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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

Page One in Chicago.

@chicago.suntimes.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Journalist Edward R. Murrow used his platform on CBS to criticize the witch hunts led by Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s.

This is what real journalism should do — hold power to account, not capitulate to it.

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 4d

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Lyn Ettinger-Harwell @lyneh1.bsky.social · 4d

It's National Newspaper Week!
#supporttheppb #SupportLocalJournalism
#LocalNewsMatters
@pikespeakbulletin.bsky.social
www.nationalnewspaperweek.com

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 5d

Congress has not voted since September 19th, and Speaker Johnson cancelled votes AGAIN.

And let me tell you why.

He doesn’t want to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva — because she would be the final vote needed on the discharge petition to release the Epstein files.

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 7d

Critical thinking = not taking things at face value; being open to new information that may change your mind

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 7d

Trump told NBC on Sunday that he saw some Portland riot footage on Fox and thought it reflected current events.

It didn't. It was 5 years old, from the George Floyd aftermath.

And we learned that due to the diligence of a local TV reporter, who got the transcript.

www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Trump referenced a weekend conversation with Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and he alluded to being told by Kotek that the reality in Portland is different from what’s being portrayed to him.

“I spoke to the governor, she was very nice,” Trump said. “But I said, ‘Well wait a minute, am I watching things on television that are different from what’s happening? My people tell me different.’ They are literally attacking and there are fires all over the place…it looks like terrible.”

Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 8d

Hmmmmmmm
denverite.com/2025/10/01/d...

Is 'Menver' even real?

We ran the manly numbers as "Love is Blind" Denver begins.

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The Penn Stater Magazine @pennstatermag.com · 10d

Wherever in the world you made an unexpected Penn State connection, we want to hear about it! Send us your small-world stories of meeting fellow Nittany Lions far from Happy Valley at [email protected] no later than 10/31, and in fewer than 250 words, for an upcoming issue. #WeAre #PennStaterMag

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 11d

This is the kind of writing I aspire to. Beautiful memoir of the loss of a sense of home after the flooding of New Orleans during Katrina.

BodhiCreole @kshahyd.bsky.social · Aug 8

Twenty Years After the Storm
What home meant before, and after, Hurricane Katrina

By Clint Smith

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Twenty Years After the Storm

What home meant before, and after, Hurricane Katrina

www.theatlantic.com

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 16d

Forward-thinking low-income housing project in #Denver

denverite.com/2025/09/24/g...

Globeville is finally getting its library – with affordable housing on top

The five-story building will have 170 units, 111 parking spaces, a common space and, of course, a library.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 16d

Protests matter, your dollars matter, everything matters, resistance works.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 17d

Nearly 7 million views for ABC's official YouTube video of Kimmel's 28-minute monologue overnight. It is already the most-viewed Kimmel clip of the year on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

www.youtube.com

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 16d

I also fear this

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d

Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 17d

Word

Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 17d

A reputable source of medical advice for pregnant women:

ACOG @acog.org · 18d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 17d

Tragic end to these young hunters’ lives.

News you can use in Colorado: If stuck in a lightning storm, get off hills, mountain ridges or peaks. Never lie flat on the ground. Instead, crouch down in a ball-like position so there is minimal contact with the ground.

The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 18d

Elk hunters found dead in southern Colorado were struck by lightning

Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko, experienced outdoorsmen, were caught in a storm Sept. 12, according to Bridget Murphy, Porter’s financée

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 18d

Sadly true

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 19d

We are fast becoming a banana republic, with two standards of justice. If you oppose the leader, you go to jail just for speech. If you're a loyalist, you get immunity for your crimes.

That's what happens in Iran - not the United States. This is a decision moment for America.

Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 19d

Did you know there's an over-the-counter birth control pill that costs just $19.99/month? It's great news for those who live in "contraceptive deserts" or have no health insurance.

Free the Pill @freethepill.bsky.social · 21d

#WorldContraceptionDay is 1 week away! Please join us online on Friday 9/26 to:
📣 Uplift our movement to #FreeThePill + bring more types of BC pills OTC in the US
📣 Raise awareness about #opill + advocate for expanded affordability measures
📣 Share our NEW resources, launching that day!

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Karin Schall @karinschall.bsky.social · 20d

Today’s chalking.
We are at the
PENTAGON THREATENING REPORTERS FROM REPORTING
phase of fascism in America.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 21d

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 22d

#PublicSpeakingGoals

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 22d

You can’t talk about cleaning up crime in D.C. while a 34-count convicted felon is running the country.

Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 22d

There's an "Emperor Has No Clothes" parallel here somewhere ...

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 22d

Trump:

"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 22d

The road to Trump’s Project 2025 fascism is lined with smiling people telling you to stop overreacting.

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 25d

Why has this never been done before? It's a great idea ... but the hours aren't super helpful for concert-goers.

Denverite @denverite.bsky.social · 25d

A multi-agency transit initiative known as Westracks will launch on Memorial Day weekend in 2026.

Public transportation to Red Rocks coming in 2026 (on weekends only)

And only between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. But it's something!

denverite.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26d

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis

Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.

We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

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Michelle Karas @michellekaras.bsky.social · 27d

Putting love out into the world!

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