Ellen Clair Lamb
@eclamb.bsky.social
I answer to both first names — what you call me depends on how you know me. Editor, writer, insufferable know-it-all. Natitude, Hoya Saxa, AMDG.
Pinned
Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.
—Rainer Maria Rilke
Just keep going. No feeling is final.
—Rainer Maria Rilke
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Never forget. 🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Never forget. 🇺🇸
At least eight National Guard members bunched up behind the stationmaster’s kiosk at McPherson Square this morning. I’m so sick of this.
January 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
At least eight National Guard members bunched up behind the stationmaster’s kiosk at McPherson Square this morning. I’m so sick of this.
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Thucydides did not write the Melian Dialogue for people to forget Athens lost the Peloponnesian War.
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Thucydides did not write the Melian Dialogue for people to forget Athens lost the Peloponnesian War.
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Pope Leo on Feast of Epiphany, and Closing of Jubilee Year: “A distorted economy tries to profit from everything. We see how the marketplace can turn human yearnings of seeking, traveling and beginning again into a mere business.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
January 6, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Pope Leo on Feast of Epiphany, and Closing of Jubilee Year: “A distorted economy tries to profit from everything. We see how the marketplace can turn human yearnings of seeking, traveling and beginning again into a mere business.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
A safe bet.
I mean things may get stupider
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
A safe bet.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
We’re #hiring two reporters in D.C.:
🗞️ A Loose Lips Reporter to lead our political coverage
📰 A news reporter to cover how the federal government impacts local politics and everyday life in D.C.
Share with a friend & learn more here:
🗞️ A Loose Lips Reporter to lead our political coverage
📰 A news reporter to cover how the federal government impacts local politics and everyday life in D.C.
Share with a friend & learn more here:
You think it can’t get worse, but it does. apple.news/AgJ76d0bCR9-...
A Mystery Trader Made $400,000 Betting on Maduro’s Downfall — The Wall Street Journal
The person doubled down Friday with a final bet on Polymarket at 9:58 p.m., shortly before President Trump ordered the military to strike
apple.news
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 PM
You think it can’t get worse, but it does. apple.news/AgJ76d0bCR9-...
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Happy new year! Watch for a newsletter sometime next week with information about A RIVER RED WITH BLOOD (May 2026) and Charlie Parker's return to France in March. If you're not subscribing, you can do that at www.johnconnollybooks.com.
January 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Happy new year! Watch for a newsletter sometime next week with information about A RIVER RED WITH BLOOD (May 2026) and Charlie Parker's return to France in March. If you're not subscribing, you can do that at www.johnconnollybooks.com.
The Spelling Bee's willful denial of exotic animals continues.
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The Spelling Bee's willful denial of exotic animals continues.
The Mondayest Monday of the year.
January 5, 2026 at 12:12 PM
The Mondayest Monday of the year.
Everything about this article is appalling. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/i...
Why I Cold-Called President Trump at 4:30 in the Morning
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Everything about this article is appalling. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/i...
I'm not the only person who gets Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett mixed up, am I?
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
I'm not the only person who gets Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett mixed up, am I?
Finally watched the American Masters episode about Dick Van Dyke — it's life-giving — and realized that Woody from "Toy Story" looks just like Dick Van Dyke in the last episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
January 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Finally watched the American Masters episode about Dick Van Dyke — it's life-giving — and realized that Woody from "Toy Story" looks just like Dick Van Dyke in the last episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
I want to see hearings about this, @kaine.senate.gov and @markwarner.bsky.social.
Very important signal here. You can say it's abt oil. And part of it is. But the White House is actually being forced to strongarm the oil companies to get involved. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump admin sends tough private message to oil companies on Venezuela
The White House has told companies they must rebuild Venezuela's crude-pumping infrastructure if they want compensation for assets seized by Caracas.
www.politico.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I want to see hearings about this, @kaine.senate.gov and @markwarner.bsky.social.
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There are a lot of MLB players and prospects from Venezuela. Been texting with people in several front offices and nobody knows how this is going to impact players and their families’ ability to get out. A total clusterfuck.
January 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
There are a lot of MLB players and prospects from Venezuela. Been texting with people in several front offices and nobody knows how this is going to impact players and their families’ ability to get out. A total clusterfuck.
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
Unbelievable. Primary him. Primary all of them.
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Unbelievable. Primary him. Primary all of them.
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is there some way I can quickly unlearn all of history so as to feel better about recent events
January 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
is there some way I can quickly unlearn all of history so as to feel better about recent events
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My statement on Trump’s unauthorized military attack on Venezuela. Swipe for full statement:
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
My statement on Trump’s unauthorized military attack on Venezuela. Swipe for full statement:
I appreciate this. It's worth reading the whole thing.
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I appreciate this. It's worth reading the whole thing.
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“We are going to run the country”
Jfc
Jfc
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“We are going to run the country”
Jfc
Jfc
"Mr. Trump has not even a fig leaf of legal authority for his attacks on Venezuela." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
"Mr. Trump has not even a fig leaf of legal authority for his attacks on Venezuela." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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I dunno world leaders like what are you telling folks about how to deal with disagreeing with you if your position is that a violent kidnapping constitutes democractic transition
January 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I dunno world leaders like what are you telling folks about how to deal with disagreeing with you if your position is that a violent kidnapping constitutes democractic transition
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Always remember, Republicans in Congress could stop this at precisely any moment they choose.
January 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Always remember, Republicans in Congress could stop this at precisely any moment they choose.
They are counting on us being too shocked and exhausted to push back. We cannot be.
January 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
They are counting on us being too shocked and exhausted to push back. We cannot be.