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Monica Torres @monicatorrr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Love this insightful explainer about why MAGA can't stop talking about furries.

Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Some conservatives try to draw a straight line between furries and queer people, researcher Courtney Plante said, making arguments like, “This is what tolerating LGBTQ+ and trans people gets you — a bunch of adults dressed up as cats and dogs!”

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Fursuits are eye-catching and easy to mock. It’s little wonder why a politician wanting to shift attention away from failing economic or foreign policies" would go after them, said one furry researcher in response to senator Tommy Tuberville's recent rant about furries in the airline industry.

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A MAGA Senator Went On A Wild Tangent About Furries. Here's Why.

Experts explain what a furry actually is, why the subculture is so misunderstood and why conservatives keep coming after it.

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 30/09/2026

don't bother addressing a congregation unless you're in the baroque creature pulpit

Baroque pulpit ca. 1750, rebuilt 1856, Parish church in Dobroszów.

a fanciful scaled sculpture where the serpents open mouth serves as the pulpit

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Emailing a source named Mark. Must resist urge to start email "Oh hi, Mark."

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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight

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Chicago Tribune Sports @chicagosports.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When Mariachi Herencia de México finished playing the last note of the national anthem at Soldier Field, the sold-out crowd roared with cheers. Any other noise, says César Maldonado, the band’s founder and director, has nothing to do with them.

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Chicago-based mariachi band makes history at Bears game while performance sparks online commentary

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Airfare for Thanksgiving and Christmas is reaching a 10-year high as jet fuel prices spike amid the war in Iran. According to Hopper, a round-trip ticket within the United States for Thanksgiving break is averaging $402 ― up $95 from last year ― while Xmas flights are running $452, an $85 increase

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Holiday Airfare Prices Are Going To Be High. Here's The Date Experts Say You Should Buy Tickets By.

“I’ve been in the travel industry for years, and I honestly can’t remember seeing prices like this,” one travel adviser said.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is a fun read! "Greene recalled that Marco Rubio was 'very sweet” and Sanders was a good sport. “He’s like, ‘I know you don’t have much to work with,’' she said." Aw, Bernie.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Asked which party they think the word “elitist” describes, 43% of likely voters said Republicans and 33% said Democrats. My story on how Trump helped the GOP swipe the "elitist" label from the Dems. www.huffpost.com/entry/republ...

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There’s 1 Label No Party Wants Before An Election. Right Now, The GOP Owns It.

This might be the last thing you want attached to you ahead of the midterms.

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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“The use of Isaiah 6:8 is essentially trying to say God has commanded these leaders to send people to fight & die for this particular cause,” he explained. “...this serves to baptize their military plans in the will of the Christian God. And if the Christian God is commanding it, who can oppose it?”

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“If you’re wondering why Christianity at large is becoming increasingly unpopular in America, this hypocrisy and blatant misuse of the Bible in pursuit of power, in complete disregard for our Constitution, is a huge reason why," Benjamin Cremer, a Wesleyan pastor and theologian, told me.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I went to a Hunters vs Firebells game about a month ago — so cool!

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Wrote about Merriam-Webster adding 1,400 new words and definitions to its dictionary, and the ensuing criticism from the "those aren't words, it's slang" camp. “A dictionary that omitted slang, vulgarity, regional language, and disputed meanings would offer a highly incomplete picture of English."

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Merriam-Webster Added New Words To The Dictionary — And They Reveal So Much About Our Current Era

The list is not without its critics.

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Avery Kaplan @averykaplan.northsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s my time to shine!

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“You can draw focus and pose your hand in a delicate way that says, ‘I am effortlessly graceful’ or in a bolder way that says, ‘I am touching my own body because I am comfortable in my body,’” one 22-year-old fan of the chest rest said.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If millennials had the “teapot pose” — one hand jauntily on the hip, elbow sticking straight out like a teapot handle — Gen Z has the “boob rest” pose. www.huffpost.com/entry/gen-z-...

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The 'Boob Rest' Pose Is So Everywhere It's Already Being Parodied On Red Carpets

Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa and Kylie Jenner have all done it. You’re probably seeing it on your Instagram feed, too.

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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 18/09/2026

Share if you agree

Fat little chihuahua puppy (maybe?) looking extremely round and smiling lying on a tan fleece blanket

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Wrote about Betty Ong, whose cool, calm 23-minute phone call from the back of Flight 11 on Sept. 11 provided the first alert to ground personnel that a hijacking was underway — and helped set in motion the eventual shutdown of U.S. airspace. www.huffpost.com/entry/betty-...

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More People Should Know Betty Ong’s Name — And The 23-Minute Call That Helped Sound The Alarm On 9/11

“No one had trained us for an airplane itself to become the weapon.”

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Pickle in, pickle out. That’s the way to do it! 🌭

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

"The tweet — and the immigration strategy behind it — suggest the administration has abandoned any claim that it’s focused on removing criminals and is now targeting the kinds of migrants the U.S. has long sought to attract, said Mary Hoopes."

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her school

Norman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine.

Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“What makes them 'undesirable' other than their nationality and race?” U of Minnesota professor Llana Barber told me. "Who are the beneficiaries of policies designed to push Haitian professionals out of the US? Certainly not the patients of Haitian doctors or the students of Haitian scholars."

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ramping up deportations and forced-return flights to Haiti amid an escalating security and humanitarian crisis is a choice. So is telling doctors to leave the US while we're facing a physician shortage — one that’s especially dire in rural America. www.huffpost.com/entry/dhs-tw...

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DHS’s Tweet To Haitians Exposes A Sick Truth About Racism In Trump’s America

They’re saying the quiet part out loud now.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I’m enjoying my weekend! Hope you can too

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Man who said he was glad Cher's "Believe" was over in Pilates class, you're on notice. Pilates is a pro-Cher space.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Nearly a decade after the Me Too movement went mainstream, a new study from the Newcomb Institute at Tulane University finds that Americans are reporting experiences of sexual harassment at much higher rates than they did before. I talked to the researchers about why that might be.

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America's Sexual Harassment Problem Seems To Be Accelerating

Ask any woman: street harassment is as bad as ever.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Nah, just improvise and wash it off if you’re not feeling it!

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“Clean girl” makeup was fun, but a little boring. This trend taps into a growing desire to play with creativity and a bold, maximalist aesthetic without worrying about getting it right. (Want to turn yourself into a full-on “Avatar” character? DO IT.) www.huffpost.com/entry/pre-sh...

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‘Pre-Shower Makeup’ Is Your Chance To Get A Little Freaky

Interest in this makeup trend has increased 400% on one social media site.

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HuffPost Union @huffpostunion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The HuffPost union is still raising money for our talented colleagues affected by the latest round of job cuts. If you can donate, please do. If you can’t, sharing this helps too! ❤️ Solidarity forever. ✊ www.gofundme.com/f/support-hu...

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Donate to Support HuffPost Workers Impacted By Job Cuts, organized by HuffPost Union

This month, as part of a wider BuzzFeed reorganization under new owners… HuffPost Union needs your support for Support HuffPost Workers Impacted By Job Cuts

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

Since the start of the second Trump administration, dozens of L.A.-based journalists have been struck with less-lethal rounds by police while covering ICE protests, according to data compiled by @adamrose.bsky.social, chair of the press rights committee of the Los Angeles Press Club. 🧵4/7

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Why the death of a reporter 55 years ago matters to those covering LA protests today

Ruben Salazar died 55 years ago while covering a protest in LA. His case illustrates the dangers journalists face today as police fire “less lethal munitions” into crowds.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ya know, the world could use more meek dicks

Pink graffiti on a trash can reading “MEEK” with a drawing of a penis

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"A juror who understands that psychosis is a different illness altogether, with command hallucinations and a genuine break from reality, is a very different juror," said Toni M. Blake, a trial and jury consultant and professor of psychology.

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ultimately, the defense’s real problem with the jury is not gender; it's getting across the distinction between depression and psychosis. E.g., "a juror who had postpartum depression and came through it can be a very unfavorable juror in the room if she collapses the two conditions together."

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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The jurors -- 9 women, 3 men -- in the case of the Mass. mother who is accused of murdering her children have been deliberating for more than 18 hours. Gender is generally a poor predictor of trial outcomes but the 9-to-3 split here could be a “double-edged sword,” one jury consultant told me.

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What Lindsay Clancy's Majority-Women Jury Could Mean For Her Verdict, According To Experts

Jury consultant experts say gender is one of the weakest predictors of how a jury decides. Here’s what matters more.

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