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Janet Lee

@janetxlee.bsky.social
542 followers 81 following 1.4K posts

NYC based writer. Words in NY Times, Newsweek... Yoga fan. Tennis lover. Fashion addict. "The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology." Edward Wilson

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h
(THR) - TikTok has banned the entire Musk film account, citing political content that violates its policies. .. raises concerns about Big Tech suppression that the very film seeks to expose.” @thr.com www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 9h
A federal judge has threatened to sanction Trump for failing to sit for a deposition in the $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the BBC.
bloomberg.com
Judge Threatens Trump With Sanctions to Testify in BBC Lawsuit
A judge threatened to sanction President Donald Trump for failing to sit for a mandatory deposition in the $10 billion defamation suit he filed against the British Broadcasting Corp.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Is Trump the first gay president?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
TELEGRAPH: Trump & Musk conspired to throttle Starlink and make Ukraine more vulnerable to Russian attacks — then Musk tried to blame only Trump. Putin wins again, as usual. Russia was never a hoax. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12h
Feb 19, 2025. One month into Trump’s term.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
This 2022 piece by Jeremy Peters In the New York Times was hilarious bullshit when it was published but now that Musk is literally bankrolling the entire Republican Party it’s a fucking laugh riot.
Critics Say Musk Has Revealed Himself as a Conservative. It’s Not So Simple.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
Okay these people are clearly watching horsefucking videos nonstop. There’s something going on with the Podcast Right.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
Update: Trump has now contributed $0.00 of his own money towards the ballroom. bsky.app/profile/ronf...
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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
This is just flat out racism. No other way to describe it, and if you see someone trying to do otherwise (looking at you NYT editors) then correct them.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g...
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
I don't find that video of those young Black people walking back to their campus uplifting or inspiring in the least. It should enrage every person and all of us of a certain age should be embarrassed that they have to do this in 2026.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
“The letter states Omar and her lawyers weren’t given a copy of the warrant prior to the search, as had been required by the judge. It says she made numerous efforts to contact counsel at the start of the search, but the agents prevented her from doing so for more than an hour.”
wsj.com
Exclusive | In New Letter, Ilhan Omar Fights Back Against Home Search
Lawyers for the Minnesota congresswoman asked federal prosecutors to return items seized this week from her Washington residence.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 23h
BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying a waiver is in the US national interest.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 22h
Trump just waived all sanctions on Russia in the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, just as I and others warned. Trump’s latest surrender to Putin again betrays our Ukrainian partners and defies clear congressional intent of legislation passed to punish Russia for its illegal war of aggression.
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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 22h
<me when the grocery store runs out of day old manager’s special sushi>
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 23h
Breaking News: President Trump signed an executive order to exempt Russia from new sanctions legislation that Congress passed last month. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
President Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Alaska last year. A headline reads: "Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Legislation." Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times
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Jesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 23h
I think many of us have forgotten that he flat out refused to endorse Zohran in the NYC mayoral race and if you don’t see some kind of connection here I don’t know what to tell you
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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
If you want to gain admission to this secret after-hours club on the Upper West Side, you will first need approval from the two American Barn Owls guarding the door. 🦉🚪🦉
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Truthout @truthout.org · 16/10/2026
Chuck Schumer — one of the most powerful Democrats in the country — has not issued statements to the press or through his social media channels about the administration’s attack on Ilhan Omar, which critics have described as a five alarm fire for the state of democracy in the U.S.
truthout.org
Chuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar
Ethics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. Schumer has been silent.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
New York Times headline reads: "Katie Zacharia Is Out After 5 Days as White House Press Secretary

The ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing."
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
apparently trump is looking to fire zacharia
Kaitlan Collins writes on Threads:

“Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider," President Trump says he told Katie Zacharia today. 

