Melissa Gray
@msgray.bsky.social
NPR senior producer. I love this fool country and this fool cat. And my grandfather had impressive melons.
@rabihalameddine.bsky.social
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Well deserved, and thank you for writing such an absolutely amazing book.
(Also that tie was awesome)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Well deserved, and thank you for writing such an absolutely amazing book.
(Also that tie was awesome)
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
@rabihalameddine.bsky.social
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Well deserved, and thank you for writing such an absolutely amazing book.
(Also that tie was awesome)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Well deserved, and thank you for writing such an absolutely amazing book.
(Also that tie was awesome)
Awww train operator on DC metro’s red line just gave us all a daily affirmation and told us to be well and stay safe!
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Awww train operator on DC metro’s red line just gave us all a daily affirmation and told us to be well and stay safe!
“Peregrination” is such a great word, and I don’t think I’ve seen it in print for over a decade.
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Thomas McGuane is among the last great outdoorsmen-novelists. Tyler Austin Harper visited the author on his Montana ranch to see what we stand to lose:
The Last of the Literary Outdoorsmen
Thomas McGuane—fisherman, hunter, rancher, writer—says “good riddance” to his kind.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“Peregrination” is such a great word, and I don’t think I’ve seen it in print for over a decade.
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#booksky
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#booksky
Went on a witch-hunt today. Ended up at the house of Rebecca Nurse, the 71 year-old woman executed in 1692 because people were dumb and believed what they wanted to believe.
And then told my son about “The Crucible” and it’s relation to McCarthyism.
History. It burns and rhymes.
And then told my son about “The Crucible” and it’s relation to McCarthyism.
History. It burns and rhymes.
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Went on a witch-hunt today. Ended up at the house of Rebecca Nurse, the 71 year-old woman executed in 1692 because people were dumb and believed what they wanted to believe.
And then told my son about “The Crucible” and it’s relation to McCarthyism.
History. It burns and rhymes.
And then told my son about “The Crucible” and it’s relation to McCarthyism.
History. It burns and rhymes.
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Car insurance premiums have increased at twice the rate of overall inflation. They've stabilized, at least for now, but more than half of Americans say the costs are painful. n.pr/434M26s
Why car insurance costs have soared (and what drivers are doing about it)
Car insurance premiums have increased at twice the rate of overall inflation. They've stabilized, at least for now, but more than half of Americans say the costs are painful.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Car insurance premiums have increased at twice the rate of overall inflation. They've stabilized, at least for now, but more than half of Americans say the costs are painful. n.pr/434M26s
Again - $38 trillion in debt, but $85 million to move the space shuttle to Texas and house it there.
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GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Smithsonian over space shuttle fight
Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving the shuttle would require breaking it apart.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Again - $38 trillion in debt, but $85 million to move the space shuttle to Texas and house it there.
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Consider donating to your local food bank right n o w.
Let me make it easy for you:
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Let me make it easy for you:
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Join me in ending hunger
Donate today to end hunger. Every dollar you donate can provide at least 10 meals to families in need through the Feeding America network of food banks.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Consider donating to your local food bank right n o w.
Let me make it easy for you:
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate Donate Today to End Hunger in America | Feeding America
Let me make it easy for you:
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate Donate Today to End Hunger in America | Feeding America
“We spent $4 trillion on interest over the last decade, but will spend $14 trillion in the next ten years. Interest costs crowd out important public and private investments in our future, harming the economy for every American.”
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US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“We spent $4 trillion on interest over the last decade, but will spend $14 trillion in the next ten years. Interest costs crowd out important public and private investments in our future, harming the economy for every American.”
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Early use of guyliner.
October 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Early use of guyliner.
Susan, dear Susan. What a life you lead. What gifts you gave. Susan Stamberg made it BETTER for the generation of women who came after, and this woman thanks you deeply for it all:
Your joy,
Your smarts,
Your kindness.
Now rest, sweet gal. Your work is done.
Your joy,
Your smarts,
Your kindness.
Now rest, sweet gal. Your work is done.
October 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Susan, dear Susan. What a life you lead. What gifts you gave. Susan Stamberg made it BETTER for the generation of women who came after, and this woman thanks you deeply for it all:
Your joy,
Your smarts,
Your kindness.
Now rest, sweet gal. Your work is done.
Your joy,
Your smarts,
Your kindness.
Now rest, sweet gal. Your work is done.
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I loved Drew Struzan’s artwork so much. Especially loved how, for THE NAME OF THE ROSE poster, he drew Sean Connery in a, “nuh-UH girl” pose.
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I loved Drew Struzan’s artwork so much. Especially loved how, for THE NAME OF THE ROSE poster, he drew Sean Connery in a, “nuh-UH girl” pose.
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Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
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October 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Escaped to the Regency Era for the Jane Austen Society of North America’s annual convention. Learned English Country Dancing and cravat tying. Spoke to many about Mr. Darcy, Lizzie, Anne Elliot, Emma, Mrs. Jennings and fell in love with my job all over again.
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Escaped to the Regency Era for the Jane Austen Society of North America’s annual convention. Learned English Country Dancing and cravat tying. Spoke to many about Mr. Darcy, Lizzie, Anne Elliot, Emma, Mrs. Jennings and fell in love with my job all over again.
Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith, has recently been investigated for harassing a colleague, Politico reports.
“Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him..”
“Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him..”
October 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This is important to keep in mind.
A good point here. It's important to remember Nat Guard troops didn't sign up for this sort of deployment. They are entirely different from new ICE recruits.
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Texas National Guard troops arriving in Chicago (via ABC News)
Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president
Remember: These are not MAGA stormtroopers. These are everyday teachers and accountants who signed up to serve their country with their spare time. They're being used as political pawns by venal, un-American, draft-dodging president
October 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is important to keep in mind.
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Tylenol use is safe in pregnancy, lowest effective dose.
Don’t listen to the utter nonsense emanating from the highest office in the land today.
Speak to your medical provider.
Don’t listen to the utter nonsense emanating from the highest office in the land today.
Speak to your medical provider.
September 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Tylenol use is safe in pregnancy, lowest effective dose.
Don’t listen to the utter nonsense emanating from the highest office in the land today.
Speak to your medical provider.
Don’t listen to the utter nonsense emanating from the highest office in the land today.
Speak to your medical provider.
My boys bidding me “ah haer haer haer” as they left for school today because they listened to ZZ Top was just one thing not on my bingo card…
September 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
My boys bidding me “ah haer haer haer” as they left for school today because they listened to ZZ Top was just one thing not on my bingo card…
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NPR to trim $5 million as some public radio stations struggle to pay bills
My story for NPR
NPR cuts $5 million as public radio stations struggle to pay bills
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My story for NPR
NPR cuts $5 million as public radio stations struggle to pay bills
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NPR to trim $5 million this year as public radio stations struggle to pay bills
NPR plans to make trims totaling more than $5 million over the course of the coming fiscal year to bring its annual budget into balance. Meanwhile, local stations are asking for more help.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
NPR to trim $5 million as some public radio stations struggle to pay bills
My story for NPR
NPR cuts $5 million as public radio stations struggle to pay bills
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My story for NPR
NPR cuts $5 million as public radio stations struggle to pay bills
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This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.
September 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This may explain why there’s an aggressive response to people who merely post Kirk’s own words. It threatens the existence of the alternate Kirk - the motivational speaker that had been marketed to young kids and white Christian groups through selective quotation & clips.