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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers

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I embrace careful thinkers and shapers. The opposite of destruction? The Arts!

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Glad my posts slamming Hakeem Jeffries for meeting with Jared Kushner were included in the article. Jeffries must explain why met with Kushner and were any deals made to protect Trump and Kushner when Dems take control of House?! www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
mediaite.com
Hakeem Jeffries Meeting With Jared Kushner Roils the Left
Prominent Trump critics are furious over news of a reported secret meeting between Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner — with some calling for Jeffries's job.
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"Specifically, they found that Big Oil’s use of AI to produce more oil and gas could create 3.3 to 13.3 times more climate pollution than powering AI’s data centers." Emily Atkin
billmckibben.substack.com
Fun with numbers
A datacenter is an oil well, and other insights
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
McKibben: Take Five And so we watch the world melt. And, please, friends, don't mention Gavin Newsom as a viable candidate.
billmckibben.substack.com
Take Five
The Crucial Years at the halfway point
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
dezeen.com
Decoy Font protects messages from being read by AI
One message for humans and another for artificial intelligence is contained in the letters of Decoy Font, made by the company Mixfont for those who want to avoid having their data scraped.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This just in: more than four thousand sexual assault lawsuits.
nytimes.com
Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’
The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/08/2026
We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
propublica.org
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Nice trend!
theguardian.com
The rise of the ‘hot literati’: how reading became sexy
Celebrities are hosting literary clubs and designers are launching products emblazoned with the classics – but does reading’s trendy turn have a darker side?
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Important news for DC residents! #BoycottDoorDash, starting immediately. As Free DC suggests, get rid of your apps so you don't use them inadvertently and spread the word.
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Interesting: DoorDash is supporting the GOP bill in Congress to limit D.C.'s ability to increase or decrease taxes and fees, largely in response to the D.C. Council's recent vote in impose a new 20-cent delivery fee to help fund food-access programs. www.notus.org/metro/uberea...
notus.org
That Food Delivery Is Soon Going To Cost You a Little More in D.C.
DoorDash unsuccessfully fought a 20-cent fee approved by the D.C. Council that will also affect UberEats deliveries.
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Exciting news!
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Can someone please explain this? Cognitive Dissonance is the kindest way I can think about it.
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I've been waiting to use it: #ThugFund
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Ari Melber on MS NOW is referring to Trump's theft of your tax money to reward his fellow insurrectionists as his THUG FUND. That's good framing. Trump is stealing your money to create a thug fund. #ThugFund
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Our federal trial for protesting ICE is on Tuesday. Win or lose, we’re facing up to $250k in legal fees. That’s why this Saturday, we’re having a 12-hr stream-a-thon! Join us 5/23 from 10am-10pm CT to help raise the remaining legal costs and WIN this case: twitch.tv/katabughazaleh
8-bit graphic with Kat and Heater in a star-studded pixel universe to promote our 12-hour stream-a-thon. Copy reads: 

"12-HOUR STREAM-A-THON
FOR KAT + ANDRE'S LEGAL DEFENSE FUND

Crafts! Games! Politics! 

WHEN
SATURDAY MAY 23
10AM - 10PM CT
FEATURIHG
BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN
MATT BERNSTEIN
QASIM RASHID
MAI VANG
+ MANY MORE!

JOIN US ON TWITCH OR YOUTUBE!"
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Really? Too bad; so sad.
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Be sure to know who's sponsoring Christian Nationalism.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The NAACP is urging Black athletes and fans to “withhold athletic and financial support” from public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation”
NAACP Calls on Black Athletes & Fans to Withhold Athletic and Financial Support of Public Schools in States Attacking Black Voting Rights

The NAACP today is launching the “Out of Bounds” campaign, a national call for Black athletes, families, fans, alumni, and consumers to withhold athletic and financial support from public universities in states that have moved to limit, weaken, or erase Black voting representation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which gutted what was left of the Voting Rights Act The NAACP identified eight priority states — Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Georgia — and targeted flagship public athletic programs generating more than $100 million in annual revenue that continue to recruit Black athletes while their state governments dismantle the political power of Black communities.What these states have done is not a policy disagreement. It is a sprint to erase Black political power,” said Derrick Johnson, National President & CEO, NAACP. “These actions happened in days, in some cases in hours, of a Supreme Court ruling that gives extremist lawmakers a playbook to erode Black representation. The NAACP will not watch the same institutions that depend on Black athletic prowess to fill their stadiums and their bank accounts remain silent while their states strip Black communities of their voice. Out of Bounds is our answer: we are naming the contradiction, and we are calling on Black athletes, families, fans, and consumers to act on it. The same power that built these programs can be redirected. And it will be.”