"Katie, do you need this? I don't think you need this," he said he told her.
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Dan Sullivan: We, we weren't supposed to get these questions beforehand, were we? Moderator: Neither one of you got questions beforehand. Absolutely not Sullivan: Okay, I'm just watching my opponent read from questions that seem to be answered. Mary Peltola: I'm prepared.
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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
“Every story of human movement now is a climate story, whether we like it or not. Pretty much every case of forced or ‘voluntary’ migration has a climate element built into it.” @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/environment/...
motherjones.com
There's a powerful, hidden force behind mass migration: climate change
80,000 people crossed into Ceuta this summer. Few mentioned drought or heat. Both helped push them out.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Early voting in NYC starts Saturday, October 24! Check out this contest featuring some very talented student artists on the Lower East Side.
A poster for the Lower East Side Kids' "I VOTED" Sticker Contest.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Does arresting the wife of an enlisted man and mother of four US citizen children, a person who’s been here since she was 6 years old, make our country great again?
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Janet Lee @janetxlee.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Your tax dollars at work.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/10/2026
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY
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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
I received the first royalty statement for JITTERBUG and I’m delighted at how well it sold in its first four months following release. If it keeps going like this, it could become one of my bestselling titles. Published by @titanbooks.bsky.social and available from your favourite book retailer.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
I suspect after today that 11 days will remain as a Scaramucci and 5 days will be known as a Zacharia.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
If think you know someone who may not vote who is struggling to pay their bills, let them know this is what the Republican Party was working on today to improve their life.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/10/2026
Trump suggests he is going to pardon everyone, including himself: "I'm allowed to do a self-pardon ... I don't want to see people that work for me go through years of nonsense"
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
There’s a lot of work ahead to clean up Washington. But we can start by overturning Citizens United, ending stock trading in Congress & passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. This is the commonsense, pro-democracy agenda that the people of NY-10 demand.
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Janet Lee @janetxlee.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Hey OpenArt www.instagram.com/openart_ai?o... I have questions. Many questions. What the hell is the message here? #nycsubway #nyc #manhattan
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Men at a Trump rally, punching a woman, beating up a woman. Trumpism, in a nutshell.👇
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/10/2026
JD Vance calls El-Sayed "a little weasel who should shut his mouth and show a little gratitude"
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Stephanie @forest-elf.com · 15/10/2026
School shooting at Bend, Oregon elementary school. Shooter is dead. www.cbsnews.com/live-updates...
cbsnews.com
Report of shooting at Oregon elementary school prompts police response
The school district confirmed there was an active shooting incident but did not provide any further details.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/10/2026
This year alone, New Yorkers have reported more than 188,000 incidents of domestic violence. That's 780 incidents every day. Countless others go unreported. If you or someone you love needs help, call 1-800-621-HOPE or visit on.nyc.gov/hotlinechat.
New Yorker sitting around tables raise their hands. The tablecloths are purple and balloons behind them are also purple. Mayor Mamdani speaks at a podium labeled “NYC Go Purple Day.”
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
elon musk pays almost no taxes.
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Curb Your Malthusiasm @manuclearb0mb.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Cory Booker’s statement didn’t even *name* Ilhan Omar. So why do I think they will jail the Trump admin when they won’t even tepidly defend their own
Sen. Cory Booker *
@SenBooker
No president should be able to weaponize the federal government against political enemies and we cannot grow numb to this. Donald Trump has a clear record of doing exactly this.
We are days before the election, and everyone should be deeply suspicious of President Trump's justice department and their actions against any sitting member of congress.
Moreover, Trump himself continues to prove how detached he is from the most pressing concerns Americans are facing, and why his agenda of cruelty, chaos and corruption must be checked.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Ex-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.
baltimorebrew.com
A disgruntled boss filed theft charges against her. When she went to court, ICE arrested her. | Baltimore Brew
BREW EXCLUSIVE: A $12.08 dispute over a McDonald’s meal leads to the arrest of a 25-year-old by ICE agents in the Carroll County District courthouse.
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Janet Lee @janetxlee.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Her claiming to be an actual lawyer is like melania claiming to speak 8 languages.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
BREAKING: Trump says the execution of Nadal Hasan will NOT be live-streamed.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Dear rest of the world, If you want to know why the US elected Trump given all the things you know about him, the reason is that America has tens of millions of people as ignorant as this. We just aren't a very smart country as a whole. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
NEW: Is the clock about to run out in the “Cornell 7” case? I dug into a statute of limitations issue that could gut parts of Jane Doe’s civil suit and keep some of the men from ever being charged. Read all about it on Slip Opinion: annabower.substack.com/p/is-the-clo...
Is the Clock About to Run Out in the
"Cornell 7" Case?
A little-noticed statute of limitations problem could decide whether parts of Jane Doe's civil suit survive - and whether some of the men face charges
at all.
Slip Opinion by Anna Bower
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is illegal and (a) it’s not even close to defensible and (b) shouldn’t be tolerated.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Aaron Swartz, coding prodigy and hacktivist who helped develop RSS and was a co-founder of Reddit, died by suicide after facing $1 million in fines and 35 years in prison for felony charges, just for downloading pdfs of research papers with the intention of making them accessible to the public.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
It never ends with these people.
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Six days after ICE shot him in the Bronx, Oscar Belgal remains in MDC Brooklyn, and still hasn’t gotten surgery to remove the bullet in his neck. “He has experienced a loss of sensation in half of his face, as well as hearing loss in his left ear.” Gift link: www.nydailynews.com/2026/10/14/l...
nydailynews.com
ICE never identified themselves during NYC shooting of Oscar Belgal, who still has bullet in neck: lawyers
The Legal Aid Society, which now represents the 28-year-old father, filed a habeas corpus petition in Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday, seeking his “immediate release on reasonable conditions.”
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