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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Lucille Ball is the Godmother of #StarTrek. As head of Desilu Studios, she overrode her own board of directors to finance the show & convinced network executives to greenlight a second pilot after the first one failed. That second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," first aired #OTD in 1966. 🖖
A digital portrait of Lucille Désirée Ball (1911–1989), the legendary Emmy-winning actress, studio mogul, and "Godmother of Star Trek" whose decisive studio leadership famously saved the franchise from cancellation. This artwork is an AI-adjusted version of an original piece by artist Jamie Fay—which initially depicted her in Captain Janeway’s uniform—now modified to show her in an Original Series Starfleet uniform. Ball sits confidently in a prominent command chair on a starship bridge, legs elegantly crossed at the knee and hands resting on the armrests. She wears a form-fitting, gold command-division tunic featuring a classic black collar, rank braids on the cuffs, and the iconic Starfleet delta insignia pinned to her chest, paired with sharp black trousers and low-heeled black boots. Her signature red hair is styled into an elegant upward coiffure, framing a poised, contemplative expression as she gazes slightly away from the viewer. The background features a sweeping, cinematic view of a colorful interstellar nebula glowing with purple, green, and blue cosmic stardust. The overall composition blends mid-century Hollywood glamour with classic sci-fi iconography, evoking an empowering, authoritative mood that celebrates her immense historical impact on television history.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump: "I’m surprised CNN is here is covering me. You shouldn’t be here.” CNN’s Kaitlan Collins: “The United Nations allowed us in, sir.”
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
President Trump wants control of the midterms. Also, he made a new pledge!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14/09/2026
Florida. Angie Nixon is running on Medicare for All, affordable housing, universal childcare, stronger unions and higher wages, with a broader focus on making government work for working people. #BlueWaveIn50Days
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.” “Listen, honey, if men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament.” “Women have always been an equal part of the past. We just haven’t been a part of history.”‬ -Ms. Gloria Steinem
With Dorothy Pitman Hughes“The truth will set you free, but it’s gonna piss you off first.”“Women have always been an equal part of the past. We just haven’t been a part of history.”‬With Ms. Dolly Parton
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kristofarian @kristofarian.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/08/2026
This dude is losing his mind. Can’t win a war but obsesses in AI like the unhinged boomer he is
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Republicans this year quietly cut millions of dollars of funding for the late and beloved Dolly Parton's children's book charity, according to multiple reports. www.rawstory.com/dolly-parton...
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EJD @firewxguy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
LOL! YOU LITERALLY VOTED YES TO CONFIRM RFK JR. !!!!
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 27/08/2026
A sailor who jumped off the USS Lincoln is 19, married with two kids, and is being charged by the Navy under UCMJ for “malingering” and absence without leave. Because we have completely lost the fucking plot.
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Navy sailor who jumped off USS Lincoln faces disciplinary charges
The sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier who jumped overboard in an attempt to die by suicide has been charged with violations and could have his pay docked.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Reminder: watch what they do, not what they say
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
There aren’t many celebrities of this age whose death would be like a punch in the gut, much as l’ve loved them. Dolly Parton feels different. Like some balancing pure Good in this world is being lost. What a heart, what a voice, what a beautiful human. RIP queen. 🩷💜❤️ variety.com/2026/music/n...
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Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80
Dolly Parton, considered by many to be the all-time queen of country music, and star of movies such as '9 to 5,' has died at age 80.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton did all the good she could, for all the people she could, for as long as ever she could. From her legendary songwriting to the Imagination Library—which sent 1 million books a month to children across the country—she was the best of America. Dolly, we'll miss your great heart.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Trump hired people who think and act like him, whether toward women, toward children or toward our friends and allies. Video: bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/08/2026
NEW: Hakeem Jeffries met with Kushner recently to discuss how democrats could work with the administration when we take the house back. We shouldn’t work with fascists, and I’d appreciate a leader who felt the same. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...
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Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly
President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.
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Ted Wells @tedwells.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
So @yahoonews.com is posting AI articles now? Man... www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Why Are Doctor Doom’s Two Chest Emblems Different? Marvel Doesn’t Do Accidents
Take another look at the two round circular emblems on Doom’s chest in the Avengers: Doomsday promo artwork. These aren’t the same. These aren’t just pretty brooches decorating a wealthy… The post Why...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A bunch of cops cheering at a political rally — in uniform — as the president and AG endorse a candidate and attack their political opponents is not normal. And it is not okay.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
She tried to scapegoat an innocent man just to please Dear Leader. Get her out. Link: buff.ly/nNBalLU
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Comics Covers @comicscovers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is comics history and should absolutely be preserved.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
He “often just… says stuff” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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God @thegodshow.com · 02/08/2026
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Rogers is going to lose this election. This whole "beware the communists" nonsense will lose this election. (And not a moment too soon for America.)
