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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · 1d

Another spectacular episode from @gpcd.bsky.social: the WORST Lead Characters in TV Shows. And there are definitely some doozies out there. Have a listen!

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Worst Lead Character in a TV Series

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · 16d

Give @lastweektonight.com a watch this week (and every week really). Particularly around the 22 min mark.

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Jimmy Kimmel & the FCC: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16d

Meiselas: Trump and the MAGA Republicans want a shutdown. That’s why Johnson is literally sending Republicans into hiding—just like they did over the summer to hide the Epstein files.

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · May 28

It's almost time for the 2025 #StrollForStrongKids! Our family shirts are ready to go to stroll with Team Amazing Grace Esposito!

I'm a bit shy of my fundraising goal, but there's still time to donate! teamraiser.rochester.edu/goto/KathyLK...

@jenniferjohnsonroc.bsky.social #ROC #URMC #GCH

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 13

Need a break from today's politics? Journey back to 2015 when "Hamilton" hit Broadway and join myself, @joellelb.bsky.social, Eric Rezsnyak & Gary Jackson as we determine the best song from the hit musical.

This was SUCH a fun episode to record. The debates were all TOUGH. This album is STACKED.

Great Pop Culture Debate @gpcd.bsky.social · Feb 13

Broadway fans! Have you checked out our new episode devoted to the Best Song from "Hamilton"? It's a great discussion on Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster show, about to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Check it out:

www.greatpopculturedebate.com/all-episodes...

#hamilton #broadway #linmanuelmiranda

Best “Hamilton” Song — Great Pop Culture Debate

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s celebrates a decade on Broadway in 2025. In honor of the Tony-, Grammy-, and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, we look back on 16 of its most beloved songs.

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · Feb 12

The USAID Inspector General who released a report detailing how $500 million in food was sitting in ports rotting because of Elon's coup was just fired by Trump because he told the truth and blew the whistle.

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Great Pop Culture Debate @gpcd.bsky.social · Feb 10

We were delighted to have Patreon sponsor @kathylkingsley.bsky.social pick this topic for her 2025 episode! The full debate drops tomorrow, but check out the 16 songs we'll be discussing. What is YOUR favorite song from "Hamilton"?

#broadway #hamilton #musicals #podcast

Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 10

Did you know it's been 10 YEARS since "Hamilton" debuted?

So myself, @gpcd.bsky.social panelists @joellelb.bsky.social, Eric Rezsnyak & Gary Jackson debated what the best song from the musical was -- and it was a TOUGH CALL!

Here's the primer: (full ep TOMORROW!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSzH...

PREVIEW: Best "Hamilton" Song

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 10

Did you know it's been 10 YEARS since "Hamilton" debuted?

So myself, @gpcd.bsky.social panelists @joellelb.bsky.social, Eric Rezsnyak & Gary Jackson debated what the best song from the musical was -- and it was a TOUGH CALL!

Here's the primer: (full ep TOMORROW!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSzH...

PREVIEW: Best "Hamilton" Song

YouTube video by Great Pop Culture Debate

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 10

"Democrats need to focus on the human consequences of Trump’s recklessness, especially if they have ready narrative appeal. ... Democrats must hang Musk and Trump’s abuses on the GOP with the faces of the people he hurt."

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People, Not Process: How Democrats Can Find Their Voice

Before human beings were reading and writing, we were telling each other stories.

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 9

Corals for spring?

Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 9

Arietty's lion fish was amazing. Also liked Jewels' outfit too. Both cool but also chic.

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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · Feb 6

If George Soros illegally hacked the treasury a SWAT team would've been deployed within 4 minutes. The right are unprincipled goons who believe in nothing but power and owning the libs. Congrats have fun ruling over the ashes of a failed state you hacks.

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Tallgirl6234 @tallgirl6234.bsky.social · Feb 5

Elon’s preteen exec team isn’t just inexperienced—they’re a national security risk. The way they’re operating, I’d be shocked if they weren’t all married to Russian assets by year’s end. Foreign influence and espionage thrive in chaos, and there’s plenty to go around.