The economic stakes of the campaign are significant. The flagship universities in the eight targeted states collectively generate billions of dollars in annual athletic revenue.
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 19/05/2026
Not enough news coverage of how the insurrectionist reparations fund is a clear violation of the 14th Amendment. We need to enforce the Constitution in its original meaning and plain text. You can't imagine away parts of the Constitution just because it is politically inconvenient.
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Negan @rogernegan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
This
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Of course the Times knows better!
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The Corporate Fascist Dance: Watching the Alliance to End Democracy Come Together "..we are treated to one of the main purposes for corporate media: manufacturing of consent.."
open.substack.com
The Corporate Fascist Dance: Watching the Alliance to End Democracy Come Together
We've been experiencing corporations legitimizing fascists for so long now
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Literally—given that the destruction of USAID was his single-handed doing—Musk is one of the greatest mass murderers of all time. That he's an unserious clown who may not fully understand what he's done makes it worse. I hope we all see how it's worse
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Wow. "The research on what actually determines success in civil resistance makes a stark point: 83 percent of successful anti-authoritarian campaigns win when they have strong participation of labor — without labor, the percentage that wins plummets to 29 percent."
wagingnonviolence.org
May Day was even more important than you think
The mass mobilization on May Day was a show of power — and a dress rehearsal of the tactics it takes to win against an authoritarian regime.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Here we go again. Saphier lies about vaccines, hawks supplements on the internet and tells you that your health is your "personal responsibility" (get sick: it's your fault). Write to your senators now and oppose this nomination. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Your Senators: Vote NO on Saphier for U.S. Surgeon General!
Nicole Saphier has been nominated to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. We must speak loudly and clearly: Nicole Saphier is totally unqualified to serve as U.S. Surgeon General and must be rejected by the...
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
A win for free speech, a loss for Matt Taibbi.
eoinhiggins.substack.com
Case dismissed
Matt Taibbi takes an L.
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"Her clothes are self-objectifying showcases of Bezos’ wealth." Why Lauren Sánchez Bezos is storming the gates of the Met:
motherjones.com
Why Lauren Sánchez Bezos is storming the gates of the Met Gala
An art historian explains why Sánchez Bezos "will never be elegant."
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Can't wait! August 25, this summer.
pbs.org
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World | American Masters | PBS
Celebrate the work of writer Mary Oliver, who published more than 30 collections of poetry and essays on nature, beauty, and love.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
SCOTUS in the Prize Cases (1863): "The proclamation of blockade is itself official and conclusive evidence to the Court that a state of war existed..."
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ladydelnumber1.bsky.social @ladydelnumber1.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
An interesting thread.🧵 (Thank you)
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Thanks Oliver Willis! An appropriate response to the gag-worthy NYT's profile.
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 02/05/2026
🔔#TallapoosaCounty, #Alabama families: Come get informed about your and your student's rights! 📲 RSVP and join us on May 14 for a town hall on #StudentsRights: bit.ly/3R8JwJ0 This session will break down discipline, suspensions, expulsions and what #DueProcess really looks like.
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Thrilled to see Brooke McIntyre (@inkedvoices.bsky.social) featured on Children’s Bookshelf. cc: @greatdoglit.bsky.social Catch Brooke & her book this Saturday, 03.2 at @booksaremagic13.bsky.social #KidLit #PictureBooks #IndieBookstore
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Needed to read Sherrilyn Ifill tonight! open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com
SCOTUS Drops The Other Shoe on the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court's Decision in Louisiana v. Callais Completes the Decimation of the Voting Rights Act
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Yup! Let's boycott Bayer: e.g. No Claritin Alka-Seltzer MiraLAX One A Day Aleve some prescription drugs, too some vitamins and supplements All Monsanto products
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Yup, Cuomo and his bros are 100% disreputable. Linesey Boylan is a hero. But, hey, is this effective optics?
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Yup!
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
When Bhattacharya censors a paper, we know it's because the science threatens his ideology!
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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Follow the money. #TrumpCorruption
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Earth day every day!
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A few fellow NIHers/NIH alum will listen along with me (in personal capacities, off the clock). I'll share our collective reactions and corrections here. So, follow along this Friday afternoon around 3pm. And if you're planning to watch, please join in!
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Durán on being banned on X.
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“From agency chiefs like Marty Makary & Jay Bhattacharya to higher-ups like RFK Jr & Russell Vought, to low-level insiders like Matthew Memoli & Jon Lorsch at NIH, whose familiarity with the workings of their agency helped to bring it down from within, all of these men need to be held accountable”👏
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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
We're kicking off #NationalLibraryWeek with a special selection from the archives! This offset lithograph poster illustrates a few of the many resources and programs that a public library offers its community. It emphasizes that these resources are free and for everyone in multiple languages.
This image is a poster titled "What is a public library?" followed by translations in several languages. It illustrates various activities and uses of a public library, such as reading, using reference materials, and attending events. The phrase "Who is it for?" is accompanied by translations and a drawing of a diverse group of people highlighted with text saying, "for everyone," in multiple languages.
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Kimberly Prather PhD @kprather.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
1/3 Pollutants don't stay in the water. In San Diego, we showed they become a previously unrecognized source of air pollution. Once inhaled, toxic chemicals and airborne pathogens have been linked to cancer, heart attacks, and dementia. As water pollution rises globally, this is everyone's problem.
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National Council of Teachers of English @ncte.org · 19/04/2026
Happening Thursday: A special online event for you, your students, and preservice educators! Join our classroom-centered conversation and Q&A with award-winning illustrator Kadir Nelson, where he will read from his new book Basket Ball: The Story of the All-American Game: bit.ly/3PIZdGj
ncte.org
A Classroom Conversation with Kadir Nelson
NCTE invites educators, their students, and preservice teachers to a conversation with artist and children's book illustrator Kadir Nelson.
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Mona Kanin, she/her/hers @mskanin.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Stop international influence on US elections!!!
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