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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Second @amtrak.com Pennsylvanian daily train between Pittsburgh and NYC (via Harrisburg and Philly FINALLY added, effective 11/18/26 youtu.be/Zw8LDMOiOko

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The New Phone Book's Here

YouTube video by b3arcub

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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Add Karen Smith to my list of badasses whose mouthy approach I respect. Actions usually speak louder than words. This is a hero, Y'all. Well done, Ma'am. You're gonna kick ass in your new position. ✊📖

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"Instead of treating democracy like tap water, Americans must start fetching it from the well, carrying it home, and boiling it before drinking. If you care about the result, you might have to do more than vote." - Anne Applebaum

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Although I had the MMR vax as a child, I got it again last year. Because I figured the outbreaks would get worse; because I have some elevated risks; because my early childhood was forever ago; and because there seemed to be a real chance that the vax might become unavailable. Zero regrets. 2/

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When RFK Jr. was confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services, there were limited measles outbreaks in pockets around the country. It's gotten quite a lot worse, particularly here in PA. www.usatoday.com/story/graphi... 1/

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This disease has now been declared an emergency. Maps show where it's spreading

The U.S. measles outbreak continues to grow, with 3,887 cases reported nationwide in 2026, according to the CDC.

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If AI poses a 1% risk of extinction (which destroys 8.3B lives, valued at $10M ea), and OpenAI contributes 17.6% of the AI industry, then putting Sam Altman in prison for life, right now, has an expectation value of about $146 trillion dollars. Seems like a no-brainer :)

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Occupy Democrats seems to often be guilty of this issue. 🫤

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Better late than never, MAGA. Keep asking questions!

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You know he wants to bring a rough-hewn wooden NO GIRLZ ALLOUD sign on stage with him, too …

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help I've autumned and I can't get up @daniskitchen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"don't be sad," said big panda "autumn is nature's way of showing us how beautiful letting go can be"

big panda and tiny dragon are having tea under a tree whose leaves are falling

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If we're not going to impeach him, then impeach Hegseth, RFK Jr., etc. Would probably be easier and would help to grind his admin to a halt. Perhaps not the most satisfying, but would get the job done.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A productive and timely intro to any email one might send over the next few weeks ...

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happily moved from New England to Pittsburgh in 2024, after a decade of checking out the city. Couldn't be more pleased with the decision!

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

CNN will be going the way of CBS? It's been decades since I've watch much network TV news. But many middle-aged and retired Americans do (i.e., those who vote in the highest percentages). It's beyond troubling that employees equate the takeover of CNN with Musk's acquisition + remake of Twitter.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

" ... we don't have to wonder if AI might try to destroy the world. With its huge fossil fuel consumption for data centers ... AI-invested corporations are doing their damnedest to destroy the earth right now ... " - Rebecca Solnit www.meditationsinanemergency.com/the-worshipp...

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Yes They Want to Kill Us: The Worshippers of Machines Versus Human Beings

This is the week that someone pulled the fire alarm on AI. It began with industry employee Jacob Coxon issuing a dire warning: "I resigned from Anthropic today," he wrote on Twitter/X. "I spent the la...

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I liked the tune well enough. But in retrospect, it was very much just a warm-up!

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I always found #DuncanSheik's harmonic sensibility + shifting sonic textures so engaging, from the 90s onward. But I rationed my listening, trying to avoid forming calluses. Now the dam has burst: it's all in heavy rotation. RIP to an utterly singular musical voice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0oG...

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Duncan Sheik - Reasons For Living

YouTube video by MAD Entertainment

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This multi-front loss is devastating. Best to you through all of this.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There is no justice, literally or figuratively.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The less popular (but superior) followup to "Barely Breathing" -- which in turn was the best thing the pop charts that year. RIP to an utterly original musical voice.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just a brilliant tune. He was utterly original. He should be in the Artistic Integrity Hall of Fame, Music Division! (It doesn't exist, but should).

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thank you for posting a tune other than "Barely Breathing." IMO, "BB" was among his junior varsity-level first efforts (maybe that's why it charted for months on end!) He just got better and better over time. Yet another reason it's so tragic to have lost him during his very extended artistic prime.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Listen, i may not be a football girlie but game theory-wise i will say this: the way Robert Kraft collaborated with other NFL owners to get Macklemore kicked off of Ed Sheeran's tour speaks to why Colin Kaepernick was never given another shot after taking a knee for racial justice.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Vote-By-Mail lives to fight another day. Surprising pretty much nobody other than the Trump regime, our nation's most constitutionally protected form of communication is more than capable of safely handling our ballots. But for 2028? Don't get too comfortable. www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/supr...

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Supreme Court denies Trump administration’s request to implement parts of rule on mail-in voting

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I've always found myself rationing his music, too. It's a bit to powerful to just binge on (which is what I'd like to do, on some levels).

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This was the second single from that first album. Just hauntingly beautiful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbVb...

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Duncan Sheik - She Runs Away

YouTube video by MAD Entertainment

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thank you for your leadership on this issue, Rep. Beatty!

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Barely Breathing" got all of the press in terms of Duncan Sheik's pre-Broadway pop career. But this 2nd single, from its insistent guitar hook to the outro's delicate string arrangement, is hauntingly gorgeous chamber pop. RIP and grateful thanks to a true original. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTZU...

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She Runs Away

YouTube video by Duncan Sheik - Topic

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

... or to have to sit while everyone else stands. Routinely.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Just heard the word "crassening" used on Today Explained, a @vox.com podcast. The focus of this episode was the media's treatment of women in midlife (pop culture overall, but mostly TV). I think the intended word was "coarsening," but ... it communicated. Will it catch on?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing. Voter suppression is.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The rule promoted by Postmaster General Steiner + the USPS Board of Govs, fortunately blocked by SCOTUS, has damaged USPS' reputation. The Board can protect vote-by-mail, but isn't doing its job. Join @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social + tell them to Deliver Our Ballots: actionnetwork.org/letters/deli...

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Deliver Our Ballots - Tell Postal Service Leadership We Demand to Vote-by-Mail

The USPS Board of Governors has the power the protect vote-by-mail, but they are not doing their job. Will you send them a message?

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

As the spouse of a USPS city letter carrier w/ 30 years of service, I ask you to consider: The USPS Board of Governors has the power to protect vote-by-mail, but they are not doing their job. Join @usmailnotforsale.bsky.social and tell them to Deliver Our Ballots: actionnetwork.org/letters/deli...

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Deliver Our Ballots - Tell Postal Service Leadership We Demand to Vote-by-Mail

The USPS Board of Governors has the power the protect vote-by-mail, but they are not doing their job. Will you send them a message?

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Every frame could be a painting!

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Even short of the lofty goal of recognition for greatness, there is a troubling reduction in the use of the term "citizens." Instead, the terms "consumers" and "families" are on the rise. My several single-by-choice pals in barter and/or buy nothing/little communities would like to have a word ...

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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Perfect description of what's going on.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

That "same show" sounds effing legendary. :)

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The USPS is run by a Trump flunkie, with more of the same on the Postal Governors' Board. Believe me, as the spouse of a retired USPS letter carrier who was also a union steward + a congressional liaison for the NALC: the rank and file employees are beyond horrified that the USPS has been hijacked.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I’m not willing to regard Trump slaughtering wild horses at the same time he’s offering Americans cheap “ground beef” as simply a coincidence . . .

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A basic misogyny seems to be present, too. When the drag king community is mentioned, most of pearl clutchers don't much care. Similarly, you almost never anti-trans folk mention female to male transitions. It's males who present as, or transition to, being female that are deeply troubling to them.

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Elise__Mae @elisemae.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Yet more grants cut: "The National Institutes of Health (NIH) terminates two Pitt research grants studying how race and socioeconomic status impact brain health." Scientists are moving out of town to new well-funded research jobs in Canada, Europe, China, etc. www.publicsource.org/trump-admini...

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Timeline: First half of 2026 brings more research cuts to Pitt

CMU releases 10% of Software Engineering Institute staff, citing reliance on federal funding.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/08/2026

the “op” is that vance is the most visibly sweaty, pathetic and juiceless national politician in recent memory

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