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Meg Lamme

@skyplumes.bsky.social
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Writer, yogini, sometime hiker. History. Free press. Separation of church and state. Expertise (information/knowledge/wisdom) over belief/opinion. Started in PR, then academe, now retired. Trying to hold the joy.

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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 5h
NM expanded early voting starts today! www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-e... "You cannot win by deciding not to play"--Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams.com @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social
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Early Voting in Person | Maggie Toulouse Oliver - New Mexico Secretary of State
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
In early 2025, I assumed the Trump regime would delete the Department of Justice’s press releases and other statements related to more than 1,000 Jan. 6 cases. So I downloaded them. We’ve now made them available to the public with a search tool. They can’t erase history. jan6memoryproject.org
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The January 6 Memory Project
A public archive of Department of Justice news releases and related court filings concerning prosecutions from the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h
In case facts still matter…
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#booksky #writers Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/b...
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Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (Gift Article)
The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Lest we forget: Nixon in his own tape-recorded words. millercenter.org/the-presiden...
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Archive of tapes | Miller Center
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/10/2026
Alito weighs retirement. We MUST win the Senate so we can block any Trump judicial nominee. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement
The conservative Supreme Court justice said in a CBS News interview that he’ll revisit the issue next year.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Book release today!!! So excited for Tara! #writers #booksky www.tarabadstubner.com
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Tara Badstubner — Every Room Remembers
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Thank you, Canada!
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Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández @fernandez.house.gov · 15/09/2026
Today is National Voter Registration Day! Voting is your right and your voice. Take a few minutes today to check your voter registration, update your information if needed, and learn about upcoming election deadlines in New Mexico. Visit NMVote.org for up-to-date official voter information.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I hear my mother's voice: "Look at me when I'm talking to you!" (And don't snark, lie, shuffle your notes, or pick at lint on your sleeve.)
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Better
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Congrats to Ann Mullen @writermca.bsky.social!She's signed with sibyllinepress.com for her debut novel: "I Have Family There." Set in and just after WW II, 3 queer women face the pressures on US women to subordinate as anti-communists try to undo progressive gains of the 1930s. #writers #booksky
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Sibylline Press
Collaborative Publishing for Women 50+
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Yes!
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Read her to honor and remember her--and to remember ourselves. RIP Gloria. #booksky
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Oh no no no. Now Eeyore has died (85). RIP Peter Cullen. Peter Cullen, prolific voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his authoritative baritone, has died apnews.com/article/pete...
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Peter Cullen, prolific voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his authoritative baritone, has died
Peter Cullen, the iconic voice actor behind Optimus Prime and Eeyore, has died at 85. His agent announced Cullen died Wednesday at his Los Angeles home.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This incessant insistent attention to ridiculousness. Live updates: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' apnews.com/live/trump-i...
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Live updates: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'
Pakistan says it's continuing diplomatic efforts between Iran and the U.S., how the Iran war is reshaping the midterm elections and a judge denies a bid to extradite an ICE officer from Texas.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Only one Dolly. Just another Graham.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly at the LOC❤️
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Tristan Bouchard @tristanbouchard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Extremely saddened to hear Dolly Parton, a titan of popular music, passed away today. I will always love her and her music, and hope we can all come together to celebrate and mourn a truly great songwriter, singer, actress, and human being. "I Will Always Love You"- Parton
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hope he doesn't start to "renovate" the Court's historic halls. What'll you do then? Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now apnews.com/article/trum...
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Supreme Court's chief justice allows work on Trump’s $400M White House ballroom to continue for now
The Supreme Court’s chief justice is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project for now.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This is the Pearl Harbor hero, Navy Cross awardee, and Medal of Honor nominee who might get bumped for mr shameless florsheim. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_M...
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Doris Miller - Wikipedia
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
@karenrussell.bsky.social Another archeology devotee--and discovery! www.popularmechanics.com/science/arch...
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A Student Saw One Lonely Rock. He Suspected a Mystery—and Uncovered a 3,700-Year-Old Ritual Site.
George Bird knew there had to be more to the six-foot-tall standing stone.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Yuck. (And everyone else is looking to the right.)
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Whoa. Move over Rodin.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A cookbook, a built-in shopping list and flour sifter, and it's good for my marriage? Sign me up!😁 A 3-story Hoosier cabinet in Indiana celebrates an American kitchen icon apnews.com/article/indi...
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A 3-story Hoosier cabinet in Indiana celebrates an American kitchen icon
A giant replica of a kitchen cabinet has been unveiled outdoors in a northern Indiana town. The colossal cabinet measuring 30 feet tall opened to the public last month in Nappanee, Indiana.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
NEW: Meta must pay $567 million and make changes to the way young users & teens can use its social media, after it was found liable for enabling sexual predators and pedophiles to use its platforms to engage in child sexual exploitation. Katie Phang has the latest: youtu.be/J93H2CDXp4c?...
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WOW! New Mexico WINS $567 MILLION in BOMBSHELL LAWSUIT!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Shame! Another group of GOP members folding...like umbrellas. www.npr.org/2026/08/06/n...
