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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

We're past needing impeachment or the 25th Amendment: it's time for a coup.

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 16/05/2025

Does selling original paintings for $10 compensate me for my time and artistic vision? No. But is it a great business move? Also no. Here's why I do it anyway #sciart

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An Itty-Bitty Love Story

Because everyone should have original art

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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 11/04/2025

COMPARE: the results of fighting back to the results of not fighting back

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic is asking the public to help them track changes the Trump Admin is making to history-- in national parks, websites, wherever. Please share-- and please contribute! thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...

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The Early Republic Tracker

The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…

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Laurie Muchnick @lauriemuchnick.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Here's a fun thing: We at Kirkus have spent the last few months reading and debating the best books of the 21st century (so far!) in fiction, nonfiction, and young readers' literature. Here's the list of 100 fiction titles: www.kirkusreviews.com/fiction/best...

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Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far) | Kirkus Reviews

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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

The clock at the SF Tesla sales room is off by an hour. And 90 years.

Tesla dealer clock showing noon, at 1:00.

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

NYU canceled a talk by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she intended to mention the high number of deaths of aid workers in Gaza, and Trump/Musk’s destruction of USAID. “Antisemitic” and “anti-governmental” to say this ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/215...

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Une conférence de la Dre Joanne Liu annulée par NYU

L'université de New York allègue que son contenu peut être perçu comme antisémite, mais Joanne Liu croit que NYU craint en fait de déplaire à Donald Trump.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

NEW: Two powerhouse law firms —Wilmer Hale and Jenner & Block — have now sued the Trump Administration and several other defendants for Trump’s vindictive and unconstitutional Executive Orders that targeted them. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/b...

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Big Law Firms Sue to Stop Trump’s Executive Orders Against Them

President Trump has targeted big law firms that he claims have “weaponized” the legal system. On Friday, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale fought back in court.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/03/2025

The Senate voted Thursday to strike down a rule capping most bank overdraft fees at $5, a measure adopted late last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that had been expected to save Americans billions of dollars per year.

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Senate Overturns Rule Limiting Bank Overdraft Fees to $5

Lawmakers voted to invalidate a rule adopted last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It now moves to the House.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

If I have to see "Gulf of America " on my map apps because of a despotic whim, then Tesla must recall and rebrand all its vehicles "Tesler."

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Jeffrey Goldberg thinking he was being pranked and then realizing he was actually just in the war plans group chat is such a good microcosm of how it feels to be alive right now, everything seems fake until you realize it’s actually real and incredibly stupid

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Shane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/03/2025

Spray-Painted Penis Only Thing Holding Cybertruck Together

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests. So, best we share all the footage we can here! This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu. 🇹🇷 #Turkey

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Tonight, hours after the Paul Weiss news broke, an associate at Skadden Arps sent a firm-wide email: "Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment...We do not have time. It is now or it is never..."

Jeremy and colleagues, Many deals I work on have concepts of conditional
notice. This is mine. Please consider this email my two week notice, revocable if the firm comes up with a satisfactory response to the current moment, which should include at minimum (i) signing on to the firm amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie in its litigation fighting the Trump administration's executive order against it, ii) committing to broad future representation, regardless of whether powerful people view it as adverse to them, (iii) refusal to cooperate with the EEOC's request for personal information of our colleagues clearly targeted at intimidating non-white employees, (iv) public refusal to fire or otherwise force out employees at the Trump administration's directive or implied directive and (v) public commitment to maintenance of affinity
groups and related initiatives. This is not what I saw for my career or for my evening, but Paul Weiss' decision to cave to the Trump administration on DEl, representation and staffing has forced my hand. We do not have time. It is now or it is never, and if it is never, I will not
continue to work here.

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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

"Despite the district’s ruling, Inama refuses to remove the signs, even if it means risking her job. 'There’s no way I would be able to allow myself to just take it down and roll over to what I feel like they’re asking me to do.'"

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Teacher ordered to remove signs from classroom, including one saying 'Everyone is welcome here'

“There are only two opinions on this sign: Everyone is welcome here, or not everyone is welcome here,” argues Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.

benion
Grieving a wasted life
At a point in life when there are far too many days behind than ahead, one tends to
re-elected in contrast to standing up for the
reflect on a life lived. In my lifetime decades
greater good?
were devoted to protecting America. Sacri
A compromised Supreme Court recently
fices were made both by myself and my fam-
trotted out a shallow token standards of
Ily in military service. The tip of the spear:
conduct for themselves. Apparently it's
Countless weeks over the years were spent
not a bribe to accept favors after a deci-sion; only before. Corporations are people?
living at the end of a runway on alert with an Really? Whatever happened to Superman's armed B-52 as generations of aviators have motto of "truth, justice, and the American done before and since.
way?"
The purpose: if required, be airborne
Pay-to-play is the theme of the day. Un-
in minutes on a one-way trip bringing a
challenged and uncontested blatant conflicts
nuclear Armageddon to an adversary. Fly:
of interest abound. The rule of law is situ-
ing the unfriendly skies over North Viet-
ational if adhered to at all. America can no
nam provided a brief interlude, but overall,
longer be trusted. The unbridled pursuit of
this long line of silent sentinels stood firm
power and wealth driven by unquenchable
to protect America by deterring external
greed has left service above self and Con-
threats to our freedoms and way of life
stitutional norms in the dustbin of a quaint
across the decades. I was privileged to serve past. with men and women of integrity imbued
Recently the VA said exposure to Agent
with a sense of service.
Orange is the probable cause of the can-
I'm truly grateful that the B-52s we flew, which were built tough, were engineered
cers I live with. Actually I suspect it's more from yet unspecified sources, which cause
on scientific principles and fabricated by experienced, skilled workers rather than
military pilots to have significantly higher
founded on mere beli…

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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Prime Video just added The Apprentice to its library, and is featuring it on the launch page. As if another reason to dump Amazon was needed...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Every time you see what sounds like a wild claim about woke research, you can assume a) it will fall apart under the most basic of inspection, b) the person making the claim will never be held accountable for lying, and c) it is a cover to gut useful research that we benefit from.

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency. via Brett Murphy: The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:

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Bornabrit1 @lindarothwell.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

SCOOP: The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to a whistle-blower from USAID. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...

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U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid (Gift Article)

The world is likely to see millions more malaria infections and 200,000 cases of paralytic polio each year, according to an agency whistle-blower.

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/03/2025

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

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We're not done yet | 18F

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ArtSpan @artspansf.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

🎨 The SF Bay Area is bursting with creativity and we are excited to introduce ArtSpan’s Arts Calendar! 🌟Click the link in bio or visit it at artspan.app/calendar 🌟 Interested in promoting your event? Become a member and check your weekly newsletter for the form to submit events. #ArtSpanSF

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ArtSpan @artspansf.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

🎨 New to art collecting? Join ArtSpan as an ArtLover member! Get VIP art fair access, collector tours & artist connections in SF Bay Area. ✨ Sign up by Feb 24 for FREE ArtLunch tickets (Feb 25 @ Mission Bowling Club)! artspan.org/artlover #SFArt #ArtCollectors

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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Fealty to the Constitution and fealty to the government have become wholly irreconcilable

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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Bay Area-ers, I'm going to be at Book Passage (Ferry Building) tomorrow, 5:30pm, in conversation with Dave Eggers about my book, More Than Words: How to Think About the Age of AI. www.bookpassage.com/event/john-w...

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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Trump fired cancer researchers, air traffic controllers, park rangers, VA therapists, nuclear safety engineers, FEMA coordinators, and scores of other vital federal employees to pay for an ad thanking himself for something he hasn't even done.

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Kristi Noem Says $200 Million DHS Ad Campaign Thanking Trump Was His Idea

Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said he instructed her to make ads that “thank me for closing the border.”

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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

After trying his best to ruin this otherwise amazing tournament with his juvenile antics, Trump demonstrated once again ghat everything he touches dies

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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

"Nothing bad ever happens to the elite," said Louis. (But in French.)

The Third Estate (Everyone Else) carrying the Second Estate (Clergy) and the First Estate (Nobility) on its back.

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brian cullen @briancullen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

In Canada, a dozen eggs costs $3.99 CAD. That's $2.80 USD. Trump is a failure.

Canadian grocery store Longos ad showing a dozen eggs for $3.99.

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

🚨 BREAKING: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s going to rename Lake Michigan to “Lake Illinois.” EPIC TRUMP TROLL!!! 🤣

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Charlotte Garden @charlottegarden.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The "Gulf of America" thing is ridiculous, but if the press gives in on this, the administration will just keep pushing - maybe conditioning access on deadnaming people, saying Trump won the 2020 election, you name it. Draw a line in the sand now, while the stakes seem small.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10/02/2025

Reuters: Trump on Monday planned to sign an executive order that directs the Justice Department to pause prosecutions of Americans accused of bribing foreign government officials while trying to gain business in their countries.

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