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Emmy winning investigative journalist turned Media Democracy advocate MediaActionCenter.net SueWilsonReports.com Docu Film: Broadcast Blues, youtu.be/peVN7_LZYPM Non-partisan.

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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22h
Court orders FCC to respond to Media and Democracy Project’s mandamus in Fox license fight: www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/cour...
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Court orders FCC to respond to Media and Democracy Project’s mandamus in Fox license fight - Editor and Publisher
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to respond to the Media and Democracy Project’s (MAD) petition for a writ of mandamus. MAD is asking ...
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hi Bluesky followers! I've been working for months on the ABC Disney case. We weren't at today's hearing, but we are still in the game. Check this out - and please give my Media Action Center a follow. We are fighting for all of our rights in broadcasting! www.mediaactioncenter.net/2026/10/judg...
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Judge Alikahn Delivers Partial Victory for Media Action Center/Frequency Forward in Disney/ABC v FCC Case
October 6, 2026 Yesterday, Judge Loren L. Alikhan delivered Media Action Center and Frequency Forward a partial victory in its effort to ma...
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
My favorite post so far from the FCC v ABC hearing going on now in Washington DC. In other words, the Trump FCC would tie a civil rights case up in a knot for years - just because they think they can. You gotta follow Berin Szoka. bsky.app/profile/beri...
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Read about the battle between ABC and the FCC - LIVE now from the courtroom from @berinszoka.bsky.social . That's at our @mediaactioncenter.bsky.social page. The court disallowed MAC from intervening in this case but opened the door to part of the appeals process. This is getting good...
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump's approval is stuck in the 30s, so he found a new campaign donor: you His admin is running recycled 2024 campaign ads on Fox & Newsmax, now billed to taxpayers Richard Painter, Virginia Canter, Chris Swartz & I on why this propaganda machine smacks of corruption, @contrariannews.org👇 -TN
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Trump Goes Full-Orwell
The administration’s propaganda hype-ads are an abuse of power.
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Media Action Center @mediaactioncenter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Consent Decree" is the term for a government backroom deal. We wish #BlockTheMerger success. These fishy deals are part of why we at @mediaactioncenter.bsky.social and Frequency Forward fight to formally Intervene in ABC v FCC. We the People deserve a negotiating seat at our own table.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau is punching way above its weight on this. It is time - long past time - for institutional reform of the FCC.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Friends, if you haven't followed Sue's Media Action Center, now is the time! We're working for Equal Time for Candidates on Radio and TV. Please spread the word! @mediaactioncenter.bsky.social
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Media Action Center @mediaactioncenter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Are YOU a candidate wanting EQUAL TIME on Radio or TV? Media Action Center will help! Here's how: www.mediaactioncenter.net/2026/09/cand...
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Media Action Center @mediaactioncenter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
"Disney has a fiduciary obligation to shareholders & its corporate interest is in preserving its licenses. My clients fight in the public interest to preserve the integrity of the 1st Amendment. The American people deserve a seat at the table ...the judge will agree." arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC
FCC tells court it is “open-minded" about whether ABC should lose licenses.
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Aaron Alberico @alberico.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Frequency Forward, @mediaactioncenter.bsky.social, and ABC viewers are seeking to intervene in Disney’s lawsuit against the FCC The motion argues that viewers’ #1A rights must be represented in the fight over ABC broadcast licenses @suewilson.bsky.social www.thewrap.com/industry-new...
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Disney-FCC Lawsuit: Media Watchdogs Seek to Enter First Amendment Case
The legal battle between ABC and the Federal Communications Commission has attracted attention from media watchdogs who aim to enter the First Amendment lawsuit.
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Media Action Center @mediaactioncenter.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Media Action Center and Frequency Forward filed a Motion to Intervene today in Federal Court in the ABC v. FCC case. This is to protect the rights of the true owners of the broadcast airwaves: We the People. Thanks to @thedesk.net for posting the entire motion:
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The lack of food and supplies in the Lincoln was reported in April.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Editorial: The FCC Doesn't Own the Airwaves- You Do. Fight For Them! - by Media Action Center's Sue Wilson www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/opin...
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Opinion | FCC doesn’t own ABC’s airwaves — you do. Fight for them! - Editor and Publisher
In this exclusive E&P op-ed, former broadcast journalist and Media Action Center founder Sue Wilson warns that the FCC’s unprecedented handling of ABC’s broadcast licenses could have consequences reac...
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hi, friends in the bluesky! Since MAC's recent filing to support ABC's First Amendment rights, I just started a new feed for the Media Action Center. We'd be grateful for your follows, starter packs, posts and feedback. We the People are Taking Our Media Back! @mediaactioncenter.bsky.social
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Graham Media, with just seven local TV Stations nationwide, is breaking new ground on the gathering and delivery of local TV news. This is what "serving the Public Interest" looks like. We need more small TV operators in the US, not more Nexstar stations! thedesk.net/2026/07/wdiv...
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Graham Media opens Fourgrounds coffee shop for TV station in Detroit
July 22, 2026 - Graham Media Group has opened a new coffee shop in Detroit that doubles as a community meeting center and a television studio connected to its local NBC affiliate.
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TheDesk.net @thedesk.net · 26/06/2026
The Media Action Center and Frequency Forward have filed a petition to deny the FCC's attempt to challenge ABC's broadcast licenses, hoping to become formal parties in the matter, which would allow them to obtain and disclose evidence about the agency's targeting of ABC and Disney.
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Groups file formal petition to deny over FCC's probes into Disney, ABC
June 26, 2026 - The filing makes the organizations formal parties to the proceeding, granting them standing to participate in the case and appeal future FCC decisions.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Radio wants new FCC rules! But they already have zero limits on the number of stations that can be owned nationally. And they can have 8 stations in a single market. What more? Maybe if they tried old fashioned community-oriented radio they'd do better. www.insideradio.com/free/fcc-con...
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FCC Continues Review Of Radio Ownership Rules.
As the FCC continues its review of local radio ownership rules, Beasley Media Group and Connoisseur Media separately met with Commission officials last week to argue the current limits no
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
My earlier FCC reporting showed FCC Bureau Chiefs are routinely wined and dined for favorable rulings. www.suewilsonreports.com/2024/02/fcc-...
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FCC Regulators Play the Shell Game with Broadcasters: What Really Happened in the Sinclair/Tribune FCC Investigation
January 25, 2024 Originally published at Project Censored (Note: Because this includes information obtained via a Freedom of Information Ac...
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What makes Chairman Carr think he has the power to overturn an Act of Congress?
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 directs the Commission to modify the national television ownership limit to specify 39 percent as the maximum aggregate national audience reach of any single television station owner." www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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National Broadcast Television Ownership Rules
In this document, the Commission conforms its rules to comply with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (Appropriations Act). The Appropriations Act, among other things, directs the Commission to...
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
FCC Chairman Carr says the Commission will vote to change the 39% national TV broadcast ownership cap. 👇 But see in replies, the 39% cap is a LAW signed in by George W Bush. www.fcc.gov/document/fcc...
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Brainwashing
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
What fun to be on Nicole Sandler's show again! We talk about our recent FCC filing to protect the First Amendment - plus other ways to protect Our Public Airwaves for the sake of Democracy! Please join us. youtube.com/watch?v=4Dp0... station.voscast.com/54219c13b97bd/
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THEY'RE SCREWING WITH OUR VOTES AGAIN AND MESSING WITH OUR TV SHOWS TOO 7-13-26
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Interesting. CNBC features Chairman Carr next to a graphic of Disney’s declining stock prices. Could that be his real goal with his unprecedented attacks on ABC?
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
‘Say yes and never do it’ Mel Brooks knew how to deal with the studios
You have some wonderful stories of basically getting away with stuff at the studios.

