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Bluegal Fran Langum #NoKings
@bluegal.bsky.social
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Exec Producer The Professional Left Podcast. (Venmo @proleftpod) I’m a Goddamn Democrat. Host of Bluegal’s Knitting 🧶 Podcast on YouTube. Happy wife of @driftglass.bsky.social “It’s the corruption, stupid.”
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Bluegal Fran Langum #NoKings @bluegal.bsky.social · Feb 11
Bosco says hang tight the Trump backlash is gonna be lit.
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anomaly100.bsky.social
Every Republican needs to be asked about Trump sharing a video portraying our country's first Black president and his wife as apes during Black History Month.

There is no bottom with this guy.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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mossygene.bsky.social
It looks like Trump and Putin have a timeshare on their Farage sockpuppet.
January 7, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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andybirss.bsky.social
Classical 'Both Sides!' nonsense regarding the US healthcare system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Someone who has lived through it and actually knows what has gone on for decades and can explain it in depth is @bluegal.bsky.social
US healthcare needs fixing, but there's no agreement on how to do it
Is there the political will to fix it the US' health horror stories?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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acyn.bsky.social
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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kevinholsinger.bsky.social
@bluegal.bsky.social @driftglass.bsky.social I wonder what happened to the Zoltar machine that DonDon wished to be "yuge" on.

www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...

Movie trailer for "Big," for anyone who forgot my 40ish-year-old reference...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGDT...
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze on billions of dollars in funding for a major New York infrastructure projec...
www.cnn.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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kimadilla.bsky.social
I know someone who wouldn’t be the least surprised he spiked it @bluegal.bsky.social
@driftglass.bsky.social
parkermolloy.com Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 17h
👀 Apparently, Ross Douthat invited Seth Harp to debate him on Douthat's "Interesting Times" NYT podcast. Harp says that the episode was recorded, Douthat got crushed, and RD/NYT decided not to publish it.

What? x.com/sethharpesq/...
Seth Harp @sethharpesq X.com Ross Douthat @DouthatNYT challenged me to a debate on foreign policy. We recorded a 90-minute segment for his show, Interesting Times, on 1/15/26. But I defeated him so decisively that he refuses to air the footage. What an absolute coward. Today 11:41 AM Hi Is the NYT still planning to publish the interview I did with Ross three weeks ago? Today 1:01 PM Hey Seth, we've been working through the edit and it's looking like we aren't going to be able to make it work. We were kind of pummeled by the news cycle in the last 6 weeks and are going to pivot away from this story. Thanks for the time you put into it and for your expertise. Unbelievable cowardice on Ross's part and a giant waste of my time. I'm going to make it known what actually happened: Ross challenged me to a debate on foreign policy, got crushed, and doesn't have the intellectual or journalistic integrity to air the footage. Delivered Seth Harp @sethharpesq. •6h Five days after we recorded, an editor of mine asked me how it went. I told her that @DouthatNYT was surprisingly unprepared to defend his point of view, and I suspected even then that they would spike it. From To seth.harp@protonmail.com * T Jan 20 凹 了 介 → It seemed to go just fine from my perspective although it did get a little heated towards the end when we debated foreign policy. I was somewhat surprised that Ross wasn't better prepared defend his point of view. They may still decide to spike it, we'll see. SH Sent with Proton Mail secure email. ••• On Tuesday, January 20th, 2026 at 11:41 AM, wrote: That's great —how did the interview go? {7 54 • 1.3K ill 38K Seth Harp @sethharpesq. 5h I also told an editor at Harper's, on 1/30/26, that I suspected the NYT would spike the interview rather than publish video of me dog-walking @DouthatNYT and making a mockery of his defense of US regime-change wars ... Friday 12:35 PM It's been more than 2 weeks since I was interviewed for Ross Douthat's show. I murdered him in our debate over foreign policy and was genuinely surprised that he wasn't better prepared to defend his point of view. Now I'm concerned that he will spike the episode. Do you have a sense of how far ahead they usually record? Also I really hope I get to hear this My sense was that it was about a week Suspicious 4 17 44 • 1K thl 32K 贝 企 Seth Harp @sethharpesq. •5h Ross @DouthatNYT was unprepared to take on a subject matter expert, floundered around, and became irritable and sarcastic towards the end. But spiking the episode is ten times worse for his journalistic credibility than simply losing a debate, which happens to us all. Seth Harp @sethharpesq. 5h ... Ross @DouthatNYT's producer blames their decision to spike our foreign policy debate on the crazy news cycle. But the last three episodes they've aired have been on Roe v. Wade, Covid-19, and young men's church attendance. OPINION Interesting Latest Feb. 5, 2026 Interesting Times with Ross Douthat The first draft of our future. Mapping the new world order through interviews and conversations. Every Thursday, from New York Times Opinion. Q Search Why Ending Roe Wasn't Enough for the Pro-Life Movement Activists won the legal battle. Are they losing the culture war? By ROSS DOUTHAT Jan. 29.2026 A Plan to Restore Trust in Science From a 'Fringe Epidemiologist' Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public's trust in the Covid era. Now it's up to outsiders to restore it. By ROSS DOUTHAT and SOPHIA ALVAREZ BOYD Jan. 22,2026 No, Young Men Are Not Returning to Church All the religious trends you're wrong about. By ROSS DOUTHAT and ANDREA BETANZOS 18 17 75 1.5K ill 38K Seth Harp @sethharpesq. 1h I'm hearing that prominent guests are cancelling scheduled appearances on @DouthatNYT's show due to his lack of journalistic integrity. Why would you spend hours, days, or weeks prepping for an interview when you know the show is rigged to ensure that you don't show up the host? 3 223 ill 4.4K 贝
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 AM
bluegal.bsky.social
NEW Proleft Podcast Ep! Democrats can't reach "the center." Because every time they try, the media shifts the goalposts to keep Both Sides looking equally bad. Meanwhile, Trump never moderated his fascism once and "won" anyway? www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
Ep 967: The Death of Nixon('s Maxim) - The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal
Average voters stay permanently undecided because they get their information from toxic media sources that have been poisoning them against Democrats for decades, making "running to the center" mathem...
www.buzzsprout.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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sonofathomp.bsky.social
This is the best sex trafficking blackmail ring participant led prayer breakfast yet.
February 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
bluegal.bsky.social
The “slide into empire went all the way to Caligula in less than a year.” — @theshebeen.bsky.social

