Reposted by Cathy MessierJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A helpful run-down on the 9 statewide ballot questions! #mapoli 33920
Reposted by Cathy MessierDarryl Mott @gamerstavernshow.com · 12/09/2026Her team is responding solely because @lillywachowski.bsky.social is American and not subject to the draconian UK libel/slander laws. So they have to straight up lie about her £1 billion legal fund that exists solely to strip transgender people of their civil rights and silence Rowling's critics. 4823276
Reposted by Cathy MessierJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10/09/2026Oh: Catholic bishops' president urges Trump to end of mass deportations of Haitians. “Mr. President … I respectfully ask: What good is the immense wealth, prosperity, and influence with which we have been blessed as a nation if not used in service of our humanity?” religionnews.com/2026/09/09/a...religionnews.comIn direct appeal to Trump, Catholic bishops' president urges end of mass deportations of Haitians(RNS) — The letter marks a shift toward a more direct and pointed tone in challenging President Donald Trump’s immigration policy. 1022284
Reposted by Cathy MessierAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Awful. Just awful. A promising young man, a high school honors grad who joined JROTC and dreamed of becoming a doctor, killed himself because of the Trump admin’s obsession with hurting Haitians and the humiliating shame of an ICE ankle monitor. His blood is on their hands. 542657989
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 27/08/2026God, that's truly a perfect way to explain it, thank you. 000
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 21/08/2026First time seeing Vertigo! Shout out to the Brattle Theatre. 010
Reposted by Cathy MessierKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 13/08/2026I feel like an issue that would connect well with voters would be doing anything at all to slow the current progression toward "absolutely everything now is a scam" 183142562640
Reposted by Cathy Messierm @keptsimple.bsky.social · 05/08/2026If AIPAC's commitment to arming a rogue state isn't enough for you, I cannot emphasize enough that this organization is just a slush fund for GOP donors to influence Dem races. Their donor base is mostly conservatives who want Republicans to win. 71686397
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The audiobook of Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau features a character who’s a famous rock singer and the novel ends with a song from his fictitious band. I wasn’t expecting that and enjoyed it so much! 010
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Oh just one more: this one spans multiple genres including fantasy, historical fic, horror, and western, but Lone Women by Victor LaValle was great! 000
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 31/07/2026-ANY Octavia E. Butler but Wild Seed is one of my favorites and I feel it doesn't get enough hype! -The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin -The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (liked this way more than her recent novellas) 150
Reposted by Cathy MessierJay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Finally, papal recognition that the opening track on Horses is a banger even if it contradicts church doctrine. 2587
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 18/07/2026You’ll have a better shot now that it’s been out for a couple days. Nolan’s team told theaters they weren’t allowed to screen it early for staff, including the projectionists (my source is a projectionist in Boston). They were worried it was going to cause delays, and looks like it did! 000
Reposted by Cathy MessierAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Given the history of similar audits, and the fact that DHS’s systems are riddled with errors, we should expect that these numbers are very likely false and have not been properly verified yet. Multiple previous state audits produced splashy numbers that evaporated on further investigation. 41466137
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 13/07/2026And there's a difference between posting polite condolences and going on and on about what great pals you were (Cory Booker). 030
Reposted by Cathy MessierRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 09/07/2026They’re trying to deport the men who witnessed the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. newrepublic.com/article/2129...newrepublic.comTexas ICE Killing Darkens: Rep Says Witnesses Pressured to Self-DeportThere were three others in the van with the man shot by ICE in Houston this week. A represenative for the families tells TNR that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport. 13448362496
Reposted by Cathy MessierWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026ICE desperately wants you not to care about this story But we must. The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national striving for his American Dream, is a moral outrage, and a warning. ICE hopes you won't notice that mass deportation is back My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...inquirer.comICE killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. They want you to be apathetic. Don’t be. | Will BunchSalgado came from Mexico, built the American Dream, sent his sons to college, and was senselessly killed by ICE. 5040381964
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Would also like to thank Bernie Sanders for getting angry and doubling down on his endorsement of Platner when asked about the Nazi tattoo. 1200
Reposted by Cathy MessierBo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 05/07/2026There's a perverse symbolism in the legacy of White racism sheltering under the bowers of all African Americans have done for this country while patiently waiting for the chance to go back to insisting we are a drain upon their society and that they never needed us at all. 4261941616
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The other Steve Demetriou is his son and they were both at the wedding. 1111
Reposted by Cathy MessierBlue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Real haters don't leap. They wait and watch. They know the true reasons for hating will be Revealed 9165401439
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Pretty eventful week for me, as I’d never seen The Exorcist nor the original Stepford Wives! 020
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 01/07/2026It'd also be hard to blame voters for viewing this as opportunistic and disingenuous. I personally believe these moves are more aligned with her actual morals, but why would anyone feel inclined to agree? 110
Reposted by Cathy MessierMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 27/06/2026To every New Yorker with family in Venezuela: we are holding you close. The devastating earthquakes this week have claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands more searching for loved ones. If you're able, here's how you can support relief efforts:apnews.comHow to help those impacted by the Venezuela earthquakesTwo powerful earthquakes have rocked Venezuela, killing at least 188 people and trapping at least 200 in buildings. 4752341381
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 26/06/2026My friend did this tattoo based on the poem and I think about both the tattoo and the poem quite often. 050
Reposted by Cathy MessierJosie Duffy Rice @jduffyrice.bsky.social · 23/06/2026this is perhaps the scariest thing i've seen come out of this administration. top five, at least. 30 - 70 years for protesting. apnews.com/article/prai...apnews.com8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prisonA demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration center July 4 has been sentenced to 100 years in federal prison. 114562
Reposted by Cathy MessierChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 22/06/2026“I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during my visit to Lebanon, was standing there holding a sign that said ‘Welcome, Pope Leo,’ and in this latest phase of the war, he was killed. “As a Church, I say again: as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war.” — Pope Leo XIV 224173374834
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 22/06/2026This is basically what the push for “neutrality” in libraries has always meant. 071
Reposted by Cathy MessierDaniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon |share.googleIsraeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in LebanonMona Khalil led decades-long effort to protect nesting site for turtles near her home in south of the country 4308123
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Honestly, under these circumstances, them stealing the money for themselves is preferable. 0410
Reposted by Cathy MessierOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Such good news. Human beings are capable of magical and wonderful things. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given HPV vaccineA new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008. 302123773247
Reposted by Cathy MessierGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/06/2026There's a certain kind of teen girl, usually dismissed as "insolent," who knows from jump that the way her world is treating her is more the world's problem than hers. I'll always appreciate Marjane Satrapi for giving that girl a strong voice. www.lemonde.fr/en/obituarie...lemonde.frMarjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56The French-Iranian artist and film director 'died of sadness a little over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,' people close to her said. 81201283
Reposted by Cathy MessierElijah Davidson @elijahdavidson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026PERSEPOLIS is one of cinema's great gems. I cover it in Come & See hoping readers would be prompted to watch it. I'm sharing that entry today for free in hopes of the same. The film is more essential than ever, sadly, and thank God we have it. RIP Marjane Satrapi. elijahdavidson.com/persepolis/elijahdavidson.comPersepolis - Elijah DavidsonMarjane Satrapi has died. Persepolis, the film she directed (with Vincent Paronnaud) which is based on her graphic novel memoir of the same name, is one of cinema’s finest gems. It’s one of the lesser... 032
Reposted by Cathy MessierStone Cold Jane Austen @abbyhiggs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026RIP Marjane Satrapi 273251935
Reposted by Cathy MessierEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News: 6748241709
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I saw it at the Coolidge in Boston last night and am mystified as to why it was shown in its smallest screening room (~20 seats). 010
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Omg. Was having the best time watching this and then the final scene totally broke me. I need to watch it again. 100
Reposted by Cathy MessierCaitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Recently, FamilySearch digitized and uploaded tons of microfilmed records, including many from 18th-century Massachsuetts. They're using some sort of AI to transcribe/summarize the handwritten documents. I've noticed that the AI strips out references to race and enslavement in 18thc documents. 9235481780
Reposted by Cathy MessierVictor LaValle @victorlavalle.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Being part of the fiction jury for the Pulitzer Prize means you read A LOT of books. Inevitably, there’s more excellent work than you can count. Since the prize has been announced, I’m recommending five other books that I read and loved during the process. Read ‘em all! 17873175
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 04/05/2026I watched it at age 13 in a sex ed class in 2004. I was definitely not ready and it has occupied a strange space in my brain since then. I hesitate to rewatch it even though I know I can obviously handle it now as someone in her mid 30s lol. 000
Reposted by Cathy MessierKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15/04/2026Oh: A 2022 study found that children in households that used voice commands with tools like Siri and Alexa became curt when speaking with humans, often calling out “Hey, do X” and expecting obedience, especially from anyone whose voice resembled the default-female electronic voices.theguardian.comAI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think | Bruce SchneierLarge language models aren’t trained on real-life conversations. As we encounter their language, it could affect our own 692178829
Reposted by Cathy MessierThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 29/04/2026The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis—and then called her a “fucking bitch” moments before she died in her car—was only placed on three days of administrative leave and continues to work for the agency in another state. trib.al/C3bEEAMtrib.alICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good in Minneapolis Gets Cushy New JobJonathan Ross is still avoiding accountability months after he shot and killed Renee Good. 14826551740
Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Won’t someone PLEASE think of the “journalist” bootlickers ☹️ 060
Reposted by Cathy MessierNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Israel performed a literal quadruple tap attack in Lebanon to massacre three separate sets of medics. Truly pushing the bounds of human depravity. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... 171290747