Francesca Fontanez (she/her)
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Social Media Editor at Connecticut Public, Connecticut's NPR/PBS member station
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Did you know New Haven County boasts the most free beaches in CT—and is home to the world’s largest indoor ropes course?
In this episode of "Connecticut’s Hidden Gems," we explore some standout spots and take a mouthwatering trip to Food Truck Paradise.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p1y...
In this episode of "Connecticut’s Hidden Gems," we explore some standout spots and take a mouthwatering trip to Food Truck Paradise.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p1y...
Connecticut's Hidden Gems: New Haven County
YouTube video by Connecticut Public
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May 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Did you know New Haven County boasts the most free beaches in CT—and is home to the world’s largest indoor ropes course?
In this episode of "Connecticut’s Hidden Gems," we explore some standout spots and take a mouthwatering trip to Food Truck Paradise.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p1y...
In this episode of "Connecticut’s Hidden Gems," we explore some standout spots and take a mouthwatering trip to Food Truck Paradise.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p1y...
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don't mind me, i'll just be sobbing at the muppet movie script
February 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
don't mind me, i'll just be sobbing at the muppet movie script
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A fake video of President Trump sucking the toes of Elon Musk briefly appeared on monitors at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday, according to department employees and others familiar with what transpired.
Fake Video of Trump and Musk Appears on TVs at Housing Agency
The video, which appeared to be generated by artificial intelligence, was emblazoned with the message “Long Live the Real King.”
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A fake video of President Trump sucking the toes of Elon Musk briefly appeared on monitors at the Washington, D.C., headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday, according to department employees and others familiar with what transpired.
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Happy Twin Peaks Day
February 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Happy Twin Peaks Day
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A complete list of Hobbit meals:
*Biscuits-And-Jam-In-Bed
*First Breakfast
*Tiny Sausage Time
*Second Breakfast
*Elevenses
*Luncheon
*Third Breakfast
*A Nice Stroll With A Piece Of Cold Chicken
*Tea
*Nap Cake
*Dinner
*Soupsies
*Supper
*Night Lunch
*Midnight Snack
*Moonlight Sandwich
*Biscuits-And-Jam-In-Bed
*First Breakfast
*Tiny Sausage Time
*Second Breakfast
*Elevenses
*Luncheon
*Third Breakfast
*A Nice Stroll With A Piece Of Cold Chicken
*Tea
*Nap Cake
*Dinner
*Soupsies
*Supper
*Night Lunch
*Midnight Snack
*Moonlight Sandwich
February 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A complete list of Hobbit meals:
*Biscuits-And-Jam-In-Bed
*First Breakfast
*Tiny Sausage Time
*Second Breakfast
*Elevenses
*Luncheon
*Third Breakfast
*A Nice Stroll With A Piece Of Cold Chicken
*Tea
*Nap Cake
*Dinner
*Soupsies
*Supper
*Night Lunch
*Midnight Snack
*Moonlight Sandwich
*Biscuits-And-Jam-In-Bed
*First Breakfast
*Tiny Sausage Time
*Second Breakfast
*Elevenses
*Luncheon
*Third Breakfast
*A Nice Stroll With A Piece Of Cold Chicken
*Tea
*Nap Cake
*Dinner
*Soupsies
*Supper
*Night Lunch
*Midnight Snack
*Moonlight Sandwich
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A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the rural hills of western Connecticut, where it has been roaming for over a month in the frigid winter weather after escaping from its confines. It was recently seen just over the town line in New Milford. www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02...
Scottish Highland bull on the loose in Connecticut's rural hill country
A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the rural hills of western Connecticut, where it has been roaming for over a month in the frigid winter weather after escaping from its confines.
www.ctpublic.org
February 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the rural hills of western Connecticut, where it has been roaming for over a month in the frigid winter weather after escaping from its confines. It was recently seen just over the town line in New Milford. www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02...
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Connecticut-based toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker is suing Stanley 1913, the Seattle company that makes trendy travel mugs involved in a recent safety recall.
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02...
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02...