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Senate Homeland Security committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Survivors’ Truth Commission meets today, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. MDT to present its interim report and walk through its mission investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/08/04/e...
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Epstein Truth Commission to present interim report Wednesday - New Mexico Political Report
By Kevin Hendricks The Survivors’ Truth Commission — formally the House Special Investigatory Committee — meets Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. in State Capitol Room 307 to present an interim report and ...
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Shame shame shame: 12 powerful people who chose to protect the Epstein abusers over the Epstein survivors. Folded like umbrellas. Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts apnews.com/article/todd...
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Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has a cleared critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor ...
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Happy 65th Birthday, August 4th, to the best President in US History. The black man "they" feared, led with humor, dignity & grace for 8 yrs scandal-free, has a beautiful & accomplished family, and is beloved by millions around the world. @barackobama.bsky.social #BarackObama #ThePeoplesPresident
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Ugh. Blanche's "Get to the point" to Epstein survivors sounds just like "Quiet piggy."😖
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Coming Sept 25: A dear friend's debut novel. I am SO excited for her!!! #booksky #writers www.tarabadstubner.com/book.html
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The Book — Tara Badstubner
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Watching the Dignified Transfer. May they rest in peace. Thinking of their families and friends. God bless our troops.🇺🇸
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Serious question: If the new choppers are so powerful that they require a helipad, what will their engine and propeller vibrations do to the White House?! 🤬 Trump Is Building a White House Helipad. He Sought No Approvals. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Inside Trump’s Swift Construction of a White House Helipad
The president has bypassed a review or approval process in his swift effort to build a granite helipad on the South Lawn.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
FFS!! Don't these people have anything better to do?!!! House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent apnews.com/article/dayl...
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House passes bill to 'ditch the switch' and make daylight saving time permanent
There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent.
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Journalists must be able to report without fear of government retaliation. PEN America is opposed to Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence after he authorized subpoenas to NYT reporters. If you're concerned about implications of his nomination, take action: freedom.press/action/write...
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📣 Take Action: Write a letter opposing Jay Clayton’s confirmation as director of national intelligence
Make an impact with guided actions from Freedom of The Press Foundation.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
💙💙💙🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Where you can mingle with the signers. Note George Washington's quote: "The power under the Constitution will always be with the people." constitutioncenter.org/museum/
Statues of signers of the Constitution arranged as if interacting, inviting visitors to join them. At the Constitution Center, Philadelphia.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Glad you're on his team!
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
But nothing for that decidedly un-Olympian who is getting away with massive felony property destruction. There's the real vandalism. Former Olympian indicted on felony charge in what Trump called Reflecting Pool vandalism apnews.com/article/refl...
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Former Olympian indicted on felony charge in what Trump called Reflecting Pool vandalism
A former Olympian was indicted Thursday on a felony charge in what President Donald Trump has called vandalism of the Reflecting Pool.
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Karen Russell @karenrussell.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Heartbreaking. Please consider donating to World Central Kitchen or another organization that’s helping in Venezuela.
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Iraq War Vet @corgwynmom.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Professor Omar Yaghi, 2025 Nobel Prize winner, has invented a machine that can harvest up to 1,000 liters of clean water daily from thin air. This device operates even in areas with less than 20% humidity, offering a lifeline to regions struggling with severe water shortages. #goodnews #innovation
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Correction: Not "Trump's Washington." it's Our Washington. He's just a tenant from hell. Touring Trump's Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation's capital apnews.com/article/amer...
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Touring Trump's Washington: How the president is putting his imprint on the nation's capital
America is celebrating its 250th anniversary, and the nation's capital is undergoing significant changes under President Donald Trump.
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Karen Russell @karenrussell.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
For all of my scholarly career I wrestled to define propaganda and public relations, and people sometimes argued that are they same thing. They are not.
Absolutely unhinged official White House press release about the reflecting pool
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Couldn't think of anything else to do with $22M (like maybe drones vs lobsters). Now he needs $80B more... www.mediaite.com/politics/pet...
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Pete Hegseth’s Defense Department Blew $22M On Steak and Lobster in a Single Month, Watchdog Claims
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Defense Department allegedly blew through $22 million on lobsters and ribeye steak in a Sept. 2025, end-of-year spree.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
When he sings "One Last Time," your heart breaks and swells at the same time (m.youtube.com/watch?v=pEqn...) Christopher Jackson to reprise his Tony-nominated role as George Washington in 'Hamilton' apnews.com/article/hami...
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Christopher Jackson to reprise his Tony-nominated role as George Washington in 'Hamilton'
Christopher Jackson is returning to his role as George Washington in he Broadway hit “Hamilton.” Jackson was an original cast member and earned a Tony nomination for the role.
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Meg Lamme @skyplumes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Watching Obama Presidential Center opening. Already in tears for the hope and inspiration. Also, I miss them. Thank you for all you've done--and do. @obamafoundation.bsky.social
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Potentially up to 15 legal observers in Minneapolis have been arrested so far today. 06.16.2026 PLEASE SEND THIS TO YOUR COMRADES DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR
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