Brigid
@brigidmck.bsky.social
Theravada Buddhist. She/Her
I care about all living beings everywhere.
Resisting.
I care about all living beings everywhere.
Resisting.
Illinois, you have a decent governor.
A rare and precious resource.
Support him well. Amplify his voice.
A rare and precious resource.
Support him well. Amplify his voice.
It is important to see this sort of straight talking, precisely because of the executive order last week that conflated criticism of the government with terrorism.
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Illinois, you have a decent governor.
A rare and precious resource.
Support him well. Amplify his voice.
A rare and precious resource.
Support him well. Amplify his voice.
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SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:
Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase
The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky
www.thehandbasket.co
September 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.
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Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
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They’ll never accept it, but everyone who cast a vote for Donald Trump did real, generations-long damage to the United States and the west in exchange for essentially nothing of value.
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
They’ll never accept it, but everyone who cast a vote for Donald Trump did real, generations-long damage to the United States and the west in exchange for essentially nothing of value.
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NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
NEWS: Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System | The United States Senate Committee on Finance
Wyden Demands Answers Following Report of Musk Personnel Seeking Access to Highly Sensitive U.S. Treasury Payments System
www.finance.senate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.
😂
January 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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1/ ProPublica is powered by one of the largest data teams in the country. 📊
Our data reporters sift through complex datasets to help you track, visualize and look up the information you care about, while strengthening our work and increasing its potential for impact.
Our data reporters sift through complex datasets to help you track, visualize and look up the information you care about, while strengthening our work and increasing its potential for impact.
December 18, 2024 at 12:07 AM
1/ ProPublica is powered by one of the largest data teams in the country. 📊
Our data reporters sift through complex datasets to help you track, visualize and look up the information you care about, while strengthening our work and increasing its potential for impact.
Our data reporters sift through complex datasets to help you track, visualize and look up the information you care about, while strengthening our work and increasing its potential for impact.
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📽️ WATCH: The morning that Coast Guard Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C, or dilation and curettage, to remove fetal tissue after having a miscarriage, she learned the surgery had been canceled because Tricare, the military’s health insurance plan, refused to pay for it.
Coast Guard Commander Elizabeth Nakagawa Nearly Died After Tricare Denied Miscarriage Care
The morning that Coast Guard Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C, or dilation and curettage, to remove fetal tissue after having a miscarria...
propub.li
December 17, 2024 at 7:00 PM
📽️ WATCH: The morning that Coast Guard Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C, or dilation and curettage, to remove fetal tissue after having a miscarriage, she learned the surgery had been canceled because Tricare, the military’s health insurance plan, refused to pay for it.
Boot lickers. Disgusting collaborators.
The $1 million donations came gradually — and then all at once. Meta. Amazon. OpenAI’s Sam Altman. Each of these Silicon Valley companies or their leaders promised to support President-elect Trump’s inaugural committee with seven-figure checks over the past week.
Tech Industry and CEOs Curry Favor With Trump Ahead of His Inauguration
It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Boot lickers. Disgusting collaborators.
Because that's what they do. They lie.
The ex-FBI informant who accused President Joe Biden and his son Hunter of netting millions of dollars in bribes from Ukrainian energy company Burisma has admitted that the whole story was a dud.
Surprise! Key Witness Reveals He Lied About Biden Corruption
Alexander Smirnov admitted he fabricated the conspiracy that Joe Biden and his son Hunter had made millions from a Ukrainian energy company.
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2024 at 4:07 AM
Because that's what they do. They lie.
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The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads. Today's Syria is no longer theirs.
On the road to Damascus from Lebanon, Syrians express hope and worry of what's next
The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads. Today's Syria is no longer theirs.
www.npr.org
December 14, 2024 at 4:20 PM
The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads. Today's Syria is no longer theirs.
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For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was issued a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storm conditions swept through the city, prompting local authorities to warn residents of the rare threat.
Downtown San Francisco experiences first tornado warning in recorded history | CNN
For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was issued a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storm conditions swept through the city, prompting local authorities to warn residents...
www.cnn.com
December 14, 2024 at 10:02 PM
For the first time in recorded history, downtown San Francisco was issued a tornado warning on Saturday as severe storm conditions swept through the city, prompting local authorities to warn residents of the rare threat.
Charlie Angus gives it to the conservatives. 👏
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csnz... Someone needs to post this for Musk to see.
Canadian MP DESTROYS Trump in FLOOR SPEECH
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Charlie Angus gives it to the conservatives. 👏
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... #AlexeiNavalny was the fearless political figure who was an outspoken critic of the ruling regime in his beloved #Russia. After three years in prison he died in a brutal Siberian penal colony. Read by #BenedictCumberbatch, this is his life in his own words.
Patriot by Alexei Navalny - Episode 1. A Poisoning - BBC Sounds
The life of the fearless and inspiring political leader in his own words.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2024 at 8:10 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... #AlexeiNavalny was the fearless political figure who was an outspoken critic of the ruling regime in his beloved #Russia. After three years in prison he died in a brutal Siberian penal colony. Read by #BenedictCumberbatch, this is his life in his own words.
We're going to need every legitimate news organization to follow suit. It's beyond time now.
"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:59 AM
We're going to need every legitimate news organization to follow suit. It's beyond time now.
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🌿☕ The word flower comes from the Roman Goddess of flowers Flora, & the English word for flour 🍞. The echo of Roman history remaining in words like florist & flourish
Some flowers can hear approaching bees & quickly make nectar sweeter in response to the sound 🐝 🌺
I think that's rather lovely 🌹
Some flowers can hear approaching bees & quickly make nectar sweeter in response to the sound 🐝 🌺
I think that's rather lovely 🌹
December 1, 2024 at 8:25 PM
🌿☕ The word flower comes from the Roman Goddess of flowers Flora, & the English word for flour 🍞. The echo of Roman history remaining in words like florist & flourish
Some flowers can hear approaching bees & quickly make nectar sweeter in response to the sound 🐝 🌺
I think that's rather lovely 🌹
Some flowers can hear approaching bees & quickly make nectar sweeter in response to the sound 🐝 🌺
I think that's rather lovely 🌹
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My blurb on why I do Farming the Apartment. Have been following crop collapse since about 2011. Outdoor agriculture will fail as each year becomes hotter. I wanted to show how much food an apartment can grow (so far about $3,000 in vegetables in my best year).
December 2, 2024 at 10:29 AM
My blurb on why I do Farming the Apartment. Have been following crop collapse since about 2011. Outdoor agriculture will fail as each year becomes hotter. I wanted to show how much food an apartment can grow (so far about $3,000 in vegetables in my best year).
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I entertain myself
November 19, 2024 at 7:28 PM
I entertain myself
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Thanks for following us on Bluesky! We’re the official resistance team for the National Park Service.
November 13, 2024 at 12:24 AM
Thanks for following us on Bluesky! We’re the official resistance team for the National Park Service.
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It feels safe and sane here.
November 12, 2024 at 8:16 PM
It feels safe and sane here.
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I opened Bluesky it it is full of photos of woodpeckers tonight.
I am good with that.
📷🪶🦉
I am good with that.
📷🪶🦉
November 13, 2024 at 1:20 AM
I opened Bluesky it it is full of photos of woodpeckers tonight.
I am good with that.
📷🪶🦉
I am good with that.
📷🪶🦉