Linda Mills
@lemills.bsky.social
LEMills, as always. Retired editor but not retiring observer. Erstwhile podcast lover and early adopter; now loving the perspective of time. In the place some call DelCo but Philadelphia born. I do say "crick."
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
Too many podcasts; not enough audiobooks. Here's how to help
Just don’t bring a can of seltzer into the recording studio!
You Can Now Volunteer to Record Audiobooks for People Who Are Blind
Just don’t bring a can of seltzer into the recording studio!
thephiladelphiacitizen.org
January 18, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Too many podcasts; not enough audiobooks. Here's how to help
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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
Live in SE Pennsylvania*? Love the outdoors and a good laugh? Check out this fundraiser for Natural Lands (*pickup only; no mail order)
www.natlands.org/scat/
www.natlands.org/scat/
Seriously? Chocolate scat?
Sometimes good things come in gross packages. All proceeds benefit summer camp scholarships. Order yours today before they're sold out.
www.natlands.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Live in SE Pennsylvania*? Love the outdoors and a good laugh? Check out this fundraiser for Natural Lands (*pickup only; no mail order)
www.natlands.org/scat/
www.natlands.org/scat/
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is, I hope, smiling at the upsurging interest in The Hound of the Baskervilles
November 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is, I hope, smiling at the upsurging interest in The Hound of the Baskervilles
My favorite sign from the #NoKings protest in Havertown, Pennsylvania: "This isn't about politics, this is about humanity"
And oh, the humanity who were there!
And oh, the humanity who were there!
October 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My favorite sign from the #NoKings protest in Havertown, Pennsylvania: "This isn't about politics, this is about humanity"
And oh, the humanity who were there!
And oh, the humanity who were there!
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I have always loved @propublica.org's mission statement. It speaks to method as much as mission, and does not shrink from describling their journalism as a moral undertaking. www.propublica.org/about/
October 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I have always loved @propublica.org's mission statement. It speaks to method as much as mission, and does not shrink from describling their journalism as a moral undertaking. www.propublica.org/about/
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24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;
4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii
--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump
projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social A good question for Mystery Hour today would have been "What happened to last week's podcast?" [The 3rd hour isn't on the full show, either. I wanted to listen more closely to your bird sounds. Were they from the Merlin app?]
September 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social A good question for Mystery Hour today would have been "What happened to last week's podcast?" [The 3rd hour isn't on the full show, either. I wanted to listen more closely to your bird sounds. Were they from the Merlin app?]
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I try to share links to our stories with the most striking passage or quote, but this piece has far too many to do that. It's also hard to say what speaks louder: the photos or photographer Adriana Loureiro Fernández's words. Beautiful. Haunting. Make the time: www.propublica.org/article/ceco...
What I Witnessed as I Photographed the Disappearances and the Homecomings of My Countrymen
Over the past four months, a photojournalist documented the lives of five families whose sons had been imprisoned in El Salvador, including their long-awaited reunions. CECOT left a mark on the men, t...
www.propublica.org
August 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I try to share links to our stories with the most striking passage or quote, but this piece has far too many to do that. It's also hard to say what speaks louder: the photos or photographer Adriana Loureiro Fernández's words. Beautiful. Haunting. Make the time: www.propublica.org/article/ceco...
Yo, Allentown, Easton, and the rural areas around them!
This is Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA). If he votes for this bill,
26,352 of his constituents would lose access to their healthcare.
40,011 of his constituents could lose access to their food assistance.
573 energy jobs in his district could be lost.
26,352 of his constituents would lose access to their healthcare.
40,011 of his constituents could lose access to their food assistance.
573 energy jobs in his district could be lost.
July 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Yo, Allentown, Easton, and the rural areas around them!
Yo, Bucks County!
This is Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA). If he votes for this bill,
21,310 of his constituents would lose access to their healthcare.
24,638 of his constituents could lose access to their food assistance.
21,310 of his constituents would lose access to their healthcare.
24,638 of his constituents could lose access to their food assistance.
July 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Yo, Bucks County!
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This bill is a Monstrosity.
It’s indefensible to cut the Healthcare and SNAP for Americans to give Tax Cuts to Billionaires and Big Business.
It’s indefensible to cut the Healthcare and SNAP for Americans to give Tax Cuts to Billionaires and Big Business.
July 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This bill is a Monstrosity.
It’s indefensible to cut the Healthcare and SNAP for Americans to give Tax Cuts to Billionaires and Big Business.
It’s indefensible to cut the Healthcare and SNAP for Americans to give Tax Cuts to Billionaires and Big Business.
This Pennsylvanian agrees
Mr. Fetterman, it's really this simple: you're receiving $174,000 a year for a position to which you were elected after asking people to trust that you'd be an unwavering champion for working class families.
I don't give a fuck that you missed your beach trip. Stop whining and get back to work.
I don't give a fuck that you missed your beach trip. Stop whining and get back to work.
June 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This Pennsylvanian agrees
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They do this cause they know the bill is terrible for their states & districts. So they post a tweet opposing it, then fold right after. That way, come election time, they can claim they “fought it.”
99% of the time, that fight was complete BS.
99% of the time, that fight was complete BS.
June 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
They do this cause they know the bill is terrible for their states & districts. So they post a tweet opposing it, then fold right after. That way, come election time, they can claim they “fought it.”
99% of the time, that fight was complete BS.
99% of the time, that fight was complete BS.
There is nothing like a power outage to turn conversation to the really important things, like how long milk will last in an unopened refrigerator
June 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There is nothing like a power outage to turn conversation to the really important things, like how long milk will last in an unopened refrigerator
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I'm so grateful for @gelliottmorris.com's new project.
Americans aren't learning that Trump is cutting their healthcare.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...
Americans aren't learning that Trump is cutting their healthcare.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...
June 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'm so grateful for @gelliottmorris.com's new project.
Americans aren't learning that Trump is cutting their healthcare.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...
Americans aren't learning that Trump is cutting their healthcare.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-appr...
Spotted lantern fly season is coming around again
June 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Spotted lantern fly season is coming around again
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for context here’s a map of greater Los Angeles and the protest is the roughly the red circle
June 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
for context here’s a map of greater Los Angeles and the protest is the roughly the red circle
Please!
My Saturday PSA:
Joe Biden isn’t the president anymore.
Instead, we’ve got a mentally deranged and ethically compromised old man with the nuclear codes trespassing in the Oval Office.
Stop talking about Joe Biden.
Start talking about the Convicted Felon, Donald Trump.
Joe Biden isn’t the president anymore.
Instead, we’ve got a mentally deranged and ethically compromised old man with the nuclear codes trespassing in the Oval Office.
Stop talking about Joe Biden.
Start talking about the Convicted Felon, Donald Trump.
May 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Please!
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I KNOW, I KNOW: Many people are irate about all the articles coming out everywhere about Joe Biden this week—occasioned by the new book or his appearance on 'The View.'
Can I just say, though: This one is worth your time. It's warm and clear-eyed.
www.thebulwark.com/p/joe-biden-...
Can I just say, though: This one is worth your time. It's warm and clear-eyed.
www.thebulwark.com/p/joe-biden-...
I Worked for Joe Biden. I Love Joe Biden. He Must Rethink His Post-Presidency.
I understand his desire to defend his legacy. But he needs to do it differently.
www.thebulwark.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I KNOW, I KNOW: Many people are irate about all the articles coming out everywhere about Joe Biden this week—occasioned by the new book or his appearance on 'The View.'
Can I just say, though: This one is worth your time. It's warm and clear-eyed.
www.thebulwark.com/p/joe-biden-...
Can I just say, though: This one is worth your time. It's warm and clear-eyed.
www.thebulwark.com/p/joe-biden-...
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THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
May 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
THREAD: We recently heard that the Trump administration was leaning on the government of Gambia to help Elon Musk. For weeks, our team made phone calls, wrote letters and knocked on folks’ doors to try to confirm it. But we were stuck.
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
So our reporters got on a plane to Banjul. 1/
Every time I go to the medical center, I am reminded, by text, that security has been increased and my belongings will be scanned on entry.
When I finally see the doc, they tell me, "we now use AI to help me take notes."
No heads-up on that? Yikes.
When I finally see the doc, they tell me, "we now use AI to help me take notes."
No heads-up on that? Yikes.
May 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Every time I go to the medical center, I am reminded, by text, that security has been increased and my belongings will be scanned on entry.
When I finally see the doc, they tell me, "we now use AI to help me take notes."
No heads-up on that? Yikes.
When I finally see the doc, they tell me, "we now use AI to help me take notes."
No heads-up on that? Yikes.
Amen. Let's move on, please
I'm still waiting for examples of where the first senile guy ever broke the law or mishandled a single element of his role as president beyond walking with a slow careful gait and speaking while trying to overcome a severe stutter that was becoming problematic with age.
May 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Amen. Let's move on, please
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JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...