Brian Baughan
@brianbaughan.bsky.social
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Independent nonfiction editor in the Philly area. I share reflections on books and trees at brianbaughan.substack.com.
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davidjroth.bsky.social
The "somebody showed me a TikTok" era of American government is going pretty much exactly how you'd expect.
atrupar.com
RFK Jr: "Somebody showed me a TikTok video of a pregnant woman at 8 months pregnant -- she's an associate professor at the Columbia Medical School -- and she is saying 'F Trump' and gobbling Tylenol with her baby in her placenta. The level of Trump Derangement Syndrome is now a pathology."
brianbaughan.bsky.social
Hewing really close here to Season 1 of The Wire and Detective Pryzbylewski's character arc. But I suspect this guy won't end up caring about disadvantaged students.
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bencollins.bsky.social
This is literally directly across the street from an elementary school.
Map showing the school directly adjacent to where the tear gas canister was thrown.
brianbaughan.bsky.social
Oooph. This is not good. This is not good at all.
jasonv.bsky.social
Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism
brianbaughan.bsky.social
It's a perfect bit of audio. I'd love to hear a rendition by Michael Winslow of Police Academy. He'd kill it.
brianbaughan.bsky.social
Heartbreaking. Infuriating. A woman begs and pleads the authorities not to take her husband from her, and the response is to throw her to the ground.
tilleckert.com
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

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mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social
What a weird-ass Rapture. Only the Constitution disappeared.
brianbaughan.bsky.social
Yes! Let's normalize accurate titles: "slumlord at heart," convicted felon, etc.
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
brianbaughan.bsky.social
My parasocial homies.
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Before he was a Senator, a candidate for President, and our greatest champion in the fight against oligarchy, Bernie Sanders was the four-term Mayor of Burlington, VT.

I sat down with Bernie in Astoria to talk about the lessons he learned—and the work ahead.
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jeffstein.bsky.social
Statement from @postguild.bsky.social on the firing of Karen Attiah:
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jamellebouie.net
staring straight into the camera and lying. just a despicable person and a poor excuse for a national leader.
thebulwark.com
Vance: “People on the left are much likelier to defend and celebrate political violence. This is not a both sides problem. If both sides have a problem, then one side has a much bigger and malignant problem and that is the truth.”
brianbaughan.bsky.social
Great stuff, @davidjroth.bsky.social and @robdelaney.bsky.social. Let's keep this going. I NEED this.
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jeffsharlet.bsky.social
If I have any credibility with you from 20 years of reporting on rightwing & fascist movements, please listen when I beg you not to celebrate Charlie Kirk getting shot. Leave aside morality: this isn’t a match in dry grass, it’s a torch. We do not want what this could ignite & we would not win.
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brianbaughan.bsky.social
Also, reporters should ask Chris Wright to explain why he got Community Noted on this lie. When he dodges the question, ask it again. Repeat.
olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
going to keep saying: a society that wants to keep functioning must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
holz-bau.bsky.social
this is the guy the energy abundance bros lauded

lmao
brianbaughan.bsky.social
Appreciate your perseverance on this. Keep saying it over and over and over.
brianbaughan.bsky.social
My grandfather was a rear admiral and served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He died in 2014. There are moments like this where I wonder, how the hell would I explain any of this shit to him were he alive today? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt offered full military funeral, Air Force confirms
Babbitt, 35, was an Air Force veteran who was fatally shot by Capitol police while protesting Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
www.nbcnews.com
brianbaughan.bsky.social
Listening now to the album for the first time. It's BEAUTIFUL.
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beaconpress.bsky.social
Happy #PubDay, Jared Fox! 🎊

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, his actionable roadmap for educators interested in making the world a classroom, even in the city, “will change the landscape of education.” — @chrisemdin.bsky.social buff.ly/GQmbmuY
brianbaughan.bsky.social
From @edgeofsports.bsky.social: "Tonight when you look at your family or look at your kids, think about the fact that today you kidnapped my husband and took him away from us,” Jennifer Vasquez Sura, Ábrego Garcia's wife, to ICE officers today.
The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump
The husband, father, and union worker from Maryland is risking indefinite incarceration in Uganda to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.
www.thenation.com