Eldritch Mlems

To say Billie Jean Sweeney's had a storied career in journalism would be an understatement. Over more than two decades of experience in the field the longtime journalist, editor and press freedom advocate has worked at the Hartford Courant, the Associated Press, the Committee to Protect Journalists and, most recently, as a volunteer editor at Assigned Media.

She also worked at The New York Times for over a decade, [ed. note: I love that they decide to say "oh, yes, and also the NYT"] until her retirement in mid-2024, eventually becoming the day assignment editor at the international desk. There, as one of the Times’ few trans staffers, she witnessed the highest echelons of the paper's management increasingly push anti-trans bigotry and disinformation.

Trans communities have known, and sounded the alarm, about the NYT’s increasingly anti-trans stance for years. Sadly, too many cis people have ignored these warnings, especially as many of the details have often remained obscured behind the paper's extensive corporate hierarchy and established reputation.

Finch: now the largest cat. In a house full of females he is now the largest and clearly has growth left in him. Petting him is now a lesson in deep tissue massage where you have to dig deep through his reserves to find the muscle and bone. He will hit his final growth spurt soon and it will turn that plushy flesh into a memory.

He still had some feral in him. So getting those daily pets isn't easy. But his squishiness makes it so much fun .

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Two years ago today

by NottAMimic