Mark A Thompson, MRNY
@mrnycom.bsky.social
Author and travel journalist, member of Authors Guild, Society of American Travel Writers, New York Travel Writers, PEN America, and former artist-in-residency at MacDowell, Yaddo, Blue Mountain Center, with Ph.D. in American Studies
In Tuscany, time is measured in meals—or so it seemed as we ate our way through the walled city of Lucca, a gourmand paradise located just inland from the Ligurian sea.
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Gluttony Is No Sin in Tuscany
In Tuscany, time is measured in meals. That was the lesson I took from our tour guide Gabriele who led us on a cycling tour around the walled city of Lucca. Nestled in the northwest corner of Tuscany,...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In Tuscany, time is measured in meals—or so it seemed as we ate our way through the walled city of Lucca, a gourmand paradise located just inland from the Ligurian sea.
#Lucca #Tuscany @marriott-bonvoy.bsky.social @travmedia.bsky.social @nytravelwriters.bsky.social
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#Lucca #Tuscany @marriott-bonvoy.bsky.social @travmedia.bsky.social @nytravelwriters.bsky.social
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The architect of Vienna's Ringstrasse, Baron Theophil von Hansen designed the Palais Hansen for the 1873 Vienna World's Fair—and now the grand palace hosts guests at Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna.
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@viennatouristboard.bsky.social @nytravelwriters.bsky.social @sigmundfreudmuseum.bsky.social #Wien
Historical grandeur at the Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna
Throughout the five-star, luxury hotel's lobby, original marble floors and massive marble columns foster the sense of arrival.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The architect of Vienna's Ringstrasse, Baron Theophil von Hansen designed the Palais Hansen for the 1873 Vienna World's Fair—and now the grand palace hosts guests at Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna.
@viennatouristboard.bsky.social @nytravelwriters.bsky.social @sigmundfreudmuseum.bsky.social #Wien
@viennatouristboard.bsky.social @nytravelwriters.bsky.social @sigmundfreudmuseum.bsky.social #Wien
"Good job. Now, bring on 2026."
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"Good job. Now, bring on 2026."
October 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
“It’s worse than the Reagan years, the intolerance, the misogyny and the racism, the widespread fear of people who have any sense of compassion for their fellow humans.”
Return to Jesus Land: Exposing the Institutionalized Cruelty of the “Troubled Teen Industry”
I’m sitting cross-legged on top of a picnic table at Biloxi’s Riverside Park, facing Bay Area writer Julia Scheeres. Behind us the muddy brown waters of the Tchoutacabouffa River roll towards what …
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October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“It’s worse than the Reagan years, the intolerance, the misogyny and the racism, the widespread fear of people who have any sense of compassion for their fellow humans.”
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The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing
Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction
Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.
www.wsj.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing
Love reigns — not kings. No Kings Since 1776. No Kings Today.
#NoKings #NoKingsDay #Indivisible @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social
#NoKings #NoKingsDay #Indivisible @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Love reigns — not kings. No Kings Since 1776. No Kings Today.
#NoKings #NoKingsDay #Indivisible @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social
#NoKings #NoKingsDay #Indivisible @indivisible.org @50501movement.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social
"The valorization of Kirk by his far-right defenders is an insult to millions of the most marginalized Americans who lived every day in the crosshairs of his rhetoric."
Charlie Kirk was a divisive far-right podcaster. Why is he being rebranded as a national hero?
Celebrating a bigoted rage-baiter sends a clear message to people of color, LGBTQ+ folks and women
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"The valorization of Kirk by his far-right defenders is an insult to millions of the most marginalized Americans who lived every day in the crosshairs of his rhetoric."
Halifax has a laid-back, coastal vibe, especially at the new Queen's Marque District where the five-star Muir and the restaurant Mystic are the Acadian jewels in Nova's Scotia's hospitality crown.
#Canada #Halifax #QueensMarque #Muir
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#Canada #Halifax #QueensMarque #Muir
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Coastal comforts impress at Halifax's Muir hotel
A member of The Luxury Collection, the property opened in a once-overlooked area of the city known primarily for its amphibious tour vehicles but now is the heart of Atlantic Canada's fine dining scen...
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September 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Halifax has a laid-back, coastal vibe, especially at the new Queen's Marque District where the five-star Muir and the restaurant Mystic are the Acadian jewels in Nova's Scotia's hospitality crown.
#Canada #Halifax #QueensMarque #Muir
@artgalleryns.bsky.social @nytravelwriters.bsky.social
#Canada #Halifax #QueensMarque #Muir
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Ta-Nehisi Coates reveals the real Charlie Kirk. "If you would look away from the words of Charlie Kirk, from what else would you look away?"
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
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September 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates reveals the real Charlie Kirk. "If you would look away from the words of Charlie Kirk, from what else would you look away?"
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
“Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists, including 227 events that took more than 520 lives. In this same period, far-left extremists committed 42 ideologically motivated attacks that took 78 lives.”
DOJ Quietly Deletes Study on Politics of Domestic Terrorists
The Justice Department has taken down a study that proves Republicans’ entire narrative wrong about left-wing violence.
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September 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists, including 227 events that took more than 520 lives. In this same period, far-left extremists committed 42 ideologically motivated attacks that took 78 lives.”
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An Iowa official defied the governor’s orders to fly flags at half-staff for Charlie Kirk, writing he wouldn't honor a man who "did so much harm"
Official Defies GOP Governor's Order To Fly Flags At Half Staff For Charlie Kirk
He said he did not want to honor a man "who did so much to harm not only the marginalized, but also to degrade the fabric of our body politic."
www.huffpost.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
An Iowa official defied the governor’s orders to fly flags at half-staff for Charlie Kirk, writing he wouldn't honor a man who "did so much harm"
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I don’t recall the same levels of concern when Melissa Hortman & her husband were shot & killed by an anti-abortion activist pretending to be a police officer. www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/u...
Melissa Hortman: Who was the Minnesota state representative assassinated in her home? | CNN
A dedicated volunteer who taught Sunday school and loved dogs. A lawyer who served as a Girl Scout Leader and worked at her dad’s auto parts store. A mother and wife whose husband was killed alongside...
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September 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I don’t recall the same levels of concern when Melissa Hortman & her husband were shot & killed by an anti-abortion activist pretending to be a police officer. www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/u...
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there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
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August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
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Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
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“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
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This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
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"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
"...[F]arming has long been identified as one of the most dangerous jobs in America... 'more people die while farming than while serving as police officers, firefighters or other emergency responders,' the idea that ICE officers fear for their lives while approaching farmers is absurd."
What ICE’s Assault on Ventura County, California Means for the Rest of America
“Mom is gone. They took her away.” These are the words of an 8-year-old Mexican-American girl I will call Maria, in my hometown of Oxnard, California. She spoke them to her summer school teachers t…
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July 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"...[F]arming has long been identified as one of the most dangerous jobs in America... 'more people die while farming than while serving as police officers, firefighters or other emergency responders,' the idea that ICE officers fear for their lives while approaching farmers is absurd."
"Too sexy for Portofino" is a cheeky slogan for Rapallo, a coastal town of 30,000 residents nestled across the Gulf of Tigullio from Portofino—and yes, it's sexy at Grand Hotel Bristol Spa Resort.
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Dolce vita redefined at Rapallo's Grand Hotel Bristol
Tucked into a verdant hillside, the historical property is a pink-and-white confection of art nouveau architecture with an expansive pool deck overlooking the cerulean sea.
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July 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"Too sexy for Portofino" is a cheeky slogan for Rapallo, a coastal town of 30,000 residents nestled across the Gulf of Tigullio from Portofino—and yes, it's sexy at Grand Hotel Bristol Spa Resort.
@smallluxuryhotels.bsky.social @nytravelwriters.bsky.social
www.travelweekly.com/Europe-Trave...
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Same-sex relationships have existed since time immemorial. What’s newly visible is the notion that engaging in them might be an exclusive preference and defining quality.
How “The First Homosexuals” Shaped an Identity
A timely exhibition dissects the emergence of modern ideas about gender and sexuality—and the backlash against them.
www.newyorker.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Same-sex relationships have existed since time immemorial. What’s newly visible is the notion that engaging in them might be an exclusive preference and defining quality.
Each year on the last Sunday in June, we March with Pride down Fifth Ave, and one thing we’ve learned in more than four decades together is that you can’t outlaw queer joy—and when you March on the last Sunday in June, you’re surrounded with joy and love, and you realize anew that Pride is Power.
July 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Each year on the last Sunday in June, we March with Pride down Fifth Ave, and one thing we’ve learned in more than four decades together is that you can’t outlaw queer joy—and when you March on the last Sunday in June, you’re surrounded with joy and love, and you realize anew that Pride is Power.