Sean Piccoli

whole lot to munch on in this wonderful retrospective interview with @negativlandland.bsky.social, with juicy new details about the U2 affair, including the roles of r.e.m. (accidental, unrighteous) & sinead o'connor (intentional, righteous)

Notre Dame lab at center named for legendary coach Ara Parseghian closed amid lawsuit Katsuri Haldar, a rare diseases researcher and founding director of the Boler-Parseghian Center, claims race and age discrimination, and breach of contract.

Story I wrote and reported for @ncronline.bsky.social about a legal struggle between a demoted research scientist at Notre Dame and an influential trustee at the famed Catholic university whom she blames for her predicament. www.ncronline.org/news/notre-d...

phantom marigold!

Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’ Mayor Eric Adams spoke at two Black churches in Queens and pushed back at those who “are dancing on my grave.”

Adams Forcefully Resists Calls to Resign: ‘I Am Going Nowhere’ www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/n...

Uh oh

plutocratic coverage? 😬

Sister Rosetta with her faithfully depicted Les Paul Custom (and a Vox amp)! Mural on East 124th 🎨

The Oath Keepers Want More From Trump Oath Keepers founder and seditious conspirator Stewart Rhodes left prison this week...

NEW: The Oath Keepers want more from Trump after many received commutations, and not full pardons talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-oat...

enforceable evite* (or eviction)
favorable election
forcible elevation
fiver (or forever) recalibration

(*Letter Boxed-approved)

"Senator John Thune, the South Dakota Republican and majority leader, sidestepped questions on Tuesday about whether Mr. Trump acted properly in pardoning the rioters."

Clergy abuse survivors react to New York diocese's bankruptcy settlement After four years of bankruptcy proceedings, New York's Rockville Centre Diocese agreed to settle claims from people who said priests and others in the diocese sexually abused them. Survivors spoke to ...

“I am going to go to the church where this happened to me and make a commitment for forgiveness of the perpetrator who did this to me," PJ D’Amico said. After that, he said his next plan is to "move on to my life." www.ncronline.org/news/clergy-...

The Catholic Church has spent billions of dollars settling claims from sexual abuse cases. NCR first exposed the abuse scandal in stories first reported 40 years ago. In 2025, NCR is investigating the costs to Catholics, parishes and the church in its new series "The Reckoning."

Pastors at two Long Island Catholic churches told parishioners, "We know that the thought of our Parish contributing to a settlement can cause anger, confusion, and resentment. 'Why is our parish paying anything? This was not our fault.' " My story for @ncronline.bsky.social

Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/n...

Donald Trump Gets No Jail Time Or Fine As Judge Sentences Him To “Unconditional Discharge” In New York Hush Money Case Trump's conviction still stands, but he given given leniency in his hush money case.

"Unconditional discharge" - my story for Deadline Hollywood on the Trump sentencing for his felony conviction in the New York hush-money trial

deadline.com/2025/01/trum...

I have so many questions

rhizomic congrats

harmonica askew

The evidence contested by Trump’s lawyers, the judge wrote, related “entirely to unofficial conduct” and should receive no immunity protections.

Bombay the Hard Way- Guns, Cars, & Sitars by Dan the Automator on Apple Music Album · 1999 · 15 Songs

Easy Listening, day-after edition music.apple.com/us/album/bom...

The Most Controversial Game on the Internet Wyna Liu, the editor of the 'New York Times' game, discusses her process and the particular ire her puzzles inspire.

I'm so busy crying "no fair" at Spelling Bee and Letter Boxed there's no outrage left by the time I get to Connections www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...