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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 9h

I'm always impressed by people who can yell, and then other people listen to them. Whenever I yell people are like: "Shh!"

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 9h

Okay I'm convinced!!!!

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 13h

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 19h

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 13h

Sorry!!!

Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you!

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 18h

Here's maybe my favorite part of this week's That's Marvelous newsletter. It's from a pep talk for someone nervous about being sedated for a colonoscopy. Read the whole thing here: www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/152-time-sen...

However, until we further ensmallen medical technology, this is the best we've got. The ass, as they say, is the window to the hole. Capable teams of doctors do this all the time with reliable and positive results. You are not, as far as I know, getting some kind of back alley colonoscopy where a med school dropout smothers you with a chloroform-soaked rag and then shoves a Kodak digital camera up your butt. You're in good hands! This is a weird thing for you to experience because it's new, but it's completely normal for the people performing the procedure! You've got this because they've got this!

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Christian Finnegan @christianfinnegan.bsky.social · 18h

Hey check it out, Spin Magazine interviewed me about my newsletter!

www.spin.com/2025/10/chri...

Christian Finnegan Is on a Mission to Introduce New Music to Old(er) People

“There's really only two things you can count on in this world: songs and dogs. Those are the two things that never will let you down.” This is the centr

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 18h

Here's maybe my favorite part of this week's That's Marvelous newsletter. It's from a pep talk for someone nervous about being sedated for a colonoscopy. Read the whole thing here: www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/152-time-sen...

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 20h

Also, when you say something that gets laughs but is literally true, the laughs don't invalidate that you told the truth?

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AndreaaaHHhHHHHhHHhhh!! Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 1d

Autonomy News is THE publication to read for the most accurate, up-to-date, and straight-talking abortion news just about anywhere on the internet.

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 1d

A new Supreme Court term stacked with cases from Christian nationalist law firm Alliance Defending Freedom, an arrest warrant issued for a "shield" law abortion provider, new data on post-Dobbs pregnancy criminalization from @pregnancyjust.bsky.social, and more in this week's news roundup:

Another Generic Abortion Pill, New Supreme Court Term, and More: October 6 News Roundup

Plus, what you missed on Autonomy News last week.

www.autonomynews.co

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Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 1d

Yes this is a post about Paramount's little acquisition

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 1d

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking about this today! Like it’s some kind of honeypot for graffiti artists? Or a Sharpie stimulus program?

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

I did some time sensitive reader pep talks in this week's newsletter so you might want to read them NOW before they expire! And then subscribe and toss me a couple of bucks so I can continue to write these even through a hangover!

#152. Time Sensitive Reader Pep Talks

Hi everyone, Did you know that it's nice to be around people with shared values to celebrate or mourn collectively? Did you know that??? On Friday night I had the good fortune to get to pinch hit fo...

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Em! :)

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Alison Leiby @alisonleiby.bsky.social · 1d

The rumors are true!!!!!!!

Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

I’m co-hosting Frankenstein’s Baby at Union Hall tonight with @alisonleiby.bsky.social! The lineup is so good and can’t wait!!!

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

I’m co-hosting Frankenstein’s Baby at Union Hall tonight with @alisonleiby.bsky.social! The lineup is so good and can’t wait!!!

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Jarch @itsokihaveabook.bsky.social · 1d

"I sometimes feel so destabilized by what reality looks and feels like these days."

Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

I did some time sensitive reader pep talks in this week's newsletter so you might want to read them NOW before they expire! And then subscribe and toss me a couple of bucks so I can continue to write these even through a hangover!

#152. Time Sensitive Reader Pep Talks

Hi everyone, Did you know that it's nice to be around people with shared values to celebrate or mourn collectively? Did you know that??? On Friday night I had the good fortune to get to pinch hit fo...

www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com

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Matt Baline @mattbaline.net · 1d

Josh just sent me down a mini “comptroller” rabbit hole and now I just don’t know what to think. www.npr.org/2013/08/19/2...

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

I love this idea!

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to help!!!

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!!

Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 1d

I did some time sensitive reader pep talks in this week's newsletter so you might want to read them NOW before they expire! And then subscribe and toss me a couple of bucks so I can continue to write these even through a hangover!

#152. Time Sensitive Reader Pep Talks

Hi everyone, Did you know that it's nice to be around people with shared values to celebrate or mourn collectively? Did you know that??? On Friday night I had the good fortune to get to pinch hit fo...

www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 1d

My very first gift guide appearance, if you wanna stuff a stocking or two... Along with @thedennemichele.bsky.social.

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Fresh insights on race and gender, sex and power, and love and loss will give readers plenty to chew on.

Both/And

Edited by Denne Michele Norris (HarperOne) $27.99

In this stunning anthology, Norris, editor-in-chief of Electric Literature, brings together 17 essays on trans life in America, by writers such as Akwaeke Emezi and Raquel Willis. Across the collection, the complex and multifaceted experiences of trans people of color are rendered vividly, and the pieces urge political action in the present while offering a beacon of hope for a more just future.

Want to Burn This Place Down

Maris Kreizman (Ecco) $26.99

“In a country plagued by problems in which individual grit is not nearly enough to prevail over rotten systems,” Lit Hub columnist Kreizman writes, “working hard begins to feel more like a Sisyphean task than a practical solution.” Tempering her anger with wryness and lots of Xennial nostalgia, Kreizman bucks the stereotypical trend of growing more conservative with age with this fierce and witty collection.

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