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pam W

@charlestonchum.bsky.social
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Fmr counselor & wannabe grandmom. Fan of God & his creation/critters, words, stories, & salt marshes.

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McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This past weekend, senior LDS Church leader D. Todd Christofferson did something that has become surprisingly rare: He made an unapologetic moral argument against gambling. I wrote about the religious leaders pushing back against the sports-betting boom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Churches Are Finally Making the Moral Case Against Sports Betting
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most recent faith community to come out strongly against online gambling.
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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
JRR Tolkien 1972: "...the King's Peace would contain no tales worth recounting... a restlessness would appear about then, owing to the (it seems) inevitable boredom of Men with the good: there would be secret societies practising dark cults.." tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_New...
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pam W @charlestonchum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Has the added benefit of increasing workers compensation injuries
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anne Applebaum has been right about a lot of things and this is one. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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MAGA Is Making the World Safe for Corruption
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 27/09/2026
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Farm Aid @farmaid.org · 26/09/2026
Check out a few of our favorite on-stage moments so far at #FarmAid2026! If you can't join us in Virginia Beach this year, catch the livestream at www.farmaid.org. All Photos © Brian Bruner / Bruner Photo
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
4 MONTHS FROM TODAY are the Midterm Elections. Make sure you & everyone you know are registered to VOTE. VOTE for Dems to take back the House & Senate. VOTE to hold the most corrupt individual ever to occupy the WH accountable! VOTE to let our country to begin to heal. 🇺🇸 On 11/3/26: VOTE BLUE 🌊
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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Week Five in 250 to 250
This was the fifth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Cartoon by Pat Byrnes @patbyrnes.bsky.social
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 29/06/2026
If a program saves lives, and if severe cuts to it abruptly withdraw lifesaving programs and services, then of course those cuts can be said to have killed people. @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social on the death toll of gutting USAID:
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This post is going to be long but it’s important. One of the least-discussed developments in the Trump administration is the creation of the National Design Studio (NDS). On the surface, it was presented as a project to modernize government websites and improve the user experience.
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The TrumpRussiaGuide 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @trumprussiaties.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Donald Trump spotted at golf club with glamorous aide accused of 'fueling his delusions' www.themirror.com/entertainmen...
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Trump spotted at golf club with glam aide accused of 'fueling his delusions'
Donald Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp joined the president for a round of golf at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia on Saturday - and all eyes were on her
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Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Happy 100th birthday, Mel Brooks! Here’s some great advice he gave me back he was a wee lad of 95. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
You have some wonderful stories of basically getting away with stuff at the studios.

I’d learned one very simple trick: say yes. Simply say yes. Like Joseph E. Levine, on “The Producers,” said, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” He wanted me to fire Gene Wilder. And I said, “Yes, he’s gone. I’m firing him.” I never did. But he forgot. After the screening of “Blazing Saddles,” the head of Warner Bros. threw me into the manager’s office, gave me a legal pad and a pencil, and gave me maybe twenty notes. He would have changed “Blazing Saddles” from a daring, funny, crazy picture to a stultified, dull, dusty old Western. He said, “No farting.” I said, “It’s out.”That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.

I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.

That’s great advice for life.

It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
secure.actblue.com/donate/nl-tx... Hegseth fired this Admiral. Let’s send her to the House to hold Hegseth’s feet to the fire.
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Donate to Nancy Lacore for Congress!
Donate to Nancy Lacore for Congress!
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pam W @charlestonchum.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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pam W @charlestonchum.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Someone sees where the wind is blowing
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The president’s comments at the G7 summit revealed that he doesn’t understand the war he started—or the words that come out of his own mouth. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Trump Does Not Understand What He’s Saying About the Middle East
The president’s comments at the G7 summit revealed that he doesn’t understand the war he started—or the words that come out of his own mouth.
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
None of this makes any sense, except as desperate rationalizations from a man who cannot face facts and admit defeat. On the most important questions of war and peace, the president of the United States seems to be losing his grip on reality itself. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
theatlantic.com
Trump Does Not Understand the War He Lost
The president’s comments at the G7 summit revealed that he doesn’t understand the war he started—or the words that come out of his own mouth.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
SC Voters! Vote first thing Tuesday morning! Show the SC General Assembly your votes count more than theirs! Their shenanigans will be tied up in court long after the voting ends and votes are certified.
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fl-anjet.bsky.social @fl-anjet.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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Holy City Sinner @holycitysinner.com · 23/04/2026
Pet Helpers Hosts Low-Cost Community Vaccine Clinic This Saturday at James Island Town Hall holycitysinner.com/lifestyle/pe...
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Pet Helpers Hosts Low-Cost Community Vaccine Clinic This Saturday at James Island Town Hall
Pet Helpers is proud to support the Charleston community by offering affordable pet care through its Community Vaccine Clinic this Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at James Island Town Hall.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 20/04/2026
The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X. I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!). So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.
Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism

in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X."Your Account is Suspended" Message on X
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America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
#TrumpTrainWreck
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pam W @charlestonchum.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
There are bright spots in the news 😂
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"The Trump administration cut the agency deeply last year, leaving some forecasting offices short-staffed... “You’re missing data from the Four Corners region, the northern Plains, part of the central Plains, and that’s where the storms were developing,” he said..." www.nbcnews.com/weather/torn...
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'We are missing data': NWS weather balloon changes scrutinized as tornados hit Midwest
For much of Monday, the agency didn't anticipate a tornado threat for Kansas City — then five hit that evening. Did a change in weather balloon launches leave forecasters in the dark?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/04/2026
President Trump’s push to build a giant arch in Washington has alienated early supporters of the project, classical architects and veterans groups. Here is a look at how Trump quadrupled the size of the original proposal for the arch, which he has said would serve as a monument to himself.
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Trump’s ‘Triumphal Arch’ Draws Backlash, Even From an Expert Who Proposed It
The story of how President Trump quadrupled the size of the original proposal for the arch follows a now-familiar pattern.
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WatchYourRepsTN&SC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service
Contact Congress today!
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 15/04/2026
This is Marty. He played the role of Bruiser in a college production of "Legally Blonde" and nailed every line. Was confused when people were impressed though. What, like it's hard? 14/10 (IG: sirbaldwinandmarty)
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Holy City Sinner @holycitysinner.com · 14/04/2026
Your Daily(ish) Gospel mailchi.mp/24c88965dbce...
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Your Daily(ish) Gospel
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onesillyfag @onesillyfag.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Here’s a feed cleanser. Dogs catching treats.
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Today's cartoon by Bill Bramhall for the New York Daily News:
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
There it is: For a not insignificant number of people, it’s always only ever been about making people they find annoying angry. A whole movement built on resentment and vibes. Pathetic
A tweet from a MAGA influencer: “I miss the euphoric first few months of Trump's second term. The rapid-fire EOs dismantling woke orthodoxy. The sweet shrieking from the left. Elon and DOGE hacking off the tentacles of entrenched government waste. It felt like an autistic Camelot, and I was giddy. We were giddy.”
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Dr. Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com · 14/04/2026
If you cannot tell, you should consult your physician.
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pam W @charlestonchum.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Powerful
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pissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
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pam W @charlestonchum.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
We knew he was a snake before we took him in
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Maybe they can email or fax us a copy... Cartoon by Mars Riley
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Rightwing dudes: "Women shouldn't be in leadership. Women shouldn't vote. They're not rational like men." Also, somehow, rightwing dudes: "The hand of God teleported me to a Waffle House."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
"The warehouse currently has 4 toilets, 2 water fountains and an 800-gallon-per-day water allocation. "A facility housing 1,500 people would require roughly 200,000 gallons of water per day, according to local utility estimates... www.projectsaltbox.com/p/ice-approv...
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ICE Approved Environmental Review Day Before $102 Million Maryland Site Purchase
Review and project approval were completed the same day. Officials now say the detention center’s scope may change and require further analysis.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 01/04/2026
Here are my top 10 WORST dogs!
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Holy City Sinner @holycitysinner.com · 01/04/2026
Senate Bill 508, which would prevent any future monument removals by strengthening the Heritage Act, will be considered by the full South Carolina Senate this afternoon. Contact your state senator this morning and ask them to vote against S. 508 www.scstatehouse.gov/legislatorss...
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South Carolina Legislature Online - Find Your Legislators
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"It is difficult to comprehend the level of state-sponsored criminality we are witnessing because our country has never experienced anything like it."- #NYDailyNews (wait'll ya experience the midterms...) #AccountabilityIsComing ⚖️
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Much more here on ICE reversing course (and retracting their initial statements) on two proposed Trump prison camps, from the indispensible team at Project Salt Box: projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/ice-issued...
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ICE Issued Confident Announcements About Warehouse Purchases in Two States. Neither Was True.
As the beleaguered agency rushes to open detention facilities across the country, it can't seem to get its own announcements right.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration. #BrutalButAccurate
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pam W @charlestonchum.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 28/01/2026
This is Wynn. Her neighborhood friends came over to ask if she could come out to play, and she didn't look back. 13/10 (IG: wynn_thegolden)
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