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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 1d

HI HI HI!! 😍

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

Elon Musk said he was going to cut spending by $2 trillion dollars, but instead spending is higher this year than we thought it would be before Trump took office. Truly incredible stuff.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 2d

CBO fy2025 projections for deficit/spending/etc are out

Some issues make simple comparisons apples-to-oranges, so I'll do apples-to-apples & explain in the thread

Relative to pre-Trump projections:
-Primary deficits ⬆️ $34 bn
-program spending ⬆️ $97 bn
-revenues ⬆️ $63 bn
www.cbo.gov/publication/...

2025 (January estimate, adjusted to fix issues) 2025 CBO estimate (remove student loan one-time revaluation) 2025 (adjusted for student loans) vs. 2025 projection (adjusted to fix issues)
Spending 7061 7166 105
Program spending 6108 6205 97
Interest 953 961 9
Revenue 5163 5226 63
Primary deficit 945 979 34
Total deficit 1898 1940 42

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J.D. Connor @jdconnor.bsky.social · 3d

We're hiring. It's a real needle-in-a-haystack search for an experienced teacher who can help reimagine our flagship (i.e., huge) intro course for a new era. 3/3 load. Convenient to Hollywood and Holbox.

usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

Open-rank Assistant, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at USC

usccareers.usc.edu

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 3d

FOUNDING IS PUNK

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on it

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with framed pictures on it

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 4d

Ah Jilly. Decades of joy and decadence not to mention the introduction to well trimmed pudenda. Thanks for every bit of it. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

Jilly Cooper, British Romance Novelist, Is Dead at 88

www.nytimes.com

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 8d

The anxiety this summons

Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 8d

Absolutely terrible and terrifying. Solidarity and love to you all.

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Sarcophagus Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 8d

I can’t even process this. The Jewish community in the UK is tiny. We will all be feeling this more deeply than I can explain.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 8d

Two victims have been killed in this attack.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says British authorities have ordered additional police presence at synagogues around the country.

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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 9d

Livestream of Global Sumud Flotilla as they approach Gaza. Watch & share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

Tracker of Global Sumud Flotilla as it approaches Gaza

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 14d

I’ve never been invested in the Ryder cup but hearing the crowds chant U-S-A has snapped something inside me.

Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 14d

Good luck, Fritha, I hope you get what you need. x

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 14d

Adored the Andy Goldsworthy @royalscottishacad.bsky.social - if you need an excuse to come to Edinburgh before November, this is it.

Ferns pinned to the wall in the shape of a worm or snake

Framed photographs of a hawthorn tree painted with orange mud in a green valley, in different times of day

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 15d

Brilliant, thorough and full of expertise. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...

Opinion | Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism.

www.nytimes.com

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 15d

It's time

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 15d

"Guess what season it is—fucking fall. There’s a nip in the air, and my house is full of mutant fucking squash."

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16d

Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.

• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 15d

In a statement released today, the autistic population explained: “Lol have you ever got a single fact wrong around one of us?”

We will keep fighting - and so should you: www.patreon.com/posts/116939...

Fascists looking to start culture war with autistics have no idea what they’re in for

Group of activists with fists raised

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 16d

Enough with this eugenics bullshit, go read about the social theory of disability.

Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 16d

This. ALSO as someone with a tonne of autism in my family can I remind you that autistic people are some of the most innovative thinkers & brilliant humans around. I appreciate the condition can be severe but without autism the world wouldn’t have lots of the coolest things we do

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 16d

From the original Swedish researchers.

Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, our study of 2.5 million children shows

Our research provides strong evidence against the concerning claims made recently by US president Donald Trump.

theconversation.com

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 16d

Ditto sales agents…

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17d

Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy.

"There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."

How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 21d

Delivered a first draft. Off to the gym now to face the consequences of my actions (eating chocolate non stop all week).

a man in a striped shirt and tie eating a piece of food

Alt: Bill Murray stuffs a piece of cake into his mouth - an image from a scene in the movie Groundhog Day.

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 23d

I love the idea that con men are basically filmmakers, and by implication, filmmakers are con men.

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 23d

The brilliant casual replacement of the framed family photograph on the desk of the office they are borrowing by the hardened grifter. Just magnificent detail.

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 23d

It's like a love letter to set dressers, apart from everything else.

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Hope Dickson Leach @hopedickle.bsky.social · 23d

Just wonderful to see his famous smile on his father too. I can imagine he must have been very proud.

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