Donna Papacosta

Donna Papacosta

@dpapacosta.bsky.social

Writer. Former podcaster/teacher. Editor of my brother's memoir, Pepo. https://amzn.to/3N22EUm Native New Yorker forced to learn metric.

324 Followers 588 Following 30 Posts Joined Nov 2023
7 months ago

Major media seem flummoxed about what to do when Trump shares a fake video of Obama getting arrested. Maybe they think the options are A) take the bait, or B) ignore it. But there's a 3rd option: Gather all the crazy examples and write big, loud stories about how the president is mentally unhinged.

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8 months ago

I can’t even…

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8 months ago

It’s a little scary when you’re in a sailboat surrounded by people who don’t know the rules of the harbour.

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10 months ago

And she’s in charge of what now?

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10 months ago
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Ford insists dubious Therme Spa project met all the necessary bribes QUEEN'S PARK - Responding to a New York Times exposé claiming that European firm Therme grossly overstated its business experience to land a suspiciously lucrative Ontario Place re-development deal, P...

Once again, @thebeaverton.com has the definitive take on the issue.

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10 months ago

Why are we not surprised that the Ontario government fell down on its responsibility to do due diligence?

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10 months ago

Shameful.

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11 months ago
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Travel advice and advisories for United States (USA) Travel Advice and Advisories from the Government of Canada

Canada updated its travel advisory for the US, telling travellers to "expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices," adding, "If you are denied entry, you could be detained while awaiting deportation.": travel.gc.ca/destinations...

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COVID didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told. A new story, rooted in the way we live now, would necessitate the telling of present-day truths.

#COVID19 didn’t end. Its story just stopped being told. A new story, rooted in the way we live now, would necessitate the telling of present-day truths, by @flannerydean.bsky.social canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/04/c... via @canadahealthwatch.bsky.social @nicktsergas.ca

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11 months ago

Remember when he denigrated Obama anytime he played golf?

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1 year ago

Idiocy

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1 year ago
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We are Canadian. YouTube video by Average Joes

We are Canadian!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lzh...

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1 year ago

Absolutely crazy

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1 year ago
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Complete batshit lunacy on the president's Truth Social account. Yes, he really posted this.

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1 year ago

No way

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1 year ago
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Canada has never been more united

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1 year ago
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He’s right again.

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1 year ago
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Wow! The number of @bsky.app users just passed 31 MILLION!👏

LETS DO THIS!

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1 year ago
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Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children (Gift Article) I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...

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1 year ago
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Don't cut NPR and PBS funding!  Millions of Americans rely on public media  for their news and educational programming. In many rural areas in our country, public broadcasting is their main avenue for receiving news, emer...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/do...

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1 year ago

These cabinet picks are like something out of the plot of a disjointed dystopian novel.

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1 year ago

“But her emails!”

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1 year ago

The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!

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1 year ago
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I hope America is smart enough to elect this man president one day soon.

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1 year ago

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

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1 year ago

I love how Floridians call it the euphemistic palmetto bug. It’s a freaking cockroach, people!

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1 year ago
Photo of Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

This is the face of courage and compassion. Thank you Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde for speaking truth to power on behalf of the marginalized.

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1 year ago
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Opinion | Trump is withdrawing from the WHO. That’s a grave mistake. The United States’ absence will only hurt Americans — and help China.

Trump is withdrawing from the WHO. That’s a grave mistake.
The United States’ absence will only hurt Americans — and help China, by Richard Coniff and Lawrence O. Gostin www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... via @postopinions.bsky.social #GlobalHealth

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1 year ago

I wonder if anyone in the White House has the guts to tell him how #tariffs work.

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1 year ago

I truly don’t understand why reporters don’t push back when he spouts total nonsense.

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