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@tishah.bsky.social
Recovering academic. Into early and 19th century American literature, aesthetics, gender theory/feminisms,theories of sexuality and power, democracy, and the Philadelphia Eagles.
User of the Oxford comma.
User of the Oxford comma.
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‘It’s not a part time job.’
Oof.
Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi absolutely leveled Bari Weiss at an emergency 60 Minutes staff meeting today.
Oof.
Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi absolutely leveled Bari Weiss at an emergency 60 Minutes staff meeting today.
December 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
‘It’s not a part time job.’
Oof.
Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi absolutely leveled Bari Weiss at an emergency 60 Minutes staff meeting today.
Oof.
Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi absolutely leveled Bari Weiss at an emergency 60 Minutes staff meeting today.
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Tonight Jane Fonda and the Committee for the First Amendment issued this statement asking: "Is Paramount, once again, kowtowing to appease the president, as its owner seeks administration approval to further expand his media empire with a hostile takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery?"
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Tonight Jane Fonda and the Committee for the First Amendment issued this statement asking: "Is Paramount, once again, kowtowing to appease the president, as its owner seeks administration approval to further expand his media empire with a hostile takeover of Warner Brothers Discovery?"
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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BREAKING: Gavin Newsom has just torched Trump, Stephen Miller and the whole administration. 🔥
It comes after armored vehicles and armed federal agents stormed MacArthur Park in LA today.
EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
It comes after armored vehicles and armed federal agents stormed MacArthur Park in LA today.
EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
July 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
BREAKING: Gavin Newsom has just torched Trump, Stephen Miller and the whole administration. 🔥
It comes after armored vehicles and armed federal agents stormed MacArthur Park in LA today.
EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
It comes after armored vehicles and armed federal agents stormed MacArthur Park in LA today.
EVERY. WORD. OF. THIS.
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NEW: Attorney General Ken Paxton’s crusade against alleged voter fraud has led to the criminal prosecution of six Democratic officials, all Latino, in Frio County, Texas. Civil rights groups say the charges are politically motivated and aim to suppress Latino civic participation.
Texas Targets Latino Officials in Voting Crackdown, Setting up a Climate of Intimidation
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
NEW: Attorney General Ken Paxton’s crusade against alleged voter fraud has led to the criminal prosecution of six Democratic officials, all Latino, in Frio County, Texas. Civil rights groups say the charges are politically motivated and aim to suppress Latino civic participation.
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THIS!
The same people who say Adriana Smith should stay hooked up to machines so a fetus can gestate inside her dead body for 7 months because “it’s a sacrifice a mother would make” can’t fathom a mother crossing the border with her children in hopes of providing a better life for them.
May 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
THIS!
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Turned on CNN three times yesterday while running errands. First time was in the middle of a segment about Biden's age. Second time they were airing a promo for Tappers book, which is about Biden's age. Third time was during a panel discussion -- about Biden's age.
Meanwhile . . .
Meanwhile . . .
Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions
The Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section is charged with ensuring cases against elected officials are not politically motivated. The Trump administration is considering changing that.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Turned on CNN three times yesterday while running errands. First time was in the middle of a segment about Biden's age. Second time they were airing a promo for Tappers book, which is about Biden's age. Third time was during a panel discussion -- about Biden's age.
Meanwhile . . .
Meanwhile . . .
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Duckworth goes on Fox and Baier reads her statement calling Hegseth a “f**king liar”
March 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Duckworth goes on Fox and Baier reads her statement calling Hegseth a “f**king liar”
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Serious question: Why would ANY graduating law student go work at Paul Weiss? If they capitulate to Trump on something like this what else would they do?
March 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Serious question: Why would ANY graduating law student go work at Paul Weiss? If they capitulate to Trump on something like this what else would they do?
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Free speech latest.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Free speech latest.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
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BIG TENT PARTY 🔥💙🇺🇸
March 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
BIG TENT PARTY 🔥💙🇺🇸
@sportsradiowip.bsky.social I turn off the station every time you start talking baseball. I'm not alone.
And why do you post on a Nazi's site but not here? Maybe it's time for a boycott of Audacy. I'll help spread the word.
