Candace Dempsey
@candacedempsey.bsky.social
Travel writer, journo, escape artist, foodie, Italian American author of MURDER IN ITALY, true story of Amanda Knox.
@penguinusa
Stories: Slate, NYT, BBC, Luxury Latin America
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https://candacedempsey.pressfolios.com
@penguinusa
Stories: Slate, NYT, BBC, Luxury Latin America
http://instagram.com/candacedempsey
https://candacedempsey.pressfolios.com
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
Helping others can be fun. Great guide to buying from nice companies.
If you want to get gifts differently this year, I’ve put together a big big list of alternative ideas and ways to shop, including how to find and support local. It might not *actually* be the most comprehensive, but it does cover a lot!
open.substack.com/pub/cutoffth...
open.substack.com/pub/cutoffth...
The Most Comprehensive Alternative Gifting Guide You'll Ever Need
Support local & diverse businesses, different ways to shop than those big corps, and gift ideas
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Helping others can be fun. Great guide to buying from nice companies.
Why would NYT give frumpy Spanx sweats a whole page of free ads for Black Friday? Spanx is not even on sale! It's Kim Karsashian's brand but her name is nowhere. Wirecutter used to be like Consumer Reports. Cringe review.
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
Bury Me in This Spanx Sweatsuit
There is no sweatsuit like the Spanx AirEssentials sweatsuit — it’s cooling, comfy, and cute enough to leave the couch.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Why would NYT give frumpy Spanx sweats a whole page of free ads for Black Friday? Spanx is not even on sale! It's Kim Karsashian's brand but her name is nowhere. Wirecutter used to be like Consumer Reports. Cringe review.
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
Headline of the week.
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Headline of the week.
You forgot abortion rights
The American experiment is so corrupted by the rich that Justice is just another casualty that has fallen to the side and surrendered
Just like
Universal health care
Education
Democracy
Common decency
Fiscal responsibility
As an Australian I fear for what the USA is becoming
Just like
Universal health care
Education
Democracy
Common decency
Fiscal responsibility
As an Australian I fear for what the USA is becoming
November 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
You forgot abortion rights
What?
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
What?
Gift story. Yes, Ms. Joan Didion, I would love to have Thanksgiving at your table. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/d...
Joan Didion’s Thanksgiving: Dinner for 75, Reams of Notes
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Gift story. Yes, Ms. Joan Didion, I would love to have Thanksgiving at your table. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/d...
Would you move? Eek. www.reddit.com/r/McMansionH...
From the McMansionHell community on Reddit: I just can not imagine dealing with this. Plus, the loss of property value the neighbors will now suffer 😱
Explore this post and more from the McMansionHell community
www.reddit.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Would you move? Eek. www.reddit.com/r/McMansionH...
Great news. Italian women, after years of marching, finally win protection against femicide. Men can no longer kille their wives or partners and call it a crime a passion. They face life imprisonment. tinyurl.com/4dtkbkzt
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Great news. Italian women, after years of marching, finally win protection against femicide. Men can no longer kille their wives or partners and call it a crime a passion. They face life imprisonment. tinyurl.com/4dtkbkzt
There are no heroes in our stories these days. I didn’t know this about Phil Knight.
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
There are no heroes in our stories these days. I didn’t know this about Phil Knight.
Yes, I am. Gift article. "Are you as angry as I am yet? The misogyny that is such a casual part of Mr. Trump’s entire modus operandi gives license to systems that prioritize men’s freedoms over women’s lives." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | The Epstein Saga Awakens a Familiar Feminist Rage
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Yes, I am. Gift article. "Are you as angry as I am yet? The misogyny that is such a casual part of Mr. Trump’s entire modus operandi gives license to systems that prioritize men’s freedoms over women’s lives." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
What does this enchanting Frida Kahlo self-portrait tell us about courage and endurance as she sleeps below that skeleton, in the last years of her life? It sold for $54.7 million this week, highest price ever paid for an artwork by a woman.
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
What does this enchanting Frida Kahlo self-portrait tell us about courage and endurance as she sleeps below that skeleton, in the last years of her life? It sold for $54.7 million this week, highest price ever paid for an artwork by a woman.
Let's survive the Trumpapocalypse by following the fabulous Sarah Kenzidor into the Ozarks. Sarah, you are right: Johnny Cash is cool. Nature shows us how to renew, gather strength and get back into the fight. substack.com/@serialparki...
