Celeste Berteau
@celesteyolande.bsky.social
Writer, reader, hiker, kite flyer, rambler. I love history, art, animals, historic hotels, and France. I write mysteries. I now live in the high desert, but the waters of Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River keep me hydrated.
Spring in New Mexico.
April 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Spring in New Mexico.
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President Donald Trump plans to eliminate two massive national monuments in California established by former president Joe Biden, the White House confirmed Saturday.
Trump targets two national monuments in California for elimination
Shortly before he left office, President Joe Biden established the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands national monuments, encompassing more than 848,000 acres.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Check out my story For the Love of Ansel Adams in this great new anthology.
March 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Check out my story For the Love of Ansel Adams in this great new anthology.
Reposted by Celeste Berteau
Science fiction written by black women goes back to the 19th and early 20th. centuries!
Images: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825–1911), writer of the first African-American utopian fiction, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859–1930) of the SF tale 'Of One Blood' (1902).
Images: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825–1911), writer of the first African-American utopian fiction, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859–1930) of the SF tale 'Of One Blood' (1902).
March 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Science fiction written by black women goes back to the 19th and early 20th. centuries!
Images: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825–1911), writer of the first African-American utopian fiction, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859–1930) of the SF tale 'Of One Blood' (1902).
Images: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825–1911), writer of the first African-American utopian fiction, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859–1930) of the SF tale 'Of One Blood' (1902).
Reposted by Celeste Berteau
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s repeated threats have led to a surge in flag sales. The country’s flag makers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand.
Rejecting Trump’s Call to Annex Their Nation, Canadians Rally Around the Flag
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s threats have led to a surge in flag sales and buffed up the national symbol’s image.
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
While Canadians are not generally known for flag waving, President Trump’s repeated threats have led to a surge in flag sales. The country’s flag makers are struggling to keep up with soaring demand.
Reposted by Celeste Berteau
The latest post by my First Draft colleague Jamie O. @jamieober8590.bsky.social
NOAA/NWS Cuts Create A Bad Forecast For America
We are going to find out how important NOAA/NWS is to just about everything.
first-draft.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The latest post by my First Draft colleague Jamie O. @jamieober8590.bsky.social
Can anyone tell me why I don't see posts from people I follow here? I have to search for them. I've checked my settings. Basically, I only see posts from news outlets and @karenho.
February 28, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Can anyone tell me why I don't see posts from people I follow here? I have to search for them. I've checked my settings. Basically, I only see posts from news outlets and @karenho.
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The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
www.npr.org
February 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.
I'm very proud that my story "For the Love of Ansel Adams" is included in this terrific anthology of thirteen mystery stories set in Yellowstone National Park. Mark your calendars. The book becomes available March 1. "Lose yourself in Yellowstone..."
February 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm very proud that my story "For the Love of Ansel Adams" is included in this terrific anthology of thirteen mystery stories set in Yellowstone National Park. Mark your calendars. The book becomes available March 1. "Lose yourself in Yellowstone..."
Reposted by Celeste Berteau
Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Raskin: "Elon Musk, you may have illegally seized power over the financial payments systems of the Treasury, but you don't control the money of the American people. The US Congress does that under Article 1 of the Constitution ... we don't have a fourth branch of government called 'Elon Musk'"
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In the wake of this week’s deadly aircraft collision near Washington, President Trump happily jumped to conclusions and pulled the U.S. apart rather than together, Peter Baker writes. "He has long demonstrated that he is more comfortable as the blamer in chief than consoler in chief."
From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision
President Trump at moments of national tragedy has always been more comfortable finding fault than providing comfort or expressing empathy.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
In the wake of this week’s deadly aircraft collision near Washington, President Trump happily jumped to conclusions and pulled the U.S. apart rather than together, Peter Baker writes. "He has long demonstrated that he is more comfortable as the blamer in chief than consoler in chief."
Reposted by Celeste Berteau
Reposted by Celeste Berteau
Rescuers in New York saved a moose this week that had fallen into a frozen lake in the Adirondacks. “Every minute counts,” one rescuer said.
New York Rescuers Break the Ice to Save Moose From a Frozen Lake
The bull moose had fallen into a lake in the Adirondacks and been in the frigid waters for about two hours before rescuers arrived and used a chain saw to free it.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Rescuers in New York saved a moose this week that had fallen into a frozen lake in the Adirondacks. “Every minute counts,” one rescuer said.
I finally got to it on my stack, and I'm loving this novel. Thanks fellow SW Michigan author @bonniejo.bsky.social !
January 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I finally got to it on my stack, and I'm loving this novel. Thanks fellow SW Michigan author @bonniejo.bsky.social !
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Thanks and farewell to an incredible Secretary of Transportation.
January 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Thanks and farewell to an incredible Secretary of Transportation.
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Many who fled the L.A. wildfires were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.
Burned and anxious pets fill Pasadena shelter after Eaton fire
Many who fled the flames were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.
www.latimes.com
January 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Many who fled the L.A. wildfires were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.
So having been a New Orleanian for four decades, when the clerk at the post office offered me "Carnival Nights" stamps, I assumed they were images of Mardi Gras! Nope. Different kind of carnival.
January 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
So having been a New Orleanian for four decades, when the clerk at the post office offered me "Carnival Nights" stamps, I assumed they were images of Mardi Gras! Nope. Different kind of carnival.
@nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social
I thought you might like this 1000 piece Galison. Christmas in New Orleans. It wasn't easy!
I thought you might like this 1000 piece Galison. Christmas in New Orleans. It wasn't easy!
January 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
@nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social
I thought you might like this 1000 piece Galison. Christmas in New Orleans. It wasn't easy!
I thought you might like this 1000 piece Galison. Christmas in New Orleans. It wasn't easy!
An old hotel in the American Southwest. It's a favorite.
December 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM
An old hotel in the American Southwest. It's a favorite.
A hotel somewhere in the American South.
December 12, 2024 at 6:52 PM
A hotel somewhere in the American South.
Happy Thanksgiving from a beach somewhere in the Florida Panhandle.
November 28, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from a beach somewhere in the Florida Panhandle.
I was sorry to hear this morning of the recent death of writer Dorothy Allison.
November 16, 2024 at 5:10 PM
I was sorry to hear this morning of the recent death of writer Dorothy Allison.