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Marianne Costantinou

@mcgreek.bsky.social
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Ex-newspaper reporter. Writer. Mom. Brooklyn born, now in Florida. Boomer. Greek immigrant parents. Movie / TV junkie. Foodie. Collector of art, vintage stuff. Birkenstock gal. Liberal / Progressive - not PC …. I give good retweets.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/09/2026
Breaking News: A judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s ban against CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying it was likely unconstitutional.
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Court Blocks White House Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order and told the White House to immediately restore the press credentials for the employees of the three news outlets.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is an absolute disaster from a national security perspective. Obviously, a lot on F-35s is classified, but a weapons-bay door and a canopy with radar-absorbing material are some of the most sensitive. Hard to describe how bad this is.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 21/09/2026
Major television networks will halt coverage of presidential events, according to a memo obtained by The Post, over the White House’s ban on CNN, which was barred alongside MS NOW and Politico in recent days. Read more: wapo.st/4xDwVxf
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
OMG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Two million likes on TikTok… and counting.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/09/2026
Internal emails and documents obtained by The New York Times demonstrate President Trump’s political capture of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
Debris from fallen ceiling plaster soiled the carpet in the Grand Foyer inside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. A headline reads: "How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center." Photo by Salwan Georges for The New York Times.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So damn wrong on so many levels 😡
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In the past, ownership of American broadcast media was limited to Americans. Trump's FCC just approved the takeover of CBS, CNN, HBO, MTV, Paramount, and a dozen others by a group largely controlled by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. Yeah, that's the world we're living in now.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/09/2026
‘I feel like I’m cancelling out her life’: the wrenching work of clearing out a parent’s home
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‘I feel like I’m cancelling out her life’: the wrenching work of clearing out a parent’s home
From old love letters to pieces of string, our homes are stuffed with stuff. When it comes time to empty a parent’s home, sorting the junk from the memory can be overwhelming
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/09/2026
Demonstrators locked arms to form a human chain around the Kennedy Center on Friday evening to protest President Trump’s efforts to close and remake the center in his image, amid speculation about a possible effort to demolish the building. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/09/2026
As incidents involving rogue artificial intelligence become more common, so too have calls for a mechanism that would easily power down A.I. systems that go dangerously off the rails — a so-called kill switch. But creating such a switch is much more difficult than many policymakers assume.
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Creating a Kill Switch to Shut Down a Rogue A.I. Is Harder Than It Sounds
A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down an A.I. system. Only no one really knows how.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/09/2026
Hundreds of drones target Moscow on last day of voting in Russia’s parliamentary election
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Hundreds of drones target Moscow on last day of voting in Russia’s parliamentary election
Authorities accuse Ukraine of trying to disrupt poll and say 1,600 drones in total intercepted, while at least two people killed and oil refinery damaged Hundreds of drones targeting Moscow and its surrounding region killed at least two people and damaged a major refinery on the final day of the country’s parliamentary elections, authorities said on Sunday. The capital’s mayor said that more than 1,600 drones had been intercepted and shot down, 450 of which were aimed at Moscow. Continue reading...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hey, News Outlets! How about just ignoring Donald Trump? It will drive him crazy. His parents never gave him enough attention, so he is still a thirsty brat who needs CONSTANT attention. Start the news with "Trump lied again today" and then move on to news about people/things that are interesting.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You would have thought RFK Jr. would have spoken out against the destruction of his uncle’s memorial. But, apparently, he doesn’t use his position to protect his own family—just hurt ours.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
How not surprising that a president who acts like a petty mob boss is holding one of our nation’s treasured institutions hostage until we meet his conditions—that is, putting his stupid name on the building. I say we just put it in mothballs until he is gone.
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NPR @npr.org · 16/09/2026
Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos when four of his supporting acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments. n.pr/4gZRq0A
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Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos when four of his supporting acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Senile Satan: “Nobody’s ever seen crowds like I got in Ireland.”
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
BREAKING: Our banned interview with Kimmel generated 6 million views on YouTube.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Looks like a certain petulant brat got his saggy ass handed to him by a strong woman. You know how much he must have delighted in that. Thank you, President Connolly!
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/09/2026
Apple is expected to introduce its most significant change to the iPhone’s design on Wednesday. Here's what we know.
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Apple to Make First Big Change to iPhones in Years
Fans of the company’s products widely believe it will unveil a folding smartphone at its annual launch event on Wednesday.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/09/2026
As people in the U.S. struggle with rising costs, they are increasingly turning to “buy now, pay later” loans for essentials such as rent and groceries. On "The Daily," our business reporter explains the hidden risks of the loan model.
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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’: A New Wave of Consumer Debt
Americans are increasingly using the loan model for everyday essentials.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
You can’t say you weren’t warned
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/08/2026
Google Maps has updated to label Lake Ontario as Lake America for users in the U.S., following an executive order signed by President Trump last week amid an escalating trade war with Canada. trib.al/5axpigr
The Toronto skyline at sunset with a body of water visible in front of it. A headline reads: "Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America" Photo by Eugen Sakhneko for The New York Times
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
The last time it was this dangerous to eat food there were no refrigerators.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/08/2026
Pathetic -- Google is now referring to Lake Ontario as "Lake America"
screencap of Google Maps showing "Lake America"
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It's still Lake Ontario. And the Gulf of Mexico. You're welcome.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"When prompted, the chatbots fabricated photorealistic imagery of election fraud that in some cases included fake or falsified government documents. One platform even wrote the prompts to create such images for us..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | My team fed chatbots election lies. Here’s what happened.
