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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 1h

Public health determines our COLLECTIVE freedom

Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 2h

Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 10h

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Women’s Media Center @womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 1d

"Freedom, @marciebianco.bsky.social writes, was Harris’ campaign theme. Beyoncé’s “Freedom” the soundtrack. “Harris’ memoir provides a startling contrast b/w campaign theme & Harris’ freedom, or lack thereof, both as VP & new Democratic presidential nominee.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

“107 Days” Documents Kamala Harris’ Glass Cliff - Women’s Media Center

Harris’ memoir of the 2024 election shows how unfree she was both as vice president and as Democratic presidential nominee.

womensmediacenter.com

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Women’s Media Center @womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 2d

"Freedom, @marciebianco.bsky.social writes, was Harris’ campaign theme. Beyoncé’s “Freedom” the soundtrack. “Harris’ memoir provides a startling contrast b/w campaign theme & Harris’ freedom, or lack thereof, both as VP & new Democratic presidential nominee.” womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

“107 Days” Documents Kamala Harris’ Glass Cliff - Women’s Media Center

Harris’ memoir of the 2024 election shows how unfree she was both as vice president and as Democratic presidential nominee.

womensmediacenter.com

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Rebecca Bodenheimer @rmbodenheimer.bsky.social · 3d

Haven’t seen After the Hunt yet but we always need to be talking more about how fucking great TAR was

Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 3d

After The Hunt is right about cancel culture, but it's certainly no Tár.
www.jezebel.com/julia-robert...

Julia Roberts Is Great, But Cate Blanchett Is Still My Cancel Culture Queen

After The Hunt is right about cancel culture, but it's certainly no Tár.

www.jezebel.com

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 4d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 4d

“Turn to the definition of the ‘glass cliff’ in the dictionary, and you’ll see a picture of @KamalaHarris: The brilliant and charismatic Black woman who was handed the impossible task of cleaning up a mediocre white man’s mess... to save American democracy.”

womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

“107 Days” Documents Kamala Harris’ Glass Cliff - Women’s Media Center

Harris’ memoir of the 2024 election shows how unfree she was both as vice president and as Democratic presidential nominee.

womensmediacenter.com

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Women’s Media Center @womensmediacenter.bsky.social · 5d

Turn to the definition of the “glass cliff” in the dictionary, and you’ll see a picture of Kamala Harris: The brilliant and charismatic Black woman who was handed the impossible task of cleaning up a mediocre white man’s mess... in order to save American democracy.

Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 6d

Kamala Harris’ glass cliff:

womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

“107 Days” Documents Kamala Harris’ Glass Cliff - Women’s Media Center

Harris’ memoir of the 2024 election shows how unfree she was both as vice president and as Democratic presidential nominee.

womensmediacenter.com

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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 6d

Kamala Harris’ glass cliff:

womensmediacenter.com/news-feature...

“107 Days” Documents Kamala Harris’ Glass Cliff - Women’s Media Center

Harris’ memoir of the 2024 election shows how unfree she was both as vice president and as Democratic presidential nominee.

womensmediacenter.com

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 8d

Many Americans worry about the rising authoritarianism among MAGA Republicans, @adriennelaf.bsky.social argued in 2024. They should also pay attention to another ascendent force for illiberalism: the immensely powerful kings of tech.

The Rise of Techno-authoritarianism

Silicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It’s past time we call it what it is.

bit.ly

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Kiera Butler @kieraevebutler.bsky.social · 8d

Today Trump and Netanyahu announced a plan for ending the war in Gaza. Here's my piece about the one group that may have more power than any other over US Israel policy: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

God's "blank check": Christian Zionists are pouring billions of dollars into Israeli extremism

Evangelicals have become Israel's most important American allies.

www.motherjones.com

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Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 8d

you know all of this is to make sure there won't be any elections in 26 or 28, right?

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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 8d

I have four —adopt littermates so that they have each other … in case your 2 are … hesitant

Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 10d

Sorry, I should have included DemocRATS, too.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11d

We've launched a new report at Erin In The Morning: The Lavender Ledger, your strategic LGBTQ+ reader, covering the stories that we passed on because someone else covered it better than us.

Here is our first one!

The Lavender Ledger: Your Strategic LGBTQ+ Reader By Erin In The Morning

Our new service for the week to cover the news we did not carry but do not want you to miss.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 11d

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Talib Kweli @talibkweli.bsky.social · 12d

The impact that Assata Shakur has on me as a man is immeasurable. She is one of the most important Black revolutionaries to have ever lived. My daughter Diani recited one of her speeches as an intro for my latest album with Madlib, Liberation 2. Rest in power sister Assata. youtu.be/joD3kNzRphE?...

Assata's Code

YouTube video by Talib Kweli - Topic

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12d

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."

She was 78.

Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died

Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

www.whatimreading.net

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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 12d

I am so sad. I always made it a point to teach her autobiography in my courses. The world has lost a freedom fighter when it needs freedom fighters the most.

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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 12d

Heartbreaking to hear of Assata Shakur’s passing — we have lost a force of freedom. Just devastating

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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 14d

People who have seen the way civility is weaponized can tell you, no behavior is meek enough to protect you against a govt bent on using your incivility as the excuse for raining violence upon you for daring to demand dignity.

Know this: you can never be civil enough to deserve that which you ask.

Opinion | Civility Is a Fantasy

www.nytimes.com

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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 15d

An absolute master class — simply incredible gathering of Lisa Barlow

daughter of bravo @daughterofbravo.bsky.social · 15d

Ohhh Godwyn ended Lisa Low-bar. #RHOSLC #Bronwyn

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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 15d

I am so here for shame as a political strategy —YES 👏🏽

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 15d

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review

Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

www.bostonreview.net

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Marcie Bianco @marciebianco.bsky.social · 15d

🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

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