Ellen Clair Lamb
@eclamb.bsky.social
What you call me depends on how you know me. Editor, writer, insufferable know-it-all. Natitude, Hoya Saxa, AMDG. https://lambletters.com/
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Ellen Clair Lamb
@eclamb.bsky.social
· Jun 18
"Being a decent human being is a choice." — Michelle Obama
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Calling all DC dog parents! Do you have the cutest dog in the DMV? 🥹 🐶
Submit a photo of your furry friend to our Cutest Dog Contest, presented by CareCredit, by October 30 for a chance at stardom in Washingtonian! 📸 🌟
Enter now: contests.washingtonian.com/contest/2026...
Submit a photo of your furry friend to our Cutest Dog Contest, presented by CareCredit, by October 30 for a chance at stardom in Washingtonian! 📸 🌟
Enter now: contests.washingtonian.com/contest/2026...
October 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Calling all DC dog parents! Do you have the cutest dog in the DMV? 🥹 🐶
Submit a photo of your furry friend to our Cutest Dog Contest, presented by CareCredit, by October 30 for a chance at stardom in Washingtonian! 📸 🌟
Enter now: contests.washingtonian.com/contest/2026...
Submit a photo of your furry friend to our Cutest Dog Contest, presented by CareCredit, by October 30 for a chance at stardom in Washingtonian! 📸 🌟
Enter now: contests.washingtonian.com/contest/2026...
What if I don't WANT the next generation of Siri, Apple?
October 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
What if I don't WANT the next generation of Siri, Apple?
None of this means anything unless people show up and vote. If you can vote early in person, do that.
Note: Cook Political Report has now shifted 18 more House races in Democrats’ direction.
Among them: IA-03 (now likely Dem) and IA-02 (now a toss-up), both of which feature clergy (an ELCA pastor and a PCUSA pastor, respectively) as the Democratic nominee. www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
Among them: IA-03 (now likely Dem) and IA-02 (now a toss-up), both of which feature clergy (an ELCA pastor and a PCUSA pastor, respectively) as the Democratic nominee. www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/hou...
October 9, 2026 at 4:22 PM
None of this means anything unless people show up and vote. If you can vote early in person, do that.
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I wish I was going to be in town for this.
October 9, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I wish I was going to be in town for this.
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They’re live-streaming the execution of the person they think they can get away with doing that to first. It’s a test. If they can do that, they’ll expand the margins of permission.
October 9, 2026 at 6:06 AM
They’re live-streaming the execution of the person they think they can get away with doing that to first. It’s a test. If they can do that, they’ll expand the margins of permission.
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I recall reading or seeing somewhere that in the old days, if a person was bring hanged and the rope broke, they were set free. Was this ever really a thing? Even if not, seems to me that if a person survives not just one but two attempts at executing them, maybe someone doesn't want them dead.
October 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I recall reading or seeing somewhere that in the old days, if a person was bring hanged and the rope broke, they were set free. Was this ever really a thing? Even if not, seems to me that if a person survives not just one but two attempts at executing them, maybe someone doesn't want them dead.
If he wasn’t a martyr before, he will be now.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed in December.
October 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
If he wasn’t a martyr before, he will be now.
Uh, the US actually needs more accountants right now.
JD Vance on H-1B recipients: "It's one thing if you were to bring in a person like Elon Musk. I think 99% of American citizens look at somebody like Elon Musk and say, 'if that person wants to come in and build something great in the US, we support that.' But if you're bringing in an accountant... "
October 8, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Uh, the US actually needs more accountants right now.
A mighty woman.
RIP. Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
news.mit.edu
October 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
A mighty woman.
Humans just get better and better at being horrible. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
Christa Pike Live Updates: Her Lawyers Say She Is Angry and Confused After Failed Execution (Gift Article)
A Tennessee judge said the state must preserve syringes and other material from the execution chamber a week after Ms. Pike survived two doses of a drug meant to kill her.
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Humans just get better and better at being horrible. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
Does everyone feel guilty when accused of something they didn't do, or is it just me?
October 7, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Does everyone feel guilty when accused of something they didn't do, or is it just me?
My Amazon "About You" could not be more predictable:
October 6, 2026 at 11:32 PM
My Amazon "About You" could not be more predictable:
Lane Thomas! Good to see you, man.
October 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Lane Thomas! Good to see you, man.
‼️‼️‼️ A 3-D edition of Pan’s Labyrinth might break me.
October 6, 2026 at 10:10 PM
‼️‼️‼️ A 3-D edition of Pan’s Labyrinth might break me.
Will the Animaniacs have to move?
But seriously, has any trade looked into whether the water tower logo will get scrubbed?
October 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Will the Animaniacs have to move?
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Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
October 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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It's going to be the White Sox who close the gates of Hell that the Cubs opened in 2016 - this coming from someone who was raised a Cubs fan
October 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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The SPEAKER implies.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
October 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The SPEAKER implies.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
The LISTENER infers.
The DUDE abides.
I have no idea why a movie theater would have shown a Danish silent short of “The Tinderbox” before a screening of “Bedknobs and Broomsticks,” but it was the first thing I ever saw in a movie theater and it still haunts my dreams. I was five.
October 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I have no idea why a movie theater would have shown a Danish silent short of “The Tinderbox” before a screening of “Bedknobs and Broomsticks,” but it was the first thing I ever saw in a movie theater and it still haunts my dreams. I was five.
Baseball is the best.
October 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Baseball is the best.
I would love to see a Brewers-White Sox series.
October 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I would love to see a Brewers-White Sox series.
I am disappointed in everyone in that Polymarket ad. ☹️
October 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
I am disappointed in everyone in that Polymarket ad. ☹️
I am sorry to report that Whole Foods’ Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake sandwich cookies are crazy delicious.
October 4, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I am sorry to report that Whole Foods’ Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake sandwich cookies are crazy delicious.