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The judge should drag him into court to say this on the record. Pirro and her staff were subject to ethics rules and contempt restrictions. They couldn’t suborn perjury. Burgum and Trump are posting on social media. They can lie with impunity there.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2026
BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.
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Max P III @blackballer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
The US would have won this war if physical reality was totally different lol
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/07/2026
For a moment, put aside the fact that the slush fund gives Trump & sons immunity from tax fraud. But he keeps calling January 6 “a rally”. • Five people died • 140+ police officers assaulted • Capitol attacked to stop the peaceful transfer of power So let’s ask the obvious: Whose side is he on?
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 31/07/2026
NEW: Trump is appealing the slush fund and tax immunity ruling. But sure. The fund is "dead." thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Trump appeals ruling finding he colluded with DOJ in $10B IRS suit
The Trump administration on Friday appealed a ruling from a federal judge in Florida who found the president effectively colluded with his own government in bringing a $10 billion suit against the …
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/07/2026
Trump on the cyber attacks: “I think Minnesota is behind it… because they’re grossly incompetent. I think the governor’s behind it. I don’t think there was an Iranian cyber attack. I think that Minnesota ought to get its act together.” Trump needs to get HIS act together and stop embarrassing us.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
While you were over here trying to figure out how you were going to cover the rent and food—this guy was over there using $5.1 million in taxpayer money YOU paid into the system to cover these statues in 23 karat gold. Yeah, he did that.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This is a completely insane interview in that the things they are discussing are so alarming that their heads should be exploding and yet they are calm. History will be unkind to those, like the NYT, who underreacted to Trump’s violation of the country. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/o...
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Opinion | How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman
The New York Times correspondent says 70 percent of the president’s mind is dedicated to White House renovations.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 30/07/2026
Fauci's diary shows him calming Katie Miller through anxiety attacks during her pregnancy and guiding her through her newborn's health scare. Her husband now wants him jailed. Her explanation is that she was secretly managing him the whole time. Sure she was. www.rawstory.com/katie-miller...
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Stephen Miller's wife furiously backtracks as Fauci diary reveals 'stark departure'
Dr. Anthony Fauci's diaries are causing a major headache for Stephen Miller and his wife Katie, new reports show. The Millers — Katie a former Trump administration official and Stephen the White House...
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
One reason I oppose Trump so vigorously is my religion. Learning about my ancestors being oppressed, tortured and systematically killed many times over 5 millennia instilled the undeniable need to seek justice in my veins So when I hear a person who claims to be Jewish speak like this-I am appalled
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 30/07/2026
Covid was a cognitive test for the president and Trump failed it spectacularly. The worst performances of any country - 4% of the world’s population, 25% of the deaths during 2020. Good of Republicans to remind us.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/07/2026
Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.
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God @thegodshow.com · 29/07/2026
Sleepy Donald Trump fell asleep during Lindsey Graham’s funeral.
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
stephen miller killed this couple, as surely as if he'd pulled the trigger himself
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 28/07/2026
From Benjamin Franklin to The Onion, satire has long been a part of how Americans process politics and power. to.pbs.org/4yfziI1
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How satire shaped American history
From Benjamin Franklin to The Onion, satire has long been a part of how Americans process politics and power. In this episode of “In Pursuit of Happiness,” Judy Woodruff talks to Sophia McClennen of P...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Hey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/07/2026
GM CEO Mary Barra is introducing Trump at his rally. Something to keep in mind if you're in the market for a vehicle anytime soon.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/07/2026
I haven’t even read the article yet, and I can already tell I agree. Democrats need to message Independents, Dems that are desperate for fighters, and the base that they curbed.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
"Remigration" is the polite term for forced deportations of unwanted minorities and ethnic cleansing. The punishment for being a "traitor" is execution. But yeah, you've got to stay on Twitter for baseball highlights or some shit. I get it.
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Ben Templesmith @templesmith.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
You know how I point out how SDCC treats artists & comics generally( the folks who truly built them ), while spending millions on a museum to themselves? Add this to the list. Ai has no place in an event about human connection.
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Last night the press toasted the guy who called this man a domestic terrorist
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