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Ann MacGibbon

@bostonboomer.bsky.social
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Psychology PhD, Boston University, politics junkie, yellow dog Democrat, liberal blogger, obsessive bibliophile. Greater Boston. Born in ND, raised in IN. No DMs unless I know you! skydancingblog.com

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Jack Smith is an American hero 👇
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BOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
the lincoln in the bardo opera preview in green-wood cemetery ended just as the rain started to blow in
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BOO Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
nothing more atmospheric than a cemetery at dusk in the teeth of an oncoming nor'easter
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UM LEGACY PRESS LTD @umlegacypress.com · 26/09/2026
Surf City, New Jersey flooding videos: Scary visuals emerge as Nor’easter swamps roads and homes Videos from Surf City show roads submerged by storm surge as a powerful nor’easter batters the Jersey Shore.
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Surf City, New Jersey flooding videos: Scary visuals emerge as Nor’easter swamps roads and homes
Videos from Surf City show roads submerged by storm surge as a powerful nor’easter batters the Jersey Shore.
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
To conform with President Trump's demands, the Kennedy Center board changes the name of the John F. Kennedy Center and erects a statue to honor Donald Trump's many accomplishments. #DonaldTrump #KennedyCenter
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Because President Trump banned the press pool, there was no audio recorded for his new helipad grand opening - and a unnamed NEWSMAX employee took the opportunity to hijack the closed captioning scroll. #DonaldTrump #Parody
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Absolute Cinema
Alt: Absolute Cinema
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Judge demands 'emergency' answers as forklift rams Kennedy Center after Trump threat #RawStory
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Judge demands 'emergency' answers as forklift rams Kennedy Center after Trump threat
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
And yesterday Trump demanded that Ukraine stop bombing Russian refineries.
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: @talkingpointsmemo.com can reveal GOP nominee for Florida legislature: -marched at deadly Charlottesville Nazi rally w/ white supremacist group's flag -has *many* white supremacist donors -appears to advocate lynching He is expected to win Nov. election talkingpointsmemo.com/news/florida...
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Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
The Republican nominee for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/09/2026
This is what Trump is excusing when he says of Xi that “we spy on them too” — “Before Iran carried out its attack that killed 3 US troops, Tehran acquired images of the base in Jordan from China … It’s clearest evidence so far that Chinese support for Iran has had lethal consequences for US forces”
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Exclusive | U.S. Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops
The finding deepens U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as officials examine possible Chinese help tracking American warships.
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Ann MacGibbon @bostonboomer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My latest post Lazy Caturday Reads: Trump Focuses on Golf While His War Spins Out of Control. skydancingblog.com/2026/09/12/l...
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Lazy Caturday Reads: Trump Focuses on Golf While His War Spins Out of Control.
Good Afternoon!! This post is focused on major developments in Trump’s war and his seeming lack of concern about them. While the situation in the Middle East was spinning out of control, Trum…
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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Is ABC, CBS, or NBC going to ask Trump where Melania is and why Natalie Harp is by his side on this trip? Adultery is on God's Top Ten List of No-No's. Hey All You CC's. Trump did the same thing to Ivana Trump with Marla Maples. Just ask the NY Post! Fucking D Bag. #Trump #adultry
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WH Press Pool Reports @whpresspool.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump shook hands with the line of greeters and was followed by Don Jr and Bettina, Amb Walsh and wife Lynn, and Natalie Harp, who was carrying a very large bag. They all boarded Marine One together. Pool is taking a chinook to Doonbeg landing zone. Taking off now for the Irish Open. (2/3)
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The Express US @the-express.com · 12/09/2026
Trump has addressed first lady Melania Trump's absence during his visit to Ireland, with her missing the trip sparking renewed speculation about their marriage.
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Trump trolls ask 'did Natalie Harp write this speech' as he drops Melania confession
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hillary Is Spot On.......
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/09/2026
"You're killing yourselves" -- get a load of how Trump ranted and raved for half an hour like a total lunatic during his speech in Ireland. Totally incoherent, brain flitting from topic to topic
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Socialist Roger Marshall demands more government welfare for his voters after Trump and the Republican Party wrecked their businesses.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
ALL Americans are hurting and paying more for things because of the high price of diesel caused by Republicans. MANY businesses are hurt, EVERYONE pays more for everything. So why the hell should farmers get our money in a bailout - especially when 75% of them voted for this.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
It's appalling to hear Trump say that the U.S. "put out the fire" in Gaza and "facilitated a peace" after so many innocents were murdered with U.S. weapons – and are still being murdered.
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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
remember when we poked fun at George W Bush's comments and Dan Quayle's frequent gaffes? good times, those...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/09/2026
Trump says he was a "young boy" when the Falklands War happened in 1982 (he was 35 years old)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/09/2026
Trump says he doesn't want to use the word 'war' to describe his military attacks, but then repeatedly uses the word 'war' to describe them less than 40 seconds later
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As someone who actually grew up in a fairly monochrome part of Appalachia, I’ll just observe that the multiracial, cosmopolitan US cities I’ve lived in are far more prosperous. And tend to lack junk cars in the front yard.
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Ann MacGibbon @bostonboomer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Bessent’s move to tamp down rising rates backfires, as bond yields jump and stocks tumble
The 10-year bond yield surged to as high as 4.85%, its highest level since November 2023.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
An "L" has fallen off the podium at the Republican midterm convention
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The crowd to open the GOP midterm convention … 📸 Liz Landers
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Ann MacGibbon @bostonboomer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My latest post. skydancingblog.com/2026/09/09/w...
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Wild Wednesday Reads: “Call It Evil”
Good Afternoon!! There is a lot of news today, as usual. Here are the stories I’ve been looking at. Yesterday was the New Hampshire primary election, and the results could help determine whic…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/09/2026
Trump: "If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder & higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings &, when it is over, there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran!"
The United States is, as we speak, striking Iranian Targets near the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes are large and powerful, and in retaliation for the Iranians’ failed attempt at adding sea mines to the Strait, which currently has no mines (They have been completely removed or detonated!), and the Iranians shooting eight missiles, all successfully knocked down, at our Military Base in Jordan. If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings and, when it is over, there will be very little left of the Islamic Republic of Iran! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: The Trump administration is, for the first time, threatening to DEMOLISH the Kennedy Center if the arts institution isn’t allowed to follow its plans for the site, including adding Donald Trump’s name to the front of the building.
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Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations
The DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.”
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🦋 Betsy 1776 🦋 📎 @bandroll.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I am extremely heartbroken 💔 😢 She was a wonderful, extremely generous person. This is a great loss. 😢 RIP Dolly Parton 😢 #DollyParton #Jolene youtu.be/Ixrje2rXLMA?... Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80. #Blues www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
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Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/08/2026
Trump takes a break from fear-mongering about communism to brag about seizing the means of production: "We had a problem with Intel. And we settled the problem. They gave us 10% of the company. That was worth $12 billion."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/08/2026
Trump now claims to have obtained OVER $20 TRILLION in foreign investment (the entire GDP of the US is barely $30 trillion, so this is nonsense)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/08/2026
Trump boards Bribe Force 1 without speaking to reporters
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Ann MacGibbon @bostonboomer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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This game was drunk, and Caleb Durbin finally took away the keys
Boston trailed in the ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th innings—and somehow won every damn time before Durbin ended a 13-inning Fenway asylum, 12-11.
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Raymond Norman @raymondnorman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Rep. Miller went on CNN to try to push back against credible accusations that he abused his ex-wife and child, but he only made things worse for himself. He threatened his ex-wife's father (Sen. Bernie Moreno) with blackmail material. youtube.com/watch?v=1qeX...
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🤯 Max Miller's interview with Tapper is an utter trainwreck 🤯
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 31/07/2026
Obama called Trump an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr a ‘f****** moron’ in call to Fauci, diaries reveal
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Obama called Trump an ‘idiot’ and Don Jr. a ‘f****** moron,’ diary reveals
Former President Obama reportedly apologized for using crude language during the call, but continued his blunt criticism of the Trumps
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
What a shock that one of the worst people on the planet doesn’t like one of the best.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to implement an executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the midterms.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This should be another aspect of immediate journalistic inquiry: What has happened to other world leaders who have suffered from similar psychiatric issues in their decompensating end stages? How did that turn out for themselves and the people they govern?
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Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
he has looked more robust and healthy in these hospital pictures than he has looked in the last five years. He’s thriving and living his best life in the hospital.
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crooksandliars.bsky.social @crooksandliars.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Trump Uncertain A Shifting Of The Earth Was An Earthquake In Venezuela
I'm sure the Beltway press will be all over his inability to actually find the word for... ...earthquake.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/07/2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Trump’s threatened to end Iran’s civilization over 4 months ago. So I really don’t think he’s going to get Iran to surrender with his 129th Truth Social threat.
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Geneva 🇨🇦 @geneva1111.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Even Fifa cropped him out
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Sarah Good @sassy0210.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
⚠️ The ICE agent-David Brouillette, who killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero called his ex-wife and begged her to lie about his abusing her. She refused and went public. youtu.be/tYDXLg30l8o
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Ex-wife of ICE officer who shot a man in Maine says he has a history of violent behavior
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
MAGA Country Music presents a superb parody song lampooning US Sec of War Pete Hegseth's love for Testosterone. Enjoy. #USA #USPolitics #Testosterone youtube.com/shorts/1fE6j...
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Testosterone! (From MAGA Country Music)
YouTube video by MAGA Country
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Norm Clark @normsmusic.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Hegseth now wants taxpayers to pay to give testosterone injections to troops to make them better warfighters.
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