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Playwright. Theatremaker. Cat-herder. Cheese fan. Opinions my own. www.TiffanyAntone.com

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I don’t care what side of the aisle you’re on - if your position is that the president of the United States and his family should be immune from IRS scrutiny, you’re unqualified to be the Attorney General. It’s an indictment on our entire system that 50 GOP Senators don’t agree.
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
People in power get to chose: will they use it to maintain power over others, or will they act to empower the people around them? That choice tells you everything you need to know.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Hard to keep track of the number of times he's declared victory in his illegal war-of-choice. #86-47
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is what Muttley would sound like if he spoke.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 30/07/2026
There's no reason a politician should have a better healthcare plan than any of their constituents regardless of military service. I say this as a Veteran.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
BREAKING: New York just sued Kalshi — alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation. New York AG Letitia James alleges Kalshi failed to obtain a state gambling license and pay taxes. Her office is seeking an order enjoining Kalshi’s operations, plus fines, restitution and forfeiture of profits.
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New York sues prediction market Kalshi alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation | CNN Politics
The New York attorney general’s office is suing Kalshi, one of the largest prediction markets, alleging it’s running an illegal gambling operation in the state.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A shakedown www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Where are the calls for this guy to resign from the same Republicans who had thoughts about Platner?
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 29/07/2026
This is a very big deal. Donald Trump is screwing with seniors on fixed incomes, causing them to pay more for drugs they need to stay alive. www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/trump…
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Exclusive | Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy
Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/07/2026
Ossoff: "The price of admission to the president's service seems to be proof you're willing to lie for him. Maybe you saw Jay Clayton refuse again and again under oath to affirm Donald Trump's defeat in 2020, or Pete Hegseth ... There's something uniquely despicable about lying a nation into war"
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Vox @vox.com · 20/07/2026
The Trump administration's twisted definition of one word is putting hundreds of rare animals at risk. www.vox.com/climate/4960...
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It’s no longer illegal to destroy the one thing endangered species need most to survive
The Trump administration’s twisted definition of one word is putting hundreds of rare animals at risk.
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Romeo @romeoromeotango.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is quite exceptional, even by Sarah Kendzior's standards. Do read it.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/07/2026
The Trump administration wants to soften one of the strongest legal protections American workers have over their retirement. “What they have done is lower the standard for everything,” said one former senior official at the Department of Labor.
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Wall Street Wants to Change the Rules for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.
Financial firms want a bigger piece of the $10 trillion in America’s 401(k) plans, and the Trump administration is planning a regulatory rollback to encourage  less-regulated — and often riskier — inv...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/07/2026
ICE agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant and father. As his family demands an investigation into his death, it's worth remembering that, according to former members of ICE, this kind of violence isn't a fluke; it's "by design" under Trump.
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Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/07/2026
In recent years, FDA inspectors have uncovered disturbing lapses in facilities producing food bound for American supermarkets. Under the second Trump administration, inspections became their lowest since 2011, excluding the pandemic. (Published Nov. 2025)
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The only reason to hold back cervical cancer screening recommendations is to benefit insurers. thehill.com/policy/healt...
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RFK Jr.’s focus on preventive health panel provokes new fears
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has his sights set on remaking another influential health panel, one that determines what preventive medical services insurers must c…
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Because the Trump admin only speaks in dollar signs.
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Just a reminder that I’m on New Play Exchange. Take a gander if you want to read exciting new plays featuring complex and delightfully weird characters #theatre #author #playwright -> newplayexchange.org/users/940/ti...
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Tiffany Antone | New Play Exchange
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The president's jaw-dropping gaffes were reminiscent of the flubs Trump once used to highlight the cognitive decline of Joe Biden.
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Trump, 80, Unravels With String of Mental Slips on World Stage
The gaffes were reminiscent of the flubs Trump once used to highlight the cognitive decline of his predecessor, Joe Biden.
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Sure seems like a lot folx walk around thinking America is whatever makes them feel the least amount of discomfort, but there is no such thing as a frictionless nation & the more those people try to suppress the “different” folx, the more friction builds. America isn’t free until all of us are free.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/07/2026
Americans have fought to defend the freedom to vote. Every voter deserves to have their voice heard, and every state deserves to administer its elections free from unlawful federal intrusion. We cannot allow that right to be undermined by Donald Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Democratic governors press US Postal Service to drop plan tied to Trump's election order
A group of Democratic governors is asking the U.S. Postal Service to withdraw its proposed rule to comply with an executive order that seeks to create a federal list of eligible voters, including thos...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/07/2026
Sarah Keys Evans’ story is one of thousands about women and people of color to be removed since Trump’s return to office.
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The Army took down its page commemorating a civil rights icon
A piece honoring Black veteran Sarah Keys Evans has been axed to "align with current guidance."
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Bill Shea @billshea19.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." -- George Orwell, 1984
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Casually Revolting @doggeddays.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social is spot on. None of what we want is crazy, extreme, or whatever dumb shit the corporate class is gaslighting us with. It's common sense, middle of the road, American Values. Don't get suckered by the radical right's slander and propaganda!
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Kristen McKnight @kristenmcknight.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
"But now, the president is openly profiting off the office while destroying and misusing the physical WH as though he owns it."👇
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
hey man just letting you know you're on camera
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Because we all, in our way, seek… and NO ONE should gatekeep our search. #religion #philosophy #searching open.substack.com/pub/ladyplay...
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Religion is Ego
A little light reading for your Friday...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 25/06/2026
Donald Trump “ping-pongs wildly between the two problems that narcissists have, which is this overblown sense of self and this constant insecurity. I can’t win this election without cheating—I’m also the most popular president of all time. It’s like, you’ve got to choose, man.” trib.al/59mlsSQ
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Today's substack is about student evals. Grab your beer. ladyplaywright.substack.com/p/every-prof...
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Every Professor's Least Favorite Season is Upon Us.
Why do universities put so much stock in student surveys?
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Facts matter. Trump is trying to restrict mail in voting by taking control of who is eligible. That’s up to the states, but Trump has decided the states can’t mail ballots to anyone who isn’t on his list. Read here to understand the EO & lawsuits challenging it: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Executive Order To Restrict Vote By Mail
Trump is still trying to suppress your vote
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We’re wondering why we can’t afford groceries while he’s been pondering changing the name of ICE to NICE.
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
AI companies are banking on homogeneity the same way Christian Fundamentalists do. They’re so high on their own supply, they ignore the fact that human beings love their individuality above all else.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Trump already appears to be undermining his own memorandum of understanding to end the war with Iran just days after announcing the agreement had been reached.
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Trump Ripped for Total Surrender Peace Deal Debacle
The memorandum of understanding paves the way for Iran to receive $300 billion and for sanctions to be lifted.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/06/2026
In case you needed a refresher on how Jared Kushner, of all people, was put in charge to lead negotiations with the US and Iran, we've got you covered.
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How Jared Kushner used his position to hop in bed with autocrats
And sell out America.
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Politico @politico.com · 13/06/2026
Meet the Clean Air Act pardon crusaders
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Meet the Clean Air Act pardon crusaders
President Donald Trump pardoned a mechanic who disabled pollution control monitors on hundreds of diesel trucks. Now others are lobbying for similar clemency.
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The thing that every Trump appointee has in common is a bottomless appetite to debase themselves in service to Dear Leader. When this era mercifully ends, clips like this will be used as evidence of our national mass delusion, which i imagine is a common theme in all post-authoritarian societies.
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The answer to so much of our grief is curbing excess, yet regular everyday folx get squirrely when people talk wealth taxes because they so heavily worship the myth of the capitalist American Dream.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 25/05/2026
The China summit showed, yet again, that dictators can both intimidate and flatter President Trump into taking their side—even against U.S. interests, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues:
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Why Does Donald Trump Refuse to Defend America?
The president has long articulated a moral equivalence between the country’s interests and those of dictatorships.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23/05/2026
Remember: while you’re struggling to afford the rising cost of groceries, Trump’s allies are cashing in on his $1.8B slush fund.
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Groceries just had the biggest price hike in years. It’s about to get even worse, experts warn
Unfortunately, things may be about to get a whole lot more expensive, economists are warning.
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God @thegodshow.com · 21/05/2026
Thou shalt not let these evil motherfuckers win.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/05/2026
They left out admin keys for govcloud accounts for 6 months in a public github repo in a file called importantAWStokens. Any script kiddie could have compromised critical government systems with that. Who knows how many state actors did so. gizmodo.com/the-worst-le...
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‘The Worst Leak That I’ve Witnessed’: U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Leaves Its Digital Keys Out in Public on GitHub
Passwords were stored as plain text in a public GitHub repository.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19/05/2026
REED: How many taxpayers' returns were leaked by the IRS in the 2020 breach? BLANCHE: Excuse me? REED: 405,427. One of them was Donald Trump, correct? BLANCHE: Donald Trump and his family. REED: And Donald Trump was president at the time. So it was his IRS that allowed this breach of privacy
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Lady Playwright @ladyplaywright.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It’s all a grift
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
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Trump Bought Stock in Drugmaker as His Government Boosted Its Obesity Drugs - KFF Health News
New ethics disclosures show the president invested in Eli Lilly and a company that manufactures injectable devices as his health agencies implemented policies that benefited them.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/05/2026
Breaking news: The EPA proposed repealing limits on four types of “forever chemicals” in drinking water. The proposal would end the Biden-era restrictions on four PFAS compounds and give utilities more time to comply with limits on two others.
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EPA wants to repeal limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
If finalized, the proposal would end the Biden-era restritions for four toxic PFAS compounds and give utilities two more years to comply with limits on two other compounds.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/05/2026
Ring the bell because for the first time ever: Jim Cramer is stunned silent. Just like the rest of us, he’s seeing the President commit insider trading right in front of our very eyes.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/05/2026
NEW: Donald just STOLE $1.7B from us to pay insurrectionists. I have some important info about this. Please share widely.
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