Jane Smith
@realjanesmith.bsky.social
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Librarian with a journalist’s soul
Grifted and golfed in the style of Marie Antoinette while the poor went hungry and faced a potential loss in health care
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How Trump spent his time during the shutdown
During the shutdown, the president visited six countries, spoke at a million-dollar-a-plate dinner and undertook a massive construction project at the White House.
https://wapo.st/47Dbe6D
6 days ago
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Finding
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www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/h...
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The Young Women Grappling With an ‘Old Man’s Disease’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/health/als-young-women.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0U8.x1et.O-7sWIksEihi&smid=bs-share
8 days ago
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Victory for the First Amendment
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Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
https://wapo.st/4nL899o
13 days ago
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Holy moley! Even preschools are safe from ICE thugs
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Armed ICE officers chase teacher into preschool in Chicago
The arrest appears to be one of the first in which immigration officers entered school grounds as part of an enforcement operation during Trump’s second administration.
https://wapo.st/47ts9Zp
13 days ago
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
13 days ago
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY
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Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/dc-sandwich-guy-verdict-rcna242142
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Civil discourse promoted by libraries
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David Baldacci, master of fictional worlds, wants to fix the real one
The best-selling thriller writer is funding a new initiative to address toxic political discourse.
https://wapo.st/47qkWt0
13 days ago
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Just another day in Trumpland
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Report: Donors to Trump’s White House ballroom have $279B in federal contracts
The White House ballroom’s donor list contains heavyweights in the tech, financial and defense sectors, including Google, Comcast and Lockheed Martin.
https://wapo.st/4hD7dm0
15 days ago
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“We stick around because we love it. It’s as simple as that.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
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One Bookstore, 3 Sisters and 100 Years
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/nyregion/three-sisters-argosy-books.html?smid=bs-share
18 days ago
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20 days ago
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Victory!
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Judge says she’ll likely order Trump administration to send SNAP funds to states
The move could keep food assistance flowing despite the federal government shutdown.
https://wapo.st/43E2Lh3
20 days ago
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Blue Jays define
#grit
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The Blue Jays could have folded after 18 brutal innings. Instead they got even.
Toronto bounced back from Game 3′s marathon loss with an impressive 6-2 victory in Game 4, and the World Series is tied at two games apiece.
https://wapo.st/4omi32A
21 days ago
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I worked with Date. Glad to see he's still pushing back against autocrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/b...
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When This Reporter Comes Calling, the White House Insults Go Flying
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/business/media/shirish-date-white-house-journalist-huffpost.html?smid=url-share
21 days ago
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Love this thinking outside the box:
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Are mushrooms the future of insulation?
Scientists in Alaska are working to develop a sustainable and affordable fungus-based solution for insulation.
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22 days ago
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Packed the review board with his allies. Could they say no to Trump?
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Trump put allies on obscure board set to decide White House ballroom’s fate
Current and former members of the National Capital Planning Commission panned Trump’s East Wing demolition and worried that his ballroom would be rubber-stamped.
https://wapo.st/3JxRisz
22 days ago
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Pumpkin-scaping: the latest rage in home design
www.wsj.com/style/pumpki...
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Pumpkinscapers Are Making a Killing This Fall
Fervor for the season is reaching new heights, with families paying pumpkin entrepreneurs and porch stylists north of $1,000 to create Insta-perfect seasonal tableaus for their homes.
https://www.wsj.com/style/pumpkinscapers-are-making-a-killing-this-fall-ac74baa8?st=3Lewgy&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
24 days ago
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Bear misses his kin
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/us/bear-zoo-california.html?smid=url-share
24 days ago
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Stand strong, Ukraine! Love this trend...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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As Putin Digs In, a Long—and Different—War With Ukraine Looms
Long-range strikes on infrastructure are becoming increasingly critical as front-line advances stall.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/as-putin-digs-in-a-longand-differentwar-with-ukraine-looms-a5680bda?st=d6qYZs&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
25 days ago
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Gary Schwall Sr.
26 days ago
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Sweet story about free advice
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Bubbes volunteer to do what they do best: Counsel troubled souls
Why crowds of young professionals have been lining up to get advice — and hugs — from other people’s bubbes.
https://wapo.st/3WjCCjJ
25 days ago
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Interesting. I wonder what Melania's next legal move will be.
www.rawstory.com/michael-wolf...
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Author sues Melania Trump for threatening him over Epstein reporting
Journalist and author Michael Wolff has sued First Lady Melania Trump after her legal team threatened action against him over an article alleging that she was "very involved" in the Jeffrey Epstein sc...
https://www.rawstory.com/michael-wolff-sues-melania-trump/
28 days ago
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Too much bowing to Trump, lest he be offended
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Opinion | My Bosses Were Afraid of Crossing Trump. So, I Quit.
A veteran journalist opens up on the censorship that he says led to his resignation.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/10/22/alan-greenblatt-quit-governing-censorship-00617039
28 days ago
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SO SAD! The White House belongs to the American people. I did not approve of this demolition, did you?
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28 days ago
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What me destroy the White House?
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White House continues East Wing demolition amid cries of Trump overreach
More of the structure was torn down Tuesday to make way for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom, despite complaints about the project’s lack of transparency,
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29 days ago
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Avoid heating anything in plastic
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Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.
The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.
https://wapo.st/46Zw1Qd
about 1 month ago
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Wow!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
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Customers May Openly Carry Firearms in Florida’s Publix Stores, Company Says
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/publix-stores-open-carry-florida.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
about 1 month ago
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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada
about 1 month ago
Last year, our team sat down with Dr. Jane and spoke about the impact she has had. Was she proud? "I actually feel quite bewildered, surprised." But she felt that was her task: "After 90 years of living on this planet, that obviously my task was to give people hope when all seems hopeless."
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Too much was expected of the women who married into the Kennedy family, imo
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
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Joan Kennedy, Who Married Into a Political Dynasty, Dies at 89
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/us/joan-kennedy-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.r08.UyU-.DFX3ZdDktwwQ&smid=bs-share
about 1 month ago
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Wow, wonder what country he lives in? Could it be Russia?
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about 2 months ago
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One of her managers had told her the context about Mr. Kirk’s views was presented too high in the article. 🤮https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/us/politics/alaska-newspapers-resignations-charlie-kirk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q08.3mDF.vR7cdCXkk_Bx&smid=bs-share
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Journalists at 3 Newspapers Quit Over Edits to a Charlie Kirk Story
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/us/politics/alaska-newspapers-resignations-charlie-kirk.html?unlocked_article_code=1.q08.3mDF.vR7cdCXkk_Bx&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
Swear her in.
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She lived for her chimps!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
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Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/obituaries/jane-goodall-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE8.yzwu.961VhCeVX-f1&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
about 2 months ago
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Wonder what Melania thinks about this?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/h...
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Trump Issues Warning Based on Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/health/kennedy-autism-tylenol-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oE8.x6s_.L2BIRGcCD8g3&smid=bs-share
about 2 months ago
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More censorship
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/a...
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David Letterman Says Kimmel’s Suspension Is ‘Just Not How This Works’
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/arts/television/jimmy-kimmel-david-letterman-stephen-colbert.html?unlocked_article_code=1.m08.v8v3.dIeyY1K8s-lP&smid=url-share
2 months ago
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In praise of a simple Olive Garden meal in Grand Forks, ND
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The Washington Post - Breaking news and latest headlines, U.S. news, world news, and video - The Washington Post
Breaking news, live coverage, investigations, analysis, video, photos and opinions from The Washington Post. Subscribe for the latest on U.S. and international news, politics, business, technology, cl...
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2 months ago
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My hero! Flags should be flown at half-mast to mark his passing
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...
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Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/movies/robert-redford-dead.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
2 months ago
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Ugh! I don’t believe guns solve our problems, but I also mourn the freedoms we lost when double standards take over our country.
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post.com/business/2025/09/12/workers-fired-charlie-kirk-reaction-online/
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Workers are getting fired, placed on leave over Charlie Kirk posts
Reactions to the conservative activist’s killing have become a litmus test for employers’ tolerance for political speech by employees, in public and private.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/09/12/workers-fired-charlie-kirk-reaction-online/
2 months ago
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Wow! Another print edition gone, even though it stlll makes money
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/b...
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution to Quit Print Cold Turkey
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/business/media/atlanta-journal-constitution-print-edition.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
3 months ago
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Say isn't so -- Florida is first in this dubious list
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Florida Cops Turn Traffic Stops Into Deportations
A ride-along shows how the state’s police force has become integrated into the federal government’s enforcement efforts.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/florida-traffic-stops-immigration-deportations-5c5cabc2?st=nYHFFf&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
3 months ago
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A touch of whimsy in the NYT
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
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A Bear Walked Into an Ice Cream Parlor. The Strawberry Never Had a Chance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/us/bear-lake-tahoe-ice-cream-shop.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
3 months ago
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Victory -- for now
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/u...
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Judge Orders That ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Be Shut Down for Now
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/us/alligator-alcatraz-florida-ruling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE8.U6E1.sV9rp7xAlaFf&smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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#SandwichGuy
becomes icon of the resistance in DC
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How a thrown sub made ‘Sandwich Guy’ a resistance icon in Trump’s D.C.
A DOJ employee was fired and charged with a felony after chucking a footlong at a federal agent. Now his likeness is a symbol — and for sale on T-shirts.
https://wapo.st/4oCjl9Y
3 months ago
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Interesting
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Hertz to Sell Used Cars on Amazon Autos
The rental-car operator is looking to boost its profit by selling vehicles directly to consumers.
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/hertz-to-sell-used-cars-on-amazon-autos-220b2d23?st=r2hE1h&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
3 months ago
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From the PBPost’s former hurricane reporter:
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3 months ago
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Ugh! Can’t believe Trump sided with Putin
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Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war after summit with Putin
An immediate ceasefire to the war in Ukraine had long been a bedrock demand by the U.S., Ukraine and their European allies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/08/16/ukraine-washington-zelensky-russia-trump/
3 months ago
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So true! “Do you want to end up like Colbert?”
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Eric Cartman, Welcome (for Now) to the Resistance
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/arts/television/south-park-trump-administration-paramount.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
3 months ago
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Hero or soon to be felon?
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Man who threw sandwich at law enforcement was DOJ employee, Bondi says
Police allege that the man approached law enforcement officers, including Metro Transit Police and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, and began yelling obscenities.
https://wapo.st/4me0gJv
3 months ago
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Think twice before posting pix of your kids online. Scary stuff
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/t...
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Why A.I. Should Make Parents Rethink Posting Photos of Their Children Online
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/technology/personaltech/ai-kids-photos.html?smid=bs-share
3 months ago
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