“I started keeping a diary because it was for me easier to write my emotions, everything that happened with me through the fear that I lived through.”
~ Yeva Skalietska, a 12-year-old girl from Ukraine
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~ Yeva Skalietska, a 12-year-old girl from Ukraine
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'My hands were shaking': Young girl shares diary from the early days of the war in Ukraine
At age 12, Yeva Skalietska's diary has been adapted into a new book called "You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine."
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December 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“I started keeping a diary because it was for me easier to write my emotions, everything that happened with me through the fear that I lived through.”
~ Yeva Skalietska, a 12-year-old girl from Ukraine
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~ Yeva Skalietska, a 12-year-old girl from Ukraine
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[Context] Between 2005 & 2022, at least 1,800 state & local cops were charged with crimes involving child sexual abuse.
The investigation uncovered a horrifying pattern of abuse in which police use their badges to rape children, primarily teen girls between 13 & 15 www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
The investigation uncovered a horrifying pattern of abuse in which police use their badges to rape children, primarily teen girls between 13 & 15 www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
How police officers prey on children
According to a new Washington Post investigation, between 2005 and 2022, at least 1,800 state and local police officers were charged with crimes involving child sexual abuse.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
[Context] Between 2005 & 2022, at least 1,800 state & local cops were charged with crimes involving child sexual abuse.
The investigation uncovered a horrifying pattern of abuse in which police use their badges to rape children, primarily teen girls between 13 & 15 www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
The investigation uncovered a horrifying pattern of abuse in which police use their badges to rape children, primarily teen girls between 13 & 15 www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Always enjoy seeing this Jewish tradition each year: eating Chinese food on Christmas!!!
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From @npr.org @wbur.org: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Why many Jewish families order Chinese food on Christmas
It's a holiday tradition for many Jewish families: ordering Chinese takeout on Christmas. How did this happen?
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December 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Always enjoy seeing this Jewish tradition each year: eating Chinese food on Christmas!!!
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From @npr.org @wbur.org: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
"Start with the possibility of hope and then work backwards from there." 🎄
I never knew the history of Handel's Messiah and this was a well-timed listen.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/12/23/handel-messiah
I never knew the history of Handel's Messiah and this was a well-timed listen.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/12/23/handel-messiah
How composer Handel's 'Messiah' came to be
In 1741 England, an aging composer named George Freidrich Handel put out a piece thrown together in a hurry. It’s called "Messiah."
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December 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"Start with the possibility of hope and then work backwards from there." 🎄
I never knew the history of Handel's Messiah and this was a well-timed listen.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/12/23/handel-messiah
I never knew the history of Handel's Messiah and this was a well-timed listen.
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/12/23/handel-messiah
Caught this very balanced, nuanced, insightful summary of the current state of #AI by @karenhao.bsky.social on NPR's "Here and Now" today (23 December 2025) and can recommend it strongly for your review. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
How AI advanced in 2025 and what's next for 2026
Artificial intelligence moved into the mainstream in 2025.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Caught this very balanced, nuanced, insightful summary of the current state of #AI by @karenhao.bsky.social on NPR's "Here and Now" today (23 December 2025) and can recommend it strongly for your review. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Before Beyoncé, there was Esther Phillips: Celebrating the "Rhythm & Blues" singer's 90th birthday
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Before Beyoncé, there was Esther Phillips: Celebrating the R&B singer's 90th birthday
Esther Phillips was a hugely popular teenage R&B singer who, in 1962, recorded the top-10 hit "Release Me."
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December 23, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Before Beyoncé, there was Esther Phillips: Celebrating the "Rhythm & Blues" singer's 90th birthday
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“Host Peter O'Dowd speaks with journalist Michael Hall, who writes about Phillips in "The R&B Singer Who Recorded the Greatest Country Album You've Never Heard," which appears in the December issue of Texas Monthly.”https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/12/23/esther-phillips
Before Beyoncé, there was Esther Phillips: Celebrating the R&B singer's 90th birthday
Esther Phillips was a hugely popular teenage R&B singer who, in 1962, recorded the top-10 hit "Release Me."
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December 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“Host Peter O'Dowd speaks with journalist Michael Hall, who writes about Phillips in "The R&B Singer Who Recorded the Greatest Country Album You've Never Heard," which appears in the December issue of Texas Monthly.”https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/12/23/esther-phillips
December 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Thx to @npr.org's HERE & NOW for inviting me to share my thoughts about KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. Host Scott Tong asked the relevant questions as we discussed the Korean American creatives, relevance of artists like BTS & how the U.S. still others K-pop.👇
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December 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Thx to @npr.org's HERE & NOW for inviting me to share my thoughts about KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. Host Scott Tong asked the relevant questions as we discussed the Korean American creatives, relevance of artists like BTS & how the U.S. still others K-pop.👇
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Israel's just taking our lead. We already re-instituted apartheid thanks to Scotus killing the VRA... whoever drew those districts in TX, MS, AL, FL, etc (Redmap, Mary Walton's & Peter Thiel's baby), puts every South African colonialist to shame www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
'Gerrymandering On Steroids': How Republicans Stacked The Nation's Statehouses
Republicans today have a majority in nearly two-thirds of the country's state legislative chambers, thanks to a party plan dubbed REDMAP.
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December 21, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Israel's just taking our lead. We already re-instituted apartheid thanks to Scotus killing the VRA... whoever drew those districts in TX, MS, AL, FL, etc (Redmap, Mary Walton's & Peter Thiel's baby), puts every South African colonialist to shame www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
From Penzance to Stromness ….
Is there a map of the blue plaques in YOUR town ?
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December 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
From Penzance to Stromness ….
Is there a map of the blue plaques in YOUR town ?
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Available #HereandNow 🇬🇧 ticl.me/ticlapp
Is there a map of the blue plaques in YOUR town ?
Open TiCL View App (FREE for iOS and Android, no ads and no registration) and find out
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My comments from a couple of days ago on NPR's Here and Now on how sharply so-called Trump or MAGA accounts depart from the original idea of "baby bonds."
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Expert on racial wealth gap reflects on Trump accounts
The Trump Administration is releasing more information this week on the Trump Accounts that Congress recently passed, which would give eligible kids born from 2025 to 2028 $1,000 from the government.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
My comments from a couple of days ago on NPR's Here and Now on how sharply so-called Trump or MAGA accounts depart from the original idea of "baby bonds."
www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
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Survivors said they would compile a private list and help investigations. I think we all agree they have a right to protect themsleves. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Epstein survivor says client list doesn’t exist, releasing names would be ‘detrimental’
Liz Stein, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's child sex trafficking, about what she and other survivors hope to accomplish after their high-profile news conference on the Capitol steps on Wednesday.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Survivors said they would compile a private list and help investigations. I think we all agree they have a right to protect themsleves. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
