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L.A.Spates

@laspates.bsky.social

Freelance journo: written & radio. IRE-awarded book and NPR-syndicated podcast via CaliforniaHumanities, SRJC, UMD. Newshound, bookworm, knitter, mama, spaniel-lover, former Terps/Ravens cheerleader. North Bay life; Long Island energy.

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I’d venture it’s the expendable income to buy them?

02.12.2025 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, the beauty of being seen!

02.12.2025 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same in my classes. No room for error of any kind. And there were digital hour:minute:second clocks in some of the rooms; your assignment had better be turned in before the appointed β€” exact β€” deadline.

01.12.2025 02:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you go skating too?! I hope so!

29.11.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😱

27.11.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Miss Scarlet And The Duke Eliza Scarlet GIF Alt: Miss Scarlet And The Duke: Eliza Scarlet in a blue capelet, her hair swept up. Detective Inspector Wellington in white tie.
25.11.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I was in high school, an older cousin brought her boyfriend to T-giving. Boyfriend played collegiate soccer and was recovering from a knee injury. Cousin’s dad asked for an update, after which my cousin’s grandfather said β€” loud enough for all to hear:

β€œWell, how’s that affect the sex?”

25.11.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always with the eating! It’s exhausting.

21.11.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

😳

21.11.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ditalini.

21.11.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Purdue Exponent printed IU’s paper and delivered copies overnight in time for homecoming weekend after IU admin strangled the Daily Student. I don’t see Purdue here, but check them out online!

19.11.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New fan here. Obsessed!! Thanks for the SNL tip!

16.11.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And what Trump said to Kennedy.

13.11.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll offer my help too! πŸ‘‹πŸ»

13.11.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have tix to see it when it rolls through my town in December!

12.11.2025 07:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wait…can we just…I mean…I know this isn’t β€œthe story” here and yet it feels like we’ve buried the (a?) lead?!??

I MUST KNOW HOW THIS DOG PARK CONVERSATION WENT.

12.11.2025 07:02 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

*twists the knife*

12.11.2025 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

100% his old NY brain confused Magnificent Mile for Long Island’s Miracle Mile, a luxury shopping district since the β€˜50s. πŸ™„

(Its location, Manhasset: Inspiration for East Egg, used for scenes in Wolf of Wall Street, Boiler Room, and in Miracle on 34th St., Mr. Gailey wants to buy a house there.)

11.11.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or Long Island, and named after LA.

Miracle Mile in Manhassett, a tony hamlet on the north shore, has had luxury retail since the 50s. It’s now β€œAmericana Manhasset,” but I don’t know anyone who doesn’t say Miracle Mile. His old NY brain definitely confused Michigan with Long Island. πŸ™„

11.11.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And the whole pub will live under Vogue.com. I hate everything right now.

03.11.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sad for the Jays and really sad for the woman knitting the totally rad Jays sweater. What a bummer.

02.11.2025 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has any British prince or princess ever lost that particular title? Not talking about HRH etc., but specifically prince/ss.

Help your curious and common American cousins, @lucyworsley.bsky.social!

30.10.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Because threatening a reporter to get them off your case definitely always absolutely works and never results in further scrutiny. Genius move, dude.

30.10.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a native Long Islander I’m πŸ’€.

β€œβ€¦DeBlasio said in an interview conducted Wednesday evening through his Ring doorbell in Huntington Station, Long Island, from his current location in Florida.”

β€œ(In DeBlasio's view, "low class
Italians use a little d.")

Perfect. No notes.

30.10.2025 03:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
MacBook with black screen and grey prohibited symbol in the center. Computer crashed and will not reboot.

MacBook with black screen and grey prohibited symbol in the center. Computer crashed and will not reboot.

Tech nightmare. Working on an investigative series last night, computer crashed and then this happened, after first showing a file folder with a question mark.

WHAT. THE. HELL.

29.10.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If he never knows anything about anything, then why does the press keep showing up? Let him experience a room as empty as his responses, and the reporters can go do something useful with their time.

29.10.2025 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nope. Teflon Don.

27.10.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The N.F.L. Players Trading Their Helmets for Scrubs

Check it out. Five current/former NFL players are now nurses!

β€œWith nursing and football, β€˜you can’t be timid.’”

25.10.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I was just in DC and the conference center floors weren’t numbered but named: Constitution, Declaration and Independence. Rooms were named after DC neighborhoods.

I just need room 212 dammit!!!!

24.10.2025 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The only excuse Lois Lane has for why her interviewing Superman isn't unethical, despite their romantic entanglement, is that it would be even more unethical for the paper's other top reporter, who is Superman, to interview himself, yet she cannot say this. This dilemma should be taught in J-school.

20.10.2025 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3490    πŸ” 434    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 20

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