Traci White

My former employer, the Danville Register & Bee in Virginia, published my editorial about how angry and scared Trump's mercurial immorality in Europe and ICE's cruelty in America make me feel. I want the places I love in America to be safe for the people who make them good places to be from.

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Why in the ever loving fuck would you buy stock in a company that is 80 billion dollars in debt? And poses a not non-existent risk of destroying us?

Update: my completed ballot arrived in Danville this past Friday, and that is a huge relief. Any other U.S. citizens out there who are eligible to vote from abroad: there is still time to do so (but I'd recommend using DHL to expedite it)! www.votefromabroad.org

On today’s episode of #VibeCheckPod, @zachstafford.bsky.social and @jessicavalenti.bsky.social talk about why the fight for reproductive freedom needs to go beyond Roe V. Wade.

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New mail ballot rules in NC may lead to the rejection of thousands of ballots. Check the status of your mail ballot—or vote in person to make sure your votes count. Voters must seal not only the outer envelopes of their mail ballots but also the inner envelopes that contain their ballots.

It's worth repeating what @drkatemarvel.bsky.social told me for this story: “Passing 1.5 degrees is a sign that we’re not moving fast enough, but it doesn’t mean we’re doomed."

❗❗❗Mark Zuckerberg's meta just suspended the No Kings Instagram account. I just rushed back from my local No Kings to jump on this. Bottom line, would be helpful for all pro-No Kings folks to elevate the issue and help us get the word out about No Kings today. The Nerd Reich strikes again.

Tomorrow is the day! Join us and @gregshapironl.bsky.social and @letsdoubledutch.bsky.social for a voting rights rally in Amsterdam on 17 October at the Museumplein! #nokings @indivisibleabroad.bsky.social

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Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating.

Dutch and American folks in the Netherlands who want to stand up for democracy and like stand up comedy: @letsdoubledutch.bsky.social and @gregshapironl.bsky.social will be at this rally, so clearly you should be there too ♥️

The threats to our resilience are the same as the threats to our democracy: corporate lobbyists shaping policy, with dire consequences for our ability to withstand crises. Burnham seems to want to change this. But is he aware of scale of the task? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Strength training and reading novels (and keeping go bags ready), and fastidiously avoiding AI (Ecosia browser and “-AI” if I have to google) are my investments in maintaining my humanity

Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain.

Did no one read “the circle” by Dave Eggers?? A cautionary tale about an employee at a social media company who wore a live streaming necklace? With an antagonist literally based on Mark Zuckerberg???

Nothing beats the old school satisfaction of rocking your “i voted” sticker but our co-founder has made a lovely substitute - now it’s your turn! Check out @votefromabroad.bsky.social to get your ballot and get it submitted asap!

This is the shittiest interpretation of Hamlet’s “to be or not to be” soliloquy in history

BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

my 6-year-old son has fallen in love with "i will always love you", and he feels so passionately about it that he has asked me to tell everyone in our neighbourhood that they should listen to it. so i'm telling bluesky instead.

"AI is the technofascist replacement for life, stripped of the qualities that make it worth living: love, imagination, curiosity, the natural world."

Alfredo Goeloe, die niks heeft gedaan, werd besprongen door politieagenten, hij was bang, in paniek, schreeuwde om hulp. Nu is hij dood. Dood door politie.

In the wise words of @theferocity.bsky.social: *looks directly at camera 👀*

i just amused myself to tears by contemplating dressing up as jimothy for halloween, coupled with the realisation that there will be SO. MANY. JIMOTHIES. this year. like, what if i literally rolled into a halloween party like this?

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I’ve either visited or lived in all parts of this country. It is a beautiful place, our ugliness aside. I may be biased but you would be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful state, mile for mile, than North Carolina. Why yes I did just drive through the mountains. Why do you ask??

De Nederlandse journalist Christiaan Triebert onderzoekt voor The New York Times hoe burgers omkomen bij luchtaanvallen. Hij weet waar hij het voor doet. „Het Pentagon gaf na ons onderzoek toe dat ze verkeerd zaten.”

Hey everybody. On the 25-year anniversary, we're reprinting the much revered 9/11 edition of The Onion and sending that free to every member this month. It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger.

Is it strategic to publish my 2,000+ word manifesto about a UN climate report on Sunday night of a holiday weekend? Nope! Here ya go. Does the UN call for a “renewable energy revolution” and “transformational change” of our society? Yep! Here for it. ayanaelizabeth.substack.com/p/i-read-the...

We woke up thinking about the long shadow of all the workers’ wins and even their losses. We made it free to watch the short documentary that dominated my life this year. Happy Labor Day. vimeo.com/1224659811/7...

I have a compost bin now so it’s over for you bitches

"Merz has made the mistake of trying to push what was a popular centre-right party under Angela Merkel much further to the right in an attempt to win over disgruntled voters." This never works. And seemingly politicians never learn. theconversation.com/even-if-it-d...

Zo’n 25 jaar schreef Paul Luttikhuis voor NRC over klimaatverandering. Hoe gaat de wereld met deze bedreiging om? En wat voor keuzes maakt een journalist die erover schrijft? „Ik heb het vak sneller zien veranderen dan het klimaat zelf.” buff.ly/iBhiCXf

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.

Has anyone laid eyes on Stevie Nicks lately? Can we swaddle her in bubble wrap just to be sure?

Every drag show this weekend is going to have to make some very hard choices

bsky.app/profile/thet... (And Bonnie Tyler, too. Why is 2026 trying so hard to be 2016???)

"When death has come and taken our loved ones It leaves our home so lonely and drear Then do we wonder why others prosper Living so wicked year after year"

One of the best-selling musical artists of all time, Parton had 25 singles top the Billboard country music charts. She starred in blockbuster movies and beloved Christmas specials. Her theme park, Dollywood, is one of the most popular in the United States. She was also a champion for literacy.

My underrated favorite Dolly song since my best friend played it for me in college

We can’t not have a Piggy and Dolly duet, right? Keep an eye on Piggy’s guitar playing, and when Frank notices Piggy’s off-camera guitar player is still prominent enough in the mix that he should go back to mirroring it with Piggy, and he adjusts accordingly...

between dolly and catherine o' hara dying this year, the quota on gay icons dying is BEYOND full for 2026.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library gifted more than 332,000,000 books since it was first created 31 years ago.