Greg Vargas
@boricuapapa.bsky.social
Papa to Carito, Dan's+1, pic-taking, architecture & design-admiring Puerto Jew. Ardent fan of all things
Tom Misch/Swing Out Sister/ Level42. Twitter refugee. All opinions mine.
Tom Misch/Swing Out Sister/ Level42. Twitter refugee. All opinions mine.
This would be cringily appalling if it were not so appallingly cringey. Also a junior varsity attempt at being Fox News will not work.
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Amazing how quickly you can soil yourself and rep www.thedailybeast.com//maga-coded-...
MAGA-Coded News Anchor Pushes Off ‘Anti-Elite’ Private Jet Tour
The ratings-challenged network had planned a 10-day national tour to introduce its new evening anchor.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Amazing how quickly you can soil yourself and rep www.thedailybeast.com//maga-coded-...
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If I ever got control of the @washingtonpost.com, my first act would be to have the Opinions editor walked out immediately by security before he committed any more boneheaded takes like this. Deserve to die? Not sure if casual cruelty or rank stupidity is playing a bigger role rank.
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
If I ever got control of the @washingtonpost.com, my first act would be to have the Opinions editor walked out immediately by security before he committed any more boneheaded takes like this. Deserve to die? Not sure if casual cruelty or rank stupidity is playing a bigger role rank.
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Sorry, it took me a minute to wind my way around here, but this is notable.
NEW: Four days before oral arguments, Justice Sam "stock trader" Alito decides he "will not continue to participate" in a case involving oil companies.
This means that he did participate in certiorari stage proceedings, despite owning relevant stocks.
This means that he did participate in certiorari stage proceedings, despite owning relevant stocks.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Sorry, it took me a minute to wind my way around here, but this is notable.
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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Anyway, what do you get a country for the 5th anniversary of Coup Day? Don’t say a kidnapping of the leader of another country even though I know that’s the actual answer
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Anyway, what do you get a country for the 5th anniversary of Coup Day? Don’t say a kidnapping of the leader of another country even though I know that’s the actual answer
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Rick Steves is an American treasure. Just all-around, one of the absolute best of us.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Rick Steves is an American treasure. Just all-around, one of the absolute best of us.
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A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.
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Though she doesn't generally do social media, Emily asked me to post this.
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October 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Though she doesn't generally do social media, Emily asked me to post this.
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@elienyc.bsky.social: Courage is not the absence of fear, it’s the acceptance of fear. It’s feeling the fear and doing what you have to do anyway. #hillman25
May 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
@elienyc.bsky.social: Courage is not the absence of fear, it’s the acceptance of fear. It’s feeling the fear and doing what you have to do anyway. #hillman25
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Rep. Jason Crow: "You know what I think the right thing, politically, to do is? Actually just do the right thing. If we do the right thing and we defend people, if we defend the innocent, if we defend our democracy, the politics tend to take care of themselves."
April 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Rep. Jason Crow: "You know what I think the right thing, politically, to do is? Actually just do the right thing. If we do the right thing and we defend people, if we defend the innocent, if we defend our democracy, the politics tend to take care of themselves."
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"Harvard’s official motto is the Latin word 'veritas', or truth...But perhaps just as relevant today is one of Harvard’s unofficial mottos. It’s a mock-Latin aphorism, 'Illegitimi non carborundum.' It means 'Don’t let the bastards grind you down.'"
Harvard Is Fighting Back. So Can We.
The Trump administration wants a battle with civil society.
www.thebulwark.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Harvard’s official motto is the Latin word 'veritas', or truth...But perhaps just as relevant today is one of Harvard’s unofficial mottos. It’s a mock-Latin aphorism, 'Illegitimi non carborundum.' It means 'Don’t let the bastards grind you down.'"
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Please share!
April 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Please share!
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In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
In years to come, the people who did this will be the ones who will go to jail.
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Well, at least now economists know how doctors felt when he said “inject disinfectants."
April 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Well, at least now economists know how doctors felt when he said “inject disinfectants."
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Happy Liberation Day! The day we become liberated from our ability to afford goods and services
April 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Happy Liberation Day! The day we become liberated from our ability to afford goods and services
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America just shot itself in the nuts to “own the libs”
April 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
America just shot itself in the nuts to “own the libs”
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There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
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U.S.D.A. Freezes Funding for Maine Amid Battle Over Transgender Athletes
The administration concluded last month that Maine had violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on girls’ or women’s teams.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
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At one of his frequent press conferences (because he loves being on TV), I'd love it if some reporter piped up with, "What do you say to people who call you a know-nothing narcissistic asshole, Mr. President?"
April 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
At one of his frequent press conferences (because he loves being on TV), I'd love it if some reporter piped up with, "What do you say to people who call you a know-nothing narcissistic asshole, Mr. President?"
Terrible loss.
John Thornton, 59, Dies; Financier Helped Revive Local Journalism www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...
John Thornton, 59, Dies; Financier Helped Revive Local Journalism www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...
John Thornton, Venture Capitalist Who Founded The Texas Tribune, Dies at 59
He founded The Texas Tribune, a model for nonprofit grass-roots news organizations nationwide, and the American Journalism Project, which supports them.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Terrible loss.
John Thornton, 59, Dies; Financier Helped Revive Local Journalism www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...
John Thornton, 59, Dies; Financier Helped Revive Local Journalism www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/b...
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Marine Le Pen to appeal against conviction for embezzlement that means she cannot run for French presidency in 2027 – live
French far right leader cannot run for public office for five years after court finds her guilty of embezzlement of European parliament funds
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.