Shannon Murray Kuleto
@shannonkuleto.bsky.social
Writer/researcher--esp. CA and wine history with NapaValleyRoots.org. Big fan of democracy, civics education, local newsrooms, the rule of law...and vino!
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We are filing a request for a preliminary injunction to block the extension of soldiers’ deployment in Los Angeles through Election Day.
There was never a need — and there is certainly no need now — for troops to be deployed against their own communities.
There was never a need — and there is certainly no need now — for troops to be deployed against their own communities.
September 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
We are filing a request for a preliminary injunction to block the extension of soldiers’ deployment in Los Angeles through Election Day.
There was never a need — and there is certainly no need now — for troops to be deployed against their own communities.
There was never a need — and there is certainly no need now — for troops to be deployed against their own communities.
Arrrrwwrrrgh!! Is there one word for rage+disgust+cringe to express the visceral clenching this shameless Doublespeak racist history-bashing brings on? She gets one thing (accidentally) right -- museums have no place as laboratories for political experiment. Appalling.
White House official Lindsey Halligan: "While slavery is obviously a horrible aspect of our nation's history, you can't really talk about slavery honestly unless you also talk about hope and progress ... we need to stop focusing so much on the lack of progress."
August 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Arrrrwwrrrgh!! Is there one word for rage+disgust+cringe to express the visceral clenching this shameless Doublespeak racist history-bashing brings on? She gets one thing (accidentally) right -- museums have no place as laboratories for political experiment. Appalling.
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The White House: "As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Nation’s founding, it is more important than ever that our national museums reflect the unity, progress, and enduring values that define the American story."
The American story:
The American story:
![Two unidentified soldiers in Union uniforms with pistols pointed at each other. [Between 1861 and 1865] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018652248/>.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kok4aqdr3qnsj6ktfkq76kqz/bafkreia7gqkd2ia235s3zen3f6kqjm2npzpuab6war7y5n6eyl7oorhvnu@jpeg)
August 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The White House: "As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our Nation’s founding, it is more important than ever that our national museums reflect the unity, progress, and enduring values that define the American story."
The American story:
The American story:
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“Hey quick follow up for the History Respecter — what aspect of the Confederacy are you *most* proud of?
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery: "We recognize our history. We don't erase it. We don't follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues ... we're proud of our history."
August 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“Hey quick follow up for the History Respecter — what aspect of the Confederacy are you *most* proud of?
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
ACT NOW ✍️ THIS is the week to sound off to the appropriations committee in Congress to re-authorize and refund the IMLS! Thanks @bookriot.bsky.social
We Can Still Save the Institute for Museum and Library Services
Act now to help save the Institute for Museum and Library Services and ensure the well-being of public libraries nationwide.
bookriot.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
ACT NOW ✍️ THIS is the week to sound off to the appropriations committee in Congress to re-authorize and refund the IMLS! Thanks @bookriot.bsky.social
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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
youtu.be
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
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ok maybe the American flag scolds had a point, this photo goes hard
June 15, 2025 at 4:48 AM
ok maybe the American flag scolds had a point, this photo goes hard
For your next long drive? Wonderfully long - and fascinating, literate, world-connecting - convo about menswear, social history, and communication via clothing. (I've followed @dieworkwear.bsky.social Derek Guy for years - loved hearing his actual voice!) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Menswear and the World System w/ Derek Guy
Podcast Episode · The Dig · 05/29/2025 · 2h 43m
podcasts.apple.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
For your next long drive? Wonderfully long - and fascinating, literate, world-connecting - convo about menswear, social history, and communication via clothing. (I've followed @dieworkwear.bsky.social Derek Guy for years - loved hearing his actual voice!) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
OK @sciam.bsky.social Scientific American just told me that a black garden ant can live twice as long as a typical cat or dog and now my spraycan of Raid feels a lot more murder-y 😬
April 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
OK @sciam.bsky.social Scientific American just told me that a black garden ant can live twice as long as a typical cat or dog and now my spraycan of Raid feels a lot more murder-y 😬
Just a small town girl working in nonprofits --as far away as you can get from being a political influencer -- but even I can amplify this truth @timothysnyder.bsky.social:
OF COURSE IT'S A COUP
Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
#itsacoup
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
OF COURSE IT'S A COUP
Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
#itsacoup
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
February 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Just a small town girl working in nonprofits --as far away as you can get from being a political influencer -- but even I can amplify this truth @timothysnyder.bsky.social:
OF COURSE IT'S A COUP
Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
#itsacoup
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
OF COURSE IT'S A COUP
Miss the obvious, lose your republic.
#itsacoup
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
January 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Outstanding among all the lovely tributes to Jimmy Carter today. Truly worth a read - a sort of remembrance obituary from Carter biographer, Jonathan Alter (His Very Best). Worked on this book firsthand w/Jimmy who was, even in his 90s, "ridiculously sharp."
open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
His Very Best (1924-2024)
A little of my experience as Carter's biographer
open.substack.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Outstanding among all the lovely tributes to Jimmy Carter today. Truly worth a read - a sort of remembrance obituary from Carter biographer, Jonathan Alter (His Very Best). Worked on this book firsthand w/Jimmy who was, even in his 90s, "ridiculously sharp."
open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
open.substack.com/pub/oldgoats...
Local merchants in our little Napa Valley town hit on this nice holiday attraction a few years ago...the Barrel Tree! Stacks of wine barrels from St. Helena wineries. And yes, there's merch 😆🎄 Happy New Year, everyone - and get ready! Gonna need deep stores of restorative joy for the fight ahead.
December 26, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Local merchants in our little Napa Valley town hit on this nice holiday attraction a few years ago...the Barrel Tree! Stacks of wine barrels from St. Helena wineries. And yes, there's merch 😆🎄 Happy New Year, everyone - and get ready! Gonna need deep stores of restorative joy for the fight ahead.
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A statement from The Onion about InfoWars.
December 11, 2024 at 5:14 AM
A statement from The Onion about InfoWars.
Latest editorial from our hometown weekly newspaper, the 150-year-old St. Helena Star (proud to be part of this ed board since 2009). Our "rising star" CM Anna Chouteau going to work for our CA-D4 Rep Mike Thompson leaves big shoes to fill.
napavalleyregister.com/news/communi...
napavalleyregister.com/news/communi...
Star editorial: A critical job opening on the council
The Star editorial board on how to fill a vacancy on the City Council.
napavalleyregister.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Latest editorial from our hometown weekly newspaper, the 150-year-old St. Helena Star (proud to be part of this ed board since 2009). Our "rising star" CM Anna Chouteau going to work for our CA-D4 Rep Mike Thompson leaves big shoes to fill.
napavalleyregister.com/news/communi...
napavalleyregister.com/news/communi...
Absolutely loved this #wiserthanme interview with the super sharp 94-year-old Dolores Huerta and want to share it with everyone!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
Julia Gets Wise with Dolores Huerta
Podcast Episode · Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus · 11/13/2024 · 1h
podcasts.apple.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Absolutely loved this #wiserthanme interview with the super sharp 94-year-old Dolores Huerta and want to share it with everyone!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
POST T-DAY LEFTOVERS SOUP:
"Chicken Caesar/Chinese pea shoot/ginkgo nut/white bean/fresh tomato/short rib/minestrone/rebollito in rosemary-infused turkey bone brodo" 😳🦃🥂👩🍳🥣
(⭐️ Recipe and wine pairing recs below)
"Chicken Caesar/Chinese pea shoot/ginkgo nut/white bean/fresh tomato/short rib/minestrone/rebollito in rosemary-infused turkey bone brodo" 😳🦃🥂👩🍳🥣
(⭐️ Recipe and wine pairing recs below)
December 1, 2024 at 6:32 AM
POST T-DAY LEFTOVERS SOUP:
"Chicken Caesar/Chinese pea shoot/ginkgo nut/white bean/fresh tomato/short rib/minestrone/rebollito in rosemary-infused turkey bone brodo" 😳🦃🥂👩🍳🥣
(⭐️ Recipe and wine pairing recs below)
"Chicken Caesar/Chinese pea shoot/ginkgo nut/white bean/fresh tomato/short rib/minestrone/rebollito in rosemary-infused turkey bone brodo" 😳🦃🥂👩🍳🥣
(⭐️ Recipe and wine pairing recs below)
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A Perfect: A poem from my 2nd collection "A Handful of Prayers". Originally published in Dreich.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYs0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYs0...
A Perfect
YouTube video by peterlillypoetry
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November 23, 2024 at 9:38 PM
A Perfect: A poem from my 2nd collection "A Handful of Prayers". Originally published in Dreich.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYs0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYs0...
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You could fit seventeen Teapot Dome Scandals inside of one “Trumps appointments” news cycle from the past week.
November 27, 2024 at 3:53 AM
You could fit seventeen Teapot Dome Scandals inside of one “Trumps appointments” news cycle from the past week.
I honestly never even aspired to tackle Milton's Paradise Lost but after reading this, I'm bound to try! Author Orlando Reade has me glimpsing a kindred soul, mourning, like us, the defeat and fall of his hopeful world and what, if only, might have been. Thanks for sharing, @tomaashby.bsky.social
“Milton died 350 years ago, leaving behind Paradise Lost, a poem composed in a state of deep despair. Blind, alone, and reeling from the failures of the English Revolution, Milton wrote an epic reflection on political defeat and the possibility of hope.” jacobin.com/2024/11/john...
John Milton’s Paradise Lost Mourned a Revolution Betrayed
John Milton died 350 years ago, leaving behind Paradise Lost, a poem composed in a state of deep despair. Blind, alone, and reeling from the failures of the English Revolution, Milton wrote an epic re...
jacobin.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:39 AM
I honestly never even aspired to tackle Milton's Paradise Lost but after reading this, I'm bound to try! Author Orlando Reade has me glimpsing a kindred soul, mourning, like us, the defeat and fall of his hopeful world and what, if only, might have been. Thanks for sharing, @tomaashby.bsky.social
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If any assignment editors are reading -- I bet a full accounting of all the financial support Elon Musk and his companies received from the federal government would make for great reading when he inevitably tells all the poors they have to start making sacrifices.
November 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
If any assignment editors are reading -- I bet a full accounting of all the financial support Elon Musk and his companies received from the federal government would make for great reading when he inevitably tells all the poors they have to start making sacrifices.
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As the votes continue to be counted the popular vote count is tightening up. This is far from a mandate. 🤷🏾♂️
The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory
The latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. But Mr. Trump claims a “powerful mandate.”
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:15 PM
As the votes continue to be counted the popular vote count is tightening up. This is far from a mandate. 🤷🏾♂️
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Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.
November 21, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.
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“Women are walking around, suspicious and guarded and apoplectic, knowing that some in our families or neighborhoods voted us back into second-class status, and wondering what else they’re ready to go along with.”
By me.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Of misogyny, Musk, and men
Women are not okay. We're furious.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:36 PM
“Women are walking around, suspicious and guarded and apoplectic, knowing that some in our families or neighborhoods voted us back into second-class status, and wondering what else they’re ready to go along with.”
By me.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...