Sean Piccoli
@spiccoli.bsky.social
News stringer, ex-critic, puzzle head
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whole lot to munch on in this wonderful retrospective interview with @negativlandland.bsky.social, with juicy new details about the U2 affair, including the roles of r.e.m. (accidental, unrighteous) & sinead o'connor (intentional, righteous)
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
whole lot to munch on in this wonderful retrospective interview with @negativlandland.bsky.social, with juicy new details about the U2 affair, including the roles of r.e.m. (accidental, unrighteous) & sinead o'connor (intentional, righteous)
Story I wrote and reported for @ncronline.bsky.social about a legal struggle between a demoted research scientist at Notre Dame and an influential trustee at the famed Catholic university whom she blames for her predicament. www.ncronline.org/news/notre-d...
Notre Dame lab at center named for legendary coach Ara Parseghian closed amid lawsuit
Katsuri Haldar, a rare diseases researcher and founding director of the Boler-Parseghian Center, claims race and age discrimination, and breach of contract.
www.ncronline.org
July 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Story I wrote and reported for @ncronline.bsky.social about a legal struggle between a demoted research scientist at Notre Dame and an influential trustee at the famed Catholic university whom she blames for her predicament. www.ncronline.org/news/notre-d...
Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/n...
Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’
Mayor Eric Adams spoke at two Black churches in Queens and pushed back at those who “are dancing on my grave.”
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/n...
plutocratic coverage? 😬
February 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
plutocratic coverage? 😬
Sister Rosetta with her faithfully depicted Les Paul Custom (and a Vox amp)! Mural on East 124th 🎨
January 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sister Rosetta with her faithfully depicted Les Paul Custom (and a Vox amp)! Mural on East 124th 🎨
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NEW: The Oath Keepers want more from Trump after many received commutations, and not full pardons talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-oat...
The Oath Keepers Want More From Trump
Oath Keepers founder and seditious conspirator Stewart Rhodes left prison this week...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
NEW: The Oath Keepers want more from Trump after many received commutations, and not full pardons talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-oat...
enforceable evite* (or eviction)
favorable election
forcible elevation
fiver (or forever) recalibration
(*Letter Boxed-approved)
favorable election
forcible elevation
fiver (or forever) recalibration
(*Letter Boxed-approved)
January 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
enforceable evite* (or eviction)
favorable election
forcible elevation
fiver (or forever) recalibration
(*Letter Boxed-approved)
favorable election
forcible elevation
fiver (or forever) recalibration
(*Letter Boxed-approved)
"Senator John Thune, the South Dakota Republican and majority leader, sidestepped questions on Tuesday about whether Mr. Trump acted properly in pardoning the rioters."
January 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Senator John Thune, the South Dakota Republican and majority leader, sidestepped questions on Tuesday about whether Mr. Trump acted properly in pardoning the rioters."
“I am going to go to the church where this happened to me and make a commitment for forgiveness of the perpetrator who did this to me," PJ D’Amico said. After that, he said his next plan is to "move on to my life." www.ncronline.org/news/clergy-...
Clergy abuse survivors react to New York diocese's bankruptcy settlement
After four years of bankruptcy proceedings, New York's Rockville Centre Diocese agreed to settle claims from people who said priests and others in the diocese sexually abused them. Survivors spoke to ...
www.ncronline.org
January 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
“I am going to go to the church where this happened to me and make a commitment for forgiveness of the perpetrator who did this to me," PJ D’Amico said. After that, he said his next plan is to "move on to my life." www.ncronline.org/news/clergy-...
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The Catholic Church has spent billions of dollars settling claims from sexual abuse cases. NCR first exposed the abuse scandal in stories first reported 40 years ago. In 2025, NCR is investigating the costs to Catholics, parishes and the church in its new series "The Reckoning."
The Reckoning | National Catholic Reporter
The Catholic Church has spent billions of dollars settling claims from sexual abuse cases. NCR first exposed the abuse scandal in stories first reported 40 years ago. In 2025, NCR is investigating the...
bit.ly
January 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Catholic Church has spent billions of dollars settling claims from sexual abuse cases. NCR first exposed the abuse scandal in stories first reported 40 years ago. In 2025, NCR is investigating the costs to Catholics, parishes and the church in its new series "The Reckoning."
Pastors at two Long Island Catholic churches told parishioners, "We know that the thought of our Parish contributing to a settlement can cause anger, confusion, and resentment. 'Why is our parish paying anything? This was not our fault.' " My story for @ncronline.bsky.social
The Rockville Centre Diocese's 136 parishes paid $53 million of the approximately $323 million payout to victims of sexual abuse by priests and adults. Every parish filed for bankruptcy and contributed, whether or not they were being sued.
Long Island, New York, parishes forced to pay millions to settle sex abuse claims
The Rockville Centre Diocese's 136 parishes paid $53 million of the approximately $323 million payout to victims of sexual abuse by priests and adults. Every parish filed for bankruptcy and contribute...
bit.ly
January 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pastors at two Long Island Catholic churches told parishioners, "We know that the thought of our Parish contributing to a settlement can cause anger, confusion, and resentment. 'Why is our parish paying anything? This was not our fault.' " My story for @ncronline.bsky.social
"Unconditional discharge" - my story for Deadline Hollywood on the Trump sentencing for his felony conviction in the New York hush-money trial
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Donald Trump Gets No Jail Time Or Fine As Judge Sentences Him To “Unconditional Discharge” In New York Hush Money Case
Trump's conviction still stands, but he given given leniency in his hush money case.
deadline.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"Unconditional discharge" - my story for Deadline Hollywood on the Trump sentencing for his felony conviction in the New York hush-money trial
deadline.com/2025/01/trum...
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I have so many questions
January 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I have so many questions
The evidence contested by Trump’s lawyers, the judge wrote, related “entirely to unofficial conduct” and should receive no immunity protections.
President-elect Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity in his hush money case, a judge has ruled, keeping his May conviction in place.
Judge rules Trump does not have immunity from hush money conviction | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump does not have immunity from prosecution in the so-called hush money case in which a jury found him guilty earlier this year, Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday night.
www.cnn.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:00 AM
The evidence contested by Trump’s lawyers, the judge wrote, related “entirely to unofficial conduct” and should receive no immunity protections.
Easy Listening, day-after edition music.apple.com/us/album/bom...
Bombay the Hard Way- Guns, Cars, & Sitars by Dan the Automator on Apple Music
Album · 1999 · 15 Songs
music.apple.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Easy Listening, day-after edition music.apple.com/us/album/bom...
I'm so busy crying "no fair" at Spelling Bee and Letter Boxed there's no outrage left by the time I get to Connections www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
The Most Controversial Game on the Internet
Wyna Liu, the editor of the 'New York Times' game, discusses her process and the particular ire her puzzles inspire.
www.theatlantic.com
November 29, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I'm so busy crying "no fair" at Spelling Bee and Letter Boxed there's no outrage left by the time I get to Connections www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...