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Julie Blattberg

@julieblattberg.bsky.social

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Publishing and content strategist. CMO whispered. Book nerd. Problem solver. New Yorker. Humanist. Photographer. Always learning. Existentialist. I want my PBS. Still not over Kafka's passing.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h

The Trump administration has been spreading anti-vaccine propaganda for months. Tonight, Trump's physician announced he just received a flu shot and a COVID booster.

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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 13h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 9h

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This is a producer for WGN Chicago.

This is Putin-style autocracy.

WATCH

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Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 6h

"But there seems to be an odd system at work where the books that don’t actually need much promotion get all the money thrown at them."

Have been pulling my hair out about this for EVER. Ahem. Agreed, @davidmbarnett.bsky.social.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h

A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me? | David Barnett

With the rise of TikTok and two-tier marketing budgets, something’s off in the world of publishing (and it’s not just the aroma), says author David Barnett

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Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 7h

$%#$!&

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 7h

DHS default is to lie about every encounter. Which is why they’re trying to criminalize recording them.

CHICAGO (WGN) - A WGN creative services department employee was detained by two
Border Patrol officers and later released after federal agents swarmed a busy intersection on Chicago's North Side Friday morning, at the height of rush hour.
WGN is not naming the employee, as station policy requires blurring faces and not identifying those who have not been charged with a crime.
Witnesses on site who captured the incident on video spoke to WGN about the moments leading up to the staffer's detainment.

Thomas added that when he made his way down to the scene, around 8:30 Friday morning, he realized there was another person already detained inside the minivan being used by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
"I didn't get his name, although I asked for his name," Thomas said. "He didn't speak very good English. They claimed that the WGN employee was obstructing justice, even though she was, like all of us, just standing there, taking video.'
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Tricia McLaughlin ®
@TriciaOhio
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She was arrested for throwing objects at law enforcement.
Heartland Signal D @HeartlandSignal • 3h
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 9h

Mr. President. Stop breaking the law.

The shutdown does not give you the right to fire thousands of hard working federal employees.

Instead of giving huge tax breaks to your billionaire friends, show some respect for the struggling working families of our country.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 11h

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 9h

I mean, the mustache is a bit of a crime, but...

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 15h

Common sense gun safety laws save lives.

op: dr_rossome via IG

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Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 15h

Word, sister!

Pivot Podcast @pivotpod.bsky.social · 2d

“There is not any advantage to be won from grim lamentation.”

@karaswisher.bsky.social shares some words of wisdom from Homer — and a larger message for the current moment.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 16h

Join us at the Coffee House Club, in residence at Salmagundi Club, in New York on Nov. 12 for a celebration of @margarethutton.bsky.social’s debut novel, If You Leave ( @regalhouse.bsky.social), with Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, @jfkane.bsky.social, and Julian Tepper: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-mar...

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Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 16h

Better than this one from Bloomberg, as it was never "in" his hands.

Screenshot of a headline from Bloomberg that reads: A world awaits blowback as the Nobel slips from Tump's hands

Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 16h

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Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 1d

Hope you get lots of treats and scritches, Apollo! 🐾

Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Miss Lucy!

Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 1d

So clever! And appreciated...

Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 1d

Great idea!

Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 1d

Hello Other Frank Zappa!!! 🐾

Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 1d

His twin!

Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Darth!!!!!

Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 1d

So, so sweet a return to PBS...
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Dozens of Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned to help public TV after funding cuts

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s.

www.npr.org

Julie Blattberg @julieblattberg.bsky.social · 1d

Would you please wish Frank Zappa a happy birthday, @darthbluesky.bsky.social? He is a very good boy.

Fluffy Himalayan cat looking at the camera; he sits next to a sign reading Happy 12th Birthday

A close up of a vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting; a seal point Himalayan cat is in the background

Fluffy Himalayan cat looking down at a blue and brown felt catnip toy

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

New statement from AG James:

"This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system.

"I am not fearful — I am fearless."

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 1d

Wisdom from George Saunders, in his newsletter:

It’s interesting the way that the world these days seems to make us feel that we need to have an opinion on everything, even when having a certain opinion may not change anything we do, or anything about the way the world responds.

We seem to be losing the ability or desire to just be silent on certain questions. (Silent and sad; silent and interested; silent and alert.)

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