Polly Bruno
@pollybruno.bsky.social
Author, novel Western Motel (pub. Scribner’s Atheneum, as Polly Gross), stories, a pair of thrillers. Event biz vet, film fan. Chicago South Sider on the Gulf. Yes, that Gulf.
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Polly Bruno
@pollybruno.bsky.social
· Apr 28
From my new novel…
Mandee, the dim-witted dispatcher: “I’m smizing right now. Cool, huh?” Liquor czar “Lippy” Lipowitz: “On the nose, you’ll get hints of dried fruit, dark chocolate, and toasted oak.” C-Note, the hip hop producer: “Where I sit, that is the head of the table.”
Mandee, the dim-witted dispatcher: “I’m smizing right now. Cool, huh?” Liquor czar “Lippy” Lipowitz: “On the nose, you’ll get hints of dried fruit, dark chocolate, and toasted oak.” C-Note, the hip hop producer: “Where I sit, that is the head of the table.”
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Excellent by @jamellebouie.net. "There are still too many Democrats whose instinct is to retreat to normalcy rather than face the conflict at hand." (Which also describes The Times; Bouie is the welcome exception.)
Gift.
Democrats Are Teaching Trump the Wrong Lesson
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Gift.
Democrats Are Teaching Trump the Wrong Lesson
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Opinion | Democrats Are Teaching Trump the Wrong Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Excellent by @jamellebouie.net. "There are still too many Democrats whose instinct is to retreat to normalcy rather than face the conflict at hand." (Which also describes The Times; Bouie is the welcome exception.)
Gift.
Democrats Are Teaching Trump the Wrong Lesson
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
Gift.
Democrats Are Teaching Trump the Wrong Lesson
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
1. Port cities
2. Noir thrillers
3. Oil drum BBQ
4. Flea markets
5. Road trips
6. Old movie theatres
7. Ferries
8. Blues music
9. Front porches in rain
10. Bawdy vaudeville jokes
1. Port cities
2. Noir thrillers
3. Oil drum BBQ
4. Flea markets
5. Road trips
6. Old movie theatres
7. Ferries
8. Blues music
9. Front porches in rain
10. Bawdy vaudeville jokes
get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
1. Old paperback thrillers
2. Monster movies
3. The Alien/Predator literary universes
4. Hanging out with dogs
5. Walking in the woods
6. Veggie tacos
7. Dark roast coffee
8. The Clash
9. Terriers (tv show)
10. All pies
1. Old paperback thrillers
2. Monster movies
3. The Alien/Predator literary universes
4. Hanging out with dogs
5. Walking in the woods
6. Veggie tacos
7. Dark roast coffee
8. The Clash
9. Terriers (tv show)
10. All pies
get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
1. Pepsi
2. fog (not driving tho)
3. siege movies
4. rock music everywhere
5. William Powell/Myrna Loy movies
6. William Powell/Kay Francis movies
7. MY MAN GODFREY
8. southern style biscuits & gravy
9. the color blue
10. Oreos
1. Pepsi
2. fog (not driving tho)
3. siege movies
4. rock music everywhere
5. William Powell/Myrna Loy movies
6. William Powell/Kay Francis movies
7. MY MAN GODFREY
8. southern style biscuits & gravy
9. the color blue
10. Oreos
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
1. Port cities
2. Noir thrillers
3. Oil drum BBQ
4. Flea markets
5. Road trips
6. Old movie theatres
7. Ferries
8. Blues music
9. Front porches in rain
10. Bawdy vaudeville jokes
1. Port cities
2. Noir thrillers
3. Oil drum BBQ
4. Flea markets
5. Road trips
6. Old movie theatres
7. Ferries
8. Blues music
9. Front porches in rain
10. Bawdy vaudeville jokes
“The media’s desire to sedate its audience is evidenced by NBC News’ new slogan: “Facts. Clarity. Calm.” This is not the time to be calm. This is the time to be scared enough to defend our democracy.” —M. Jacob
When Trump posted an AI video of himself flying a jet and bombing Americans with feces, the media decided it was no big deal. Why? Because he’s been bombing us with feces for a decade, and the media are used to it.
Their normalization is easing us into tyranny.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
Their normalization is easing us into tyranny.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
How news coverage eases us into tyranny
When the media act like things are normal, they don’t reassure us – they gaslight us
www.stopthepresses.news
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“The media’s desire to sedate its audience is evidenced by NBC News’ new slogan: “Facts. Clarity. Calm.” This is not the time to be calm. This is the time to be scared enough to defend our democracy.” —M. Jacob
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
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I still can’t get over the 100,000+ patriots in Chicago who protested against the orange felon during the No Kings marches last month. More of this.
November 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I still can’t get over the 100,000+ patriots in Chicago who protested against the orange felon during the No Kings marches last month. More of this.
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
There’s an adjective, “clichéed,” that you can apply to anything that is a cliché.
“Cliché” is a noun.
“Cliché” is a noun.
November 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
There’s an adjective, “clichéed,” that you can apply to anything that is a cliché.
“Cliché” is a noun.
“Cliché” is a noun.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
Post a photo from a different era.
Three people high in the hills outside Grants Pass, Oregon. 1970.
Three people high in the hills outside Grants Pass, Oregon. 1970.
November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Post a photo from a different era.
Three people high in the hills outside Grants Pass, Oregon. 1970.
Three people high in the hills outside Grants Pass, Oregon. 1970.
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
This writing thing? In one way, it means almost nothing to me. On another level, it’s all I’ve got.
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
This writing thing? In one way, it means almost nothing to me. On another level, it’s all I’ve got.
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If the sub didn’t split, you must acquit.
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
If the sub didn’t split, you must acquit.
If you’re not courageous, there’s no point in being an artist. I’m just stating a fact… I don’t make the rules.
November 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
If you’re not courageous, there’s no point in being an artist. I’m just stating a fact… I don’t make the rules.
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Newsom: They did not expect California. They did not expect all of you. They thought we were going to write an op-ed, have a candlelight vigil, maybe do a rally. They poked the bear and the bear is poking back
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Newsom: They did not expect California. They did not expect all of you. They thought we were going to write an op-ed, have a candlelight vigil, maybe do a rally. They poked the bear and the bear is poking back
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CRITICAL elections tomorrow! If you live in:
*CA, vote for PROP 50!
*PA, vote for Supreme Court Justices Donohoe, Dougherty & Wecht!
*NJ, vote @repsherrill.bsky.social for Gov!
*VA, vote @spanbergerforva.bsky.social for Gov & Jay Jones for AG!
*NYC, vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor!
*CA, vote for PROP 50!
*PA, vote for Supreme Court Justices Donohoe, Dougherty & Wecht!
*NJ, vote @repsherrill.bsky.social for Gov!
*VA, vote @spanbergerforva.bsky.social for Gov & Jay Jones for AG!
*NYC, vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor!
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
CRITICAL elections tomorrow! If you live in:
*CA, vote for PROP 50!
*PA, vote for Supreme Court Justices Donohoe, Dougherty & Wecht!
*NJ, vote @repsherrill.bsky.social for Gov!
*VA, vote @spanbergerforva.bsky.social for Gov & Jay Jones for AG!
*NYC, vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor!
*CA, vote for PROP 50!
*PA, vote for Supreme Court Justices Donohoe, Dougherty & Wecht!
*NJ, vote @repsherrill.bsky.social for Gov!
*VA, vote @spanbergerforva.bsky.social for Gov & Jay Jones for AG!
*NYC, vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for Mayor!
In my dreams I’m the Kathryn Bigelow of crime fiction.
November 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
In my dreams I’m the Kathryn Bigelow of crime fiction.
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Hey, remind me what happened after the Roaring 20s?
Dancers at Trump’s Halloween party as people begin losing food stamps under his administration
November 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Hey, remind me what happened after the Roaring 20s?
A movie you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
November 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A movie you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
Sorry, can’t come to the phone right now—I’m rewatching De Palma movies.
October 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Sorry, can’t come to the phone right now—I’m rewatching De Palma movies.
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A haunted house, but it’s White.
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A haunted house, but it’s White.
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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I haven't posted an updated version of this chart in a little while, so here's where things stand with the 30 emergency applications filed by the Department of Justice during the second Trump administration:
October 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I haven't posted an updated version of this chart in a little while, so here's where things stand with the 30 emergency applications filed by the Department of Justice during the second Trump administration:
I am just at my wit’s end.
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I am just at my wit’s end.
My community for twelve tough but wonderful years.
“You broke bitch. Give me your Venmo I’ll fucking PayPal you some shit you broke motherfucker.”
“Or what? You gonna shoot me? I’ll die for this shit.”
🔥🔥 Not all heroes wear capes 🔥🔥
“Or what? You gonna shoot me? I’ll die for this shit.”
🔥🔥 Not all heroes wear capes 🔥🔥
October 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My community for twelve tough but wonderful years.