sadele2
@sadele2.bsky.social
"I dreamed I was a perfect smile"
Can someone please remind me where this phrase came from, who said it or wrote it, decades ago?
Old & a bit out of the way. Background in writing world, art world, book world, tv news & entertainment world.
Can someone please remind me where this phrase came from, who said it or wrote it, decades ago?
Old & a bit out of the way. Background in writing world, art world, book world, tv news & entertainment world.
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When other news outlets start circling like vultures over your handling of a story: "Alfonsi said the last-minute change was, in her view, a political decision, rather than an editorial call, according to the email, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal" gift link
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
CBS News Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment; Correspondent Calls Decision Political
The news organization said the segment about the El Salvador prison where the Trump administration sent deportees needed additional reporting.
www.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
When other news outlets start circling like vultures over your handling of a story: "Alfonsi said the last-minute change was, in her view, a political decision, rather than an editorial call, according to the email, which was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal" gift link
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations
CBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
"The US is ratcheting up pressure on Havana’s key benefactor, Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro’s regime, which has kept the Communist-ruled nation afloat with cheap oil."
"Venezuela has been vital for Cuba’s economy since 1999"
#Cuba #Venezuela #Oil
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"Venezuela has been vital for Cuba’s economy since 1999"
#Cuba #Venezuela #Oil
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U.S. Oil Blockade of Venezuela Pushes Cuba Toward Collapse
Cuba’s economy, dependent on cheap Venezuelan oil for decades, now struggles to function as a result of the U.S. military’s buildup in the Caribbean and the sharp drop in oil shipments from Venezuela...
www.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"The US is ratcheting up pressure on Havana’s key benefactor, Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro’s regime, which has kept the Communist-ruled nation afloat with cheap oil."
"Venezuela has been vital for Cuba’s economy since 1999"
#Cuba #Venezuela #Oil
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"Venezuela has been vital for Cuba’s economy since 1999"
#Cuba #Venezuela #Oil
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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Gifting this article on the CECOT story in which Sharyn Alfonsi, the correspondent on the story, is reported as writing: “It [the story] is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
‘60 Minutes’ Pulled a Segment. A Correspondent Calls It ‘Political.’
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Gifting this article on the CECOT story in which Sharyn Alfonsi, the correspondent on the story, is reported as writing: “It [the story] is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now, after every rigorous internal check has been met, is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
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The states identified are led by Republicans — Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.
Trump's DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters from rolls
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent a confidential draft agreement to more than a dozen states that would require election officials to remove any alleged ineligible voters identified during a fed...
www.alternet.org
December 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The states identified are led by Republicans — Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.
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Gem of a Christmas read from Anne Applebaum www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
Henry James’s Venice Is Still Here
Henry James’s Venice was a “city of intense beauty and deep secrets” that he transformed into novels, letters, stories, and essays during his visits in the late 19th century. @anneapplebaum set out to...
www.theatlantic.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Gem of a Christmas read from Anne Applebaum www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
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Chief of @rcn.org.uk Nicola Ranger told The Sunday @thetimes.com the study proved the value of registered nurses to patient safety and warned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social “the clock is ticking” for ministers to act on nurses pay and career progression: www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Chief of @rcn.org.uk Nicola Ranger told The Sunday @thetimes.com the study proved the value of registered nurses to patient safety and warned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social “the clock is ticking” for ministers to act on nurses pay and career progression: www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation:
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
Death rates rise when NHS cuts back on nursing
Using lower-paid workers to plug the gaps left by a failure to hire registered nurses damages safety, new research has shown
www.thetimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation:
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...
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I don’t know how anyone can still talk about “the AI revolution” with a straight face. Reuters story about a railroad company that has sunk $300,000 into “developing AI products” and appears to have made…a chatbot that doesn’t work?
archive.is/2025.12.17-0...
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December 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I don’t know how anyone can still talk about “the AI revolution” with a straight face. Reuters story about a railroad company that has sunk $300,000 into “developing AI products” and appears to have made…a chatbot that doesn’t work?
archive.is/2025.12.17-0...
archive.is/2025.12.17-0...
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
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NIST knows what they are doing.
"Another campus building houses additional clocks backed up by a different power generator; ... will allow us to re-align the primary time scale when site stability returns without making use of external clocks or reference signals."
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
"Another campus building houses additional clocks backed up by a different power generator; ... will allow us to re-align the primary time scale when site stability returns without making use of external clocks or reference signals."
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
Primary time scale failure at NIST Boulder campus; significant impact on NTP services
groups.google.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
NIST knows what they are doing.
"Another campus building houses additional clocks backed up by a different power generator; ... will allow us to re-align the primary time scale when site stability returns without making use of external clocks or reference signals."
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
"Another campus building houses additional clocks backed up by a different power generator; ... will allow us to re-align the primary time scale when site stability returns without making use of external clocks or reference signals."
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
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The clocks can be repaired and recalibrated using the U.S. Naval Observatory clocks, with European clocks as a backup.
There's plenty of redundancy in the system and, as a note, GPS is calibrated from the USNO, not NIST.
There's plenty of redundancy in the system and, as a note, GPS is calibrated from the USNO, not NIST.
December 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The clocks can be repaired and recalibrated using the U.S. Naval Observatory clocks, with European clocks as a backup.
There's plenty of redundancy in the system and, as a note, GPS is calibrated from the USNO, not NIST.
There's plenty of redundancy in the system and, as a note, GPS is calibrated from the USNO, not NIST.
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The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
December 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The atomic ensemble time scale at the NIST Boulder campus has failed.
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The body cam footage from Beker’s arrest has been released.
“Hey, this is Officer Hingiss with the Whitefish Police Department. Just out with a male that only speaks Spanish, wondering if you want to check him?”
flatheadbeacon.com/2025/12/19/c...
“Hey, this is Officer Hingiss with the Whitefish Police Department. Just out with a male that only speaks Spanish, wondering if you want to check him?”
flatheadbeacon.com/2025/12/19/c...
NEW — I wrote about Beker Rengifo, a Montana resident from Venezuela who was taken by ICE on Thursday after a routine traffic stop, and how local law enforcement is working with the feds to ensnare people with legal status.
ICE abducts Montana resident with legal humanitarian status
Beker Rengifo is the latest victim of Trump's reckless and illegal war on migrants.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The body cam footage from Beker’s arrest has been released.
“Hey, this is Officer Hingiss with the Whitefish Police Department. Just out with a male that only speaks Spanish, wondering if you want to check him?”
flatheadbeacon.com/2025/12/19/c...
“Hey, this is Officer Hingiss with the Whitefish Police Department. Just out with a male that only speaks Spanish, wondering if you want to check him?”
flatheadbeacon.com/2025/12/19/c...
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The answer to WSJ Editorial Writer James Freeman’s Rhetorical Question “What Would America Do Without Leftist Legal Pundits Parading As Legal Experts”
open.substack.com/pub/judgelut...
open.substack.com/pub/judgelut...
The Answer to WSJ Editorial Writer James Freeman's Rhetorical Question "What Would America Do Without Leftist Legal Pundits Parading As Legal Experts"
Yesterday, with dripping contempt for the country’s “liberal” legal experts, James Freeman of the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board presumptuously purported to ask on behalf of all Americans, “What ...
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The answer to WSJ Editorial Writer James Freeman’s Rhetorical Question “What Would America Do Without Leftist Legal Pundits Parading As Legal Experts”
open.substack.com/pub/judgelut...
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What a beautiful story. What a beautiful service to give to the state of Washington.
So many empty buildings it’s a shame more generosity can’t be forservices like this.
Discreet places with no judgment, just a place to regroup .
myedmondsnews.com/2025/12/than...
So many empty buildings it’s a shame more generosity can’t be forservices like this.
