Samantha Fiander
@sfiander.bsky.social
The Mirror Crack'd... Modelled on Marple, penchant for Poirot. Reposts ≠ endorsements; views are mine, etc. you know the drill from that other place.
#YesToDignity
#YesToDignity
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November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Ann Hermes spent six years photographing American newsrooms, from Juneau to St. Louis, forming a witty and elegiac portrait of local journalism in action. See her images. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/YCzYut
The Offices Only a Newsperson Could Love
Ann Hermes spent six years documenting American newsrooms, from Juneau to St. Louis, forming a witty and elegiac portrait of local journalism in action.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ann Hermes spent six years photographing American newsrooms, from Juneau to St. Louis, forming a witty and elegiac portrait of local journalism in action. See her images. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/YCzYut
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Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Indigenous actress Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake
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About 40% of SNAP recipients are children. Around half of ALL children in the country are covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
About 40% of SNAP recipients are children. Around half of ALL children in the country are covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.
Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.
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My humble budget take: it's about time people realised you can't have low tax and great public services - especially during a global economic crisis
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My humble budget take: it's about time people realised you can't have low tax and great public services - especially during a global economic crisis
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Responding to the chancellor’s #Budget2025 speech, Kemi Badenoch claimed unemployment has increased “every single month” under Labour.
As we’ve explained before, that’s not quite right.
As we’ve explained before, that’s not quite right.
Unemployment has risen under Labour - but it hasn’t gone up ‘every single month’ – Full Fact
We’ve looked into the numbers after claims from a number of Conservative MPs, including the party’s leader Kemi Badenoch.
fullfact.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Responding to the chancellor’s #Budget2025 speech, Kemi Badenoch claimed unemployment has increased “every single month” under Labour.
As we’ve explained before, that’s not quite right.
As we’ve explained before, that’s not quite right.
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And now today… zeteo.com/p/trump-ice-...
Trump Tried to Disappear This Children’s Hospital Muslim Chaplain. His Community Never Stopped Fighting to Free Him
Ayman Soliman speaks to Asawin about his ICE abduction, his time in detention, and how his community rose up to take on a lumbering, fascist behemoth – and won.
zeteo.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
And now today… zeteo.com/p/trump-ice-...
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Ok nosey question: are you a parent with adult kids still living at home, or adult child who’s had to move back (after leaving uni/in a crisis/to save up)? Writing about this for the Guardian & keen to hear (anonymously if needed - DMs open or gaby.hinsliff@guardian.co,uk) how it’s working...
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ok nosey question: are you a parent with adult kids still living at home, or adult child who’s had to move back (after leaving uni/in a crisis/to save up)? Writing about this for the Guardian & keen to hear (anonymously if needed - DMs open or gaby.hinsliff@guardian.co,uk) how it’s working...
Why yes, I did just get excited when I discovered there’s a fresh box of artichoke tea in the cupboard.
This is where we are now.
This is where we are now.
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Why yes, I did just get excited when I discovered there’s a fresh box of artichoke tea in the cupboard.
This is where we are now.
This is where we are now.
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He literally tweeted this out.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
He literally tweeted this out.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
“SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
This plaque is displayed at West Point. It’s the law. Not sedition.
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Since the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE, according to government data — the highest number since recordkeeping began a decade ago. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Since the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE, according to government data — the highest number since recordkeeping began a decade ago. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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Shabana Mahmood’s asylum system reforms will breach child safety laws and increase homelessness, two government departments have warned
Fears Shabana Mahmood’s asylum reforms could increase homelessness
www.thetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Shabana Mahmood’s asylum system reforms will breach child safety laws and increase homelessness, two government departments have warned
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The situation these judges are being put in for doing their work is unbelievable. They can’t use any US services - and not just for work, in their private lives too.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The situation these judges are being put in for doing their work is unbelievable. They can’t use any US services - and not just for work, in their private lives too.
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Two long-serving peers - Labour peer David Evans and former army chief Richard Dannatt - to be suspended from HoL after parliamentary watchdog ruled they broke lobbying rules -
@direthoughts.com
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@direthoughts.com
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Evans of Watford and Lord Dannatt were filmed breaking rules, in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Two long-serving peers - Labour peer David Evans and former army chief Richard Dannatt - to be suspended from HoL after parliamentary watchdog ruled they broke lobbying rules -
@direthoughts.com
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@direthoughts.com
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Many Rivers to Cross is one of my all time favourite songs. RIP Jimmy Cliff www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjW5...
Many Rivers To Cross
YouTube video by Jimmy Cliff - Topic
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November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Many Rivers to Cross is one of my all time favourite songs. RIP Jimmy Cliff www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjW5...
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Chef Skye Gyngell, who pioneered the slow food movement, dies aged 62
Chef Skye Gyngell, who pioneered the slow food movement, dies aged 62
Tributes paid to ‘culinary visionary’ who was early celebrity proponent of using local and seasonal ingredients
Tributes have been paid to the pioneering chef and restaurant proprietor Skye Gyngell, who has died aged 62.
The Australian was an early celebrity proponent of using local and seasonal ingredients and built a garden restaurant from scratch, the Petersham Nurseries Cafe in Richmond, south-west London, which went on to win a Michelin star. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Chef Skye Gyngell, who pioneered the slow food movement, dies aged 62
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With only weeks to go before our season of carol concerts begin, the Crisis choir is working hard in rehearsals to bring you an evening to remember.
Find your nearest event and come join our Crisis family of members, volunteers and supporters to celebrate the season! https://bit.ly/4ac0e1A
Find your nearest event and come join our Crisis family of members, volunteers and supporters to celebrate the season! https://bit.ly/4ac0e1A
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
With only weeks to go before our season of carol concerts begin, the Crisis choir is working hard in rehearsals to bring you an evening to remember.
Find your nearest event and come join our Crisis family of members, volunteers and supporters to celebrate the season! https://bit.ly/4ac0e1A
Find your nearest event and come join our Crisis family of members, volunteers and supporters to celebrate the season! https://bit.ly/4ac0e1A
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Parents, if you have time to read anything today (and the capacity to feel rage), then these new allegations against two of the largest social media companies, and their apparent disregard of you and your kids’ relationships and mental health, should be it.
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Parents, if you have time to read anything today (and the capacity to feel rage), then these new allegations against two of the largest social media companies, and their apparent disregard of you and your kids’ relationships and mental health, should be it.
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Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
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An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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We're hiring 📢 We're looking for someone to head up our Responsive Policy and Public Affairs team for a year's maternity cover.
Join us and play a pivotal part in The King's Fund's response to emerging and topical issues in health and care. Apply today! https://bit.ly/47ETat2
Join us and play a pivotal part in The King's Fund's response to emerging and topical issues in health and care. Apply today! https://bit.ly/47ETat2
Head of Responsive Policy And Public Affairs | The King's Fund
We're looking for someone to lead a dynamic and fast-paced team working on issues at the top of the political agenda, for a year's maternity cover.
kingsfund.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We're hiring 📢 We're looking for someone to head up our Responsive Policy and Public Affairs team for a year's maternity cover.
Join us and play a pivotal part in The King's Fund's response to emerging and topical issues in health and care. Apply today! https://bit.ly/47ETat2
Join us and play a pivotal part in The King's Fund's response to emerging and topical issues in health and care. Apply today! https://bit.ly/47ETat2
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
The Inquiry said “the vast majority of children were not at risk of serious harm from Covid-19.”
They did not report that children were immune to the virus.
They did not report that children were immune to the virus.
Friday's MAIL: Betrayal of our children #TomorrowsPapersToday
November 20, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The Inquiry said “the vast majority of children were not at risk of serious harm from Covid-19.”
They did not report that children were immune to the virus.
They did not report that children were immune to the virus.