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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 2h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 3h

"Plebes, bow before me as I wave this small, green, rectangular piece of paper. Wait. What? You're raising your large muscular arms & reaching for my throat? Did you not see this piece of paper?!?"

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 3h

Who likes his martinis shaken *and* stirred.

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 3h

My dad was antifa. He was a pilot in WWII.

junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 3h

That's why I cancelled my LAT subscription and bought one for the Philly Inquirer. I've never set food in Pennsylvania, but untainted journalism is *dying*. Crooks in your state govt will rob you blind the minute the know no reporter is keeping tabs. Learn about beat reporting. You rely on it.

junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 3h

If you can pay for news, PAY FOR NEWS.

junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 4h

Staffing newsrooms is extremely expensive. They need reporters covering beats that seldom produce stories but provide a priceless watchdog service. I worked in LAT bldg when it was bustling & watched it fall into a tumbleweeds-in-hallways-type desolation. Old-fashioned reporting is valuable/pricey

junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 3h

Staffing newsrooms is extremely expensive. They need reporters covering beats that seldom produce stories but provide a priceless watchdog service. I worked in LAT bldg when it was bustling & watched it fall into a tumbleweeds-in-hallways-type desolation. Old-fashioned reporting is valuable/pricey

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 5h

a man is playing a guitar in a black and white photo and says `` oh yeah '' .

ALT: a man is playing a guitar in a black and white photo and says `` oh yeah '' .

media.tenor.com

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 6h

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a unanimous verdict today."

junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 6h

🎶 It's just the meat under your bread ... 🎶

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Frovo @frovo.bsky.social · 20h

we’ll we’ll we’ll if it isn’t my old friend autocorrect

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 22h

Dropping the word “off” really changes the post

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · Feb 13

JPMorgan, after seeing record profits, lays "fewer than 1,000."

"The cutbacks come as the firm turns in robust financial results, prompting uncertainty and anger among employees and adding more fuel to an effort to unionize that is gaining traction."

www.barrons.com/articles/jpm...

JPMorgan Chase Begins Layoffs, With More Planned, After Record Profits

JPMorgan calls the moves part of its “regular management of the business.”

www.barrons.com

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 1d

Multiple times over the years, after I've told a man I write about grammar, the guy has said, "Did you know ..." then cited an untrue grammar fact.

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 1d

Lining up to buy the latest iPhone — again.

Edith @edithcharles.bsky.social · Aug 23

What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?

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Erin Brenner (she/her) @ebrenner.bsky.social · 1d

In this month's Improve Your Business Writing newsletter, I’m exploring the underutilized brackets. These square punctuation marks solve specific writing challenges that no other punctuation can handle as cleanly. Learn more at zurl.co/SD4Ht.
#BusinessWriting #AmEditing

Punctuation Point: How to Use Brackets

Brackets are those square parentheses next to the letter P on most keyboards: [ ]. Maybe you’ve noticed them sitting there and wondered what they were really for.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 1d

Check Harlan Crow's yacht.

junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 1d

Or kidnappers or ransom or organ thieves.

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 2d

Needs more cowbell.

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 2d

Wow. That's intense.

junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 2d

I couldn't put it down. I loved it. End-of-the-world porn. But, yeah. Dark stuff for disturbed minds.

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 2d

Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" is better enjoyed as a thriller than as a work of literature.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 2d

Happiness has everything to do with expectations. If they're managed well, you get a smooth process for editors/production staff and a writer *thrilled* to be able to make the tiniest of tweaks not too late in the process.

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junecasagrande.bsky.social @junecasagrande.bsky.social · 2d

My peeve is lots of em dashes to connect independent clauses. According to a strict reading of the rules, that's not really their job.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 2d

welcome to the new era of CBS News, where brave truth-telling takes precedence over spelling Zohran Mamdani’s name correctly

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