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kelsey ables
@kelseyables.bsky.social
arts reporter at the washington post
두부 stan who left her heart in 마포구
kelsey.ables@washpost.com | signal: kables.48
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The driver’s eye-view on Dulles’ mobile lounges.

“The train is great; it’s efficient. But you don’t have that joy.”

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December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Also! @janaykingsberry.bsky.social and @kelseyables.bsky.social recently became arts reporters in the section, covering prominent institutions as they face changes and pressure from the Trump administration — joining @travismandrews.bsky.social (Kennedy Center and much more) and our arts critics
October 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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The National Council for the NEH had 26 scholars and leaders serving humanities efforts across the U.S. After today’s White House firings, it’s down to just 4 Trump-appointed White men, one terminated member told me.

From me, @travismandrews.bsky.social and @kelseyables.bsky.social:
wapo.st/3IRQBdg
White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities
The White House appeared to fire all but four members of the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the head of the government’s grantmaking agency.
wapo.st
October 1, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Jim Sanborn is going to sell the unsolved solution to his famous Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters. He tells @kelseyables.bsky.social about it. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
The ‘Kryptos’ code has gone unsolved for 35 years. Now it’s up for sale.
Artist Jim Sanborn will auction the solution to the last portion of “Kryptos,” his encrypted sculpture at CIA headquarters that has obsessed code breakers for decades.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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U.S. flags, “Stop the Steal” and the Virginia state motto are finding a home in a political battle halfway around the world from DC, as supporters and critics of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol invoke familiar American symbols of freedom and defiance.

Gift link:
wapo.st/4j1Ztu2
Why South Korean protesters are using U.S. flags and a pro-Trump slogan
Both supporters and critics of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are using American symbolism, from the “Stop the Steal” slogan to the Virginia state flag.
wapo.st
January 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM