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Susan McPherson

@susanmcp.bsky.social

Passionate connector who believes biz can be a force for good. Author, "The Lost Art of Connecting." Sustainability and Impact Leader. Founder. CEO. Philanthropist. Angel Investor. Pup Lover.

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Thank you! Appreciate this platform and all the stellar content!

02.12.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That Pentagon *press corps* performance with Matt Gaetz and Laura Loomer among those asking questions feels like a pretty good indicator of how far over the cliff we are. Worth checking out. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

02.12.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 607    πŸ” 190    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 12
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Hundreds of millions. Wow, that's a lot. That's more than have died in every single war combined in the entire world since 1900.

02.12.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1372    πŸ” 383    πŸ’¬ 271    πŸ“Œ 49

Oh God help us. Hegseth's hawking his book while trashing on the media!

02.12.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander β€” not the defense secretary β€” who directed the engagement.

Whiskey Pete's statement is likely to deepen the sense of furor among military officials who suspect he is attempting to insulate himself from any legal recourse and leave Bradley β€” whom the secretary called β€œan American hero, a true professional” β€” to account for the fallout alone.
wapo.st/4oyWISF

02.12.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vaccine Committee May Make Significant Changes to Childhood Schedule

Despicable.

Advisers to RFK, Jr. appear poised to make consequential changes to the childhood vaccination schedule, delaying a shot that is routinely administered to newborns and discussing big changes to when or how other childhood immunizations are given. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/h...

02.12.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning! First Choice v. Platkin oral arguments start momentarily and I will be following along. More background on this case and its importance in this thread/this @autonomynews.co story:

02.12.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is what a white supremacist administration looks like Also: Can Democrats pull off a huge upset tonight in deep red Tennessee?

"The party of today, embodied as it is in Donald Trump and the administration he leads, is no longer so worried about being called racist, because it has unashamedly taken white supremacy as its cause."

@paulwaldman.bsky.social nails it in today's PN

www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-remi...

02.12.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fox News Host Pete Hegseth Privately Lobbied Trump to Pardon Accused War Criminals The president isn’t just watching the network, he’s taking policy advice from its morning hosts.

I am going to remind u now of my 2019 scoop: www.thedailybeast.com/fox-and-frie...

02.12.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 905    πŸ” 352    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 11

Truth!

02.12.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Over on x, David sacks is melting down about The New York Times reporting on his many conflicts of interest

02.12.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3162    πŸ” 703    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 31
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Good news for your Tuesday!

02.12.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.

02.12.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8939    πŸ” 1933    πŸ’¬ 2474    πŸ“Œ 702
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Breaking: Costco is suing Donald Trump for his tariffs, declaring them illegal and demanding a β€œfull refund” for raising prices nationwide.

02.12.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5130    πŸ” 1029    πŸ’¬ 194    πŸ“Œ 125

What Sen Kelly says here is pretty much what was being said by the general and admirals he summoned to Quantico after his juvenile speech.

01.12.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 832    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3

I REMEMBER.

In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.

Rise up for World AIDS day.

01.12.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1097    πŸ” 260    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 6
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Junior is melting down tonight about the special election tomorrow in TN, which should be a cakewalk for Republicans. But it isn’t, thanks to his dad’s unpopularity.

01.12.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2087    πŸ” 389    πŸ’¬ 408    πŸ“Œ 79
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Also can we talk about how thirsty it is for Speaker Johnson to be wearing Trump-Vance campaign gear around Tennessee today? In November 2025?

Someone really doesn’t seem to understand this separate branches of government thing. #AmericanDuma #SpinelessSpeaker

01.12.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 702    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 8
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Rachel Maddow on What Her New Podcast Has to Do With Trump Maddow spoke with TIME about historical parallels to Trump, her new podcast, and MSNBC's reboot.

β€œDoing the right thing doesn't always pay off in the short run, but your country will ultimately get this right,” she tells TIME. β€œThe good guys will be rewarded and the bad guys will be punished or forgotten.

Hopeful words from @maddow.bsky.social

time.com/7337638/rach...

01.12.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Pursuit of a β€˜Warrior Ethos,’ Hegseth Targets Military’s Top Lawyers

Remember when Pete Hegseth fired the top lawyers for the Army, Navy and Air Force?

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/u...

01.12.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 568    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5
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ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.

The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

01.12.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2918    πŸ” 1498    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 138
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Trump's ugly Thanksgiving meltdown It's getting so bad that even Republicans are starting to notice.

"Trump’s increasingly ugly rhetoric and brutal policies suggest that even as his grip on his party slips, he will continue to harm vulnerable people and our democracy as long as he has any power at all."

Reality from @nberlat.bsky.social in the latest PN:

www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-than...

01.12.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 453    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
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Do better, Big Journalism. Please do much, much better Low points from the New York Times, the BBC, the Washington Post and the New Yorker. And some highs.

"Much of the reality-based press is doing a poor job of even acknowledging that they have a role in saving democracy, much less doing anything about it."

Thank you, @sulliview.bsky.social. Yes, we need the media to do better!

open.substack.com/pub/margaret...

01.12.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave
Robert Reich The Hidden Costs of Denying Paid Sick Leave

96% of the highest-paid workers in the US have paid sick days.

Just 38% of the lowest-paid workers get them β€” including the thousands of retail workers working this holiday weekend.

Only in America do we call working people β€˜essential’ but deny them paid sick leave.

01.12.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6421    πŸ” 2031    πŸ’¬ 185    πŸ“Œ 61
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Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results

Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.


Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?

Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.

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"'History’s eyes are on the Supreme Court,' she said.

'This court will have to decide, is it going to be the court that puts an end to American democracy as we know it'..."

www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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Translation: There is no reasonable explanation.

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Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime

Top Republican & Democrats in Congress suggested that American military officials might have committed a war crime in Trump’s offensive against boats after a news report said that during one such attack, a follow-up strike was ordered to kill survivors.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/u...

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Opening the door to throw Hegseth under the bus:

01.12.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3203    πŸ” 730    πŸ’¬ 368    πŸ“Œ 47

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