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Susie Madrak Ω

@susiemadrak.bsky.social
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Art school dropout, former journalist, and one of the original political bloggers. Yellow dog Democrat, Philly born and raised. Blogs at CrooksandLiars.com and Suburban Guerrilla @ www.susiemadrak.com

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Stephen Soldz @ethicalpsycholo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Everyone should read this analysis of how the Republican coup of 2027 is likely to unfold. If it does, we must not rely on lawyers and courts to preserve democracy. That will be the task of all of us. We will need a general strike and millions in the streets. newrepublic.com/article/2151...
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Chemtrails are unicorn farts. That's the big secret. You can all go home.
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Putting your principles first.
In September 1964, the Beatles refused to play the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, when they learned the crowd would be segregated.
The city backed down.
The show went ahead - integrated.
Bringing that up this week for no reason in particular...
Music has always
been bigger than just music.
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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@muchoray X @stingray2090.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Heather Herbert is Baking Bread. @heatherherbert.uk · 15/09/2026
Best political joke of the year goes to @clairehanna.bsky.social who after hearing Trump call for a united Ireland said. "He's not as orange as he looks" I'm sorry whatever your views on unification that's hysterical
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Marie @mhsty.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Good news
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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ @libraonfire.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🏈 Gillette Stadium: built with private funding by billionaire Robert Kraft with $72 million in public funding for surrounding infrastructure. 🏈 Lincoln Financial Field: owned by the City of Philadelphia, PA. Built with $188 million in public funding.
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
You know who else thought the Treaty of Versailles was a betrayal? That's not a rhetorical question, the answer is Hitler, and Jack consciously cites Versailles as a shoutout to Nazism because that's who Jack is
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Newspaper headline: WOODLAND FAIRIES DEFEATED IN FLORAL ARRANGEMENT CONTEST. In the article’s photo we see a man in a sweater vest posing next to his winning arrangement with a 1st place medal around his neck. To his left we see his opponents: a defeated band of woodland fairies with their losing arrangement. They look distraught and confused and they should be, reader. How could this happen to the heavy tournament favorites? They’re woodland fairies. Flowers are their life and yet when it was all on the line, they came up short. The winner was just a floral enthusiast not even a professional florist. A shocking defeat and an inspiring win.
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Susie Madrak Ω @susiemadrak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@fox29philly.bsky.social Wrong, Bob Kelly The original Thrill Show started at the JFK Stadium.
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fox29philly.bsky.social @fox29philly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s plan to cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s workforce by 50% violated congressional protections governing the agency.
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Judge rules Trump administration plan to cut FEMA workforce in half was unlawful
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s plan to cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s workforce by 50% violated congressional protections governing the agency.
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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’m sorry what
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Susie Madrak Ω @susiemadrak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
From your lips to God's ears!
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Susie Madrak Ω @susiemadrak.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What a surprise to learn that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Junior’s lavish wedding. Who could’ve expected it?
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Three AI researchers have issued a stark warning that increasingly powerful artificial intelligence could wipe out all of humanity by 2030.
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AI Insiders Issue Terrifying Warning to All Humanity
One former researcher said AI companies are “gambling with our lives.”
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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
For Labor Day this year I wrote about wage theft (LA is the wage theft capital of the nation---over $1.4 billion/yr) and the just-passed city legislation to fight it, the result of a 3-year legislative struggle... and decades of organizing before that. 1/7
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Mark Sumner 🌒 @devilstower.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
If our failing food security has been keeping salads off your plate, there is an easy answer. This pot of butter crunch lettuce is less than a month old. Nothing is easier to grow. It thrives at room temperature and just needs some light from a window. I have six more growing in my basement.
Small butter crunch lettuce plant
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/09/2026
Raskin after Kristen Welker plays him clips of controversial Hasan Piker comments and asks him to react to them: "I think all of that is an irrelevant distraction"
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Susie Madrak Ω @susiemadrak.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
They should remake The Pajama Game with real economics. #pajamagame
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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Good morning, Bluesky. “But one thing I know now I will never have—the triumph I once wanted above everything on earth . . . the triumph that slipped through my fingers yesterday, once for all. I will never have that second kiss from Marjorie under the lilacs.” -Marjorie Morningstar- (see alt text)
The twin towers of the Eldorado (once known as the El Dorado, deliciously redundant in both versions) on Central Park West, the setting of the opening chapter of Marjorie Morningstar.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It is annoying how people keep coming for Jasmine Crockett as if she is not supporting James Talarico. Jasmine using her expertise in supporting down ballot candidates is effective strategy. As your polling places continue to get closed and your neighborhoods suffer, remember that. #Pinks
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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davidrlurie @davidrlurie.com · 05/09/2026
Has Witkoff finally made it to Ukraine? No, he's with his friends at the Kremlin, with Jared.
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Trump Envoys Arrive in Moscow for Talks on Ukraine War
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, plan to visit Kyiv next, in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
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Eurosurveillance journal @eurosurveillance.org · 05/09/2026
#Spain implemented use of the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab against respiratory syncytial virus #RSV during the 2023/24 season Researchers from @isciiisalud.bsky.social identified RSV-B infections in children caused by viruses carrying an uncommon genetic change #IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky #PedSky 🧪🛟
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Detection of nirsevimab-resistant RSV-B variants in children carrying the F:N201T substitution through genomic surveillance, Spain, 2025/26 season
During Spain’s 2025/26 RSV season, three children were infected with RSV-B viruses carrying the F protein N201T substitution. Two who received nirsevimab that season were hospitalised (one required in...
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Susie Madrak Ω @susiemadrak.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Behind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator
The first-term senator, poised to be a possible swing vote, churns through staff as he alienates fellow Democrats and defends Israel.
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Astro Attorney ⚖️ @astroattorney.com · 02/09/2026
What's more amazing than the fact that they put this out for public viewing is the fact that they can't even fathom that not everyone thinks like them. And thank goodness for that! *cringe*
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Susie Madrak Ω @susiemadrak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pentagon plays down report of Hegseth regularly overruling military advice
Response seeks to discredit Washington Post story that four generals and admirals advised against prolonging Iran war
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 01/09/2026
A child, yes a 20 Yo is still a kid in my book, committed suicide because Trump made him wear an ankle monitor. So Pierre Damas Bel couldn’t bear the bullying anymore. All because he was Haitian. My outrage & grief are unfettered and yours should be too. Stand with Haitians. Speak out.
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Dave Cook @davecook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sony repeatedly torching any goodwill it had left. What a decline they’ve had this year.
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Aaron - Thorgi's Haunted Arcade @thorgisarcade.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We don't own the digital games we buy? Hmmm, in that case sounds like Sony should provide us with a way to buy copies of games that aren't digital. Like a, I don't know, physical game? Is that a thing?
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 01/09/2026
I am not sure I would say the Roberts Court needs to be “smashed” but I heartily agree with this piece beyond word choice. perhaps immiserated, subjugated (to the public and legislature), dethroned, or enfeebled. But yes. The project is to strip the justices of power.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is exactly what Jesus would do.
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God @thegodshow.com · 31/08/2026
I am so sick and tired of corporate media obsessing about made-up bullshit while people can’t afford to eat.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/08/2026
Spotted outside The Penthouse Nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.
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Ye Olde Punk @nehoc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yeah, we know but tell that to Google. Buncha bitches.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Grant Tanaka @granttanaka.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
kids, life is like a game of pac-man, you spend your days running around and eating and trying not to die while multicolored ghosts chase you. life is also like being on shrooms
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 01/09/2026
I’m a broken record but the Roberts Court has done this over and over again with Trump in office. As KBJ said: Calvinball, where this administration always wins. Compared to other nations’ top courts the US SCOTUS is extraordinarily powerful. We must take its power away. Expand, but not just that.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"There is no basis under federal law to get the post office involved in monitoring the security, or monitoring who is casting ballots. ...
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Trump, Miller and the rest simply don’t care about these people. Their only worth, as they see it, are as fodder for their racist and nativistic demagoguery.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
BREAKING: Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported to the United Kingdom, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.
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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
WILDLY overdressed for afternoon/early evening out with neighbors, but I don’t feel that I can wear this dress after Labor Day and it’s one of my favorites. Standing weird because my strength-training sessions are now focused on hypertrophy/more frequent, harder workouts and I am loving it.
A woman takes a selfie while wearing an embroidered dress.
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Matt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
In which @jamellebouie.net reveals the Secret Sauce of his punditry. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/o...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I built Democracy Docket on the idea that we should not pretend that there is a middle ground between an arsonist and a firefighter. If that is the kind of media platform you want to support, subscribe now (free or paid). demdock.com/4w6emld
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WutTheWut😵‍💫 RBroeck🗳️💙 @wutthewut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Believe the science. It is literally written in stone. Vaccinate.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
NEW: A Florida grand jury finds the DeSantis Administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer funds when it diverted the money to the Casey DeSantis’-related nonprofit, Hope Florida Foundation. I track the money flow in this outrageous corruption and grift! youtu.be/JDOh1GUZrfs?...
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DeSantis CAUGHT By Grand Jury FUNNELING MILLIONS Away From Floridians!?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/08/2026
RFK Jr complains that people in hospice aren't dying quick enough and therefore cost too much money
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