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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Okay, let me get this straight--Bob Mackie is dead but Mitch McConnell is still alive? Who's in charge here?

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 03/09/2026

As a result of Trump’s tariffs and war, American families are spending $3,500 more per year on the cost of food, gas and medicine. Meanwhile... Trump and his family have made more than $4 BILLION off the presidency. That's the cost of corruption.

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

NEW: I wrote about all the MAGA figures claiming to have had advance knowledge of, or helped cause, Milo Yiannopoulos' deportation, and what that tells us about power, influence and threats in the movement now www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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What the deportation of Milo Yiannopoulos tells us about the state of MAGA

The saga goes to the heart of the disturbing nature of power, influence, and punishment in Trump’s America.

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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Jimmy Kimmel nailed another one. Enjoy.

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Today's a great day to show proof of life (or whatever) for Mitch McConnell or for someone (anyone) to visit his hospital room.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph.

A graph showing how the edsel and Cybertruck both performed based on their sales target and actual year one and year two sales. The edsel was expected to sell 200k units in its first year. It sold slightly over 50k, and less than 50k the next year

The Cybertruck had a sales.target of 250k in its first year. They sold around 40k, the next year they sold about half as many.

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Wisconsin Resist @wisconsinresist.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

TODAY! Thursday, July 23rd at 5pm: Candlelight Vigil, Corner of Willy St & Baldwin St, Madison WI

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Sena Bryer @senabryer.com · 12/07/2026

Interesting to see McConnell honoring the ancient pharaoh's tradition of taking your pet along with you to the afterlife

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

FUCK CHUMP, SAVE LIBERTY......

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Tim Hannan @timhannan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This supercut of Republicans crying about the price of gas under Biden vs now is a must see. These people will say anything and believe in nothing.

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YukonCorneliusJack @yukoncorneliusjack.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

3rd Edition On Sale Now!

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/04/2026

NEWS: Bette Midler just released a new music video for her remake of "All You Fascists Bound to Lose"—featuring Barbara Hershey, other celebrities, and crowds from the No Kings protests in a joyful, powerful show of resistance. You have to see this.

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Man, Todd Blanche is desperate to hang onto this gig.

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

So I wrote a couple of things and another thing about writing things (how I figure out what question I'm really struggling with in a poem) bmpvoices.com/poetry-month...

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Poetry Month Spotlight: Rita Mae Reese - Voices

Poetry to teach the poet what is unsayable by Rita Mae Reese

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did on J6 🩸🩸🩸 THIS IS WHAT AN INSURRECTION LOOKS LIKE ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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University of Wisconsin Press @uwiscpress.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Happy publication date to Rebekah Denison Hewitt, whose poetry collection CREATURE IN BLOOM is out today! Learn more: uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/C/Crea.... If you're in Madison, we hope you'll join Rebekah Hewitt & @ritamae.bsky.social at @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social for the March 31 launch event!

At top, text reads AVAILABLE NOW and then there's a photo of the cover of CREATURE IN BLOOM. Then, a review quote: "Rooted in the physical and emotional stages of early motherhood, these poems candidly navigate pregnancy, loss, and parenting against the backdrop of gun violence and other tragedies.” — Publishers Weekly, Spring 2026 Preview

At top, text reads AVAILABLE NOW. On the left, a photo of the cover of CREATURE IN BLOOM. On the rights, two blurbs: “These multifaceted, fierce, and tender revelations on pregnancy—a ‘baby extracted / like a bad tooth,’ a ‘little unicorn soul’—and on mothering in a world marked by loss and gun violence cement Hewitt’s arrival as a captivating, self-aware poet. Creature in Bloom will both gut and heal you when you least expect it.” — Cynthia Marie Hoffman. “Hewitt gives voice to the mundane and monstrous challenges of being not only a parent but a person in this world—and urges us to keep on. Blessing and reckoning, elegy and prayer, this book is a testament to the everyday courage of mothers—that word for strength born from the heart.” — Leila Chatti

At top, text reads "Book Launch" and then there's a photo of the cover of CREATURE IN BLOOM. Then, ore text: Rebekah Denison Hewitt in conversation with Rita Mae Reese, A Room of One's Own, Madison, WI, March 31, 2026, 6 PM

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/03/2026

Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Every time you order from this company, you support their attacks on democracy plus extremely exploitive labor practices. Get your cardboard boxes somewhere else, please.

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We have these in Madison and the UW-Madison campus. Maybe it's time to start talking about this.

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University of Wisconsin Press @uwiscpress.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Madison: save the date! Rebekah Denison Hewitt will launch her new poetry collection, Creature in Bloom, at @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social on March 31, in conversation with @ritamae.bsky.social! Details: roomofonesown.com/event/2026-0...

At top, cursive-like text reads "Book Launch." Then there's a picture of the cover of Creature in Bloom. Then text reads: Rebekah Denison Hewitt in conversation with Rita Mae Reese. A Room of One's Own, Madison, WI, March 31, 2026, 6 PM."

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/02/2026

Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total. The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home. But did you look at the judge's order? It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept." Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 30/01/2026

Any reputable journalism organization would fire someone who manipulated a photo this way; many have done exactly that. It’s a shame our government can’t adhere to such a basic ethical and moral code too. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation for Propaganda

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three activists who had entered a St. Paul, Minn. church to confront a pastor who

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

They are trying to train us to be silent, so make some noise

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

beautiful writing from @wisconsam.bsky.social here

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 10/09/2025

Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.

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Scott Gordon @scottgordonwi.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The most misleading statement Barrett makes about mail scanning is this: "The evidence is clear." It is very much not clear. Dane County's own data on mail and contraband is especially not clear, as we found when we actually bothered to check out these claims tonemadison.com/articles/dan...

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The Dane County Jail scrambles to back up its case for eliminating paper mail

County Supervisors are asking some tough questions about a proposed contract with prison-telecoms vendor Smart Communications.

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Isn't consistently referring to Jeffrey Epstein as "a financier" like always referring to Ted Bundy as "an office worker"?

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Hey friends, check your vaccines and your kids. This shit is ridiculous.

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I'm so glad someone has said this out loud

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Another death is on his hands

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

🤔 The sloppiness of the cover-up here is astounding

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Rita Mae Reese @ritamae.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

A little good news to put some wind in your sails today.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.

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