Margaret Donovan Bauer

Margaret Donovan Bauer

@queenbofnc.bsky.social

friend, writer, editor, educator

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Margaret Donovan Bauer
@queenbofnc.bsky.social

We can't afford funding for healthcare, childcare, and education, but he wants to buy a country?

Joyce White Vance@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

So, hear me out on this, I want my taxpayer dollars going to feeding, hungry people, educating kids, and building better roads. I have no desire to buy Donald Trump an island, & last time I checked, the power of the purse, still belonged to Congress.

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James E. Clyburn
@repjamesclyburn.bsky.social

According to a new report, 33 of the January 6 rioters Trump pardoned on his first day in office have since been charged, arrested, or convicted of new crimes. Trump is happy to put criminals back on our streets so long as they are loyal to him.

abcnews.go.comAhead of 5-year anniversary of Jan. 6, report examines aftermath following Trump's return to officeAhead of the five-year anniversary of Jan. 6, House Democrats are examining the aftermath of the Capitol attack during the first year of President Trump's second term.

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Stephen King
@stephenking.bsky.social

Heather Cox Richardson offers the most lucid explanation(s) of the way Trump and his cronies are taking a hammer to our beautiful America. Get her daily letter wherever you get your podcasts.

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Terry L. Kennedy
@terrylkennedy.bsky.social

3 Days left to register for the 40th anniversary NC Writers’ Network Fall Conference! That gives you the weekend to secure your spot in this celebration of the Network’s 40th anniversary: a weekend full of classes, discussions, readings, and literary community. buff.ly/ZmwSBeh

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

Margaret Donovan Bauer
@queenbofnc.bsky.social

Just a couple of days left to submit!

North Carolina Literary Review@nclitreview.bsky.social

Our 2026 Special Feature "Saluting Military Writing" closes on 8/31!! Anyone who is 1) an #NCwriter and 2) active duty/veteran/family member writing about #military service can submit! #Fiction goes through the upcoming Betts Prize contest. All the details: nclr.submittable.com/submit

nclr.submittable.comNorth Carolina Literary Review Submission ManagerPlease read our complete submissions guidelines before submitting. Categories are active (i.e, genre/section submission categories are visible) during the submission period.If you have difficulty maki...

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Chris Hayes
@chrislhayes.bsky.social

He fired the black chairman of the joint chiefs for being woke and hired his brother.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social

You see they're bringing MERIT back to government. www.defensenews.com/pentagon/202...

defensenews.comHegseth’s younger brother is serving in a key role inside the PentagonPhil Hegseth’s publicly available resume includes founding his own podcast production company and working on social media and podcasts.
Margaret Donovan Bauer
@queenbofnc.bsky.social

I am rereading David Joy's Those We Thought We Knew. Had to put it down a minute ago to sob. SOB. This time I know what's coming, so certain passages are even more of a gut punch than they were for my first reading. If you have not yet read this book, DO SO RIGHT NOW

Margaret Donovan Bauer
@queenbofnc.bsky.social

A lengthy read, but so important as we are moving backwards in the arena of women's rights. I feel like we're back in the day of Rush Limbaugh calling women feminazis. Blake Lively and Amber Heard: When history repeats itself before we learn our lesson. open.substack.com/pub/celestem...

open.substack.comBlake Lively and Amber Heard: When history repeats itself before we learn our lesson.The deep dive you've been looking for on what happens when astroturfing meets patriarchy. And how exactly we keep falling for it.

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Christopher Webb
@cwebbonline.com

In 1979, Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the White House. In 1986, Ronald Reagan tore them down along w/Carter’s clean energy funding. This sums up the difference between the two men & political parties. Investing in solutions for the future vs canceling progress to score political points.

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Allison Gill
@muellershewrote.com

These Republican assholes are gearing up to dump all over the police officers that protected their asses on 1/6 by trying to tell America we didn’t see what happened with our own eyes four years ago.

Greg Olear@gregolear.bsky.social

The traitors are easy to spot.