Wendy
@littlestpage.bsky.social
Denver, Museums, Art stuff, Community, History
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wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
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The day after Donald Trump announced his plan for a ceasefire, Israel struck more homes in Gaza City, reportedly killing dozens, including a three-month-old baby. In a new essay, @mosababutoha.bsky.social shares what’s happening to people he knows in Gaza.
There is No Peace in Gaza
Since President Trump announced his plan for a ceasefire, people I know have continued to be killed. One described torture during a year in Israeli custody.
www.newyorker.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The day after Donald Trump announced his plan for a ceasefire, Israel struck more homes in Gaza City, reportedly killing dozens, including a three-month-old baby. In a new essay, @mosababutoha.bsky.social shares what’s happening to people he knows in Gaza.
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This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
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i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
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“They asked for a sword, and we said, ‘Well, we do have swords, but we can’t give them away because they’re museum artifacts,’” said Todd Arrington, forced to resign as head of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.”
October 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“They asked for a sword, and we said, ‘Well, we do have swords, but we can’t give them away because they’re museum artifacts,’” said Todd Arrington, forced to resign as head of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.”
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My god.
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
My god.
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
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History: "But the right did not learn cancel culture from the left; the modern right in America emerged as a censorious movement."
The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
Opinion | The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
History: "But the right did not learn cancel culture from the left; the modern right in America emerged as a censorious movement."
The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...
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There's a good amount of historical fiction in the "lighthearted dramas" section of the Gentle TV Spreadsheet!
Crowd-Sourced Gentle TV List
docs.google.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
There's a good amount of historical fiction in the "lighthearted dramas" section of the Gentle TV Spreadsheet!
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i have said this before but when “getting rid of race in admissions” for the administration means “you can’t even try to reach out to underrepresented communities and encourage them to apply and if you do it is illegal discrimination against white people” then the actual goal here is segregation
Harvard Ends Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program as Trump Targets Race in Admissions | News | The Harvard Crimson
By ending the minority recruitment program in May, Harvard shuttered a more than 50-year-old initiative to encourage minority high school students to apply.
www.thecrimson.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
i have said this before but when “getting rid of race in admissions” for the administration means “you can’t even try to reach out to underrepresented communities and encourage them to apply and if you do it is illegal discrimination against white people” then the actual goal here is segregation
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Over the next 15 months, we can expect a coordinated campaign — backed by the full power of the executive branch — to undermine confidence in our election system. Here’s what to expect, and how key actors can be ready to respond: bit.ly/4fRIqtA
What to Expect Next in the Trump Administration’s Strategy to Meddle with the Vote
Efforts to protect the coming elections must begin now.
www.brennancenter.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Over the next 15 months, we can expect a coordinated campaign — backed by the full power of the executive branch — to undermine confidence in our election system. Here’s what to expect, and how key actors can be ready to respond: bit.ly/4fRIqtA
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
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11 days left to make my final $3020 in pledges,
or I don't get ANY of the $$$ to make these books.
Please toss whatever support you can toward my Kickstarter!
Here's an animated spot for The Burning Metronome
(by Kevin Mason, w/dope ♫ ♪ ♬ by Paul Mullikin).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ral...
or I don't get ANY of the $$$ to make these books.
Please toss whatever support you can toward my Kickstarter!
Here's an animated spot for The Burning Metronome
(by Kevin Mason, w/dope ♫ ♪ ♬ by Paul Mullikin).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ral...
August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
11 days left to make my final $3020 in pledges,
or I don't get ANY of the $$$ to make these books.
Please toss whatever support you can toward my Kickstarter!
Here's an animated spot for The Burning Metronome
(by Kevin Mason, w/dope ♫ ♪ ♬ by Paul Mullikin).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ral...
or I don't get ANY of the $$$ to make these books.
Please toss whatever support you can toward my Kickstarter!
Here's an animated spot for The Burning Metronome
(by Kevin Mason, w/dope ♫ ♪ ♬ by Paul Mullikin).
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ral...
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An Israeli strike near a hospital in Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists. Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas. nyti.ms/3USbw2a
August 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
An Israeli strike near a hospital in Gaza City killed four Al Jazeera journalists. Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas. nyti.ms/3USbw2a
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As of July 17, the LGBTQ-specific branch of 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has been shut down.
Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy.
Read here ⤵️
Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy.
Read here ⤵️
988 Crisis Line LGBTQ Services Have Ended. Here's What That Means for Queer Youth
“For the love of God, don't take this away. 988 has saved my life at least twice.”
www.teenvogue.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As of July 17, the LGBTQ-specific branch of 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has been shut down.
Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy.
Read here ⤵️
Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy.
Read here ⤵️
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THE REPORTING HERE IS IMPORTANT:
“Over 90 days in January and February, nearly 1,000 arrests in Queens, New York, targeted immigrant sex workers and street vendors.”
truthout.org/articles/sex...
“Over 90 days in January and February, nearly 1,000 arrests in Queens, New York, targeted immigrant sex workers and street vendors.”
truthout.org/articles/sex...
Sex Workers Are Being Abducted by ICE — and Abandoned by Respectability Politics
Sex workers targeted by ICE need the migrant justice movement’s full solidarity.
truthout.org
July 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
THE REPORTING HERE IS IMPORTANT:
“Over 90 days in January and February, nearly 1,000 arrests in Queens, New York, targeted immigrant sex workers and street vendors.”
truthout.org/articles/sex...
“Over 90 days in January and February, nearly 1,000 arrests in Queens, New York, targeted immigrant sex workers and street vendors.”
truthout.org/articles/sex...
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NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland.
Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
July 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers seek permission to file an amended complaint in his civil case in Maryland.
Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
Among other things, the amended complaint “includes Abrego Garcia's first-hand account of torture and mistreatment at CECOT…”
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Current and former federal workers, we want to hear from you!
Have you been let go? Did you take an offer? Are you left with fewer colleagues and more responsibility?
Fill out our survey. We won't publish w/o your permission. You can also be anonymous:
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Have you been impacted by recent federal layoffs? We want to hear from you
Budget cuts to federal agencies from the Trump administration has resulted in a reduced workforce and an end to research and other projects. CPR News wants to hear from those impacted.
www.cpr.org
July 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Current and former federal workers, we want to hear from you!
Have you been let go? Did you take an offer? Are you left with fewer colleagues and more responsibility?
Fill out our survey. We won't publish w/o your permission. You can also be anonymous:
Have you been let go? Did you take an offer? Are you left with fewer colleagues and more responsibility?
Fill out our survey. We won't publish w/o your permission. You can also be anonymous:
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You NEED to watch yesterday's episode of @lastweektonight.com -- while the big stupid wrecking ball bill does a LOT of damage, John focuses in specifically on #Medicaid & Food Assistance.
youtu.be/vjFL-cBcjKc?...
youtu.be/vjFL-cBcjKc?...
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
June 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
You NEED to watch yesterday's episode of @lastweektonight.com -- while the big stupid wrecking ball bill does a LOT of damage, John focuses in specifically on #Medicaid & Food Assistance.
youtu.be/vjFL-cBcjKc?...
youtu.be/vjFL-cBcjKc?...
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Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election.
A new generation of leaders is here.
A new generation of leaders is here.
June 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Zohran Mamdani’s win has inspired over 3400 young people to raise their hands to run for office just since Tuesday. It’s now @runforsomething.net’s biggest candidate recruitment moment since the election.
A new generation of leaders is here.
A new generation of leaders is here.