@deliagrae.bsky.social
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The Justice Department already missed its December deadline to release the Epstein files—and now it’s struggling to defend the delay, @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily:
What’s Going on With the Epstein Files?
Less than 1 percent of them have been released.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM
The Justice Department already missed its December deadline to release the Epstein files—and now it’s struggling to defend the delay, @willgottsegen.com argues in The Atlantic Daily:
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Okay, I guess I'm doing Bluesky now. The bird is dead, long live the butterfly. I'll try to find my old people. Please excuse any oversights as this may take a while.
January 15, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Okay, I guess I'm doing Bluesky now. The bird is dead, long live the butterfly. I'll try to find my old people. Please excuse any oversights as this may take a while.
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It’s surprising and disorienting when something that you assumed was happening far away or long ago shows up in your country, your state, your town, your street. But that is what we are dealing with.
This WTF Moment
When history does not exactly repeat itself, but rhymes.
www.awritersnotebook.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:52 AM
It’s surprising and disorienting when something that you assumed was happening far away or long ago shows up in your country, your state, your town, your street. But that is what we are dealing with.
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Artist Maxine Helfman's photographic recreation of Flemish-style portraits using contemporary models #WomensArt
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Artist Maxine Helfman's photographic recreation of Flemish-style portraits using contemporary models #WomensArt
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“The American people deserve to know that the central bank is led by a total slut,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said of the photo, promising that more sexually explicit images of Powell were on the way.
DOJ Releases Jerome Powell Deepfake Nudes
WASHINGTON—Asserting that the images were “100% authentic,” the Justice Department released Monday what appeared to be deepfake nudes of Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. “The American people deser...
theonion.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“The American people deserve to know that the central bank is led by a total slut,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said of the photo, promising that more sexually explicit images of Powell were on the way.
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Folk music has always been about resistance.
January 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Folk music has always been about resistance.
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Anyone notice we are no longer talking about the Epstein files?? 🤷🏼♀️
January 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Anyone notice we are no longer talking about the Epstein files?? 🤷🏼♀️
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James Joyce's short story The Dead, from his collection Dubliners, takes place on 6 January 1904, the feast day of the Epiphany, 122 years ago today: www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2...
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Dubliners, by James Joyce
www.gutenberg.org
January 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
James Joyce's short story The Dead, from his collection Dubliners, takes place on 6 January 1904, the feast day of the Epiphany, 122 years ago today: www.gutenberg.org/files/2814/2...
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"If you look at the reactions of other countries, like Britain, they're caught between two things: they don't want to appear to support Maduro... but on the other hand they have big questions about the legality and nature of the American action and what will come next."
"We have looked at the US as an ally that upholds international order. If US behaviour is going to change, we have to understand that and react to it... We have to think about the sort of world that will lead to."
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
A sober (and sobering) take from the UK's former top diplomat, Sir Simon Fraser. ~AA
January 5, 2026 at 10:08 AM
"If you look at the reactions of other countries, like Britain, they're caught between two things: they don't want to appear to support Maduro... but on the other hand they have big questions about the legality and nature of the American action and what will come next."
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Everyone, in and out of America keeps hoping/assuming that surely, eventually, something or someone will stop Trump. Some constitutional guardrail. Some court ruling. Some level of corruption, scandal or abuse too big to be ignored. We wait, and wait in vain. Better to act for ourselves.
I think the world is in disbelief at the shock and awe speed at which the US is unravelling, the reality of what they have become seems to be too much too quick for leaders to digest and act on. Europe / The west need to discuss the unthinkable of how do we uncouple and protect ourselves from the US
January 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Everyone, in and out of America keeps hoping/assuming that surely, eventually, something or someone will stop Trump. Some constitutional guardrail. Some court ruling. Some level of corruption, scandal or abuse too big to be ignored. We wait, and wait in vain. Better to act for ourselves.
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This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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#DumpTrump Foil #Farage... both Putin's puppets...
