Ellen Clair Lamb
@eclamb.bsky.social
I answer to both first names — what you call me depends on how you know me. Editor, writer, insufferable know-it-all. Natitude, Hoya Saxa, AMDG.
Pinned
You must be happy too, deep down, if you only knew it.
—Samuel Beckett
—Samuel Beckett
I miss antitrust laws.
December 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I miss antitrust laws.
It might not be snow, but my sinuses say that *something* will fall from the sky overnight.
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It might not be snow, but my sinuses say that *something* will fall from the sky overnight.
Dammit, I tear up every time.
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Dammit, I tear up every time.
If you haven't read this book, treat yourself.
US readers, THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS is currently on sale in e-book format for only $1.99 on all platforms — not sure how long this will last! www.simonandschuster.biz/books/The-Bo...
The Book of Lost Things
New York Times bestselling author John Connolly's unique imagination takes readers through the end of innocence into adulthood and beyond in this d...
www.simonandschuster.biz
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If you haven't read this book, treat yourself.
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Wtf are we doing?
"CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets."
"CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets."
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Wtf are we doing?
"CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets."
"CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets."
Who the hell are the 2%?
Data from a new report indicates that 98 percent of U.S. diplomats feel workplace morale has plummeted since Trump took office in January.
U.S. Diplomats Are Hating Their Jobs Under Trump
The U.S. Foreign Service is facing a historic crisis, a report says.
trib.al
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Who the hell are the 2%?
Yes, the northern hemisphere is pretty colorless this time of year, but come ON.
Pantone’s 2026 color of the year is technically not a color at all — meet Cloud Dancer, the first-ever white shade to receive the designation from the world’s color authority.
Pantone makes a surprising choice for its 2026 color of the year
We did not see that coming.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Yes, the northern hemisphere is pretty colorless this time of year, but come ON.
I hope a Congressional committee will ask these questions.
It’s a barrage of news and outrage every day, every waking moment. But it’s good to stop a bit and ask questions.
The DC Shooting: A Fiction Writer Has Questions
You can't make this stuff up
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I hope a Congressional committee will ask these questions.
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people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
people, you have the chance to put my book ahead of Olivia Nuzzi’s on the bestseller list. put aside all other considerations and think how objectively funny this would be. #1, that Mountain Goats guy. #2, Antivax Man Has My Heart. funniest list of the century. We can do this if we try
Georgetown basketball is good this year.
December 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Georgetown basketball is good this year.
Has it really been a year since I last saw this show?
December 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Has it really been a year since I last saw this show?
Who among us . . .
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Who among us . . .
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Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
I'm so tired of measles.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this.
Show what measles looks like.
Gallatin Co. reports 2nd measles case, warns of exposure sites nbcmontana.com/news/local/g...
December 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.
This makes so much sense once you’ve seen the movie (and you should).
TIL (via this fantastic piece from my colleague @fiona-murphy.bsky.social) that director Rian Johnson was reared an evangelical Christian, and that faith was the "lens (he) frame(d) the world through" until his early 20s: religionnews.com/2025/11/25/t...
Rian Johnson on miracles, mystery and his own faith story in 'Wake Up Dead Man'
(RNS) — The third installment of the ‘Knives Out’ series examines the spiritual warfare within American Christianity and looks at writer-director Rian Johnson’s struggle with the essence of faith.
religionnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This makes so much sense once you’ve seen the movie (and you should).
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Good morning, I am going to be on @allofitwnyc.bsky.social today to talk about WITHOUT CONSENT! The show airs live at 1 PM and I'll link to the segment once it's available.
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Tessa Thompson & Nia DaCosta's 'Hedda'; "Cashing Out" On Insurance Investments for HIV+ Men; The Landmark Case To Recognize Spousal Rape; Shop Local: The Bronx
www.wnyc.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Good morning, I am going to be on @allofitwnyc.bsky.social today to talk about WITHOUT CONSENT! The show airs live at 1 PM and I'll link to the segment once it's available.
NOVA RAFT is helping these families in Northern Virginia. You can donate here: novaraft.org/donate/
December 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
NOVA RAFT is helping these families in Northern Virginia. You can donate here: novaraft.org/donate/
The Afghan families already here under asylum are about to lose all their SNAP benefits, and all their applications for lawful permanent residency have been suspended. These are people who helped the US at great personal risk, and now they're trapped here to starve.
December 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Afghan families already here under asylum are about to lose all their SNAP benefits, and all their applications for lawful permanent residency have been suspended. These are people who helped the US at great personal risk, and now they're trapped here to starve.
A lot of the art I’m consuming lately (movies, books, even music) looks at how believers respond when false idols betray them. I fully endorse this as a topic and expect to see a lot more of it in the year ahead.
December 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A lot of the art I’m consuming lately (movies, books, even music) looks at how believers respond when false idols betray them. I fully endorse this as a topic and expect to see a lot more of it in the year ahead.
WAKE UP DEAD MAN might be the best Knives Out movie yet. It’s definitely the most Catholic.
November 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
WAKE UP DEAD MAN might be the best Knives Out movie yet. It’s definitely the most Catholic.
Kirby wants to know why I don’t have *my* coat on.
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Kirby wants to know why I don’t have *my* coat on.
I suspect that big chunks of the Maine economy function *only* because of Somali immigration and that’s probably true of Minnesota as well. How does an aging community survive without immigration?
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I suspect that big chunks of the Maine economy function *only* because of Somali immigration and that’s probably true of Minnesota as well. How does an aging community survive without immigration?
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Release the MRI results
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Release the MRI results
Fungible
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Fungible
Sarah Beckstrom should have been celebrating Thanksgiving today. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.
November 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Sarah Beckstrom should have been celebrating Thanksgiving today. May she rest in peace and rise in glory.