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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 9h

Can that generation fuck off already? Have they not ruined enough for all the generations that follow?

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 9h

Janet Mills going to the Senate at 79 would make her the oldest elected freshman senator in history — but just as old as or younger than 1 in 9 senators serving in this congress. www.pbump.net/o/a-79-year-...

A 79 year-old freshman senator would be … unusual

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) has announced her intention to run for Senate against the state's well-known — ahem — incumbent, Susan Collins. When the next Senate term begins in January 2027, Collins wil...

www.pbump.net

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Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 13h

I misread this at first as you don’t want to have a beer (or tea?) with me and I was a little hurt tbh 🍻

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Drew @drewda.bsky.social · 13h

I don't need to have a beer (or a tea or whatever) with the next governor of California — this column by @byrobinepley.bsky.social sounds about right:

www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

Like crabs who spotted one of their own gaining too much elevation, Porter’s opponents in the gubernatorial race rushed to pull her back down into their muck. California State Controller Betty Yee wrote on her X account that “Katie Porter is a weak, self-destructive candidate unfit to lead California. The stakes are simply too high for her to stay in this race. It’s time for her to drop out of this race.” (A statement to which most Californians can only reply: “Who is Betty Yee?”) But, honestly? They’re all jerks. As a Sacramento-based journalist, I can tell you firsthand that Porter getting snippy with a reporter isn’t anything new. If that was a fireable offense, half of the state legislature would be out of a job.

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Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 13h

So glad we’re finally cancelling all the politicians who are rude to journalists, because I could name a lot of—

Wait, we’re just cancelling Katie Porter?

That seems a bit pointed. I wonder why the Dems would go after their own front runner?

🙄🙄🙄🙄

www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

Tough isn’t a flaw; it’s what California needs. Porter should stay in the race | Opinion

The non-stop coverage of Katie Porter’s ugliest moments caught on camera has less to do with her fitness to be the Governor of California and far more to do with the California Democratic Party once a...

www.sacbee.com

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merritt @merrittk.com · 14h

the microplastics and heavy metals in my body squaring up to decide who gets to give me cancer

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 18h

Whether it's young Democrats expressing their support for DEI or young Republicans saying "I love Hitler,' both sides have expressed controversial opinions.

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Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 19h

Fuck pancreatic cancer so specifically too, it is monstrously fast :(

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Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 3d

This is a Mayday for all millennial women: Bill Pullman’s son is 32 and extremely hot

Lewis Pullman in a jean shirt, yellow background

Lewis Pullman in a blue shirt, white background

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Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 3d

I only have ten and a half thousands — can I still vent if it’s not fully tens, plural?

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Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 4d

My latest: www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...

They fight California’s fires, now let them rebuild their lives with AB 247 | Opinion

“AB 247 recognizes what I learned on the fire line — that our humanity and contributions matter more than our mistakes.”

www.sacbee.com

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 4d

Counterpoint: Protest is patriotic

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 4d

Beaches are for everyone eat shit

Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 5d

HAHAHAHAHAHA get fucked you rich asshole

Carlsbad homeowner ordered to remove private gate to public beach, fined $1.4 million

John Levy was penalized by state Coastal Commission for a string of Coastal Act violations stretching back years

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

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Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 5d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 6d

I once almost missed a final (bc I put my finals schedule in rainbow colors and this class was in yellow so it was hard to see) so I woke up that morning to an inquiring email from the professor, threw on some clothes inside out, parked illegally, had only 45m, and still got an A in the class.

Katharine Trendacosta @ktrendacosta.bsky.social · 6d

The way I did this all my life and never once asked “is it possible this is adhd?” until I physically couldn’t get away with it anymore.

I think I wrote the final draft of my thesis in one week of sleep deprivation where I lived in a chair with books and note cards arranged in stacks around me.

Emily "Babe" St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 6d

A professor let me write one double-length paper across two classes I took from him. It counted for basically all of my grade. I wrote 20 pages in three hours a few days before Christmas and got an A.

This had a deleterious effect on my belief that I shouldn't just wing it in important situations.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 6d

Also fuck you Texas for doing this, invading another state with armed troops; lone star Republic my ass

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 6d

I have taken
the freedom of speech
that was in
the Constitution

and which
you were probably
using
for peaceful protest

Forgive me
the courts said they were
so agitating
and so irritating

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 7d

Welp. I’m bad at this.

Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 7d

Hey all, I'm trying to get a baseline for how good people are at detecting whether fiction is AI-generated or human-written (most of the research on this is for nonfiction and my hypothesis is we're better with fiction).

If you have time, give it a try?

jlp-experiment.github.io/ai-detection...

AI vs Human Fiction Detection Test

jlp-experiment.github.io

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 7d

This is the way.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 7d

My transgender bathroom agenda is giving Gavin Newsom the biggest swirly of his life.

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Toby Muresianu @tobyhardtospell.bsky.social · 7d

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Robin Epley @byrobinepley.bsky.social · 7d

A great loss for the Times! Best of luck to wherever your journey takes you next, and here’s hoping we get to keep you in California! 🤞🏻

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onion person @junlper.beer · 7d

if the democratic party starts stepping away trans people they might as well sign this country away to the far right forever

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 7d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Capitol Weekly @capitolweekly.bsky.social · 7d

Leadership drama in California's upper house: @byrobinepley.bsky.social joined @wordsmith24.bsky.social to discuss Who Had the Worst Week in CA Politics... segment starts at 38:15
#caleg
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Special Episode: Health Care - Interview with Dr. S. Monica Soni of Covered California - Capitol Weekly

CAPITOL WEEKLY PODCAST: Capitol Weekly and the University of California Student and Policy Center presented A Conference on Health Care on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 in Sacramento. In today's episode ...

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