Reposted by Tracy WiseElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19hCEO compensation has increased 1,316% since 1978. And worker compensation? Just 28%. The system is rigged. We need to start taxing the rich so they pay their fair share. 14036681267
Reposted by Tracy WiseMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 12hDon’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers. 525270
Reposted by Tracy WiseChristine Johnson @christinkallama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026WashU has a hiring freeze and yet the Chancellor and Provost have found the money to hire in *exactly* the same areas: "viewpoint diversity" through the "Ordered Liberty Project" and 30 "AI" hires over 3 years. The lack of imagination by higher ed administrators is staggering. 2122
Tracy Wise @frauwise.bsky.social · 01/10/2026My thanks to Siw Heede and Community Forward Redlands for this lovely coverage at my book event, hosted by the Friends of AK Smiley Public Library in Redlands, CA! #BookSky#WriterSky Redlands author Tracy Wise launches second book, ‘Manufacturing a Duchess’ share.google/SDOxweuRhndq...share.googleRedlands author Tracy Wise launches second book, ‘Manufacturing a Duchess’The Regency-era novel explores love, duty and the changing society of 1820s Britain as the Industrial Revolution takes hold. 121
Reposted by Tracy WisePaulette Feeney ❌️👑 @pauletteparis1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The pilgrimage from Adelanto to Los Angeles is stopping in my city for lunch and rest on Saturday. I plan to greet them and walk a short way with them in support. I donated to the Detatained Immigrant Bond Fund. You can do so here: www.cluejustice.org/detained-imm...cluejustice.orgDETAINED IMMIGRANT BOND FUND | cluejustice 1127
Reposted by Tracy WiseMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration 3433201053
Reposted by Tracy WiseSemafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 62631031096
Reposted by Tracy WiseSenator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 30/09/2026On National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools, we acknowledge the children taken from their families who never returned home, survivors and descendents still suffering, and the lasting impact on native communities. We must commit to truth and healing now. 311036
Reposted by Tracy WiseKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jack Smith defends his team of prosecutors: "I'm extremely proud to have worked with them, and the fact that they have been targeted illegally, lost their jobs illegally, and had their lives turned upside down by this Department of Justice is an outrage." 132120223118
Reposted by Tracy WiseLaila Lalami @lailalalami.com · 29/09/2026Department of Very Bad Ideas: Fresno is considering privatizing its libraries. If you live in the area, pls attend the Oct. 20 Board of Supervisors meeting to let them know how you feel about the privatization option. abc30.com/post/fresno-...abc30.comFresno leaders sound alarm over possible privatization of county librariesFresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez said a report scheduled to be presented at the Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting on Oct. 20 will outline ways to save $8 million. He said the report appea... 01112
Reposted by Tracy WiseJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 892263919068
Tracy Wise @frauwise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thank you, #HerrickMainLibrary in Michigan, for sharing that MANUFACTURING A DUCHESS is one of your *New* books!! #Booksky #LibrarySky 050
Reposted by Tracy WiseAngelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026❗️russia just dropped a guided aerial bomb on a SCHOOL in Sumy, Ukraine. A school. How many schools, hospitals and homes must be destroyed before the world stops treating russian terror like another ordinary headline??! 55527
Reposted by Tracy WiseElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026PPS. What happened at Cornell is happening everywhere. The only reason we know about this case is because the victim was brave enough to file a lawsuit. 319737
Tracy Wise @frauwise.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@devoney.bsky.social Here is a wonderful article on my niece, Catherine! I thought you might enjoy it. www.american.edu/cas/news/onl...american.eduOnly in DC: A Dream Internship at the SmithsonianPublic History grad student Catherine Wise turned an AU connection into a summer working behind the scenes at the National Museum of American History 130
Reposted by Tracy WiseMatt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Given this appalling response from university administration, I have no choice but to declare a new policy directive…implementing an immediate moratorium on all student event & special event permits, including, but not limited to Greek life.” - Mayor of Ithaca, actually doin’ shitmytwintiers.comIthaca Mayor responds to reopened sexual assault caseITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) – Robert G. Cantelmo, Mayor of Ithaca, has issued a statement on suspending Greek life at Cornell University until certain official procedures are put into place. Below is the s… 423668
Reposted by Tracy WiseHannah Harris Green @whatsitlike.me · 28/09/2026When I set out to fact check “The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs” which argues that harm reduction may increase overdoses, I expected some cherry picking and misdirection. But not to find basic math errors and debunked right wing talking points asserted as fact in the Atlantic’s print edition.whatsitlike.meAtlantic's anti-harm reduction screed riddled with errorsA close read of "The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs" found errors in basic arithmetic as well as more deliberately misleading elements 1126097
Reposted by Tracy WiseSenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Another fossil fuel con job. Any savings on the front end get eaten up and spat out by excess costs of fuel, which go to — oh, right — Trump’s big corrupt fossil fuel donors. Fuel economy standards have saved drivers hundreds of billions of dollars. www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...washingtonpost.comTrump says new fuel economy rules will cut car prices. Analysts are doubtful.In rolling back fuel efficiency standards, the administration said the average new vehicle price in 2031 should be reduced by $1,300. 14255109