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
#DumpTrump Foil #Farage... both Putin's puppets...
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Donald Trump’s response to Rob Reiner’s death wasn’t just another example of norm-breaking rhetoric from the president—“it actively widened the breach,” John Dickerson argues: theatln.tc/v3ftkZJS
December 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Donald Trump’s response to Rob Reiner’s death wasn’t just another example of norm-breaking rhetoric from the president—“it actively widened the breach,” John Dickerson argues: theatln.tc/v3ftkZJS
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Adapting a deeply personal story in a way that makes the person who wrote it experience it all over again is a real kindness and a small miracle. There's been a lot of pain adjacent to this film, a lot of sad stories that touch it. But Reiner seems to have done his part with great kindness.
Stephen King: Why I Hugged Rob Reiner After Watching ‘Stand by Me’ www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/o...
Opinion | Stephen King: Why I Hugged Rob Reiner After Watching ‘Stand by Me’
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Adapting a deeply personal story in a way that makes the person who wrote it experience it all over again is a real kindness and a small miracle. There's been a lot of pain adjacent to this film, a lot of sad stories that touch it. But Reiner seems to have done his part with great kindness.
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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The Tenth Window: An Ode to Libraries. That morning, the Broker was feeling rapidly out of sorts, his nerves were bothering him, his heart racing and fluttering. He knew why. It was the anniversary of his first gassing. The 10th of December.
December 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The Tenth Window: An Ode to Libraries. That morning, the Broker was feeling rapidly out of sorts, his nerves were bothering him, his heart racing and fluttering. He knew why. It was the anniversary of his first gassing. The 10th of December.
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Tickets are going fast for Midwinter's Magical Quest! ✨ Join us for a heart-warming adventure through time as we celebrate the rich heritage of winter customs...
🔥 13th, 14th & 20th December
Book here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/christmas/midwinters-magical-quest-family-wstfr
🔥 13th, 14th & 20th December
Book here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/christmas/midwinters-magical-quest-family-wstfr
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Tickets are going fast for Midwinter's Magical Quest! ✨ Join us for a heart-warming adventure through time as we celebrate the rich heritage of winter customs...
🔥 13th, 14th & 20th December
Book here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/christmas/midwinters-magical-quest-family-wstfr
🔥 13th, 14th & 20th December
Book here: www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/whats-on/calendar/christmas/midwinters-magical-quest-family-wstfr
This is an absurd article.
"All the surf and smoke and Didionesque stylings in the world cannot disguise the central problem with ‘American Canto’: It is not honest," Helen Lewis argues. theatln.tc/3UOQskEP
December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is an absurd article.
This smoothed out my brain!
'Bush Flowers' by Raelene Stevens, contemporary Indigenous Australian painter from the Tweed Valley area of NSW #WomensArt
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This smoothed out my brain!
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... terrific article.
The Missing Kayaker
What happened to Ryan Borgwardt?
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... terrific article.
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This is an excellent idea!!!
November 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is an excellent idea!!!
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This story is the story we all need today: a good dog finding good people through the kindness of other good people and the remarkable way the internet can still be a force for great good.
The tale of the #puppyexpress concludes even better than I could ever have hoped.
On Patreon & Substack:
www.patreon.com/posts/142745...
catvalente.substack.com/p/the-glorio...
On Patreon & Substack:
www.patreon.com/posts/142745...
catvalente.substack.com/p/the-glorio...
The Glorious Conclusion of the Wild Ride of the Puppy Express
Note: We will return to politics and business as usual tomorrow.
catvalente.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This story is the story we all need today: a good dog finding good people through the kindness of other good people and the remarkable way the internet can still be a force for great good.
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BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & [email protected] what you think. GUTTED.
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
BAD NEWS! Should the swift brick vote have taken place earlier today we would have won. Tories whipped YES but by the time of the vote, support had gone home just like 2 years ago. It is an AGONISING reality. Tell your MP & [email protected] what you think. GUTTED.