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demi lawrence @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 38m

not this headline..............

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demi lawrence @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 38m

my ex probably feels underbabied without me lbr

demi lawrence @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 38m

"underbabied" is how some men feel when they don't have a grown woman to take care of their every whim and need

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Dr Oz: "Turns out that about 1/3 families don't have the number of babies they desire. They're under-babied. So this president committed to address that during the campaign and he's delivering on that today."

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 58m

Just an incredible opening to this NYT interview with Zohran Mamdani:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/p...

You sit, according to the polls, on the cusp of a historic political victory. You would be the youngest mayor in a century. You’d be New York City’s first Muslim mayor. You’d be its first democratic socialist mayor.

I wouldn’t actually be the first democratic socialist mayor.

Who would it be?

David Dinkins was a member of D.S.A., he identified also as a democratic socialist.

Thank you for the correction.

Very welcome.

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demi lawrence @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 45m

oh i'd rather stub my toe every single hour for the rest of my life than have to interact w this shit

Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 4h

new: The Washington Post is rolling out a beta version of Ripple, its A.I.-enabled opinion product. "The intention is to provide a range of recent perspectives from other publishers across America."

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demi lawrence @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 47m

wuv my city

Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 2h

A photo of a building with a long row of identical large posters on the wall. The posters say "DON'T OBEY" with a drawing of the Portland inflatable frog's face.

demi lawrence @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 47m

being a journalist/writer is such a pain sometimes, but other times i remind myself how lucky i am to create for a living when a 500-word story on a small biz lifts my spirits ✨

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demi lawrence @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 1h

the existential dread is dreading this fine day

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2h

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.

"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2h

“Two sources say Weiss has said to others that she doesn’t own a television herself.”

Inside Bari Weiss’s First 10 Days as the Controversial Head of CBS News

After a softball Netanyahu interview, newsroom sources tell Zeteo the start of Weiss's tenure at CBS has been chaotic and has underscored her own pro-Israel biases.

zeteo.com

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demi lawrence @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 3h

lonely is the muse by halsey deadass is one of the best songs of 2024. insanely haunting and beautifully written

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The Verge @theverge.com · 3h

Pinterest’s ‘tuner’ lets you dial down the amount of AI content — but not entirely

The platform does not promise a completely AI-free feed.

buff.ly

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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 3h

Media is worse, journalism is worse, and the stories we tell are worse when we limit the access to telling them to people who can afford to live in the two or three biggest cities in the country.

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 4h

2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 4h

imagine laying off a politics reporter based in portland oregon in the year 2025

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 4h

2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.

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James Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 4h

This corporate decision is--and I want to be subtle and even-handed in my phrasing so as not to lose any of the important nuances--stupid.

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 4h

2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 4h

Women don't like the vehicle

svreenshot of the car from seinfeld with the vanity plate "ASSMAN"

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 4h

Layoffs at the WSJ, NBC News, and Penske Media this week. All the while these companies continue to tout 'record' quarters/years. Funny, that.

www.thewrap.com/wall-street-...

Wall Street Journal Lays Off a Dozen Reporters, Editors From Health and Science News Team

The Wall Street Journal has laid off around a dozen reporters and editors from its health, science and education verticals.

www.thewrap.com

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demi lawrence @deminlawrence.bsky.social · 4h

remote work is here to stay, and if media conglomerates like RS's owner continue to act like we still live in a pre-covid world, they will lose great reporters like Tim

(i am sure Tim will be onto bigger and better things and it ain't that deep, but it felt like a good opportunity to say this)

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 4h

2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 4h

A federal judge said she planned to order federal agents engaged in Homeland Security’s “Operation Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement push in Chicagoland to wear and use body-worn-cameras.

Federal Agents Should Wear Body Cameras in Chicago Immigration Actions, Judge Says

The court expanded a temporary order restricting how agents can operate in Illinois.

on.wsj.com

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Lisa Tozzi @lisatozzi.bsky.social · 5h

Yep.

www.thecut.com/article/job-...

The Job Search Has Become a Humiliation Ritual

“It feels like I’m trying to make my robots talk to their robots.”

www.thecut.com

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 5h

Another day in America where you have to check your over-priced food to make sure it's not being recalled for whatever the thing is.

Today's recall is ready rice. Fortunately, neither of my packages are included, but yours may be.

www.wfmynews2.com/article/news...

Ben's Original recalls rice over stone contamination risk

Small stones in some batches of Ready Rice products pose a risk of oral or digestive tract injuries if swallowed, according to the recall notice.

www.wfmynews2.com

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 5h

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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WIRED @wired.com · 7h

Then there's Russ Taylor. "It's just a vehicle. So it's ironic that it would even become a political statement."

(Editor's note: Taylor was plead guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding in the January 6 attack. He was later pardoned by Trump.)
www.wired.com/story/owning...

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 21h

Shortly before 9 pm, Department of Homeland Security agents were seen shoving a protester to the ground while trying to clear the driveway so vehicles could exit the ICE facility. Another was shoved immediately afterward, and shot with pepper balls. Later, tear gas blanketed the block.

A Night of Terror: Civil Disobedience Met With Extreme Force at Portland ICE Facility

Portland’s protest antics have made national headlines in the past week. The chicken suit; the giant inflatable frog; and the growing flurry of other inflatable animal costumes have put a spotlight on...

www.portlandmercury.com

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 8h

ICE Snipers trying to take me down in Portland Oregon

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