Candace Dempsey
@candacedempsey.bsky.social
Travel writer, journo, escape artist, foodie, Italian American author of MURDER IN ITALY, true story of Amanda Knox.
@penguinusa
Stories: Slate, NYT, BBC, Luxury Latin America
http://instagram.com/candacedempsey
https://candacedempsey.pressfolios.com
@penguinusa
Stories: Slate, NYT, BBC, Luxury Latin America
http://instagram.com/candacedempsey
https://candacedempsey.pressfolios.com
Pinned
WTH @support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kendzior, our Trump truth teller? Author of They Knew?
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
I have many journalism friends who cried when ACA passed. They'd never had healthcare before. Couldn't afford it.
It was the best of times...............
The moment when 30 million Americans received healthcare (2010) #cdnpoli
The moment when 30 million Americans received healthcare (2010) #cdnpoli
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have many journalism friends who cried when ACA passed. They'd never had healthcare before. Couldn't afford it.
WTH @support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kendzior, our Trump truth teller? Author of They Knew?
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
WTH @support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kendzior, our Trump truth teller? Author of They Knew?
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
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@support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kenzidor??? I thought we were the resistance over here. She said something mean about Tr*mp so you nuked her account?
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
@support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kenzidor??? I thought we were the resistance over here. She said something mean about Tr*mp so you nuked her account?
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“I didn’t carry a weapon so it could be turned against my own community," a veteran from Idaho told a crowd of well over 200.
Veterans rally near Portland ICE facility to decry deportations, ‘authoritarianism’
“I didn’t carry a weapon so it could be turned against my own community," a veteran from Idaho told a crowd of well over 200.
www.oregonlive.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
“I didn’t carry a weapon so it could be turned against my own community," a veteran from Idaho told a crowd of well over 200.
Interesting ...
👉Bottom line: partisan sources + lobbying conflicts + a choreographed leak = a weaponised attack on public-service journalism. Read both parts: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
• bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p... 12/12
• bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p... 12/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Interesting ...
Sweet news. 27 year old newbie defeats MAGA favorite in rural WA state. Seats turning blue everywhere. “We saw a surge of energy and excitement for folks wanting to send a message to the Trump administration that there has been overreach.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Trump backlash reaches Washington towns as Democrats flip local seats
Local Democrats surged in Washington elections, flipping city councils and signaling voter backlash to the president in towns and cities from Sunnyside to Bellevue.
www.seattletimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sweet news. 27 year old newbie defeats MAGA favorite in rural WA state. Seats turning blue everywhere. “We saw a surge of energy and excitement for folks wanting to send a message to the Trump administration that there has been overreach.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Things Maga can't ruin.
Lightning storm over Mt St Helens, Washington
📸Mathew Nichols
📸Mathew Nichols
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Things Maga can't ruin.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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Good morning from France ☀️
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing--and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
“You are one of my nicest thoughts.”
- Georgia O'Keeffe
Be kind. Make someone smile. Bake.
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing--and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
“You are one of my nicest thoughts.”
- Georgia O'Keeffe
Be kind. Make someone smile. Bake.
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Good morning from France ☀️
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing--and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
“You are one of my nicest thoughts.”
- Georgia O'Keeffe
Be kind. Make someone smile. Bake.
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing--and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
“You are one of my nicest thoughts.”
- Georgia O'Keeffe
Be kind. Make someone smile. Bake.
MAGA warning on taxpayer-funded Medicare info site."Due to the Democrat-led shutdown, updates to information on this website may be limited or delayed. Mission-critical activities of CMS will continue as the Trump Administration works to reopen the government for the American people."
www.cms.gov
www.cms.gov
Home - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | CMS
www.cms.gov
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
MAGA warning on taxpayer-funded Medicare info site."Due to the Democrat-led shutdown, updates to information on this website may be limited or delayed. Mission-critical activities of CMS will continue as the Trump Administration works to reopen the government for the American people."
www.cms.gov
www.cms.gov
Chicago: "A video of the arrest shows at least four agents in camouflage pushing Griffin to the ground and handcuffing him, briefly pinning his mother Elaine Plybon down in the process. “Why are you doing this?" bystanders yelled.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Chicago: "A video of the arrest shows at least four agents in camouflage pushing Griffin to the ground and handcuffing him, briefly pinning his mother Elaine Plybon down in the process. “Why are you doing this?" bystanders yelled.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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COYOTE's @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social was skeptical about the new Casa Roja, yet another Frida Kahlo museum in Mexico City. But when he discovered her intimate relationship to the Bay Area, he found a new, personal connection with the famous artist.
What Does Frida Kahlo Have to Do With the Bay Area? I Found Out in Mexico
A review of Mexico City's latest Frida Kahlo museum and a tangent about finding home away from home.
www.coyotemedia.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
COYOTE's @pochoboymeetsworld.bsky.social was skeptical about the new Casa Roja, yet another Frida Kahlo museum in Mexico City. But when he discovered her intimate relationship to the Bay Area, he found a new, personal connection with the famous artist.
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the odd lightness of shrugging off the usual leadenness for one moment, like slipping off a weight so customary i’d almost forgotten how else to be
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
the odd lightness of shrugging off the usual leadenness for one moment, like slipping off a weight so customary i’d almost forgotten how else to be
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the first muslim woman being elected to statewide office (in any state!) the day dick cheney died is beautiful
BREAKING:
NBC News projects: Ghazala Hashmi (D) wins Virginia Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Gain.
NBC News projects: Ghazala Hashmi (D) wins Virginia Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Gain.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
the first muslim woman being elected to statewide office (in any state!) the day dick cheney died is beautiful
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Just to note, there is a well documented connection between mass in-person protest and election outcomes. I'm looking forward to the academic papers analyzing No Kings in October and turnout today.
No one should ignore or discount the significant effect that all the organizers of the NO KINGS rallies have had on this election night. It is monumental the influence you have had on this night.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Just to note, there is a well documented connection between mass in-person protest and election outcomes. I'm looking forward to the academic papers analyzing No Kings in October and turnout today.
Stunning
Teen Vogue eliminated all their Black and trans staff today.
It's resegregation in real time.
It's resegregation in real time.
today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
November 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Stunning
Life is better in the blue states.
Photos: Los Angeles celebrates Dodgers' first back-to-back World Series championship
Photos: Los Angeles celebrates Dodgers' first back-to-back World Series championship
Dodger fans across the Southland head out to the streets to celebrate the World Series win against the Toronto Blue Jays.
www.latimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Life is better in the blue states.
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The US government's decision to stop supporting a telescope facility that would have given us unprecedented insight into the early universe is calamitous, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
The end of US support for the CMB-S4 telescope is devastating
The US government's decision to stop supporting a telescope facility that would have given us unprecedented insight into the early universe is calamitous, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
www.newscientist.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The US government's decision to stop supporting a telescope facility that would have given us unprecedented insight into the early universe is calamitous, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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Omg gladly! This is like my bat signal.
4:1 chickpeas to tahini, in a good food processor with ice (not water).
Then add lemon, garlic, salt and cumin, to taste.
Once its texture you like plate & drench in good olive oil, can sprinkle w Aleppo pepper or zaatar or meat or whatever else you like.
4:1 chickpeas to tahini, in a good food processor with ice (not water).
Then add lemon, garlic, salt and cumin, to taste.
Once its texture you like plate & drench in good olive oil, can sprinkle w Aleppo pepper or zaatar or meat or whatever else you like.
@hebagowayed.bsky.social resistance hummus…will you share your recipe
November 2, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Omg gladly! This is like my bat signal.
4:1 chickpeas to tahini, in a good food processor with ice (not water).
Then add lemon, garlic, salt and cumin, to taste.
Once its texture you like plate & drench in good olive oil, can sprinkle w Aleppo pepper or zaatar or meat or whatever else you like.
4:1 chickpeas to tahini, in a good food processor with ice (not water).
Then add lemon, garlic, salt and cumin, to taste.
Once its texture you like plate & drench in good olive oil, can sprinkle w Aleppo pepper or zaatar or meat or whatever else you like.
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it’s kind of funny that the New York Times, which is probably at least 50% Ivy League on the editorial side, is one of the primary drivers of contemporary anti-intellectualism, but not really funny in a good way
What Zohran Mamdani Learned as an Africana Studies Major at Bowdoin
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
it’s kind of funny that the New York Times, which is probably at least 50% Ivy League on the editorial side, is one of the primary drivers of contemporary anti-intellectualism, but not really funny in a good way
Yes!
BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit has restored the block on Trump’s National Guard deployment in Portland. The appeals court voted to rehear the case and vacate an earlier extreme ruling that let him seize Oregon’s troops.
Ninth Circuit Restores Block on Trump’s Portland Guard Deployment
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Yes!
We are doomed. The mentor of Trump's churchy architect calls the hasty White House ballroom design “bonkers” before adding, “putting a portico at the end of a long facade and not in the center is what one might say is untutored.”
www.punchlistmag.com/p/what-to-kn...
www.punchlistmag.com/p/what-to-kn...
What to know about James McCrery, Trump’s White House architect
And what Peter Eisenman, his former mentor, thinks of his ballroom plan
www.punchlistmag.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We are doomed. The mentor of Trump's churchy architect calls the hasty White House ballroom design “bonkers” before adding, “putting a portico at the end of a long facade and not in the center is what one might say is untutored.”
www.punchlistmag.com/p/what-to-kn...
www.punchlistmag.com/p/what-to-kn...
Gift article. Hasty plans scrawled on a notebook, as for a child, done by Trump's architect, who specializes in churches. God help us. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump's Plans for the East Wing Keep Changing. Here's a Look. (Gift Article)
Here’s what we know about Mr. Trump’s plans to remodel the torn-down East Wing.
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Gift article. Hasty plans scrawled on a notebook, as for a child, done by Trump's architect, who specializes in churches. God help us. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The war zone in Portland was getting out of control at the ICE facility last night.
October 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The war zone in Portland was getting out of control at the ICE facility last night.