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 5

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Anomaly Film Fest @anomalyfilmfest.com · Feb 4

It has been foretold. Anomaly Film Fest 2025. November 5-9.

💠 So let the date be marked in gold,
A beacon bright, a tale retold.
For when the curtains rise anew,
The world shall watch in raptured view. 💠

Keep watching...

#movies #ROC #RochesterNY #FilmFestival #AnomalyFilmFest

2025 Anomaly Film Fest dates announcement. White text against a purple and green forest background. Text: Disappear with us. Anomaly: The Rochester Genre Film Festival. November 5-9. MMXXV.

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 4

Forget Jumanji. Who opened the cursed version of The Oregon Trail?!

www.cidrap.umn.edu/tuberculosis...

TB cases linked to high schools in Michigan, California

San Diego health officials warn of possible TB exposure at a high school during the 2023-24 academic year.

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 4

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Feb 4

Trump is considering executive action to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education

Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Feb 3

Wish this was nationwide!

Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · Feb 3

BREAKING: Connecticut Democrats are championing permanent child tax credits in Connecticut to cut costs for struggling families.

The proposed child tax credit would provide $600 per child to families, benefiting an estimated 550,000 children and 75% of households in Connecticut.

Connecticut Democrats Advocate for Permanent Child Tax Credit to Ease Family Burden - We-Ha | West Hartford News

State Rep. Kate Farrar (D-West Hartford) held a press conference Tuesday in Hartford about a proposed child tax credit that would provide $600 per child to families. By Karla Kigali, CTNewsJunkie.com...

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Feb 2

No, we don't need investigations. We don't need Senators posting on social media. We need you to literally grind everything to a halt in the Senate & get in front of microphones on the Capitol steps calling for the fascists to resign & your GOP colleagues to vote with you to impeach & remove them.

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · Feb 1

It’s alarming that Elon Musk has access to government payment systems used to deliver Social Security and Medicare benefits.

He also drove out the senior career official at Treasury responsible for preventing a potential default on U.S. debt.

Congress must investigate.

Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Full Access to Treasury’s Payments System

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.

www.nytimes.com

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Micah @rincewind.run · Feb 1

I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat

driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Feb 2

See it's funny, because there probably was a time in U.S. history when an unelected plutocrat gaining illicit access to government systems would have resulted in him being dragged out of whatever government building he was in at the moment by his balls by armed government agents within +/- 3 minutes

Analysis: We do not know what exactly Elon Musk is doing to the federal government | CNN Politics

Americans don’t know the full extent of what Musk is doing as he embeds alongside President Donald Trump at the top of the federal government.

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EnglishElective (Ret.) @englishelective.bsky.social · Feb 2

Not even Benedict Arnold. At least he had an ethos. This is pure unadulterated greed. Smash & grab. Our president is a stolen Kia crashing though a store window.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jan 30

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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Kathy Kingsley @kathylkingsley.bsky.social · Jan 25

Trump violates Federal law, fires 12 Inspectors General in late-night purge. This was done deliberately so no one would notice.

Take notice. Pay attention.

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · Jan 21

15 years ago, Citizens United turned our democracy into an auction.

Our government is supposed to be of the people, by the people, and for the people — not corporations and billionaire elites. We must #EndCitizensUnited and put the American people back in charge.

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Sky 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 - Won't Interact Without Alt Text! @skyyks.bsky.social · Jan 20

Finally! Appropriate coverage courtesy of @liberation.fr:
'euphoric, Elon Musk gives two Nazi salutes while addressing the crowd'... 'the president's close ally made a gesture that leaves no doubt'

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Investiture de Donald Trump : euphorique, Elon Musk fait deux saluts nazis en s’adressant à la foule

Au début d’un discours tenu ce lundi 20 janvier sur la scène de la Capitol One Arena de Washington, le proche du président élu a manifestement réalisé deux saluts nazis.

www.liberation.fr

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