Cybele

Cybele

@seabelle.bsky.social

📍Massachusetts 💙 •books •history •art •literature •travel •science •nature •wellness 🪷 #peloton #Boston #Celtics #GenX #Springsteen #BrandiCarlile 📷 profile photos I took in New England with my Canon EOS 70D

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Collier: I refused to sign and so I was told that I was gonna have to stay here on the floor. They have locked the doors. The sergeants have been instructed not to allow me to leave until I have a permission slip.

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THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF, by Evelyn Clarke: Clearly in the running for the best mystery novel of 2026 (it bows in April). A trove of tropes that mystery-lovers will love, right down to the dark and stormy night in its climax. Funny and scary. It will remind you of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE.

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Update: Washington, D.C.'s police chief is the force's top official once again, as part of an agreement between the Justice Dept. and D.C. AG's office, after the Trump admin. rescinded an order that stripped the police chief of power less than a day after U.S. AG Bondi issued it.

nbcnews.toD.C. Attorney General sues over Trump's 'hostile takeover' of local policeU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed DEA Administrator Terry Cole as the "emergency police commissioner" of the Metropolitan Police Department.

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John Quackenbush, a Harvard science professor, says he’s lost millions of dollars in training grants that support students as a result of federal funding cuts by the Trump administration. NBC News’ Maya Eaglin reports.

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#Epstein

JoJoFromJerz@jojofromjerz.bsky.social

Trump: Stop talking about Epstein. Also Trump: Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein, Epstein…

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❌👑 Just signed up to attend my local No Kings protest tomorrow June 14! Here’s the link to find one near you — there are over 2000 protests scheduled for tomorrow 😱 #NoKings #FlagDay 🇺🇸 #HappyPride 🏳️‍🌈 www.nokings.org

nokings.orgNo KingsOn June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

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EXCLUSIVE: ActBlue is firing back at a House GOP investigation into its workings. The Dem online fundraising platform says the probe appears to be an unconstitutional abuse of power to help the White House.

politico.comActBlue fires back at GOP investigation, saying it appears unconstitutional and partisanIn a new letter obtained by POLITICO, the Democratic fundraising platform says committees investigating it may be improperly collaborating with the Justice Department.

When GOP cuts close Medicaid nursing homes, where will residents go? Maybe to live with family? But they’ve spent their life savings to qualify, so good luck making your home accessible. Elders who worked & paid taxes will be at the mercy of relatives or homeless. But billionaires will get tax cuts

Rolling Stone@rollingstone.com

A new report from @warren.senate.gov details Elon Musk’s reign of corruption in Washington, itemizing 130 dodgy dealings in 130 days. EXCLUSIVE ⤵️

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At Slate, we care about bringing you critical reporting and analysis about the layoffs happening throughout the federal government. We’re offering six months of complimentary Slate Plus access to federal employees who have been affected by these layoffs. Visit slate.com/fed-plus for more info.

"The system for selecting judges... is just fraught with mistakes and anger and innuendo." -Anita Hill May/June 2025, #Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, page 16, illustration by David Wilson

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It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.

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New: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s orbit has become consumed with a leak investigation that is the purported reason for the firing of senior adviser Dan Caldwell but mired in controversy, per 5 people familiar @theguardian.com exclusive www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.comVicious interpersonal conflicts among Hegseth staff cloud leak investigationSenior officials unsure who to believe after aides fired and chief of staff quits amid look into Panama canal media leak

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"It would be hard to find a federal investment that has generated larger or clearer returns than the National Science Foundation fellowships." ICYMI @citizencohn.bsky.social on another senseless and inefficient cut: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-scie...

thebulwark.comTrump’s Science Cuts Will Be Felt for GenerationsMindless slashing at NSF won’t just harm the scientific enterprise today—it will damage discovery and innovation for years to come.