Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Thanks to Short Reads for publishing “Back Seat” about the time I overheard my 82-year-old mother murmur a certain word to her 86-year-old beau. @short-reads.org.short-reads.orgBack Seatby Sheri Venema | Not-so-young love. 010
Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 07/01/2026From WaPo: “Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem …told reporters that the ICE officers were attempting to push their vehicle that had gotten “stuck in the snow” when the woman “attacked them and those surrounding them” with her vehicle. But video shows no one “stuck in snow.” 000
Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Thanks to the Star Tribune for making its content on the ICE shooting public. Startribune.com 000
Reposted by Sheri VenemaAbby Sliva @abbysliva.bsky.social · 07/01/2026My very smart colleagues are doing excellent coverage of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis today. I would urge you to follow along with local sources familiar with the area and the residents here.startribune.comLive: Mayor Frey blasts ICE in fiery response to fatal shootingThe mayor called for calm after a fatal shooting by an immigration agent in south Minneapolis. ICE said the agent acted defensively. 231829563
Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Listen to the women. (Gift article)nytimes.comOpinion | Endless Gossipy Chatter About Epstein. One Glaring Omission. 043
Reposted by Sheri VenemaJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 15/10/2025Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news. 291736752
Reposted by Sheri VenemaThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/08/2025The Smithsonian Institution has removed from an exhibit a reference to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments. It’s a decision that comes as the White House exerts pressure to offer a more positive — and selective — view of American history.bit.lyThe Smithsonian removes a Trump impeachment reference from an exhibit but says it's temporaryThe Smithsonian Institution has removed a reference to President Donald Trump's impeachments from an exhibit. It says it's temporary. 3114768
Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Trump went to the Pope's funeral, but ..."Trump told aides he wanted to make it back to his golf resort in New Jersey before the end of the day."nytimes.comTrump Live Updates: Latest News on Russia-Ukraine, Education and More (Gift Article) 121
Reposted by Sheri VenemaSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 24/04/2025This guy is the absolute worst. gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...gothamist.comMayor Adams rips Maryland Sen. Van Hollen over ‘tequila drink’ with ‘gang member’The statement was an apparent reference to Van Hollen's trip to El Salvador last week to meet with a constituent who was mistakenly deported to the country. 4884282690
Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 28/02/2025President Zelenskyy was the adult in the room. Trump and Vance were merely schoolyard bullies. So ashamed for my country-- and not only today. 051
Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 25/02/2025This podcast is like a fresh breeze after a hurricane – an intelligent discussion with journalist Maritsa Georgiou, former Montana Sen. Jon Tester, & guests. A necessary addition to the national discourse. Do yourself a favor & give a listen. groundedpodcast.podbean.comgroundedpodcast.podbean.comGrounded with Jon Tester and Maritsa Georgiou | Jon Tester & Maritsa GeorgiouIf you’re feeling confused or overwhelmed by the news coming out of Washington, D.C. right now, know this: you are not alone. Each week, former U.S. Senator Jon Tester of Montana and veteran journali... 031
Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Like nothing else, Roberta Flack's singing can put me right back in that time, the early 70s, of heartbreak mixed with all the possibilities that lay ahead of me. Thanks for the memories. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/a...nytimes.comRoberta Flack, Virtuoso Singer-Pianist Behind ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88With majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Ms. Flack, a former schoolteacher, became one of the most widely heard artists of the 1970s. 040
Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Jonathan Edwards is sometimes criticized for having too dim a view of human nature, but it may be helpful to be reminded that his grandmother was an incorrigible profligate, his great-aunt committed infanticide and his great-uncle was an ax-murderer. Marsden, Jonathan Edwards; A Life #Sundaysentence 0171
Sheri Venema @sheriven.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: “apprehension — fear that something bad or unpleasant is about to happen.” 041
