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Michele Wucker

@wucker.bsky.social
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Gray rhino guru, policy and risk governance educator and strategic advisor, best selling author of THE GRAY RHINO and YOU ARE WHAT YOU RISK. Celiac. Chicago. #Econsky thegrayrhino.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Five corporations control 90% of the US media. Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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Rep. Pete Aguilar @aguilar.house.gov · 09/09/2026
Americans have paid an extra $100 BILLION in gas and diesel prices thanks to Trump’s war with Iran. Working families’ budgets are getting squeezed more and more because of this reckless conflict. www.cbsnews.com/news/oil-pri...
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Oil prices could hit $120, analysis finds, as Americans absorb $100 billion fuel hit
Higher gas and diesel prices have cost Americans an additional $100 billion since the Iran war began, according to a Brown University tracker.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I told John Stoehr of @editorialboard.bsky.social that reporters "know Trump’s brain is broken. But their bosses would punish them if they said it loudly and clearly, because the bosses know Trump would punish their news organizations for reporting that. So they try to stay out of his crosshairs."
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The more he fails to dominate, the more insane Trump gets
Can reporters see it? Yes, Mark Jacob told me. But they are afraid.
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I was there then and don't remember being told the air was safe. In fact, Uncle Sam bought me two excellent HEPA air filter machines. Which likely helped but did not stop me from getting asthma.
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Confirming first hand that this is not fake news. I got caught for 90mins right after the bridge went up and got stuck. Luckily the schedule was running behind at the conference where I was supposed to moderate a panel, and a colleague pinch-hit the first 10 minutes.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Looks about right. It probably turned green from Melania swimming in it, with her diseased va-jay.🤮
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heishalley.bsky.social @heishalley.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We, the Canadian people, have signed an Owner’s Executive Order decreeing the Great Lake of Ontario to be renamed Great Ontario Obama Lake. Thank you for your attention to this matter. It’s GREEEEAT👍!
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Rachel Pinnelas 💭 @racheaissance.com · 26/08/2026
NOT OKAY
Tim Curry and Miss Piggy, Kermit, Gonzo, and Rizzo the RatDolly Parton and Missy Piggy
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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Himal Southasian @himalsouthasian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thant Myint-U’s new book on his grandfather, the first non-white secretary-general of the UN, revisits an era when the institution inspired expectations of internationalist diplomatic leadership that have since faded away. Read Maximillian Morch's review essay for Himal: ow.ly/36Uh50Z6vgn
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Remembering U Thant and the lost promise of the United Nations
Thant Myint-U’s new book on his grandfather, the first non-white secretary-general of the UN, revisits an era when the institution inspired expectations of internationalist diplomatic leadership that have since faded away
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I had un reuniting with my long-time friends Jim Gialamas and @jbmilleractually.bsky.social on their podcast Boomerhasit to talk about a recent misadventure at the hands of AI-assisted [sic] journalism. Listen, subscribe, and spread the word about these talented and funny guys! Links in comments.
Two laughing men with glasses and a woman with glasses against a background of a grass field with cows grazing alongside a superimposed rhino. Robot image superimposed saying: "Listen Now" Text: BOOMER HAS IT! How AI-written News Flunked the Fact Check Featuring Michele Wucker
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HLK @hlkfotos.com · 22/08/2026
Blue-bellied roller bird. #BirdOfTheDay #ColourfulCharacters 📷🌿🪶
A photo of a blue-bellied roller (Coracias cyanogaster) perched on a brown branch, facing toward the left with its head tilted quizzically as it looks at something below it. It's a stocky bird with a thick black bill, cream-colored head and breast, dark brown-black wings, and a vivid cobalt-blue belly and rump. Its long, forked tail trails off to the lower right, showing elongated teal-blue streamers. It's lit by a shaft of sunlight against a dark, shadowed forest background.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/08/2026
Jackie, the bald eagle whose nest in the San Bernardino Mountains in California has been featured on a livestream watched by millions, died on Monday after weeks of intensive care. Jackie had been receiving treatment since she was attacked by other eagles last month. nyti.ms/4gokSOP
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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Abdul El-Sayed on capitalism: “I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.”
We’ve spoken about capitalism versus socialism.

Do you want to talk about capitalism? Let’s talk about capitalism. Are you recording? Capitalism is about leveraging the laws of supply and demand to efficiently allocate capital expenditure to maximize value. When capitalism works, it’s because you have free entry and exit into markets. So if you believe in capitalism, you have to believe in government regulation to protect markets. In fact, right now, we have exactly the opposite. You don’t have to be a socialist to believe that you should be taxing billionaires their wealth. In fact, if you are a capitalist, you should believe in that. So, I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
You need a baby rhino video today. Even if you don't know it yet. youtu.be/YylNbSQY0M0?...
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Rhino Baby Teaches 10 Lions That He's The King of The Road
YouTube video by Latest Sightings
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/08/2026
Banks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“Yikes is the word”: CNN’s Harry Enten on Trump’s collapsing support among moderate Republicans: “Versus Kamala Harris, Trump easily was winning amongst them by 69 points…right now we’re talking about, we’re talking about just a +10 net approval rate. This is within his own party.”
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Lakeview Homeowner Sues Feds Over Warrantless Immigration Raid At His Home. Thank you Leo Feler for standing up for what is right. I know it is not easy. blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/28/l...
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Lakeview Homeowner Sues Feds Over Warrantless Immigration Raid At His Home
Leo Feler said federal agents damaged his property and violated his constitutional rights during a chaotic immigration raid last fall.
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
HOORAY! E-Scooters Are Now Blocked On Busy Stretch Of Sheridan Road In Edgewater. Now if they could only block the old fashioned kind of scooters and all bikes too. Too many idiots prefer terrorizing pedestrians when there are bike lanes 1 and 2 blocks west. blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/26/e...
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E-Scooters Are Now Blocked On Busy Stretch Of Sheridan Road In Edgewater
The city enacted geofencing on Sheridan Road that prevents e-scooters from being used due to safety concerns. Ald. Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth is working to get e-bikes restricted in the area, too.
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Valerie Bertinelli @wolfiesmom.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
You know what’s sad? Americans deserve the truth about an elected official and not one republican will step out of line to tell the truth about Mitch McConnell. And it’s even sadder that there’s a damn line at all. I’m so tired of this god forsaken era we’re all being forced to live through.
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Officials, Neighbors Question If City Policies Aimed At Protecting Immigrants Are Being Followed blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/20/o...
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Officials, Neighbors Question If City Policies Aimed At Protecting Immigrants Are Being Followed
The mayor asked Chicagoans to report crimes by immigration agents to police on the same day a city committee decried the slow adoption of a policy on investigating agents' unlawful conduct.
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Trump reportedly wants FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to lead the U.N., turning a World Cup alliance into a startling push to shape the future of the world’s premier diplomatic body. (free article) theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-repo...
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Trump Reportedly Wants FIFA’s Gianni Infantino Considered to Lead the United Nations
Trump reportedly wants FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to lead the U.N., turning a World Cup alliance into a startling push to shape the future of the world’s premier diplomatic body.
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This movie better do box office shattering sales. This looks so goddamn good.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Food experts say that Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce can give you cyclosporiasis. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seats and drives around with dead bear cubs in his car says it can cure COVID. For busy eaters, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“The mounting level of US government debt, on track for $40 trillion courtesy of this summer’s “big beautiful bill,” risks a tectonic crash for the US economy” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Social Security Will Start Running Out Earlier Than Expected
The date when the Social Security trust fund will be unable to pay 100% of benefits just got moved up.
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Steven Rich @datab.ae · 18/07/2026
what i take away from this is that while Taco Bell has been exceedingly transparent, Taylor Farms has been equally opaque about being the actual epicenter of this
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Taylor Farms Expands Iceberg Lettuce Recall to 27 States Amid Cyclospora Outbreak (Gift Article)
The implicated products were marketed under several brands, and had been shipped as recently as Thursday.
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Chicagoland is DISGUSTING today.
Image of the AQI in Chicago—it’s 213, “very unhealthy”Photo of the sun and orange sky.
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Study finds when prominent scholars amplified women econ job candidates research on Twitter, the candidates received 0.9 more job offers than women whose research was not amplified. Among men, the promotion showed no significant effect on job offers. www.scienceofmoney.org/when-a-famou...
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The economics of getting noticed: what a Twitter experiment revealed about academic hiring
A field experiment on Twitter found that when prominent economists shared job candidates' papers, the work drew far more attention and candidates landed more campus visits, with women seeing a notable...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump's IRS suit was improper because Trump controlled both sides of the litigation. Judge Kathleen Williams also sanctions Trump's lawyers, issues monetary sanctions, and harshly criticizes DOJ's "untenable" conduct. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
The Parties used the existence of federal litigation as a means of conferring legitimacy upon a course of action that they were unwilling to subject to judicial review.
The context of the "settlement," the relationships of the people involved in negotiating and approving it, the ethical implications of their conduct, and the Parties' swift efforts to
dismiss this case after the Court raised fundamental jurisdictional questions all support this conclusion. Accordingly, the Court expressly finds that Plaintiffs acted in bad faith.
See Sofaly v. Portfolio Recovery Assocs., LLC, 155 F.4th 289, 295 (3d Cir. 2025) (monetary sanctions were proper under the court's inherent power where the lawyers acted in bad faith and committed fraud on the court by using "their clients to bring
contrived lawsuits"). That finding is enough to invoke the Court's inherent authority. See JTR Enter., LLC V. Columbian Emeralds, 697 F. App'x 976, 986 (11th Cir. 2017) ("The key to invoking a court's inherent power to sanction is a finding of bad faith.") (citation
omitted).
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Buttigieg: You can see it in the carnival of corruption that is Washington, D.C., today. The leader of the free world flying around in a secondhand jumbo jet from a foreign country while he makes a billion dollars on crypto deals propped up by foreign leaders.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
This thing where members of congress keep disappearing for months with health problems and no explanation is bad, but also how would anything be different if every member of congress was in a coma right now
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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The falling away of the feigning of decency is one of the most dramatic changes in American elite culture in the last decade. It's ubiquitous, and explains so much of our collapse, but happily it's not universal.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/07/2026
Trump is a communist. Let him tell you himself:
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Emma Jean Kitty @emmajeankitty.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’ "It's Haitians who, many times, are taking care of your mom or your dad who has Alzheimer's, taking care of family members who might be in a nursing” www.yahoo.com/news/politic... via @@YahooNews
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Florida Republican says deporting Haitians with TPS would be ‘huge mistake’
‘Haiti is a failed state’, says Carlos Giménez, congressman and Miami Cuban exile, after controversial court ruling
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The regime's rule was simple: lock them up, don't let them out. Eight months in a cell, no bond hearing, for a man who's lived here 20 years with a US citizen daughter. This week four appeals courts and 450 judges said no. He goes home. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/republican...
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
My 250th Birthday Wish for America open.substack.com/pub/grayrhin...
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My 250th Birthday Wish for America
Lady Liberty wants her country back so that we can restore and refurbish the rule of law.
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Mindcite💥 @mindcite.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Breaking 4th of July and Immigration BOMBSHELL from founding father, first president and military legend George Washington‼️ WARNING: Excessive reposting of this historical FACT may cause the world’s biggest diaper explosion.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 02/07/2026
From Charleston to T-Town, severe storms and tornadoes have wreaked havoc on our communities. We will get through this together, Illinois. I want to thank those on the ground from our state agencies as well as the local first responders for the work they’re doing to save lives.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Trump's financial disclosures just came in. We’re talking big money and big looting. But he doesn’t have any conflicts of interest, really. That’s because he has only one interest: lining his own pockets. Some thoughts... robertreich.substack.com/p/the-most…
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Trump Has No Conflicts of Interest
He only has one interest, and he's not at all conflicted about it
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026
two things. first, always an irony that alito recapitulates the exact same arguments made against his immigrant forbearers. second, if this is all the 14th amendment did it would not have repudiated dred scott
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GirlFuturist @girlfuturist.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I’m in Canada at the moment, and someone behind me in the grocery line said, after finding out I’m American, ‘No worries, we got you. We know you don’t support him. And honestly, it’s been a good wake up call for us.’ I almost cried.
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
ICE Is a Job Killer Everywhere It Goes www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/o...
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Opinion | ICE Is a Job Killer Everywhere It Goes
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Louis Gray @louisgray.com · 25/06/2026
The US is so paranoid about Chinese tech, they've forced Polestar to withdraw from the US. Polestar is the best alternative to Tesla with high quality sedans, not to mention the excellent Android integration. What an absolute mess and self-own by the government. finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...
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Polestar exits US market after government bans sales due to connected vehicle tech
Swedish-based EV-maker Polestar says it will no longer sell cars in the US, after the Commerce Department banned it from selling its cars in the country.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My Latest: When we accept that the president lies, we cheapen the value of truth. When we accept his attacks on Democratic leaders and opposition figures, we destigmatize and thus enable the weaponization of government. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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Trump told us exactly what he did
Here, we have a president who, by his own account, personally called a federal prosecutor to intervene in an ongoing election — and the story has barely registered.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/06/2026
This is Vinnie. He just got a new splish splash pad and literally can't contain his excitement. Thinks this is going to be the best summer ever. 13/10 (FB: Claudia Carr)
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 25/06/2026
The ruling marks a major win for voters before the midterms. It halts the USPS from refusing to deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration.
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BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump order attacking mail voting, plan for national voter list
“The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” the judge wrote.
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Michele Wucker @wucker.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
DICTATORS AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION DILEMMA: Important new book from Saied Golkar, hot off the presses www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/dictators-an...
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Dictators and the Higher Education Dilemma
Dictators and the Higher Education Dilemma explores how dictators use universities to control society, co-opt intellectuals, and suppress dissent whilerelying on them to project progress. Focusing on ...
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