www.esquire.com/news-politic...
The American Elite Have No Shame
The Slovakian national-security advisor stepped down after it was revealed he was in the Epstein files. Meanwhile, powerful people in the U.S. don’t seem to care that they were involved.
www.esquire.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Having worked with a lot of federal employees as a consultant, I can certify that they're mostly not roided out white nationalists, unlike DHS
February 5, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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rodmangoode.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
bluegal.bsky.social
Hate on the SCOTUS majority, but enough of them smelled *the waves* 👀
February 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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cwebbonline.com
This is the way 💥 ☠️ 🤣
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
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opinionatedogre.bsky.social
Not a joke.
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 AM
bluegal.bsky.social
Whoa.

"Most Americans (66%) say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage."

Sounds like a buncha Democratic Socialists to me 🥳

(THANKS OBAMA)

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
Most Americans say government has a responsibility to ensure health care coverage
Most Americans (66%) say the federal government has a responsibility to make sure all Americans have health care coverage.
www.pewresearch.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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gardenia2112.bsky.social
The letter from Matt in Minneapolis gave me a lump in my throat, and @driftglass.bsky.social Literature Corner was awesome. Thanks to @bluegal.bsky.social for bringing back their fake sponsor. I needed the lulz💙

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbYp...
Ep 966: The Persistence of Memory
YouTube video by Professional Left
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 AM
bluegal.bsky.social
Serious, respectful question:

Has Greene returned/liquidated/reimbursed for the $92,000 SUV her campaign bought for her use in 2021? docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/feci...
February 4, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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globalabortionnews.bsky.social
Amnesty International mapped the finances of 65 anti-rights groups operating across the UK. The largest spenders are UK branches of US organisations (£34 million), ultra-conservative Christian policy/advocacy groups (£31.5 million), and anti-abortion organisations (£28.5 million).
Uncovering a growing anti-human rights movement
We uncover truth and hold the powerful to account. Take action, donate and join the Amnesty movement to protect human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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muellershewrote.com
Didn't this happen in My Cousin Vinny?
February 4, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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cwebbonline.com
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman

Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.

It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.

ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
bluegal.bsky.social
NEW ProLeftPod episode 966: The media's "Both Sides" lie is the rotting corpse they've been hiding *in their beds* for decades. But Minneapolis resists, and one brave judge compares ICE to King George's tyranny.
www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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stitch-theory.bsky.social
I'll be hosting another charity KAL starting March 31 (Trans Day of Visibility), raising money for the Transgender Law Center. Not currently planning on doing blog posts or giveaways, but if there are yarn dyers or pattern designers interested in a collab, please reach out!

#Craftivism #Knitting 🧶
February 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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htfcuddles.mmfcomic.com
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?

Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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beingliberal.bsky.social
🤣😂 Looks like Trump just chased of the last few young voters with his recent remarks about housing costs.

"There's so much talk about, 'Oh, we're gonna drive housing prices down.' I don't wanna drive housing prices down, I wanna drive housing prices up for people that own their home."
February 1, 2026 at 2:50 AM
bluegal.bsky.social
Dude.
February 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM