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Jill Gordon

@ageofparrhesia.bsky.social
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Philosophy Professor. Author of 2 books and one collected volume on ancient Greek thought. Currently working on a monograph on sex difference in Plato's Timaeus. Reached the age of parrhesia but keep most of my frank talk in my thought bubble.

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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you're interested in the Maine Senate race and want some clear facts about Collins' effects on Maine, this is an excellent piece by Andy O'Brien.
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Debunking the Dark Money Ads in the Maine Senate Race
The truth behind the pro-Collins ads flooding the airwaves & our mailboxes
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The other Robert Kraft story. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/17/m...
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If the Kennedy Center dies, Robert Kraft will be a willing accomplice - The Boston Globe
Because the courts won’t allow Trump to put his name on the Kennedy Center, he is doing everything in his power to shut it down.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So, my personal Gloria Steinem story: she was invited to Colby a number of years back, and I was fortunate enough to be seated at her table for dinner. She was, as one would expect, marvelous with students who asked lots of good questions, but she said one thing that has really stuck with me ...(1/
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Susan Collins Challenges Democratic Rival to Pearl-clutching Contest. www.borowitzreport.com/p/susan-coll...
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Susan Collins Challenges Democratic Rival to Pearl-clutching Contest
“Looking worried is a full-time job, and an amateur like Troy Jackson simply isn’t up to it," she alleged.
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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 18/06/2026
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has found that private equity firms now own some 3 million apartments nationwide. As AvalonBay and Equity Residential move toward a $69B merger, housing advocates warn that Wall Street landlords are consolidating power.
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Real Estate Merger Poised to Create Several Local Apartment Monopolies
A combination between AvalonBay and Equity Residential would put close to 200,000 apartments in the hands of one company.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The Lard's Prayer. Christian nationalism is a dangerous and silly fraud. Pls read, subscribe & share It's brief: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/a-simple-p...

Our Ruler,

Who Art in Florida,

Branded be thy name.

Thy kingdom, dumb

Thy cabinet, scum

Thy girth, size fifty-seven.


Give us this day our bigly bread;

And give us our guest-passes,

As we trespass against those who look more defenseless;

And lead us now, to more inflation,

But deliver us from feminists;

Yay Men.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
From a 2015 article in Politico. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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Inside John Roberts’ Decades-Long Crusade Against the Voting Rights Act
Roberts remains at the center of an impassioned debate about voting rights in America.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/30/n...
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Maine Governor Janet Mills suspends her campaign for Senate - The Boston Globe
In a statement released Thursday morning, Mills said she no longer has the financial resources to continue campaigning.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The "Sponsored" items from the WaPo in my newsfeed are full-on tabloid. Anyone else noticed this? (Dropped my subscription a couple of years ago, but they're still advertising to me.)
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Janet Mills vetoes Maine data center ban after the state legislature passed a first-in-the-nation moratorium on construction of AI data centers. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/04/24/p...
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Janet Mills vetoes Maine data center ban
The bill would have made Maine the first state in the country to enact such a ban on the controversial facilities.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
After the leaking of the SCOTUS internal memos, Chief Justice Roberts might be looking for who ate his strawberries.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Just finished reading Susan Choi’s Flashlight last night. Blew me away. Highly recommend.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This is the scene on the White Bridge in Ahvaz, Iran A human chain of adults and children spanning the bridge. Never seen anything like it. (🎥 Ariel Oseran)
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
This made me cry for complex reasons. I’m hoping against hope that our ghoulish so-called leaders do not harm the people of Iran “in our name“ any further.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Someone sent me this.
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Kate Pennington @mizkate.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The Portland Press Herald didn't put this one behind the usual paywall: www.pressherald.com/2026/03/28/t...
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Thousands of Mainers protest Trump policies amid latest ‘No Kings’ nationwide rallies
Transgender rights activist Ella Bowman rallied the Waterville crowd on bodily autonomy, while speakers across the state criticized policies they say threaten democracy.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Maine. #NoKings
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Waterville, Maine showing up.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Current temperature, 16°F. Temperature predicted at #NoKings march time, 29°F. drive.google.com/file/d/136bz...
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Dress for the Cold 1.1 mp4.mp4
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Indivisible Mid Maine @indivmidmaine.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
If you're expecting cold weather at your No Kings 3 event today, watch this fun, short video from Indivisible Mid Maine on how to dress to stay warm! drive.google.com/file/d/136bz...
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Dress for the Cold 1.1 mp4.mp4
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
All the cool kids are hangin’ at my place today.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Gupta: If we’re making choices, we’re making a clear choice right now about how to spend $200 billion over three months. That money could very easily be repurposed to fund a public option and provide healthcare to everyone in the United States who needs it for years.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The US is no longer a liberal democracy, according to the top global watchdog on freedom and democracy. We're falling fast, and are now classed the same as Guatemala, Colombia, and Peru www.v-dem.net/documents/75...
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
"The Islamists oppose women getting an education," I mutter, as I aim my missile at the girls school
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Still life with nerf ball.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
“Maine leads the nation in voter participation, and we should be proud of our safe and fair elections.” www.pressherald.com/2026/02/27/s...
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Susan Collins does not respect the opinions of Maine voters | Opinion
The senator's support of the SAVE America Act goes directly against state voters' strong statement against voting restrictions in 2025.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Acc. to credible sources, DHS have failed to meet the quotas set for them, yet the fed'l gov't is purchasing land and bldgs for concentration camps vastly exceeding those numbers. QUESTIONS we need to ask: whom do they expect to fill those camps, and by what means will they be arrested and detained?
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Anyone else remember the testimony during the House's January 6 investigation when it was reported that DJT, uttered the question, "Can't we just...?" while making a plucking out motion with his thumb and index finger, meaning just remove things from files? Yeah, that. A pattern?
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Can’t wait to see how 🍊💩greets the SCOTUS Justices (or not) on Tuesday night’s State of the Union—well, actually, *clips* of that moment on social media. No way am I watching that.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
South Korea, leading by example...
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John “Danielle” Phipps @magitekdad.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I just want to point out that’s Doug Wilson speaking at the Pentagon. Doug Wilson wants: the 19th amendment repealed, non-Christian religions outlawed, the death penalty for homosexuality, women barred from working or holding office, blasphemy laws, and one party theocratic rule.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Bravo, Lewiston !! www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...
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Lewiston council bars city employees from cooperating with ICE
The 60-day emergency ordinance takes effect immediately.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Anyone else out there thinking about @crockett.house.gov in the fog of all the Talarico love? It’s complicated, I know, but I’m so uncomfortable with all the attention going to the white boy primary challenger. It feels really cringy and troubling. Nothing against him, but …
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
May this follow her the rest of her miserable life.
pam Bondi screaming "have you seen the stock market at an Epstein victim
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Zero days until pitchers & catchers report!
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Wouldn’t it be interesting if Mackenzie Scott decided to establish a new newspaper in D.C.? I hear there are a lot of very good and serious journalists looking for work.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Wish I didn’t have to repost this…
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Mary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Every American needs to watch this:
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“…a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest” www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Well, here's a headline! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/30/w...
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We went to Greenland to tell a very serious story. Then we met a Donald Trump impersonator licking an iceberg. - The Boston Globe
Trump’s takeover talk has cooled. Greenland is left with the consequences.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
A hero and lady justice
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We have entered the “hide your neighbor in your attic“ phase.
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Jill Gordon @ageofparrhesia.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Can’t wait for our new Fed Chair, Nicky Minaj, to settle in to her post.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists. Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election. Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot. It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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Tom Dreisbach @tomdreisbach.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day. Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me. 🧵
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
This is not a spoof. This is an actual post on the official US State Department account. The US has now officially declared itself to be a militaristic, hegemonic state dedicated to subjugating neighboring nations. The Trump Administration is following in the footsteps of Hitler and Stalin.
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