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Monica Kwasnik

@mkwasnik.bsky.social
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Journalism instructor, editor, mom, wife, Oregonian, defender of #democracy and a #freepress

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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I read the Times’ story, and that was NOT my takeaway. The paper wasn’t trying to claim Trump didn’t mean what he said.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Not “the media.” His PR team and right-wing propaganda outlets are media, but they are not “the” media.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
She DOES look like a zombie. 🤷‍♀️ A zombie in red, leaning in a stiff, unnatural manner? She reminded me of someone.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Chalk it up to October. It’s pretty common this time of year to see tributes to the greatest music video of all time.
Cropped photo of the woman in red from the Trump video juxtaposed with an image of Michael Jackson as a zombie dressed in red, leaning at a similar angle as the woman, from his Thriller video.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When you’re a star, they let you do it.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson says, “Abolish ICE!” while Susan Collins is very concerned about ice.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For no mere mortal can resist the evil of the …
Cropped photo of the woman in red from the Trump video juxtaposed with an image of Michael Jackson as a zombie dressed in red, leaning at a similar angle as the woman, from his Thriller video.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
She’s had that outfit since the ‘80s.
Cropped photo of the woman in red from the Trump photo juxtaposed with an image of Michael Jackson as a zombie dressed in red, leaning at a similar angle as the woman, from his Thriller video.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Or a music video about a horror movie.
Cropped photo of the woman in red from the Trump photo juxtaposed with an image of Michael Jackson as a zombie dressed in red, leaning at a similar angle as the woman, from his Thriller video.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Depends on your definition of “alive,” I think.
Cropped photo of the woman in red from the Trump photo juxtaposed with an image of Michael Jackson as a zombie dressed in red, leaning at a similar angle as the woman, from his Thriller video.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Because you have to treat the office of the presidency with respect.” 🤨
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Peacemaking like nobody’s ever seen. We could have had 80%, 90% — TOTAL obliteration. And I stopped it like you wouldn’t believe. Taking out L.A., San Francisco — it’s a small price to pay for a prize nobody in the history of the world — some are saying the universe — deserved more than me.”
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Looks like it was a beautiful day for an outdoor concert in Atlanta.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
He’s suggesting this migration is what accounts for the empty seats we see in the upper level. Meanwhile, they turn away thousands waiting outside? Not because the venue lacks space but because they must provide *extra* space for ticketed spectators who might want to “migrate down”? What the … ?
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I assume they overbook these events to compensate. This venue was small, so they *should* have been able to get butts in chairs. I think early departures accounted for most of the empty seats.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The exit.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yep. Thousands couldn’t get in … because they didn’t try. At other “packed” Trump rallies, cameras have shown a steady stream of people leaving the venue. Not “migrating down,” but walking to their cars. Even those who say they like him don’t have the patience for his long, incomprehensible rants.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
That was in Alabama. Lots of empty seats there too! But the Ohio “arena” he’s talking about, the “packed” one with empty seats, was a HIGH SCHOOL GYM.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We’re calling a high school gym an arena? 🤨 They migrated down … to the exit doors.
An empty Butler High School gym in Vandalia, Ohio. A decent amount of seating is shown … for a high school gym.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I stand corrected. Grok *does* provide something of value.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Schmidt: Isn’t it true that you had an affair with the fiancée of a steel tycoon’s son while on a transatlantic cruise? I don’t think you know that we have this nude portrait of her that you drew. Jack Smith: Do you think I’m Jack from Titanic?
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So far.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Billy Goat Rock?
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Is that … skin … or …? What are we looking at here?
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That’s entire section regarding the lungs and airway.
Screenshot of page from the ME report. It shows the weight of the lungs and indicates no fluid in the airway.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
She didn’t do any ass kissing. She was there to accept an award.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not really. We knew they were lying. No questions.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“And that’s too bad”? 🤨
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
These days, I’m ecstatic when I end up paying less than $70.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Seriously! Long done are the days when, as a teen driver, I could buy $1-per-gallon gas with whatever random coins and dollar bills I could find in my car.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Privacy is important, but it’s also important that users understand that they can’t reasonably expect privacy when they share their data with a data-collection company.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You’ve gone back and forth so much, I have no idea what you’re trying to argue. So yeah, let’s just move on.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
lol. OK. Your first comment was in reply to remark about the Paramount merger. And the one I’m referring to was: “… your optimism that the merged services won't continue to dilute the artistic content further.” But fine, you weren’t talking about the merger that is happening RIGHT NOW.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The fact that you were implicitly referring to the AT&T/Warner Bros./Discovery horror show doesn’t change the fact that my comment had nothing to do with the Paramount deal and that you jumped to a false conclusion about my views on that merger.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Unfortunately, those three rallies aren’t near most of us. Any suggestions for other meaningful ways to voice our dissent?
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What a powerful book title!
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Maybe it *should have* been clear, but I missed the subtext. My comments about HBO shows had nothing to do with the pending merger with Paramount Skydance.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I was just responding to this: “HBO peaked over a decade ago. Now its reality slop mostly. Breaks my heart.” I didn’t sense that you were talking about the impact of the mergers. I was just defending recent HBO shows. The mergers’ impact on content are a bigger can of worms.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You (wrongly) inferred it. I was simply commenting on your remark about HBO programming in the past 10 years.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When did I say I was optimistic about that?
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! It’s showtime!
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
😲
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Interesting. I saw it several times and never noticed that she was *holding* the shoes until I saw this thread. The KKK “hood” is what I saw first, so my mind filled in the other context.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You bet I will try it! 😋 (On a veggie dog though.)
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Grey Poupon is the best Dijon mustard! 😋
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Replace “communist” with “fascist,” and …
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It sounds like they still can, as long as they’re willing to subject their own kicker to it too.
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hilarious!
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Monica Kwasnik @mkwasnik.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
HBO is the network. HBO Max is the network’s streaming service. The network also produces original content. The Pitt, for instance, is an HBO show. 90 Day Fiancé is a TLC show that streams on HBO Max.
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