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Catherine Prendergast

@badtoss.bsky.social
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Guggenheim Fellow, Prof Emerita. Author, The Gilded Edge. Working on a book on America's home grown Soviet spy (37Ink). Oh, and tennis tweets. Expect them. Lit rep: Mackenzie Brady Watson Stacks at prendergastc.substack.com

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Ville Kostian @kostianv.bsky.social · 44m
" #CIA 's #Ratcliffe Reportedly Warned #Kremlin of Soviet-Style Collapse in Moscow Visit" - #Russia www.kyivpost.com/post/85769
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CIA's Ratcliffe Reportedly Warned Kremlin of Soviet-Style Collapse in Moscow Visit
Previous reports suggested the CIA director may have warned Moscow against aiding Iran, sought to prevent escalation – or briefed Putin on the US assessment of the war.
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 1h
😳 On 9/29/26, Argentina’s Supreme cleared the way for President Javier Milei’s administration to scrap historical restrictions on foreign land ownership, opening the door to the likes of Peter Thiel & Sam Altman who have shown great interest in the region … 1/ share.google/t7nTsPAkbpC8...
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Supreme Ct clears way for Milei to scrap limits on foreign land purchases
Opposition parties condemn the ruling, question its scope and warn that it leaves the door open to unrestricted foreign ownership of rural land.
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steve the skeptic @policyskeptic.bsky.social · 9h
Worth remembering this as many people today are arguing that the west should pressure Ukraine into conceding territory for peace.
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BlueSoulGA @simsink.bsky.social · 1h
The Fuck Y'all Caucus.
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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 8h
The colder autumn nights in Germany coaxes this magnificent eagle, Oropherion, to spend his nights in his heated indoor winter aviary. This is an African Martial Eagle (Polemaetus bellicosus), the largest eagle species native to Africa. (Cr @birdsofprey_nathalie_denolf) #birds #eagle
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 16h
That's a $96,318 fine for being raped.
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Eli Friedmann @eligit.bsky.social · 2h
And I would also add that many countries are dominated by certain cultures/religions. Many Muslim dominated nations, and I would consider the U.S. fairly christian dominated. So while some see Israel as a uniquely evil entity because one "group" has majority power, I would question that, to a degree
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 15h
A good case from @dickpolman.bsky.social that this man’s selfish short-sightedness set us on path to where we are today. Excruciating insights on the wreckage of a legacy. dickpolman.substack.com/p/ralph-nade...
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Ralph Nader is still a pariah. He deserves to be.
Tilting the ‘00 race to Bush was his original sin. We’re still suffering the consequences.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h
* ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER OFFICE SPOKESPERSON SAYS NETANYAHU HAS ORDERED TO 'RAMP UP' SECURITY BOTH ON ISRAELI CARRIERS AND NON ISRAELI CARRIERS AFTER FLYDUBAI FLIGHT INCIDENT @reuters.com
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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 2h
Super useful, not least because it helps get us out of these ridiculous language policing debates: was Gaza a "conflict"? A "war"? A "genocide"? Yes. Yes. And yes. MOST genocides occur in the context of broader conflicts.
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Catherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 3h
Blah blah blah. Go ahead and isolate Kaliningrad.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 3h
I'm so proud to publish this, and grateful to Lighthouse Reports, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), and the Palestine Reporting Lab for the invaluable collaboration. You can read and explore the entire project here:
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How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 5h
BREAKING NYT: Ken Paxton told a group of conservative donors and lobbyists last week that Trump's midterm convention in Dallas had hurt Paxton politically, according to an audio recording obtained by The Times. "[W]hen we did that convention — it dropped our numbers. Everybody's numbers dropped."
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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him
Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 5h
When I entered into legal academia, it was called the Meat Market and we met in hotel rooms, too. My favorite interview was when they told me I was the affirmative action candidate while one man was in jean short-shorts, while they all smoked cigars. Yes, it was George Mason.
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Chicago 21222 @chicago21222.bsky.social · 6h
I saw a stupid meme saying politicians needs to *earn* their vote by appointing Jack Smith to AG. TFOH with your dangerous shit. Fascism isn’t enough? Starving kids? WWIII? $9.00 gas? No SS/Medicare/Medicaid? No state services? Bankrupt treasury? No food protection/food? No jobs/ high rent/ ICE?!!
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Lysander @lysander1945.bsky.social · 5h
Scuffle? 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
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Pilot ‘stabbed co-pilot in attempted hijacking’ on Israel-bound plane
Israeli security officials fear the incident on the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv was an intended act of terror
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 5h
She added that the Russians continue to kidnap people in the community: “People are being taken away, our family has disappeared without a trace. We don’t know where they are, they took them to the basement — that’s all. Whether they are alive or not — is unknown.”
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 5h
😡 In Oleshky, the occupiers took food packages from people, which the Ukrainian military had dropped from drones the day before. This was reported by the head of the Oleshky MVA. “They are dropping off products from the Armed Forces of Ukraine to you, it means you are cooperating with them.”
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Catherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 5h
The Cut running himpathy pieces 24/7. Spectacular timing.
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 5h
Another spectacular day registering brand new New Jersey voters. Montclair Sundays & @donutsndemocracy.bsky.social!
5 students with donuts and a Hot People Vote sign.
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brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 5h
“…They do not want the USA to somehow collapse or fail completely, they want it to weaken itself but keep spending. As this person said—they want the US to be happy, fat, and weak—but still consuming.”
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 20h
Seriously 💥 😡🙄
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Catherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 5h
She has to resign.
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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 5h
I'm a fan of Talarico. I'm a fan of Texas Democrats. I'm a fan of immigration. I'm a fan of winning elections. I am not a fan of public professions of Christian faith by elected officials.
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 5h
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Sybiha, citing intelligence data, stated that Russia is preparing to stage dozens of videos in occupied Oleshky to show "happy" locals who are "well-fed and grateful to the Russian occupiers."
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Jack Graham @timescarcass.bsky.social · 8h
It's pretty clear that the gotcha they thought they had was the only reason Jack Smith was hauled back in to testify. It's also pretty clear from all the in-the-moment tweets from right-wing hacks (many deleted double-quick) that this was a coordinated attempt at a media coup.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It. By @anniewaldman.bsky.social
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Eli Friedmann @eligit.bsky.social · 15h
yep. Agreed w all this. I also tend to consider the idea that all nations exist because they can/do. Questions of "deserving to exist" when applied to entire countries....a sketchy concept to me. Does the U.S. "deserve" to exist? after the whole manifest destiny thing? I don't know. But..it exists.
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Anita @anita1956.bsky.social · 14h
This is why it looks like I'm going to stand before God one day with unforgiveness in my heart.
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Alon (they/them) @alonlevy.bsky.social · 17h
Biden restrains Israel from bombing Iran. Trump doesn't, and bombs Iran himself. American natsec posters on Bluesky conclude from the above that Israel is unmanageable (and needs to be managed as a subordinate). Anything to avoid blaming their own country. The Canadians are right to decouple.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Looks like US-made textiles and clothing have gotten more expensive since Trump imposed tariffs in April 2025.
A graph from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the price of US-made textile products and apparel since July of 2022. The prices held mostly steady until May of 2025, at which point they've gone up about 7%.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A judge has ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, a 71-year-old Black man who has spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing he did not commit. He spent 41 years in prison.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 15h
So campus speech. Much viewpoint diversity. Very marketplace of ideas.
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Sarah Rose @thesarahrose.bsky.social · 16h
The Cubs won and we got Trump, so when the Sox win it’s on God to right the W(rong)
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Robyn Swirling @rswirling.bsky.social · 16h
After being raped by a man on my hall sophomore year, I couldn’t leave my dorm room for weeks and failed several classes. I had to take out student loans so I could retake those credits. We almost never talk about the financial toll of campus sexual assault on survivors.
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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 17h
Posted this in 2018. Still remember the night that prompted it. Still so relevant today. 🐝 🐝 🐝
Tweet by me saying “Every woman I know has been storing anger for years in her body and it’s starting to feel like bees are going to pour out of all of our mouths at the same time.”
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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People look at the portraits of those who survived Babyn Yar massacre at Memorial Complex in Kyiv
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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 20h
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: Babyn Yar. 85 years since the tragedy. On September 29–30, 1941, nearly 34,000 Jews were murdered here by the Nazis. Around 100,000 innocent people lost their lives at Babyn Yar during the occupation.
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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia828.blacksky.app · 17h
Nolan Wells was a teenager. We are not letting this go. #JusticeForNolanWells
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Artemesia Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1620 #UnlockingWomensArt
Painting of a dramic scene reflecting two women in the process of beheading a prone man
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 20h
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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 18h
IOW, get rid of those who know better and would challenge orders. “…reducing the total number of positions for general and flag officers by as much as 20 percent…” Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks - The Washington Post apple.news/AKpnmaJBrRB2...
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Hegseth to cut more generals, admirals in bid to remake military’s top ranks — The Washington Post
The defense secretary is expected to announce that the number of top officers will be reduced by as much as 20 percent, officials said.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 18h
The Minnesota Truth Council, tasked with documenting the harms of Operation Metro Surge and the resilience of Minnesotans, held its final public meeting Tuesday in Rochester. The council will release a preliminary report at the end of October and a final report Dec. 1.
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Minnesota Truth Council concludes public testimony on Operation Metro Surge • Minnesota Reformer
A council tasked with documenting the harms of — and resistance to — the federal government’s immigration crackdown held its final public meeting Tuesday in Rochester.  Gov. Tim Walz established the M...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 18h
Shein’s pain is high street retailers’ gain ft.trib.al/ul5jOKH | opinion
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Shein’s pain is high street retailers’ gain
The UK’s imminent end of the duty-free loophole for low-cost imports will benefit the Hong Kong-listed company’s rivals
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 21h
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Nadine Smith @nadinesmith.bsky.social · 18h
Seven men took turns. 57 men where in the chat. None face charges. Three were expelled. Four wrote essays as a “punishment” One day, will one of them cry when his nomination for the US Supreme Court is questioned?
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Mayor of Ithaca speaks out against the administration’s appalling handling of the Cornell 7 rape allegations. All frats should be closed until this is addressed. Every member of that frat knew what was happening to Jane Doe. No one helped. How many others have they hurt?
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Statement from Mayor Cantelmo on Campus Sexual Violence & Future Community Safety
Statement from Mayor Cantelmo on Campus Sexual Violence & Future Community SafetyLate last week, I learned of the heinous and sickening allegations made against the Cornell students who, according
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THIS is how it's done. Ithaca Mayor tells Cornell where to get off.
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Darin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026
The mayor of Ithaca (my friend and former fellow PhD candidate in Government at Cornell) announces a moratorium on permitting Greek Life activities until Cornell produces new standards of addressing sexual assault.
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