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If you're on FB, check out the comments on this Letter. The stories are fascinating. It's as if sharing history brings more accounts of that history to light!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 17h

Cliche or not, I could have lived my WHOLE life without knowing this...

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 22h

I'm not sure 'disgusting' quite covers it, so I'll add, "breathtakingly horrifying" and hope it never happens.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A grad school prof of mine used to say the purpose of insurance was to keep things in our lives the same. He didn't mean it as a good thing, but it's really both - and neither - at times.

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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Troy Jackson: We're losing $3 billion in healthcare. We're losing SNAP benefits. We're losing heating assistance. Susan Collins could have stopped that if she really cared. But she doesn't. She does whatever Trump wants. I can't understand how anyone in their right mind can actually defend that vote

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A good response to today's Letter, from a friend:

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Even then, it depends entirely on your definition of efficiency. I find voting in a democracy a damn efficient use of my time, for example! (but you know that!)

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In case we've missed the mindblowing mindset of these oligarchs: Zhao: "If you get a benevolent dictator, [democracy is] actually extremely efficient." Well, he's not wrong. Zhao's certainly experienced "benevolence". We just call it corruption. It's all in the semantics, right?

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In case we've missed the mindblowing mindset of these oligarchs: Zhao: "If you get a benevolent dictator, [democracy is] actually extremely efficient." Well, he's not wrong, right? Zhao's certainly experienced "benevolence"; we just call it corruption.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Faux News enlists another bully for the pulpit

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Jimmy Carter v. Jerry Falwell" Great clarifying description!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Well, I can tell from Bluesky that both you and @hcrichardson.bsky.social are at least awake! Are we gonna get a bit of WTH this morning?

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In the past, I've heard people say Woody's "This Land.." is not inclusive.. some of these verses have not been well known enough!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In the past, I've heard people say Woody's "This Land.." is not inclusive.. some of these verses have not been well known enough! Thank you, Heather..perfect Letter for this moment!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Portland Press Herald's rundown of 3 "pink slime" sites includes the Maine Newsroom, but their blurb on it is some very weak tea, on top of their using "pink slime" incorrectly. It increased my respect for Ian Koski, in fact!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Google: "Maine Newsroom" creator/host is Ian Koski...former Democratic campaign operative and political communications consultant who runs the platforms across Facebook and Instagram. He traditionally starts nearly all of his informational news videos with his catchphrase, "Hey, Mainers"

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Seriously! I'm'a hafta look that up! good grief!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"You literally can change the world in 18 years." SO far from incoherent, it made me cry with the truth of it.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

So true, I cried. Because she's right, we can. *condensed a bit for the platform.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"[Y]ou literally can change the world in 18 years." [W]e are losing what government is designed to do, which is especially to protect the children, because if you can protect the children, make sure they get educations, food, health care, etc., you literally can change the world in 18 years.*

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hang in there! We will gladly do you the favor of ignoring any incoherentness! And re: 'thinking so much', yes, that perfectly describes life these days; either my hair is on fire or my brain is, or both, and, for me, the brain cauldron is the most exhausting!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you're still in that random hotel restaurant, does that mean no Politics chat - it's 12 minutes past 1 here in EST.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

hmmm...chaos - this present chaos - does sharpen the need to please others, since anti-democratic efforts erode our belief in our own self-determination and worth. Easy to feel like you have to change how you look in the middle of mass disrespect for individual worth...

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

maybe - tattoos are personal statements, though, botox is about appearance for appearance's sake.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yep, and if they weren't in the (distant) past, his images are pure fantasy now!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Also, I think she's in a western time zone, so 10 am EST might be too early for her!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The NATO meeting thing flat out confused me..never occurred to me that the US could unilaterally call a meeting or control invitations. Hoping to learn more about how NATO works!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It doesn't currently say when on FB..same language as here on Bluesky. YT is probably correct.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yes, 1pm today, Friday. It was posted on YouTube.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"They should not compete against women." is pretty specific, and my comment applies to trans women in general.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Trans women go through estrogen therapy, which demonstrably reduces their strength. Ask any trans woman.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Me, too, @atrupar.com, SO bad! At least we have people like @hcrichardson.bsky.social who try to keep us apprised by quoting him verbatim! And you're no slouch at keeping us apprised either!

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Interesting! What made you think that? I'm always interested in how we see the public speech of people we don't even know..e.g. Haldemam and Ehrlichman vs Dean in the Watergate hearings.

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Katherine Stewart @katherinestewart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"The religious right that raised up Paxton has cared little about his transgressions so long as they could prop him up to wield power. The alliance has been a perfect marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism in the name of traditional values." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Ken Paxton’s Christian identity politics obscure a history of scandal | Sidney Blumenthal

The Texas Senate candidate rose to power as a culture warrior. His record is a marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Incredible. The 11th Circuit, in a 3-0 opinion (two Obama appointees and one Trump 1.0 appointee), agrees that Trump and his lawyers have failed to rebut the judge's finding that the entire IRS settlement was collusive, highlighting that no other explanation for their conduct was even offered.

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The appellants mount two main attacks on the district
court’s speech-related sanction. First, they argue that the court
lacked a sufficient basis to find that the lawsuit and the settlement
were collusive and that Messrs. Brito and Epstein acted in bad faith.
Second, they contend that the sanction is a broad and impermissible gag order which constitutes a prior restraint and violates the
First Amendment. We conclude that the appellants have not made
a strong showing that they will succeed on either of these grounds.

The appellants did not submit or offer any evidence to explain their litigation conduct or demonstrate that the lawsuit and the settlement were not collusive. Given the record before us, the
appellants have not made a strong showing that the district court
committed clear error in its collusion and bad faith findings

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Is that the "I can't even..!" emoji, Heather? Because I've been looking...

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

“From Bordeaux to Paris, via Rennes in Brittany and Die in the southeast, thousands – 120,000, according to organizers – turned out ‘for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.’”

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I struggle with this! He does instigate a lot, especially the DC memorial and Iran war crap, etc. He doesn't have the smarts to carry all of it out, though, it's true. How to report his crap is a conundrum for me.

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Pax Linson @paxll.bsky.social · 26/09/2026