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Susanna French

@susannafrench.bsky.social
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Web editor, mama, space/flying nerd, introvert, incessant creator, social justice bard, SUFFS sash-maker, 99, LAC member, former pilot. She/her. linktr.ee/susannafrench

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I support Somali-Americans @adamrothman.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying. teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
If we would reach a degree of civilization higher and grander than any yet attained, we should welcome to our ample continent all the nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples, and as fast as they learn our language and comprehend the duties of citizenship, we should incorporate them into the American body politic. The outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough to shelter all who are likely to come.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Once, we had a naturalization department and a customs department and that was it. The whole Department of Homeland Security is post-9/11 America Fuck Yeah stuff
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Four Point Five Cantina, ORSL @fourpointfivecantina.com · 01/02/2026
#VT #RESISTANCE ALERT — CODE: HERMIT THRUSH All cells in #Vermont: the Hermit Thrush has lifted from cover to join the #rebelbirds movement. Quiet eyes, steady wings. Keep comms brief. When the signal comes, act fast—then vanish. RISE! RESIST! REBEL!
Vermont's state bird a speckly litle chonk called the Hermit Thrush raises his wings in the defiant pose of the rebel alliance symbol
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Here's the brief memo on our plan, ICYMI earlier this fall. runforsomething.net/wp-content/u...
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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 26/01/2026
1/ Even in today's AI age, basic #NewsLiteracy skills are sometimes enough to get the facts of a story: 1 - Critical observation: What am I looking at? 2 - Sourcing: Who posted this? Do they have an agenda? 3 - Verification: Has this video or photo been verified as legit by other credible sources?
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 11/01/2026
“Who in the United States of America wants a war between the United States and Europe … over GREENLAND??”
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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
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Susanna French @susannafrench.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Having a birthday on the same day that Carrie Fisher died seems like a bad thing, but my timeline is neck-deep in Carrie memes and photos - and I love that I get to be deluged by one of my heroes on my birthday.
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a woman with glasses says if my life wasn t funny it would just be true and that 's really unacceptable .
ALT: a woman with glasses says if my life wasn t funny it would just be true and that 's really unacceptable .
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Susanna French @susannafrench.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Go ahead, waste time being shocked over the ten tons of Epstein redactions that we all knew would happen - or just FUCKING BELIEVE THE VICTIMS.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 15/12/2025
The Trump administration has banned Head Start providers from using 200 phrases when describing their programs and applying for grants, such as: women, disabilities, Black, belong, and tribal. Head Start is essential and must be able to serve our communities freely. We're suing the administration.
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Head Start centers told to avoid 'disability,' 'women' and more in funding requests
New court documents reveal a list of nearly 200 words or phrases the Trump administration told Head Start programs it does not want to see in their funding requests.
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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Nailed it 🔥🔥
"The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology."

Edward O. Wilson
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Indeed they did.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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I said abolish and I fucking meant it @astridoverthere.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Screenshot of the top of a Bsky feed, with a red circle around the hamburger menu in the top left.
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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Class is in session. Fun fact about disinformation: In order to change actions, you don't always have to convince someone something is wrong. You might just have to convince someone that something might not be right. The friction of uncertainty can stop someone in their tracks.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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RebelFema @rebelfema.altgov.info · 27/09/2025
This is a good close read of the #TerrorMemo slowcivilwar.substac... “Read the whole terror memo. Read about the indictment of Comey. Consider the generals, summoned by our Secretary of War for what purpose we don’t know. Read this memo. 1/2
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Rubber Glue Fascism
A close reading of "NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence"
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe. And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Live your life in such a way that, when you die, people directly quoting you does’t sound like a personal attack on your character.
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Tea Pain @teapainusa.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
The Hatfields keep blaming the McCoys every time a Hatfield shoots another Hatfield.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Just a quick note: Federalizing the D.C. National Guard is not the same thing as “martial law.” I’m not saying that makes it good, but martial law is when the military *supplants* civil government, not just doing law enforcement. Don’t credit him with more power than he has (because he’ll take it)
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SueDeer @suedeer.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Sometimes the things you see in this channel lineup perfectly with what's on the radio when you happen to see them. And you get this.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Re-upping this from November. Some of us have consistently tried to warn about what was to come. Many of us were treated as hysterical.
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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
August arrives in the dark we are not even asleep and it is here how can it be so late all at once -WS Merwin, Nocturne II from The Shadow of Sirius #everynightapoem
August arrives in the dark
we are not even asleep and it is here with a gust of rain rustling before it
how can it be so late all at once
somewhere the Perseids are falling toward us already at a speed that would
burn us alive if we could believe it
but in the stillness after the rain ends
nothing is to be heard but the drops falling one at a time from the tips of the leaves
into the night and I lie in the dark
listening to what I remember
while the night flies on with us into itself
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NPR @npr.org · 28/07/2025
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
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Teen artists portrayed their lives — some adults didn't want to see the full picture
"What is it like to be a teen right now?" Young artists explored that question for two different exhibitions of their work this summer. But on the National Mall, their work was deemed too political.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
We are not powerless—you can take action. Boycott: Cancel Paramount and Amazon subscriptions + stop watching and purchasing. Migrate: Leave Meta, Google, X and TikTok. Join Mastodon, DuckDuckGo/Brave, Bluesky and Skylight. Donate: Give to PBS & NPR. Subscribe to independent media and journalists.
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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
We are six months into the second Trump administration and the scale and severity of its assault on our nation's science and democracy has been unrelenting. Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience
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Science and Democracy Under Siege
Documenting Six Months of the Trump Administration’s Destructive Actions
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News Literacy Project @newslit.org · 18/07/2025
"The media won't report this" "Let that sink in" "Do your own research" Just a few 🚩 to look out for when scrolling. Empower yourself to identify falsehoods & spread facts instead! 👉🏾 Download the infographic: bit.ly/NLPmisinfo #Misinformation #NewsLiteracy
Text-heavy graphic about misinformation with white
background and aqua green text. Main categories of text below:

- Top: IN BRIEF
- Main header: Misinformation
- Overview: Misinformation thrives on social media
where anyone can share almost anything they choose, and attention spans are
short. Here's a quick guide to help you understand what misinformation is and
how to recognize it.

Box 1 header: Why do people share misinformation?

Box 2 header: Misinformation VERSUS Disinformation

Box 3 header: Types (each with a paragraph)

- False context
- Fabricated content
- Stolen satire
- Imposter content
- Manipulated content

Box 4 header: Red flags (WATCH OUT)

If you see these common misinformation themes and
“rumor cues,” proceed with caution:

Phrases:

- "Let that sink in"
- "The media won’t report this”
- “Make this go viral”
- “Do your own research”
- “There are no coincidences"

Patterns

Box 5 header: Your best defenses

Final box: Key resources
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
V excited for our leaders to be like “what the hell is going on mr president????” And then sell a book about it
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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JacketDan’s Stunt Spooktacular @jacketdan.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This is so fucking good
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
"We are not the elites the billionaires claim we are. Most professors don’t have tenure. The humanities professoriate don’t even have full time jobs, have been known to sleep in their cars. How did these inconsequential people become enemies of the state?" www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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I'm a professor. We're not the 'elite' the powerful billionaires say we are.
Most professors don't have tenure. An increasing number don't even have full-time jobs. How did these inconsequential people become enemies of the state?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?"
"Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 02/05/2025
Good morning. DOGE is fake and not a real agency. Please quit pretending it’s real
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Hear me out…. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/s...
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Susanna French @susannafrench.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Andor Season 2 starts tonight. Don't miss it. One of my favorite quotes from Season 1: "The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
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Leia BlueSkywalker @blueskye2025.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
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Leia BlueSkywalker @blueskye2025.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Im afraid to ask this. But… We saw the men’s detention center…where are the women? Where are the children? 😳
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Susanna French @susannafrench.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Who the hell is in charge of the WH account? Holy crap.
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Leia BlueSkywalker @blueskye2025.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Something has changed. People are fired up and ready to stop the chaos and cruelty. Keep it up.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
You and I don't matter in the grand scheme of things. In 150 years, nobody alive will think about us in their daily lives. Some will see our names on tombstones as they walk by and that will be the end of it. Trump wants to be remembered. He doesn't care how, as long as they spell his name right.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Right now that would also apply very nicely to the Manosphere, where guys frantic to be superior to women are suckered into all sorts of misery and marketing. (And of course hate is so intersectional since so many misogynists are also racists and so forth.)
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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Schrödinger’s Autocrat: a degenerating brain in a closed skull may be considered to be simultaneously having a plan and acting randomly
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