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IrishLace

@irishlace.bsky.social
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Still a moderate, classical liberal. Still a lover of the English language and of science. Still an atheist with little tolerance for magical thinking.

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Rest in peace costume designer Bob Mackie (1939-2026), who created probably the most famous costume ever to appear in a TV comedy. The costume sent-up Scarlet O'Hara making a dress from curtains in "Gone With The Wind." Carol Burnett: "I saw it in the window and just couldn't resist!"
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Miss Starlett costume, worn by Carol Burnett on "The Carol Burnett Show"
“I saw it in a window and just couldn’t resist it,” Carol Burnett remarked about her outrageous “curtain dress,” worn in a comedy sketch that…
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📌I don't give a single fuck who is or who isn't running for president in 2028. EVERYTHING is about Nov. 3, 2026.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ben Meiselas does an impression of Jared Kushner
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The War on Terror began 25 years ago today, when Congress passed the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force. Only one member of Congress had the courage and foresight to oppose this blank check for forever wars: Barbara Lee.
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IrishLace @irishlace.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Interesting note of hypocrisy here: He criticizes Biden for not releasing the Epstein files while there were many ongoing investigations but... won't comment on the 2020 election-rigging claim because of - yep - ongoing investigations.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026
Worth a listen. “If I was gonna stage a coup in 2028…”
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Marty Orzio @martyjo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Tallarico had a smart and funny promotion, offering a pen, a simple pen, with the words “not Ken Paxton’s pen” printed on it. I went to order one for a friend and found it was sold out. That’s a good thing!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked The Pentagon Papers exposing the lies told to the public about the disastrous Viet Nam war, forever becoming a hero in history. Now... someone PLEASE leak #TheEPSTEINFiles & end the biggest coverup scandal of all-time! 🙏
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hey Jon Ossoff, you got Melania to come out of hibernation by mentioning Natalie Harp. Can you get Mitch McConnell to reappear? 
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IrishLace @irishlace.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Heaven is ruled by one guy who is alleged to be all good and all loving. Oh, and he can produce anything anyone needs or wants out of thin air. No one has to work but, of course, no one has any choice in how they live. Do you see the difference?
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John Adams: anti-Trump veteran @armyinfsgtvet.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
And so it goes. Iran is cheering......
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 12/07/2026
For no particular reason: youtu.be/VRJecfRxbr8
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Kavanaugh Hearing Cold Open - SNL
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Spencer Green @spencergreen.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
For all the conservative pundits gnashing their teeth and lecturing us about our reactions to Lindsey Graham's death...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
2015: “[Donald Trump] is a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. He doesn’t represent my party. He doesn’t represent the values that the men and women who wear the uniform are fighting for.”
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Damien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍 @damienmarieathope.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
One of the legacies of Lindsay
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Archaeo - Histories @archaeohistories.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
😆😆😆 #archaeohistories
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It is the dawn of a new era. Hear our battle anthem. Welcome to the new InfoWars.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Fun Day with the Dog 😊 🎥: jesskoselke on TT.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
So let me get this right. A private company gets a fat government contract AND it gets to extort detainees? www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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Inside the California ICE detention boycott over $18 coffee grounds, $21 tampon boxes
More than 300 detainees are estimated to have signed grievance letters sent to facility administrators, according to advocates with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The US Men's Soccer Team is crushing right now thanks to birth right citizenship.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In an unusual flight path, jet flies into World Trade Center.
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In unusual deal, a $1.8 billion fund that could help Trump allies is created
The agreement to end the Trump family's lawsuit against the IRS grants a commission broad authority to distribute nearly $1.8 billion to those who, like the president, have claimed they have been targets of a
"weaponized" justice system.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
He promised to release his tax returns as soon as there were no more audits pending, and now there are no more audits pending.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Gretchen Carlson: I’m begging Rep. Thomas Massie to go on the House floor asap & read all of the names in the EpsteinFiles - you were a hero for survivors - you believed them & fought for them. Your actions were brave & heroic. Now pls blow the whole thing wide open. Thank you.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Thomas Massie isn't going quietly: “Today is the six-month anniversary of the Epstein Transparency Act. We’ve taken out two dozen CEOs, an ambassador, a prince, a prime minister, a minister of culture, that was just six months. I’ve got seven months left in Congress.” (The US gets little credit.)