Did the machines push back? The midterms hang in the balance.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/08/2026
Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The British far-right political commentator has called for supermarket ICE checkpoints and ‌summary deportation of anyone failing to prove legal U.S. residency reut.rs/3Umfmnr
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British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE
British far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who has called ​for supermarket ICE checkpoints and ‌summary deportation of anyone failing to prove legal U.S. residency, has ​been detained ...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2026
Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration diverted $10 million in Florida taxpayer money to a charity tied to his wife, a grand jury found. The transactions amounted to misuse of public funds as “part of a sophisticated scheme to fund political activities,” the jury said. nyti.ms/3SjdBXA
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2026
At least 160 people were killed when catastrophic floods swept through Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday, the authorities said. Hundreds of people were missing, and the death toll is expected to rise. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2026
A new study shows an alarming rate of CTE among former NFL players: At least 1 in 4 who died from 2016 to 2021 had the degenerative brain disease. And the rate might be even higher. Read more: nyti.ms/4ggtNSx
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2026
New research shows that at least 25% of all former NFL players who died during a recent six-year period had the degenerative brain disease known as CTE. Yet OSHA has never addressed football and has never made recommendations to make it safer.
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Many N.F.L. Players Get Brain Disease. Why Hasn’t OSHA Intervened?
“We never see things that are this dire,” a former chief scientist of the agency said about rates of C.T.E. in former players.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2026
Illicit drugs are cheaper and more powerful than ever, with Baltimore experiencing several mass overdose crises last summer as the result of fentanyl being mixed with powerful synthetic chemicals.
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The Ruthless Efficiency of Ultrapotent Street Drugs
Five decades after the “war on drugs” sought to make substance abuse unaffordable, illicit drugs are cheaper and more powerful than ever. A visit to Baltimore shows why.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2026
A Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to move ahead with plans to restrict mail ballots could have enormous consequences as the U.S. has become increasingly dependent on voting by mail. nyti.ms/3UEfaQt
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2026
Breaking News: Dolly Parton, the country singer, songwriter, entertainer and entrepreneur known for her outsize persona and prodigious vision and talent that placed her in a class by herself, has died at 80. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
A black-and-white portrait of Dolly Parton with big blonde hair, sitting in a chair and smiling. A headline reads: "1946-2026: Dolly Parton." Photo by Jack Manning/The New York Times
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton may have been only five feet tall, but she made herself larger than life. She challenged stereotypes about women and appearance with a wink, a healthy dose of self-aware irony and a refusal to apologize for what she wanted, Vanessa Friedman writes. nyti.ms/4qyrUny
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 02/02/2026
Jeffrey Epstein named 43 people who would inherit his vast fortune in a document signed two days before his death. It remained secret until now.
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A document lists 43 people who would inherit Jeffrey Epstein's $630 million fortune. It says he planned to marry one.
Jeffrey Epstein named 43 people who would inherit his vast fortune in a document signed two days before his death. It remained secret until now.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/07/2026
The last person Jeffrey Epstein called before his death in 2019 was Karyna Shuliak. The 37-year-old dentist, who had a years-long relationship with Epstein, has been trying to blend into obscurity since then. She could inherit millions from his estate, records show. nyti.ms/45pgitg
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Mitch McConnell should resign Immediately…..
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The reason why ICE agents continue to shoot people is because nothing ever happens to them when they do. They essentially have been granted full immunity for whatever they choose to do to people by a lawless regime of thugs.
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Miranda Marie @itsmirdaaa.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Can’t get diarrhea lettuce from a cinnamon bun. Follow me for more health tips!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Susan Collins voted to give ICE and CBP $70 billion. She owns the consequences of that vote.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 14/07/2026
New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers.
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New York to impose the country’s first statewide moratorium on data centers
The order will pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create standards that address environmental impacts, energy demand, water usage and other factors, the g...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/07/2026
NEW: Trump’s decision to push out the last remaining members of the federal Election Assistance Commission — two Democrats and a Republican — allows him to try to nominate members who may be more amenable to his demands. by @jenafifield.bsky.social
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Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Late news: Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms @jenafifield.bsky.social
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Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources...
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
ICE claims that Araujo drove into one of their SUVs with his van and then tried to run over an agent. There were no marks on the van and KHOU11's Jeremy Rogalski found surveillance footage showing ICE chasing Araujo and cutting him off. Renee Good all over again.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/07/2026
SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 09/07/2026
Graham Platner is ending his bid for Senate in Maine, leaving behind a powerful grassroots coalition that may or may not be transferable, @elainegodfrey.bsky.social and @russellberman.bsky.social report:
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Democrats Need to Clean Up a Maine-Size Mess
The party is getting a redo, but will they blow it?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/06/2026
A JetBlue pilot said that a drone hit his plane as it approached Kennedy International Airport on Monday morning, less than three days after a United Airlines flight crew encountered a drone on arrival at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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Drone Strikes JetBlue Flight Landing at Kennedy Airport, Pilot Says
The incident Monday came less than three days after a United Airlines crew reported encountering a drone while arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport.
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