Kathy M. Newman
@unionmaidpgh.bsky.social
CMU English professor, media historian, artist, activist, parent, Pittsburgh booster, electric car owner (Nissan Leaf), almost-empty-nester. Reposts are not necessarily endorsements.
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Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Walz on calling for Trump to release MRI results: "Here we got a guy on Thanksgiving where we spent time with our families, ate, played Yahtzee. This guy is apparently in a room ranting. It's not normal behavior. It's not healthy. Has anyone in history ever had an MRI & had no idea what it was for?"
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Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thou shalt not pretend that you're at war with drug traffickers while pardoning drug traffickers.
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We’re the only country that lets the gun lobby write the laws and then pretends to be shocked when children end up in coffins.
NEW UPDATE:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has announced that four of the victims shot in the Stockton mass shooting were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21.
NEW UPDATE:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has announced that four of the victims shot in the Stockton mass shooting were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21.
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We’re the only country that lets the gun lobby write the laws and then pretends to be shocked when children end up in coffins.
NEW UPDATE:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has announced that four of the victims shot in the Stockton mass shooting were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21.
NEW UPDATE:
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office has announced that four of the victims shot in the Stockton mass shooting were ages 8, 9, 14, and 21.
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We’ve had people from the U.S. and abroad asking whether the information on the White House website is even accurate anymore. The site has become unreliable, filled with blatantly false and deliberately misleading content.
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We’ve had people from the U.S. and abroad asking whether the information on the White House website is even accurate anymore. The site has become unreliable, filled with blatantly false and deliberately misleading content.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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$41 for a basic bag of dog food and a treat. Nothing fancy.
This is what Trump’s America feels like: everything costs more and workers get less.
People are drowning while he plays king.
#CA32 #CostOfLiving
This is what Trump’s America feels like: everything costs more and workers get less.
People are drowning while he plays king.
#CA32 #CostOfLiving
November 29, 2025 at 3:47 AM
$41 for a basic bag of dog food and a treat. Nothing fancy.
This is what Trump’s America feels like: everything costs more and workers get less.
People are drowning while he plays king.
#CA32 #CostOfLiving
This is what Trump’s America feels like: everything costs more and workers get less.
People are drowning while he plays king.
#CA32 #CostOfLiving
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Just a parting thought before I go to bed.
Any time ICE takes someone without a signed judicial warrant it is kidnapping. Period. An administrative warrant is BS. It is made up and gives them no authority. Only a signed judicial warrant makes it detained instead of kidnapped.
Have a great night.
Any time ICE takes someone without a signed judicial warrant it is kidnapping. Period. An administrative warrant is BS. It is made up and gives them no authority. Only a signed judicial warrant makes it detained instead of kidnapped.
Have a great night.
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Just a parting thought before I go to bed.
Any time ICE takes someone without a signed judicial warrant it is kidnapping. Period. An administrative warrant is BS. It is made up and gives them no authority. Only a signed judicial warrant makes it detained instead of kidnapped.
Have a great night.
Any time ICE takes someone without a signed judicial warrant it is kidnapping. Period. An administrative warrant is BS. It is made up and gives them no authority. Only a signed judicial warrant makes it detained instead of kidnapped.
Have a great night.
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The 2026 park pass is… cringy.
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The 2026 park pass is… cringy.
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Trump has decided to exempt coal used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act rules for the next two years. He issued a proclamation allowing coke oven facilities to sidestep existing limits on toxic emissions including mercury, formaldehyde, soot, and dioxins.
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Trump has decided to exempt coal used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act rules for the next two years. He issued a proclamation allowing coke oven facilities to sidestep existing limits on toxic emissions including mercury, formaldehyde, soot, and dioxins.
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Trump’s rants on Truth Social keep escalating. The outbursts are getting more frequent and more concerning.
November 28, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Trump’s rants on Truth Social keep escalating. The outbursts are getting more frequent and more concerning.
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Mike Johnson, whose claim to fame is a ridiculous selfie with Kid Rock, is furious that we’re pushing to force a vote on extending tax credits. You know what to do:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Mike Johnson, whose claim to fame is a ridiculous selfie with Kid Rock, is furious that we’re pushing to force a vote on extending tax credits. You know what to do:
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Lindsey Graham sponsored the Afghan Adjustment Act: “This is the right thing to do. The people who were there with us in the fight who are here in America need to stay. This will be their new home. We have a moral obligation to these people and they will make great citizens.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Lindsey Graham sponsored the Afghan Adjustment Act: “This is the right thing to do. The people who were there with us in the fight who are here in America need to stay. This will be their new home. We have a moral obligation to these people and they will make great citizens.”
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a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
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Everything Trumpiggy does starts from the premise: how do we avoid the law/rule. He should be rotting in a cell for all the crimes he has committed and the criminal behavior he has fostered.
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Everything Trumpiggy does starts from the premise: how do we avoid the law/rule. He should be rotting in a cell for all the crimes he has committed and the criminal behavior he has fostered.
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Those Epstein Files must absolutely terrible for Trumplethinskin.
November 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Those Epstein Files must absolutely terrible for Trumplethinskin.
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Now only did White House pool reporters not stick up for their colleague who Trump repeatedly called “stupid” but you can hear them thanking Trump a few minutes later after he ended the Q&A. Sad stuff.
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Now only did White House pool reporters not stick up for their colleague who Trump repeatedly called “stupid” but you can hear them thanking Trump a few minutes later after he ended the Q&A. Sad stuff.
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Trump has trampled the Constitution, trashed the economy, and ceded the next century to China. Someone in my replies on Bluesky used the word "Latinx". I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Trump has trampled the Constitution, trashed the economy, and ceded the next century to China. Someone in my replies on Bluesky used the word "Latinx". I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Did any MAGA voters even see “The Apprentice?”
November 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Did any MAGA voters even see “The Apprentice?”
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I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
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Aaron, an immigration attorney, reacts to Trump’s comments about immigrants on Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Aaron, an immigration attorney, reacts to Trump’s comments about immigrants on Thanksgiving.