SerialParkingViolator (@serialparkingviolator)
Once every so often, one comes across a melody, an image, an aroma, a texture, or a piece of writing that you sense will stay with you for a very long time for reasons one understands well and reasons...
substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Let's survive the Trumpapocalypse by following the fabulous Sarah Kenzidor into the Ozarks. Sarah, you are right: Johnny Cash is cool. Nature shows us how to renew, gather strength and get back into the fight. substack.com/@serialparki...
Bluesky has let Sarah Kendzior back in. An apology would be nice.
WTH @support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kendzior, our Trump truth teller? Author of They Knew?
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Bluesky has let Sarah Kendzior back in. An apology would be nice.
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
Turns out Steve Ballmer of Microsoft is the anti-Bezos. He and his wife will provide free preschool in our state for years. And he hasn’t posed with Trump even once. www.kuow.org/stories/form...
Former Microsoft CEO’s philanthropy will donate up to $170M a year for free preschool in WA
The Ballmer Group on Wednesday committed hundreds of millions of dollars for free preschool in Washington, a massive philanthropic contribution amid state budget cuts and federal rollbacks.
www.kuow.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Turns out Steve Ballmer of Microsoft is the anti-Bezos. He and his wife will provide free preschool in our state for years. And he hasn’t posed with Trump even once. www.kuow.org/stories/form...
I have many journalism friends who cried when ACA passed. They'd never had healthcare before. Couldn't afford it.
It was the best of times...............
The moment when 30 million Americans received healthcare (2010) #cdnpoli
The moment when 30 million Americans received healthcare (2010) #cdnpoli
November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have many journalism friends who cried when ACA passed. They'd never had healthcare before. Couldn't afford it.
WTH @support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kendzior, our Trump truth teller? Author of They Knew?
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
WTH @support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kendzior, our Trump truth teller? Author of They Knew?
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
Readers: Sign up for Sarah's free newletter on Substack at @sarahkendzior
"I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash," she writes.
I wish I were joking."
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@support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kenzidor??? I thought we were the resistance over here. She said something mean about Tr*mp so you nuked her account?
November 12, 2025 at 12:14 AM
@support.bsky.team You suspended Sarah Kenzidor??? I thought we were the resistance over here. She said something mean about Tr*mp so you nuked her account?
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“I didn’t carry a weapon so it could be turned against my own community," a veteran from Idaho told a crowd of well over 200.
Veterans rally near Portland ICE facility to decry deportations, ‘authoritarianism’
“I didn’t carry a weapon so it could be turned against my own community," a veteran from Idaho told a crowd of well over 200.
www.oregonlive.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
“I didn’t carry a weapon so it could be turned against my own community," a veteran from Idaho told a crowd of well over 200.
Interesting ...
👉Bottom line: partisan sources + lobbying conflicts + a choreographed leak = a weaponised attack on public-service journalism. Read both parts: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
• bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p... 12/12
• bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p... 12/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Interesting ...
Sweet news. 27 year old newbie defeats MAGA favorite in rural WA state. Seats turning blue everywhere. “We saw a surge of energy and excitement for folks wanting to send a message to the Trump administration that there has been overreach.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Trump backlash reaches Washington towns as Democrats flip local seats
Local Democrats surged in Washington elections, flipping city councils and signaling voter backlash to the president in towns and cities from Sunnyside to Bellevue.
www.seattletimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Sweet news. 27 year old newbie defeats MAGA favorite in rural WA state. Seats turning blue everywhere. “We saw a surge of energy and excitement for folks wanting to send a message to the Trump administration that there has been overreach.”
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Things Maga can't ruin.
Lightning storm over Mt St Helens, Washington
📸Mathew Nichols
📸Mathew Nichols
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Things Maga can't ruin.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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Good morning from France ☀️
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing--and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
“You are one of my nicest thoughts.”
- Georgia O'Keeffe
Be kind. Make someone smile. Bake.
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing--and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
“You are one of my nicest thoughts.”
- Georgia O'Keeffe
Be kind. Make someone smile. Bake.
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Good morning from France ☀️
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing--and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
“You are one of my nicest thoughts.”
- Georgia O'Keeffe
Be kind. Make someone smile. Bake.
“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing--and keeping the unknown always beyond you.”
“You are one of my nicest thoughts.”
- Georgia O'Keeffe
Be kind. Make someone smile. Bake.