Elaina
@elainarich.bsky.social
Expat, Yaddo Prez, voracious reader, art consumer, still mad with lots of folks over Brexit, even madder about many other stupidities. Daydreaming back and forth on I-87 and wondering where on earth we’re all going.
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Oliver North and Fawn Hall, his former secretary, were married in Virginia last month, four decades after they became central figures in the Iran-Contra affair.
Oliver North and Fawn Hall, Key Figures in Iran-Contra Scandal, Are Married
Ms. Hall was Mr. North’s secretary on the National Security Council in the 1980s during the secret sales of arms to Iran and the diversion of the profits to rebel forces in Nicaragua.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Oliver North and Fawn Hall, his former secretary, were married in Virginia last month, four decades after they became central figures in the Iran-Contra affair.
Tessa on Mavis— a dream pairing!
‘Mavis Gallant’s temperament is the opposite of a universalising one: she doesn’t believe that people’s experiences and feelings are the same under their different clothes. She thinks, like an anthropologist, that the clothes make all the difference.’
Tessa Hadley: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tessa Hadley: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tessa Hadley · Packing Like a Fury: Marvellous Mavis Gallant
The sheer quantity and variety of Gallant’s output is fascinating. She’s dislocated, a traveller, eager for clues,...
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April 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Tessa on Mavis— a dream pairing!
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It has been two weeks since a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage, and not one major national outlet has covered the story
April 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It has been two weeks since a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage, and not one major national outlet has covered the story
Heading here soon! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
Opinion | What a Small Island Off the Coast of Scotland Could Teach America
In 2025, the idea of settling anyplace other than Mars might seem anachronistic, but the people on Ulva are pioneers.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Heading here soon! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/o...
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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#YaddoArtist Jeremy Dennis has been named a Rising Star by the Museum Association of NY for his leadership in uplifting BIPOC artists and preserving Indigenous culture. Ma’s House received an Engaging Communities Award. Dennis is lead artist and founder of Ma’s House.
#bipocartists #indigenousartist
#bipocartists #indigenousartist
February 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#YaddoArtist Jeremy Dennis has been named a Rising Star by the Museum Association of NY for his leadership in uplifting BIPOC artists and preserving Indigenous culture. Ma’s House received an Engaging Communities Award. Dennis is lead artist and founder of Ma’s House.
#bipocartists #indigenousartist
#bipocartists #indigenousartist
I think we should maybe all reread Lord of the Flies. Hairy Balls only makes sense (sorta!) in that kind of context.
The 53-year-old, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk changed his X account name to Harry Bōlz on Tuesday, demarking once again that America is stuck with an idiot running the sh*t show.
February 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I think we should maybe all reread Lord of the Flies. Hairy Balls only makes sense (sorta!) in that kind of context.
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Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
February 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Imagine if @aoc @sanders.senate.gov , every dem, SIMULTANEOUSLY held Town Halls where they allowed grant and contract recipients to explain to the country what it is they do and why it's important
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
Invite all media. Including RW podcasters. @spaces Flood the zone
Call it a Day Of Transparency
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
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I've worked in the field of instructional documentation for a long time. This is good stuff: isthisacoup.com
Is this a coup? Home of the Coup-o-meter
Prevention is the best medicine: Get background on coups, how they happen in a democracy, and what we can do to stop one.
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February 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I've worked in the field of instructional documentation for a long time. This is good stuff: isthisacoup.com
If only!
Elon Musk Offers Self $10 Billion Federal Buyout
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Elon Musk Offers Self $10 Billion Federal Buyout
WASHINGTON—Saying he was just more deadweight hampering the executive branch’s ability to function efficiently, Elon Musk confirmed Monday that he had offered himself $10 billion to resign from his position as head of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency. “Like many other federal employees, I too have been presented with a buyout option as part […]
theonion.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If only!
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Last night, Musk's staff were stopped trying to enter USAID's HQ. They threatened to call U.S. Marshals.
@cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information.
Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.
@cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information.
Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.
Senior USAID security officials put on leave after refusing Musk’s DOGE access to agency systems | CNN Politics
Two top security officials at the US Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday night after refusing to allow officials from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Ef...
www.cnn.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Last night, Musk's staff were stopped trying to enter USAID's HQ. They threatened to call U.S. Marshals.
@cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information.
Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.
@cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information.
Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.
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Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
January 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Wow. Caroline Kennedy breaks her silence on RFK Jr in a message to Senators: “We grew up together. It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because Bobby himself is a predator. He enjoyed showing off by putting baby chickens & mice in a blender to feed to his hawks.”
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Fox News is reporting this and irony may never recover.
January 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Fox News is reporting this and irony may never recover.
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This is too good.
Clueless TikToker Goes Viral After Randomly Asking Willem Dafoe What He Does For A Living
How do you not recognize Willem Dafoe?? 🤣
www.comicsands.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is too good.
I’m an atheist she is my hero! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I’m an atheist she is my hero! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...