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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 4h

David Bowie — worldbuilder. Morph. Technologist.

No one like him. Cannot imagine him living in this current insane timeline.

Incredibly cool article on the David Bowie Archive in London

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 4h

There’s no B actor too small for revival in season 2 of the greatest sh*tshow on earth

kathykustra.bsky.social @kathykustra.bsky.social · 9h

Of course they did

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA

www.nytimes.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 5h

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

and they should recall Hyten's warning from
2017: "If you execute an unlawful order, you will go toil. You could go to jail for the rest of your life." Most American military personnel, however, need no reminder of their constitutional duty. But they do need some
reassurance that they have support from their chain of command to resist illegal orders. And the rest of us, whether we're elected officials or ordinary citizens, should do everything we can to let our fellow Americans in uniform know that if they risk their careers and even their freedom to protect the Constitution, we will stand with them.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t stop thinking about this photo, and what it says about how we perceive power and the balance of that power in America.

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Eto Buziashvili @buziashvili.bsky.social · 2d

"Look at Ukraine. They’ve been fighting the enemy with weapons in hand for four years, and they are not complaining. Because they can’t retreat. If they surrender, they lose everything. If they don’t, they survive." There is no time for despair. We, too, have no way to retreat. 6/12

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 2d

Actually a very good story of an American company investing in its workers to transform itself to meet modern challenges

Russ Wilcox @russwilcox.bsky.social · 2d

Inspiring
www.wsj.com/business/sha...

Sharpie Found a Way to Make Pens More Cheaply—By Manufacturing Them in the U.S.

Newell Brands invested close to $2 billion and thousands of hours in training to move most production of Sharpie pens to a 37-year-old factory in Tennessee.

www.wsj.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t stop thinking about this photo, and what it says about how we perceive power and the balance of that power in America.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 3d

Link here:

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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 3d

But Stephanopoulos took a different approach:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio with George Stephanopoulos of Good Morning America - United States Department of State

QUESTION: First of the top stories breaking today, we’re going to start with President Trump returning to the United Nations today for the first time since his reelection. He’s also going to meet wi...

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 3d

Psychologically, this is a fascinating interview. I don’t know that I’ve ever read anything quite like it.

David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 3d

He spent most of his allotted time asking about one thing in specific: the secretary’s contention that no one has died because of the Trump administration’s cuts to humanitarian aid, and the shuttering of USAID.

Stephanopoulos asked about it over and over again. Seven times. Until he got an answer.

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 3d

People choose to serve because they want a better life — for themselves, for their families, for other Americans

Loren. @lorenbb.bsky.social · 3d

An excellent and deeply empathetic story about the varied motivations of new Army recruits. This is some of the best writing I've seen in NYTimes in a while.
120% worth your time.
No paywall. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

This Program Rescued Army Recruiting

www.nytimes.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 3d

Yay, we did it! Our oldest ally thinks we have the same interests in democracy as China …

<<very dark hole looming ahead>>

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 4d

President Macron:
“We were very naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and not interested in survival of our democracies.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MggN...

French President Macron Speaks at German Unity Day Ceremony | WION LIVE

YouTube video by WION

www.youtube.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 3d

He’s not saying it because he believes it. He’s saying it because saying it makes other people believe it and provides justification for killing/imprisoning Americans for political beliefs.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 3d

Can Miller really believe this? If so, he is delusional. If not, then he’s a reprehensible demagogue.

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Steven J. Gibbons @stevenjgibbons.bsky.social · 4d

I find this site mesmerizing. It is silent though - the winds outside are not.

earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...

earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions

See current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map. Updated every three hours.

earth.nullschool.net

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 4d

⚡️ Ukraine brings back 22 children from Russian-occupied territories.

"Today, all the rescued children are safe in Ukraine-controlled territory," Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said.

Ukraine brings back 22 children from Russian-occupied territories

"Today, all the rescued children are safe in Ukraine-controlled territory," Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, said.

kyivindependent.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 4d

Cats do rainy days best

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe this is why we all love cheese so much

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 5d

It’s the joy and celebration of just about anything that seems to be an affront to too many Americans these days

We seem to want to be joyless

We hate the joy of others

It’s the defining feature of post-2015 America

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 5d

“This was obviously a win for the entire American cheese industry,” D’Albero said. “But even more so, it’s a win for all women and cheese all over the world.”

Women and cheese, unite!

Rebecca Guyver @rebeccaguyverart.bsky.social · 5d

“We’re also storytellers of the cheese.”
#gift #cheese #art #woman

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Meet the first American to win ‘Best Cheesemonger in the World’

Emilia D’Albero won the Mondial du Fromage, one of the world’s top cheese competitions, held every two years in Tours, France.

wapo.st

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 5d

The balance everywhere is shifting, vacuums created by the withdrawal of democratic idealism are rapidly filled by “pragmatists” who are only too happy to stay in power with the help of states like Russia — or else afraid of what might happen if they don’t

Good overview of some W African dynamics:

Jess Moody @jessmoody89.bsky.social · 5d

Beset by jihadist violence, ECOWAS mends fences with coup leaders

My latest for @wpr.bsky.social

www.worldpoliticsreview.com/ecowas-coup-...

Beset by Jihadist Violence, ECOWAS Mends Fences With Coup Leaders

Having initially sanctioned the coup leaders of three Sahel states that withdrew from it last year, ECOWAS now hopes to reconcile.

www.worldpoliticsreview.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 5d

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Olympic Pipeline Restart Eases Gas Prices in Pacific Northwest

Gas prices in Oregon and Washington are easing after the Olympic Pipeline resumed operations, ending a three-week outage that pushed regional fuel costs to yearly highs.

pgjonline.com

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 5d

Is that the Olympic pipeline? I think it was restarted but there have been a lot of pipeline issues as refineries consider closing and supplies shift

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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 5d

The rampant misogyny is a lot. And the way people look right past it is A LOT. And cumulatively it comes together as a lot of policy leaving women in the sh*t —

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