Lynn O’Brien
@klcob.bsky.social
Progressive Southern #Legumanati living in the Baltimore-DC area. Graduate of UNC-CH & the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Proud union member. Loves the NC Tar Heels, fashion, historical fiction & dramas. DV survivor. Mom to 2 adult kids & 2 rescue 🐶
@people.com PLEASE stop referring to Catherine, the Princess of Wales as ‘Kate Middleton’! It is disrespectful! That hasn’t been her name since April 2011!
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
@people.com PLEASE stop referring to Catherine, the Princess of Wales as ‘Kate Middleton’! It is disrespectful! That hasn’t been her name since April 2011!
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This is not normal
July 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is not normal
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social @jillwine-banks.bsky.social was thinking yesterday as I was putting on my #resistance t-shirt that ya’ll need a #sistersinlaw gardening flag
June 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social @jillwine-banks.bsky.social was thinking yesterday as I was putting on my #resistance t-shirt that ya’ll need a #sistersinlaw gardening flag
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It’s not just that Trump is deporting people without due process.
He’s deporting people without due process *because* he needs
to sustain false claims about them,
to sustain the myth about “invasion” that Stephen Miller is promoting
He’s deporting people without due process *because* he needs
to sustain false claims about them,
to sustain the myth about “invasion” that Stephen Miller is promoting
Trump's Individual Claims about Immigrant Targets Are False--But So Is the Larger Premise
www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/18/t...
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Trump's Individual Claims about Immigrant Targets Are False-But So Is the Larger Premise - emptywheel
Thus far, the campaign to fight back against Trump's authoritarian immigration crackdown has focused on individual stories, with some success. But it has yet to account for the fact that his crackdown...
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April 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
It’s not just that Trump is deporting people without due process.
He’s deporting people without due process *because* he needs
to sustain false claims about them,
to sustain the myth about “invasion” that Stephen Miller is promoting
He’s deporting people without due process *because* he needs
to sustain false claims about them,
to sustain the myth about “invasion” that Stephen Miller is promoting
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Every MAGA asshole should be looking at this and ask themselves. Are you okay with this? No due process. No recourse. The administration just decided to murder this man.
Trump now wants these prisons for US citizens.
Trump now wants these prisons for US citizens.
April 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Every MAGA asshole should be looking at this and ask themselves. Are you okay with this? No due process. No recourse. The administration just decided to murder this man.
Trump now wants these prisons for US citizens.
Trump now wants these prisons for US citizens.
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We are not powerless in the face of authoritarianism. We the people can—and must—resist. And we must demand that the institutions we’re part of do the same. We do this for our own freedom, and for those who have less power to resist. So today, say fuck you to the regime—and to those who prop it up.
April 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We are not powerless in the face of authoritarianism. We the people can—and must—resist. And we must demand that the institutions we’re part of do the same. We do this for our own freedom, and for those who have less power to resist. So today, say fuck you to the regime—and to those who prop it up.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Stop Trump’s cuts to cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s research!
As the world’s largest funder of cancer research, NIH research grants have made it possible to extend countless lives and notably reduce cancer development and death. We can also thank NIH-funded rese...
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February 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
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Sign of the day..
February 2, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Sign of the day..
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Who are you addressing here? The largely educated leftist and liberal user base of Bluesky who just want you - ANY OF YOU - to do something in response to illegal power grabs by a non-elected de facto member of government and the rapid dissolution of the administrative state?
February 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Who are you addressing here? The largely educated leftist and liberal user base of Bluesky who just want you - ANY OF YOU - to do something in response to illegal power grabs by a non-elected de facto member of government and the rapid dissolution of the administrative state?
@resist.bot makes it quick and easy to contact your representatives and let them know how you feel about Elon Musk & his “aides” having access to government payment systems.
February 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
@resist.bot makes it quick and easy to contact your representatives and let them know how you feel about Elon Musk & his “aides” having access to government payment systems.
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more like: his remarks followed his reflex to seize on occasions of public distress and fear as opportunities to deny accountability through escalating racist and partisan demagoguery
January 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
more like: his remarks followed his reflex to seize on occasions of public distress and fear as opportunities to deny accountability through escalating racist and partisan demagoguery
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@jimacosta.bsky.social Thanks for always asking the tough questions and not being afraid.
@cnn.com has taken the wrong path.
Journalism dies under media control from a tyrant dictator and his regime.
@cnn.com has taken the wrong path.
Journalism dies under media control from a tyrant dictator and his regime.
January 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
@jimacosta.bsky.social Thanks for always asking the tough questions and not being afraid.
@cnn.com has taken the wrong path.
Journalism dies under media control from a tyrant dictator and his regime.
@cnn.com has taken the wrong path.
Journalism dies under media control from a tyrant dictator and his regime.
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I know Michael and am sure his book has a lot of good information & ideas about how to combat disinformation. I intend to purchase it.
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Reversing Misinformation: How to Help Your Family, Friends & Community
Reversing Misinformation shows people how to talk with misinformed individuals to improve relationships, promote public health, advance civil discussions, and increase economic growth.
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January 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I know Michael and am sure his book has a lot of good information & ideas about how to combat disinformation. I intend to purchase it.
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Indeed, we will. Who exactly is the unqualified DEI hire, Austin or Hegseth?
January 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Indeed, we will. Who exactly is the unqualified DEI hire, Austin or Hegseth?
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screenshotting this for when the media gives credit to the next guy who wasn't even in office when it happened.
January 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
screenshotting this for when the media gives credit to the next guy who wasn't even in office when it happened.
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Things you won’t see on Twitter.
December 6, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Things you won’t see on Twitter.
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The news media is so broken.
December 3, 2024 at 1:59 PM
The news media is so broken.
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Progressives need to reform the tax code.I'm gonna let you in on a little secret... America doesn't have $36-Trillion in debt because humble, regular folks have Social Security and Medicare. It's because billionaires and millionaires don't pay enough in taxes.
December 3, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Progressives need to reform the tax code.I'm gonna let you in on a little secret... America doesn't have $36-Trillion in debt because humble, regular folks have Social Security and Medicare. It's because billionaires and millionaires don't pay enough in taxes.
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social @maryltrump.bsky.social After listening to the two of you talk about Bad Sisters last week, I started watching that night & am now HOOKED! It especially resonates with me b/c I was in an abusive marriage for 20 years. Love your podcasts!
December 3, 2024 at 2:02 AM
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social @maryltrump.bsky.social After listening to the two of you talk about Bad Sisters last week, I started watching that night & am now HOOKED! It especially resonates with me b/c I was in an abusive marriage for 20 years. Love your podcasts!
Not only will I miss Joe Biden as POTUS, but I’ll miss Dana Carvey’s impersonation of him on SNL as well.
November 17, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Not only will I miss Joe Biden as POTUS, but I’ll miss Dana Carvey’s impersonation of him on SNL as well.