blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 12hAlso, charter schools are not public schools. They exist at the expense of public schools. 010
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 14hDavid Brooks is awful. Always has been. 000
Reposted by @blueridgegurl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Billionaire families have spent $1.7 BILLION on the 2026 midterms so far — a 5,200% increase since the 2010 midterms. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day. Big Money is the root of our dysfunction. 30391303995
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Love seeing praise for Merritt Wever in @jdmchenry.bsky.social's piece in @nymag.com. Was surprised, though, at no mention of her small, almost whispered, role in "Michael Clayton." Gave me chills.vulture.comMerritt Wever Would Do Anything to Get Out of This InterviewIn Primetime, she puts on a standout performance as Chris Hansen’s producer. In real life, she prefers the shadows. 020
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"It just goes to show that if you crack open any Trump scandal, you'll find another nesting inside." Great new piece by Frank Rich in @nymag.com. Fantastic illustration by @andrecarrilho.bsky.social.nymag.comTrump’s Shameless CollaboratorsThe cronies of his second term are heading for a harsher comeuppance. 000
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 10/10/2026You forgot to mention the damage to the airline industry. 020
Reposted by @blueridgegurl.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/10/202622 California billionaires have spent a combined $150 million so far to defeat Prop 40. By spending their fortunes trying to stop California from taxing billionaires, they're making the argument for a billionaire wealth tax more clearly and articulately than anyone else possibly could. 21982083519
Reposted by @blueridgegurl.bsky.socialsavefrogs2.bsky.social @savefrogs2.bsky.social · 09/10/2026www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...pbs.orgAll the assault allegations against Donald Trump, recappedTheir charges range from an unwanted touch from behind to aggressive, sudden kissing to fingers groping up their skirt and into their underwear. Donald Trump and his campaign insist all of the stories... 033
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Fantastic photography in this issue! 110
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Southern Cultures is a peer-reviewed quarterly focused history/culture in teh U.S. South. This month focuses on religion, a wondrous and complicated subject. Brilliant writing. Read the Fall issue free. www.southerncultures.org/issues/relig...southerncultures.orgReligionAlthough many see the South as a Protestant “Bible Belt,” it has always been home to a wide array of religions. 110
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Why can't we hold for-profit executions on the White House lawn? Make a day of it w a gun swap, tracker pull, cock fighting and a monster truck rally? Bring a picnic! Bring the family! Then televise the whole rotting spectacle for the entire world to see America in 2026. 010
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026So my Lyft ride this morning had a backseat with soft pillows and a jazz playlist. It felt like a VIP booth at a hot club. When I asked the driver if she had bottle service, she threw her head back and roared. 010
Reposted by @blueridgegurl.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Trump family runs the government, and the government pays the Trump family. This is not a coincidence – it's deep corruption that never would have been tolerated before a convicted felon took over the White House. Vote against all Republicans.abcnews.comTrump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his electionThe contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers. 35872369
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hahaha. Funny, sure, but so true. 000
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Why isn't his statement front page, above the fold, war font news? 000
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Remember the "Stanford swimmer" headlines? Didn't use "Rapist" so not to hurt his promising future. Sentenced to 6 months, got out in 3. 000
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This isn't even a rhetorical question. 000
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026So a president with clear signs of mental decline suggests RE Iran: "Let ’em take out Los Angeles, let ’em take out San Diego." Yet it's not front-page-above-the-fold-war-font news. 000
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Firing squad? Why not the guillotine? Oh, oh, wait, you know what would be fun? How about the exciting jungle justice of tree splits?youtube.comTarzan tree splitsYouTube video by megaserg77 010
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's all transactional. Tit for tat. No consequences for him and his crime family. 030
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And she has a daughter and two sons. What an example for them. 000
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Lovely interview with Barbara Kingsolver in today's @cardinalnews.org. Also: Support independent journalism!cardinalnews.org‘Every book I write will be about Appalachia’: Why Barbara Kingsolver feels called to tell stories about the regionHer new novel “Partita,” which debuts Tuesday, involves the protagonist’s upbringing on an East Tennessee cattle farm. 062
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What a face. What a beauty. Heartbreaking loss. 020
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Thanks for the reminder. I'm usually a book-first person. Will def check out the books. 140
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wasn't she always working for Fox? 010
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Wasn't she always working for Fox? 010
Reposted by @blueridgegurl.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026NEW: Remember when John Oliver opened a church to expose how easy it was to get tax exemptions? This year, ProPublica reporters set out to establish private schools to test if, truly, anyone could open one. We founded two. Here’s how.propublica.orgHow ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 HoursThe reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required. 7954262376
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You know what's most shocking about the @cornelluniversity.bsky.social case? Hahaha. Just kidding. Nothing. Not one thing about it is shocking. 010
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I love my English/writing degree. But I'm also a single cat lady. And you should see the size of my bookcases. 030
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Slow Horses" is my everything right now. 3260
Reposted by @blueridgegurl.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ruffalo: Keep the bastards away from our most vulnerable people, our beloved, beloved immigrants. Because if you ain’t Native American, you’re an immigrant, a beautiful immigrant. 223139403480
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is the ugly stain that is America in 2026. I mourn for my country. (Still working to change it though.) 010
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Kneecaps are vulnerable. A throat punch is effective, too. As well as the small precautions all women practice each day. What a world. I'm not even sure the not-at-all-shocking Cornell case will change anything in the long run. Unfathomably depressing. 010
Reposted by @blueridgegurl.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1350201867091
Reposted by @blueridgegurl.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This guy is really good, not just for Maine news but for how to put together a news story so you understand the context. 181065366
blueridgegurl.bsky.social @blueridgegurl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sweetest sentence ever? @gabbygiffords.bsky.social @captmarkkelly.bsky.social 010
Reposted by @blueridgegurl.bsky.socialPatrick deHahn @pdehello.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Never forget Jamal Khashoggi. Never forget Jamal Khashoggi. 024472
