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TallGrassMedia

@tallgrassmedia.bsky.social

Magazine media consultant specializing in print and digital audience building. All opinions are mine and do not represent anyone or anything else.

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Larry Glickman@larryglickman.bsky.social · 2w ago

In what world is it the purview of the President/Executive branch “to force conservative cultural changes on academia‘? And why end the paragraph without noting that there is no legal justification whatsoever for Trump and his minions to “force cultural change” on institutions of higher education.

Inside the White House, some of Mr. Trump’s top lieutenants have expressed frustration about a perceive slowdown in the adminstration’s attempts to force conservative cultural changes on academia.
Aurelien Mondon@aurelmondon.com · 4w ago

To be entirely clear, this is not a comment on Swedish politics or the left there, I have no expertise in it My point is about the wider coverage of the far right and the hype it creates, totally skewing our reading of the world around us

TallGrassMedia@tallgrassmedia.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is an excellent thread that lays out how and why things have been going south since the election of Reagan. Shame on the Democrats for falling on their faces back in the 1980's and not fighting harder to stop this back then.

Roosevelt Institute@rooseveltinstitute.org · 4w ago

Reagan-era tax cuts dramatically reduced the number of tax brackets, especially at the top. Today, the 37% rate applies to everyone making above roughly $600,000. That means the tax code largely treats someone earning $1 million the same as someone earning $100 million.

Graph titled "Postwar Top Tax Bracket and Rate" from Roosevelt Institute, displaying two lines from 1940 to 2025. The green line represents "Top Marginal Rate" with percentages from 0% to 100%, while the purple line shows "Top Income Bracket (2025 dollars)" with values from 0M to 5M. The graph indicates a decline in the top marginal rate over time and relatively stable income brackets in recent decades. Source: Tax Foundation and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis' "Inflation Calculator".
TallGrassMedia@tallgrassmedia.bsky.social · last mo.

Pretty sure those two grifting weirdos came looking for a piece of Ukraine. Heaven forbid they do something that would benefit someone or something other than themselves and their families.

Tim White@twmcltd.bsky.social · last mo.

Day 1657 is upon us. The war, started illegally by Russia, continues. Witkoff and Kushner left Ukraine last night with no-one quite sure if they came looking for peace in Ukraine, or a piece of Ukraine. Welcome to Monday's daily🧵 Fact checked news of the war every single day.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · last mo.

Any sweeping systemic change you want to make in the United States has to begin with adding seats to the Supreme Court in 2029. No major reform bill will survive the current court. No civil rights law, no anti-corruption law, no wealth tax, nothing.

TallGrassMedia@tallgrassmedia.bsky.social · last mo.

Very true. FWIW, I now bag my own groceries because there's never a bagger and I don't want stand and watch the checker do it. Here in CO, some people use the "Montana Loop" to avoid the DMV which, to me, is weird because it's so much better than where I came from.

Clsn@clsn.bsky.social · last mo.

Also a reason the DMV and Post Office are hated is because they're deliberately underfunded and understaffed, to harm them, because they historically employed a lot of Black and brown workers in good union positions. See also: grocery store workers, including baggers. Remember them?

TallGrassMedia@tallgrassmedia.bsky.social · last mo.

It was an important part of my children's childhood and a shared experience with them. But JKR is a bigot and her bigotry is hurting people including someone I love. So, nah. It's an easy pass.

The Verge@theverge.com · last mo.

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · last mo.

I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · last mo.

In Nepal, it will most likely take months for scientists to understand exactly what led to deadly flash floods that killed over 1,000 people and left thousands missing. Early theories posit glacier meltwater and a thawing permafrost could have contributed to bedrock collapse.