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brand & content director @arcadia // formerly @spotify // monthly-ish music newsletter: http://hearhear.substack.com // views my own 🎧🍿⚑️

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boy in retrospect, really shouldn’t have elected the worst person in the entire country president. that, it appears, was less than wise

09.03.2026 02:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4030    πŸ” 529    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 21

Every time I open a news app or site and this story isn’t being discussed or featured prominently I feel like I’m losing my mind. Do not look away.

09.03.2026 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3703    πŸ” 727    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 9
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Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently

Trump canceled a major scientific report on the health of the natural world. The scientists are finishing it anyway. Yay scientists! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/c...

08.03.2026 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 317    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Rebecca Solnit Says the Left’s Next Hero Is Already Here

β€œEverything we can save is worth saving. Everything we can do is worth doing. We’ve already lost a lot, but we don’t have to lose everything. We don’t have to surrender.” πŸ’―

- @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...

07.03.2026 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 416    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 11
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These far-right conspiracists are pushing Trump to take control of voting Election deniers are lobbying the president to declare a national emergency.

Far right election deniers lobbying Trump to declare national emergency so he can:

-seize voting machines
-outlaw mail voting for most Americans
-force every American to re-register before midterms & every subsequent election

Insane wannabe dictator fever dream www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

06.03.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6

i think @theguardian.com is your best bet at this time (WSJ news section is good but the opinion section is extremely Murdoch-y)

06.03.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

random throwback show, but does anyone want 2 extremely cheap tix to Eric Hutchinson @ LPR tonight? i was able to get comps so getting rid of the ones i bought, selling for 10 bucks or less each!

05.03.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The American King Goes to War This is not what the Founders intended.

The constitution's design does not grant the president a kinglike ability to take the country to war by himself, lest he do so for self-serving reasons. That is the entire purpose of dividing that authority between POTUS and Congress. Guess what just happened? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

05.03.2026 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1166    πŸ” 334    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 16
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The US-Israel relationship is finally facing a reckoning. It doesn't need to slide into antisemitism | Joel Swanson Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism

Wrote about the difficult task of sorting through legitimate criticism of Israel versus antisemitism, at a time when both of those seem to be on the rise: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

05.03.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Prosecute Noem. Don’t forget about her.

05.03.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 450    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

just needed to say something as a fan, i realize the algorithm works in certain ways but i don't think the quality of the content needs to be so diluted and dumbed-down. (cc @danpfeiffer.bsky.social @jonfavs.bsky.social @jonlovett.bsky.social in case this breaks through to anyone!

05.03.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's even sadder because the conversations packaged on this feed are generally actually pretty substantive and thoughtful, but you wouldn't know it from this design

05.03.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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i don't know where to direct this feedback, as it seems like the @crooked.com @podsaveamerica.crooked.com folks mostly aren't here on bluesky, but i just want to say that the way the "breaking news" feed is packaged makes me feel embarrassed to be a fan/supporter and makes me less likely to listen

05.03.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, this clip will certainly be shown as evidence at the trials.

05.03.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4214    πŸ” 966    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 20
Bari Weiss reposing a CBS News stories that says the current war with Iran stretches back to 1979

Bari Weiss reposing a CBS News stories that says the current war with Iran stretches back to 1979

Story at the The Free Press: Our 50 Year War with Iran

Story at the The Free Press: Our 50 Year War with Iran

Bari Weiss is pushing the β€œ50 year war” narrative at both the Free Press and CBS. The erases both American culpability for the current war (since Iran started in 1979!) and the reasons why a theocratic anti-American regime took power in the first place.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-reason...

04.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1145    πŸ” 304    πŸ’¬ 94    πŸ“Œ 104

No one better to capture this fairly historic moment in country history!

04.03.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Roosevelt Institute President and CEO Elizabeth Wilkins.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Roosevelt Institute President and CEO Elizabeth Wilkins.

On Thursday, CEO @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social met with @mayor.nyc.gov to talk about what it takes to governβ€”investing in public capacity and building the talent pipeline to deliver for working people. That’s the Roosevelt tradition: pairing big ideas with the capacity to deliver lasting results.

04.03.2026 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 9

@mayor.nyc.gov is an inspiration of progressive governance: Big ideas that truly reshape economic power in favor of people, and government that delivers. Can't wait to see what NYC builds next.

04.03.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Has Been Sued 198 Times for Withholding Funding. It Hasn’t Stopped Him. (Gift Article) Immigration demands for highway dollars, D.E.I. rules for homeless grants: how Trump has tried to wield spending to get his way.

We've been tracking nearly 200 lawsuits against the Trump administration over its attempts to leverage federal funding to impose the president's agenda.

The most startling pattern: The administration seems entirely undeterred when it loses in court.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

04.03.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 546    πŸ” 264    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 28
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Opinion | Trump’s Foreign Policy Vision: Imperialism Donald Trump’s foreign policy vision is imperialism

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

β€œDonald Trump’s foreign policy vision is imperialism,” Peter Beinart writes. β€œIt’s a global outlook that closely resembles Mr. Trump’s governing style at home β€” both feature spectacular violence and contempt for the restraints of law.”

03.03.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 4
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Opinion | Trump’s Foreign Policy Vision: Imperialism Donald Trump’s foreign policy vision is imperialism

β€œDonald Trump’s foreign policy vision is imperialism,” Peter Beinart writes. β€œIt’s a global outlook that closely resembles Mr. Trump’s governing style at home β€” both feature spectacular violence and contempt for the restraints of law.”

03.03.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
De La Soul: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music De La Soul: Tiny Desk Concert

We got y'all somethin' good for De La Soul Day.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AVY...

03.03.2026 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

this is extremely exciting and encouraging! congratulations!

02.03.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Personal news update: I'm delighted to announce that as of today, I am an actual Bluesky employee! I'll be working to welcome indie media and local govt to Bskyβ€”and supporting those already here.

I'll always want to hear your thoughts on how we can make Bsky the sort of social media we all want!

02.03.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6843    πŸ” 585    πŸ’¬ 550    πŸ“Œ 84
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Tracking the Historic Rise of Habeas Cases Filed by Detained Immigrants ProPublica is tracking the historic rise in challenges filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal.

For those looking for additional data points about what's happening with immigration enforcement in Minnesota and other states, our habeas case tracker has just been updated. TLDR new cases have dropped: projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...

02.03.2026 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 328    πŸ” 141    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Hey, cool. @lastweektonight.com just did a segment using reporting I did w/ @farooqumar.bsky.social

Oliver was talking about body cams--and how law enforcement agencies have often undermined their potential

The same body-cams Dems are centering that ICE reforms on

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP4_...

02.03.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 714    πŸ” 165    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 7

tough to come up with a better story about the ignorance and hubris of mankind than β€œb-list tv news host becomes Secretary of Defense,” but then we get the story β€œb-list tv news host becomes Secy. of Defense, plugs AI system directly into military systems, has it select targets”

02.03.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 285    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

Like the neocons, Trump’s neo-neocons repeatedly invoke the West’s complacency and unwillingness to defend its own values, a frailty that can be rectified only through the ritual use of military force against weaker targets. The conservative writer Jonah Goldberg once articulated what he called the β€œLedeen Doctrine,” after the neoconservative Michael Ledeen, which was: β€œEvery ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business.” Despite Trump’s rejection of George W. Bush, MAGA bears many similarities to the right-wing politics of that eraβ€”a fetishization of violence and torture, the treatment of opposition as treasonous, a disdain for due process, and an anti-Muslim bigotry at odds with fundamental American principles.

Like the neocons, Trump’s neo-neocons repeatedly invoke the West’s complacency and unwillingness to defend its own values, a frailty that can be rectified only through the ritual use of military force against weaker targets. The conservative writer Jonah Goldberg once articulated what he called the β€œLedeen Doctrine,” after the neoconservative Michael Ledeen, which was: β€œEvery ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business.” Despite Trump’s rejection of George W. Bush, MAGA bears many similarities to the right-wing politics of that eraβ€”a fetishization of violence and torture, the treatment of opposition as treasonous, a disdain for due process, and an anti-Muslim bigotry at odds with fundamental American principles.

Pundits loved telling you about Trump's "anti-interventionism" because it seemed contrarian and interesting, but he always represented neoconservatism's worst impulses shorn of any moral pretense or concern www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

02.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1536    πŸ” 314    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 10
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Sanders pitches $4.4 trillion tax on billionaires, in 2028 marker The measure comes as Democrats began to jostle ahead of the upcoming presidential primary.

New: Bernie Sanders to unveil $4.4 trillion tax on America's ~1,000 billionaires, saying it would pay for:
β€”Β Medicare to cover dental/vision/hearing
β€”Β Teacher pay at $60K/yr min.
β€”Β $3K/person checks (under $150K/yr)
β€”Β Universal childcare
β€”Β Housing expansion
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

02.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 10
Buddy Guy: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music Buddy Guy: Tiny Desk Concert

once again, Buddy Guy saving us from utter despondency with his still-magnetic presence www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5Xx...

02.03.2026 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0