Melissa Gray
@msgray.bsky.social
NPR senior producer. I love this fool country and this fool cat. And my grandfather had impressive melons.
Fun article on presidential stress from 2013.
Key thing - you get past 50, signs of stress are more apparent.
www.denverpost.com/2013/01/17/w...
Key thing - you get past 50, signs of stress are more apparent.
www.denverpost.com/2013/01/17/w...
Why time, stress take toll on presidents
Why time, stress take toll on presidents
www.denverpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Fun article on presidential stress from 2013.
Key thing - you get past 50, signs of stress are more apparent.
www.denverpost.com/2013/01/17/w...
Key thing - you get past 50, signs of stress are more apparent.
www.denverpost.com/2013/01/17/w...
In July of 1944, this photo of FDR shocked the country.
He was 62 years old, and he’d be dead by April: a cerebral hemorrhage.
He was being treated for hypertension, was on a low-salt diet, and he was a smoker.
But the sudden change in his looks was evident to anyone with eyes in their heads.
He was 62 years old, and he’d be dead by April: a cerebral hemorrhage.
He was being treated for hypertension, was on a low-salt diet, and he was a smoker.
But the sudden change in his looks was evident to anyone with eyes in their heads.
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
In July of 1944, this photo of FDR shocked the country.
He was 62 years old, and he’d be dead by April: a cerebral hemorrhage.
He was being treated for hypertension, was on a low-salt diet, and he was a smoker.
But the sudden change in his looks was evident to anyone with eyes in their heads.
He was 62 years old, and he’d be dead by April: a cerebral hemorrhage.
He was being treated for hypertension, was on a low-salt diet, and he was a smoker.
But the sudden change in his looks was evident to anyone with eyes in their heads.
Spent my entire afternoon/evening watching Downton Abbey and finishing the quilting of the interior of this gift for a sweet little girl. The theme is tea time.
Will think of those hours fondly as I dive back into news today… it’s grim.
Will think of those hours fondly as I dive back into news today… it’s grim.
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Spent my entire afternoon/evening watching Downton Abbey and finishing the quilting of the interior of this gift for a sweet little girl. The theme is tea time.
Will think of those hours fondly as I dive back into news today… it’s grim.
Will think of those hours fondly as I dive back into news today… it’s grim.
Reposted by Melissa Gray
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Alan Dershowitz is one of those claiming Epstein was not a pedophile because he pleaded guilty to one count of having sex for money with a 17-year-and-10-month-old person. "That’s not a pedophile." See this important response from Julia Brown, the brave reporter who broke the news on this
Author Brandon Taylor highly recommended Juliette Stevenson’s audiobook reading of “Sense and Sensibility” to me recently. It is WONDERFUL!!! www.audible.com/pd/B002UZI70...
#booksky
#booksky
Sense and Sensibility
Check out this great listen on Audible.com. When Mrs. Dashwood is forced by an avaricious daughter-in-law to leave the family home in Sussex, she takes her three daughters to live in a modest cottage ...
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November 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Author Brandon Taylor highly recommended Juliette Stevenson’s audiobook reading of “Sense and Sensibility” to me recently. It is WONDERFUL!!! www.audible.com/pd/B002UZI70...
#booksky
#booksky
@rabihalameddine.bsky.social
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Well deserved, and thank you for writing such an absolutely amazing book.
(Also that tie was awesome)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Well deserved, and thank you for writing such an absolutely amazing book.
(Also that tie was awesome)
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 AM
@rabihalameddine.bsky.social
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Well deserved, and thank you for writing such an absolutely amazing book.
(Also that tie was awesome)
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Well deserved, and thank you for writing such an absolutely amazing book.
(Also that tie was awesome)
Awww train operator on DC metro’s red line just gave us all a daily affirmation and told us to be well and stay safe!
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Awww train operator on DC metro’s red line just gave us all a daily affirmation and told us to be well and stay safe!
“Peregrination” is such a great word, and I don’t think I’ve seen it in print for over a decade.
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#booksky
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#booksky
Thomas McGuane is among the last great outdoorsmen-novelists. Tyler Austin Harper visited the author on his Montana ranch to see what we stand to lose:
The Last of the Literary Outdoorsmen
Thomas McGuane—fisherman, hunter, rancher, writer—says “good riddance” to his kind.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“Peregrination” is such a great word, and I don’t think I’ve seen it in print for over a decade.
bsky.app/profile/thea...
#booksky
bsky.app/profile/thea...
#booksky
Went on a witch-hunt today. Ended up at the house of Rebecca Nurse, the 71 year-old woman executed in 1692 because people were dumb and believed what they wanted to believe.
And then told my son about “The Crucible” and it’s relation to McCarthyism.
History. It burns and rhymes.
And then told my son about “The Crucible” and it’s relation to McCarthyism.
History. It burns and rhymes.
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Went on a witch-hunt today. Ended up at the house of Rebecca Nurse, the 71 year-old woman executed in 1692 because people were dumb and believed what they wanted to believe.
And then told my son about “The Crucible” and it’s relation to McCarthyism.
History. It burns and rhymes.
And then told my son about “The Crucible” and it’s relation to McCarthyism.
History. It burns and rhymes.
Reposted by Melissa Gray
Car insurance premiums have increased at twice the rate of overall inflation. They've stabilized, at least for now, but more than half of Americans say the costs are painful. n.pr/434M26s
Why car insurance costs have soared (and what drivers are doing about it)
Car insurance premiums have increased at twice the rate of overall inflation. They've stabilized, at least for now, but more than half of Americans say the costs are painful.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Car insurance premiums have increased at twice the rate of overall inflation. They've stabilized, at least for now, but more than half of Americans say the costs are painful. n.pr/434M26s
Again - $38 trillion in debt, but $85 million to move the space shuttle to Texas and house it there.
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GOP lawmakers raise pressure on Smithsonian over space shuttle fight
Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving the shuttle would require breaking it apart.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Again - $38 trillion in debt, but $85 million to move the space shuttle to Texas and house it there.
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Consider donating to your local food bank right n o w.
Let me make it easy for you:
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Let me make it easy for you:
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Join me in ending hunger
Donate today to end hunger. Every dollar you donate can provide at least 10 meals to families in need through the Feeding America network of food banks.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Consider donating to your local food bank right n o w.
Let me make it easy for you:
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate Donate Today to End Hunger in America | Feeding America
Let me make it easy for you:
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate Donate Today to End Hunger in America | Feeding America
“We spent $4 trillion on interest over the last decade, but will spend $14 trillion in the next ten years. Interest costs crowd out important public and private investments in our future, harming the economy for every American.”
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US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic
The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
“We spent $4 trillion on interest over the last decade, but will spend $14 trillion in the next ten years. Interest costs crowd out important public and private investments in our future, harming the economy for every American.”
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Early use of guyliner.
October 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Early use of guyliner.
Susan, dear Susan. What a life you lead. What gifts you gave. Susan Stamberg made it BETTER for the generation of women who came after, and this woman thanks you deeply for it all:
Your joy,
Your smarts,
Your kindness.
Now rest, sweet gal. Your work is done.
Your joy,
Your smarts,
Your kindness.
Now rest, sweet gal. Your work is done.
October 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Susan, dear Susan. What a life you lead. What gifts you gave. Susan Stamberg made it BETTER for the generation of women who came after, and this woman thanks you deeply for it all:
Your joy,
Your smarts,
Your kindness.
Now rest, sweet gal. Your work is done.
Your joy,
Your smarts,
Your kindness.
Now rest, sweet gal. Your work is done.
Reposted by Melissa Gray
I loved Drew Struzan’s artwork so much. Especially loved how, for THE NAME OF THE ROSE poster, he drew Sean Connery in a, “nuh-UH girl” pose.
October 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I loved Drew Struzan’s artwork so much. Especially loved how, for THE NAME OF THE ROSE poster, he drew Sean Connery in a, “nuh-UH girl” pose.
Reposted by Melissa Gray
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.
n.pr
October 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says. n.pr/4q87Jwb
Escaped to the Regency Era for the Jane Austen Society of North America’s annual convention. Learned English Country Dancing and cravat tying. Spoke to many about Mr. Darcy, Lizzie, Anne Elliot, Emma, Mrs. Jennings and fell in love with my job all over again.
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Escaped to the Regency Era for the Jane Austen Society of North America’s annual convention. Learned English Country Dancing and cravat tying. Spoke to many about Mr. Darcy, Lizzie, Anne Elliot, Emma, Mrs. Jennings and fell in love with my job all over again.
Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s nominee to lead the office investigating Jack Smith, has recently been investigated for harassing a colleague, Politico reports.
“Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him..”
“Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him..”
October 10, 2025 at 11:52 AM