Susan McPherson
@susanmcp.bsky.social
Passionate connector who believes biz can be a force for good. Author, "The Lost Art of Connecting." Sustainability and Impact Leader. Founder. CEO. Philanthropist. Angel Investor. Pup Lover.
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Susan McPherson
@susanmcp.bsky.social
· Nov 24
"She doesn’t watch TV news. She doesn’t know the major players on the air. She doesn’t know the ratings. So where and how does she develop her interest in, say, Bret Baier? How does she decide she wants to recruit Scott Jennings?"
By @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
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By @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
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Weiss’ Anchor Wishlist
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bra...
www.status.news
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"She doesn’t watch TV news. She doesn’t know the major players on the air. She doesn’t know the ratings. So where and how does she develop her interest in, say, Bret Baier? How does she decide she wants to recruit Scott Jennings?"
By @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
By @oliverdarcy.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
"Even Trump’s most faithful supporters have found it hard to miss that he has been so self-involved, so openly solicitous to billionaires and so obsessed with making money."
By @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
By @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Now We Know Trump’s Kryptonite
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Even Trump’s most faithful supporters have found it hard to miss that he has been so self-involved, so openly solicitous to billionaires and so obsessed with making money."
By @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
By @ejdionne.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Unbelievably tacky and quite frankly ugly. And even Laura Ingraham asked if it was all purchased from Home Depot (no disrespect to the national hardware chain!)
Trump shows off all the gold he has in the Oval Office
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Unbelievably tacky and quite frankly ugly. And even Laura Ingraham asked if it was all purchased from Home Depot (no disrespect to the national hardware chain!)
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NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
"All other problems, poverty included, are linked to Climate Change and will be exacerbated by it. The notion that you can alleviate suffering in a world of uncontrolled warming isn’t just shortsighted, it edges toward magical thinking."
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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Governments and Billionaires Retreat Ahead of COP30 Climate Talks
Worldwide, every other week seems to bring a new climate-related crisis. Increasingly, the response has seemed to be a dulled acceptance.
www.newyorker.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"All other problems, poverty included, are linked to Climate Change and will be exacerbated by it. The notion that you can alleviate suffering in a world of uncontrolled warming isn’t just shortsighted, it edges toward magical thinking."
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
Perhaps she figured you out, Mr. Trump.
Trump: "When somebody like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who's now catering to the other side -- I guess she's got some kind of an act going, but I'm surprised at her -- when she makes statements like that it shows she doesn't know."
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Perhaps she figured you out, Mr. Trump.
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Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting.
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Making fun of our neighborhoods and communities is disgusting.
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Greg Bovino and his masked agents are not here to make Chicago safer. As children are tear gassed and U.S. citizens detained, they are posing for photo ops and producing reality TV moments. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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I guess Mike Johnson’s latest excuse to block a vote on releasing the Epstein files is now over.
Will he come up with a new one or are we finally going to see where each House Republican stands on this?
Will he come up with a new one or are we finally going to see where each House Republican stands on this?
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I guess Mike Johnson’s latest excuse to block a vote on releasing the Epstein files is now over.
Will he come up with a new one or are we finally going to see where each House Republican stands on this?
Will he come up with a new one or are we finally going to see where each House Republican stands on this?
What Were Democrats Thinking?
Thats the big question! Spot on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Thats the big question! Spot on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
What Were Democrats Thinking?
Thats the big question! Spot on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Thats the big question! Spot on @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
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Fresh insights from my colleagues @brookings.edu: fraud under universal vote-by-mail is extremely low
They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters
Find out more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters
Find out more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
Mail voting fraud: Data points to low risk and high benefits for voters | Brookings
Analysis finds mail voting fraud in the U.S. is exceedingly rare and shows universal vote-by-mail boosts access, turnout, and cost efficiency.
www.brookings.edu
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Fresh insights from my colleagues @brookings.edu: fraud under universal vote-by-mail is extremely low
They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters
Find out more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters
Find out more👇 –TN
www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...
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I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
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TODAY’S URGENT ACTION: Call these Senators NOW! Tell them to vote NO unless ACA subsidies are protected. Shame on you Senators - we elected you to fight for us! Do it:
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
TODAY’S URGENT ACTION: Call these Senators NOW! Tell them to vote NO unless ACA subsidies are protected. Shame on you Senators - we elected you to fight for us! Do it:
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
@senjackyrosen.govpeeps.us @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Thank goodness!
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Thank goodness!
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Ghislaine Maxwell has a puppy 😡🫠
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell has a puppy 😡🫠
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About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says. New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Read the full story: propub.li/494vgbw
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Read the full story: propub.li/494vgbw
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
propub.li
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says. New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Read the full story: propub.li/494vgbw
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Read the full story: propub.li/494vgbw
Whether she’s propelled by resentment or ambition or some combination of both, it’s clear that Greene believes it’s safe, and/or to her advantage, to defy Trump & Republican leadership now in ways that it was not before.
@nberlat.bsky.social on MTG in today's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/marjorie-t...
@nberlat.bsky.social on MTG in today's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/marjorie-t...
Marjorie Taylor Greene flees Trump's sinking ship
Even hardcore MAGAs are eyeing the emergency exits.
www.publicnotice.co
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Whether she’s propelled by resentment or ambition or some combination of both, it’s clear that Greene believes it’s safe, and/or to her advantage, to defy Trump & Republican leadership now in ways that it was not before.
@nberlat.bsky.social on MTG in today's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/marjorie-t...
@nberlat.bsky.social on MTG in today's PN:
www.publicnotice.co/p/marjorie-t...
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NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Governor Gavin Newsom on Twitter a few moments ago
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Governor Gavin Newsom on Twitter a few moments ago
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
Regarding Democrat Senators who caved
Agree with you Governor 💯
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The 8 Dems who surrendered: @SenAngusKing @timkaine @SenCortezMasto @JohnFetterman @SenatorDurbin @SenatorHassan @SenatorShaheen @SenJackyRosen
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The 8 Dems who surrendered: @SenAngusKing @timkaine @SenCortezMasto @JohnFetterman @SenatorDurbin @SenatorHassan @SenatorShaheen @SenJackyRosen
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The politics of the shutdown:
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
The politics of the shutdown:
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
*GOP had a strong opening position
*Undercut themselves with the RIFs and unnecessary cuts to blue states/SNAP
*Polls showed GOP getting most of the blame, no reason to assume that would change
*Dem centrists then folded on their key issue of ACA subsidies
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Amen amen amen
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 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Amen amen amen