Driving Miss Crazy
@debdrob.bsky.social
American by birth, British by family. Books are my life. Currently wishing I were Rip Van Winkle.
"Do you think you're standing next to a 'jihadist' right now in the oval office?" a reporter asked, quoting Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik [...]
"No I don't," Trump quickly said."You say things sometimes in a campaign."
Stick to the issues-not name calling.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"No I don't," Trump quickly said."You say things sometimes in a campaign."
Stick to the issues-not name calling.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Takeaways from Trump and Mamdani's surprisingly cordial meeting
It was billed as potentially the political showdown of the year. Instead, both men gave one another praise.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
"Do you think you're standing next to a 'jihadist' right now in the oval office?" a reporter asked, quoting Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik [...]
"No I don't," Trump quickly said."You say things sometimes in a campaign."
Stick to the issues-not name calling.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"No I don't," Trump quickly said."You say things sometimes in a campaign."
Stick to the issues-not name calling.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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⏳ Last chance to sign up for December’s Progress in Editorial Skills. bit.ly/3LEEiCn
Learn how to tackle the trickiest editorial challenges and workflows.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
⏳ Last chance to sign up for December’s Progress in Editorial Skills. bit.ly/3LEEiCn
Learn how to tackle the trickiest editorial challenges and workflows.
Don't miss out – secure your spot before registration closes!
#EditorialSkills #CareerGrowth #PublishingTraining #CopyEditing #BookIndustry
Learn how to tackle the trickiest editorial challenges and workflows.
Don't miss out – secure your spot before registration closes!
#EditorialSkills #CareerGrowth #PublishingTraining #CopyEditing #BookIndustry
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Join us at our December webinar to learn how to navigate the latest #AI developments in #publishing. Find out what is happening in recruitment, how publishers are applying AI across functions, and how AI is reshaping #BookCareers.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Join us at our December webinar to learn how to navigate the latest #AI developments in #publishing. Find out what is happening in recruitment, how publishers are applying AI across functions, and how AI is reshaping #BookCareers.
www.publishingtrainingcentre.co.uk/webinars/107...
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When a US president posts an AI-video of him in a crown poo'ing on protesters in his country, you can dismiss intelligence at work here. This is classic schoolyard bullying. Humor can disarm bullies; it can also embolden them and the sycophants who laugh along. Sad days.
October 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
When a US president posts an AI-video of him in a crown poo'ing on protesters in his country, you can dismiss intelligence at work here. This is classic schoolyard bullying. Humor can disarm bullies; it can also embolden them and the sycophants who laugh along. Sad days.
Major applause to the IDSNews editors and designers for this brilliant digital edition #nocensorship #studentpower issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
Indiana Daily Student Homecoming eEdition - Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025
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October 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Major applause to the IDSNews editors and designers for this brilliant digital edition #nocensorship #studentpower issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
Worth a scary listen...
How Charlie Kirk Became America’s New Martyr
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Worth a scary listen...
“However, a number of studies into politically-motivated killings and violence in the US - over several decades - suggest that more cases were carried out by people with "right-wing" ideologies than with "left-wing" ones, though more data is likely necessary to draw a firm conclusion.” Worth a read.
The US is at a dangerous crossroads after Charlie Kirk shooting
This moment has parallels with other periods of discord in US history, but it is more complicated than simply repeating them.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“However, a number of studies into politically-motivated killings and violence in the US - over several decades - suggest that more cases were carried out by people with "right-wing" ideologies than with "left-wing" ones, though more data is likely necessary to draw a firm conclusion.” Worth a read.
Anna Gomez, the only Democratic member of the FCC, criticised Carr's remarks.
She posted on X that "an inexcusable act of political violence by one disturbed individual must never be exploited as justification for broader censorship or control".
She posted on X that "an inexcusable act of political violence by one disturbed individual must never be exploited as justification for broader censorship or control".
Jimmy Kimmel taken off air over Charlie Kirk comments
The late-night host said on Monday that Trump's allies were
www.bbc.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Anna Gomez, the only Democratic member of the FCC, criticised Carr's remarks.
