Helen Kennedy
@helenkennedy.bsky.social
Newspapers 4 life. (Ex NY Daily News, Boston Herald.) NYC, North Fork. (Amateur watercolors now at @washbuckler.bsky.social)
Too sarcastic for my own good. Please don’t feel you have to explain my jokes to me.
Too sarcastic for my own good. Please don’t feel you have to explain my jokes to me.
Pinned
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this is insane to me. the doj had forever to look into this. now they're like liveblogging on x like they have no more information than a random person on social media
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
this is insane to me. the doj had forever to look into this. now they're like liveblogging on x like they have no more information than a random person on social media
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The Cracker Barrel thing was THIS YEAR. We have three more years of this shit. Anybody who makes it to 2028 without looking like Nosferatu will be required by the state to start a skincare brand.
December 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Cracker Barrel thing was THIS YEAR. We have three more years of this shit. Anybody who makes it to 2028 without looking like Nosferatu will be required by the state to start a skincare brand.
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Reposting my husband's artwork.
December 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Reposting my husband's artwork.
The date is explainable but the handwriting is not really and I had not noticed the return address does not say Metropolitan Correctional Center.
December 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The date is explainable but the handwriting is not really and I had not noticed the return address does not say Metropolitan Correctional Center.
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also interesting that the administration thinks it has a say in CBS News personnel matters. perhaps they've been given an indication that they do.
It’s interesting that the administration wants you to know that Bari Weiss is in league with them.
December 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
also interesting that the administration thinks it has a say in CBS News personnel matters. perhaps they've been given an indication that they do.
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Many are in Africa, where it seems that the US is informally cutting off diplomatic relations. What a gift to China!
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Many are in Africa, where it seems that the US is informally cutting off diplomatic relations. What a gift to China!
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NYC's immigration courthouses have loomed large in our reporting on ICE. Routine hearings now inspire terror for immigrants, who might be aggressively detained in the halls. However, I didn’t realize, until TPM spoke to him, that Mamdani’s father was there this spring for a citizenship interview.
December 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NYC's immigration courthouses have loomed large in our reporting on ICE. Routine hearings now inspire terror for immigrants, who might be aggressively detained in the halls. However, I didn’t realize, until TPM spoke to him, that Mamdani’s father was there this spring for a citizenship interview.
Needless to say, this is unprecedented and unimaginably destructive to the foreign service.
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad.
Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions
www.inquirer.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Needless to say, this is unprecedented and unimaginably destructive to the foreign service.
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It’s interesting that the administration wants you to know that Bari Weiss is in league with them.
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s interesting that the administration wants you to know that Bari Weiss is in league with them.
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The Party of National Security in 2 headlines
December 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Party of National Security in 2 headlines
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Former Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse is dying of “metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer,” he announced on social media today.
via @nebraskaexaminer.com
via @nebraskaexaminer.com
Former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse announces terminal stage-four cancer diagnosis
OMAHA — Former Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse is dying of “metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer,” he announced on social media Tuesday.“Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Why does Trump want Greenland? “National security.”
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
For the White House, ‘national security’ is becoming the answer to every question
Donald Trump and his team have a go-to tactic intended to shut down debate over their goals. It's not working.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Why does Trump want Greenland? “National security.”
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
BlueSky: I need a new dining table. I live in a tiny apartment so I need something that expands. The one I have has a leaf. I don’t really like the gateleg/drop leaf ones. Have there been any exciting developments in dining table technology? (20 yrs ago I saw some push-button wizardry but for $$$)
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
BlueSky: I need a new dining table. I live in a tiny apartment so I need something that expands. The one I have has a leaf. I don’t really like the gateleg/drop leaf ones. Have there been any exciting developments in dining table technology? (20 yrs ago I saw some push-button wizardry but for $$$)
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blue states should create escrow accounts into which citizens pay their federal taxes but are withheld by the state until the federal government stops acting like its only obligated towards states that support the maga agenda
Sean Duffy on blue states: "What I can do is I can pull their money. That's the leverage I do have ... I guarantee you that the federal taxpayer is not going to fund their roads and bridges and their systems when they are putting illegals on the roads."
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
blue states should create escrow accounts into which citizens pay their federal taxes but are withheld by the state until the federal government stops acting like its only obligated towards states that support the maga agenda
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This is grotesque.
December 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is grotesque.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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looks like they just globally redacted "S.D.N.Y.," which is nuts
I have seen DOJ do some strange redactions before, but this is up there:
December 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
looks like they just globally redacted "S.D.N.Y.," which is nuts
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Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Among the newly-released Epstein files. This Justice Dept email from Jan 2020
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
'I wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported"
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BREAKING: A new drop of Epstein files has several mentions of Trump.
There are notes from an assistant U.S. attorney in New York about the number of times Trump flew on Epstein's plane — including one flight that included just Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman, according to the notes.
There are notes from an assistant U.S. attorney in New York about the number of times Trump flew on Epstein's plane — including one flight that included just Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman, according to the notes.
Second big batch of Epstein files includes many mentions of Trump
After a first batch of Epstein document had few mentions of President Donald Trump, the Justice Department disclosed thousands more with many references to the president.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
BREAKING: A new drop of Epstein files has several mentions of Trump.
There are notes from an assistant U.S. attorney in New York about the number of times Trump flew on Epstein's plane — including one flight that included just Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman, according to the notes.
There are notes from an assistant U.S. attorney in New York about the number of times Trump flew on Epstein's plane — including one flight that included just Trump, Epstein and a 20-year-old woman, according to the notes.
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Ah, the Epstein/Nassar letter seems to be a fake. Makes sense.
We already knew this letter existed. Now we know FBI doubted its authenticity. Rolling Stone reported in 2023 on a letter addressed to Nassar, purportedly sent by Epstein, found weeks after his death (Sept. 2019). In July 2020, per the latest files dump, the FBI sent it out for handwriting analysis.
Jeffrey Epstein Wrote Fellow Pedophile Larry Nassar a Letter Before His Death
Jeffrey Epstein tried to contact fellow pedophile and admitted sexual abuser Larry Nassar via mail in the days before his death by suicide.
www.rollingstone.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Ah, the Epstein/Nassar letter seems to be a fake. Makes sense.
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I just wrote an article about this and decided not to publish it yet. It is in the DOJ files (file got renamed after originally published and taken down. It’s online now). But too many unknowns about whether the letter itself is real or not. Some additional info though:
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I just wrote an article about this and decided not to publish it yet. It is in the DOJ files (file got renamed after originally published and taken down. It’s online now). But too many unknowns about whether the letter itself is real or not. Some additional info though:
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The existence of this letter has been reported before. Just not the content. Holy crap. It might be real!
From the Guardian in June 2023:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
From the Guardian in June 2023:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
December 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
The existence of this letter has been reported before. Just not the content. Holy crap. It might be real!
From the Guardian in June 2023:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
From the Guardian in June 2023:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
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Since it's Christmas and The Sound of Music is on...
🎶Bari Weiss🎵
(Sung to the tune of Edelweiss)
🎶Bari Weiss🎵
(Sung to the tune of Edelweiss)
December 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Since it's Christmas and The Sound of Music is on...
🎶Bari Weiss🎵
(Sung to the tune of Edelweiss)
🎶Bari Weiss🎵
(Sung to the tune of Edelweiss)
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When I teaching the Holocaust I note the Holocaust museum’s definition of a concentration camp is a prison whose inmates are denied due process. These are by definition concentration camps.
These are concentration camps. No other way to describe them. Truly horrific, and none of it surprising in the least.
30 minutes. Some deportees described sexual assault. Detainee describes the guard sexually assaulting most detainees. Lights left on all day. Prisoners not given clean water.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
Now the DHS tour. Nobody spoke to the detainees. Noem's video was in a different area of the prison.
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
When I teaching the Holocaust I note the Holocaust museum’s definition of a concentration camp is a prison whose inmates are denied due process. These are by definition concentration camps.