Catherine Bigelow
@missbigelow.bsky.social
Reporter. I cover parties for a living. And, sometimes, the waterfront. Really.
Heartbreaking 💔 We are governed by an administration of cruel monsters.
Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · last mo.How would you feel if you did nothing wrong but were fitted wth an ICE ankle monitor because you happened to come from one of Donald Trump's "shithole countries"? You might feel dehumanized. You might become despondent. You might do what this poor young man did.
“Sir: What was the score of your FIFA red card own goal? Greenland!”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTrump on Greenland: "That's what hurt my relationship with NATO...it's an important part for the United States. It's surrounded by China ships & Russian ships. Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark. We could remove all our soldiers out of Europe. They better be careful"
Ordinary citizens — + an Olympian — are being arrested at the DC Reflecting Pool 🦠 Meanwhile in Chicago, next to a skillful #ReflectingPool at the #ObamaCenter, other old guys joyfully shoot hoops and inspire good vibes ✌️
Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social · 4mo agoI had one rule this week: no one plays on Home Court until some old friends and I get some shots up. Who’s got next? 🏀
As America gears up for its 250th, THIS is what being presidential looks like 🇺🇸 #obamacenter
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 4mo agoObama: A declaration that we are all created equal, endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights, and that in the newly independent United States there will be no kings or lords, no serfs or subjects, but only citizens,
Bravo to the Obama Presidential Center opening ❤️ Imagine that Bono, Bruce or Stevie, et al., will not perform in a metal cage! Streams live June 18 at obama.org #ObamaCenter 🇺🇸
Welcome to the Obama Foundation
The Obama Foundation's mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world.
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Barack Obama@barackobama.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe Obama Presidential Center is finally opening! Tune in today on Obama.org starting at 11am CT as Michelle and I share what this moment means to us and celebrate with friends, family, and members of the community in Chicago.
RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
Ah, yes: The American “ideal” stands for grown men beating each other to a bloody pulp in front of the White House 🤡
Rep. Jimmy Gomez@gomez.house.gov · 4mo agoSecretary of State Marco Rubio just tried to compare Donald Trump’s UFC birthday cage match at the White House to putting a man on the moon. Their bar really is that low.
The Germans have a word for this: "verschlimmbesserung." To make something worse by trying to make it better.
Politico@politico.com · 4mo agoAlgae resurfaces in reflecting pool after multimillion-dollar fixes
Opinion: The Trump sign was bad, but it is not the main issue with the Kennedy Center.
Kennedy Center Sign Frenzy Misses the Point - Washingtonian
The Trump sign was bad. It's not the main issue.
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The Epstein Ballroom, defended by “suckers and losers.”
Mike Luckovich@mluckovich.bsky.social · 4mo ago
Of course he is. All while the Parks are understaffed and in various states of disrepair. With gas prices still volatile, perhaps this our #stayhome summer? Gift link 🎁: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/c...
National Park Entrance Fees Are Funding Trump’s D.C. Projects
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Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4mo agoTrump is stealing your entry fees to national parks.
Memorial Day, 2026: “Remember Their Names.” 🇺🇸💔🇺🇸 By Dave Granlund
A Golden Age for thee, but not for me 🙄
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoKim: "What are the American people gonna get? I have a good sense of what Elon Musk is gonna get. These are the same CEOs that sat next to Trump at his inauguration. It's a golden age for them. But what about the people right now that have had to pay $40b more in gas and diesel?"
A cool thing in journalism is when a news org publishes an explosive story, gets sued for it, and responds with another explosive story.
Sarah Fitzpatrick@sfitz787.bsky.social · 5mo agoEXCLUSIVE: My latest story for @theatlantic.com : www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Springsteen saving souls in SF: “Poor man wanna be rich Rich man wanna be king And a king ain't satisfied 'Til he rules everything I wanna go out tonight I wanna find out what I got … I believe in the hope, and I pray that some day it may raise me above these Badlands” m.youtube.com/watch?v=7CIE...
"Badlands" Bruce Springsteen at Chase Center, San Francisco, 4/13/26
YouTube video by Club Ninja
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As a seminarian in the early 80s, the future Pope Leo was a big fan of “The Blues Brothers,” the iconic movie filmed in his native Chicago. How’d that theme song go? “I’m a soul man” 😎
Methinks the Orange Man and his Da Vinci Code Crusaders won’t be thrilled by this historic — and major, adult global leaders confab — between #PopeLeo & #Macron at The Vatican 🇫🇷 www.france24.com/en/video/202...
The endless two-week *ceasefire* regime *change* 🤡
Dave Jorgenson@davejorgenson.bsky.social · 6mo agoWho benefits more from the U.S. & Iran cease-fire deal?
"The suggestion that one has 'sat on' revelations of grave public importance until they could be accompanied by a handsome dust cover, embossed serif typography, and a coordinated morning-show rollout is both reductive and hostile to the long tradition of political nonfiction."
The Shocking Truth About This President That We’ve Been Sitting on for Months Is Now Available for Preorder
“The suggestion that one has ‘sat on’ revelations of grave public importance until they could be accompanied by a handsome dust cover, embossed serif typogra...
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