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Susan Creighton Wrigley

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Retired Registered Nurse in South Carolina

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 19h
Donald Trump said that the people at the AI summit were the best and brightest. And half of them would not be welcome in Miller's America. emptywheel.net/2026/10/02/s...
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Stephen Miller Is Destroying the Great America Trump Is Trying to Make - emptywheel
Of the 20 Masters of the Universe at Trump's AI summit the other day, 11 are immigrants.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has confirmed that he is considering retirement, leaving open the possibility that he could leave after next year’s term and hand another nomination to President Donald Trump.” 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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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Breaking news: The Earth is getting rounder agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Earth’s poles are rising by 0.5 to 1 millimeters per year, slowly un-squashing our planet’s slightly flattened, jelly-donut-like shape, according to a new study. Linking satellite measurements of changing altitude across Earth’s surface from 1997 to 2015 to the planet’s shape, researchers found that the rounding effect also seems to be accelerating over time, with the poles rising an extra 0.4 millimeters per year faster every decade. Though our planet seems solid, the Earth’s interior acts more like an extremely slow-flowing liquid, warping over time under forces like the weight of ice sheets and oceans. Currently, our planet bulges out a little around the equator. But as ice sheets melt and reduce the force acting on the Earth at the poles, the equator is gradually cinching in as the poles push upwards, molding our planet into a more spherical shape. [JGR Solid Earth study]

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵
A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.An old photo of the Dallas flagship.
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Once again, we should not have a death penalty. But so long as we do, firing squad is the actually humane way to do it. But we don't do that because it allows society to understand that the death penalty is fucking barbaric and that killing people is not an appropriate use of government power.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
I don’t like where this is headed. Hegseth thinks war is a fucking game.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I tried to go find a dark sky during the eclipse this year. It being Ireland (where there ARE genuinely dark skies, including a preserve in Kerry), I found clouds.
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Because real military leadership has rules and regulations and standards. These folks don’t believe that they apply to them.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
All of this happened yesterday: Jack Smith testified Trump still wants his name on the Kennedy Ctr CNN, MSNOW & Politico asked a court to keep forcing Trump to give them WH access A DC appeals court decides if the Trump admin can be investigated for contempt joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What emerges when you take a deep breath is a picture of what we all know by now to be true. This is not a president who is committed to governing, to public service. This is a smash and grab, and we are the victims. joycevance.substack.com/p/flooding-t...
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Flooding the Zone
Jack Smith kicked off his testimony on the Hill today like this: “I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including my decision to bring charges against President Trump.” He told senators that his...
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The world might look very different right now if Judge Boasberg had been able to hold contempt proceedings in 2025 & the administration had been held accountable. Instead, emboldened by his success, Trump continues to treat the courts like a game to be played. joycevance.substack.com/p/consequenc...
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Consequences
Last Thursday, the White House, almost as soon as Judge Kelly entered his order forcing the administration to restore access to CNN, MSNOW, and Politico, began searching for play in the joints.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’ll take “things that happen when SCOTUS won’t tell you n for $1000, Alex www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: Trump’s 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, With Taxpayers Paying For It
An ad nearly identical to one President Trump ran during his 2024 campaign returned on Saturday, paid for using public money. Several ethics lawyers it may violate federal law.
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Rabbi Jill Zimmerman @rabbijill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
STICK TOGETHER. don’t you get it? It’s the only power you have. @cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @msnownews.bsky.social @cnn.com @abc7.bsky.social @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy @abc7.bsky.social
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Trump announces he will sharply scale back fuel-efficiency rules for new cars and light trucks, gutting one of the government’s most significant efforts to reduce gasoline consumption and speed the country’s shift to electric vehicles.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The amazing @mollyjongfast.bsky.social: "Mr. Trump’s cabinet was picked like something out of Bama rush" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...
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Opinion | The Mean Girls Presidency
Our government is being run by a clique of middle-aged guys.
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And if you're on instagram, you should go to your settings and uncheck these two boxes
In your menu under sharing and reuse there is a button to click whether or not people can create with your contentThere is a button to check on that says allow your reels and posts to be featured with products
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/09/2026
The DOJ dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in the first six months of Trump’s second term. (Published March)
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨A technical error at the Texas Department of Public Safety has created a major backlog of voter registration applications, with some incomplete records dating back to 2025. If you recently registered to vote in Texas, now is a good time to double-check that your information is actually on file.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is one you just have to read for yourself. The Trump administration killed the investigation, which involved subjects in both parties, when it got rid of agents & prosecutors who worked the Trump prosecutions. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-bad-tues...
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A Bad Tuesday in Maine if Your Name is Susan Collins
And a new order in Katie Phang’s Epstein Files case
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.
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AP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an...
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Oor Blaze fae Skye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @blazespage.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I see the American press has somewhat grown a spine, but please don't stop there. You are part of the problem by normalising a president who is batshit crazy. Call it out.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
September 20, 2026
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September 20, 2026
Thousands of people gathered outside the John F.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The law is that “Although the WH is not required to open its doors to the news media, once it establishes press facilities for credentialed journalists, it cannot deny access based on the content of a journalist’s coverage.” That's exactly what Trump is doing. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-a-nice...
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It’s a Nice First Amendment You’ve Got There…
Mea culpa for the long post on a Saturday night, but read on and see if you don’t agree that it’s essential.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
1/When you learned Trump banned MS NOW, CNN & Politico from the WH, the first thought that crossed your mind was probably, “That has to violate the First Amendment.” You would not be wrong. joycevance.substack.com/p/its-a-nice...
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It’s a Nice First Amendment You’ve Got There…
Mea culpa for the long post on a Saturday night, but read on and see if you don’t agree that it’s essential.
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MS NOW Public Relations @msnowcomms.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@ms.now statement on its journalists being denied access to the White House grounds:
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On the off chance any of you are interested in a vintage Iranian copper amphora with lid, we are looking to sell one. Prices online vary from $1200-2600. My husband just listed it on craigslist for $1999, but we're entertaining good faith offers. We acquired this in Iran in the 1970s.
Big copper pot with lid. About 2 feet tall. Heavy.Pot similar to ours that sold for $2,640Another pot similar to ours listed at $1,200
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congress has just gone out of session to avoid impeaching Pete Hegseth. The Republican Party has caved. The lower courts continue to be the bulwark. Ultimately, SCOTUS, responsible for creating this monster, will have to tell him no & make it stick. joycevance.substack.com/p/another-lo...
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Oor Blaze fae Skye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @blazespage.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Last thing at night afore I gaun tae sleep, I check tae see if he's deid yet. 1st thing in the morning, I do the same.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tonight’s Week Ahead piece covers a lot of ground, from the Kennedy Center to a new lawsuit to protect elections from the Trump administration to a new defection from Trump world. Read it all here. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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The Week Ahead
September 13, 2026
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“The United States will no longer limit the planet-warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Deborah Greenhouse @greenhousemd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My Podcast Interview Debut on Runaway Country with Alex Wagner. So grateful to have the opportunity to spread the word about public health, misinformation, disinformation and the importance of real science to an audience far beyond my exam rooms and far beyond South Carolina. Thanks,Runaway Country!
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Measles Cases SURGING As Kids Go Back To School
YouTube video by Runaway Country with Alex Wagner
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/09/2026
This is what Trump is excusing when he says of Xi that “we spy on them too” — “Before Iran carried out its attack that killed 3 US troops, Tehran acquired images of the base in Jordan from China … It’s clearest evidence so far that Chinese support for Iran has had lethal consequences for US forces”
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Exclusive | U.S. Links Chinese Satellite Imagery to Iranian Strike That Killed Three Troops
The finding deepens U.S.-China tensions ahead of the Trump-Xi summit as officials examine possible Chinese help tracking American warships.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
September 11, 2026
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September 11, 2026
Last night was the second night of the Republican midterm convention Trump staged to fire up his base.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/09/2026
On the Trump administration's "sweeping campaign to control speech in America" through lawsuits, regulation and threats: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
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How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (Gift Article)
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
September 10, 2026
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September 10, 2026
We woke up today to news that Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants have taken control of the city and seaport of Mocha and much of the shoreline of the Red Sea near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another c...
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 11/09/2026
It’s harvest season in Ukraine, but in the first two weeks of August, Ukrainian grain exports were down 75% from the same period last year. Russia’s military blockade has effectively cut off Ukrainian ports from the Black Sea.🧵
Reads What Routes Does Ukraine's Grain Trade Have Left. Pictured grain being harvested.
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 11/09/2026
The recent escalation of Russian and Ukrainian attacks on Black Sea ports and commercial vessels threatens to further disrupt grain exports from two of the world’s largest suppliers, contributing to a sharp increase in global grain prices. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/...
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War and heat: Why are wheat prices soaring?
Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on their respective grain terminals in the Black Sea.
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Rabbi Jill Zimmerman @rabbijill.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Tonight we enter the Jewish new year. Today is the 25th anniversary of September 11th. The last time these two days coincided was 2018 — and something happened during services that morning I still can't get over. I wrote it down. Shana tova jewishmindful.org/2026/09/11/m...
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Messengers of the Most High: A 9/11 Miracle, Revisited - Path With Heart Community
Path With Heart Community with Rabbi Jill Zimmerman provides Jewish mindfulness practices and creative Jewish spirituality for anyone seeking personal meaning within Jewish tradition.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
SCOTUS needs an amicus brief on this as they consider whether to transfer control of our elections into his hands 🙄
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
imagine being a menswear writer and having to go back to writing about this fall’s best socks after reading anthropic employees say AI might destroy humanity in a few years
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I respect Lonnie Bunch enormously. He has done stellar work as a historian, on so many levels. His absence is indeed terrible news -- for the Smithsonian and the country.
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Rabbi Jill Zimmerman @rabbijill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We are living through a nightmare
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The Golden Ratio @thegoldenratio4.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is what it looked like when I tried to go to sleep last night. This isn't even all of our dogs!
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This would have destroyed me as a kid. Reading was EVERYTHING. And not children’s books. Even at a young age.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Week Ahead: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
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The Week Ahead
September 6, 2026
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Germany Takes A Right Turn joycevance.substack.com/p/germany-ta...
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Germany Takes A Right Turn
In December of 2024 as we were all preparing for Trump’s return to power in Washington, Germans were contemplating a power grab by the Alternative for Germany (AfD), their country’s extremist far-righ...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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