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Incredible- Trump's $2 billion taxpayer-subsidized slush fund comes with a legal disclaimer that basically says "we are not responsible for any crimes committed with this money"
Once the funds are deposited into the Designated Account, the United States has no liability
whatsoever for the protection or safeguarding of those funds, regardless of bank failure,
fraudulent transfers, or any other fraud or misuse of the funds.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
This should be the headline story on every news publication and telecast including local news every day for several days. But it won’t. It will be shrugged off like so much else by so much of media. The most corrupt thing that has ever come out of the US govt.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 18/05/2026
There’s been plenty of focus on Trump getting his revenge against Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy. But I think the next question is whether Cassidy, with 230 days remaining in his term, might also get some revenge against Trump. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Trump got his revenge against Cassidy, but will Cassidy get his revenge against Trump?
Interesting things happen when members lose primaries and suddenly have the opportunity to do as they please.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you.
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Christina🌊🌊 @sassycc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I could not have said it better!!!❤️💯
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 08/05/2026
Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2026) It is exactly 10 years since I first put this animated graphic of changes in global temperature online. #ClimateSpiral It instantly went viral. People watched it over and over again. It still offers the power to shock a decade on.
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IrishLace @irishlace.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I truly hate to be the feminist to say this, & it breaks my heart to do so, but this is a valuable lesson for her to learn early. She is not a man, & the world is going to remind her about that many times throughout her life. I'm sorry she is going through that. Have the boys' parents been advised?
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Hiro Ohta @xlix.me · 08/05/2026
Nothing moves. Yet everything is changing.
Photo by Lukas Hartmann. A lone, slender tree rises from the still waters of a lake, its branches leaning gracefully toward the sky. The surface mirrors the tree and surrounding hills, creating a quiet symmetry beneath a sky of soft, moving clouds. Distant mountains frame the scene, their muted greens and grays blending into the tranquil reflection below.
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Politico @politico.com · 07/05/2026
FEMA’s top official said that the “vast majority” of calls were answered during the deadly Texas floods. But new data indicates that the agency failed to answer 58% of the calls, and the average wait was 61 minutes at the peak.
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FEMA said it answered the phone during the Texas floods. Most callers didn’t get through.
The agency’s top official told lawmakers that the “vast majority” of calls were answered. New data indicates most people couldn’t get through.
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Beth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Researchers in Hong Kong developed a nasal spray for rapid stroke intervention. The system uses nanotechnology to deliver neuroprotective drugs directly to the brain and reduce neuronal damage during the emergency stage.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Still waiting for the first hero to stand up and say something to Trump as he berates and personally attacks another female reporter who asked a legitimate question. It will probably never happen because some things are more important than decency and courage. I guess.
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State Court Report @statecourtreport.org · 07/05/2026
The Missouri Supreme Court recently blocked parts of a law that would have made it harder for groups like the League of Women Voters and NAACP to conduct voter registration drives, holding that the provisions burdened the right to free speech. @brennancenter.org's Justin Lam explains.
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Missouri High Court Decision Offers Lessons About Advancing Voting Rights
The court blocked restrictions on voter registration efforts as violating free speech rights.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 07/05/2026
NEW: Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas (D), the force behind the state’s voter-approved redistricting plan, blasted the Trump administration for raiding her office as an act of political intimidation. “When challenged, they try to intimidate and silence the voices who stand up to them,” she said.
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‘I am not backing down’: Virginia redistricting champion Louise Lucas blasts Trump FBI raid as intimidation
The raid came just weeks after Virginia voters approved the high-stakes referendum — backed by Lucas and other Democratic leaders — which could mitigate aggressive GOP gerrymanders in other states ahe...
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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 07/05/2026
Clarence Thomas just became the second-longest-serving justice on the Supreme Court. His legacy includes ethics scandals that highlight the lack of accountability for justices. It's past time to reform the Court. bit.ly/42Ql6qg
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Clarence Thomas Just Became the Second-Longest-Serving Supreme Court Justice Ever
His tenure has included multiple ethics scandals, as well as votes that helped roll back voting rights and ushered in unlimited corporate spending on elections.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Oh, look what I saw on the beach!
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Caleb Crain @calebcrain.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Schrödinger’s Strait of Hormuz
A photo of a print NYT headline saying the strait is open next to an IPhone NYT headline saying it’s closed
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Last night, the Trump administration quietly waived sanctions on Iranian oil, desperately appeasing Iran in the hope they’ll be permitted to TACO away…
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IrishLace @irishlace.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
This is really painful to watch.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Many people are asking, so here’s my “why.” Thank you, Kansas Democrats, for an inspiring Friday evening together.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
New euphemism for "pure, unadulterated horseshit" just dropped
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
You always have to pay attention to what is actually happening, not what Trump says is happening. Because Trump lies about everything. Too often media serves as Trump’s daily stenographer, passing along his propaganda verbatim.
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