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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I am particularly proud of this piece, in part because several outlets said they “could not run the phrase human graham cracker.” open.substack.com/pub/nonstate...

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Non-State Actress: The National Security Establishment’s Never-Ending Sin

How America's Communication Failures Handed Democracy's Enemies the Keys

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The U.S. national security establishment equates sounding like a human graham cracker with being serious, intelligent, and important. And now? Democracy isn't just under attack - it's hemorrhaging from crusty self-inflicted wounds. open.substack.com/pub/nonstate...

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Non-State Actress: The National Security Establishment’s Never-Ending Sin

How America's Communication Failures Handed Democracy's Enemies the Keys

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

May Sean Combs rot in hell. The only explanation of the outcome is this country sees the trafficking and sexual violence against Cassandra Ventura, and so many other Black and Brown women, as “a home matter.” Women deserve a better. Will we ever get it?

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

The husband of Svitlana Tsikhanouskaya, President-Elect of Belarus, is a free man. Siaheri is free after FIVE YEARS as a political prisoner in Belarus. His arrest and detention is what led to Svitlana’s candidacy. Five years.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I am a Red Sox fan because my father is a Red Sox fan, and his father was a Red Sox fan, and this is what we do. I am a Dodgers fan because the Dodgers know what rule of law is, and uphold constitutionally articulated rights.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We are *slowly* (VERY slowly) getting our life back together after last January’s bonkers flood. The status of our stuff is ??? including the dozens of archives of pro-democracy art I’d compiled over ~20 years. I hope I don’t have to rebuild the whole collection, but empty walls ain’t it:

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

We’re all looking to Feel Something. But please, do not Nair your eyebrows after 8pm (or ever tbh). Don’t assume a bunch of KC 135s in the air mean a war is imminent. And don’t check the group chat. You can *absolutely* watch The West Wing though. open.substack.com/pub/nonstate...

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Non-State Actress: Stay Out of the Group Chat After 8pm Main Character Energy

Welcome to Main Character Energy. On’t Touch Your Eyebrows After 8PM.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

You gotta fight. For your right. To….troll authoritarian men on the internet. open.substack.com/pub/nonstate...

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Non-State Actress: The Iceberg #10

June 10, 2025: Fight for Your Right to Troll Men on the Internet

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

We will outlive, outlast, out build your fascist narcissistic wasteland. I promise.

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

For folks living in the United States, participating in this sort of thing is a federal crime and will land you on the radar of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control If you don't go broke defending yourself from the federal indictment first, you'll likely go broke while you're in federal prison

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Is America a Girl’s Girl, or are we a Pick-Me who thinks women are asking for it? And are we ready to live with our choice? If you’re paywalled let me know - happy to comp a link or two. open.substack.com/pub/nonstate...

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Non-State Actress: The Iceberg #9

May 28, 2025: Are we a Girl’s Girl, or are we a Pick-Me who thinks women are asking for it. And are we all ready to live with the choice?

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Looking for hope? Try Non-State Actress’ paid newsletter- The Iceberg. It’s in the early days. A thorough & efficient look at security/defense news below the surface AND how it can be opportunities for democracy. Happy to share a test subscriptions if you’re curious :) nonstateactress.substack.com

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Non-State Actress | Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Substack

National Security but Not Boring. Click to read Non-State Actress, by Maggie Feldman-Piltch, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

This week’s Main Character Energy: Lord Farquaad, Elle Woods, Ursula, Scar, Veronica Sawyer, Kermit, & Pedro Pascal. Said another way… it covers #Myanmar, #Mali, #Poland, China-#Belarus, #China-#Russia, #India-#Pakistan, #Soundwaves, Enes Banter Freedom, and T.Rex! open.substack.com/pub/nonstate...

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Non-State Actress's Main Character Energy

Featuring Lord Farquaad, Ursula, Scar, Gollum, Raymond Shaw, Veronica Sawyer, Oscar the Grouch, Elle Woods, Pedro Pascal, and Kermit the Frog

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Actual footage of me realizing no one has received anything I’ve written in 2 weeks because I forgot to “subscribe existing subscribers” to the sections, and it’s not that no one wants to open my emails anymore. Hopefully.

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a woman in a suit and tie is standing in front of a field .

ALT: a woman in a suit and tie is standing in front of a field .

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Here are more than 400 jobs, links and salary ranges confirmed, in national security, defense, international affairs, intelligence, and connected fields: #NatSecGirlSquad open.substack.com/pub/natsecgi...

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#NatSecGirlSquad Newsletter - May 5, 2025!

You’re Invited: Women in Tech Happy Hour!

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Good morning! There’s a free preview up for today's piece, covering the potential delisting of Chinese companies from the stock exchange, a Central Asian intel summit, Putin embracing his inner P.Diddy in Niger-Mali-Burkina Faso, & North Korea. nonstateactress.substack.com/p/non-state-...

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Non-State Actress: The Iceberg #6

Neutrality is fake, only Lorde and Joni Mitchell are real.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

I’m writing a lot more now “in public.” A roundup called The Iceberg 2x a week for paid subscribers covering US & intl security, plus a free weekly (below) and 1-2 longforms a month. Plus Technical Directing a nightly show for one of my favorite people: scottsimonspeaks.substack.com

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Scott Simon's Open Book | Substack

AUTHOR, NPR HOST & CHICAGO CUB’S BIGGEST FAN. Click to read Scott Simon's Open Book, a Substack publication. Launched 11 days ago.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

There is a special place in heaven for Bernstein. I am absolutely confident he is sitting on the edge of his seat tonight. Shout the big dreams, my friends. Shout them as loud as you can for as long as you can & teach someone else to do the same before you go. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/o...

