Ana Liss
@anajeanliss.bsky.social
Economic developer & public servant. Mom.📍Rochester, NY, USA. “Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.” - Marcus Aurelius
I confess I logged back in today just to make sure the Kremlin’s dirty paws haven’t hacked my account yet. It happened to me on Twitter after I stepped away from that app. Unfortunately, vigilance requires us to stay online. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...
Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda
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Thanks for this response. Vonnegut’s books made people laugh at serious things. It’s what people love about him. Some people didn’t understand, which may explain why he’s banned so much. I’d invite you to consider the story, and your reaction to it, in that light. www.npr.org/2026/01/28/n...
Author Kurt Vonnegut's estate files lawsuit to challenge Utah book ban law
The author Kurt Vonnegut's estate has sued to challenge a Utah law that allows school districts to ban books from their libraries. Supporters of the law say it keeps pornography out of schools.
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@steveinskeep.bsky.social it was very disappointing to hear you laughing at the absurd pony “joke” the book banning guy’s made instead of being serious about an extremely serious topic and not pushing him more. What a waste of our time.
i think it is particularly moving to see how instrumental unions have been in organizing actions in minnesota when political rhetoric in the US always conceptualizes labor rights and immigration rights as existing in opposition
@michellegoldberg.bsky.social on @chrislhayes.bsky.social tonight kind of wrecked me with this! 😭🥺 ♥️
"The impulse to drive hostile invaders from your home lives in your body in a place too deep to name. I finally bought a gas mask. You should get one too."
Kerry Howley@kerryhowley.bsky.social · 8mo agoI wrote about Minneapolis. nymag.com/intelligence...
“Vagueness breeds trepidation, perhaps the desired result. […] ‘You get a lot of anticipatory compliance, which is cheap. And vagueness is part of the tool kit.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/m...
In the Trump Presidency, the Rules Are Vague. That Might Be the Point.
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AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value. This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025. Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment. Be warned.
Everything is so expensive. It costs me >$75 per week just to buy basic household groceries (milk, eggs, produce, etc.) Not including miscellany. You might assume it’s more affordable to be dead, but families of the recently deceased in my social network have had to launch GoFundMe campaigns. 😳😱🇺🇸
What's so unfortunate about @anajeanliss.bsky.social's well-founded concern here is that the "toxic strongman political ecosystem" is usually what enables the "apocalyptic new developments." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/n...
👀sharing because I wish I could be there next week and hope many of my Finger Lakes brethren turn out to hear from the inimitable @davidcayjohnston.bsky.social
This inhumane deportation spree will wound New York’s farmers and critical agribusiness sector, as well as impact big industrial projects like fairlife and Chobani in Monroe and Oneida counties www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/n...
The @economist.com celebrating the economic and political success of Poland...hope it's not premature
“Collect them like gems, so that when your arms are finally free and your eyes are a little clearer, you can turn them over in your hand.”
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · last yr.Older parents are constantly telling those in the early days to cherish it. But that can be very hard advice to follow when you’re in the thick of it. In the Wonder Reader, Isabel Fattal rounds up stories on the gems and the challenges of parenting:
Older parents are constantly telling those in the early days to cherish it. But that can be very hard advice to follow when you’re in the thick of it. In the Wonder Reader, Isabel Fattal rounds up stories on the gems and the challenges of parenting:
Nostalgia for the Early Days of Parenting
“Cherish it while you can” is hard advice to follow for many new parents.
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I try so hard, but sometimes, it all just makes me feel sad. Hug the people you love!
as a medievalist, STAY IN YOUR LANE CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission@cpsc.gov · last yr.Kids find things.
Discovered a “huh” stat today: Household spending by Americans on newspapers and periodicals is now back at its highest point since 2007, relative to overall spending. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalism...
Journalism’s super-spenders and the new subscription economy
It'll take a lot more than direct subscriber support to save local news.
mattdpearce.substack.com
This is a great place to note that Greaves Strawberry-Rhubarb jam, from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada is the single greatest jam ever made by human hands anywhere ever, and if you eat it once, you will never want to eat another jam, jelly, or preserve for the rest of your life
In case you missed it... WIRED talked to *actual* federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE
WIRED talked to actual federal auditors about how government auditing works—and how DOGE is doing the opposite.
wired.com
I’d be interested in an update on this story in light of the tariff situation, @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
A Frustrated Trump Wants His New Air Force One Planes Pronto
Among the ways being discussed to force faster delivery of two presidential planes are relaxing security clearances for Boeing workers and even purchasing a temporary luxury plane and retrofitting it.
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Fox News attacking Obama for golfing during a market crash but make the footage Trump
Goodyear was upgraded earlier this week on the notion they will more than offset a loss from lower auto sales with higher tire *replacement* sales. We all keep our old cars for longer. $GT
This infamous Mencken quote is misanthropic and reactionary and kind of the opposite of my politics, and yet on a day like today…. “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
The good news is that there *are* people meeting the moment. youtu.be/EJxRtjma7lc
Idaho teacher fights back after order to remove ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ poster
YouTube video by MSNBC
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