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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Support local journalism. Also, wanna see a dead body?

Three Star Short Takes
By Peter Ostroff
Beverly Hills Weekly

To Settle or Not?
Last week it was reported, incor-
rectly, by another newspaper that the
Board of Education had voted to re-
ject a settlement of the Lifschitz law-
suit, a settlement that required only
that Dr. Amanda Stern replace Sigalie
Sabag as Vice President of the Board
of Education.
In fact, there was no such vote.
We know that because had there been
one, the Board would have announced
it publicly in a report of actions taken
during closed session meetings.
Rather, the decision to reject the set-
tlement was made, insisted upon and
implemented solely by Board Pres-
ident Judith Manouchehri acting
alone. There was no vote. Rather, sub-
sequent to the rejection, the law firm
representing all of the defendants, Ms.
Manouchehri, Sigalie Sabag, Russell
Stuart and the District was replaced
by four different law firms, each one
representing one of the defendants.
Stay with me. I will explain below
the practical significance of Ms. Ma-
nouchehri’s refusal to allow a vote on
whether to accept a settlement that she didn’t want.
I will not speculate as to why Ms.
Manouchehri acted as she did – you
can reach your own conclusion.
Spoiler Alert: I do not support Ms.
Manouchehri’s bid for re-election to
the Board of Education. Some might
say that I am biased against her. I dis-
agree. Bias is an irrational predisposi-
tion. There is nothing irrational about
my views.
The case now moves forward toward
trial with lots of legal firepower con-
fronting Daniel Lifschitz, an intrepid
young lawyer if ever there was one.
All in a battle to attempt to defend
the retaliatory action of Ms. Ma-
nouchehri. Presumably the fees for
the law firm quartet will be paid by the
District and/or its insurers. I wonder
whether Ms. Manouchehri would have
unilaterally rejected the settlement if
she was personally paying any part of
the legal fees.
I sho…

Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

In 'Rendezvous with Rama', Arthur C. Clarke laid out some fictional history, and I remember thinking it was odd he felt like including a mention of African nations have a run of dominance in the World Cup in the 2030s. But it's 2026, and it looks like he may have been on to something. Well done.

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Leanne C. Powner @leannecpowner.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I NEED HELP! Please take this quick, meaningless 19 question survey so I can get data for my students to learn stats! I did a similar version a few months ago but missed an important question type. Even if you did the old one, please do it again! Please circulate widely!

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Quick and Meaningless Data Collection

Help me collect some data to use for student examples! The questions on geographic region and gender will only be used for subsetting the data, not for student analysis. No questions are required -…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

he's counting on people not knowing what a doctor looks like because they don't have healthcare

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Casey Dreier @caseydreier.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The FY 2027 NASA budget request hides its science cuts by omitting mission names instead of explicitly zeroing them out. We did the work and found 54 missions cancelled in this proposal. This is another extinction-level event for NASA science. Full list: planetary.org/save-nasa-science

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I'm actually impressed that this Twitter poll from 2020 was completely backwards.

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NPR @npr.org · 25/03/2026

A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy. n.pr/4uXOx6X

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Yep, a mom's COVID shot during pregnancy protects her baby, a large study finds

A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026

Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

There's been a lot of debate within the Democratic establishment about what rhetoric to use via ICE. Well, an incumbent doesn't lose by 48 percentage points very often—and her vote on collaborating with ICE was the defining issue here.

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Justin Sherin @wychstreet.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

She's like an old samurai whose great battles are behind her but every once in a while she kills a man with piece of paper just to prove a point

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I am old enough to remember when 'no forever wars' was a reason people claimed they were voting for this guy, or at least refusing to vote for Harris.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see. His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert. Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.

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Cooper River Indivisible @crindivisible.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.

halftime show fromt eh supebowl showing a set on the field featuring a nyc bodega

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I love seeing conversations between Angelinos just organically turn into a 'The Californians' sketch.

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Jim Russell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. @jazzyrussell.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office. Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

So the next step from democrats is: “it is illegal to do this without approvals and in 2029 we will hold all companies that take part criminally liable and seize all their assets to pay for restoration.”

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

“You are good to go.” Good to go?!?! This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple. Today’s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...

The young Muslim woman detained in a locked Whipple bathroom with three men said she never thought this could happen to her.
She saw America as a land of opportunity after a childhood in a refugee camp.
She hopes to become a nurse or a flight attendant. Her criminal record, she said, consists of one speeding ticket.
With Whipple's holding facilities filled, the woman said, agents eventually moved her to another locked bathroom by herself. There was an air vent at the door's bottom. When she saw federal agents' footsteps, she banged for help.
On her third night of detention, agents took in two new detainees: an African immigrant and her 7-month-old baby girl. She said the immigrant told her they had been detained as the mother took her baby to a doctor to be treated for influenza.

"When the woman arrived, she was screaming and crying and yelling, 'My baby is already sick!' " she recalled. " 'I don't want my baby to die!' "
The next morning, she said, the woman and baby were moved from the bathroom.
It wasn't until her fourth day of detention when the young woman was allowed to use a phone at the facility. When she heard her mother's voice, she burst into tears.
On the fifth day, agents drove her and two other recently released detainees to a light-rail station near Whipple. They took off her handcuffs and told her to call an Uber, even though she didn't have a phone. She borrowed one from another detainee.
As they released her into the cold, she recalls their simple words: "You are good to go."

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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Ultimately, Petitioners may, because of the arcane United States immigration system, return to
their home country, involuntarily or by self-deportation. But that result should occur through a more
orderly and humane policy than currently in place.
Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
7um Jing
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
John 11:35

There is also the photo of the boy from the viral stories included.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

For decades the Right has daydreamed about saving their country from monsters, they finally got the chance and it turns out they love the monsters. The monsters are even monstrous in the exact ways they fantasized about! You never have to listen to these guys about anything again

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Maggie Parry-Mantel @maggienifique.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Even before 2024 ICE was synonamous with separating kids from their parents and putting people in cages in “detention centres”. Claiming they only became awful recently is a take which requires a very short memory or a complete lack of awareness altogether.

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I'm starting to get Musk fanboy responses here on bluesky. X must be abysmal if they're migrating.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? [Cartoon by Mike Luckovich]

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Ky @ky.fyi · 22/01/2026

bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Yeah sure, most oil co's wouldn't want Venezuela's oil assets, but there is one that very clearly does want a return on its investment, owned by a GOP megadonor, and it's been in the news. But turning off the comments makes it hard for people to tell you about it share.google/LId62Y475qn1...

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Venezuela denounces US-ordered ‘forced sale’ of oil company Citgo

A Delaware judge has ordered the sale to settle debts, as Venezuela says US military buildup is targeting its oil.

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I tried to reassure someone that the new buses his local transit agency were trialing weren't 'experimental'.

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honor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career

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Dave DuFour 🐉 @davedufour.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Services don't lose money, they cost money.

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you’re using without explanation.

A GenAI-created image for a Save-the-date card. It features Gabby from Gabby's Dollhouse with a cat friend (mostly normal), a sad, green, tweaking Paw Patrol dog, Sonic the Hedgehog with two noses and one white ear, and a nearly faceless 'Barbarie' doll.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 23/12/2025

Bari’s complaint was “there’s nothing new here” and while that’s untrue it’s also irrelevant “we intentionally sent people to be tortured in a hellhole and bragged about it and The Hague is too good for everyone involved” is a story that simply cannot be told enough

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 22/12/2025

So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I remember hearing about this when it happened. The fake police parked their fake police car in the street during an abduction raid. This hero towed it, and the video of them helplessly chasing him is pretty great. So glad he was found not guilty. Justice was done. abc7.com/post/man-acc...

abc7.com

Man accused of illegally towing ICE vehicle during raid found not guilty

A South L.A. tow truck driver has been found not guilty of federal charges after being accused of towing a government vehicle used by ICE during an immigration arrest earlier this year.

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Watching BRAZIL (1985, dir. Terry Gilliam) really prepared me for authoritarian cultists being proud of their tacky plastic surgery

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Harriet - Pumpkin Spite @akaharriet.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

Headline: "Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot" by Jan Martindale Dec. 10 2025

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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 09/12/2025

I still can't wrap my brain around the Surgeon General for Trump 1.0 sounding like Paul Offit when it comes to vaccines and AOC with respect to universal health care.

a 4 tweet thread from this morning from Jerome Adams, Surgeon General during 1st Trump admin:

Many European countries skip universal hepatitis B birth doses, giving only to high-risk infants & starting routine vax at 6-8 weeks. Why do U.S. Hep B birth dose recs differ from Europe? 🤔

I’m glad you asked! 🧵👇🏽
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Big factor: U.S. healthcare access. No universal coverage means prenatal screening & follow-ups can slip - late care or barriers leave some maternal status unknown, risking exposure. Birth dose provides immediate protection & boosts completion rates. Europe’s universal systems enable near-100% screening & lower transmission. 2/4
Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
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Paid parental leave matters too. Europe’s generous policies (often 20+ weeks) make follow-up vax visits easier & keep babies home longer, cutting early exposure risks. Studies link paid leave to better timely vaccination. The US lacks federal paid leave, so shorter maternity time hinders follow-ups. These differences drive the policy gap. 3/4
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@JeromeAdamsMD
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Finally: the birth dose is one of the most studied vaccines, with decades of data showing no serious risks for newborns. Yet without it, infected infants face ~90% risk of lifelong chronic Hep B, leading to cirrhosis or liver cancer (25% die prematurely). Infants' immune systems make them uniquely vulnerable to chronic infection vs adults (<5%). 4/4

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

“It’s really exciting to me that air quality improved throughout the entiremetro area,” said Fraser. “This tells us that congestion pricing didn’t simply relocate air pollution to the suburbs by rerouting traffic. Instead, folks are likely choosing cleaner transportation options altogether”

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Maybe instead of committing atrocities, we could just make the rich pay their fair share and have universal healthcare and affordable housing instead. Idk, just spitballing here.

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I named my fists Mass and Acceleration because together they bring the force that will be acting on your body.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon

Gilded Age political cartoon titled "the protectors of our industries"

A mass of workers strain under the weight of supporting a boat containing rich top-hatted monocle wearing capitalists sitting atop huge sacks of cash

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

I Want You to Understand Chicago
Politics Chicago
2025-11-08

I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.

Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again.

An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next.

Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st.

Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…

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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?

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Parsons @rocketparsons.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

@schiff.senate.gov and @padilla.senate.gov Please do not cave on the shutdown. Healthcare is a human right!

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