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Brooke T. Sample

@brookesample.bsky.social
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Cat lady, editrix, occasional sports fan, nap aficionado. She/her/hers. Editorial board member, Bloomberg Opinion. All views mine alone.

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Patrick Meighan @patsweetpat.bsky.social · 21h
HOLY CRAP, YOU GUYS, THEY DID FIND IT!!! (no soft pretzel, though) www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4epJb...
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Senate In Session on Instagram: "We found the receipts. . . . . . @senericschmitt #jacksmith #proof #senate #hawkeyes #womenscollegebasketball"
2,153 likes, 182 comments - senateinsession on September 29, 2026: "We found the receipts. . . . . . @senericschmitt #jacksmith #proof #senate #hawkeyes #womenscollegebasketball".
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Welp, it’s pretty hard to have a postseason when you’re in baseball’s toughest division … but I’ll take a winning season. Well done, Buccos. #RaiseIt
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lemme get this straight: I'd never heard this song or even heard *of* it until this week because ... I was making a concerted effort to not know about something I didn't know existed in order to be cool?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"We're uprooting fraud by getting rid of these freeloaders who keep paying into the system without taking anything back out" Genius.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ah, yes, let’s feature two people who have never served.
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James Santelli @santelli.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
real possibility the Pirates finish with a better record than 3 AL playoff teams
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/09/2026
Nine women in South Africa have been murdered since July. We are being told to be vigilant – but where are the warnings to men? | Nolethu Ndude
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Nine women in South Africa have been murdered since July. We are being told to be vigilant – but where are the warnings to men? | Nolethu Ndude
The country has one of the highest femicide rates in the world, and women are yet again being asked to remove themselves from public life to counter it, writes Nolethu Ndude, founder of We Mattah
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
pspspspspsps
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
⚠️ The Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board votes to close
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BREAKING: The Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes and branding dispute with President Trump,
AP sources say.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 As Midterms Rage, a Top Democrat Wants Congress to Talk Menopause www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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As Midterms Rage, Gillibrand Wants Congress to Talk Menopause
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is devoting a hearing to a topic that affects millions but is poorly understood and widely ignored, including when it comes to federal research money.
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
(setting out to defeat mlm scammers) let's get down to business to defeat the huns
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
⚠️ 9/11 widow Terry Strada just called out Saudi Arabia’s role in the attacks and confronted the memorial ceremony attendees from multiple administrations about their broken promises and complicity in protecting KSA instead of delivering justice:
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wikipedia entry for 9/11 attacks was vandalized this morning.
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
‼️ Dust Bowl, left in the Dust! Climate contrarians love to cherry pick summer of 1936 in the US. But zoom out… Summer 1936 was about 1.36°C or 2.45°F cooler 🥶 globally, than 2026. 1/
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I have so, so many thoughts right now and they can all be distilled to “it’s always been about controlling women.” Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
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Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones
The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“In her 30s, a documentarian asked her what she wanted to be when she ‘grew up.’ ‘Free,’ she told him. ‘And old. And a little mean.’” www.thecut.com/article/glor...
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Gloria Steinem Loved Women
The feminist icon, who has died at the age of 92, epitomized the contradictions and hopes of the women’s liberation movement.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Also, "check your pocket change" lol. perfect motto for this administration
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Y'all. I know you're tired of my running on about this, and I *want* to give you a break over the weekend, but I CAN'T fail these cats. They need a HOME. They're affectionate, relaxed and in decent health, and their issues are MINOR and EASILY MANAGEABLE. All we need is to find That Person.
Torbie cat standing on bed, looking up.Gray cat with white flash on throat, sitting on bed, looking up.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
DID NO ONE WATCH “BLACK MIRROR”?????
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Bawling.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Goddammit
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
1. Would like to know how many kids are realistically eating salmon cakes (I’m an adult and I’m side-eyeing it) 2. Not actually a quick meal for working parents (which is … most of them) 3. Who thinks “oh we’ll eat salmon cakes and bean salad for days until the math works out”
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/08/2026
Mike Caruso, a close ally of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has been arrested and charged with five felonies. trib.al/nfKt7TJ
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DeSantis Appointee Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Charges
Mike Caruso, a close ally of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has been arrested and charged with five felonies.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Honoring these magnificent specimens, exemplars of their kind for wildly different reasons, on Black Cat Appreciation Day.
Maude, an all-black female cat with perpetually worried-looking gold eyes, sits in a child’s Batman-themed chair.Jeffrey, an all-black male cat with one white paw, sits atop a staircase banister in majestic fashion. He is not actually majestic in any way.Pancake, an all-black female cat, rests atop her cat tree while perusing the outdoors from the enclosed porch with one paw outstretched. Also a rescue; has excellent RBF.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"No. Not nearly long enough" then he turns and walks away. Ignorant and uncaring. What else is there to say.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Giuliani's father did time in Sing Sing for armed robbery and was reportedly an enforcer for his brother-in-law's loan-sharking operation. www.nytimes.com/2000/08/10/n...
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Whatever else was wrong with the United States, we truly did have a higher education system that was the envy of the world. Now we’re lighting it on fire because some people are bored and racist.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 11/08/2026
We learned nothing from COVID-19! Nothing!!
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW: I had the pleasure of profiling Paulina Borsook, whose book Cyberselfish, about the early tech industry, is a great key to understanding why it’s so bad today. For her trouble, Borsook has had a very weird and bad 25 years, something she calls “a curse.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A Tech Prophet Finally Gets Her Second Coming
In 2000, Paulina Borsook published a book foretelling the anti-government sentiments of the tech world. Now that it’s too late, people are ready to listen.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
From Wikipedia: “White has four children. He has faced court actions after falling behind on court-mandated child support payments. … A restraining order was issued against White in February 2026, requiring him to stay away from his former wife and their son.”
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/08/2026
Trump: "Japan has been very good to us with the exception of Pearl Harbor"
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
RIP, Glen Hansard. Glen’s music was the soundtrack to our marriage. We saw him at live shows, with and without the Swell Season, a thousand times — tiny venues, Radio City. Absolutely brilliant and only got better with time. “Fitzcarraldo” on repeat today. www.independent.ie/irish-news/o...
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Oscar-winning musician Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorcycle crash
Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died overnight in a motorcycle crash in Dublin’s Lucan.
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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
1/ What's been going on with seed oils? A few months ago, Steak ‘n Shake officially switched to using butter & beef tallow. They called the move: “RFK’ing the fries,” and many restaurants have followed. But does that really make us healthier? What does the science say? Let’s break it down. 🧵
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
BEAR ALERT
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This man’s top achievement in life was running his family’s plumbing business. Now he’s running one of the country’s biggest agencies, with the results you would expect.
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Molly Crane-Newman @mollycranenewman.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A Yale student is accused of sexually assaulting a young mom on an uptown R train on June 28. Prosecutors say the woman couldn’t move on the crowded subway car and that her four kids saw the whole thing. He was arraigned yesterday and released without bail. www.nydailynews.com/2026/07/09/t...
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Teen arrested for sex assault on a mom with kids on NYC subway is Yale student
Michigan native Ari Shtein, 18, is accused of attacking the 30-year-old woman, her four young children in tow, on a crowded subway car.
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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Here’s a Pittsburgh sunset while we all debate red cards.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
“The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One.”
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Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media (Gift Article)
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — US military says it's launching strikes on Iran following Tehran's attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/07/2026
Erdogan clutches a wandering Trump's arm to guide him around
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
… because they’re being canceled, says the passenger stuck in Atlanta 🤣
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
100 years ago.
The klan marching in front of the US Capitol in 1926
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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It's a retrofitted Boeing 747, so the US did, in fact, build it
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I am the most humble person I know. No one has more humility than me. If there were a Humble Man contest, I would kick everyone’s ass til kingdom come.
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