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Screenshot of my column in The Post-Gazette 10/31/25. Interview with internationally renowned conductor and great human being Jonathan McPhee.

Good morning, my friend! My 2nd every-other-week column for The Post-Gazette appeared in Fri’s edition w/internationally renowned (& local treasure) conductor Jonathan McPhee! Upcoming concerts/info lexingtonsymphony.org, @lexingtonsymphony.bsky.social, maestromcphee (on IG)! Hope you’ll read! 🎶

“Here in New Jersey, we know that this nation has not ever been, nor will it ever be ruled by kings. We take oaths to a Constitution, not a king.” - Governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social #NoKings

Gov. Beshear: “The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.”

Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will turn to veterans of City Hall, nonprofit executives and a former chair of the Federal Trade Commission — all of them women — to lead his official transition effort, he said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4nHdyOP

By seeing an absolutely jaw dropping 10.8 MILLION voters turn out!

“Ya gotta give ’em Hope!” — Harvey Milk

a large brown bear is standing on its hind legs in a field . ALT: a large brown bear is standing on its hind legs in a field .

Thank you!!

Democracy wins! 🗳️💙

Prop 50 has passed thanks to every single person who stood up and spoke out against Trump’s election-rigging scheme tonight. Thank you, California!

Some of the things Gaza needs: A government, security and tools to rebuild A shaky ceasefire is holding. Now the Palestinian territory is in urgent need of a functioning government, order on the streets, and resources to start rebuilding the shattered territory.

A shaky ceasefire is holding. Now the Palestinian territory is in urgent need of a functioning government, order on the streets, and resources to start rebuilding the shattered territory. n.pr/3KP5U7n

Susan Collins' tenure must end next year!

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

The Founders counted on Congress being interested in protecting its own powers vis a vis the executive. They certainly didn't foresee a speaker like Mike Johnson. www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

Opinion | The GOP’s coordinated attack on the No Kings rally is ridiculous The Republican talking points are out of touch with the reality of Saturday's protests.

OPINION by @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social co-host @michaelsteele.bsky.social:

“Trump-era Republicans do not want to govern for the American people anymore.”

READ MORE:
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Poster advertising the Hillie Forum, featuring the at-large school committee candidates on October 20.

Join us for the Hillie Forum, School Committee edition! For details, see haverhilldems.org.

The Supreme Court is on the verge of gutting the Voting Rights Act's equal opportunity protections for minority voters — 12 years after they first rolled back its safeguards against voter suppression.

"We’ve been sending up well-tested people for decades, and the country is in worse straits than it’s ever been. It’s a mess right now, and it’s a mess that is, in my opinion, built specifically by the political class. And it’s time to do something different." - @grahamformaine.bsky.social

Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti's capital Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care center, a city now 90% controlled by gangs.

Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital of Haiti has forced it to permanently close its Port-au-Prince emergency care center, a city now 90% controlled by gangs. n.pr/3KPQcJ3

The Liam Payne Fans Tending His Memorials

In the year since Liam Payne’s death, supporters in Argentina have arranged flowers, photos and letters at a cemetery and the hotel where he died, visiting often to take care of it. “Some people come for the events of monthly anniversaries, but we’re always here.”

LIVE: Gov. Pritzker holds presser with fmr. generals on militarization of U.S. cities YouTube video by MSNBC

WATCH LIVE: Gov. Pritzker holds a presser with former generals on the militarization of U.S. cities

www.youtube.com/live/-aRKOlv...

What’s the Plan? A Weekly Discussion with Indivisible’s Co-Founders · Indivisible The onslaught of news, the chaos coming out of the White House – it’s all meant to overwhelm us. It’s a deliberate strategy to sow confusion and make us believe we are powerless to fight back. The an...

Let’s chat. Later this afternoon, @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and @ezralevin.bsky.social will jump online to discuss the GOP’s panic about Saturday’s peaceful No Kings protests, the ongoing Trump Shutdown, and much more.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

There's battle lines being drawn
And nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Are gettin' so much resistance from behind

It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look what's going down

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

We are all Dr. Brunkow 😴
“Dr. Brunkow said she did not expect to win a Nobel Prize. ‘My phone rang, and I saw a number from Sweden and thought, well that’s just spam of some sort, so I disabled the phone and went back to sleep,’“ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/h...

YouTube video by MSNBC 'Brazen' 'Shameless' 'Verifiably false': Nicolle SMASHES Pam Bondi's testimony

Nicolle Wallace reacts to Attorney General Bondi's day of testimony.

WATCH HERE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrNG...

When in Doubt, Blame the Immigrants No. You’re not experiencing déjà vu. The current Republican government shutdown talking point is the same one they’ve trotted out before.

If the Democrats win this shutdown fight, "it will show that most Americans care more about helping themselves and each other than they do about choking off the last trickle of aid to undocumented immigrants." www.thebulwark.com/p/when-in-do...

YouTube video by Decca Records Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash (Official Lyric Video)

#Howl-A-Ween
#MusicChallenge
#nightflight

Day 7
Monster

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NO KINGS logo - gold crown boldly outlined in black and crossed out with a red X, with the words NO KINGS below the crossed-out crown.

No Kings! Action – Haverhill Democrats haverhilldems.org/no-kings-act...
On October 18, 2025, stand with us to demand justice, equality, the rule of law, and the supremacy of our Constitution.

@haverhilldemocrats.bsky.social Join us for the HILLIES FORUM, featuring five at-large City Council candidates and a Family Feud-style game on 9/18/2025, 6 PM at the HC Media Studios. See haverhilldems.org.

Judge blocks Trump's bid to ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to deport undocumented Maryland father Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, The Washington Post reported.District Judge Paula Xinis m...

Judge blocks Trump's bid to ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Africa

www.rawstory.com/kilmar-abreg...

Black Hawk pilot launches challenge to battleground House Republican Nick LaLota Democratic newcomer Chris Gallant is seeking to unseat the two-term incumbent representing Long Island.

Democrats have a great candidate to flip a Long Island House seat — in MY district!

Chris Gallant is a Black Hawk pilot, Army veteran, national guardsman, former air traffic controller & union leader, and volunteer firefighter. He’s also a gay millennial, political newcomer and Long Island native.