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Bill Nericcio

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Lit/Film prof @ SDSU — @eyegiene over on Twitter

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Remembering the genius Director of masterpieces including ‘A Matter Of Life And Death’, ‘The Red Shoes’, ‘Black Narcissus’, ‘Peeping Tom’, ‘The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp’, ‘The Tales Of Hoffmann’ and ‘A Canterbury Tale’ — MICHAEL POWELL — born 121yrs ago today.
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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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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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“How could a potato have anything to do with the Kennedy assassination?” www.rogerebert.com/reviews/wild...
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Wild Horse Nine review: McDonagh has done it again
Some of the best acting ever done by Malkovich, Rockwell and Buscemi, and one wickedly quotable line after another.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026
Good news: he lost.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
ICE went to a nightclub in Memphis around 1 AM and reportedly loaded more than 100 people onto buses and vans.
We are at the point where federal immigration agents can descend on a space in the middle of the night, detain masses of people, and leave families scrambling to figure out where their loved ones were taken.
This is what authoritarianism looks like.
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Werner Herzog Hypnotizes Chickens | Los Angeles Review of Books
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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/09/2026
Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims.
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8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
From dismantling guardrails that upheld the integrity of past elections to gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported Trump’s claim that the 2020 vote was stolen, here are the key ta...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's like a parody, but it's deadly serious; the Commerce Department (which includes Census, NOAA, and others) has outright deleted "don't alter or suppress scientific findings for political reasons" from its scientific integrity rules. Seriously.
Protecting against "inappropriate influence" is no longer a "hallmark" of scientific integrity

The Commerce Department updated its policy for promoting a "culture of scientific integrity" in January 2025, days before Trump's second inauguration.

A new Trump administration order bans the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis from using statistical “noise,” or data for fuzzing survey results, to protect people’s privacy in their statistics.

The 2025 version included bans on attempts to shape or interfere in data collection, statistical analysis and other scientific activities "against well-accepted scientific methods and theories or without scientific justification."

The department's policy, the 2025 version said, involves ensuring scientific findings at its agencies "are not suppressed, delayed, or altered for political purposes and are not subjected to inappropriate influence," as well as making sure there's "independent review of facilities, methodologies, and other scientific activities as appropriate to ensure scientific integrity."

That language is missing, however, in the Trump administration's revision of the policy, according to an NPR analysis of text posted on the Commerce Department's website.

And while the revision adopts a definition for "scientific integrity" that is similar to the previous version, it no longer says that "protection from inappropriate influence" is among the "hallmarks of scientific integrity."
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We don’t have a right to ask whether we’re going to succeed or not. The only question we have a right to ask is what’s the right thing to do?” --Wendell Berry
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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The Powerful Legacy Of Ruben Salazar
The Chicano Moratorium serves as a painful reminder of how far we have come, and how far we still have to go.
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We are finally witnessing the decline of corporate Democrats | Robert Reich➡️  www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We are finally witnessing the decline of corporate Democrats | Robert Reich
Americans are backing progressives not because they want socialism, but because they want candidates who will fight for the working class
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
"This isn’t just meant to stop liberals from engaging in anti-ICE activism. It’s meant to destroy trust among activists, who must now constantly worry about whether HSI has infiltrated them. It’s meant to drive out of public life anyone the administration disfavors." — @snipy.bsky.social
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DHS's abuse of power in Minnesota was even worse than we knew
It's the stuff of East Germany.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ossoff: "I have zero interest in running for president in 2028, and frankly zero interest in the 2028 fantasy football right now ... these midterms are the whole ballgame ... I don't know that we have a free and fair election in 2028 unless we restore checks and balances in these 2026 midterms."
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 18/08/2026
I'm listening, I'm learning. Safety first, NYC.
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Pluralistic: IP can’t save you from AI (18 Aug 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Don’t miss this Sunday’s screening and discussion of THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE at SAN DIEGO’s DIGITAL GYM!
More info here ➡️ https://textmex.blogspot.com/2026/08/come-out-this-sunday-to-digital-gym.html
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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San Diego caregivers still waiting for $2M in wage theft judgments
The caregivers, nearly all of them Filipino, are each owed six-figure sums tied to unpaid wages from working at residential care homes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/08/2026
El-Sayed: "Imagine if instead of paying that to your health insurance company, whose CEO makes $20m a year, you paid a little bit more in taxes for healthcare you wouldn't lose. I think all of us would a lot more interested in that system if we knew our healthcare would be free at point of care"
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“In the words of Muhammad Ali, ‘We shook up the world,’” Abdul El-Sayed declared after winning an intense primary campaign, where he was outspent by as much as 11 to 1. “What we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money.” This is a winning message for November.
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Abdul El-Sayed: “The Power of Our Many Is Greater Than the Power of Their Money”
The lessons from a primary win that can be applied to defeat a Republican in November.
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The real meaning of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan | Robert Reich www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The real meaning of Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan | Robert Reich
We’re seeing America wake up to the tyranny that’s engulfed us
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Truth
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mary @roughrider994.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
A frozen kielbasa going through a garbage disposal.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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💬 0  🔁 0  ❤️ 0 · New Logan Heights Elks Lodge murals depict African American, Chicano music icons and community leaders · The muralists hope their work offers lessons from past generations and revi…
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NPR @npr.org · 01/08/2026
FIFA abandoned a plan to create a commercial venture and then sell stakes to minority investors, just days after unveiling it. The plan drew sharp condemnation — and a boycott from European nations. n.pr/4xfCVwh
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FIFA scraps controversial deal to sell stakes in World Cup to private investors
FIFA abandoned a plan to create a commercial venture and then sell stakes to minority investors, just days after unveiling it. The plan drew sharp condemnation — and a boycott from European nations.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 31/07/2026
The State Department said ​it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Epic talent ➡️ www.instagram.com/reel/DaaygzO... #pjharvey
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/07/2026
Maybe Trump's Qatari jet has Low T and that's why he's so sensitive about it.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
“When you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to live a middle-class life, a comfortable life, an affordable life, a good life,” Jeffries said. “A good-paying job, good housing, good health care, a good education for your children, and when it’s all said and done, a good retirement.”
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‘Fighting for an affordable America’: Hakeem Jeffries unveils closing midterm pitch
The minority leader kicked off the final sprint of the midterms from a union hall in a Pennsylvania battleground district.
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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 27/07/2026
Candy, soda, and print don’t sell like they used to, so a few enterprising operators are testing alternatives.
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The Rise of the Everything-But-News Newsstand
Candy, soda, and print don’t sell like they used to, so a few enterprising operators are testing alternatives.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Biden depleted our stockpiles. It’s a lie that our stockpiles are depleted. The people leaking this should be in jail. This is some insane mental gymnastics even for Mike Waltz
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Pentagon reports more than 600 Iran war casualties in quiet database update
Figures are source of dispute as US defense department days ago reduced record of troops killed and wounded
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Ignacio Gallup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”
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A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.
West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
MALAS @ SDSU👊🏽‼️🔥 www.instagram.com/p/DbI69EelIMx/
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If you didn't vote Dem, you helped make this: @airbagmoments.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Temu Lex Luthor has thoughts.
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Tab Lloyd @tablloyd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
. "not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person" hold my beer .
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
My man looks like his voice can make an adult woman sterile
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
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How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Hurting Elder Care (Gift Article)
Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer.
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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Veracruz Botanica Find: Velación y Sortilegios de los 7 Nudos (Vigil Candle and Spells of the Seven Knots” | The Morbid Anatomy Online Journal
While in Veracruz visiting botanicas—Mexican esoteric shops—with Salvador Olguín, we came across the enigmatically packaged kit you see abov
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Hey Seattle, don't miss xaimeh at the Hot Off the Press Book Fair tomorrow (Saturday) at the Fantagraphics Bookstore at 5:00-9:00 pm! And Portland, he'll be at Floating World Comics on Sunday at 4:00-6:00 pm ❤️
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Bill Nericcio @mextasy.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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Deported San Diego Paletero Invites Community To Visit New Tijuana Restaurant
Months after being deported following an immigration battle, beloved San Diego paletero Francisco Duarte has opened a seafood restaurant in Tijuana.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 30/06/2026
As called on TV Trece in Paraguay:
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
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Col. Gustavo Arellano @gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
MY LATEST @latimes.com ‬⁩ VIDEO: A close-up look at the damage caused by the Boyle Heights fire. Share, porfas!
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A close-up look at the damage caused by the Boyle Heights fire
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 24/06/2026
NEW: USPS is moving forward with Trump's attack on mail voting, proposing a rule that would require states to share private voter information to receive mail ballots. There's still time to fight back, Marc Elias writes: the public comment period is open through July 2. Submit your comments today👇
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Mail-in voting is under attack. Here's what you can do
The USPS is proposing a rule that would require states to share information about voters who request mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Compare Alito's description of Trump's racist statements (on the left) to Justice Kagan's anthology of Trump's racist statements (on the right). These are passages from this morning's opinions in Mullin v. Doe.
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