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Ann Bartow
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Big fan of free speech and academic freedom. Strongly recommend avoiding UNH Franklin Pierce Law until change to less toxic leadership and more positive student treatment. She/her or gender neutral pronouns.

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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 4h
Appreciate the engagement here. But I do not understand why the Republicans are not being held fiercely accountable right now.
whitehouse.senate.gov Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 8h
1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 8h
1. We need to fight hard for a good ACA extension early in December and hold Republicans fiercely accountable if they betray everyone.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 14h
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
DAVIS, KIM V. ERMOLD, DAVID, ET AL. The motion of Foundation for Moral Law for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h
> @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 21h
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.

Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 22h
i think an especially depressing part of this whole saga is that "we need to win primaries so establishment dems are replaced by true progressives" is a thing we've done before but one of the progressives we worked hard to install over the establishment pick was fetterman

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23h
BREAKING: The First Circuit denies DOJ’s stay request in the SNAP case, refusing to stay the Nov. 6 enforcement order.

Justice Jackson’s 48-hour clock started just before midnight Sunday, meaning the administrative stay she issued Friday ends at the end of the day Tuesday.
But the district court did not order the government to use the Section 32 fund until November 6. It did so after it concluded that the government had failed to comply with its October 31 TRO. As a remedy for that noncompliance, the court ordered the government to make the full payment of November SNAP benefits by November 7. Thus, even if we were to stay the second TRO, the government could not obtain the relief that it seeks unless it also meets its burden under the stay factors as to the enforcement order. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the government has failed to meet the stay factors as to the enforcement order, and we deny a stay of that order. In any event, the district court has now found that the government failed to comply with that October 31 TRO, from which no stay was sought and no appeal was taken that would have prevented the order from taking effect during the period of alleged noncompliance. Thus, for present purposes, the question that the government's motion to stay the enforcement order presents is this: Has the government made a strong showing that it is likely to succeed in establishing either (a) that the district court erred in finding noncompliance with the October 31 TRO or (b) that, insofar as it did not err in that regard, it could not order full funding in consequence of that noncompliance? As we have explained, the answer is no. In the single paragraph it devotes in its stay motion to addressing the enforcement order, the government does not make a strong showing of likely success in either respect. And in the only other passage of the stay motion that could be read to address the finding of noncompliance, the government fails to grapple with the actual basis for that finding.

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Hank Greely @hankgreely.bsky.social · 1d
Another Kilauea eruption episode. Some good fountains!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

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I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…

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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 1d
Sorry we lost someone so special.

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Scott @scott93274.bsky.social · 1d
I don't have much of an opinion of Pete Davison, however Trevor Noah commented on this in one of his stand-up routines and I think it's worth giving it a listen...
Saudi Comedy Festival, Charlie Kirk - Between the Scenes
YouTube video by Trevor Noah
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James Croxton @jwcroxton.bsky.social · 1d
After lots of well-guided speculation, we now have proof that far-right propagandists in Portland have been directly coordinating—through at least text message—with ICE agents.

In this case, Chelly got permission from a "Travis D." inside to stand on a half-wall off limits to protesters.
Conservative livestreamer sued over blast of pepper spray at ICE protest in Portland
The lawsuit seeks $10,000 in damages from Chelly Bouferrache.
www.oregonlive.com

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 2d
So fun that I can’t believe anything I see on the internet is real anymore. What a great future. Good job rich guys.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d
Saturday night “Hey Ed” series
Anna Bower @ @AnnaBower • 6m Hey Ed! Just yesterday, a post from your account said it was "false" that the DOJ has identified Shauni Kerkhoff as the J6 pipe bomber. Why are you now promoting a story that accuses Kerkhoff of committing the crime? Looking forward to your response! Ed Martin @EdMartinDOJ • 1h This is false. Neither Mr. Martin, nor DOJ has made this determination. Welch • @RonTit4tat3 • 4h U.S. Pardon Attorney and Director of the DOJ Weaponization Working Group Administration has determined the identity of the J6 Pipe Bomber. Shauni Kerkhoff is a former Capitol Police Officer and current intelligence operative. Jan 6th was an FBI/CIA led coup Anna Bower & @AnnaBower X.com Hey Ed, I'm also curious: Do you think it's appropriate for a senior DOJ official to use his official account to promote a conspiracy theory accusing an uncharged individual of a serious crime? Thanks so much, looking forward to your response! 11:53 PM • 11/8/25

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Victor Narro @victornarro1.bsky.social · 2d
Must-read Column by @gustavoarellano.bsky.social

After backing Republicans in record numbers last year, Latino voters swung decisively left in recent elections, fueling Democratic victories in New Jersey, Virginia and California.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: From the ballot box to the streets, Latinos are blowing the whistle on Trump's reign
Election Night was a humiliating rebuke of Trumpism. And the tip of the Democratic spear? Latinos.
www.latimes.com

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Dr Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 2d
Private intelligence firm commission by #Qatar to find dirt (read: connection to #Israel) on the woman who has accused Karim Khan of sexual misconduct. (No connection found!) www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
Revealed: Qatar-linked intelligence operation targeted ICC prosecutor’s alleged victim
Exclusive: Woman who accused Karim Khan of misconduct was subject of covert operation involving two British private intelligence firms
www.theguardian.com

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Victor Narro @victornarro1.bsky.social · 2d
The Border Patrol official tasked with leading the Trump administration's immigration enforcement crackdown in Chicago admitted to lying about a rock-throwing incident used to justify deploying tear gas against protesters, a judge said.
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Border Patrol commander admitted he lied about tear gas incident, judge says, as she restricts use of force by immigration agents in Chicago
The incident involving Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, has been a key part of the court proceedings challenging immigration tactics in Chicago.
abcnews.go.com

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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 2d
My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment

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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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Audrey @parickards.bsky.social · 2d
Mark Carney was talking about attracting foreign investment to Canada and listed reasons Canada is a good place to invest. A reporter pointed out that the U.S. has those things, too. What sets Canada apart? Carney responded, "Well, we have rule of law."

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 2d
I typed “Tuberville male cheerleaders“ into Google, and its AI said there was ”no public record of Senator Tommy Tuberville making comments specifically about male cheerleaders.” Under that, Google showed me a long public record of Tuberville talking about male cheerleaders.
Google AI needs work.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d
From his Wikipedia: Talarico has called Christian nationalism "the worship of power—social power, economic power, political power, in the name of Christ" and has accused Christian nationalists of turning Jesus "into a gun-toting, gay-bashing, science-denying, money-loving, fear-mongering fascist"

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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 2d
I am looking for a giant affordable condo in midtown Manhattan now that all the rich people are leaving.

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Return of the Cmonmacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 2d
“I know you can’t afford things but we also cannot afford things” will be, I predict, a losing message. The world’s first trillionaire is on the horizon. “We can’t afford transportation, healthcare, food and shelter” will no longer cut it for the “progressive” party.
Hochul a 'no' on Mamdani's free bus plan; 'yes' on statewide universal childcare
The price tag to expand a universal childcare program statewide is $15B.
ny1.com

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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 2d
Woo hoo alert the Nobel committee.
A photo of a ceiling which shows several award decals in a banner. Close up of an award medallion that says adequately yearly progress to consecutive years. 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 2d
For @teenvogue.com I wrote about the death of trans athlete Lia Smith and how trans youth kind themselves with central pillars of their lives being constantly ripped away from them because of politics. www.teenvogue.com/story/politi...
Politicizing Transgender Athletes Is Dangerous. Lia Smith Deserved Better.
"Let her passing be an inflection point for how you think about trans rights and trans people more generally."
www.teenvogue.com

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 2d
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
brittanytrang.com Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 2d
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 2d
Epstein coverup continues
sahilkapur.bsky.social Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3d
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d
The WSJ on how unbelievably stupid Noem and Lewandowski are.

I don’t care that I’m late to this; it’s to good to pass up.

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More broadly, officials across ICE say Noem and Lewandowski have directed them to use a $170 billion infusion of cash from Congress to launch splashy ideas that have proven ineffective or impractical. Among the examples some ICE officials have cited: A few weeks ago, the pair ordered ICE officials to buy 10 737 jets from Spirit Airlines that they said would be used to boost deportation flights— and for their own travel, according to people familiar with the matter. Some officials warned the pair that the effort would be prohibitively expensive compared with hiring more flight contractors, the people said. Once the officials looked into the proposal, they learned that Spirit, which filed for bankruptcy for a second time in August, didn't own the planes. The planes also don't have engines, which would need to be purchased separately. The project has since been put on pause, though DHS recently purchased two Gulfstream jets for $200 million, according to Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee, who were notified by the department. A spokesperson for Spirit didn't respond to a request for comment.

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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 2d
Did not have the condition as far as I know. But I witnessed the suffering of so many friends.
scifri.bsky.social Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 2d
This researcher is exploring both the biology of endometriosis and why it’s so difficult for people to get diagnosed. For her, it’s personal: She happens to have the condition.
Endometriosis Is Common. Why Is Getting Diagnosed So Hard?
A scientist diagnosed with endometriosis is working to answer fundamental questions about the disease and pave the way for better treatments.
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 2d
Truth. But as with so many important truths, nobody wants to talk about it.