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Ann Bartow

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Big fan of free speech and academic freedom. She/her or gender neutral pronouns. Power to the people.

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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 4h
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 7h
"For America to right itself, we need changes on the scale of Reconstruction and the New Deal. And I worry that’s not going to happen if Democrats and the broader anti-Trump left are taking their cues about what’s necessary and politically possible from the Times." newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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The Left Must Fight The New York Times’ Monopoly Too
The paper’s editorial vision is out of step with the robust liberalism needed today.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10h
Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch
Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 8h
I think this investigation needs an independent prosecutor to conduct a thorough, transparent investigation into Jane Doe's allegations.
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 7h
"There are economists who study numbers, and then there are economists who ask what the numbers are hiding. Opoku-Agyeman has built her work around that distinction." WOW. 🥹 Grateful to The IMPACT Magazine for the kindest profile of #TheDoubleTax and me. Black-owned media FTW. #blacksky
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The Cost of Being a Black Woman in America Is More Than a Pay Gap: Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman Is Measuring the Double Tax
There are economists who study numbers, and then there are economists who ask what the numbers are hiding. Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman has built her work around that distinction. A doctoral candidate …
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 16h
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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mike @vagabondvivant.com · 16h
I follow a Camino de Santiago forum, and every day I see threads from women who speak of being harassed, stalked, and worse, on the trail. It's heartbreaking to know the same thing that was such a wonderful experience for myself and others would also be so fraught for women.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 19h
When you have women leading media outlets and there’s real equity, this shit doesn’t slip through the cracks
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 19h
One thing that i don’t see people noting about the Cornell Sun’s reporting on the rape case is that everyone who decided to take the risk and made the core decisions about what would be published is a woman
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Keri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 18h
The accused is a Trump term 1 pardon recipient www.8newsnow.com/investigator...
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Hope for Prisoners founder accused of sex crimes against 7 women; judge sets bail at $1M
A Clark County grand jury indicted HOPE for Prisoners founder Jon Ponder in connection with sex crimes against seven women over the course of eleven years.
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Dan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 22h
"A candidate is not holding a very strong hand when he is arguing that the pregnant woman arrested in front of her child during his practice’s debt-collection case actually owed more than the campaign ad said she did." www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
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With new defamation threat, Roger Marshall is making a bad story worse | Hudnall
The Kansas senator wants a damaging ad about his medical practice taken down. His response is giving it more life. From David Hudnall
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 22h
After 16 years in Michigan lockups, award-winning poet and writer Demetrius Buckley had to relearn how to be an active listener. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/18/t...
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The Prisoner-Led Communications Class I Didn’t Think I Needed
After 16 years in Michigan lockups, award-winning poet and writer Demetrius Buckley had to relearn how to be an active listener.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 22h
After the emotional toll of her lengthy ordeal, Mason said the decision feels surreal and is still sinking in.
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Crystal Mason's belief in democracy was shaken — but not destroyed
For 10 years, Texas prosecutors accused her of voter fraud after she cast a provisional ballot that was never counted in the 2016 election. That changed Thursday.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026
RFK Jr. has been transforming a government that long championed vaccines into one that questions their safety. This is what could happen over the next 25 years if shots are unavailable even to the people who want them. (Published March)
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The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 23h
Affordability is a campaign buzzword — and for good reason. New polling from The 19th and @today.yougov.com shows that Americans are worried about paying for necessities. And women, who make the majority of consumer purchases for their families, are more worried than men in every category.
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Paychecks aren’t going as far. More Americans say they trust Democrats to help.
People, especially women, are stressed about paying for everything, from groceries and housing to healthcare and retirement, according to new polling from The 19th and YouGov.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23h
A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.” (Published Oct. 2025)
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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Chris Galdieri @cgaldieri.bsky.social · 22h
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Jack's Complete Lack of Surprise
ALT: Jack's Complete Lack of Surprise
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Posse Comitatus Act exists to protect us from a corrupt president using the military as lawless, secret police for his personal whims. NO ICE/NATIONAL GUARD. INSIST ON DUE PROCESS. Indivisibles are standing up against authoritarianism. Join us.
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Join one or more Indivisible groups to maximize impact
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MS NOW @ms.now · 23h
Bruce is headlining the “Power To The People” concert THIS SATURDAY! SET YOUR REMINDER AND WATCH HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLnT...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23h
Heroine
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Nurse charged with helping man in hospital escape from ICE custody
FBI accuses Chloe Freeman of federal misdemeanor in case of undocumented Mexican migrant arrested in Michigan
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22h
If there was ever a case for jury nullification, this is it.
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Jennifer Hendricks @jenniferhendricks.bsky.social · 23h
I can't believe things are so bad we can't even get to the question of "what's the appropriate punishment for everyone on the group chat who read that message and did nothing?"
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 23h
I have watched this a million times and probably will one million more. Do the right thing and you can help change the world.
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 23h
This is awesome!!!! She was everybody's favorite professor when I had her at Penn Law. Brilliant, funny, beautiful and kind.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The U.S. has withdrawn its last troops from Iraq, 23 years after a Republican president launched a war of choice based on lies that cost trillions of dollars, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and unleashed regional chaos. History doesn't repeat, but it often rhymes.
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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 30/09/2026
Rob set today's #BirdOfTheDay to #BestOfTheMonth. Honestly I'm don't know that this is really my best of the month, but it's the one that I like the most this morning. 😀 #Photography #Birds
A common yellowthroat (perhaps?) sits amonst vines and reeds that frame it.  Some white flowers grow to the right and left of it, and mostly cover the upper right corner.  The vines and reeds frame the bird which sits in the center of the frame.  Behind is blurry lake water.
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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
whenever you feel like you’re too small to change anything know that citizens from small towns and cities that speak up against flock and axon cameras in their communities (and sometimes get arrested for it) are fighting and sometimes succeeding against this
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
I have a college grad son and a daughter currently in college. I told both of them & their friends this: If you’re assaulted on campus, tell the school, but also go to the local police. It’s a criminal matter. The school’s main mission is to protect its own interests. You need to protect yours.
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I went to Cornell with rich kids who were disappointed they hadn't gotten into Harvard or MIT. Not me. I knew I would fit in better at a college with a large Ag school and lots of smart working class kids. Now I feel very ashamed of my associate.
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
the sad part is that survivors fought like hell to even get expulsion for rapists on the table. when I was an activist > 10 years ago, administrators were *shocked* that we wanted expulsion as a disciplinary option.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
These ads go in the same category as brazen, easily disproven lies after ICE killings. It’s not about persuasion. It’s a display of power. They could have passed them off as PAC-funded. They added “paid for by the U.S. government” because they want us to know they can break the law with impunity.
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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s particularly cruel to do this to Garbo, who protected her privacy and peace but it’s not surprising she was chosen. After all, she told the world “no” and AI pushers love to run roughshod over consenf www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
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SKF advert review – let’s hope this dull AI Greta Garbo is not the future
Swedish-American actor exhumed for bizarre, humourless 99 seconds that give us another reason to resent AI
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think a lot about Biden/Garland keeping David Weiss on as US Attorney, because they didn't want to meddle with the Hunter probe. And then Garland elevating Weiss to special counsel so he could convict Hunter. And this having ZERO IMPACT on the GOP certainty that Biden was rigging the DOJ
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Counterpoint: It would be great if people read some of the things that have been written about AI surveillance of workers! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hilke... www.cambridge.org/core/books/q... www.ucpress.edu/books/uberla... jacobin.com/2026/09/amaz...
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Data Driven
A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of life
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This has to stop! I am seeing it in talented young stand up comedians. Regular abuse should not be part of any profession, period.
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I went in the early 1980s, graduating in 1985. I went back for my 40th reunion and the women were whispering our stories to each other then. Some I knew and some I didn't. a college reunion should not make you feel like a survivor.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.
From DISCVR blog's Facebook page, a momma bear & a yearling cub on her back in the shallow water.  I think the background has been swapped out, and I can't rule out some AI use there?  God, Facebook has become the social media for AI slop : (

The title of the article, which I link below, is "How Bear 89 earned the name Backpack"
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down...
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One of the best things about going to Cornell was the friends I made. Being around so many smart and interesting people was amazing. But now I wonder if Cornell fostered our bond, or we bonded to survive Cornell.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Not a great sign when your 12-person private fundraiser includes someone who hates you enough to leak damaging audio
The audio of Mr. Paxton was shared with The Times by an attendee who recorded him speaking at a private fund-raiser in Washington attended by roughly a dozen people. The person, who opposes Mr. Paxton’s campaign and provided the recording to The Times, was granted anonymity because Mr. Paxton’s remarks were private.
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Maybe there are enough people in Texas who are decent human beings?
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i know it is a small thing but do these tech oligarchs not read before signing something from the unites states president
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
poster for Surekill Comedy festival
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
they DIDN'T REFUND her fucking TUITION?????
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 29/09/2026
If we can auto enroll every child into Trump accounts we can auto enroll every child into Medicare is the easiest layup of 2029.
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 29/09/2026
This period will go down as one of the greatest moments for Democrat attack ads in history. We're seeing LBJ "Daisy"-level spots daily.
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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Ann Bartow @annbartow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
All the fake concern about women's sports. None at all for real women.
photographs of the Cornell rapists with the legend you know who isn't talking about
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