estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Wow, they even lost the Evangelicals on this. 020
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.social🎃👻 Rob for Apples 👻🎃 @robwillb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Before I head out for Glasgow for the weekend, I'm now less than 20 days away from applying for settlement, so absolutely any amount you can help with--or even just a share--I'd appreciate so so much. Thanks in advance, you guys are the best. x gofund.me/7b3589a4egofund.meDonate to Help Me Stay in the UK For Good (After 10 Years Living Here), organized by Robert BergWho I Am My name is Robert Berg and I’m raising funds to hel… Robert Berg needs your support for Help Me Stay in the UK For Good (After 10 Years Living Here) 197
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I just put library holds on Hadestown the Musical and Heated Rivalry Season One. I also noticed a few more streaming shows being released on DVD, including the first season of Slow Horses, on Dec. 15. I check www.dvdsreleasedates.com every week.dvdsreleasedates.comDVDs Release Dates - Latest Info on New DVD ReleasesSee the best complete schedule of new Blu-ray and DVD releases. Also new Blu-ray and DVD release date announcements and estimates for all the upcoming and latest releases, plus movie stats, cast, trai... 120
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialNeglected Books @neglectedbooks.com · 05/10/2026Small World (1951), Carol Deschere's fictional account of life as a "typical" 1950s housewife in Syracuse, NY sold modestly and was quickly forgotten. But it had a profound impact on her son, John Berendt, who would go on to write Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. neglectedbooks.com/?... 0222
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 04/10/2026If you don't think a lame-duck Republican Senate isn't prepared to ram through a replacement for Alito, then you haven't been paying attention. 1285
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialCandice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Happy 85th anniversary to The Maltese Falcon 2164
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Anyone thinking of Afghan civilians who lost their lives as a result of America's response to 9/11? 010
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialJeff 🏳️🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026TIL that the Saturday Evening Post still exists. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/b...nytimes.comSaturday Evening Post Will Stop Printing After 205 Years (Gift Article)The magazine, famous for publishing Jack London stories and Norman Rockwell art, will continue online. 021
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The real issue with the Times Square stabbing is that we deinstitutionalized mental illness, a good thing in many cases, but we have not come up with anything effective to replace it. 050
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialQuangle-Wangle @quangle-wangle.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Probably no one else cares, but the opening scene of "Waitress" where Sara Bareilles is singing "flour, sugar, butter" and stirring those ingredients repeatedly in a bowl with a spoon bears no resemblance to the actual making of pie crust. 061
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Buckingham Palace band playing 9 to 5 for Dolly Parton 378154004302
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialWonkish @wonkish.bsky.social · 23/08/2026As someone who has done a fuckton of doorknocking, the mental model I've long had for median voters, especially swing voters in the US, is that they're people for whom politics is like a random winter Olympics sport they only pay vague attention to every so often. Politics is like curling to them. 768067
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialInkling @printinkling.bsky.social · 22/08/2026HUMANS OF THE NORTHEAST US THE CAT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM NEEDS YOU A bonded pair just lost their human to pancreatic cancer. Very mild special needs (some not-too-pricey special food, a little environmental awareness is all) Can we keep these babies together and safe? 192115
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 17/08/2026One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy 338139983424
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialDr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 16/08/2026106 years ago today—Aug. 16, 1920—Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians (now @cleguardians.com) was hit in the head by a fastball in a game against the New York @yankees.com. He remains the only @mlb.com player to die from a game injury. Here’s a 2016 article I wrote about Chapman and his death.werehistory.orgThe Death of Ray ChapmanRemembering a time when baseball was a life-or-death proposition 65712
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Every so often the Facebook algorithm serves up an interesting story. @tapeworthy.bsky.social, do you know Anais Granofsky? torontolife.com/life/mom-wel...torontolife.comMy mom was on welfare, my dad was a hippie, and my grandparents were two of the richest people in Toronto - Toronto LifeA memoir about growing up on both sides of the tracks 120
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialJohn Williams @johnwilliams.bsky.social · 11/08/2026“Interestingly, my doctor has given me permission to never eat a vegetable.” A dear longtime friend over dinner just now. 071
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026One of the things I most hate about Washington culture is how people quote “best and brightest” obviously never heaving read Halberstam’s book. The phrase was ironic. It worked out very poorly; the Best & Brightest led us into Vietnam and then couldn’t figure out how to get out of the war. To wit: 1117046
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialWPRI 12 @wpri12.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Monday is Rhode Island’s 78th annual Victory Day. Why is the state the only place in America that honors the end of World War II with a legal holiday? Details: www.wpri.com/news/politics-governme… 031
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 08/08/2026My weekly farmers market shopping. The peaches are especially good, so much better than the ones from the supermarket that come from farther away. 040
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialJosh Gee @jgee.bsky.social · 08/08/2026They are calling it the most Lexington, Massachusetts crime of all time. 384
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Trying out some new hobbies. I've never liked jigsaw puzzles because I'm not a spatial thinker and I'm easily frustrated but I've done a few now. While it is frustrating, I get a sense of accomplishment once I've finished! This is 500 pieces, which is my limit. 130
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 05/08/2026I'm sure we all understand that Thune told Susan Collins that he's got the votes and gave her permission to vote no. mainemorningstar.com/2026/08/04/b...mainemorningstar.comBreaking with Trump, Collins announces opposition to AG nominee Todd Blanche • Maine Morning StarU.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced Tuesday that she would oppose the confirmation of Todd Blanche for attorney general. “While I believe Mr. Blanche is a capable lawyer, the Department of Justice has b... 2102
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialMaj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026This is deadass every republican campaign ad here in the south. I'm not even REMOTELY JOKING. 17061181630
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialChris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Finally cracking this … At first I was skeptical of the split-screen stunt (while the Beatles were doing this, Dylan was doing that), but I’ve been won over. 5242
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 28/07/2026I'm not happy that the @apstylebook.com has given in to popular (mis)usage by rendering "health care" as one word. It's two words. Health and care. OK? www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/new-...editorandpublisher.comNew and in style: The Associated Press publishes the 58th edition of its AP Stylebook - Editor and PublisherFrom “healthcare” becoming one word to new guidance on artificial intelligence, K-pop and Indigenous communities, The Associated Press Stylebook’s 58th edition reflects how quickly language — and jour... 173
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.social𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I'm sure the Right is loving this. It's moving the narrative away from all the good he's doing in NYC to "he's an anti-semite". And I hate to admit it, but the Right is good at controlling the narrative and the media loves to play along because chaos and division sells better than peace. 291
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialDaniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 26/07/2026This is a common reaction and I always think about what a rock scholar once told me is his go-to response: Is that what you want? A Bob Dylan who meets expectations? 9655
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialProf. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 22/07/2026On this day, 2012, I found a horse that could read 534613608
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Hello and welcome to the political game show ‘Burnham Would or Birnam Wood’! The rules are simple, is this something the new PM would do, or something Macbeth would do? Let’s play!! 1515522
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialLara 'Challah Black Girl' M @blewishand.bsky.social · 19/07/2026For years, there was a small smattering of Black footballers in European teams on the #WorldCup stage. This year, their powerful grace and quietly elegant presence rippled for younger generations who look like them to see, including Little Blew. From this aunty, thank you ❤️ 072
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 19/07/2026It is Rachel Robinson’s 104th birthday. She is an accomplished nurse, decorated professor & is probably most recognizable as the wife of Jackie Robinson. They married before he integrated baseball. She’s a civil rights hero who was there the whole way as a stalwart in global resistance to oppression 5521178
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialMike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 19/07/2026One million out of ten for effort. 311829
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026The FIFA trophy looks like a giant piece of chocolate you have to unwrap. #WorldCup 020
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialNew in town @chowdster.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Idk, leftists still talk about Obama's drone strikes and "genocide Joe". It's more that the anti-war left stopped criticizing Republicans as soon as Bush left office. So we're in this situation where the GOP still starts all the wars, but then only Democrats get blamed for them 3563
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Making players contest the third place playoff is cruel. Nobody cares. Everyone wants to go home. 5477655
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialChris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Today is the 78th anniversary of the speech by Minneapolis Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey to the 1948 DNC. 1162
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialDL Willson @im2b.bsky.social · 11/07/202688° ..69% humidity This is fandom. #WorldCup2026 011
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialTHEE MVP Kamala for President @dsirelife.bsky.social · 11/07/2026I wasn't afraid to buy fruit and salad when Biden was President! 0469
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialMalaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Unironically, America needs a Honey Huan: 141192281
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026This is awful. Bona Books is a small, independent publisher of queer fiction. I hate to see *any* small business get taken in by AI fraud, especially one that's giving a voice to marginalized communities. 070
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialJeff 🏳️🌈 @tinmanic.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Is Widow's Bay in Maine? Could we get him to run? 142
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialHudsonette @hudsonette.bsky.social · 06/07/2026The left fails on basic respect for women. Bernie bros harassing Hillary was totally unacceptable. Bernie was told much about Platner but didn’t care. Platner’s team didn’t care. Platner might have lied about baggage, or worse, just didn’t think he did wrong. Without women you will never win. 0136
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Traditional Independence Day tofu stir fry with udon noodles. #July4th #America250 010
estherp.bsky.social @estherp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Despite culling my book collection over the years, I saved my Official Bicentennial Guide to Boston. Sadly, most of these companies did not make it to the 250th. #July4th #America250 032
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialDave Grillo @dgrillo.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Argentine players gonna have to hide out in Germany if they lose this. 0142
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialmilkshake duckling (shame era) @irontuna.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Likewise, people talk about higher ed like it’s all Ivies, state flagships, and a smattering of wacky elite liberal arts schools (oberlin group), but mostly it’s smaller noncompetitive publics (the Wright States and SUNY Old Westburys) and community colleges 5332
Reposted by @estherp.bsky.socialRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 22/06/2026These people are not fit to govern. They are either incredibly stupid or so disingenuous it’s evil. She got an abortion after helping ban them. She blamed Dems for the struggle she had to get one even though it’s what she has pushed for. And she doesn't want interviews talking about it to be public 1026187
