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Sue Mosher
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Humanity. Earth. Between and Beyond. Living in #ArlingtonVA but dreaming of Scotland. THEN: broadcast news & desktop software maven. NOW: spiritual teacher ( #Celtic #contemplative) & #NativePlants enthusiast. She/her/us.
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Thinking about the dedicated journalists of 60 Minutes, both on camera and off, what a gut punch this is for them, and what tough decisions must lie ahead.

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We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
December 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Homeowner accomplishment of the day. Re-anchored baby gate at the top of the stairs. I’m 95% sure the RHS is in the stud. FWIW, this angle gate from KidCo is the only one I could find that would fit our configuration.
White baby gate angled at top of oak stairs Horizontal light-colored board attached to wall with vertical board attached. Vertical board has white plastic spindle.
December 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Forgot that we also always buy another box of Barry’s decaf tea at Irish Eyes.

Billiken’s banana pudding and bourbon pecan pie pictured.
Yellow banana pudding, served with vanilla wafer and whipped cream in stemmed glass. In the background, small pecan pie on blue plate. Other tableware visible — glass of ice, spoons, fork.
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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#ArlingtonVA was molten tonight! View looking across the river from a friend’s West End DC apartment. @capitalweather.bsky.social
City buildings silhouetted against red sunset sky with yellow pillar appearing to rise from the city
December 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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I’m very pleased with this darning job on my favorite fingerless glittens, restoring them to service.
Multicolor hand darning on fingerless glove
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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If you live in the Washington, DC, area or visit soon, don’t miss The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art. You’ll never see anything like it unless you actually travel to Australia (to which the exhibition offers a heartfelt invitation.) On thru Feb.
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Gäna (Self) by Nyapanyapa Yunupinu Nyapanyapa Yunupinu came from a line of important artists. As she recounted, "My father Munggurrawuy Yunupinu taught me how to paint. He said, When I am gone, you will follow behind me and paint too. Show the people — paint and work.'" After creating prints for over a decade, she began painting on bark in 2007, when she was in her 60s. This installation consists of 16 irregular bark paintings and nine larrakiti (memorial poles). Titled Gäna, meaning "self," this self-portrait reflects Yunupinu's intuitive style. Women's Dreaming at Marrapinti by Doreen Reid Nakamarra The artist depicted the Marrapinti rock hole, where Ancestral women performed ceremonies. The parallel lines echo waves in the creek and the rhythmic peaks of the surrounding sand hills. Mesmerizing zigzag designs create an illusion of depth, making the ridges appear to rise from the canvas, while suggesting the landscape's movement. The horizontal display of this work reflects how Nakamarra painted it on the ground. Like most Indigenous paintings that depict Country in this style, when it is hung on a wall, it can be displayed in any direction. As such, there is no horizon line or definitive top or bottom of the canvas.
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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The loss of the CDC as a reliable source is devastating. Once a jewel in America’s crown of scientific expertise, it will be very hard to rebuild.

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Text from screen shot: So, what do you do? At this time, I suggest the general public avoid the CDC website. If you do go to the CDC website, avoid anything on vaccines, reproductive health, environmental science, or health equity. Data systems are still largely under the control of states and CDC scientists. Flu and wastewater data, for example, are good to go. Find trustworthy navigators outside the federal government, such as AAP, ACOG, and healthychildren.org, as well as many credible scientific communicators. (The Evidence Collective put together a comprehensive list of scientific communicators and organizations for you here!) LINK: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14eE9AoiQf3W1lGV3t0DxVXN08w8v2IYP_BiX2vN0mJY/edit?tab=t.0
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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$1500 tuition for a series of online videos? Is that normal for senior-level training of current government employees? Paid by employee or agency?
Screenshot of details for senior US government training programs from opm.gov
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Strong all-ages turnout for Remembrance Sunday in Kippen, Scotland, despite the drizzle
November 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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This installation is just inside the meadow, across from the hill with its spiral path to the top. www.novaparks.com/parks/meadow...
Garden benches with large flat rocks and sculpture with plants and kaleidoscopes atop paved surface, in mowed clearing in a meadow. Trees in autumn colors and hill in background. Shadow of tree in foreground.
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Quite magical, especially when the wind blew and the image began to pulse on its own (about 10 seconds into the video). 2/2
November 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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I’ve always enjoyed kaleidoscopes, but the last place I expected to encounter them was outdoors, in a garden — 3 very high quality instruments at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, aimed at a dish of brightly colored succulents. Video in 2nd post. Locator photo in comments. 1/2
Kaleidoscope image greens, blues, and pinks Kaleidoscope image greens, blues, and pinks Kaleidoscope image greens, blues, and pinks Dish of succulents in garden setting, meadow in background, pavers underneath, inside a metal structure to which 3 brass kaleidoscope tubes are attached.
November 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Along an otherwise ordinary outdoor passageway, a single limestone block held a rich collection of fossil leaf impressions! I delighted in sharing it with a family passing by and watching the young girl quickly find as many leaves as I’d noticed. 4/4
Limestone block with fossil leaf impressions Leaf impressions in limestone block Leaf impression in limestone block Leaf impression in limestone block
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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A few paintings stopped me in my tracks — Courbet’s grotto vortex, the spectres in the Manet streetscape, and the unsettling quality of the Cezanne, where each of the vessels is painted from a slightly different point of view, almost like a preview of the Cubists’ overlapping viewpoints. 3/4
The Grotto of Sarrazine near Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne About 1864 Gustave Courbet From gallery card: “Courbet painted the grotto of Sarrazine, a popular tourist destination in his native region, numerous times in 1864. In this visually dramatic picture, he proposed radical new ideas about composition and technique. The cave fills the vortex-like composition, underscoring the mineral-rich, craggy, and moss-covered surfaces that engulf the viewer. Courbet used brushes and palette knives to create a laboriously constructed surface that evokes the variegated colors and textures of the rock strata. Staggering in its modernity, the painting verges on abstraction.” Rue Mosnier with Flags by Édouard Manet (whom I generally prefer to Monet) From gallery card: “This painting depicts the rue Monier in Paris as Manet saw it from his studio window on June 30, 1878, a French national holiday. By contrasting the patriotic decorations on a prosperous avenue with a disabled veteran, the artist called attention to inequities in contemporary French society. The urban subject, bright colors, and bold, fluid brushwork reflect the influence of Manet's Impressionist counterparts.” What struck me was the contrast between the disabled vet on the left, who is well defined, and the passersby on the right, who are almost spectral. Still Life with Apples About 1893-94 Paul Cézanne From gallery card: “This painting dates from Cézanne's mature, most influential phase, during which he sought to, as he said, "make of Impressionism something solid and durable, like the art of the museums." The work's gridlike composition, tight integration of objects, and controlled brushwork convey a powerful sense of solidity. Three-dimensional forms, each rendered from different points of view, are bound together on the flat surface of the picture; an apple, for example, is captured by an arabesque escaping from the blue cloth.”
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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I’ve been in love with Barbara Hepworth’s work since I was a teenager. (I’ve visited her studio in Cornwall and the Pier Art Gallery in Orkney.) But I’d never seen one of my favorites, “Figure for a Landscape”, from these vantage points until today. 2/4
Figure for a Landscape by Barbara Hepworth in the distance with ornamental grasses and sycamore trees in the foreground Figure for a Landscape (bronze) dwarfed by the limestone plaza columns
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Spent the afternoon at The Getty Center in Los Angeles. As many times as I’ve been there, I still find art works that move me for the first time and viewpoints that I never noticed before. Hope you find something to enjoy among the images I captured. 1/4
Blue sky above limestone walls of the Getty Center, with umbrellas in foreground Fountains among rocks at the bottom, tall limestone block walls, triangle of blue sky at the top Gnarly tree trunk with sandy ground and limestone walls in mid and background
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Finally, a judge who clearly delineates the current regime‘s unconstitutional assault on the First Amendment AND also is determined to find a remedy, not just issue an opinion. More of this, please.
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Handwritten post card dated June 19, 2025 (On file in chambers): Trump has pardons and tanks…. What do you have? Typewritten response: Dear Mr. Or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but sense of duty. Together, We the People of the United States — you and me — have our magnificent Constitution. Here’s how that works out in a specific case —
October 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I chose to give to Arlington Thrive because they provide both emergency assistance and long-term support. Hoping some neighbors are able and willing to join me. Donation link: givebutter.com/Bp56dE
September 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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ACOG: “Failing to treat medical conditions that warrant the use of acetaminophen [aka Tylenol], such as maternal fever, persistent headaches, and pain, can be dangerous.” www.acog.org/news/news-re...
From the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Science is clear: There is no link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism in children. High-quality studies confirm acetaminophen’s safety for use during pregnancy. Pregnant patients can continue to rely on this trusted medicine for managing pain and fever.
September 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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But what about our local pro rugby team? @oldglorydc.bsky.social had a couple of seasons at Catholic U but has played the last few years at family-friendly venues in VA and MD that weren’t not so accessible by public transport.
“Regardless, by 2030, you’ll be able to watch just about any professional sport you want within city limits – and get to those respective stadiums and arenas using little more than public transit.”
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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U.S. health insurers’ trade association announced yesterday that any vaccine recommended by ACIP as of Sep 1, 2025 (inc. COVID) will be covered without copay through 2026, effectively pre-empting whatever ACIP decides at this week’s meeting.

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PUBLISHED SEP 16, 2025 • BY AHIP WASHINGTON – AHIP released the following statement today regarding vaccine coverage. “Health plans are committed to maintaining and ensuring affordable access to vaccines. Health plan coverage decisions for immunizations are grounded in each plan’s ongoing, rigorous review of scientific and clinical evidence, and continual evaluation of multiple sources of data. “Health plans will continue to cover all ACIP-recommended immunizations that were recommended as of September 1, 2025, including updated formulations of the COVID-19 and influenza vaccines, with no cost-sharing for patients through the end of 2026. “While health plans continue to operate in an environment shaped by federal and state laws, as well as program and customer requirements, the evidence-based approach to coverage of immunizations will remain consistent.”
September 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Bonus! Winterberry and pokeweed berries 2/2 #NativePlants
Red berries and green leaves on gray stems Dark purple and green berries and green leaves on magenta stems
September 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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This is probably my last #NativePlants bloom report for the year (Round 8), as we’re waiting only for the final asters, and they’re a little camera shy. But we have early goldenrod, white wood aster, blue stem goldenrod, and late boneset. 1/2
Sprays of small yellow flowers on arching green stems Daisy-like white flowers with yellow centers against background of green leaves and fallen brown leaves Spray of tiny yellow flowers with bee on the end, against fuzzy background of other green foliage Clusters of small white flowers on plant with green leaves against background of fallen brown leaves
September 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Strategy almost backfired. I had to get out my “power tool” (aka bamboo spade) to get the 3’ tall hornbeam out of the ground. Its tap root is already half its height! Have posted it in Virginia #NativePlant swap group. Hope it finds a good home.
Small green tree in black pot on paver driveway Small green tree lying on blue bag and pavers with red-handled planting knife pointing to the junction between trunk and root. Square-bladed bamboo spade lying on pavers and garden bed
September 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Posted today by Good Company Doughnuts & Cafe as a "story" on Facebook. (Probably on Instagram, too, but I don't hang out there.)
Screenshot: "We would like to address a message we put out on Instagram yesterday. Simply put, our post did not communicate what we are about...."
September 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM