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Molly Parr
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Food writer at the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Jewish. Western Mass.
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Now that’s a lede.

Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.

Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 U.S. troops died fighting against in World War II, as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month.
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
cheapbeets.bsky.social
The anti-vaxxers in my local mom's Facebook group have hijacked the site with their nonsense because they are now validated by the CDC. Sigh.
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
cheapbeets.bsky.social
This is disgraceful.

PS Maserati makes an SUV?
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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It's Not Easy Being Greene

MTG is out to prove she's nobody's Muppet, but she's stuck in a labyrinth of GOP drama as Trump calls a reporter Miss Piggy and threatens to take Manhattan. Should Marge go full Animal like Greg Bovino? Or team up with her boy for some Gonzo journalism?

by Maureen Dowd
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The common good is a set of shared commitments.

To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.

We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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solomonmissouri.bsky.social
The thing is… old white men love to talk about themselves

You don’t have to sleep with them
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social
The federal government invading churches across the country at Christmas to kidnap Christian immigrants is one of those things so comically evil it can hardly be imagined. Waiting for faith leaders of every political stripe and religious hue to condemn this racist assault on people of faith.
dianamonkey.bsky.social Erin Kane @dianamonkey.bsky.social · 3d
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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sarahweinman.com
“I am deeply ashamed of my actions” getting found out and aired publicly
Summers To Step Back from Public Commitments Amid Epstein Scandal | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawerence H. Summers will step back from all public commitments in an effort “to rebuild trust and repair relationships with the people closest to me,” he wrote in a statement...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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"Homeland security investigators worked approximately 33 percent fewer hours on child exploitation cases from February through April compared to their average in prior years"

A tragic shift with real consequences - just one horrifying example:
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
fyi nb/trans friends
alexip718.com Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 6d
INBOX: The U.S. State Department quietly updated its Sex Marker in Passports page today, signaling that the Trump administration will seek to invalidate existing valid passports with X markers.

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Is my passport still valid if I have an X marker on it, or if it lists a sex other than my sex at birth? A passport is valid for travel until its date of expiration, until you replace it, or until we invalidate it under federal regulations.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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A person hospitalized in Washington has tested positive for H5N1, pending confirmatory testing (because that's the system).

First *KNOWN* case this year. Under the Trump admin, the CDC has barely tested any farmworkers for H5N1.
cidrap.bsky.social CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 6d
Preliminary human bird flu case reported in Washington state

If confirmed, it will be the first human bird flu case in the United States since February.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
cheapbeets.bsky.social
A far more diverse student body than when I was at Seminary 25 years ago. Took long enough!
sarahweinman.com Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 7d
WHOA
theradr.bsky.social Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 7d
More (51%) non-Orthodox rabbinical students are queer or trans (LGBTQ) than NOT, according to a new survey.

12% are nonbinary (58% women, 30% men)

16% are Jews by choice

12% ID as a race other than white.
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
cheapbeets.bsky.social
The worst person in the world: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/m...
BU student says he called ICE ‘for months’ prior to Allston Car Wash raid - The Boston Globe
“This week they finally responded to my request,” Zac Segal wrote on Nov. 8. “As someone who lives in the neighborhood, I’ve seen how American jobs are being given away to those with no right to be he...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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spaceisfun.bsky.social
Epstein: I’m best friends with this pedo running for President, here’s a bunch of stories about how big a pedo he is

NYT: but her emails
iwriteok.bsky.social Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 8d
Landon Thomas Jr of the New York Times got told by Jeffrey Epstein that Trump walked into a glass door bc he was so busy staring at girls in Epstein's house and didn't print it. wild that the Times didn't consider that newsworthy.
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
these are the most despicably evil people alive
snmrrw.bsky.social Sean Morrow @snmrrw.bsky.social · 8d
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump, but if Senate Democrats continue to stop him from self-immolating, I will have no choice but to vote for him for the fourth time in 2028.
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Rewatching "Children of Men" for the 1st time in almost 20 years and OMG, the opening lines.

"Day 1,000 of the Siege of Seattle. The Muslim community demands an end to the Army's occupation of mosques...the deportation of illegal immigrants will continue."

The movie takes place in 2027.
Frame from the 2006 movie "Children of Men." Under gray city skies, illegal immigrants are held in open-air cages while riot police hold off protesters.
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Happy pub day to @sarahweinman.com and her deeply important book Without Consent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
She Was a Victim. She Became a Headline. Here, She’s a Person.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Cheap Beets lives!
cheapbeets.bsky.social Molly Parr @cheapbeets.bsky.social · 10d
New Post!

"My husband and I are solidly middle class. Together, we make a nice living. But when fresh fruit starts to become too expensive for us, it’s time to start writing this blog again." cheapbeets.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/n...
November Strain
Has anyone else noticed that blueberries are $8.99 at the grocery store?
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November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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New Post!

"My husband and I are solidly middle class. Together, we make a nice living. But when fresh fruit starts to become too expensive for us, it’s time to start writing this blog again." cheapbeets.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/n...
November Strain
Has anyone else noticed that blueberries are $8.99 at the grocery store?
cheapbeets.wordpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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🔔 When Trump posted a video of budget director Russell Vought as the grim reaper, public health workers recognized a kernel of truth.

My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social

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Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Our post-election wrap-up with @jenndotsmith.bsky.social @skoczela.bsky.social and @richparr79.bsky.social. And for the true sickos, bonus 2026 MA Sen and Gov polling from @umassamherst.bsky.social

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November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street. People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization. As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show. Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away. Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.
November 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The great thing about the Trump endorsement is that even before his terms as president and all the misery attached for blue-state America, there was no more disliked celebrity in New York. Donald Trump was known to New Yorkers as a constant chisler and self-aggrandizing vulgarian.

Mazel tov, Andy.
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM