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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 7h

They said on-line isn’t real life, and Bluesky is a niche social media site.

But here is @akalhan.bsky.social getting “Kavanaugh Stops” into the Boston Globe!

With a pic of Kav looking a little petulant too (but then when doesn’t he?).

Glad to see this is sticking to him.

Critics of Trump’s immigration crackdown are using the term ‘Kavanaugh stop.’ Here’s what it means. - The Boston Globe

The phrase, is "a window into where [the administration] can go next," some advocates say.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 9h

Good to include this info - but what a grammatically weird way to do so.

Canada’s Tariff Burden

Mr. Trump has imposed a general 35 percent tariff on Canadian exports based on his claim, which is refuted by data, that Canada is a significant source of migrants and fentanyl for the United States

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 12h

It's what fall tasted like, before the whole pumpkin spice thing.

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Jordan Barab @jbarab.bsky.social · 1d

Logging, mining, firefighting, confined space, lightning, highway construction, crushed by stone slab, vehicle incidents and shootings. On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work: The Weekly Toll
jordanbarab.com/confinedspac...

Weekly Toll: Workers Killed on the Job - Confined Space

On average, over 100 workers are killed every week in the United States due to traumatic injuries suffered at work. Here are how a few died last week.

jordanbarab.com

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 12h

This seems incredibly unfair.

I know you currently live in Massachusetts - but do you think of yourself as *from* there?

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 17h

Meme from Repo Man

The caption reads "Come on, Duke, Let's go do those crimes"

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

While this is indeed an interesting development, be careful about handing it to her.

"Also, I think health insurance and all insurance is a scam, just be clear."

"You don't HATE your government enough."

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 1d

👀 Marjorie Taylor Greene breaks with Republicans on Obamacare funding, saying she’s not a fan of the law but demands action to prevent a premium hike. “I’m absolutely disgusted that health insurance premiums will DOUBLE if the tax credits expire this year.” She says GOP leaders don’t have a plan.

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 1d

“Multiple current and former JAGs — military lawyers who are members of the judge advocate general’s corps —told CNN that the strikes do not appear lawful.”

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

"secret memo provides secret legal justifications for strikes against secret list of enemies"

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...

www.cnn.com

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 1d

When Stephen Miller hijacks the Major League Baseball social media account

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

"secret memo provides secret legal justifications for strikes against secret list of enemies"

Exclusive: Classified Justice Department opinion authorizes strikes on secret list of cartels, sources say | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has produced a classified legal opinion that justifies lethal strikes against a secret and expansive list of cartels and suspected drug traffickers, according to multiple peop...

www.cnn.com

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

I am not!

Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the bit about free parking was meant to make him seem relatable.

But he just comes across as an even bigger jackwad.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Bill Ackman on his scariest moment, what motivates him to be outspoken on social media and why he doesn’t like to pay for parking.

Bill Ackman Says He’s ‘Uncancelable’

The founder of Pershing Square Holdings opens up about his mistakes, his anti-DEI crusades and why he still hates to pay for parking.

on.wsj.com

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 1d

Reading both sides of the conversation > than reading only one side!

Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, this is neat — 174 letters from a Pennsylvania soldier who sometimes replied to letters by writing on the same piece of paper and sending it back, so both sides of the correspondence are preserved.

www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2152218...

[civil War] Immense Soldier's Archive, Relative Of D.d. Eisenhower Auction

A massive archive of approximately 174 letters sent by Arthur Izenour (1821 - 1892) and his family, during his enlistment in Company F of the 39th Penns{ellipsis}

www.liveauctioneers.com

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

The Hopkins House museum will focus on “the experiences of freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad, through the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, and Reconstruction, to the fight for civil rights in the 20th century and beyond.”

Once condemned for demolition, Civil War-era home to become new museum for Black history

"Remember, the Union was born in Philadelphia, but it was preserved right here in Gettysburg."

www.pennlive.com

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

because where else will you find an honorary degree to Albert Einstein displayed beside Mike Milken's high school cheerleading sweater?

Photo of display from the Milken Center for the American Dream.

On the left is an honorary degree to Albert Einstein. On the right is Mike Milken's high school cheerleading sweater.

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

Both are part of an exhibit called "Foundations of the Dream" - specifically in the section "Education and Educators"

Photo of entry to an exhibit the Milken center for advancing the American dream. The sign reads foundations of the dream, with four separate foundations listed on a smaller sign below. They are: Education and the Educator, Health & Medical Research, Access to Capital and financial empowerment, and entrepreneurship and innovation

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

because where else will you find an honorary degree to Albert Einstein displayed beside Mike Milken's high school cheerleading sweater?

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

From Harpers Ferry:

"By the roiling rapids of converging rivers, President Donald Trump’s campaign to have the government tell a happier story of American history confronts its toughest challenge. There is no positive spin to be put on slavery."

At America's national parks in the Trump era, the arc of history bends toward revisionism

The National Park Service under President Donald Trump is looking to reshape what it tells Americans about their history.

apnews.com

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

It's a great story, only slightly marred by the headline's use of "revisionism" - which is not synonymous with "sanitization" or "falsification."

Meme from Princess Bride, with a photo of Inigo Montoya, played by Mandy Patinkin

" You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means"

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

From Harpers Ferry:

"By the roiling rapids of converging rivers, President Donald Trump’s campaign to have the government tell a happier story of American history confronts its toughest challenge. There is no positive spin to be put on slavery."

At America's national parks in the Trump era, the arc of history bends toward revisionism

The National Park Service under President Donald Trump is looking to reshape what it tells Americans about their history.

apnews.com

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The 51st @51st.news · 3d

The documentary "Cracked Shells" is "a tool against the erasure" of D.C. natives' rich culture, history, and capacity for resilience, its director tells @christurdisani.bsky.social.

Learn more about the film — including when you can catch a free screening next weekend:

New documentary dives deep into gentrification in D.C.

We interview the filmmaker behind “Cracked Shells.”

51st.news

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoyed this episode and I second @jamellebouie.net's recommendation at the end of Andy Horowitz's Katrina: A History, 1915-2015

Bouie: Sure. We’re well past the Hurricane Katrina anniversary, but in anticipation of it, I read a book that had been on my list for a long time, which is, “Katrina: A History, 1915-2015,” by Andy Horowitz. It’s just a wonderful history, not simply of New Orleans, but of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast.

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Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 3d

*DEVELOPING*: I've updated my scoop with previously unreported details about the State Dept. staffer who requested the sword, NARA's response, and that the gift Trump gave King Charles III wasn't even a replica of Eisenhower's West Point Officer's Sabre:
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 3d

Trump skips as Trump glares

2025, truly a year of contrasts

Photograph of the temporary Friendship Memorial on the mall, showing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein skipping hand in hand.

In the background he's the Department of Labor. A huge banner shows Donald Trump's face, glaring

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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, Jeff Davis was a "leftist Democrat" - very much big history knowledge here

No, Trump’s actions don’t cross a ‘red line’

This is to unpack Bridget Smith’s thoughts expressed in her article, “Red Line.”

www.juneauindependent.com

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