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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 22h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 1d

And *this won't* pass

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 1d

Drinking plain water while eating cookies cancels out the calories in the cookies. It’s not proof. We’re doing the studies to make the proof.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 1d

Drinking plain water while eating cookies cancels out the calories in the cookies. It’s not proof. We’re doing the studies to make the proof.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 1d

Dolly ain’t done and neither is public broadcasting.

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Thomas A. Muething @tmueth1.bsky.social · 2d

Give to WAMU and leave @estherc.bsky.social alone!!!!!!!!

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 2d

Good luck Thomas! And thank you so much for always being there to listen, but more importantly, THANK YOU for giving to WAMU. I appreciate you!

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning to everyone who loves the longer, colder nights of fall and winter. I see you my moody, melancholy friends.

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 3d

This is brutal.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Kash was begging for a Community Note

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 3d

An airport in Los Angeles was completely without an air traffic control unit for several hours yesterday. That’s just the first such report of an effect this shutdown is having on the country.

Now tell those ATC’s that they won’t ever be paid. WTF is going on?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Johnson: "It's true that in previous shutdowns, many or most furloughed employees have been paid for the time they were furloughed, but there is new legal analysis - I don't know the details, I just saw a headline - but there are some legal analysts saying that might not be appropriate or necessary"

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 3d

OMB has deleted the reference on its website to the 2019 law that mandates back pay to all federal workers who were not paid during a government shutdown. This is like when babies play hide and seek but only cover their eyes because if they can’t see you, you can’t see them.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 5d

Online workspace asks if I want to enable notifications. Reluctantly, I say yes. Workspace AI sends immediate notification saying, “Nice, notifications enabled.” And this is exactly why I was reluctant to allow notifications.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 9d

You know that saying, "Find someone who looks at you the way [insert person] looks at [insert thing]?" We never talk about what happens when you actually find that person/creature who looks at you with that absolute love and adoration.

It's fucking great.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 9d

Imagine the hubris you must possess to think you know more about the bible than the Pope.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 9d

You know that saying, "Find someone who looks at you the way [insert person] looks at [insert thing]?" We never talk about what happens when you actually find that person/creature who looks at you with that absolute love and adoration.

It's fucking great.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 9d

“Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other.” — Jane Goodall

RIP to the accidental “messenger” of universal compassion.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 9d

“Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other.” — Jane Goodall

RIP to the accidental “messenger” of universal compassion.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 10d

My latest in my fight against the Washington Post.

I’ve filed a grievance against the Post through the WaPo Guild— and have sent a letter to Washington Post challenging my firing.

Proud to have @normeisen.bsky.social + @katiephang.bsky.social in my corner.

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The Washington Post Accused Me of “Gross Misconduct.” Here's My Response.

This fight isn’t just about my job — it’s about who gets punished for telling the truth, and who gets protected for spreading hate and violence.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 10d

Something to be thankful for I guess. 🤷

Ian Livingston @ianlivingston.bsky.social · 10d

It's like the hurricanes know we are rudderless

MEDIA ADVISORY: First hurricane season in 10 years that no hurricanes have made landfall in the US through the end of September

> The last time there were no hurricane landfalls in the US through the month of September was a decade ago in 2015 now that Imelda has turned out to sea
> 2025 will mark the ninth year since the turn of the century without a hurricane landfall in the United States through the month of September

> Seven of the previous eight times this occurred, no hurricane made landfall in the US for the entire hurricane season

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 10d

It's times like these that I'm glad I'm not a big fan of stand-up comedy.

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Jeri Ryan (official account) @jerilryan.bsky.social · 10d

THIS.

The hardest part about the past decade for me has been realizing just how many people will simply never care. Your neighbors could get hauled away and you’d just shrug and carry on. We’re on a razor thin edge right now, soldiers are patrolling our streets, every speech is a declaration of war against our own citizens, and as long as nothing changes for you in the immediate, you don’t care. Our culture taught you selfishness, algorithms taught you hate and apathy, and history taught you nothing.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 10d

Ok. So. A lot of congress will say they “submitted a letter to forgo pay during shutdown.”

Congress is paid once a month so they have 30 days. Secondly, they want you to believe they are saying they will give up their pay. No. They just hold it until it reopens

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 10d

FAFO is the new YOLO. Tattoo parlors are gonna be booked up.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 10d

FAFO is the new YOLO. Tattoo parlors are gonna be booked up.

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Esther Ciammachilli @estherc.bsky.social · 11d

The best way to keep from clicking on phishing emails in your work inbox is to just mark all as read and never open any emails. You're welcome.

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