Reposted by Tracy WiseNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Exceptional solidarity from ASU hockey players who have demanded their coach be placed on leave for essentially overseeing the murder of their teammate and have disputed the university’s findings. www.nytimes.com/athletic/764... 11692216
Tracy Wise @frauwise.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My thanks to B&N Irvine Spectrum for today's book signing of MANUFACTURING A DUCHESS! Met some great people and sold some books! @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social 141
Reposted by Tracy WiseCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Both Pritzker and Mamdani are doing things that require funding and paying down their debt. We can do it nationally too. 411325
Reposted by Tracy WiseThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news mediatheguardian.comWhite House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news mediaOutlet had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, network said Friday 84625
Reposted by Tracy WiseThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 26/09/2026The White House signals that CNN will be left off Air Force One for President Trump’s trip Saturday.bit.lyCNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restrictionThe White House has signaled that CNN will be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip. 3214251
Reposted by Tracy WiseMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🚨BREAKING: In a dangerous decision for voters, the Supreme Court authorized the Trump administration to overhaul a federal immigration database into a vast, centralized and deeply flawed database of personal information to initiate registration purges. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comSupreme Court revives DHS use of flawed immigration database for voter purgesThe decision lets the administration move forward with a key provision of President Trump’s first anti-voting executive order. 25522871335
Reposted by Tracy WiseAmerican Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Happy Dolly Day! Dolly's Imagination Library program has provided millions of free books to children. We hope you'll #GiveLikeDolly to your local library and continue her legacy supporting children's literacy. You can also support ALA's work advancing literacy of all kinds: bit.ly/4xPCOYn 06521
Reposted by Tracy WiseDayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action @joindayenu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026El Niño is expected to kill 450,000 people in the next 6 months. This catastrophic toll doesn't even include the additional deaths from the droughts, wildfires and flooding that the Super El Niño will cause across the globe. More: salatainstitute.harvard.edu/a-super-el-n... 65349
Reposted by Tracy WiseShannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It is a profound indictment of most media coverage of Big Tech that your best bet for getting an informed understanding of AI and its dangers is following a decently curated list of Bluesky shitposters 1030786
Reposted by Tracy WiseManisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Historian here UT Austin has eliminated courses on slavery, civil rights, the Holocaust and women from its core curriculum. We know the kind of people who have censored history in the past. www.statesman.com/news/educati...statesman.comUT cuts all women and gender classes from core curriculum, drops race classesThe provost’s office also eliminated dozens of courses on race from counting toward the core curriculum. 9312138
Reposted by Tracy WiseCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396402563
Reposted by Tracy WiseMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house. 684249055520
Reposted by Tracy WiseKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We're defending our information space against fabricated lies and deliberate manipulation. This is deterrence, not censorship. The EU will continue to counter Russia's destabilising activities. (2/2) 736240
Reposted by Tracy WiseBrian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 24/09/2026Jim Henson would have been 90 (yup, you read that right: NINETY) years old today. You can celebrate his life by celebrating creativity, diversity, peace, imagination, and silliness. 212433965
Reposted by Tracy WiseKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Not only do Russians plot assassinations on American soil, but they also seem to operate there without any fear or shame. Russia is an adversary of the US. Inviting Putin to the G20 is a mistake and looks weak. 42615175
Reposted by Tracy WiseAP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.apnews.comhttps://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d 5542321628
Reposted by Tracy WiseDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.forbiddenstories.orgThe Deportation Project MapBetween 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De... 3822421171
Reposted by Tracy Wiseemily blight 🐦⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 23/09/2026watching two alleged professionals have an increasingly bitchy & very passive aggressive fight via email using what’s clearly llm outputs & both think they’re getting away with it & scoring points & in six months, my capacity to form human thoughts is gonna make me look like fucking athena. 1807
Tracy Wise @frauwise.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Had a lovely book launch this evening of MANUFACTURING A DUCHESS: A NOVEL OF THE REGENCY ERA, hosted by the Friends of AK Smiley Public Library. Thanks to The Frugal Frigate for providing the books! @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social #BookSky 051
Reposted by Tracy WiseMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026When Trump can decide whether corrupt Senator Susan Collins gets indicted or not, he has the power to decide how she votes.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 19473176
Reposted by Tracy WiseThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 23/09/2026Breaking News: At least six hospitals have struck deals with the Trump administration to stop providing gender-transition treatments to minors.nyti.msHospitals Shut Youth Gender Clinics in Deal with Trump AdministrationAt least six hospitals have struck agreements with the Trump administration to pay fines and stop providing gender-transition treatments to minors. 163220