Aunt Hoolia

@aunthoolia

Editor. Interests: linguistics, movies, literary fiction, . . . and too much to name.

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Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Jul 11

This is chilling. Just galloping down the road to a dictatorship.

Headline from the NYT: Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media
The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a "brazen act."

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Jun 20

@dieworkwear.bsky.social Am I wrong to think this looks just awful? If not, can you explain why? I don't get men's fashion so well. :)

J.D. Vance walking and buttoning his suitcoat. Very lumpy looking.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· May 17

omg, this was The Onion, but it's so true! Crossworders will know. This happens to be the the Atlantic's puzzle today.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· May 16

Higher-res image?

Five men and one woman in black robes struggling to raise and plant a flagpole holding a Confederate flag while trampling a piece of paper labeled "Voting Rights Act." In imitation of the Pulitzer-Prize-winning photo of Marines raising the US flag at Iwo Jima

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· May 15

Maybe this one.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Apr 19

I retired just a few months ago, and that just makes this even better! 🤣

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Apr 12

One of my all-time favorite albums!

Album cover of JD Souther’s album “Black Rose”

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Apr 9

This paragraph caught my eye. Leave it to The Hill to edit historical quotes.

Picture of paragraph in article in The Hill that includes a quotation containing the phrase "the Department of War," which did not exist in 1980.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Apr 8

Man, I wish we'd see more of this!

Pic of WaPo headline with the following words highlighted: "intensified open debate about his credibility, morality and sanity."

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Jan 16

I don't understand. Why are they treating this as "breaking news"? This broke many hours ago, did it not?

The New York Times breaking news for Jan. 15, 2026, 9:24 p.m. ET. Picture of Trump sitting at a desk covering his right hand with his left. Headline: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Peace Prize

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Jan 3

I had wanted to quote post with verification, but quote posts are disabled. Thus the screen shot. But here's a news story about it: www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Dec 21

Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

Cover of the book "The Remains of the Day," by Kazuo Ishiguro

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Dec 18

Omg just NOOOOOOO!

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Nov 22

The NYT is not impressed. It could be an NYT Pitchbot post, but it's a real NYT post on Facebook.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Nov 22

From the NYT. Beautiful. I don't remember seeing this one before. Not sure if I missed it or if it's because it's been in private hands. Really gorgeous, though.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Nov 13

Omg I picked it up from the library yesterday, and look how tiny it is! I hadn’t known. 😊

Angled pic of the book “The English Understand Wool” showing how wafer thin it is.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Nov 11

This a good book.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Nov 8

That reminds me, though. This book has been on my to-read list for a while.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Oct 19

In Urbana, IL, today.

Handwritten protest sign: Only Butterflies Should Be MONARCHS!! NO KINGS. With a beautiful color cut-out butterfly on top, with antennas, even!

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Oct 18

Also Big Ten—Urbana, Illinois.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Sep 21

Wow. The juxtaposition of these two in my feed is visually arresting. Love it!

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Sep 20

They're a species in the family of "assassin bugs." Here's the largest species in that family, the wheel bug. We get them in our yard and are not fond of them because they lie in wait on our flowers for Monarch butterflies and kill them.

Photo of a wheel bug, the largest species in the family of assassin bugs. Very creepy and ugly. It looks like a tiny armored dinosaur.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Sep 11

Wow, I couldn't believe this, so I had to look it up. It must be true, but they've since changed it. Just unbelievable.

Text at top of page of NYT story:

Opinion
The Editorial Board

Charlie Kirk’s Horrific Killing and America’s Worsening Political Violence

Below which is a picture of an American flag on a pole in front of the White House. The picture cuts off the top of the pole, but it's possible that the flag is flying at half mast.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Jul 18

For perspective, from Deadline 15 years ago. Late night TV has lost a LOT of live viewership. Even so, it's hard to believe that The Late Show is losing money.

Clip of a story from Deadline in December of 2010, when Jay Leno had 4.2 million viewers and Jimmy Fallon had 1.9 million.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Jun 29

Ent

Large lower trunk of bald cypress. Very gnarly. Looks like it could pull up roots and walk.

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Jun 12

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Apr 26

Photo of the cover of the latest edition of The Economist, showing a battered American eagle half covered in bandages, with the caption "ONLY 1,361 DAYS TO GO"

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Apr 23

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Apr 14

archive.today/2R9Pp

April 12, 2025 WSJ headline and lede: That New Charge on Your Bill? Call It a 'This Tariff Isn't Our Fault' Fee
The surcharge are a say to pass some tariff costs to customers while pointing the blame at the White House

Aunt Hoolia@aunthoolia· Apr 3

I think this post is way snarkier than it needs to be, but she has some good insights. Democrats Get the Smallest Amount of Good News www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...