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Kathleen Comerford
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Interests: Women's history, Tuscany, History of the Book, baking, sewing, reading, and being a decent human. She/her/hers. I speak on behalf of none but myself.
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Virginia Giuffre’s family denounces “DAG Todd Blanche’s bizarre interview” of Ghislaine Maxwell in a statement. www.allrisenews.com/p/maxwell-tr...
As the family of one of the most prominent survivors, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, we are outraged. The content of these transcripts is in direct contradiction with felon Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for child sex trafficking. During DAG Todd Blanche’s bizarre interview, she is never challenged about her court-proven lies, providing her a platform to rewrite history. This travesty of justice entirely invalidates the experiences of the many brave survivors who put their safety, security, and lives on the line to ensure her conviction, including our sister By moving convicted felon Maxwell to a minimum security, country club prison, the DOJ sends a disturbing message that child sex trafficking is acceptable and will be rewarded. The Department of Justice serves the people of the United States. We continue to call upon the DOJ to do its job by investigating and holding accountable the many rich and powerful people who enabled Ghislaine Maxwell’s and Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
August 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Don’t let this fade away
August 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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npr.org
JUST IN: Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.
Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell has died at age 97
Lovell commanded the mission that almost ended in disaster after an explosion that threatened the crew's oxygen and electrical supply. The inspiring story of their survival was made into a hit movie.
n.pr
August 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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nytimes.com
Breaking News: Senator John Cornyn of Texas said the FBI agreed to help find Democratic state lawmakers who left the state to block a redistricting vote.
Cornyn Says F.B.I. Will Help Find Texas Lawmakers Who Fled State
The senator said the federal agency had agreed to help locate Democratic state lawmakers who left the state to try to block a vote on new congressional district maps.
nyti.ms
August 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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eringretzinger.bsky.social
BREAKING: @theassemblync.bsky.social obtained an email in which UNC-Chapel Hill's ex-provost said Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to the Board of Trustees’ controversial move to delay tenure votes for financial reasons.

From me & @themhartman.bsky.social

www.theassemblync.com/education/hi...
Provost: UNC-CH Chancellor Signed Off On Plan To Delay Tenure
Chris Clemens wrote in an email obtained by The Assembly that Chancellor Lee Roberts agreed to delay tenure votes for financial reasons.
www.theassemblync.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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npr.org
Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
Trump administration ends 988 Lifeline's special service for LGBTQ+ young people
Callers to 988 used to be able to press 3 to reach counselors specially trained to help LGBTQ+ young people. The service had been reaching 70,000 people a month.
n.pr
July 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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sifill.bsky.social
Shout this!
July 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
In 2000, we declared measles eliminated in the US. Now, 2025 already had the highest number of cases since 1992. This is the opposite of progress.
July 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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July 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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he's just going to lie his way straight through it
Almost all of our Great Republicans in the United States Senate have passed our “ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.” It is no longer a “House Bill” or a “Senate Bill”. It is everyone’s Bill. There is so much to be proud of, and EVERYONE got a major Policy WIN — But, the Biggest Winner of them all will be the American People, who will have Permanently Lower Taxes, Higher Wages and Take Home Pay, Secure Borders, and a Stronger and More Powerful Military. Additionally, Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security Benefits are not being cut, but are being STRENGTHENED and PROTECTED from the Radical and Destructive Democrats by eliminating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse from those Programs. We can have all of this right now, but only if the House GOP UNITES, ignores its occasional “GRANDSTANDERS” (You know who you are!), and does the right thing, which is sending this Bill to my desk. We are on schedule — Let’s keep it going, and be done before you and your family go on a July 4thvacation. The American People need and deserve it. They sent us here to, GET IT DONE! Our Country is going to explode with Massive Growth, even more than it already has since I was Re-Elected. Between the Growth, this Bill, our Tariffs, and more, “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL” sets the United States down a fiscal path by greatly reducing our Federal Deficit, and setting us on course for enormous Prosperity in the new and wonderful Golden Age of America. To my GOP friends in the House: Stay UNITED, have fun, and Vote “YAY.” GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
July 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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An incumbent senator -- one who's been resisting the president's main legislative priority so much that the president threatened to get revenge on him -- just announced he'd retire rather than buckle under.

Seems like a big story, but it doesn't have "Gaza magic word bingo" in it, so who knows?
June 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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npr.org
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. By @rhersher.bsky.social
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30.
n.pr
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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physiciandemocracy.medsky.social
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Finally a good news post. The NIH has started reinstating 900 critical research grants that were deemed unlawfully cancelled.
June 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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lmansley.bsky.social
The National Archives belong to We the People. These records are used by historians and other researchers, but also veterans, Native nations, genealogists, students, and so many more people.
June 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Andrew Cuomo, serial sexual harasser and liar, a thread. From the state report on his abuse. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21...
We, the investigators appointed to conduct an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, conclude that the Governor engaged in conduct constituting sexual harassment under federal and New York State law. Specifically, we find that the Governor sexually harassed a number of current and former New York State employees by, among other things, engaging in unwelcome and nonconsensual touching, as well as making numerous offensive comments of a suggestive and sexual nature that created a hostile work environment for women. Our investigation revealed that the Governor’s sexually harassing behavior was not limited to members of his own staff, but extended to other State employees, including a State Trooper on his protective detail and members of the public. We also conclude that the Executive Chamber’s culture—one filled with fear and intimidation, while at the same time normalizing the Governor’s frequent flirtations and gender-based comments—contributed to the conditions that allowed the sexual harassment to occur and persist. That culture also influenced the improper and inadequate ways in which the Executive Chamber has responded to allegations of harassment.1
June 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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CrowdsourceHerBook is looking for contributions! If you work on women's book history and participatory science, please contact the editor. #siteoftheweek
Get involved!
If you are interested in contributing to the project by sharing your books, please feel free to email the editor, Charlotte Epple, at cepple[at]sdu.dk. You can contribute by filling in the Crowdsource...
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June 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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You can't arrest people without warrants, you can't arrest people for asking to see a warrant and you can't bar reporters you don't like from City Hall press conferences

This concludes today's lesson in Civics in The City
June 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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historians.org
Many of our members have had grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities abruptly terminated. In response, the AHA and partner organizations are convening an Information Exchange about the NEH Appeal Process TODAY at 11am ET on Zoom. Register now. 🗃️
Information Exchange about the NEH Appeal Process - AHA
Many of our members have had grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities abruptly terminated. In response, the AHA and partner organizations are convening an Information Exchange about the N...
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April 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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theguardian.com
Irish woman living in US for decades detained by immigration officials
Irish woman living in US for decades detained by immigration officials
Cliona Ward, who had returned from trip to Ireland, held over criminal record from almost 20 years ago
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April 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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npr.org
EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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jamellebouie.net
my endorsement for any democratic presidential candidate who promises to send the entire DOGE team to prison
bartenderhemry.bsky.social Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · Apr 24
This is insane and everyone involved needs to be sued into oblivion and then go directly to jail
April 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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npr.org
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
Colleague of Harvard scientist held by ICE warns that foreign scientists are scared
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S.
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April 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Elon Musk’s staffers are trying to push into the National Gallery of Art. They recently met with the museum’s director and legal team, to question its legal status and explore ways to assert influence. One of the nation’s most respected art institutions is now in their crosshairs.
April 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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rawstory.com
He also ranted about the 2020 election again. Just bonkers.
Trump uses his Easter message to flip out on 'weak judges' and 'radical left lunatics'
As is his custom on national holidays, Donald Trump used his "Happy Easter" message on Truth Social to attack his perceived enemies and air out his general grievances.On Sunday morning, the president ...
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April 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Under the Trump budget plan just passed by Congress, a staggering 70% of House Republicans would personally financially benefit from extending major tax loopholes.

More money for them, paid for by cuts to YOUR benefits.
April 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM