Mrs. Cecil Wade
@mrscecilwade.bsky.social
Native Kansan. Interested in art & entertainment, sports, animals and politics. Happily retired.
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Mrs. Cecil Wade
@mrscecilwade.bsky.social
· May 28
Portrait of Mrs. Cecil Wade by John Singer Sargent
Dated 1886 - Oil on canvas
Gift of the Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation to the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
Dated 1886 - Oil on canvas
Gift of the Enid and Crosby Kemper Foundation to the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art
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This made me weepy
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
This made me weepy
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The political party that won a very close presidential race and controls both houses of Congress by small margins says the party out of power cheats on elections.
Makes no sense.
If the party out of power cheated, it wouldn't be out of power.
Fact is, the party in power wants to end fair elections.
Makes no sense.
If the party out of power cheated, it wouldn't be out of power.
Fact is, the party in power wants to end fair elections.
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The political party that won a very close presidential race and controls both houses of Congress by small margins says the party out of power cheats on elections.
Makes no sense.
If the party out of power cheated, it wouldn't be out of power.
Fact is, the party in power wants to end fair elections.
Makes no sense.
If the party out of power cheated, it wouldn't be out of power.
Fact is, the party in power wants to end fair elections.
“The message now is that all activity counts."
Yes!!
Yes!!
Column: After a half-century of asking us to exercise more, doctors and physiologists are now pointing to studies that show tiny, regular bursts of effort can capture many of the benefits of the gym.
Column | What science says we’ve been getting wrong about exercise
Doctors and physiologists point to studies that show tiny, regular bursts of effort — like climbing a few stairs — can capture many of the benefits of the gym.
wapo.st
February 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM
“The message now is that all activity counts."
Yes!!
Yes!!
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Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him https://theonion.com/man-who-lost-everything-in-crypto-just-wishes-several-t-1848764551/
February 3, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him https://theonion.com/man-who-lost-everything-in-crypto-just-wishes-several-t-1848764551/
The Republican message to women in '26 & '28 will be no online dating, no birth control, no abortions, no no-fault divorce and no affordable healthcare or childcare. And - bonus! - if you're in a relationship, you can go to marriage bootcamp for "re-education."
This is "can't miss" messaging! 😄
This is "can't miss" messaging! 😄
The party of small government now proposes marriage camps!
Project 2025 at work👇🙄
Project 2025 at work👇🙄
February 1, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The Republican message to women in '26 & '28 will be no online dating, no birth control, no abortions, no no-fault divorce and no affordable healthcare or childcare. And - bonus! - if you're in a relationship, you can go to marriage bootcamp for "re-education."
This is "can't miss" messaging! 😄
This is "can't miss" messaging! 😄
But it's not a cult. 🙄
February 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
But it's not a cult. 🙄
LOL
February 1, 2026 at 12:56 AM
LOL
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So happy to see your posts again. Those of us in the U.S. need your positive energy! 😊
January 31, 2026 at 5:34 PM
So happy to see your posts again. Those of us in the U.S. need your positive energy! 😊
Love this ❤️
January 31, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Love this ❤️
Watching @chrislhayes.bsky.social process in real time was a great moment in television news.
Yep. Mentioned this last night on @allinwithchris.bsky.social and he was 🤯
January 31, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Watching @chrislhayes.bsky.social process in real time was a great moment in television news.
Seems like this would equally affect red states and blue states. Can't imagine that red state governors would be happy with this Missouri nonsense.
January 30, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Seems like this would equally affect red states and blue states. Can't imagine that red state governors would be happy with this Missouri nonsense.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Holy smokes. Miller's gonna throw another psychotic rant after he hears that delightful insult.
January 28, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Holy smokes. Miller's gonna throw another psychotic rant after he hears that delightful insult.
If your area is getting one of the 3 experimental nuclear reactors this summer, it appears the Trump admin has changed the rules on public groundwater & sewer protection from "strict requirements to protect from radiological contamination" to "consideration must be given to avoid contamination."
NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C. n.pr/4pZMM5h
Trump admin rewrites nuclear safety rules. And, NTSB releases findings on D.C. crash
NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
If your area is getting one of the 3 experimental nuclear reactors this summer, it appears the Trump admin has changed the rules on public groundwater & sewer protection from "strict requirements to protect from radiological contamination" to "consideration must be given to avoid contamination."
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I don’t understand why Trump has to threaten Iran again over their nuclear program when he angrily insisted months ago that international proliferation experts were wrong and he completely obliterated their program and set them back many years with his previous bombings.
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
I don’t understand why Trump has to threaten Iran again over their nuclear program when he angrily insisted months ago that international proliferation experts were wrong and he completely obliterated their program and set them back many years with his previous bombings.
Politicians on either side of the aisle won't address this until it happens to them. When scammers start creating fund-raising emails featuring the politicians, and the scams start costing them donations, they will finally act.
January 28, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Politicians on either side of the aisle won't address this until it happens to them. When scammers start creating fund-raising emails featuring the politicians, and the scams start costing them donations, they will finally act.
💯
January 28, 2026 at 2:15 AM
💯
Good news. Sounds like the Royals listened to the community and removed Overland Park from their list of possible stadium sites. Community organization & action works!
Several residents celebrated the Royals’ decision to look beyond the former Sprint campus at 119th and Nall for a new stadium.
Johnson County residents relieved that Royals stadium won’t be in their backyard
Several residents celebrated the Royals’ decision to look beyond the former Sprint campus at 119th and Nall for a new stadium.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Good news. Sounds like the Royals listened to the community and removed Overland Park from their list of possible stadium sites. Community organization & action works!
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I know the latest Republican talking points walk back blaming Pretti for carrying a legal firearm, but this is still SPOT ON.
The party behind Kyle Rittenhouse and J6 think Alex Pretti's legal gun was the problem? Seriously?!?
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I know the latest Republican talking points walk back blaming Pretti for carrying a legal firearm, but this is still SPOT ON.
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Wichita Forward ad supporting proposed 1% sales tax has Kansas Republican conservatives up in arms for using their own playbook against them
Sales tax ad calls Wichita conservatives communists; hilarity ensues | Opinion
Wichita Forward ad supporting proposed 1% sales tax has Kansas Republican conservatives up in arms for using their own playbook against them
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Wichita Forward ad supporting proposed 1% sales tax has Kansas Republican conservatives up in arms for using their own playbook against them
Excellent piece from Adam Serwer. He's included a gift link, too.
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Excellent piece from Adam Serwer. He's included a gift link, too.
Break time! I might be late to the party on this, but I'm enjoying Brownville's Food Pantry for Deers, a supplemental winter-feeding program for wild deer in Maine. Three live-streams - Pond, Trough and Trail. So much fun watching the hierarchies play out.
www.youtube.com/brownvillesf...
www.youtube.com/brownvillesf...
Brownville's Food Pantry For Deer
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Break time! I might be late to the party on this, but I'm enjoying Brownville's Food Pantry for Deers, a supplemental winter-feeding program for wild deer in Maine. Three live-streams - Pond, Trough and Trail. So much fun watching the hierarchies play out.
www.youtube.com/brownvillesf...
www.youtube.com/brownvillesf...