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Ian Donnis
@iandonnis.bsky.social
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Murrow Award-winning political reporter for Ocean State Media, RI’s NPR and PBS station; baseball fan; love good food, dogs and Little Rhody
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 39m
We had a wide-ranging discussion at pvdAth
last Thurs on national and state politics with Reps Brian C. Newberry and Justine Caldwell and Prof Adam Myers from Providence College. Hear it today at noon on 89.3 FM
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 2d
improbable.com/airchives/pr... offered for your Ig Nobel consideration, @phileil.bsky.social
The Improbable Science of Marc Abrahams By Ian Donnis After delivering a basically unintelligible two-minute lecture in heavily accented Canadian English, Troy Hurtubise of Ontario is honored for creating a Robocop-like exo-skeleton of armor that is impervious to grizzly bears. The capacity crowd in Harvard's Sanders Theatre goes wild, flinging squadrons of paper airplanes at the stage and applauding the intrepid inventor's skillful mixing of titanium and duct tape.
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Joe Posnanski @joeposnanski.com · 2d
Baseball isn’t all heartbreak!

Sometimes it’s beautiful and reminds us that a game can instantly tie us back to the past.
Baseball is Always Old and Always New
Fifteen innings. A million butterflies. One night reminds us again that Baseball is the Best.
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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 4d
The Rhode Island-centric Taylor Swift coverage will continue until morale improves.

(Headline via the Providence Journal, which, once upon a time, won four Pulitzer Prizes.)
A Providence Journal headline that reads: "Does Taylor Swift mention Rhode Island in her new album? Lyrics hint at Fourth of July party."
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 3d
www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgi... RI Politics Weekend Column: Shekarchi on His Future, State Spending, RI’s Biz Climate & More; McKee Raising Viz; AG Races; Street Takeovers; Vax Advice; More
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 10, 2025
Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi talks state spending and, yes, the governor’s race
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 3d
Great to see (and hear) so much support for @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social at David Sedaris show at Vets
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 3d
www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/tgi... TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 10, 2025
TGIF: Ian Donnis’ Rhode Island politics roundup for Oct. 10, 2025
Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi talks state spending and, yes, the governor’s race
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 4d
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Rhode Island Weekend: Experimental film, local music, national comedy and ‘Angels in America’
Our picks for this weekend: experience handmade films with live music in Pawtucket, a brilliantly absurd comedian at The Vets, two standout musical performances, and a modern classic of American theat...
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rihouseofreps.bsky.social @rihouseofreps.bsky.social · 4d
Speaker @joeshekarchi.bsky.social was the first guest on @oceanstatemedia.bsky.social's One on One With @iandonnis.bsky.social. They talked about the Washington Bridge, state budget, keeping businesses in RI & more.

Watch Friday at 7:30pm on RI PBS or online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwbr...
Is Joe Shekarchi Running for Rhode Island Governor? He Explains Why He Might
YouTube video by Ocean State Media
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 4d
Check out my in-depth conversation with @joeshekarchi.bsky.social here or watch Ocean State Media (FKA Rhode Island PBS at 7:30 pm Friday or 10:30 am Sunday youtu.be/HwbrcRzJ3RA
Is Joe Shekarchi Running for Rhode Island Governor? He Explains Why He Might
YouTube video by Ocean State Media
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Lou Papineau @loupapineau.bsky.social · 5d
“This business closure represents an extraordinarily disruptive event for public libraries, which will have lost one of their major channels for acquiring materials.”

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Baker & Taylor to Cease Operations | American Libraries Magazine
Despite measures to continue operations and preserve pending contracts with libraries, the book distributor Baker & Taylor will shutter.
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 4d
Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice coming to BrownUniversity
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Sam G. Howard @samghoward.riliberator.com · 5d
Particularly at the local level, I think we don't discuss the fundamental tension between journalists' conception of themselves as "the Fourth Estate" and most of their workplaces either being a business in pursuit of profit and/or reliant on the noblesse oblige of an extraordinarily wealthy owner.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5d
Bezos liked the idea of owning the Post, but has no principled belief in the role of media in a democracy. As soon as the Post did not align with is evolving worldview/business interests, he degraded it. And now it's core base of readers are also losing trust in it! bsky.app/profile/donm...
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Jul 5
Incredibly grim to learn that Jeff Bezos and his wife, in addition to hanging out with the Trump family, are huge fans of The Free Press, and see it as the future of media.
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 4d
@govdanmckee.bsky.social calls President Trump’s threat to jail @govpritzker.illinois.gov “un-American and unacceptable”
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 5d
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Rhode Island Health Officials Urge COVID Vaccination for All Ages Despite New CDC Guidance
As flu and COVID season returns, the CDC now limits vaccine recommendations to those over 65, but Rhode Island’s health department is taking a broader approach—allowing pharmacists to immunize younger...
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Ghost Rail enthusiast wife Daria @dariaphoebe.com · 5d
One more fun Providence subway tidbit: when the 1914 proposal was being worked on, a random guy (who may or may not have really existed) started writing irate letters to city council, angry that he, personally, had not been consulted on these important changes to the city.
An article about a supposed Mr H W Martin of New york who was upset that as a person who planned to build a hotel in Providence (plans not heretofore available) that he had not been included in consultation on these downtown changes
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 5d
Nicole Jellinek files for the seat being vacated by Rep Jason Knight
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 6d
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‘Home of egg rolls, jazz and blues,’ Chan’s celebrates 120 years in Rhode Island
For over a century, Chan’s Fine Oriental Dining in Woonsocket has blended Cantonese comfort food with world-class jazz and blues, making the Rhode Island supper club a legendary stop for music lovers ...
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 6d
www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/rho... Here are some excerpts from my interview with @joeshekarchi.bsky.social Full version out on YouTube later this week or watch @OSMediaRI [fka Rhode Island PBS] at 7:30 pm Friday/10:30 am Sunday
Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi on the Washington Bridge and his political future
Saying every House Speaker has a shelf life, Democrat Joe Shekarchi is considering a run for governor because ‘a lot of Rhode Islanders have asked me to run’
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 6d
Tom'w 5:30 pm at Providence Athenaeum: lively panel on national/state politics, moderated by me, with Reps. Justine Caldwell (D-East Greenwich) Brian Newberry (R-North Smithfield) and Prof Adam Myers from Providence College. Free, but registration is required providenceathenaeum.org/calendar/the...
The Public’s Voice
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 7d
www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul... via David Wright
Rhode Island AFL-CIO sues EPA over termination of Solar for All program
The union and a group of homeowners, solar energy companies and nonprofits claim the agency illegally clawed-back funding
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Ted Nesi @tednesi.bsky.social · 7d
WATCH: 80 years ago today John Pastore was inaugurated as RI governor, a breakthrough for Italian Americans in politics; five years later, he was the first Italian American US senator

On tonight's newscasts we took a look back at his remarkable life and times - here's an excerpt
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 7d
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State Rep. Jason Knight announces run for Rhode Island attorney general
The former prosecutor is known for his support of strict gun laws
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 7d
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State Rep. Jason Knight announces run for Rhode Island attorney general
The former prosecutor is known for his support of strict gun laws
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Ian Donnis @iandonnis.bsky.social · 7d
Robert Craven resigns as House Judiciary Committee chair
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