https://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3muse24obis2eThis is what bothers me about all the media attention on the bot "mob" that purportedly escaped their masters and went rogue. What's the evidence that this didn't occur without any humans being involved?05 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3muse24obis2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3miu67dqdas22It's really distressing that no news outlets have challenged Trump's contention that a leak to a reporter clued in Iran about a missing airman. Wouldn't they have surmised that? After all, if a plane holds space for two fliers, why would you assume it only carried one?06 Apr 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu67dqdas22https://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3mi5ht5idb22nI am truly glad that the NYTimes was not around when British colonists were agitating for independence. Obviously, demonstrations alone won't change things. But they are essential to engaging citizens to push for more change. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/politics/no-kings-protests-trump-organizers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WlA.W4mR.5G9Zv3Qcqi4V&smid=url-share28 Mar 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5ht5idb22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3mf352dwaa224I admire reporting of @ginajessereina.bsky.social on immigration and other issues. I hope she and other journalists will write more about the Dorothea Project, a fast-growing group of Catholic women dedicated to advocating for immigrants and engaging more Catholics on this issue. dorotheaproject.com https://dorotheaproject.com17 Feb 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf352dwaa224https://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3meco5ksgys2dI didn't have the tuition money to get a graduate degree in journalism at Columbia. My husband did attend. And now he's disillusioned with his alma mater.Justifiably so. https://bsky.app/profile/richardwexler.bsky.social/post/3mec6eiswwk2k [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Feb 2026 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3meco5ksgys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3mbzfnjqme22wListen to four NYT reporters get played by a masterful showman. They asked hard questions, but accepted soft answers! To call him "a bundle of contradictions" is a fine description for a partner, not a leader who accepts no curbs on his power. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/podcasts/the-daily/trump-interview.html09 Jan 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzfnjqme22whttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3mbhb7sev5c2aKate Woodsome was on the WaPo team covering Jan 6 insurrection 5 years ago. It won her a Pulitzer, but nearly broke her. Her recovery led to create regenerative journalism. https://spjdc.org/2025/12/trauma-and-mental-health/02 Jan 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhb7sev5c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3majehz72p22kPost by @laurenvillagran.bsky.social shows ICE's deliberate cruelty. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/12/21/trump-deportation-detention-ice-christmas/8781148200721 Dec 2025 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3majehz72p22khttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3mabnpooyuc2sThis has been a traumatic year for journalists. Despite the challenges, many of you have done great work. If you are based in the DMV, we'd love to honor you. https://spjdc.org/2025/12/start-the-new-year-right-use-your-holidays-to-prepare-entries-for-the-dateline-awards/18 Dec 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mabnpooyuc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m7v5g2dth22oCatholic parishes that use nativity scenes to help Christians remember the terrible crimes now being committed against immigrants should be applauded, not condemned. I regret that some bishops and conservative Catholics don't understand that the gospel trumps politics. https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2025/12/church-nativity-scenes-add-zip-ties-gas-masks-and-ice-to-protest-immigration-raids13 Dec 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7v5g2dth22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m766o42rgs2sI am the granddaughter of Italian immigrants. Should all Italian Americans be blamed for organized crime? That makes as much sense as the president's latest rant against Somalis. But if I'm to be deported, please drop me off in Florence!04 Dec 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m766o42rgs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m6keifxfbs2kThe NYT wrote a really lame story about Trump's aged body and brain, which uncovered nothing new but drew the president's predictable ire. Why don't journos just quote Trump's verbatim comments more extensively and just let the public decide? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us/politics/trump-age-health.html26 Nov 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6keifxfbs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m67xurpybc2cSociety of Professional Journalists is offering a $15 "piggy" discount on membership dues! Very clever rebuke to the abuse of reporters, and a good opportunity for journos to find solidarity. And if you're in the DMV, you can also join the D.C. chapter! www.spj.org/piggy/ https://www.spj.org/piggy/22 Nov 2025 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m67xurpybc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m5rdb3nknc2mWhat was the point of NYT's piece on Epstein and lost New York? A valedictory for the demise of male power? If it was, it ignored the fact that many named still have influence. Better stories have been written on Epstein. This one didn't deserve publication. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/style/epstein-emails-reveal-a-lost-new-york.html16 Nov 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5rdb3nknc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m5mrnjpp2k2sLarry Summers has been bad on every issue I can think of. I just didn't realize how bad until I read this. Epstein Confidant Larry Summers Guiding CAP’s ‘Project 2029’ https://prospect.org/2025/11/14/epstein-confidant-larry-summers-guiding-democrats-project-2029/14 Nov 2025 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5mrnjpp2k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m5c7bc6iyc2rWaPO is still capable of doing good work. This is a very good example. wapo.st/4hOa4IO https://wapo.st/4hOa4IO10 Nov 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5c7bc6iyc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m57wqadqrs2rAnd this discussion of giving people money directly instead of insurance companies? That money will not guarantee you care when you need it, and will remove coverage of pre-existing conditions. orhttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/schiff-republicans-cheat-shutdown-compromise/story?id=12735053809 Nov 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57wqadqrs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m57wi7kcrk2rAre Dems the Charlie Browns of Congress? Even the idea that some Senate Democrats would cave now without anything to show for it is maddening.09 Nov 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57wi7kcrk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m57wgpeoqk2rDemocratic Senators should not cave in a stupid, incredibly naive belief that either their Senate Republican colleagues,the speaker of the House, or the current president will keep their word.09 Nov 2025 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57wgpeoqk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m54xlkcy2k2rAfter all my perches for opinion-NBC THINK, CNN Opinion, and U.S. News & World Report either shut down or won't accept commentary on religion, I've taken to medium. Now, I figured out how to post what I wrote on the impasse on food stamps. Alas, it's still timely. https://medium.com/@cvwexler/its-not-food-insecurity-it-s-hunger-f26ce890207408 Nov 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54xlkcy2k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m4v5zgzzmc2jWhat is amazing is that despite imperfect reporting and analysis, the capitulation of big media outlets to the president's demands, growing news deserts, and an avalanche of misleading ads, American common sense prevailed last night.05 Nov 2025 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4v5zgzzmc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m4q6q7segk2mNo gilt without guilt. As millions of Americans are facing hunger (please let's not call it food insecurity), every corporation that gave millons to the president's ballroom should give at least as much to more than 40 million struggling Americans. https://apnews.com/article/white-house-media-east-wing-renovation-donors-b019e9077c60a3adbdd2037cc3c4927003 Nov 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4q6q7segk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m46gavods225On @NPR, this morning, a cynical report on the shutdown. Took a R House member guest to mention crucial health insurance subsidies at stake. Host asked about the failure to seat AZ's new D rep, but failed to explain the new rep's signature would force a vote on the Epstein files. Shameful!27 Oct 2025 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46gavods225https://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m42amge2ks2oSo this is an interesting question. If you are in temporary housing, would you embark on a massive demolition and construction project? Does the current inhabitant of the WH intend to leave? I apologize if many others have already brought this up!25 Oct 2025 20:38 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m42amge2ks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m3pt5rlcjs2tSo the president starts literally demolishing the WH, and bans pictures and @NPR doesn't even include it in its headlines, and Democratic officials aren't lying on the ground to block the bulldozers? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/10/20/white-house-begins-demolishing-east-wing-facade-build-trumps-ballroom/21 Oct 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pt5rlcjs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m3ik7y2tbs2hYou know in the old days, we'd call stories the editors deemed less important to be placed "below the fold." NYT has spent a lot of energy this year "belowthefolding" crucial attacks on our democracy. Its placement of stories, and their often weak, often misleading, headlines, shame journalism.18 Oct 2025 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ik7y2tbs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m22on2yyxs2kGlad that sisters are calling out Cardinal Dolan. This man's desire to curry favor with the present administration needs to be curbed. https://www.globalsistersreport.org/ministry/ny-catholic-sisters-challenge-cardinal-dolans-praise-charlie-kirk30 Sep 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22on2yyxs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3m22k2nb6t22kCan U.S. Catholic Bishops rally around a pro-life message that doesn't involve fetuses? DC Archbishop Robert McElroy's pro-immigrant message gives me hope. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/09/29/dc-reflection-procession-mass-catholic/30 Sep 2025 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22k2nb6t22khttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3lyndnopwzs2qI have been on a news fast while in Europe, but @billscher.bsky.social @washingtonmonthly.com made me break it today. Great column about Biden inner circle and their reluctance to consider her a worthy Biden successor.12 Sep 2025 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyndnopwzs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/celiavw.bsky.social/post/3lwyptqmx7c2aSo is this the Bro-pacy? Pope Leo shares his luxury flat with four mates. Sounds like something tech bros do, not popes. And it just reinforces the misogyny. Francis named women as decision makers, but Leo is going to trust his male chums, instead. https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/where-pope-leo-live-vatican-kvrdzb7ct22 Aug 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:wi64b7lek3tvbkdh3pcfsfjo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwyptqmx7c2a