Discreet places with no judgment, just a place to regroup .
myedmondsnews.com/2025/12/than...
Thanks to Rick Steves, Lynnwood Hygiene Center has a permanent home - My Edmonds News
‘If this place wasn’t here I don’t know how I would’ve survived’ — Sherman Gillins The Jean Kim Foundation’s (JKF) Hygiene Center in Lynnwood is here to stay. Edmonds-based European […]
myedmondsnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
What a beautiful story. What a beautiful service to give to the state of Washington.
So many empty buildings it’s a shame more generosity can’t be forservices like this.
Discreet places with no judgment, just a place to regroup .
myedmondsnews.com/2025/12/than...
So many empty buildings it’s a shame more generosity can’t be forservices like this.
Discreet places with no judgment, just a place to regroup .
myedmondsnews.com/2025/12/than...
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For an entire community of my down-and-out neighbors, this hygiene center is the only place to take a shower, wash clothes, repair a bike, or get a sweater, blanket, or hot meal…while also enjoying a little bit of community.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
For an entire community of my down-and-out neighbors, this hygiene center is the only place to take a shower, wash clothes, repair a bike, or get a sweater, blanket, or hot meal…while also enjoying a little bit of community.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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A question we got from a reader:
“How can they say it’s ’too close to the election’ to make changes in Texas when the new maps themselves were just drawn!? Isn’t that ‘too close to the election’ too?”
We answered! Check it out here: boltsmag.org/mid-decade-r...
“How can they say it’s ’too close to the election’ to make changes in Texas when the new maps themselves were just drawn!? Isn’t that ‘too close to the election’ too?”
We answered! Check it out here: boltsmag.org/mid-decade-r...
The Escalating Race to Redistrict: Your Questions Answered - Bolts
How are the new maps changing the midterms? Why are courts not doing more? Would proportional representation help? We’ve got answers about mid-decade redistricting.
boltsmag.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
A question we got from a reader:
“How can they say it’s ’too close to the election’ to make changes in Texas when the new maps themselves were just drawn!? Isn’t that ‘too close to the election’ too?”
We answered! Check it out here: boltsmag.org/mid-decade-r...
“How can they say it’s ’too close to the election’ to make changes in Texas when the new maps themselves were just drawn!? Isn’t that ‘too close to the election’ too?”
We answered! Check it out here: boltsmag.org/mid-decade-r...
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While reporters were poring over the release of the heavily redacted Epstein files last night, Pam Bondi and Howard Lutnick were dining at DC’s Cafe Milano, two witnesses said. Ahead of their arrival, all of the TVs in the cafe were flipped to Fox News
December 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
While reporters were poring over the release of the heavily redacted Epstein files last night, Pam Bondi and Howard Lutnick were dining at DC’s Cafe Milano, two witnesses said. Ahead of their arrival, all of the TVs in the cafe were flipped to Fox News
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🎁 Gift link: www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
December 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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I wrote about how the Trump administration won’t let Black people use MATH to prove racism exists.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
The DOJ Just Made It Almost Impossible to Prove Racism Exists
By rolling back “disparate impact" claims, the Trump administration is reducing courts to mere rubber stamps for the white supremacy written into the laws.
www.contrabandcamp.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I wrote about how the Trump administration won’t let Black people use MATH to prove racism exists.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
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Of course Hegseth wants to bring back land mines that maim and kill innocent civilians including children. "No civilized nation" would do this. But under the Trump Regime, the U.S. is NOT a civilized nation. We are a rogue criminal state. More now than ever. wapo.st/4b67v3s
Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon
The Trump administration will reverse a Biden-era policy that prohibits the use of antipersonnel land mines, according to a Dec. 2 document reviewed by The Post.
wapo.st
December 20, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Of course Hegseth wants to bring back land mines that maim and kill innocent civilians including children. "No civilized nation" would do this. But under the Trump Regime, the U.S. is NOT a civilized nation. We are a rogue criminal state. More now than ever. wapo.st/4b67v3s