Ed Zimmerman @edgrapenutzimm.bsky.social · 27/05/2026So excited for this… esp @iamyola.bsky.social 🎶 100
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanDix @dixonij.bsky.social · 03/04/2026God bless bookstore employees having fun. 685166508
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Whom to believe? 🤡 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/w... 45967751749
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanMorgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I’m never gonna forget that lady not even looking at the Epstein survivors during that hearing. Enjoy your descent. 28390721206
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Pam Bondi is gone yet RFK Jr. remains. 68073751113
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Two brilliant civil rights lawyers - one Asian American; one Black American. Both women. @aclu.org’s Cecellia Wang & @legaldefensefund.bsky.social’s @janainelson.bsky.social. They argued two of the most consequential cases in SCOTUS this year. This embrace is one of my favorite moments of the day. 225144022714
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Pfizer has ended its large Phase III Trial of an updated COVID19 vaccine. They were not able to enroll enough people to meet their goal. A major problem is the FDA’s wholly unreasonable demand that people with chronic conditions, who benefit most from the vaccine, not be allowed to participate. 8235021433
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 02/04/2026In case you were wondering: Yes, there is a Jonathan the Great Tortoise angle to the Pam Bondi firing news. 12863111164
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/04/2026House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia on Pam Bondi: "She will not escape accountability and remains legally obligated to appear before our Committee under oath. She must answer for her mishandling of the Epstein files and the special treatment she has given Ghislaine Maxwell." 20089572151
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026“The last night I was a pediatric resident, a child came in with Hib and promptly died by the next day. I didn’t work for 50 years to have everything destroyed by one man.” -Dr. Kathryn Edwards, Vanderbilt University This is what RFK Jr. and the anti-vaxxers have wrought.nbcnews.comA deadly bacterial disease is returning, doctors warn, as vaccination rates fallHib once killed 1,000 children a year, permanently disabling many more. Doctors who've never seen the disease say the comeback is changing the way they practice medicine. 15646322421
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanNPR @npr.org · 03/04/2026Since last year, the Justice Department has made unprecedented demands to states for sensitive voter data, including drivers license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. n.pr/4cnHgpyn.prAs DOJ prepares to share state voter data with DHS, a key privacy officer resignsSince last year, the Justice Department has made unprecedented demands to states for sensitive voter data, including drivers license numbers and partial Social Security numbers. 1028097
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/04/2026HEADLINE OF THE DAY: 😆 #BuhBYE 1006265735436
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanLeah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye. 1397375989114
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanProPublica @propublica.org · 03/04/2026Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. We decided to illustrate it.projects.propublica.orgThe Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines VanishResearchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. 11133641962
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/04/2026“‘All I’m going to say is that I stand by my decision,’ she said… “Much of the audience at the board meeting broke into cheers and applause after her statement. Chants of ‘shame’ were heard as board members voted to fire her...” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...washingtonpost.comTenn. library director fired over refusal to move LGBTQ+ books to adult sectionA county board near Nashville voted to dismiss Luanne James, who said she stands by her decision, in the latest clash in a national debate over access to books. 393144863964
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/04/2026According to the Times: 746195477488
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 23/02/2026BREAKING Charles Kushner, the US Ambassador to France, has been banned from meeting with members of the French government after he failed to show up to a diplomatic summons with the French Foreign Minister. 25755161734
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanElizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I see the Charlie Kushner ambassadorship to France is going about as well as expected: 1130457
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanNPR @npr.org · 24/02/2026France's top diplomat has requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government. Kushner skipped a meeting Monday to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist. n.pr/4cbQOo6n.prFrance moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government accessFrance's top diplomat has requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government. Kushner skipped a meeting Monday to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist. 671146344
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Trump's longtime confidant Thomas Barrack, now serving as U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, was in regular, close contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor, a CBS News analysis of over 100 texts and email exchanges shows.cbsnews.comTrump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files showTom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found. 1081492758
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/02/2026This flew under the radar, but it shouldn’t have. When senator Alex Padilla was tackled by DHS, Kristi Noem’s side piece, Corey Lewandowski, was orchestrating the situation in the hall. 28487523964
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16/02/2026“.. With the vacancy-to-unemployed ratio now below 1.0, bargaining power is again shifting back to capital and away from workers. .. This is a marked contrast with an overall economy that is running hot.” @elerianm.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/298a... 18594214
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanDele @creidim.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Always a comfort to listen to Glen Hansard. 021
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/01/2026There is no strategy www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 51166252077
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanEd Zimmerman @edgrapenutzimm.bsky.social · 03/01/2026But Hegseth’s wife and brother in law were notified ahead of strike and unlawful kidnapping of foreign head of state somedia.tenor.coma cartoon of donald trump sitting at a desk with the words relax guy written below himALT: a cartoon of donald trump sitting at a desk with the words relax guy written below him 011
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanCharles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 03/01/2026Trump took this blatantly illegal step without a word to Congress, even though Maduro publicly announced that he was ready to sit down and discuss anything. Trump is totally out of control. This madman is going to provoke a world war. 38417
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanBurgess Everett @burgessev.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Democratic Sen. Andy Kim on capture of Maduro: "Secretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn’t about regime change. I didn’t trust them then and we see now that they blatantly lied to Congress" 322367
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 31/12/2025This is a strange way of saying “we’re complying with court orders now that we failed to get #SCOTUS to stay them.” 762973672
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanEd Zimmerman @edgrapenutzimm.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Wakeling said that call from Townshend was « Probably one of the greatest honors in my life » (via the interview in @avclub.com by @noelmu.bsky.social ) interview is loaded with gems, including the double entendre I had missed for my first 40 yrs of listening! www.avclub.com/dave-wakelin... 031
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanEd Zimmerman @edgrapenutzimm.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Saw👆after posting👇elsewhere: ❤️ the Pete Townshend story: “Oh, hello Dave, this is Peter Townshend here &I’m sitting with David Gilmour,&we’re trying to work out your song ‘Save It For Later,’ but we can’t work out the tuning » @theavclubgames.bsky.social www.avclub.com/dave-wakelin...avclub.comDave Wakeling on the short, successful, fractious career of The English BeatDave Wakeling on the short, successful, fractious career of The English Beat 152
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanEd Zimmerman @edgrapenutzimm.bsky.social · 30/12/2025& Here’s Pete Townshend doing it live, confirming that he got the tuning from @dave_wakeling (who apparently said the Velvet Underground used the tuning) w Pete offering « prizes to anyone who can tell me what it’s about » youtu.be/pQ0zMDJKkbg?...youtu.beSave It For LaterYouTube video by DeepEndRocks 112
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanTate Collection @tate.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Jean Dubuffet, Man with a Hod, 1955 botfrens.com/collections/14375/cont… 0225
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanEdvard Munch @edvardmunch.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Christmas in the Brothel 1905 botfrens.com/collections/90/content… 0417
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanMark Rothko @markrothko.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Untitled botfrens.com/collections/25/content… 0587
Ed Zimmerman @edgrapenutzimm.bsky.social · 22/12/2025« We go from being an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state » Sharon Alfonsi! Well said. Bari Weiss is not a journalist and lacks integrity. 030
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanJAMA @jama.com · 22/12/2025💬 Viewpoint: The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission’s strategy to address chronic diseases in children relies on weak, voluntary, and unsupported initiatives while neglecting proven, evidence-based public health interventions. ja.ma/4qiHfax 14316
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanMarc Reeve @cmraman.geek.org · 05/12/2025Why am I not surprised? NPS has made Trump's birthday a free admission day, while deleting MLK Day and Juneteenth.sfgate.comNational parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black peopleFree entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth. 611868
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanChristina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 04/12/2025NEW: @sherylnyt.bsky.social and I dove into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s quest to dismantle vaccine policy, telling the inside story of how his allies from the vaccine activism world and political appointees embarked on a crash course with government scientists. Gift: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...nytimes.comKennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy 125520
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 05/12/2025forty-one minutes is a long time to spend premeditating 313322
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 05/12/2025They’re killing people as a twitter joke. It’s depraved. Can’t let yourself lose the capacity to be appalled and disgusted and outraged by this. 433136314210
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanProf. Michael Fuhrer @michaelsfuhrer.bsky.social · 05/12/2025"The survivors could hypothetically have floated to safety, been rescued, and carried on with trafficking the drugs, the logic went. "The other source with direct knowledge of the briefing called that rationale 'f**king insane.'” 510725
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Hegseth can spin this atrocity and murder of two men clinging to a part of the bombed boat, but he's not reporting news on FOX, twisting it to suit his story- he knew, he ordered it, he's guilty. #ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks #https://wapo.st/4457oRBwapo.stHegseth, citing ‘fog of war,’ says he learned of survivors hours after strikeThe defense secretary’s remarks were the most extensive public accounting yet of his involvement in the military’s lethal attack on alleged drug smugglers on Sept. 2. 1113072
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanReuters @reuters.com · 03/12/2025US judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states reut.rs/4pOvHvFreut.rsUS judge blocks Trump from cutting Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 statesA federal judge on Tuesday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing in 22 states a provision of the Republican's signature tax and domestic policy bill that would deprive Planned Parenthood and local affiliates that perform abortions of Medicaid funding. 627079
Reposted by Ed ZimmermanProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 02/12/2025What did we learn about from the shutdown? Democrats should press a focused message (don’t hate on Healthcare Hakeem) to shift the agenda against a weak Republican Party in disarray. 071