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Michael Kerns

@makerns.bsky.social
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I’m an editor, and some other stuff too. Senior Publisher at Bloomsbury.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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the dan who stepped into yesterday @korbermite.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
if you’re not feeling well, consider jazz
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
good review and also, there is still something to be written about Sarah Palin as a key figure in creating the political space that trump seized just a few years later.
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
📚 Our back to school sale ends tomorrow! Discover new resources to keep your teaching current and your students engaged ⤵️ US: bit.ly/4i7MMzT CA: bit.ly/4bQgTId UK: bit.ly/4qfiI7m
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this.
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Listening to Freddie Hubbard's 1971 album, First Light. So good . . . Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Freddie Hubbard Drums – Jack DeJohnette Bass – Ron Carter Piano – Richard Wyands Guitar – George Benson Percussion – Airto Moreira Vibes – Phil Kraus Flute – Hubert Laws
Cover for Freddie Hubbard's album, First Light, showing Hubbard's torso in silhouette profile view with his trumpet and flugelhorn in the foreground
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right?” Clinton said. “The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic—you name it. And unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up.”
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There's a word to describe people like this. I don't know . . . is it "deplorables"?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026
I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
when your country's new accord on “super intelligence” misspells the country's name
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
First of all, what does that even mean? Second of all, great job to all the Latinos who voted for this guy! And third, wtaf is the press corps here doing cheering his racist nonsense?
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@jesseduquette.bsky.social
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Buying fast food for my family, it’s over $50, which feels like a lot. Not unreasonable from the restaurant, but like going out to dinner, not grabbing something cheap. So I looked up fast food prices, and they’ve risen faster than inflation. Add that to the why people say stuff’s expensive list.
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Chart of the Day: Fast Food Inflation
Today’s Chart of the Day shows the inflation of fast-food prices over the last of 10 years vs. actual inflation of everything else.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s faded from the news but Hegseth is still working to strangle teaching and speech at the military academies. wapo.st/4hDFceJ
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Hegseth bars military academies from hiring civilians as tenured professors
The move marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to exert more control over faculty at service academies.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
So this story is WAY wilder than I thought The Trump post I flagged this morning because it includes Natalie Harp is actually based on the Getty photo you can see below. But there is one key difference -- MONICA CROWLEY'S FACE HAS BEEN EDITED TO LOOK LIKE NATALIE HARP'S WTF is going on here?
Getty pic of Xi and TrumpTrump TS post featuring the mentioned edit of Monica Crowley's faceoriginal pic image of MonicaTrump TS post which shows Natalie's face where Monica's is on the original. very weird
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Explore the evolution of U.S. information and resource sharing to counter national security threats in 'Integrating Intelligence' by Darren E. Tromblay. #NationalSecurity #Intelligence Out now: bit.ly/4htsJvy
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“They got money for wars but can’t feed the poor” -Tupac
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Julia Azari @juliaazari.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
somehow opening up an opportunity for SCOTUS to rule that it is mandatory for women to die from pregnancy complications
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Four major rethinks from that [9/11] period last to this day and continue as pragmatic guideposts for ensuring terrorism remains a manageable problem for another 25 years." thehill.com/opinion/nati...
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9/11 has had a lasting effect on world affairs
Reflecting on twenty-five years since the Sept. 11 attacks, Stuart Gottlieb examines how the tragedy reshaped American foreign policy, shifted focus toward non-state actors, redefined terrorism as …
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Collecting vinyl records. Buying the most and best records my meager publisher salary allows.
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
25 years after 9/11, Mike Kelly, columnist for The Record & author of “After Ground Zero” (Bloomsbury, Aug 2026), reflects on the ordinary Americans whose lives were forever changed. From survivors & first responders to grieving families, he explores the human stories behind the tragedy.
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The untold 9/11 stories of ordinary Americans
Twenty-five years after 9/11, Mike Kelly, columnist for The Record of northern New Jersey and author of “After Ground Zero,” reflects on the ordinary Americans whose lives were forever changed. From s...
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Out now: 'After Ground Zero' by Mike Kelly Follow Kelly's on-the-ground reporting, spanning from the day of the 9/11 attacks through decades of trauma and healing. #September11 www.bloomsbury.com/9798216383994?ut…
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📚 Get 30% off in our back to school sale! Discover new resources to keep your teaching current and your students engaged ⤵️ US: bit.ly/4i7MMzT CA: bit.ly/4bQgTId UK: bit.ly/4qfiI7m
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Event next week 📚 Marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the authors of 2 new books, Mike Kelly and Lyndon Fitzgerald Harris, will engage in a conversation on memory, resilience, and healing. 📍 @wordbookstores.bsky.social, Jersey City, NJ 📆 Tuesday, Sept 8, 7PM 🎟️ RSVP bit.ly/45s3uT6
A promotional image for an event titled "A Conversation on Memory, Resilience, and Healing." It features two books: "Forgiveness at Ground Zero" by Lyndon Fitzgerald Harris and "After Ground Zero" by Mike Kelly. The event is hosted by WORD Bookstores on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 7 PM in Jersey City, NJ. Photos of two individuals are included. Logos for Bloomsbury Academic and WORD Bookstores are shown.
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hi #APSA2026! Stop by our @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social booth to meet our editors and browse our new books 📚 @apsa.bsky.social
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Unpack two neighboring nations’ pasts. @ala-booklist.bsky.social praises Jürgen Buchenau’s “The United States and Mexico,” calling it “an ideal primer.” Learn more: bit.ly/4c2No68 #BookSky #HistorySky @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social
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The United States and Mexico
A lively, accessible introduction to the asymmetrical relationship between the United States and Mexico, one of the most formative international relationships…
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
How will history remember Vladimir Putin? Eric Shiraev, author of 'Russian Foreign Policy', explores the psychological, political and cultural forces that shape a political reputation. Read on our blog ➡️ bit.ly/4wl0fYx
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How will history remember Vladimir Putin? | Eric Shiraev on Putin’s reputation and legacy
Author of Russian Foreign Policy Eric Shiraev delves into some of the psychological, political and cultural forces that will shape how different societies remember Russian President Vladimir Putin onc...
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Read a sample of "The Unraveling: Reflections on Politics without Ethics and Democracy in Crisis" a book that former President Barack Obama on X calls "a deeply thoughtful book". ⤵️ 📕More info: bit.ly/4bIjF2k 📖Read a sample: bit.ly/3SbD7hg
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Completely acceptable discourse in America because Loomer is MAGA. No media coverage. No outrage. No calls for condemnation. Democrats mostly condemning Piker and El Sayed. Amazing times.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Most major media still won't say directly that the U.S. is sliding toward dictatorship. Will they ever sound the alarm, or will they be part of the most shameful episode of journalism neglect in our nation's history? My Stop the Presses newsletter.
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The media are missing the story of our lives: a looming dictatorship
News outlets’ downplaying of the danger is shameful journalism neglect
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
If impeachment couldn't work against a defeated, out-of-power insurrectionary who put Congresspeople's lives in danger, there's no reason to think it would ever work. The Constitution thus lacks any functional way to get rid of a bad chief executive & so isn't even a minimally adequate plan of govt.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
👇🎯🧵 This is why I’m constantly banging on about Juan Linz being right & presidentialism being such a grave mistake. Our system has totally failed at one of the most elemental, core functions of a constitutional order.
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Why is it not front page news on every major media outlet that the United States commander in chief had hundreds of his bank accounts frozen for money laundering??????
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/07/2026
Half the point of a government is that you and me do not have the wherewithal to pay attention to this shit on a constant basis and so the government needs to regulate the fucking egg people and the fucking beef people and the fucking whatever people so that food is as safe as it can be.
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The environmental case against killing animals and eating them.
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A tree is never just a tree. It's a home for birds, a playground for children, a refuge from the summer heat, and a place where families make memories that last a lifetime. When we protect trees, we're not just protecting nature—we're protecting the moments that make life beautiful
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
They got money for wars (…maybe) but can’t feed the poor (…or fund research for better health outcomes in kids) share.inquirer.com/dxqfBw
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Penn and CHOP researchers lost millions in federal funding for healthcare research last week, forcing programs to close
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality last week cut dozens of grants, affecting multiple programs at Penn and CHOP. “These are not controversial topics,” CHOP doctor Christopher Forrest said.
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Breaking news: Donald Trump is a communist now
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 08/07/2026
For USA Today, a quick question: How the fuck do you write a story that accepts unquestioningly and incuriously “the White House has a small chain of gas stations now”?
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 08/07/2026
What agency owns these gas stations? What were these properties previously? Are they owned or leased? Who works at the gas stations? Are they federal employees? What funding is used to create these, by what congressional authority? What is their supplier? How is pricing established?
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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 08/07/2026
Yes, I have an infinite number of questions
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Bloomsbury Academic @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Crypto, NFTs, and meme stocks are often seen as either scams or the future of finance—and they’re largely owned by young men. @dancassino.bsky.social’s “Bitcoin Bros” explores why in the latest blog post: bit.ly/42YMjYd 💙📚 #Bitcoin #Gender
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Just a moment...
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A decade on from the 2016 referendum, Brexit is still being debated, analysed, and reinterpreted. Time to look at our essential books from the last 10 years, exploring the causes, consequences, and context of #Brexit. 🧵👇
A graphic showing the covers of books on Brexit. Published by Bloomsbury Academic.
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
You’d think the president of the freaking United States would understand such a basic thing
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/07/2026
Trump’s World Cup intervention has ruined the game | Robert Reich
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Trump’s World Cup intervention has ruined the game | Robert Reich
We try to teach our children to follow the rules. Now an American president has chosen the opposite tack
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🟣 SUBSTACK: Elon Musk Amplifies Tommy Robinson’s Call to Expel Half of All British Muslims in Speech Staged by Neo-Nazi Linked Group The demand for the expulsion of millions of Muslim people from the UK received 36 million views after being shared by Musk on his X platform… Read below.
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Elon Musk Amplifies Tommy Robinson’s Call to Expel Half of All British Muslims in Speech Staged by Neo-Nazi Linked Group
The demand for the expulsion of millions of Muslim people from the UK received 36 million views after being shared by Musk on his X platform reports Nafeez Ahmed
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Michael Kerns @makerns.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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The Wedding Present, ‘Kennedy’: The Week In One Song
The Kennedy Center is ordered to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the building and from all official branding.
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