Penelope Rowlands
@penrowl.bsky.social
Biographer, journalist, essayist, traveler...
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
Delicious reporting on the Mamdani/Trump summit from @nytimes.com:
"...[A]sked by a reporter if Mr. #Trump was a #fascist. Mr. #Mamdani smiled awkwardly, and the president advised him to just say yes
“That’s OK,” Mr. Trump said. “You can just say yes. That’s easier. It’s easier than explaining.”
"...[A]sked by a reporter if Mr. #Trump was a #fascist. Mr. #Mamdani smiled awkwardly, and the president advised him to just say yes
“That’s OK,” Mr. Trump said. “You can just say yes. That’s easier. It’s easier than explaining.”
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Delicious reporting on the Mamdani/Trump summit from @nytimes.com:
"...[A]sked by a reporter if Mr. #Trump was a #fascist. Mr. #Mamdani smiled awkwardly, and the president advised him to just say yes
“That’s OK,” Mr. Trump said. “You can just say yes. That’s easier. It’s easier than explaining.”
"...[A]sked by a reporter if Mr. #Trump was a #fascist. Mr. #Mamdani smiled awkwardly, and the president advised him to just say yes
“That’s OK,” Mr. Trump said. “You can just say yes. That’s easier. It’s easier than explaining.”
Yes!!!!
Beyond the marquee races Democrats elected their first district attorney in Bucks County, Pa., since the 1800s, took control of 28 Connecticut towns from the GOP and won their biggest majority in the New Jersey legislature since the Watergate era.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Democrats swept elections far beyond the big races in referendum on Trump
Beyond the big governors and New York mayor contests, Democrats on Tuesday flipped city councils, school boards and county commissions.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Yes!!!!
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Yesterday at the farmer’s market I saw a vendor quietly give food to someone whose EBT (SNAP) card didn’t have enough money on it.
People helping people because the president and his administration refuse to.
Even when court-ordered.
People helping people because the president and his administration refuse to.
Even when court-ordered.
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Yesterday at the farmer’s market I saw a vendor quietly give food to someone whose EBT (SNAP) card didn’t have enough money on it.
People helping people because the president and his administration refuse to.
Even when court-ordered.
People helping people because the president and his administration refuse to.
Even when court-ordered.
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Rosie the Resistance Bird says:
Take a stand!
We can do it!
Take a stand!
We can do it!
October 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Rosie the Resistance Bird says:
Take a stand!
We can do it!
Take a stand!
We can do it!
Look who appeared at #NoKings #Paris just now!
(Luckily the real #JeffBezos only turned up in effigy...)
#DemocratsAbroad
(Luckily the real #JeffBezos only turned up in effigy...)
#DemocratsAbroad
October 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Look who appeared at #NoKings #Paris just now!
(Luckily the real #JeffBezos only turned up in effigy...)
#DemocratsAbroad
(Luckily the real #JeffBezos only turned up in effigy...)
#DemocratsAbroad
If you're a #Paris -based #journalist, working in English, consider joining the Anglo-American Press Association? The #AAPA is oldest foreign press association in France, and an amazing resource. Follow these links for more:
www.aapafrance.org/ || www.aapafrance.org/membership/application-form/
www.aapafrance.org/ || www.aapafrance.org/membership/application-form/
AAPA FRANCE – The Anglo-American Press Association of Paris (AAPA)
www.aapafrance.org
September 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
If you're a #Paris -based #journalist, working in English, consider joining the Anglo-American Press Association? The #AAPA is oldest foreign press association in France, and an amazing resource. Follow these links for more:
www.aapafrance.org/ || www.aapafrance.org/membership/application-form/
www.aapafrance.org/ || www.aapafrance.org/membership/application-form/
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Proud of our allies.
President Zelensky is not flying to Trump alone — his plane has already taken off after a stop in Brussels. And he won’t be empty-handed: Europe is coming with him.👇
August 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Proud of our allies.
Nothing says more about how well the U.S. #government actually worked than these #heartbreaking stories of what's been lost...
How Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts Are Hurting Rural, White Americans Too
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Nothing says more about how well the U.S. #government actually worked than these #heartbreaking stories of what's been lost...
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She’s right again, you know. She usually is.
July 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
She’s right again, you know. She usually is.
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Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr. says U.S. will stop funding global vaccine alliance Gavi
Gavi works to expand access to vaccines for children in some of the world’s poorest countries. Health experts say the move could have deadly consequences.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Let’s be absolutely clear. This decision, based on fringe conspiracy theories, will kill children.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Here's the thing re: our system of gov't.
The president isn't above other branches.
He doesn't "own" the gov't or the nation.
Our constitutional system of checks & balances is to insure 1 person can't drag the nation to ruin
We the People get to weigh in thru Congress.
Except now. When we don't.
The president isn't above other branches.
He doesn't "own" the gov't or the nation.
Our constitutional system of checks & balances is to insure 1 person can't drag the nation to ruin
We the People get to weigh in thru Congress.
Except now. When we don't.
June 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Here's the thing re: our system of gov't.
The president isn't above other branches.
He doesn't "own" the gov't or the nation.
Our constitutional system of checks & balances is to insure 1 person can't drag the nation to ruin
We the People get to weigh in thru Congress.
Except now. When we don't.
The president isn't above other branches.
He doesn't "own" the gov't or the nation.
Our constitutional system of checks & balances is to insure 1 person can't drag the nation to ruin
We the People get to weigh in thru Congress.
Except now. When we don't.
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I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
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America showed up, folks!
Showed up.
Stood up.
Spoke up.
And resisted.
By the millions.
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.
Showed up.
Stood up.
Spoke up.
And resisted.
By the millions.
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.
June 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
America showed up, folks!
Showed up.
Stood up.
Spoke up.
And resisted.
By the millions.
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.
Showed up.
Stood up.
Spoke up.
And resisted.
By the millions.
THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE.
June 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Maybe Trump should not have pulled out of the JCPOA in 2018?
June 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Maybe Trump should not have pulled out of the JCPOA in 2018?
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Ok.
Then let it die.
Because theft is theft.
And even worse if you’re profiting from the crime.
Then let it die.
Because theft is theft.
And even worse if you’re profiting from the crime.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ok.
Then let it die.
Because theft is theft.
And even worse if you’re profiting from the crime.
Then let it die.
Because theft is theft.
And even worse if you’re profiting from the crime.
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Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope
#PopeFrances's #funeral reminded me of a talk he had w/ #JDVance in which the latter told the Pope that some, but not all #immigrants should be allowed to enter a country, presumably meaning the US
At which point Frances corrected him, saying:
"ALL OF THEM"
A rallying cry for the ages
#allofthem
At which point Frances corrected him, saying:
"ALL OF THEM"
A rallying cry for the ages
#allofthem
April 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#PopeFrances's #funeral reminded me of a talk he had w/ #JDVance in which the latter told the Pope that some, but not all #immigrants should be allowed to enter a country, presumably meaning the US
At which point Frances corrected him, saying:
"ALL OF THEM"
A rallying cry for the ages
#allofthem
At which point Frances corrected him, saying:
"ALL OF THEM"
A rallying cry for the ages
#allofthem
Being out of the country I only just learned of the death of my dear friend #PilarViladas some weeks back. What a sadness! I'm so grateful to @greenpnyt.bsky.social for this obituary, which so captures PIlar's personality & passion for #design...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/a...
Pilar Viladas Dies at 70; Journalist Chronicled Trends in Design
Schooled in art history, she brought authority and a human perspective to her writing and editing for Architectural Digest, HG, The Times and other publications.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Being out of the country I only just learned of the death of my dear friend #PilarViladas some weeks back. What a sadness! I'm so grateful to @greenpnyt.bsky.social for this obituary, which so captures PIlar's personality & passion for #design...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/a...
There's an #opera in this gorgeous article, in which an achingly privileged young woman -- hardworking & crackling with moxie -- shows the #NYC #Police Department how it's done...
(@missymazzoli.bsky.social & #RoyceVavrek, are you listening?)
#JessicaTisch
(@missymazzoli.bsky.social & #RoyceVavrek, are you listening?)
#JessicaTisch
Police Commissioner, Heiress and Maybe a Future New York City Mayor (Gift Article)
“I don’t see it,” Jessica Tisch says. It is already a complicated life overhauling the Police Department, working for Eric Adams and keeping the Trump administration at bay.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:10 AM
There's an #opera in this gorgeous article, in which an achingly privileged young woman -- hardworking & crackling with moxie -- shows the #NYC #Police Department how it's done...
(@missymazzoli.bsky.social & #RoyceVavrek, are you listening?)
#JessicaTisch
(@missymazzoli.bsky.social & #RoyceVavrek, are you listening?)
#JessicaTisch
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Your daily reminder that the Republicans, especially Mike Johnson, could stop this madness anytime they wanted to
April 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Your daily reminder that the Republicans, especially Mike Johnson, could stop this madness anytime they wanted to
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