And why do you post on a Nazi's site but not here? Maybe it's time for a boycott of Audacy. I'll help spread the word.
March 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
@sportsradiowip.bsky.social I turn off the station every time you start talking baseball. I'm not alone.
And why do you post on a Nazi's site but not here? Maybe it's time for a boycott of Audacy. I'll help spread the word.
And why do you post on a Nazi's site but not here? Maybe it's time for a boycott of Audacy. I'll help spread the word.
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Scoop: In a tense off-the-record meeting with reporters that went off-the rails, the Pentagon's new press chief indicated they'll do away with the travel pool. He also scolded reporters for their coverage. "It was bleak and horrible," I'm told.
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/pressed-at...
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/pressed-at...
Pressed at the Pentagon
Inside a tense off-the-record meeting, the Pentagon’s new press chief confronted reporters and indicated they will do away with the regular travel pool.
www.status.news
February 28, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Scoop: In a tense off-the-record meeting with reporters that went off-the rails, the Pentagon's new press chief indicated they'll do away with the travel pool. He also scolded reporters for their coverage. "It was bleak and horrible," I'm told.
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/pressed-at...
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/pressed-at...
@gomez.house.gov any reason you post on the Nazi's site but not here, congressman?
February 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
@gomez.house.gov any reason you post on the Nazi's site but not here, congressman?
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NEW on CNN: The Trump White House’s new Homeland Security point man hosted a podcast that tweeted for “secession” and “martial law” after Trump lost in 2020. The official, Paul Ingrassia, also shared an article calling for a “martial law option” to keep in office..
www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/p...
White House point man at Homeland Security shared ‘martial law option’ post to keep Trump in office | CNN Politics
Paul Ingrassia, the Trump administration’s liaison to DHS, co-hosted a right-wing podcast and echoed extreme election denial rhetoric.
www.cnn.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
NEW on CNN: The Trump White House’s new Homeland Security point man hosted a podcast that tweeted for “secession” and “martial law” after Trump lost in 2020. The official, Paul Ingrassia, also shared an article calling for a “martial law option” to keep in office..
www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/p...
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you're free to cover whatever topic you wish, as long as it's the topic I want. that topic? freedom
New: Jeff Bezos emailed staff at the Washington Post this morning announcing that the Post opinion pages going forward were largely going to focus on defending personal liberties and free markets. Current opinion section editor David Shipley is out.
February 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
you're free to cover whatever topic you wish, as long as it's the topic I want. that topic? freedom
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There’s an established vocabulary for everything from honest critique to abject outrage, and Trump, like others before him, displays such utter depravity that the vocabulary just can’t cope.
(There are also, of course, plenty of quislings, traitors & apologists complicit in the depravity.)
(There are also, of course, plenty of quislings, traitors & apologists complicit in the depravity.)
February 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
There’s an established vocabulary for everything from honest critique to abject outrage, and Trump, like others before him, displays such utter depravity that the vocabulary just can’t cope.
(There are also, of course, plenty of quislings, traitors & apologists complicit in the depravity.)
(There are also, of course, plenty of quislings, traitors & apologists complicit in the depravity.)
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“Mayor Eric Adams gathered his top commissioners and officials early Monday to give marching orders under the new Trump administration: don’t criticize President Trump, don’t interfere with immigration enforcement and trust the mayor.” — via @katiehonan.bsky.social
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/10/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/10/e...
Mayor Adams to Top Commissioners: Don’t Criticize Trump, Don’t Interfere with Immigration Enforcement
After weeks of confusing messaging on ICE raids, the mayor ordered his staff to stifle criticism of the feds and that he alone will make sure NYC doesn’t lose funding.
www.thecity.nyc
February 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“Mayor Eric Adams gathered his top commissioners and officials early Monday to give marching orders under the new Trump administration: don’t criticize President Trump, don’t interfere with immigration enforcement and trust the mayor.” — via @katiehonan.bsky.social
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/10/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/10/e...
As a proud Eagles fan and expatriated Philadelphian, even i didn't expect this complete destruction
February 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
As a proud Eagles fan and expatriated Philadelphian, even i didn't expect this complete destruction
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