Reposted by Lisa Guido Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 5hSo army regulation 190-55 states clearly that no recording device may be present at an execution, and no person under age 18 may witness it. The constitution bans cruel and inhumane punishment. What Hegseth wants to do is clearly illegal. Bureau of Prisons ban public executions. 1/2 1013356
Reposted by Lisa Guido besha @besha.bsky.social · 5hI have been thinking about this article, and particularly this excerpt, quite a lot over the last couple of days. It’s a “research demonstrates what we already knew” scenario, like chronic pain finally leaving traces on an MRI. I’ve known my whole life. I’m so tired of knowing. 14315
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 7hOn my Park Slope block, it’s mostly construction workers who take advantage of ASP and don’t bother to loop the block to make way for the sweeper. Residents actually want the street sweeper to get in there 😒 010
Reposted by Lisa Guido Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Bard’s Leon Botstein, president@bard.edu: “Is [Jane Doe] for me, or are you keeping her for yourself.” 002
Reposted by Lisa Guido W42ST Hell's Kitchen @w42st.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Five proposals are on NYC’s November ballot, covering outdoor dining, street safety, construction permits, city contracts and savings. This @thecityreporter.nyc guide explains what a yes vote would do. #W42ST w42st.com/post/what-to...w42st.comWhat to Know About NYC’s 5 Ballot Proposals Ahead of Election DayNYC voters will decide on five ballot proposals addressing public space, city contracts, street safety, permits and rainy day funds. 001
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Bard’s Leon Botstein, president@bard.edu: “Is [Jane Doe] for me, or are you keeping her for yourself.” 002
Reposted by Lisa Guido Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Gift link! ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex Account By Dana Mattioli, Drew Hinshaw, Rebecca Ballhaus and Joe Parkinson "Text messages with a MAGA ally show her seeking funds and offering access to admin officials ahead of her confirmation as ambassador."wsj.comExclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Wire $100,000 to Her Amex AccountText messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece. 2208
Reposted by Lisa Guido Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"I’m so sorry, but none of your solutions for fraternity reform are going to work Fraternities are not failing at their purpose; they are succeeding perfectly." -Celeste Davis celestemdavis.substack.com/p/im-so-sorr...celestemdavis.substack.comI’m so sorry, but none of your solutions for fraternity reform are going to workFraternities are not failing at their purpose; they are succeeding perfectly. 021
Reposted by Lisa Guido NPR @npr.org · 03/10/2026The famed, Chicago-based artist's career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States. n.pr/3VNx83vn.prTheaster Gates bets on fine chinaThe famed, Chicago-based artist's career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States. 424955
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Artist Theaster Gates buys the last factory manufacturing high-end china in the U.S. www.npr.org/2026/10/03/n...npr.orgTheaster Gates bets on fine chinaThe famed Chicago-based artist's career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole remaining maker of fine china in the United States. 010
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Loving this album youtu.be/4y9DbbrMH2U?...youtu.beIt Ain't Me BabeYouTube video by Meshell Ndegeocello - Topic 000
Reposted by Lisa Guido Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is horrific and I’d be beyond livid if this ever happened to a source who spoke with me. 1435
Reposted by Lisa Guido Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist. 5846941399
Reposted by Lisa Guido Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I love this ❤️ People have all sorts of reasons they avoid vaccines- some as simple as this. Being open about it and having a simple thing like a friendly person helping you through it is great 👍🏻 27012
Reposted by Lisa Guido Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026fan theory mayor mamdani is a mutant his power is making people like him prove me wrong abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...abc7ny.comMayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shotAn apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals. 1722832
Reposted by Lisa Guido Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"I'm supposed to be a tough guy," Curtis confided. "I can hold your hand," the mayor offered "What happens if I faint?" Sliwa asked. "I've got you," Mamdani assured him, grabbing his hand as Sliwa received his flu shot. abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...abc7ny.comMayor Mamdani holds hands with one-time rival Curtis Sliwa to get flu shotAn apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals. 122628356
Reposted by Lisa Guido Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/10/2026Mayor Zohran Mamdani held hands Curtis Sliwa as they got their flu shots 😂 1031438
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed. WaPo reviews fifteen years of financials wapo.st/4dg5MJj free link 🎁wapo.stThe Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over. 000
Reposted by Lisa Guido Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it. 538159994460
Reposted by Lisa Guido Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026September 29, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comSeptember 29, 2026The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S. 551047345
Reposted by Lisa Guido Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The jackals are out, as they usually are for a woman who speaks up in a way that challenges patriarchy. (And a lot of why victims don't come forward or withdraw--as a Weinstein victim did--is because the misogynist public and legal system launch their own punitive assaults.) 6744152
Reposted by Lisa Guido Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026JFC. Another unsigned ruling by rank cowards. How many dead bodies will the fascist Justices be responsible for by the time the next hearing date rolls around in December?. Fascist Supreme Court Justices are an enemy of the people's rights. Pack the court, soonest. Or else lose the Republic entire.nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Rapid Third-Country Deportations, for Now (Gift Article)The court also announced it would hear arguments in December on the legality of the Trump administration policy to swiftly deport immigrants to countries not their own. 34123
Reposted by Lisa Guido The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026Why has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira Donegantheguardian.comWhy has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira DoneganThe US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the stories 1721871
Reposted by Lisa Guido Blacklikewho @blacklikewho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...nytimes.comThe Mighty Sparrow, Trinidadian Titan of Calypso, Is Dead at 91 (Gift Article)He was sometimes described as the last of the true calypso singers. But in fact he simultaneously preserved calypso tradition and invented it anew. 02011
Reposted by Lisa Guido Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I gasped! The Mighty Sparrow has left us. One of the most important and popular Calypsonians to ever do it! Songs filled political fire, irreverence, humor, naughty (very, very naughty) banter, and beats that make you wind your waist! Rest in Power, Sparrow. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/a...nytimes.comThe Mighty Sparrow, Trinidadian Titan of Calypso, Is Dead at 91He was sometimes described as the last of the true calypso singers. But in fact he simultaneously preserved calypso tradition and invented it anew. 261092213
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“The harm caused by burdening or disenfranchising even a few lawful voters outweighs the nonexistent harm that the government experiences when it is prevented from taking an action that it likely lacks the authority to take,” she wrote, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening (Gift Article)Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges. 000
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In a 12-page dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson emphasized that the majority’s decision created the conditions for some states to cancel the voter registrations of at least some recently naturalized citizens or to force them to provide proof of citizenship before voting.nytimes.comSupreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening (Gift Article)Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges. 111
Reposted by Lisa Guido Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Watching this and thinking yet again about how Israel's mass killing in Gaza was facilitated by US-origin warplanes and munitions—military materiel the Biden administration kept flowing despite knowing how it would be used and over the objections of USG human rights and war crimes experts. 37936
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"As he has done time and again, PM Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitise his genocide of Palestinians. Yet no lie can change the fact that he remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity.” 010
Reposted by Lisa Guido ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 413114276095
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The ICC* should have global arrest jurisdiction. * Netanyahu is barred from travel to many countries because of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant regarding war crimes 000
Reposted by Lisa Guido Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396422563
Reposted by Lisa Guido In These Times @handle.invalid · 23/09/2026Rosa María Carranza paid into Medicare for 24 years. Now she’s expected to lose coverage under a law Republicans passed and Trump signed. Ramya Gosike reports that 100,000 immigrants face the same loss.inthesetimes.comImmigrants Aren't Taking Away Our Healthcare—ICE IsMillions of U.S. residents—including many immigrant families—are set to lose their healthcare under changes coming due to legislation passed under Republicans and the Trump administration. 03822
Reposted by Lisa Guido Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Brooklyn Democratic Party County Committee meeting has ended, the rules changes were passed with hundreds of proxy votes, Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn was nowhere to be found. Chaos reigned. dispatch for @thecityreporter.nyc www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/23/b...thecityreporter.nycRaucous Brooklyn Party Meeting Rubber Stamps Rule Changes That Judge Found to Be IllegalEmbattled Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn didn’t attend Wednesday’s chaotic meeting, where four of her allies contended with an angry crowd of opposition leaders. 66622
Reposted by Lisa Guido Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Terrible mess. At least the CUNY Public Safety Officer working at the City Tech auditorium refused to arrest people or throw them out when the *leaders* of this party pointed at them. It seems like what she did was the most truly democratic (small "d") event of the day. 0133
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026These f**krs. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u... 750,000 booted off Obamacare. The dropped enrollees account for about 4 percent of the 19 million Americans who receive coverage through the marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act. Many live close to the poverty line. (Free link)nytimes.comTrump Officials Eject 750,000 From Obamacare Markets, Claiming Fraud (Gift Article)Vice President JD Vance said the measure would save the government $2.2 billion. 110
Reposted by Lisa Guido Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🧵Lauren Boebert had sex with three of her staffers. Two of them were women. Her sex partners were Clarisse Navarro, Jeffrey Small and Raven Finnegan. Navarro's husband Jace Ratzlaff: "I assumed this would eventually surface. I’ll have no further comment on this topic.” 23745611212
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Big payouts to authoritarian regimes, contracts designed to bypass statutory requirements, including the human rights safeguards that come with most foreign assistance spending… 🎁 free link: wapo.st/4dLG4wowapo.stHow Trump turned a refugee bureau into a $410 million deportation operationInside the secret deals powering the president’s push to deport migrants to countries not their own. 0612
Reposted by Lisa Guido Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.” free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 013
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.” free link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 013
Reposted by Lisa Guido Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2026“The No. 1 problem the Kennedy Center has had is President Trump.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 481466499
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Timelapse, setting up on the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center, with Terry Dame’s Electric Junkyard Gamelon vimeo.com/lisaguido/ej...vimeo.comTerry Dame & Electric Junkyard Gamelan timelapseTerry Dame & Electric Junkyard Gamelan load in at the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, August 2011, Washington DC 000
Reposted by Lisa Guido Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Family history and genealogy, media juicing up controversy and fawning over science while failing to get that yes the historical analysis was conclusive. I couldn't not write about this! Shorter: just read @agordonreed.bsky.social. karinwulf.com/trove/the-fa...karinwulf.comThe Family History of Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson, and the Politics of Genealogy. - Karin Wulf[The cover image is a page from Jefferson’s “Farm Book” at the Massachusetts Historical Society where he listed enslaved recipients of “Bread” at Monticello in 1810 –including Sally Hemings and four o... 8263102
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“That’s a fact not in evidence,” Martschink interjected. “To be honest, a lot of this is not in evidence,” Magistrate Judge Amanda Leviner replied. free gift link wapo.st/3V4lD7Bwapo.stShe cheered a teen protest against ICE. Police charged her with a crime.A local political feud over a high school protest became a brief national fixation when police charged a woman with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. 033
Lisa Guido @guidoo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is where the Millenium Stage daily free concert are/were/will be… 2356
Reposted by Lisa Guido Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A detail worth noting in all this madness is a magnificent 12,000 crystal lighting array at Kennedy Center Opera House created by J & L Lobmeyr, who also made chandeliers at Schönbrunn Palace and Vienna State Opera. It's an official gift from the Government of Austria, meant as a permanent memorial. 513040