She posted on X that "an inexcusable act of political violence by one disturbed individual must never be exploited as justification for broader censorship or control".
She posted on X that "an inexcusable act of political violence by one disturbed individual must never be exploited as justification for broader censorship or control".
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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First, on economic security. We need to treat economic security as a national security priority—because it is.
I believe in my bones that the existential threat to the United States is the shrinking middle class here at home.
I believe in my bones that the existential threat to the United States is the shrinking middle class here at home.
September 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
First, on economic security. We need to treat economic security as a national security priority—because it is.
I believe in my bones that the existential threat to the United States is the shrinking middle class here at home.
I believe in my bones that the existential threat to the United States is the shrinking middle class here at home.
"Those [...] who celebrate political violence are unwitting gravediggers who don’t realize [...] all they’re doing is digging up more earth for all of us to be at greater risk of having that empty space filled with our bodies." Worth reading/unmissable writing from @charlotteclymer.bsky.social
Making Sense of a Terrible Week
Where we go from here.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:46 AM
"Those [...] who celebrate political violence are unwitting gravediggers who don’t realize [...] all they’re doing is digging up more earth for all of us to be at greater risk of having that empty space filled with our bodies." Worth reading/unmissable writing from @charlotteclymer.bsky.social
“She had been too early habituated to anxious reasoning to drop the habit suddenly.”
― Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge
― Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge
September 7, 2025 at 5:39 AM
“She had been too early habituated to anxious reasoning to drop the habit suddenly.”
― Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge
― Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge
What would we know about life if we couldn’t appreciate differences?
September 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What would we know about life if we couldn’t appreciate differences?
The really important thing is to try and make opinion increasingly responsible to the facts. There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the information by which to detect lies — Walter Lippmann
August 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The really important thing is to try and make opinion increasingly responsible to the facts. There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the information by which to detect lies — Walter Lippmann
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RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS:
If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.
But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.
But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
August 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
RULE ABOUT AMERICAN FLAGS:
If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.
But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
If you burn the fabric part, you're looking at jail.
But it you use the pole part to assault a police officer, you get a presidential pardon, praise, and some cash.
Why don't people in democracies just vote to tax the rich, so they have no where else to threaten to go?
August 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Why don't people in democracies just vote to tax the rich, so they have no where else to threaten to go?
Spread far and wide. @govpritzker.illinois.gov is a hero of democracy as is @hcrichardson.bsky.social. No one is fooled by Trump’s tactics. Anyone who supports the White House’s overreach wants a dictatorship and has no interest in anyone’s free speech or civi rights except their own.
August 25, 2025
This morning, President Donald J.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Spread far and wide. @govpritzker.illinois.gov is a hero of democracy as is @hcrichardson.bsky.social. No one is fooled by Trump’s tactics. Anyone who supports the White House’s overreach wants a dictatorship and has no interest in anyone’s free speech or civi rights except their own.
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"Shout out to white women in California who put Mexican flag bumper stickers on their cars to bait ICE into profiling them. It worked. They keep getting pulled over and wasting ICE's time. Be the sand in the fascist machinery." – @1NadineSmith
August 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"Shout out to white women in California who put Mexican flag bumper stickers on their cars to bait ICE into profiling them. It worked. They keep getting pulled over and wasting ICE's time. Be the sand in the fascist machinery." – @1NadineSmith
The point…
I Gotta Try
YouTube video by Michael McDonald - Topic
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August 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The point…
This guy is sick…a total abuse of power.
Trump's plan to send troops to Chicago is abuse of power, Illinois governor says
The president said on Friday that he's planning to send troops to Chicago as part of a crime crackdown in several US cities.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
This guy is sick…a total abuse of power.
Worth a read…
What we’re not going to do today is shame Serena Williams
Since Serena Williams announced that she’s taking weight loss medication, four days ago, the online world has behaved as you would imagine – with vigour, venom, and a refusal to acknowledge any kind o...
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August 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Worth a read…
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A friendly reminder as we watch the talks in Washington, D.C. today:
August 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A friendly reminder as we watch the talks in Washington, D.C. today: