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katemyerscotton.bsky.social
@katemyerscotton.bsky.social
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This is a time for people to come together and push for things we agree on:

- Release the Epstein list.

- Ban congressional stock trading.

- Get corporate and dark money out of politics.
September 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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*ezra klein guy voice* The problem with the left is that they've lost the willingness to speak reasonably with their opponents, such as this guy I interviewed recently who easily conned me into supporting eugenics
September 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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please contact me if you control "dark money" and want to pay me to promote high rise trousers, walkable neighborhoods, and adopting shelter animals
August 29, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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#StressBreak

Lotus flowers are blooming again in Kashmir’s historically largest lake, having been freed from the grasp of underwater silt that strangled them for 3 decades.

www.goodnewsnetwork.org/lotus-flower...
Joy and Relief as Lotus Flowers Bloom Again in Kashmiri Lake After Three Decades
"Lotus stem connects our food to the land … now that it’s back, we’re preparing dishes the way our grandmothers did: slow, simple,
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
August 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Turns out, taxing the ultra-rich doesn’t chase them away—shocking! It actually boosts their wealth, while making the economy fairer for everyone else. Listen: https://loom.ly/cVTHmhU

#oligarchy #dictatorship #dictatortrump

July 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Trump tried to fire this FTC Commissioner.

What does she want to do?

Make it easier for you to cancel your subscription.
July 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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WARREN: What has changed in the last six months that has caused the Fed to forecast substantial higher inflation, somewhat higher unemployment, and lower economic growth than you did in December?

POWELL: Some of it is people working in the possible effects in the short term of tariffs
June 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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With everything LA has gone through in the last few months (and couple of years), let's celebrate the hatching of:

TEN CALIFORNIA CONDORS!!!!!!!!!

Congrats to the team at the Los Angeles Zoo!!!
June 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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How Russia’s Fake Spirituality Became a Key Weapon in the Kremlin’s Disinformation Toolbox

By @mortenhammeken.bsky.social and Yours Truly:

bylinetimes.com/2025/05/28/r...
How Russia's Fake Spirituality Became a Key Weapon in the Kremlin’s Disinformation Toolbox
Under Putin, Christianity has been turned into a political tool to spread false narratives about the war in Ukraine
bylinetimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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I enjoyed The Handmaid’s Tale, mostly, but the persistent wyt feminist individualist perspective graaaaated on me.

History exists. It would’ve been great if the show ever acknowledged that.

Anyway I wrote about it for @thewrap.com www.thewrap.com/the-handmaid...
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Ends With a Hollow Victory. Can the Spinoff Do Better? | Commentary
With “The Testaments” in the works, it was never an option for the Elisabeth Moss-led "The Handmaid's Tale" to end with the fall of Gilead
www.thewrap.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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“Bluesky’s problem is that it bullies centrists off of here.” - A white white guy learning that his is not the most important voice in the room.
May 26, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Noting the date was April 28, 2025 when we crossed the rubicon.
Authoritarianism functions in predictable cycles and Trump is currently laying the groundwork for using state violence to meet organized resistance.

So much depends on what we do now and how we meet this moment.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/an-escalat...
An Escalation of Oppression: Trump, the Military, and Suppression of Dissent
The executive order mobilizing law enforcement and the military is a major, major crossroads
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!
April 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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We're tracking the number of international students whose visas have been revoked by the State Department. We've confirmed over 300 so far and there are likely many more. Get in touch if you've got information you'd like to share with us www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
April 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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I implore folks to make time for this hour-long interview, it touches on many crucial points re: what is actually happening right now, why, what's important. I have it cued to when it gets going. A Live Conversation With Sarah Kendzior by Jared Sexton: open.substack.com/pub/jaredyat...
A Live Conversation With Sarah Kendzior
Sarah Kendzior and I discuss her new book The Last American Road Trip, the state of America, and what we must fight for.
open.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words

"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
on.ft.com/3YjtOLV
April 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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This.
Everyone needs to call up their Republican members of Congress today & ask them why they’re raising taxes on their own constituents. Make them own this because they do.
April 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Everyone needs to call up their Republican members of Congress today & ask them why they’re raising taxes on their own constituents. Make them own this because they do.
April 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Trump just issued an extraordinary Executive Order that would give “the DOGE Administrator”—that is Elon Musk—access to the voter files of every state for the purpose of purging millions of Americans from voter rolls. www.gregpalast.com/trump-musk-o...
Trump-Musk Order Will Cost 21 Million Their Vote
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump issued an extraordinary executive order that would give, “the DOGE Administrator,” that is, Elon Musk, access to the voter files of every state for the purpose of pu...
www.gregpalast.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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a little considered feature of the neoliberal project:

we have been socialized since birth to consider Planned And Mediated Political And Economic Systems equivalent to Naturally Occurring Processes and Legal Constraints equivalent To Moral Imperatives

this is of course Untrue
March 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Here is the full text of Rachel Cohen’s firm-wide email:
March 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Would really love some of that good old fashioned immediate wide scale structural change for the better where everybody's needs are met and everyone can meaningfully thrive without fear of bigotry or threats to our lives. Sure would hit the fucking spot.
March 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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This is so excellent I will add alt text so all can read it
March 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM