Janet Steele
@janetsteele.bsky.social
GW Journalism professor, author of five books including one in Indonesian, dog parent, friend of independent media.
Today 170 people turned out to protest on the sidewalk in front of the Walmart on Elmira Street in Sayre, PA, one of the reddest of small towns in Bradford County. I'd say that passers-by were about 10 to 1 in favor of the protestors.
October 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Today 170 people turned out to protest on the sidewalk in front of the Walmart on Elmira Street in Sayre, PA, one of the reddest of small towns in Bradford County. I'd say that passers-by were about 10 to 1 in favor of the protestors.
More brilliant work from @edelrodriguez.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
More brilliant work from @edelrodriguez.bsky.social
"I am Oz, the great and terrible."
He could be stopped, you know. Like the Wizard of Oz, he's mortal. Congress must stop cowering in terror, and put an end to this madness.
He could be stopped, you know. Like the Wizard of Oz, he's mortal. Congress must stop cowering in terror, and put an end to this madness.
April 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"I am Oz, the great and terrible."
He could be stopped, you know. Like the Wizard of Oz, he's mortal. Congress must stop cowering in terror, and put an end to this madness.
He could be stopped, you know. Like the Wizard of Oz, he's mortal. Congress must stop cowering in terror, and put an end to this madness.
If only the anti-vaxers could see these sad little graves every morning as I do.
April 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
If only the anti-vaxers could see these sad little graves every morning as I do.
I'm on the Fulbright Specialist roster, and I have a teaching grant to Serbia. It is now "paused" indefinitely, and the people at World Learning who administer it have been furloughed. So if you think you don't know anyone who has been affected by Elon Musk and his chainsaw, well, now you do.
March 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I'm on the Fulbright Specialist roster, and I have a teaching grant to Serbia. It is now "paused" indefinitely, and the people at World Learning who administer it have been furloughed. So if you think you don't know anyone who has been affected by Elon Musk and his chainsaw, well, now you do.
Anybody else wondering if the president-elect has been taking Ozempic? He seems thinner these days.
December 29, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Anybody else wondering if the president-elect has been taking Ozempic? He seems thinner these days.
Happy holidays to all from me and Leo, who designed this Christmas display on his own -- with a roll of poop bags and a stuffed lobster. He was trying to get my attention, and it worked.
December 25, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Happy holidays to all from me and Leo, who designed this Christmas display on his own -- with a roll of poop bags and a stuffed lobster. He was trying to get my attention, and it worked.
Remember this? When I was in Waverly this past weekend and drove past St. James' Church, I remembered the lines around the block for the free meals during Covid. How could we have forgotten this so quickly? Times were not good in 2021.
November 20, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Remember this? When I was in Waverly this past weekend and drove past St. James' Church, I remembered the lines around the block for the free meals during Covid. How could we have forgotten this so quickly? Times were not good in 2021.
Little lambs in the cemetery. Sad monuments to the days before vaccinations saved children from disease. My mother nearly died of whooping cough, but was one of the lucky ones.
November 16, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Little lambs in the cemetery. Sad monuments to the days before vaccinations saved children from disease. My mother nearly died of whooping cough, but was one of the lucky ones.