It's Stanley versus Stanley in a copyright infringement case
Connecticut-based toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker is suing Stanley 1913, the Seattle company that makes trendy travel mugs involved in a recent safety recall.
www.ctpublic.org
February 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Connecticut-based toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker is suing Stanley 1913, the Seattle company that makes trendy travel mugs involved in a recent safety recall.
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02...
www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02...
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NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend who died in D.C. plane crash
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
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I've been writing a series of essays for PBS on men whose style I admire. The latest is about James Baldwin, a man who knew how to sing through clothes.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
February 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I've been writing a series of essays for PBS on men whose style I admire. The latest is about James Baldwin, a man who knew how to sing through clothes.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
This thread is 💯
thread of anti-klan cartoons from 100+ years ago
February 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This thread is 💯
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It would be a shame to encourage folks to use banned book lists to do strange things like
-check them out regularly at the library
-request the library order them if they don’t have them
-buy them
-start or support banned book clubs
-organize a banned book kids story time
A real shame
-check them out regularly at the library
-request the library order them if they don’t have them
-buy them
-start or support banned book clubs
-organize a banned book kids story time
A real shame
February 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It would be a shame to encourage folks to use banned book lists to do strange things like
-check them out regularly at the library
-request the library order them if they don’t have them
-buy them
-start or support banned book clubs
-organize a banned book kids story time
A real shame
-check them out regularly at the library
-request the library order them if they don’t have them
-buy them
-start or support banned book clubs
-organize a banned book kids story time
A real shame
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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
DOGE released data about federal contract savings. It doesn't add up
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
www.npr.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.
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Sabrina Carpenter sang with Paul Simon to kick off tonight's #SNL50 anniversary special.
Simon introduced "Homeward Bound" as a song he first played on the show in 1976.
“I was not born then," Carpenter said. "And neither were my parents."
www.stereogum.com/2297271/snl-...
Simon introduced "Homeward Bound" as a song he first played on the show in 1976.
“I was not born then," Carpenter said. "And neither were my parents."
www.stereogum.com/2297271/snl-...
February 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Sabrina Carpenter sang with Paul Simon to kick off tonight's #SNL50 anniversary special.
Simon introduced "Homeward Bound" as a song he first played on the show in 1976.
“I was not born then," Carpenter said. "And neither were my parents."
www.stereogum.com/2297271/snl-...
Simon introduced "Homeward Bound" as a song he first played on the show in 1976.
“I was not born then," Carpenter said. "And neither were my parents."
www.stereogum.com/2297271/snl-...
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Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.
Her job is to remove homeless people from SF's parks. Her methods are extraordinary
Instead of forcing people out of Golden Gate Park, ranger Amanda Barrows helps them find housing.
sfstandard.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.
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On the first day of Black History Month, a Connecticut town that was once a hub of the transatlantic slave trade renamed a street in honor of a man, who once lived and toiled in town. Rapallo Avenue is now “Prince Mortimer Avenue.” www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02...
He once followed this path to his enslaver's mansion. Now, the same CT street bears his name
Middletown, CT has taken another step towards reckoning with it's slavery past. For the first time ever, the town has named a street after an enslaved person. He once walked that street every day
www.ctpublic.org
February 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
On the first day of Black History Month, a Connecticut town that was once a hub of the transatlantic slave trade renamed a street in honor of a man, who once lived and toiled in town. Rapallo Avenue is now “Prince Mortimer Avenue.” www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02...
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We won’t disappear just because you change a website.
February 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We won’t disappear just because you change a website.
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Kendrick Lamar Awarded Nobel Beef Prize theonion.com/kendric...
February 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Kendrick Lamar Awarded Nobel Beef Prize theonion.com/kendric...
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Maybe if I made a diligent practice of doing at least one thing a day that brought me joy as a child then it’ll protect my heart from the challenges up ahead.
February 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Maybe if I made a diligent practice of doing at least one thing a day that brought me joy as a child then it’ll protect my heart from the challenges up ahead.
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(returning to the break room for a third donut) oh, did someone bring donuts?
February 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
(returning to the break room for a third donut) oh, did someone bring donuts?
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“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw”
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Tom Homan says he sent an email to the Deputy AG asking if AOC is crossing the line by providing webinars to undocumented immigrants: I’m not an attorney… maybe AOC is going to be in trouble now
February 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw”
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start