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Mary C. (Cathy) Wright

@cathysoozwright.bsky.social
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Mom, Gramma, Friend, fierce Democracy Defender, baker, cooking fiend, and fairly I add, I’m a voracious reader of all that interests, could impact me but also great books. And I’m delighted with myself I have such a long list of must reads!

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Mary C. (Cathy) Wright @cathysoozwright.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Right now, our industry is afraid of the wrong things. We’re afraid of offending power. We’re afraid of losing access. We’re afraid of another baseless lawsuit... "There is a fine line between being a team player and being an accomplice...” Rachel Maddow on BlueSky
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/04/2026
The new passport, a limited edition commemorating the country's 250th anniversary, will feature the US president's portrait overlaid on the Declaration of Independence on the inside cover, with his signature in gold at the bottom. ft.trib.al/83VpgYA
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 28/04/2026
Health and wellness influencers are hawking unapproved peptides on the gray market. The future of the F.D.A.—and the health of consumers—is at stake. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/waceib
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Why Are People Injecting Themselves with Peptides?
Health and wellness influencers are hawking unapproved treatments on the gray market. The future of the F.D.A.—and the health of consumers—is at stake.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/04/2026
Mining giant Grupo Mexico reports Q1 profit up 57% reut.rs/4cC65hM
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Mining giant Grupo Mexico reports Q1 profit up 57%
Mining ​and transportation ​conglomerate Grupo Mexico ⁠reported on ​Tuesday a ​first-quarter net profit that climbed 57% compared to ​the same ​period a year ‌earlier, ⁠coming in at $1.71 billion.
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Mary C. (Cathy) Wright @cathysoozwright.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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Morgan J. Freeman (@mjfree)
🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did on J6 🩸🩸🩸
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 09/04/2026
After six weeks of war with the U.S., Iran’s military may be degraded, but it is not, as Trump once asserted, on its last legs. Some analysts argue that the regime is emerging from the confrontation in a position of even greater strength. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/KO5wHB
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Lieu: How scared are Republicans of talking about the Epstein files? They would rather talk about the criminality of Donald Trump in trying to steal the election and stealing classified documents than about Trump's associations with Epstein
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
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Mary C. (Cathy) Wright @cathysoozwright.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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Redirecting...
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 18/10/2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Stands by His Climate Agenda
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Stands by His Climate Agenda
Mark Carney established himself as climate leader before becoming Canada’s prime minister. Since taking office, though, he’s pursued policies that critics argue aren’t going to help cut emissions. In today’s newsletter, we talk with Carney about his plans and what he views as success.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 19/09/2025
David Letterman and The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, sat down for an impromptu interview about Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from late-night TV. Listen here:
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David Letterman on the Threats to Late-Night Hosts
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/09/2025
Venezuela says the U.S. intercepted and boarded a Venezuelan tuna vessel in a "hostile" manner reut.rs/4miNhFD
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Venezuela says the U.S. intercepted and boarded a Venezuelan tuna vessel in a "hostile" manner
The Venezuelan government announced on Saturday that a U.S. destroyer intercepted, boarded and occupied a Venezuelan tuna fishing vessel for eight hours in the waters of the South American country's Special Economic Zone on Friday.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13/09/2025
The 2021 vintage of Chianti Classico reveals undervalued heavy-hitters in one of Italy’s best-known wine regions.
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Why Chianti Classico Wine Deserves More Respect
A more granular approach to terroir—and the best vintage in years—reveals undervalued heavy-hitters in one of Italy’s best-known wine regions.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/09/2025
Poland scrambles jets, closes Lublin airport in 'preventative' move reut.rs/42vFQ6Z
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Poland scrambles jets, closes Lublin airport in 'preventative' move
There was no mention of any violations of Polish airspace.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
“Health insurance costs in the United States are on track for their biggest jump in at least five years… “For the 24 million enrollees of Affordable Care Act insurance plans, costs are expected to rise by more than 75 percent next year…” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Why your health insurance may soon cost a lot more
Millions will be paying substantially more for health insurance next year, according to multiple surveys. Insurers cited tariffs and demand for obesity drugs.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/09/2025
Trump administration unlawfully directed mass US worker terminations, judge rules reut.rs/4podOEj
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Trump administration unlawfully directed mass US worker terminations, judge rules
Unions, nonprofits and Washington state had sued after Trump's administration moved to fire roughly 25,000 probationary employees.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13/09/2025
Republicans in Congress should protect National Parks and other public lands, which bring tourist dollars to their districts (via Bloomberg Opinion)
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It’s the Wrong Time to Defund US National Parks
Americans are deeply divided. If there’s one thing we can agree on, it’s that we love our national parks.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2025
talked myself out of buying the new remarkable pro move by getting a new fancy reporter’s notebook and matching pen
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/09/2025
“It is the absolute worst-case scenario.” The move by President Trump and Republicans in Congress to cut public-broadcasting funds is forcing profound changes that will reshape the airwaves, especially in rural and tribal areas. nyti.ms/46qif99
A radio microphone and soundboard. A headline reads: "After Trump's Cuts, NPR and PBS Stations Must Transform" Photo by Jordan Gale for The New York Times
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13/09/2025
Drone breaches Romanian airspace during Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine reut.rs/4mfNJVh
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Drone breaches Romanian airspace during Russian attack on neighboring Ukraine
Romania scrambled fighter jets on Saturday when a drone breached the country's airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the defense ministry said.
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WIRED @wired.com · 13/09/2025
Leaked documents show that Geedge Networks, a company with ties to the founder of China’s “Great Firewall” mass censorship infrastructure, is selling its censorship and surveillance systems to at least four other countries in Asia and Africa.
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Massive Leak Shows How a Chinese Company Is Exporting the Great Firewall to the World
Geedge Networks, a company with ties to the founder of China’s mass censorship infrastructure, is selling its censorship and surveillance systems to at least four other countries in Asia and Africa.
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Deborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Release the Epstein Files
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The Economist @economist.com · 13/09/2025
Donald Trump claims to have ended six wars in six months and has been angling for a Nobel peace prize. Americans are less convinced of his diplomatic prowess, as our polling shows econ.st/4mUl20Y
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Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 08/09/2025
Democratic committee members posted the alleged image of Trump’s birthday message.
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Epstein Letter Allegedly From Trump Released by House Democrats
House Democrats on Monday released an alleged birthday note that they said Donald Trump sent to Jeffrey Epstein, raising pressure on the president over questions about his past interactions with the late disgraced financier.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 08/09/2025
Fed nominee Miran notes primary residence now used as rental property reut.rs/3V7pBZW
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Fed nominee Miran notes primary residence now used as rental property
President Donald Trump's nominee to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Stephen Miran, has a mortgage on a home formerly listed as his primary residence that he is now using as a rental property, according to his latest financial disclosure statement.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 08/09/2025
No, Mr Mandelson, we will not roll out the red carpet for Trump | Zoe Williams
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No, Mr Mandelson, we will not roll out the red carpet for Trump | Zoe Williams
The UK’s ambassador to Washington may believe the US president is merely a ‘risk taker’, but that doesn’t represent my point of view – and it probably doesn’t represent yours. That’s why we must make our voices heard, writes Zoe Williams
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 08/09/2025
The Kentucky GOP senator wrote on social media that sentiments expressed by the vice president were "despicable" and "thoughtless."
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Rand Paul slams JD Vance's defense of strike on alleged Venezuelan cartel
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 08/09/2025
Norway’s centre-left parties set to retain power after elections on.ft.com/3HMW19a
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Norway’s centre-left parties set to retain power after elections
Jonas Gahr Støre due to continue as prime minister as his ruling Labour party performs strongly
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 08/09/2025
Jeremy Pizzi, legal adviser at Global Rights Compliance, told Newsweek Russia "has even more horrendous behavior to hide from the world."
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Russia looks to leave Europe's anti-torture convention
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 08/09/2025
At an alarming pace, the Trump administration has fired climate scientists, rolled back regulations, interfered in data collection, and cut planning and emergency response funds. That puts all Americans at risk. Read The Big Take ⬇️
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Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace
The White House has blocked efforts to measure, respond to and fight global warming. That puts all Americans at risk.
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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 08/09/2025
39 people have applied to fill the remainder of Victoria Seaman’s term on the Las Vegas City Council. Here's who applied: thenevadaindependent.com/article/near...
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Politico @politico.com · 07/08/2025
NEW: The FBI has agreed to help chase down quorum-breaking Texas Democrats. The Democrats departed the state in an attempt to thwart the Texas Legislature’s passage of a newly redrawn congressional map that would grant the GOP five more favorable districts ahead of the 2026 midterms.
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FBI agrees to help chase down quorum-breaking Texas Democrats
It is unclear what resources the FBI is investing or how it is approaching the situation as there is no apparent legal breach under its purview.
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Politico @politico.com · 07/08/2025
EXCLUSIVE: The godfather of the Indiana GOP slammed Trump's redistricting push.
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‘I don't see the point’: Mitch Daniels on Trump's redistricting push in Indiana
The godfather of Indiana Republican politics weighs in on what has become a national fight over gerrymandering.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 07/08/2025
Pete Hegseth "seems determined to bar academics or anyone who faintly resembles one from contact with the armed forces," Eliot A. Cohen writes: theatln.tc/PhPgbRP6
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/08/2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intends to take control of all of Gaza, bucking the advice of the Israeli military and warnings that expanding operations could endanger the hostages being held there and kill more Palestinian civilians. nyti.ms/4fwcavY
Israeli tanks and soldiers in a desert landscape. There are Israeli and smaller red flags coming out of them. A headline reads: "Netanyahu Says Israel Wants to Take Military Control of All of Gaza." Photo credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/Associated Press.
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The Economist @economist.com · 07/08/2025
He isn’t
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How is Donald Trump putting America first by bashing Brazil?
He isn’t
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The Economist @economist.com · 07/08/2025
Israel’s legal system claims to be fiercely independent. On the Gaza war it is largely silent
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Israel on trial: can the country police its own war crimes?
Israel’s legal system claims to be fiercely independent. On the Gaza war it is largely silent
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 06/08/2025
"The loss of both senior officers and new hires [from the CIA] not only reduces human and country analysis (human intelligence) but severs mentorship pipelines, hinders the future growth of the organization, and puts significant strain on those middle-managers who are left to do the work."
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America Is Blinding Itself
In a dangerous world, downsizing our intelligence agencies is shortsighted and dangerous.
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Politico @politico.com · 06/08/2025
Texas AG Ken Paxton launched an investigation into a political organization led by Beto O’Rourke for allegedly helping Texas Dems block newly proposed congressional maps.
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Ken Paxton launches investigation into Beto O’Rourke-led group over Texas quorum break
The organization, Powered by People, has reportedly been helping support Texas state lawmakers who fled the state to prevent Republicans from passing a new congressional map.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 11/06/2025
Venezuelan street culture was born out of structural violence and profound inequality. Now, that culture is being used against Venezuelans in the U.S. as evidence of terrorism.
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The Criminalization of Venezuelan Street Culture
The Trump Administration is using an “Alien Enemy Validation Guide” to target supposed members of Tren de Aragua, but many of the items on the list—tattoos, sports jerseys, Jordans—are commonplace in ...
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 03/06/2025
Freshly done with DOGE, Musk is predictably back to going off on X: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/t...
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Elon Musk Calls Trump Policy Bill a ‘Disgusting Abomination’
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The Economist @economist.com · 03/06/2025
Republicans are refusing to engage with difficult tradeoffs in their economic platform. The thickest air of fantasy lingers over the subject of tax, spending and borrowing econ.trib.al/Cz9QR00
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The fantastical world of Republican economic thinking
The elites of the American right cannot reconcile the inconsistencies in their policy platform
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 09/05/2025
Many observers try to discern the politics of a new pope through his chosen name, but “Leo” suggests something “much, much different from mere progressivism or conservatism,” Randy Boyagoda writes:
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The Pope’s Most Revealing Choice So Far
By choosing the name Leo XIV, the pope has indicated that he won’t merely be progressive or conservative.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 06/05/2025
Qatar Airways set to order about 100 widebody jets from Boeing, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/4jKl76e
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Qatar Airways set to order about 100 widebody jets from Boeing, Bloomberg News reports
Qatar Airways is finalizing a deal to buy around 100 widebody jets from Boeing , with an option to buy as many more, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
"The president was unaware of Hegseth’s order... "An order freezing military support would normally be discussed intensively. It requires the coordination of multiple agencies.. "None of that coordination happened when Hegseth’s office canceled the scheduled flight" www.reuters.com/world/us/ord...
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Exclusive: Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard
Roughly a week after Donald Trump started his second term as president, the U.S. military issued an order to three freight airlines operating out of Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and a U.S. base in the United Arab Emirates: Stop 11 flights loaded with artillery shells and other weaponry and bound for Ukraine.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/05/2025
“This cynical effort undermines the rule of law and destroys the trust the American people have in the nation’s judges to administer justice in the courtrooms and in the halls of justice across the land,” read a letter signed by more than 150 former state and federal judges.
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Former Judges Condemn Trump Administration’s Arrest of Wisconsin Judge
Judge Hannah C. Dugan was accused of directing an undocumented immigrant to leave through a side door while federal agents waited for him.
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