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Therapist, writer, democracy-lover.
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vgilbertmft.bsky.social
DNA Test Reveals Two Childhood Friends Are Actually Sisters www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: DNA Test Reveals Two Childhood Friends Are Actually Sisters
Meena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were born in India and grew up with different adoptive families in the Netherlands. Decades after becoming friends, a DNA test has revealed that the two are also biolog...
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
vgilbertmft.bsky.social
Hallelujah!!

North Carolina Republican Drops Re-election Bid After Ethics Rebuke www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Rep. Chuck Edwards Drops Re-election Bid in North Carolina After Ethics Rebuke
Chuck Edwards made the announcement after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staff members.
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
vgilbertmft.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/adopteer...
How to Find the Right Therapist as an Adoptee
Questions to ask, red flags to watch for, and why adoption-informed care matters.
open.substack.com
July 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
vgilbertmft.bsky.social
At 91, He’s Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/w...
At 91, He’s Hiking the Appalachian Trail. Again. (Gift Article)
Dale “Grey Beard” Sanders once set the record as the oldest person to complete the roughly 2,190-mile trail. Now, he’s back for his title.
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July 14, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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maxkennerly.bsky.social
Indeed. We are not forcing upon Graham the memory of him being a villain, a coward, and a malignant presence in the country; that was the legacy he chose again and again. He earned our contempt, as has everyone else on his path.
nicholasgrossman.bsky.social Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · Jul 12
Lindsey Graham spent the last decade of his life in public service as a US Senator, trying hard to be remembered as an enemy of the Constitution who worked to destroy American democracy and exhibited occasional signs that he knew why that was bad but kept doing it anyway.

I will honor his choice.
philplait.bsky.social Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Jul 12
When a politician dies we see a lot of hagiographies about them. If you mention they were a terrible person IRL, you get chastised.

My feeling? If you don't want people to talk shit about you after you die, don't be shitty when you're alive.
July 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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blueskyfanatic.bsky.social
Guessing this was filmed by Epstein and one of the reasons he "committed suicide."
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July 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
This is interesting. More than 200 of the world’s political, financial, and tech elites registered for a private retreat organized by Dialog, the secretive invitation-only network co-founded by billionaire investor Peter Thiel.
June 17, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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budahsbaker.bsky.social
June 7, 2026 at 6:56 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
Scott Pelley told the truth today. Bari Weiss "is murdering ‘60 Minutes’...She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that.”

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June 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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volts.wtf
Scott Pelley is a hero, and it really makes you wonder: where has this spirit been? In other media figures, other executives, other people who have seen these oligarchs degrade everything of value in this country? Why is it so striking & unusual for *anyone to fight back*?
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Jun 1
Oliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down!

"You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock."

www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
"Bari loves this institution," Bilton told staffers at one point during the highly contentious meeting. "She loves '60 Minutes.'" "She's murdering '60 Minutes,'" Pelley countered. "She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it—and she's doing exactly that." This story is based on audio of the meeting obtained by Status. A CBS News spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment, but Pelley's stunning series of remarks left staffers on the newsmagazine wondering if he will resign. In the meeting, Pelley pointed out that Weiss has "no qualifications for her job" and told Bilton "you have slender qualifications for this job." Pelley, the former anchor of "CBS Evening News," noted that the changes Weiss has made to that program "have been catastrophic." "So why should we expect any of this is going to be any better?" Pelley asked Bilton. Bilton tried to move the meeting along, but Pelley pressed on, challenging the new executive producer’s references in interviews to “60 Minutes” creator Don Hewitt’s vision for the program as he outlined his plans. "I have another question," the veteran journalist said. "Did you at any point work with Don Hewitt, telling everybody about what Don Hewitt thought, and what his inspiration was? I worked for Don Hewitt from 1999 to 2004 and Lesley Stahl probably worked with him for 30 years. Just wondering how you have such deep insight?" Bilton replied that he was simply quoting Hewitt’s own words from past interviews and asked Pelley whether he had any other questions. Pelley said that he did. "I have many questions," Pelley responded. "What was wrong with Sharyn Alfonsi?" As Bilton started to say he would "defer," Pelley interrupted: "This is not the crowd to dodge." Bilton insisted he was not dodging. "Nobody talked to you about that?" Pelley continued, pressing him on the firing. "They're taking one of your correspondents away and nobody mentioned to you what was wrong with Sharyn?" Bilton acknowledged that he "had conversations with people." "And what came out of those conversations?" Pelley asked. "They are private conversations?" Bilton reiterated that he "did not fire" Alfonsi or Vega. Pelley pointed out that Bilton had nonetheless discussed the matter with others. Charles Forelle, a top Weiss deputy and managing editor of CBS News, interjected, telling Pelley that he was being "rude." "This is not actually productive," Forelle said. "This is not an interview." "It's working for me," Pelley replied. "Anybody came into our house—this is '60 Minutes,'" Pelley added. "I guess you wandered in expecting to read a statement off?" Pelley then asked Bilton "what was wrong with" Draggan Mihailovich, the executive editor of "60 Minutes" who was fired on Thursday. Bilton again said that he did not fire Mihailovich. Forelle one more told Pelley that he was being "rude." Pelley did not let up, however. The veteran newsman told Bilton and Forelle that the way management handled the firings was "cruel." Forelle—yet again—responded by calling Pelley "rude." "I'm not being rude," Pelley shot back. "I have some pretty—you know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock. Sending Draggan Mihailovich to HR to get fired, because nobody could look him in the eye. Not talking about Tanya's contract. Not talking about Sharyn Alfonsi's contract. Not talking about Cecilia Vega's contract. Just calling them up and telling they were fired. That's rude. This is a conversation. That is rude, and you were part of that."
June 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
I am here for all the stories of people pointing out that the shitty people working for Bari Weiss are shitty.
justinbaragona.bsky.social Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · Jun 1
Oliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down!

"You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock."

www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
"Bari loves this institution," Bilton told staffers at one point during the highly contentious meeting. "She loves '60 Minutes.'" "She's murdering '60 Minutes,'" Pelley countered. "She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it—and she's doing exactly that." This story is based on audio of the meeting obtained by Status. A CBS News spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment, but Pelley's stunning series of remarks left staffers on the newsmagazine wondering if he will resign. In the meeting, Pelley pointed out that Weiss has "no qualifications for her job" and told Bilton "you have slender qualifications for this job." Pelley, the former anchor of "CBS Evening News," noted that the changes Weiss has made to that program "have been catastrophic." "So why should we expect any of this is going to be any better?" Pelley asked Bilton. Bilton tried to move the meeting along, but Pelley pressed on, challenging the new executive producer’s references in interviews to “60 Minutes” creator Don Hewitt’s vision for the program as he outlined his plans. "I have another question," the veteran journalist said. "Did you at any point work with Don Hewitt, telling everybody about what Don Hewitt thought, and what his inspiration was? I worked for Don Hewitt from 1999 to 2004 and Lesley Stahl probably worked with him for 30 years. Just wondering how you have such deep insight?" Bilton replied that he was simply quoting Hewitt’s own words from past interviews and asked Pelley whether he had any other questions. Pelley said that he did. "I have many questions," Pelley responded. "What was wrong with Sharyn Alfonsi?" As Bilton started to say he would "defer," Pelley interrupted: "This is not the crowd to dodge." Bilton insisted he was not dodging. "Nobody talked to you about that?" Pelley continued, pressing him on the firing. "They're taking one of your correspondents away and nobody mentioned to you what was wrong with Sharyn?" Bilton acknowledged that he "had conversations with people." "And what came out of those conversations?" Pelley asked. "They are private conversations?" Bilton reiterated that he "did not fire" Alfonsi or Vega. Pelley pointed out that Bilton had nonetheless discussed the matter with others. Charles Forelle, a top Weiss deputy and managing editor of CBS News, interjected, telling Pelley that he was being "rude." "This is not actually productive," Forelle said. "This is not an interview." "It's working for me," Pelley replied. "Anybody came into our house—this is '60 Minutes,'" Pelley added. "I guess you wandered in expecting to read a statement off?" Pelley then asked Bilton "what was wrong with" Draggan Mihailovich, the executive editor of "60 Minutes" who was fired on Thursday. Bilton again said that he did not fire Mihailovich. Forelle one more told Pelley that he was being "rude." Pelley did not let up, however. The veteran newsman told Bilton and Forelle that the way management handled the firings was "cruel." Forelle—yet again—responded by calling Pelley "rude." "I'm not being rude," Pelley shot back. "I have some pretty—you know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock. Sending Draggan Mihailovich to HR to get fired, because nobody could look him in the eye. Not talking about Tanya's contract. Not talking about Sharyn Alfonsi's contract. Not talking about Cecilia Vega's contract. Just calling them up and telling they were fired. That's rude. This is a conversation. That is rude, and you were part of that."
June 1, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Morning everyone.

Do you know that your President just exempted himself, his family, and all his family's companies from our tax laws?

You are subject to the law. Now he is not.

No one should not pretend this is okay or normal. It's an ongoing constitutional crisis.
May 22, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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wylddane.bsky.social
Exactly. #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinClass
May 21, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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caroleonthego4u.bsky.social
Every American should be disgusted by this.
May 22, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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nixtarx.bsky.social
May 21, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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meidastouch.com
Pope Leo XIV: Jesus told us, blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.
April 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
Charlotte Clymer: In the past week, Donald Trump has threatened nuclear war against Iran, called for the genocide of 93 million Iranians, publicly attacked the Pope, and compared himself to Jesus Christ. Recall July of 2024 when every pundit and reporter in American media were urging President Biden to step down due to concerns over his cognitive health. Where are those voices now? Where are the demands for Trump to be removed? Where is the flood of op-eds and cable news panels and social media posts calling for the 25th Amendment to be triggered? Why are you all so silent on this?
April 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
This is what Times Square will look like when Congress or a cheeseburger finally does its job
April 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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ecmclaughlin.bsky.social
TWENTY-THREE WOMEN AND COUNTING.

Eric Swalwell must resign.
jljacobson.bsky.social Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · Apr 11
More than 20 women. And leadership knew.
Political operative, Michael Trujillo, who works in California recounts the times he began hearing from women who had been abused or harassed by Eric Swalwell. He heard for more than 20.
April 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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jesscraven101.bsky.social
This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥

Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads.
April 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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therickwilson.bsky.social
Hey, Pam.
April 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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nothoodlum.bsky.social
New GOP logo just dropped.
March 22, 2026 at 4:32 PM
vgilbertmft.bsky.social
“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/w...
Joe Kent, a Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over the Iran War
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
Absolutely, flabbergastingly insane.
chrismurphyct.bsky.social Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Mar 11
5/ And on the Strait of Hormuz, they had NO PLAN. I can't go into more detail about how Iran gums up the Strait, but suffice it say, right now, they don't know how to get it safely back open.

Which is unforgiveable, because this part of the disaster was 100% foreseeable.
March 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
vgilbertmft.bsky.social
Reality would be a nice change.
March 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM