Cathy Newman
@wordcat12.bsky.social
Word person & flyfisherwoman Former Editor@Large @natgeomag others: @Smithsonian Journeys. @TheEconomist. @ScienceMagazine @NPR.com @anglersjournal et al.
My obit for NatGeo.
The world is more empty without her. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Jane Goodall, conservationist and chimpanzee champion, dies at 91
Through her groundbreaking work with chimps in Africa, Goodall helped people understand that animals are sentient and intelligent.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
My obit for NatGeo.
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Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.
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I mean who isn't avoiding America right now
Was there a memo to all Atlantic tropical cyclones this year or something where they were all told to avoid the US
October 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I mean who isn't avoiding America right now
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also, in keeping with Vance’s view of american identity, only white people are fully American with the right to critique or dissent. nonwhites must show proper gratitude (supporting Trump or marrying JD Vance) before they can speak critically of the country (in approved ways, of course)
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
October 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
also, in keeping with Vance’s view of american identity, only white people are fully American with the right to critique or dissent. nonwhites must show proper gratitude (supporting Trump or marrying JD Vance) before they can speak critically of the country (in approved ways, of course)
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
The world is more empty without her. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Jane Goodall, conservationist and chimpanzee champion, dies at 91
Through her groundbreaking work with chimps in Africa, Goodall helped people understand that animals are sentient and intelligent.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The world is more empty without her. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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Opinion| Could releasing the Epstein files cause autism?
September 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Opinion| Could releasing the Epstein files cause autism?
@NewYorker.com fact-checker story evoked nostalgia for NatGeo in past era. “At an exhausting stalemate..writer might say,”I think it’s O.K.,” i.e. “I know it’s not exactly correct, but you’re being a prig.” A checker might respond, “It won’t keep me up at night,” i.e. “it’s your name on the piece.”
The New Yorker
Reporting, Profiles, breaking news, cultural coverage, podcasts, videos, and cartoons from The New Yorker.
NewYorker.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
@NewYorker.com fact-checker story evoked nostalgia for NatGeo in past era. “At an exhausting stalemate..writer might say,”I think it’s O.K.,” i.e. “I know it’s not exactly correct, but you’re being a prig.” A checker might respond, “It won’t keep me up at night,” i.e. “it’s your name on the piece.”
Your tax dollars at work….. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
ICE aims to spend millions on decked-out vehicles for D.C. operation
Documents show the agency is seeking to purchase two dozen SUVs, along with gold-detailed custom wraps.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Your tax dollars at work….. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Love to see FBI agents with accounting degrees walking the streets of DC bullying homeless people instead of doing their jobs because a DOGE cybercriminal named "Big Balls" got beat up by a 15 year old.
FBI agents are not trained to patrol streets. And every agent that is assigned to do that is NOT investigating:
*foreign spies stealing gov’t and trade secrets
*foreign and domestic terrorist threats
*crimes like fraud, corruption, trafficking, and violent crimes (among others)
Do you feel safer?
*foreign spies stealing gov’t and trade secrets
*foreign and domestic terrorist threats
*crimes like fraud, corruption, trafficking, and violent crimes (among others)
Do you feel safer?
August 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Love to see FBI agents with accounting degrees walking the streets of DC bullying homeless people instead of doing their jobs because a DOGE cybercriminal named "Big Balls" got beat up by a 15 year old.
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This is absurd and a pure dictatorial power grab. There is no state of emergency in DC. We survived the damn 90s without this type of power grab, it certainly doesn't justify one now.
Under the law, even if this is not judicially reviewable, he can only do it for 30 days.
Under the law, even if this is not judicially reviewable, he can only do it for 30 days.
BREAKING
President Trump announces that he is invoking section 740 of the Home Rule Act.
Section 740 gives the President of the United States the authority to commandeer the DC Police Department in “conditions of an emergency nature”
Trump also confirms he is deploying the National Guard to DC.
President Trump announces that he is invoking section 740 of the Home Rule Act.
Section 740 gives the President of the United States the authority to commandeer the DC Police Department in “conditions of an emergency nature”
Trump also confirms he is deploying the National Guard to DC.
August 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is absurd and a pure dictatorial power grab. There is no state of emergency in DC. We survived the damn 90s without this type of power grab, it certainly doesn't justify one now.
Under the law, even if this is not judicially reviewable, he can only do it for 30 days.
Under the law, even if this is not judicially reviewable, he can only do it for 30 days.
What he said…
June 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
What he said…
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I have VERY VERY mixed feelings about the NY Post but this rules
June 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I have VERY VERY mixed feelings about the NY Post but this rules
Delicious!
Ukrainian delegation handing over the memorandum in Ukrainian and English without a russian translation is the type of petty that inspires me
June 3, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Delicious!
Money doesn’t buy everything after all!
April 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Money doesn’t buy everything after all!
Oopsie! White House confirmed extraordinary security breech w/ top gov officials: VP JD Vance & Defense Sec Pete Hegseth who discussed planfor military strikes on Yemen Houthi rebels in an unauthorized group chat that mistakenly included The Atlantic’s editor. Trump denied knowing about it.
March 24, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Oopsie! White House confirmed extraordinary security breech w/ top gov officials: VP JD Vance & Defense Sec Pete Hegseth who discussed planfor military strikes on Yemen Houthi rebels in an unauthorized group chat that mistakenly included The Atlantic’s editor. Trump denied knowing about it.
5] Neither of Marco Rubio's parents were U.S. citizens at the time of Rubio's birth, but they applied for U.S. citizenship and were naturalized in 1975.
So Maybe we should deport Rubio???
So Maybe we should deport Rubio???
March 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
5] Neither of Marco Rubio's parents were U.S. citizens at the time of Rubio's birth, but they applied for U.S. citizenship and were naturalized in 1975.
So Maybe we should deport Rubio???
So Maybe we should deport Rubio???
Shameful. No humanity. No compassion, most of all Trumpet has no brains. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Brown University Professor and Doctor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order
Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Shameful. No humanity. No compassion, most of all Trumpet has no brains. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...
Marina Hyde@The Guardian "You may well be aware that Backpfeifengesicht is the German word for a face...worthy of being slapped.. its dictionary definition would presumably be adorned by a picture of the face of VP JD Vance – already faultlessly playing the role of worst American at your hotel."
March 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Marina Hyde@The Guardian "You may well be aware that Backpfeifengesicht is the German word for a face...worthy of being slapped.. its dictionary definition would presumably be adorned by a picture of the face of VP JD Vance – already faultlessly playing the role of worst American at your hotel."