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Lisa Tozzi

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Everything’s going to be just fine. Now go upstairs, pack your bags. We're going to begin a new life under the sea I sometimes write things https://www.rollingstone.com/author/lisa-tozzi/ lisatozzi @ gmail dot com Signal: @lisatozzi.44

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 1h

This is crazy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Why is the US House speaker refusing to seat an elected Democrat? | Moira Donegan

Adelita Grijalva won a landslide election for her Arizona seat. But Mike Johnson is defying the will of the voters

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 9h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 23h

It was, and basically from the moment it happened, the decision was made for all senior officials to just… pretend he meant to do that:

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 16h

The @defector.com’s newsletter The Cipher just delights me daily

My boyfriend sent me this photo from Queens. I have no knowledge or insight to share whatsoever, except this: I would die for Toofy Duck and their beautiful hair.

-Lauren

Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 16h

Hey @janinegibson.ft.com

Apologies for completely missing this earlier. There’s been a lot going on with me 🫠

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Hole opens onto NYC street -- giving terrifying peek into subway below — New York Post

It's a real hellhole.

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 16h

You know, something tells me this man knows nothing about medicine or public health…

Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 16h

🧵RFK "HIV-doesn't-cause-AIDS" Jr. is now linking circumcision with autism.

This nonsense was posted by his anti-vax group Children's Health Defense years ago, and I looked into it.

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SHOCK CLAIM: RFK Jr. Says Children Circumcised Early Have Twice The Autism Rate Due To Tylenol Use

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 16h

Oooof same

Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 16h

It’s a good beat. You can dance to it. Case dismissed.

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 17h

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The issue in this case is whether "Not Like Us" can reasonably be understood to convey as a factual matter that Drake is a pedophile or that he has engaged in sexual relations with minors. In light of the overall context in which the statements in the Recording were made, the Court holds that it cannot.

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 16h

“‘Someone’ cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second,” Bray posted on Bluesky social media. “We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’”

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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 17h

NEW: Federal judge dismisses Drake's defamation case against Kendrick Lamar storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 22h

“director Luca Guadagnino‘s handwringer about campus politics and cancel culture is definitely a cautionary tale, as in we strongly caution you against seeing something this empty and enraging” @davidlfear.bsky.social with the 🔥 www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

'After the Hunt': Julia Roberts' #MeToo Drama Is 100-Percent #OhHellNo

It takes a lot of hard work and the perfect alignment of movie stars to make a social drama this irredeemably awful.

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

“I still can’t believe how unhinged the last update was. Not only the nudity but the motions, boobs bounces more realistically, it’s incredible.”

Elon Musk's xAI seems to have relaxed filters on Grok's video generation, allowing users to create and share explicit AI pornography.

Musk's AI Is Being Used to Make Hardcore Porn: 'Grok Is Learning Genitalia Really Fast!'

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 1d

Also an important, kinda public restroom

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The Soho REI Is Closing

The outdoor chain’s flagship, its only store in the city, will shut down late next year.

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 1d

Liz Phair following me was one of the greatest days of my Twitter life

Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 1d

Whew

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one of the main problems with Talent, especially Famous TV Talent, is that they are egomaniacal monsters who love getting paid and throwing hissy fits, and hate being told what to do. You think you had a bad time at The New York Times? Baby, you have no idea what a bad time is. You’ll find out when you try to tell Norah O’Donnell anything at all about her reporting. If you’re lucky, she’ll just shake her Emmys at you when she tells you to fuck off.

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, that is perfect. Thank you for your service! (And thank you Maggie!)

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 1d

Whew, because I can’t really handle that happening right now!

Dolly Parton Wants Everyone to Quit All That Worrying After Health Scare: 'I Ain't Dead Yet!'
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Dolly Parton Wants Everyone to Quit All That Worrying After Health Scare: 'I Ain't Dead Yet!' — Rolling Stone

Parton checked in from her shoot at the Grand Ole Opry to offer reassurance after her sister asked everyone for prayers

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 1d

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 2d

Illinois sued to block Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, saying “the American people…should not live under the threat of occupation…particularly not because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president’s favor.” https://bit.ly/4q4KEL4

Illinois Sues to Block Trump’s Deployment of Texas National Guard in Chicago