked from sending National Guard to Portland over ICE protests
Trump permanently blocked from sending National Guard to Portland over ICE protests
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khwalz @khwalz.bsky.social · 2d
This Just In:

Cornell Knuckles Under to Extortion by der Führer.

#ShameOnCornell
Cornell University reaches $60 million deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has reached a multimillion dollar deal with Cornell University to restore more than $250 million in federal funding for the school.
www.cnn.com
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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 2d
Channel surfing with an episode of the British anthology series Mystery and Imagination, a version of Frankenstein where Ian Holm plays both the doctor and the monster. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBc9...
Mystery and Imagination - Frankenstein (1968)
YouTube video by Count Vargner
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and her twin sister Allison Crutchfield of Swearin’ get together for a fantastic surprise album.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review ↓
Snocaps Is Pure Sibling-Rock Bliss
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 2d
Denmark steals possessions of people seeking asylum, as policy. It returns people to situations where they are killed.
Mahmood is copying some of the worst policies going.
Labour once again showing it's just another anti-asylum, anti-human rights, government. #r4today
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UK seeks inspiration from Denmark to shake up immigration system
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is taking cues from some of the toughest migration laws in Europe.
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Angelle Haney Gullett @cityofangelle.bsky.social · 2d
Rosalind Franklin was only 37 when she died of ovarian cancer and she had ALREADY discovered the shape of DNA. She did not live to see her erasure by the Nobel committee in 1962.

Anyway, fuck this guy and restore funding to the cancer moonshot, so the next Rosalind Franklin can live.
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Silverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 2d
🧵!!!!!
kattenbarge.bsky.social Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 2d
Part of the reason I think there isn’t as much pressure around stopping ChatGPT re: suicide/psychosis as compared to stuff like Panera Lemonade is because people are inclined to blame it on mental illness versus the tech, a kind of victim-blaming mentality that fits neatly into just world fallacy
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Terry McCarty @terrymc.bsky.social · 2d
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US supreme court issues emergency order blocking full Snap food aid payments
High court’s order comes after appeals court rejected Trump administration’s request to block November benefits
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
Breaking News: A federal appeals court denied a last-minute bid by the Trump administration to temporarily halt some food stamp funding.
Trump Live Updates: Court Denies President’s Bid to Halt SNAP Funding
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2d
Alexander Smirnov, the ex–FBI informant who admitted to lying about the Biden-Burisma connection, has been released from prison just months into his six-year prison sentence. trib.al/W2wJSVD
FBI Informant Who Lied About the Bidens Covertly Released From Jail
Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI and was sentenced to six years in jail.
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 2d
Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia and his wife Kayla announced that their newborn daughter, Sterling Sol, died on October 26th.

Please continue to keep this family in your thoughts. 💔
clervedia alexvesia Sterling Sol Vesia Our little angel we love you forever & you're with us always. Our beautiful daughter went to heaven Sunday October 26th. There are no words to describe the pain we're going through but we hold her in our hearts and cherish every second we had with her. Thank you to the Dodgers for their understanding and support during this time. Our baseball family showed up for us and we wouldn't be able to do this without them. Thank you Dodger Nation, Blue Jays organization and all baseball fans for your love and support. We have seen ALL your messages, comments and posts. It's brought us so much comfort. Lastly, we'd like to thank Cedars Sinai and all the medical staff who helped Kayla and Sterling. Every person we came across was truly so incredible. A photo of an adult hand with an infant’s hand
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