Kathy Hermes
@ctexplored.bsky.social
Publisher, Connecticut Explored magazine, and Grating the Nutmeg, podcast, all about Connecticut history. Emerita, CCSU. AB, UCI 85; JD, Duke 92; PhD, Yale 95.
Sr Maura put 2 artists on the screen: Turner & Constable. Even to my teen eyes, it was clear one was an amazing genius & the other painted cows. Here they are again side-by-side, the painter of The Slave Ship & The Burning of the Houses of Parliament next to Constable
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These Rivals Wanted Art Fans to Pick a Side. This Show Lets You Choose Both.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Sr Maura put 2 artists on the screen: Turner & Constable. Even to my teen eyes, it was clear one was an amazing genius & the other painted cows. Here they are again side-by-side, the painter of The Slave Ship & The Burning of the Houses of Parliament next to Constable
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The Museum of the American Revolution has several voice acting opportunities for which it is specifically looking for #Connecticut talent. These are for its Patriots of Color Archive online interactive. Info about the opportunity is here: www.amrevmuseum.org/patriots-of-...
Patriots of Color Archive Voiceover Actors
The Museum of the American Revolution seeks voice actors to narrate the Patriots of Color Archive online interactive.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Museum of the American Revolution has several voice acting opportunities for which it is specifically looking for #Connecticut talent. These are for its Patriots of Color Archive online interactive. Info about the opportunity is here: www.amrevmuseum.org/patriots-of-...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis
Trump last week defended Tucker Carlson for his friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who expressed admiration for Hitler & Stalin. GOP now find itself in the position of clarifying that Nazis are evil.
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Trump last week defended Tucker Carlson for his friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who expressed admiration for Hitler & Stalin. GOP now find itself in the position of clarifying that Nazis are evil.
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Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis
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November 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis
Trump last week defended Tucker Carlson for his friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who expressed admiration for Hitler & Stalin. GOP now find itself in the position of clarifying that Nazis are evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Trump last week defended Tucker Carlson for his friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, who expressed admiration for Hitler & Stalin. GOP now find itself in the position of clarifying that Nazis are evil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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“How do you negotiate with a partner who’s willing to actually destroy what we do well?” — Wesleyan University President @msroth.bsky.social in conversation with the leaders of Dartmouth and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the @nytimes.com about Trump’s attack on #HigherEd.
Opinion | ‘We Need to Be Worried’: Three University Leaders on the Fate of Higher Education in the Trump Era
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November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“How do you negotiate with a partner who’s willing to actually destroy what we do well?” — Wesleyan University President @msroth.bsky.social in conversation with the leaders of Dartmouth and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the @nytimes.com about Trump’s attack on #HigherEd.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Kim Davis 👹, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
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Kim Davis 👹, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
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A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
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November 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
Kim Davis 👹, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
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Kim Davis 👹, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.
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There will be so many things to say about the legendary Nancy Pelosi's transformational tenure in Congress—but for now, let's start with "Thank you, Madam Speaker."
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
There will be so many things to say about the legendary Nancy Pelosi's transformational tenure in Congress—but for now, let's start with "Thank you, Madam Speaker."
“The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations…they plan to pay for it with cuts to…Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP…This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan…we have months.” -Chris Murphy
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“The apex of Republicans’ plan to turn over our government to their wealthy cronies is a giant tax cut for billionaires and corporations…they plan to pay for it with cuts to…Medicaid, Medicare, and SNAP…This is a five-alarm fire. I don’t think we have two years to plan…we have months.” -Chris Murphy
While the US president is an unrepentant groper, the Mexican president fights back. Groping, btw, is sexual assault.
“We need to make this visible and say no — a firm no….Women’s personal space must not be violated.”
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“We need to make this visible and say no — a firm no….Women’s personal space must not be violated.”
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Mexico’s President Presses Charges Against Man Who Groped Her on the Street
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November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
While the US president is an unrepentant groper, the Mexican president fights back. Groping, btw, is sexual assault.
“We need to make this visible and say no — a firm no….Women’s personal space must not be violated.”
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“We need to make this visible and say no — a firm no….Women’s personal space must not be violated.”
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Canada's MAPLE MAGA collapses. Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont left the right-wing caucus "crossed the floor and made it painfully clear he prefers roads, hospitals, water systems, transit, and actual jobs over the permanent online fight club.”
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Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont crosses floor to join Liberals
Nova Scotia has lost its only sitting Conservative MP and today we learned why. Chris d’Entremont announced late yesterday he was crossing the floor to join the federal Liberals. As Skye Bryden-Blom r...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Canada's MAPLE MAGA collapses. Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont left the right-wing caucus "crossed the floor and made it painfully clear he prefers roads, hospitals, water systems, transit, and actual jobs over the permanent online fight club.”
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Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.
A gun violence 'action plan' calls for a new emphasis on prevention
Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Dozens of leaders in medicine, criminal justice and more issued an urgent call for collective action to tackle the gun violence crisis in the U.S.
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As ballots are cast across the country, Ms. editors are keeping a close eye on the 2025 elections. Here's what we're watching:
2025 Elections Ms. Magazine Is Watching: What’s at Stake for Women, Democracy and Equality
2025 Election Results: Ballot Measures, Governor and Legislatures in Virginia, Texas, New Jersey, Maine, California, Pennsylvania, Maine
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November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
As ballots are cast across the country, Ms. editors are keeping a close eye on the 2025 elections. Here's what we're watching:
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Author and journalist Dominick Dunne (1925-2009) was born 100 years ago today in Hartford, Connecticut. He was best known for his coverage of high-profile court cases, beginning with the 1983 trial for the murder of his daughter, Dominique Dunne. He was with Vanity Fair magazine for 25 years.
October 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Author and journalist Dominick Dunne (1925-2009) was born 100 years ago today in Hartford, Connecticut. He was best known for his coverage of high-profile court cases, beginning with the 1983 trial for the murder of his daughter, Dominique Dunne. He was with Vanity Fair magazine for 25 years.
“JPMorgan…identified transactions with Leon Black, the co-founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management; Glenn Dubin, a well-known hedge fund manager; the lawyer Alan Dershowitz; and trusts controlled by Leslie Wexner, the retail tycoon.”
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JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures
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November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“JPMorgan…identified transactions with Leon Black, the co-founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management; Glenn Dubin, a well-known hedge fund manager; the lawyer Alan Dershowitz; and trusts controlled by Leslie Wexner, the retail tycoon.”
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“They were careless people. They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby.
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“They were careless people. They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby.
Trump has pursued gov’t cuts, shrinking domestic spending to its lowest level in modern history, by targeting federal climate, education, health, housing and research programs, and aid to the poor. The admin is pumping money into the military and mass deportations.
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Food Stamp Cuts Expose Trump’s Strategy to Use Shutdown to Advance Agenda
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November 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Trump has pursued gov’t cuts, shrinking domestic spending to its lowest level in modern history, by targeting federal climate, education, health, housing and research programs, and aid to the poor. The admin is pumping money into the military and mass deportations.
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November 1, All Saints Day, Portland, CT, Rosebud.
November 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
November 1, All Saints Day, Portland, CT, Rosebud.
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"A majority of SNAP recipients who are capable of working do work. They are the working poor.
"Their jobs just don't pay enough, or offer sufficiently stable employment, to make ends meet without aid."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social
"Their jobs just don't pay enough, or offer sufficiently stable employment, to make ends meet without aid."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social
The Hunger Games Begin
40 million Americans are about to lose food stamps
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October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
"A majority of SNAP recipients who are capable of working do work. They are the working poor.
"Their jobs just don't pay enough, or offer sufficiently stable employment, to make ends meet without aid."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social
"Their jobs just don't pay enough, or offer sufficiently stable employment, to make ends meet without aid."
-- @pkrugman.bsky.social