Angela Baggetta
@angelabaggetta.bsky.social
Book publicist for authors, thinkers, and doers. Baker and dog aficionado. Opinions mine, all mine.
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Made one of these for all your #book publicity needs (if you're not on here, I'll add ya--just LMK): go.bsky.app/NjfNGBY
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if you liked this great story about how zohran's campaign and youth outreach, you should
1) donate to the gofundme started by TV's laid-off workers: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
and 2) hire lex, who i genuinely believe is a generational talent as a politics writer
1) donate to the gofundme started by TV's laid-off workers: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
and 2) hire lex, who i genuinely believe is a generational talent as a politics writer
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
if you liked this great story about how zohran's campaign and youth outreach, you should
1) donate to the gofundme started by TV's laid-off workers: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
and 2) hire lex, who i genuinely believe is a generational talent as a politics writer
1) donate to the gofundme started by TV's laid-off workers: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...
and 2) hire lex, who i genuinely believe is a generational talent as a politics writer
finally some good news:
Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
finally some good news:
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16 million children rely on SNAP benefits. Republicans are literally stealing the food out of babies’ mouths.
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
16 million children rely on SNAP benefits. Republicans are literally stealing the food out of babies’ mouths.
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We are launching a new report on Nov 3 on pandemics and inequality. More information below
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The Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in partnership with UNAIDS and the Mail & Guardian to host a livestream with leaders on a new report on the impact of Inequality on Pandemics
The Mail & Guardian will host the launch of a new report that will show how inequality gaps within and between countries impact pandemics and vulnerability to a new pandemic. The launch is coming at a...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We are launching a new report on Nov 3 on pandemics and inequality. More information below
mg.co.za/partner-cont...
mg.co.za/partner-cont...
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Good morning to this woman only
ICE stepped up activities in NYC today and New Yorkers were not having it.
(Seen on @keithboykin.bsky.social threads)
(Seen on @keithboykin.bsky.social threads)
October 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Good morning to this woman only
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this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
October 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.
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I would like to thank Mike Johnson, House Republican leadership, and Karoline Leavitt for all the free publicity this week promoting our rallies tomorrow. Find one near you here. www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I would like to thank Mike Johnson, House Republican leadership, and Karoline Leavitt for all the free publicity this week promoting our rallies tomorrow. Find one near you here. www.nokings.org
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By requiring institutional neutrality except on issues that impact a university's mission, the Trump Compact for Higher Ed would put the Department of Justice in charge of deciding what every university's mission should be.
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Trump’s ‘compact’ with universities holds a hidden danger
OPINION: By imposing institutional neutrality, the Trump administration is giving itself the power to determine our universities’ missions, UC Davis law professor Brian Soucek writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
By requiring institutional neutrality except on issues that impact a university's mission, the Trump Compact for Higher Ed would put the Department of Justice in charge of deciding what every university's mission should be.
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Fall 2026 non-fiction #authors: if you'd like to hire freelance PR, start reaching out to possible publicists NOW. The midterm elections=a very crowded Sept. publishing schedule (everyone trying to release "far enough" ahead of time). Schedule those meetings to see who's a fit for your #book!
October 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Indianapolis! We're looking for a public editor! Is it you? www.poynter.org/news-release...
Poynter launches public editor project to serve news audiences in Indianapolis - Poynter
Partner newsrooms will publish the editor’s independent analysis of local news coverage across the market.
www.poynter.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Indianapolis! We're looking for a public editor! Is it you? www.poynter.org/news-release...
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"People are _losing_ their jobs for _doing_ their jobs." WHEW. @lisalmoore.bsky.social on the current attacks on Texas higher ed #SaveUT
October 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"People are _losing_ their jobs for _doing_ their jobs." WHEW. @lisalmoore.bsky.social on the current attacks on Texas higher ed #SaveUT
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"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"
October 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"After a few moments of laughter, the No Kings Coalition issued the following statement"
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"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."
“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief
“[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."
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I'd say I'm horrified about this as the parent of a kid with a complex heart defect, but I'm really just horrified about it as a human being.
An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
www.npr.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I'd say I'm horrified about this as the parent of a kid with a complex heart defect, but I'm really just horrified about it as a human being.
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I saw two people do rock, paper, scissors for the last citibike dock in front of NY Comic Con and that is the essence of New York.
October 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I saw two people do rock, paper, scissors for the last citibike dock in front of NY Comic Con and that is the essence of New York.
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Everything is speeding up, y’all.
A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, multiple media reports say. Follow live updates.
N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, reports say. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
It's the latest indictment by the Justice Department sought against someone in the crosshairs of President Trump.
trib.al
October 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Everything is speeding up, y’all.
in case you needed to see this delightful thing too, today:
October 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
in case you needed to see this delightful thing too, today:
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For an in-depth history of the training camps funded by DeVos and Koch that created this roster of right-wing insurgents, see my book The Privateers.
hep.gse.harvard.edu/978168253910...
hep.gse.harvard.edu/978168253910...
October 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
For an in-depth history of the training camps funded by DeVos and Koch that created this roster of right-wing insurgents, see my book The Privateers.
hep.gse.harvard.edu/978168253910...
hep.gse.harvard.edu/978168253910...
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month & there is one line on your scans that could save your life: author / science writer Jennie Durant tells her story on @glamour.com : www.glamour.com/story/i-didn...
I Didn’t Get Why Dense Breasts Mattered Until I Got Cancer at 46
Dense breasts are a cancer risk hiding in plain sight, yet they’re frequently overlooked and underexplained. Knowing whether you have them could save your life.
www.glamour.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month & there is one line on your scans that could save your life: author / science writer Jennie Durant tells her story on @glamour.com : www.glamour.com/story/i-didn...
Been doing a lot of pitching today and so many people are out on parental leave, it warms the heart. Congrats and good luck everyone!
September 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Been doing a lot of pitching today and so many people are out on parental leave, it warms the heart. Congrats and good luck everyone!
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“Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see.”
— Linus Van Pelt
— Linus Van Pelt
September 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“Nothing but sincerity as far as the eye can see.”
— Linus Van Pelt
— Linus Van Pelt
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I will not link to it. I just want to reiterate that thousands of books have been banned by the right. And American Dirt sold millions of copies.
September 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I will not link to it. I just want to reiterate that thousands of books have been banned by the right. And American Dirt sold millions of copies.
Things are not great but hey I have read some darn fine #books this year. East of Eden by John Steinbeck and The Stand by Stephen King top the list. What have you read this year that brought you happpiness and/or enlightenment?
September 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Things are not great but hey I have read some darn fine #books this year. East of Eden by John Steinbeck and The Stand by Stephen King top the list. What have you read this year that brought you happpiness and/or enlightenment?
feel quaint now, doesn't it?
Remember when the hot debate was about what a slippery slope we’d create if Simon & Schuster cancelled one Nazi’s book deal?
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
feel quaint now, doesn't it?