Reposted by Ann MacMillanCovie @covie93.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Threads suspended my account again minutes after i called out trump's hypocrisy on calling for the death penalty for for Black and Latino boys but worried that the Cornell 7 won't get a 'fair shake'. 137764261
Reposted by Ann MacMillanTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In light of all the horrible sexual assault in the news, this from my conversation with Kate Manne in February at Princeton still sums up my thoughts. Power =\= Good Men(tm). Power = Power. 633379
Reposted by Ann MacMillanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 66065882549
Reposted by Ann MacMillanSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Free book excerpt! From THEY KNEW, on paywalls, the loss of the public sphere, and the abandonment of accountability. Written in 2021, it explains much of the present political information crisis: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-public-f...sarahkendzior.substack.comA Public Flat EarthHow paywalls killed the public sphere. 210959
Reposted by Ann MacMillanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 895254416022
Reposted by Ann MacMillanQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency. 297152463600
Reposted by Ann MacMillanSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"In 2016, Trump’s goal was to control the media. In 2026, it is to destroy the media. He recognizes it as a depreciated asset. Trump is a corporate raider doing what corporate raiders do. He seeks to destroy the media as he seeks to destroy the US itself." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/gutting-th...sarahkendzior.substack.comGutting the Fourth EstateThe US media were willing cogs in Trump’s machine. Now he’s tearing it down. 215177
Reposted by Ann MacMillanTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh. 322237588
Reposted by Ann MacMillanMother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026Yup. We were deepfaked. But it's all part of a much bigger story about Russia's interference in our 2026 midterms to help the GOP. motherjones.comHow a Russian attack on the midterms deepfaked Mother JonesPutin's trolls are again looking to help Donald Trump and the GOP. 5207121
Reposted by Ann MacMillanSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 23/09/2026New article! On access journalism, AI replacements for people, and Trump's latest attack on freedom of the press: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/gutting-th...sarahkendzior.substack.comGutting the Fourth EstateThe US media were willing cogs in Trump’s machine. Now he’s tearing it down. 9280123
Reposted by Ann MacMillanMother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/09/2026ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC halted their TV coverage of presidential events after Trump banned some outlets from White House access for unfavorable reporting.motherjones.comTrump's desperate for TV cameras until they tell the truthABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC halted their TV coverage of presidential events after Trump banned some outlets from White House access for unfavorable reporting. 2735077
Reposted by Ann MacMillanAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comWhat the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return RevealsA previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover. 15138441797
Reposted by Ann MacMillanMS NOW Public Relations @msnowcomms.bsky.social · 19/09/2026@ms.now statement on its journalists being denied access to the White House grounds: 1731700517
Reposted by Ann MacMillanLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 18/09/2026⚠️ The US almost went to war with China because of a false report generated with AIcnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war 4180101
Reposted by Ann MacMillanShefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...19thnews.orgTierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken PaxtonThe case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.” 730277198070
Reposted by Ann MacMillanSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"Loneliness is all that oligarchs will give you for free. Loneliness without solitude: the ultimate totalitarian win." sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/i-wandered...sarahkendzior.substack.comI Wandered Lonely in The CloudHow AI is destroying the life of the mind. 9338137
Reposted by Ann MacMillanRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A minor detail is missing from the headline. 1213162817259
Reposted by Ann MacMillanW. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There is no such thing as “apolitical”. Pass it on. 826065
Reposted by Ann MacMillanNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026They are in so deep they don't know what's true. They are begging us to stop them. 36444109
Reposted by Ann MacMillanJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/09/2026BREAKING: Our banned interview with Kimmel generated 6 million views on YouTube. 896299447575
Reposted by Ann MacMillanMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"I don't know a single 9/11 family member who supported that petition. I don't know a single family member who actually signed it." Brett Eagleson, who lost his dad on 9/11, pushes back against the "pathetic" and "shameful" campaign against Mamdani. My full interview: zeteo.com/p/he-lost-hi... 13814181
Reposted by Ann MacMillanTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Commemoration is a chance to reflect. Americans in power will try to use this anniversary to say that everything happened exactly as it had to, and that we should bow our heads rather than use them. We went along twenty-five years ago. We should not do so again. snyder.substack.com/p/helping-th...snyder.substack.comHelping the Terrorists to WinA Quarter Century after 9/11 22588236
Reposted by Ann MacMillan19thnews @19thnews.org · 10/09/2026Musk’s super PAC is far from the only Republican-aligned organization to target the Democratic Party’s once-broad support for trans people ahead of the midterms, but it is one of the most powerful and well-funded.19thnews.orgPolitical ads with made-up trans people are being used to bash DemocratsElon Musk’s super PAC dropped dozens of ads this week in key Senate races, and the majority of them focus on trans people. 62019
Reposted by Ann MacMillanTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column. Thank you. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself (Gift Article)She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer. 662583649
Reposted by Ann MacMillanElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Supreme Court is not being obtuse. They're being evil. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comThe Supreme Court Is Helping Trump Rig the MidtermsTrump’s order limiting mail-in voting is patently unconstitutional—but that didn’t stop the court from giving it the green light. 521474522
Reposted by Ann MacMillanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/08/2026There’s an aggressively paid for influence op going on right now to defend AI slop as art and protected speech across platforms. AI execs realize they have a problem and don’t wanna get Marie Antoinette’d. The free ChatGPT trip is the tip of the iceberg. First person to nail it down gets a Pulitzer. 12577511672
Reposted by Ann MacMillanElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 24/08/2026If Jensen Huang has time to attend a $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago and fly across the world to meet with President Xi Jinping, he can find time to testify in front of Congress about reports that NVIDIA technology is powering Russia’s war machine. 309128224381
Reposted by Ann MacMillanElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Trump is already planning for the 20*30* Census. This time, not only does he want to stop counting noncitizens, he wants to stop counting race and ethnicity. Can't have an unconstituional racial gerrymander if you pretend not to know where Black people live. My latest in @thenation.comthenation.comThe Trump Plan to Cook the Census BooksFrom adding a citizenship question to not tracking race and ethnicity, the administration wants to minimize Black and brown political power. 431985706
Reposted by Ann MacMillanElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I regret to inform you that in this week’s newsletter, I have been forced to take Trump’s stupid goddamn ballroom seriously. www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comTrump’s Ballroom Isn’t Just a Farce Anymore—It’s a ThreatIn this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explains how the ballroom could gut key environmental protections. Plus, the heartbreak of Jason Arday. 24688189
Reposted by Ann MacMillanW. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I have some thoughts about how the white British press has gone after (and continues to go after) Jason Arday.wkamaubell.substack.comWhy Black People Empathize With Jason Arday& why white British people hold the original racism recipe™ 29424
Reposted by Ann MacMillanMichell C Clark @michellcclark.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Your relationship with yourself cannot be built entirely around improvement. At some point, you have to become someone you are allowed to enjoy being. You get to be proud of who you are. Present tense. 071
Reposted by Ann MacMillanMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11/08/2026More accessible care would also lead to numerous lives saved. www.commondreams.org/news/medicar...commondreams.orgYale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114,000 Lives and $1 Trillion a Year | Common Dreams"Do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All," the senator said. "What we cannot afford is a broken healthcare system based on greed." 321743
Reposted by Ann MacMillanMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A new study shows that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and over $1 trillion every year. The new research out of Yale shows that reductions in administrative overhead, lower pharmaceutical prices, less fraudulent billing, and fewer emergency care trips would lead to huge savings. /1commondreams.orgYale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114,000 Lives and $1 Trillion a Year | Common Dreams"Do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All," the senator said. "What we cannot afford is a broken healthcare system based on greed." 20146872365
Reposted by Ann MacMillanSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 09/08/2026On nepo baby journalists and Trump, from HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/covering-c... 616767
Reposted by Ann MacMillanBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 09/08/2026I don’t agree with all Abdul El-Sayed’s views, but GOP “othering” is a disgrace. He was born in US, educated at Bloomfield Hills Andover, where he captained football team; Univ of Mich; Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar; Columbia, where he earned an MD. Debate his views, not whether he’s a “real” American. 1279190024308
Reposted by Ann MacMillanMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Here is a full list of every state that DOJ had sued and lost for access to their voter file: Arizona California Connecticut Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin 1026255927545
Reposted by Ann MacMillanDanny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The ICE arrest that led to the couple's deaths was done without local involvement. Overland mayor Marty A. Little wasn't aware "until I saw some of the news reports." "Seeing the end result here should put everything in perspective as to what this situation is," he told @brianmunoz.bsky.socialstlpr.orgOverland mayor says he wasn’t told about ICE operation that led to couple's death in Guatemala“I think our policing depends on us, and we have accountability. If mistakes are made, then they're dealt with,” said Overland Mayor Marty Little. “Here, I don't feel that's happening.” 24944
Reposted by Ann MacMillanDanny Wicentowski @dtowski.bsky.social · 28/07/2026A horrifying series of events for this couple from the St. Louis area. As with other recent cases, @brianmunoz.bsky.social's reporting shows us the condition of America's immigration policies, from ICE arrests to deportations, and people who are bearing its consequences with their lives.stlpr.orgOverland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportationsThe couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media. 1118
Reposted by Ann MacMillanSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I'm grateful for the kind words on my book THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP! Please make sure that when you purchase it, the cover looks like this. Fake copies are being sold on Amazon, sometimes marketed as "biographies" of me. My publisher does nothing even though it's word-for-word plagiarism. Thanks! 515359
Reposted by Ann MacMillanW. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Ross Douthat has been hired by Bari Weiss to be a correspondent on SIXTY FREAKING MINUTES! I decided to repost my review of an episode of Ross’s New York Times podcast that he titled “Did Women Ruin The Workplace?” I stand by it.😬 wkamaubell.substack.com/p/did-the-ne... 37416105
Reposted by Ann MacMillanSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 10/07/2026More on paywalls being bad, from my book THEY KNEW -- written in 2021! "There is no longer a public sphere, but there is a public flat earth." 719168
Reposted by Ann MacMillanW. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Trump came to America’s birthday party and stole all the presents.open.substack.comIn Mob Parlance, America's 250th Birthday Party Was a "Bust Out"There was enough crime going around Freedom 250 to earn Donald Trump 34 more felonies. 37419
Reposted by Ann MacMillanElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I wrote about the Supreme Court's latest disgusting anti-trans ruling. I wrote about it because I refuse to act like taking away constitutional rights and allowing legal discrimination is okay just because it's happening to people who don't poll well in a diner in Ohio. In @thenation.comthenation.comThe Supreme Court’s Anti-Trans Ruling Goes Well Beyond SportsThe ruling is about whether trans people have the same rights as everybody else—and the Court said they don’t. 5637451239
Reposted by Ann MacMillanElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I cannot wait until I don’t have to watch any more fucking Fox commercials to watch an international sporting event. 90158884
Reposted by Ann MacMillanSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I swear I did this interview before I knew about the new book by Maggie Haberman, whose mother worked for the Trump/Epstein/Kushner PR firm Rubenstein and who is a life-long family friend of Roger Stone… 512024
Reposted by Ann MacMillanSarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 01/07/2026"I live in Missouri, not NYC. I'm not part of that 'access journalism cocktail circuit my family’s been hangin' with the Trumps and the Kushners since I was a child.' I’m outside of that and I don’t care if they like me.” sebastianjunger.substack.com/p/tribe-with...sebastianjunger.substack.comTRIBE with Sebastian Junger - Episode 6 - Sarah KendziorDo you believe the assassination attempt against Trump was faked? 412129
Reposted by Ann MacMillanElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Now in post form www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comBirthright Citizenship Lives to Die Another DayThe Supreme Court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship is a victory that may contain the seeds of a future defeat. 539397
Reposted by Ann MacMillanElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The Supreme Court just gave Trump the biggest executive power grab in 90 years. But they still protected the things the Republican justices care about the most: their own money. My latest in @thenation.comthenation.comThe Supreme Court Just Gave Trump Terrifying New PowerIn a pair of twin rulings, the court undermined the independence of the key independent agencies—except one. 21827309
