Award-winning Latina journo, SFF writer & author. Editor on the Opinion desk at The Philadelphia Inquirer. Opinions here are my own. She/her/ella. www.sabrinavourvoulias.com. Water is life. You can't drink data. No es sequía, es saqueo.https://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mx2cvyqrwk2dFirst of the @inquirer.com Editorial Board's political endorsements in this election season. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/bob-harvie-endorsement-1st-congressional-district-20261004.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=04 Oct 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx2cvyqrwk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mx27f2wafs2yYay! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Oct 2026 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx27f2wafs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mwvw524jis2kThis is terribly sad. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/nyregion/francis-lee-rogers-central-park-artist-killed.html?unlocked_article_code=1.FlE.fD__.0s2nuHCXwLQ6&smid=bs-share02 Oct 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvw524jis2khttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mwvtrikngc2gImportant perspective. utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo= https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/cornell-jane-doe-texts-survivors-sexual-assault-examiner-nurse-philadelphia-20261002.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=02 Oct 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvtrikngc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mwvjfacpkc2kCheck this out from @globalvoices.org: As part of Global Voices’ September Spotlight, “Protest in Democracy,” members of our community will be sharing examples of protest music past and present from their communities in this collaborative article. https://globalvoices.org/2026/10/01/the-sound-of-resistance/02 Oct 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvjfacpkc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mwtckt2xvc2oI was so upset about SCOTUS allowing "third country" deportations to resume, I wrote a column — and asked the amazing @older.bsky.social, David Unger, Francisco Goldman and Sarah Paoletti to give me their thoughts on the ruling... https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/scotus-third-country-deportation-immigration-trump-human-rights-20261001.html01 Oct 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtckt2xvc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mwijrko3nk2kToday at @inquirer.com: A series of editorials exploring how Donald Trump has been lining his pockets — and mixing personal profits with public policy — since he returned to the White House. https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/a/trump-deal-steal-crypto-pardons-business-greed-20260927.html27 Sep 2026 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwijrko3nk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mwgd6yasoc23Posting this a day late, but still worth reading. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgd6yasoc23https://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mwcci2tqfc2tAffordability discussions are mostly framed in a way that overlook impacts on the elderly. For example, we hear a lot about Trump's gas and diesel prices but not the projected 30-50% increase in heating oil prices. In PA, that will impact older housing stock, where many elderly folks live. 1/224 Sep 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwcci2tqfc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mwb7335q6c2w"An administration that violated the Constitution and evaded democratic accountability in launching the war was now evading democratic accountability for its conduct of the war." https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/opinion/hegseth-iran-war-soldiers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DlE.WiP-._zfXqiHAhKY7&smid=bs-share24 Sep 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwb7335q6c2whttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mw6sc7fdhc2f"Salisbury argued that the world’s greatest newspaper had become more than a record — it was an arbiter and maker of news, the 'fourth coequal branch of government.'” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/opinion/gessen-censorship-nyt-175.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DVE.Ukps.Zj6nvz3TkXs8&smid=bs-share23 Sep 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6sc7fdhc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mw4c2whwlk25Happy Hobbit day! [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4c2whwlk25https://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mw27mytg2c2zLike other authoritarian governments that disappears people. https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/ice-hides-locations-detainees-final-removal-orders-online-locator-system-lawyers-relatives-20260921.html?utm_source=bsky.app&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_bluesky_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=&utm_term=&int_promo=21 Sep 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw27mytg2c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mvzpt4q4uc2uI'm not a royal watcher & have really limited patience with anything to do with the British monarchy, but it seems completely justifiable to me that Princess Diana's brother felt it necessary to offer his take on who Diana was after The Crown (2016-2023) pretty much savaged her image over 3 seasons21 Sep 2026 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzpt4q4uc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/followthelede.bsky.social/post/3mvy7ehr6qk22"Let me admit that for us in research, our primary source of knowledge, and in botanical research is from the traditional medicine practitioners. It is the knowledge from the practitioners that we try to validate using scientific methods." https://globalvoices.org/2026/09/03/indigenous-plants-offer-ghanaians-an-alternative-to-costly-western-medicine/20 Sep 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:ndceya3hpgtvm2gjpiqfn7df/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvy7ehr6qk22