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Opinion | Our Dad, Leonard Bernstein, Would Want His Music Played at the Kennedy Center

Some have urged us to withdraw our father’s music from the Kennedy Center to protest Trump’s hostile takeover. We asked: What would Dad have done?

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

A building engineer flooded our co-op unit with 8 inches of water, destroying everything inside, 422 days ago. I joke this story will end up as a book, published after my upcoming book. It’s starting to feel less like a joke and more like a necessity. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/r...

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One Fire, Two Burned Homes and Wildly Different Insurance Outcomes

Two neighboring families lost their houses in a Colorado wildfire. One was reimbursed for the contents of their home within seven weeks, and the other is still fighting.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

There are ~10,000 North Koreans fighting for Russia. Did Putin ask for them or did Kim Jong-Un *offer to send them*? open.substack.com/pub/nonstate...

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Non-State Actress #25:We Need to Talk About an Annoying Man From North Korea

The Axis of Awful™️ (and Annoying)

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

We read great journo Dominique Lapierre’s memoir of being 13 at the liberation of Paris. 6;15 pm et 4:25 pm pt youtube.com/@scottsimon-...

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Scott Simon

The official home of NPR’s Scott Simon’s ‘Open Book’ show and other videos.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

A cold is making its way through our homestead, and it’s my turn now. Fingers crossed there’s enough NyQuil in my veins to knock me straight to Moses ASAP but in the interim: Ken Burns’ BASEBALL. A Spring Forward Tradition.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Look, I get it. Critical minerals don't have the same ring to them as "coastal grandmother aesthetic" or whatever else is trending this week. But here's the reality check: whoever controls these minerals controls the future. nonstateactress.substack.com/p/non-state-...

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Non-State Actress #24: Beyond the Bling- Critical Minerals From Outside Your Engagement Ring

Mineral Access = Freedom

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

When we’re talking about critical minerals, we’re actually talking about sovereignty and freedom in the 21st century. open.substack.com/pub/nonstate...

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Non-State Actress #24: Beyond the Bling- Critical Minerals From Outside Your Engagement Ring

Mineral Access = Freedom

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

It is also a crucial leverage point in the larger diplomatic systems the US engages in. Not all countries like having these numbers made available to their own people.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Wearing my shirt from @slotkin.senate.gov ‘s first campaign this AM while Doing Stuff because *yes* I grabbed this shirt and not a lot of other stuff when my house flooded. Do you get it now?

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Freedom to access accurate, meaningful, timely information whenever and wherever is a basic human right…and a crucial element of statecraft. Right, @kschake.bsky.social

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Meanwhile, I’m going to keep doing my little tool kits for all the content creators talking to North Korean soldiers because wow is this fun

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

There is no reason good enough to give in to an authoritarian

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

415 days after losing everything, we have a tentative move in date. And tariffs 🥲. Sigh.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I am quite literally genetically engineered to survive. I am made up of the remnants of a long line of people who lived through cruelty, genocide, authoritarianism…all of it.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

We can’t say no to FDR and Churchill, especially these days. Exhausted from the week and from the day, and this is a nice reminder… www.youtube.com/live/1LQdE8h...

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Scott Simon's Open Book -Joseph P. Lash Memoir of Churchill & FDR- 3.2.25

YouTube video by Scott Simon

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

“Bonnets, much like the Marine Corps, are not inherently gendered.”

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

“They're on our right, they're on our left, they're in front of us, they're behind us; they can't get away from us this time." — Lt. Gen. Chesty Puller

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I get to help out on this daily show, ‘Open Book,’ which features Scott reading or interviewing a writer for 15-20 minutes each night. Going into its 5th year! It’s a wonderful way to spend a few minutes and stay sane. So consider joining us. www.youtube.com/live/R8URxjb...

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Scott Simon's Open Book -Allison Epstein on FAGIN THE THIEF- 2.27.25

YouTube video by Scott Simon

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

If you’re looking for a palette cleansing moment, come join my dear friend Scott Simon in just a few minutes- youtube.com/@scottsimon-...

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Scott Simon

The official home of NPR’s Scott Simon’s ‘Open Book’ show and other videos.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

If you’re looking for a way to Keep Going (I have a few recommendations coming down the pipeline), may I recommend nightly ‘Open Book,’ with Scott Simon? Excerpts of wonderful reads, visits from authors. 15ish minutes at 6:15 ET live, forever on YouTube (and X). www.youtube.com/live/gaT8FkJ...

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Scott Simon's Open Book -Calvin Trillin Interview on food & life- 2.26.25

YouTube video by Scott Simon

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

When we say that, are we comparing ourselves to the Visigoths, adjusted for inflation?

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

My list of reasons for hope gets longer every day. So does my list of reasons for frustration - but as long as the first list is weightier than the second, we keep going.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Here is a list of things that are good from today so far: -My dog -The pup cup my dog ate -My little brothers. Haven’t spoken to them yet, but they’re out there. -The lady who stopped to say hi to my dog while she was eating a pup cup

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Every night at about 6:15pm, I play “technical support” to my chosen family’s daily show ‘Open Book.’ 15 minutes of reading and joy. Tonight? The Manchurian Candidate. We’re expanding from The Other Platform where Scott has ~1 million followers. Join us? youtube.com/@scottsimon-...

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Scott Simon

The official home of NPR’s Scott Simon’s ‘Open Book’ show and other videos.

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Maggie Caroline @maggiecaroline.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Had to pleasure, honor, and adventure to get to know Governor Mills in December 2024. This is a woman who loves America, democracy, the law, and protecting those three things.

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