L.A.Spates

@laspates.bsky.social

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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.

MacBook with black screen and grey prohibited symbol in the center. Computer crashed and will not reboot.
Copy of hardback book resting on lap of someone wearing jeans and a white shirt, seated on a pale blue couch. The book is Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s memoir, “Patriot,” and the cover features the left half of his face, with light skin, brown hair and one strikingly blue eye, all set against a black background.
Screenshot of Baltimore Banner mobile alert reading “Breaking News: The Orioles have won a baseball game.”
Classic WWII “Kilroy is here” cartoon updated to read “Kilmar should be here” and showing the classic figure behind bars.
Original WWII “Kilroy was here” cartoon updated to read “Kilmar should be here” with the classic face now behind bars.
Updated “Kilroy was here” sketch reading “Kilmar should be here” and showing the cartoon figure behind bars.
Quote from NY Times article. “Last week, Mr. Booker delivered a PowerPoint presentation to fellow Democrats about how to deliver their message online. In the slides, which were obtained by the New York Times, Mr. Booker offered his colleagues guidance on how to post on each platform. Instagram: once or twice a day. Facebook: once a day. LinkedIn: 3 to 5 times a week. X: 2 to 5 times a day. TikTok: 1 to 4 times a day.”
Creamy white handknit hat with pointy pixie top and two knit strands for tying under a newborn chin. Hat is laying on an antique wooden table.
Colorful satin ribbons hang from a floral topped Maypole positioned underneath a California live oak.
Cream colored yarn knit in the round in a small circle sized to fit a newborn head. Yarn in laying on the printed pattern.
Three women wearing 1960s period clothing on the set of “Good Girls Revolt,” a period drama about female researchers/reporters based on the real life story of the women who sued Newsweek.