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Glenn Fleishman

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Technology journalist & printing historian. Columnist, Six Colors. Executive Editor, Take Control Books. Two-time Jeopardy! champ. Find out about my work at https://glennf.com Get a copy of my latest book https://sixcent.info

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 16d

Looking for a gift for someone with an interest in design or typography? Or a thorough but quick read on the history of printing and type for yourself? sixcent.info

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 4h

You can say amazing things if you know that the follow-up question will be "wow."

(Smith didn't plant anything at Mar-a-Lago because he was hired months after it was searched.)

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Eric Trump: "We found out that Jack Smith was actually planting classified folders in Mar-a-Lago"

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 4h

🙌 On regular cards, we have done two 4-person European trips plus sent our older once on their own! Plus Hilton is generous on Amex with miles and deals, so I’ve had dozens of free room nights.

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 4h

I managed to get in free to the super high end Boston Logan lounge on my low-end Amex Hilton via Priority Pass, which was a free perk then.

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 4h

These cards are ridiculous for most of us, but in 2023 I took six trips and stayed six weeks total in hotels and AirBnbs and it might have made travel better and saved me money—but one year!

Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 17h

For Businessweek’s November issue, I have a feature about the high-fee premium credit card war being waged by American Express and Chase for the hearts, minds, and swipes of America’s affluent supershoppers. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Inside the Credit Card Battle to Win America’s Richest Shoppers

The fierce fight between Amex and Chase is playing out over higher fees, extravagant events and every perk imaginable.

www.bloomberg.com

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 4h

I have considered. I need to find a talented 3D model artist who has a weird passion for looking at 1920s photos of type shops.

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tammymorales.bsky.social @tammymorales.bsky.social · 5h

More than once I had to remind Seattle Public commenter that our City workers are dedicated public servants working hard to make our neighborhoods better. They deserve respect and dignity whether you like their ideas or not.

Jonathan Maus @jonathanmaus.bsky.social · 9h

It's so hard to watch n'hood residents treat city/agency staff like garbage at meetings just because they disagree w a street design proposal. We need mediators or some staff who enforce basic, respectful meeting laws. I'm tired of staff being talked over and disrespected. It's not OK!

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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 11h

The thing that gets me about actors responding like this whenever they’re asking about JKR is that they always say “we need to learn to agree to disagree ^_^” as if trans people are the ones leading the campaign, when we’re just trying to live our lives while JKR posts about trans hate 24/7

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audreyii_fic @audreyii.bsky.social · 6h

Personal gripe: the whole saying is "A few bad apples SPOIL THE BUNCH." Somehow this has transformed into "a few bad apples" being a phrase indicating "not a big deal", when the whole point is it IS a big deal because EVERYONE HAS GONE BAD THROUGH EXPOSURE

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Elizabeth Harper @cadaverformosus.bsky.social · 5h

every time i hear someone honking excitedly i log on to see if it happened

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 10h

Look for the helpers

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 5h

I would to create an entire set of tiny type shop things.

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 5h

I will send you all the photos!

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 8h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
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CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 6h

SOLD!

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 6h

It’s hard to make a living as a cartoonist, but if you persist for 40 years, you might raise $95,000 for a regular collection of your recent work, like my pal @tomtomorrow.bsky.social: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

$95,000…so far. You can still back this book through Oct. 30!

Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow

Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.

www.kickstarter.com

Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 6h

Heh heh. Sometimes things are just practical! All the words are wacky and have bizarre origins

Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 7h

Makes it easier to reach the contents of type cases (drawers) placed on top!

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 8h

A few years ago, I bought this roughly 1:32/1:40 scale set of 74 miniatures that represent some of the typesetting jobs in an old printing office. If you’re interested in acquiring, reply or DM me? It will go on eBay next.

Minature items of furniture and machinery found in a printing office in the 1900s–1950s: stools, two Linotypes, cabinets, desks

Minature items of furniture and machinery found in a printing office in the 1900s–1950s: cabinets, desks, some with typewriters

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 2d

If you missed out on the Shift Happens massive book set, I’ve just posted a listing for a mint-condition, never-opened, super-premium version: www.ebay.com/itm/40628451...
This includes exclusive items, like a note signed by author @aresluna.org, which he provided for this auction.

Shift Happens bookset: a large slipcase with printed keys on it, with volume two of three pulled out to reveal a man seemingly at a keyboard.

MVKB-designed keycap set shown as three items in a foam case: a unique Cherry MX-compatible keycap with two different tops you can swap between, made of copper, steel, and aluminum. A special box with symbols on it drawn from the book's design, at top of photo.

Special limited-edition preview booklet for Shift Happens with keys on cover with no labels and printed in dark colors. The title says MARCIN WICHARY SHIFT HAPPENS PREVIEW

A card with a large keycap reading THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING SHIFT HAPPENS lies on top of an orange envelope with its flap open

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 8h

You might be losing your health care, but don’t worry — Republicans are hard at work wining and dining billionaires to fund Trump’s new ballroom.

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 9h

If you saw the sentence "They are loving it like they have not loved a lot of things" you would know who said it immediately. I long to go back to the time when The Apprentice was on, I never saw it, and the only thing I was vaguely aware of was "You're fired!" being the weakest buzz phrase.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump opens the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "This is the first time we've been at the new and improved Rose Garden. And people are loving it. They are loving it like they have not loved a lot of things."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

incredible to see one of my posts on fox news

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 11h

Thank you!

Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 11h

Oooooo, that is pretty slick, man!

The Time art director came up to Maine to see our progress (long story, I wrote a blog post about it), and took us out to a very nice dinner. My colleague, Jessica, did most of the hard work; I was tech consultant!