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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 7d

Creative people can run circles around AI.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 7d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 7d

The pumpkin weigh-off in Half Moon Bay is the best geekfest for those who appreciate small agriculture surf-town vibes. It’s my fave event here all year.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 8d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 8d

This is excellent! Thanks for sharing it. I get questions all the time about breaking into writing, and I know they want a magical key, but that key is “do a lot of writing.”

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 9d

A rare feeding habit brings dolphins closer than ever and helps them live year-round in South Carolina. Find out more in my article for Sierra. www.sierraclub.org/sierra/how-w...

How to Watch Dolphins Without Leaving the Shore

A rare feeding habit brings dolphins closer than ever and helps them live year-round in South Carolina

www.sierraclub.org

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 10d

Thankful to be among the 600+

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 10d

After Columbia canceled my course on race and media, and Washington Poat fired me for speaking about race and violence,

I’m teaching about race and media anyway!

@resistanceschool.bsky.social fall session on Race, Media and International Affairs starts tonight!

600+ signups.

We move!! ✊🏾

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 15d

Works for me.

The face of a yellow Labrador who’s about to get her pink nose booped.

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 16d

Let your pace slow with the season and enjoy the outdoors in the West without the crowds in my article for AAA Via magazine: mwg.aaa.com/via/national...

Best State Parks to Visit in Fall | Via

Crowds may flock to see the West's most well-known parks in the summer, but these state parks truly shine in autumn.

mwg.aaa.com

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 22d

Now it’s Apple TV. I guess it’s “bad timing” to have a show that depicts things that are actually happening.

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · 22d

My adorkable Labradors through the years made me a dog person.

Yellow Labrador lying on her back, eyeing the camera in a silent plea for belly rubs.

Noble chocolate Labrador lounging in the grass.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24d

IT IS TIME.

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers

First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

buff.ly

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25d

California - Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Unmarked cars. People in masks. People disappearing… immigrants have rights, and we have the right to push back, and that’s what we’re doing.”

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Rahawa Haile @rahawahaile.bsky.social · Sep 15

Introducing COYOTE: A worker-owned Bay Area media collective. Our stories will be public for the first two weeks. Read ‘em and subscribe! www.coyotemedia.org

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 15

So be it! See to it!

Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 15

I would love to hear her on your podcast.

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 13

You know, sometimes I temporarily forget how it used to be, and this article hit hard. That was exactly it.

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 13

Yep. Accurate.

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Sep 13

I wrote a thing. As someone who survived the 1970s and kept the receipts.

Shocked by Epstein’s birthday book? That culture was everywhere before feminism | Rebecca Solnit

Feminism exposed the ubiquity of child abuse, rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence – and helped fight that culture

www.theguardian.com

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 12

Good night, Kiawah.

Sunset on the Kiawah River, with tones of yellow, pink, and blue.

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 11

Lunch with a new friend, Johns Island, South Carolina.

Great egret in all its white plumage on bare branches overlooking the Kiawah River.

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 11

Lowcountry morning at The Dunlin, Johns Island. @explorecharleston.bsky.social

Sunrise illuminates the sky in the South Carolina lowcountry, shining a golden light on palms and grasses on the banks of the Kiawah River.

Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 11

Always

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 10

Much-needed good news in journalism.

Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · Sep 10

Something good: a new, nonprofit newsroom run by some wonderful, experienced folks (core crew from Outside mag's glory days) dedicated to journalism about American public lands! Looks like the plan is to collaborate a fair bit with other outlets.

RE:PUBLIC

INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM FOR PUBLIC LANDS.

www.republic.land

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 10

A little White Lotus at The Nickel hotel in Charleston.
@explorecharleston.bsky.social

Wallpaper at The Nickel hotel in Charleston, featuring a woman hiding in a grove of trees.

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Jill K. Robinson @dangerjr.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thanks to the @cofcharleston.bsky.social and Professor George Stone for having me back for the fourth semester to cover writing about sense of place in the Strategic Narrative in Placemaking course, started by @traveler202.bsky.social

Professor George Stone and writer Jill Robinson standing in front of the cistern and Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston.