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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 29/09/2026

Hey while they’re at it, IMLS and NEH should start offering unrestricted operating support for museums. Like, a lot of it. johngmarks.beehiiv.com/p/america-s-...

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America's Museums are Falling Apart

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

MarkWayne Mullin’s DHS feels compelled, around midnight ET on a Saturday, to tweet a denial of a Daily Wire report saying ICE is being told “to stop arresting non-criminals.”

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

“Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among MAGA activists…We find [they] are not simply voters responding to policy preferences or culture-war appeals but are also participants in a social movement organized around a shared perception of lost honor, declining esteem, and institutional disrespect.”

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The Symbolic Politics of Status in the MAGA Movement | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core

The Symbolic Politics of Status in the MAGA Movement

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026

DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.

DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

LOGOS:
The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection

Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.

Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Booker Prize 2026 shortlist has arrived:  The End of Everything by M. John Harrison  The Disappearers by Marlon James  Black Bag by Luke Kennard  May We Feed the King by Rebecca Perry  The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout  John of John by Douglas Stuart

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Public universities have led the way in creating popular ethnic & gender studies programs, which are now being destroyed by aggressively regressive politicians & administrators, not because students aren't interested in these subjects, but because they are. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/17/u...

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The University of Texas at Austin rejected a department’s plan to keep the majors, a decision that came without public knowledge, an interim department chair told faculty.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Having faced a difficult crossroads in her daughter’s education, Nikole Hannah Jones contemplates the principles she fought for and the cost. “In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?” NYT Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...

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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)

A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

For the life of me I legit can not imagine why anyone thought attacking the Kennedy Center was a good idea.

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Who will show more commitment to, and solidarity in support of, First Amendment values: members of the White House Correspondents Association, or opening acts for Ed Sheeran?

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I am fascinating by the ongoing Ed Sheeran story and the way it strikes right at the heart of the fading viability of "Oh, I don't do politics."

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity. —"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century —And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...

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Bari’s ‘60’ Bust

Bari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status...

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It doesn’t feel like 25 years. I lived in Manhattan near Lincoln Center and I worked at Digitas at 23rd and Park Ave South. I saw the first tower in the distance on my way to work. My mother called to say my stepfather was on a flight from EWR to SFO and they hadn’t heard from him. 1/2

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As if the headline isn't enough incentive, do read this short news story to the last paragraph because MAN does it escalate! playbill.com/article/man-...

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Man Sentenced to 2-Year Jail Sentence After Strangling Fellow Theatregoer for Singing Along During We Will Rock You

The dust-up happened at a 2023 press performance in London's West End.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/2026

25 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

By far the most interesting thing I’ve seen of Hasan Piker!

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

That’s entertainment. Every day is a new frontier in what we call political communication in the USA.

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Kate Tuttle @katekilla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As we approach the 9/11 anniversary, I'm sharing an article I wrote about a man who chronicled the attacks and their long aftermath on the lives on fellow New Jersey residents. njmonthly.com/articles/new...

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25 Years After 9/11, New Jerseyans' Stories of Grief, Courage and Hope Endure

New Jersey reporter Mike Kelly’s new book, After Ground Zero, follows 26 lives forever changed by September 11, 2001.

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Dana Milbank @danamilbank.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Washington Sun rises today. I hope you’ll join our orbit. The Sun aims to do nothing less than reinvent the newspaper for the digital age — and to prove that there is a market in the capital region for local news and sports coverage. washingtonsun.com/perspectives...

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Dana Milbank: The Washington Sun Rises Today. I Hope You’ll Join Our Orbit.

My boss, Tim Grieve, posted a photo on X last week of a shipment of office chairs that had just arrived at the Arlington, Virginia, headquarters of our new publication, The Washington Sun. “It's fun t...

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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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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“Marlon James has written a masterpiece, the novel of the decade and possibly of the century thus far.” 5 book reviews you need to read this week. bookmarks.reviews/5-reviews-yo...

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5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Our bevy of brilliant reviews this week includes Dwight Garner on Marlon James’ The Disappearers, Kate Tuttle on John Dos Passos’ U.S.A. trilogy, Parul Sehgal on Rachel Cusk’s The Life of M, Laura…

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 09/09/2026

Q: ”In 2021, you said, 'God is both masculine and feminine and everything in between. God is non-binary.' Do you still stand by that?” Talarico: “I was being provocative…What I was trying to say is that you can't use human categories to define God. That is not controversial theologically.”

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

An accomplished transformational tenure. I’m impressed he lasted so long in this role into this administration. Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/a...

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Smithsonian’s Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution (Gift Article)

In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The 40-hour work week. The weekend itself. Lifesaving safety standards. Organized labor has changed our country for the better. This Labor Day, we recognize the achievements of our unions and the workers who make the American way of life possible.

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Chokely Carmichael🥋 @stewartcoles.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

UW-Madison professor engages in multiple sexual relationships with students, disparages another over their sexual orientation and appearance, creates hostile environment, and department leadership covers it all up. And in true “pass the trash” fashion, moves on to ASU once forced to resign.

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UW-Madison students, records detail investigation of professor

Dietram Scheufele resigned after investigators determined he had sexual relationships with two students and engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct with one.

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 03/09/2026

Did you hear Marlon James on All Things Considered talking about "The Disapearers"? Check it out! And then grab tickets to his upcoming Talking Volumes show with MPR News host Kerri Miller at The O'Shaughnessy on Sept. 12 where you can hear all about it.

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'Damage happened here.' In Marlon James' new novel, the violence has a point

NPR's Juana Summers talks with award-winning author Marlon James about his new book, “The Disappearers,”the story of a brutal attack on a group of gay men in Jamaica and its aftermath.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Queens: “If feminism means each of us finding our unique power, and helping other women do the same, Dolly Parton certainly has done both.” Gloria Steinem, 1987

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

What happens when you search for Lake Ontario on Google Maps.

Search result displays a map of the lake labeled as Lake America.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I am glad to see Angie Nixon being honest about how hurtful the appalling comments from Laura Loomer were. Let the woman cry. The comments are awful and dehumanizing but so the tepid public response and the fact that it’s not an isolated or surprising incident. www.facebook.com/share/v/19Su...

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The Emancipator @theemancipator.org · 31/08/2026

This: Our September collection includes novels by Marlon James, @deeshaphilyaw.bsky.social , and @minjinlee.bsky.social , history books on anti-Zionism and the U.S. immigration system,

Graphic featuring a curated book list on a light blue background with a colorful geometric border in pink, yellow, and dark green. Fourteen book covers are arranged in three rows. The top row includes The Disappearers by Marlon James, The Distance Between Our Names by Paul Richter, The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker, Signals Across Vast Distances by Elizabeth Alexander, and The Great Refusal by Casey Gerald. The middle row includes End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, The Perilous Fight by Colin Kaepernick, and Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History by Benjamin Moser. The bottom row includes Racist by Design by Kelly Lytle Hernández, The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw, An Inconvenient Woman by Keri Leigh Merritt, How Bright the Path Grows by Marcia Chatelain, and American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee. The books appear as three-dimensional mockups with subtle shadows, evenly spaced across the image.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I’m seeing far too little public reaction to Loomer’s revolting racism. Ignoring it is akin to permission.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

“With this novel about gay experience and murderous homophobia in Jamaica and elsewhere during the 1980s and ’90s, James has written a masterpiece, the novel of the decade and possibly of the century thus far.”

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE The statement referred to him as an “illegal alien from the United Kingdom” who legally entered the United States in 2019 but then “chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our nation’s laws.” wapo.st/4ybJFMj

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British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos deported by ICE

The Trump supporter turned critic was flown to the United Kingdom.

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026

We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)

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Josh Scacco 🗳️ @joshscacco.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🗣️ For the past year, I have been telling everyone I meet that democracy and public health are intricately connected. This idea inspired my fellows application to @carnegie.org and pushes forward that research. 💬 @sustaindemocracy.bsky.social releases the first part of that research today. ⬇️

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John Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Over the last three days, I’ve read a lot of Dolly Parton stories and appreciations to fully understand her power and allure. If you can only read one, read @tressiemcphd.bsky.social’s. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...

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Opinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself (Gift Article)

She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"the money, which was supposed to be used to provide health insurance for poor children, was instead hastily passed through multiple organizations before eventually landing in the bank accounts of two political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida." www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...

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Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida

A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I started my PhD program with an eight week old at home, sole income being my doctoral stipend, in a history program, in Knoxville, TN. And every month we got a new book to read to my son, free, mailed to us, so my kid, my kids, grew up in rooms full of books even when I had no money. That's Dolly.

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Derek Smith @darathus.xyz · 25/08/2026

This video from her family is too sweet. youtu.be/9govup-IG3c?...

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A Message from the Family of Dolly Parton

YouTube video by Dolly Parton

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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 24/08/2026

I can't stress enough how big a win this is for free speech, journalism, and our democracy. Black women continue to remain at the epicenter of justice. And I am grateful for it. Congrats @karenattiah.bsky.social!

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MickieMorganfield @mickiedances.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

www.cato.org/commentary/t... Even the pro-Trump Heritage Foundation’s database of election crimes listed only 24 instances of noncitizens voting in U.S. elections from 2003 to 2023. Why are the Supreme Court conservatives allowing an unconstitutional federal takeover of elections?

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Trump’s Claims About Noncitizens Voting Are False. We Can Prove It.

A number of states have undertaken investigations into noncitizen voting, cross-checking voter rolls with citizenship status, and found it virtually nonexistent.

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Carole V. Bell @cvbell.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

What I think is interesting about the Florida Democratic primary is that the results were really mixed, diverging in direction race by race. And not determined by money. David Jolly for governor and Angie Nixon for senate. No contingent shut out. So maybe no-one should freak out?! Is that possible?!

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