I’d learned one very simple trick: say yes. Simply say yes. Like Joseph E. Levine, on “The Producers,” said, “The curly-haired guy—he’s funny looking. Fire him.” He wanted me to fire Gene Wilder. And I said, “Yes, he’s gone. I’m firing him.” I never did. But he forgot. After the screening of “Blazing Saddles,” the head of Warner Bros. threw me into the manager’s office, gave me a legal pad and a pencil, and gave me maybe twenty notes. He would have changed “Blazing Saddles” from a daring, funny, crazy picture to a stultified, dull, dusty old Western. He said, “No farting.” I said, “It’s out.”That’s probably the most famous scene in the movie, the campfire scene.

I know. He said, “You can’t punch a horse.” I said, “You’ll never see it again.” I kept saying, “You’re absolutely right. It’s out!” Then, when he left, I crumpled up all his notes, and I tossed it in the wastepaper basket. And John Calley, who was running [production at] Warner Bros. at the time, said, “Good filing.” That was the end of it. You say yes, and you never do it.

That’s great advice for life.

It is. Don’t fight them. Don’t waste your time struggling with them and trying to make sense to them. They’ll never understand.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Our Media Action Center and Frequency Forward 's approach is to simultaneously support Disney ABC in this unprecedented First Amendment fight - but also to preserve the Public's right to have our seat at the table should the FCC try to force ABC into some secret settlement.
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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
🎉🎂🎊🥳 apnews.com/article/mel-...
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Happy birthday, 2000 Year Old Man. Mel Brooks is turning 100
The 2000 Year Old Man is turning 100. Mel Brooks on Sunday will celebrate his centennial birthday. The comedian and filmmaker has been awaiting the milestone.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Thank you to wonderful NPR and @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social for paying attention to this very important Public Interest matter. No more FCC secret-secret deals! one.npr.org?sharedMediaI...
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🔊 Listen Now: ABC fights back against the Trump administration's attacks
Morning Edition on NPR One | 4:14
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Media Action Center has joined with Frequency Forward to prevent the Disney-ABC case at the FCC from being settled behind closed doors. While we support ABC 100%, if pressures mount to make them cave, We the People have the right to a seat at the table. www.mediaactioncenter.net/2026/06/medi...
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Media Action Center/ Frequency Forward "Petition to Deny" Moves to Block Backroom FCC-Disney Settlement Over ABC Licenses
June ...
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Thank you very much, but your kind words need to be directed to @suewilson91.bsky.social . (Another storm is on the US horizon tomorrow that I'll be involved with.)
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Have you lost access to NFL or other TV programs lately? This story explains it and why the Nexstar/ TEGNA merger would make the problem much much worse. cordcuttersnews.com/another-stre...
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Another Streaming Service is Shutting Down, ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Changes, & More - The Top Cord Cutting Stories From The Past Week | Cord Cutters News
The cord-cutting landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with major shifts in streaming services, local television access, and over-the-air broadcasting options reshaping how households consume media. ...
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Contrary to popular thought, AM/FM Radio audiences are actually growing. Leading the pack? News/Talk. (R/Wing radio rules the roost.) www.nielsen.com/insights/202...
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The Record: Q1 U.S. audio listening trends | NielsenThe Record: Q1 U.S. audio listening trends | Nielsen
Understanding today’s complex media landscape means advertisers need granular data to stay informed and reach...
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
For the non-journalists here, this is like a public execution. Scott Pelley:
For my part, new management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias into a politically sensitive story. I’ve been told to include assertions that are unverified. To date, in every case, I have managed to ignore these instructions or refuse them. Recently, politicians have been invited to choose correspondents for interviews on the broadcast. Giving politicians control over 60 Minutes interviews is not how this is done. Finally, incompetence and unprofessionalism in the new management have wreaked havoc. In a case involving one of my stories, the entire program came within 19 minutes of not getting on the air at all.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I'm watching the hazmat incident in Orange County's Garden Grove area closely. Who is providing the best coverage on this Memorial Day weekend? Local TV News. ktla.com/news/orange-...
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Potentially explosive Garden Grove chemical incident continues to evolve Sunday
Crews are continuing to monitor the Garden Grove area amid the chemical incident that has prompted mass evacuations, a state of emergency and a class-action lawsuit. The whole ordeal…
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Here is how you really can comment as to whether "The View" (and by extension Talk Radio shows like Sean Hannity's) are "Bona fide News": www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/... Enter 26-124 in the "proceeding" field.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
FOX News is a cable outlet and not subject to the rules of broadcasting. Your local FOX TV station where you watch football is subject to those rules. You can challenge a license of a local FOX station. FOX on cable does not have a license to challenge.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Followup on this thread: Media Action Center will file a formal comment. We will discuss Talk Radio programs like Sean Hannity's which also air candidates. Remember, whatever rules apply to the View TV show will also apply to Talk Radio shows. That's the big wide beautiful world of Broadcasting!
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"The FCC welcomes your views:" docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...  When I click the link I get this notice. (I did write to Chairman Carr asking him to please correct.) But let's unpack in the next thread.
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"The law, even when it applies, does not prohibit anyone from having any candidate appear on any show. Rather, Congress intended it to empower voters with more information and encourage more speech." 6/
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"As the Public Notice observes, Congress originally passed the equal opportunities law to prevent media gatekeepers from deciding the outcome of elections." 5/
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"Under FCC case law, tv shows do not qualify as “bona fide news” if their decisions are based on partisan purposes, such as an intention to advance or harm an individual’s candidacy." 4/
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"The FCC is now seeking public comment on Disney’s request to be labeled as “bona fide news.” Is The View a 'bona fide news interview program'?" 3/
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"Disney argues that The View qualifies as “bona fide news” under the law, comparing itself to Meet The Press or Face The Nation. Therefore, Disney argues, it can have one partisan candidate for office on The View while denying equal opportunities to all others." 2/
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
FCC Chair Carr issued this on that other site. Please read in entirety. Action soon to follow. "Disney has filed a petition with the FCC asking the agency to declare that The View is exempt from the statutory equal opportunities requirements that would otherwise apply to broadcast shows." 1/
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Science story about Scott Kelly spending a year in orbit. When he got back on Earth they compared his genes to his identical twin brother Mark. Some changed: spacedaily.com/j-scott-kell...
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Scott Kelly spent a year in orbit while his identical twin brother stayed on Earth, and when he came home NASA discovered his gene expression had changed in ways that didn't fully reverse
When Scott Kelly returned from 340 days aboard the International Space Station, NASA's twin study revealed that roughly seven percent of his gene expression had shifted in ways that never fully return...
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
They think that you’ll just move on after they dodged your question once or twice cause you have limited time. I’m more than happy to spend my entire time getting the answer to my damn question.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 15/05/2026
If you just check in once every few days and throw up a link or two, of course the joint's gonna feel dead. You're not HERE! People aren't gonna see your ONE POST in a fast moving timeline. You gotta post it a few times, have some friends who care & share it. You gotta build a little community.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Are you watching this House Oversight Democrats field hearing on the Epstein Files? Catch it here: www.youtube.com/live/80lWhMe...
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LIVE: Epstein Shadow HEARING In PALM BEACH
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Sue Wilson @suewilson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I have so many people here on bluesky blocking me. For some reason it makes me laugh... 🙃
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