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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 13h

lol

Curt Hogg @cyrthogg.bsky.social · 13h

That insanity goes down officially as a grounded into double play, making it the only batted ball hit over 350 feet for a GIDP in the pitch tracking era (reg. + postseason).

Max Muncy grounded into a 404-foot double play.

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larosalind.bsky.social @larosalind.bsky.social · 13h

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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 15h

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 13h

Same, Sal Frelick. Same.

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larosalind.bsky.social @larosalind.bsky.social · 13h

@williamockham2.bsky.social great to see you on here!

larosalind.bsky.social @larosalind.bsky.social · 13h

Ayup.

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Jake Cole @jakecole.bsky.social · 14h

It’s a shame Kiss of the Spider Woman is getting the “in theaters just long enough to fulfill contractual obligations” treatment because it’s very strong across the board. Excellent recalibration of the material, committed performances, clear musical direction. Glad I caught it.

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Dan Chibnall @bookowl.bsky.social · 14h

Humpy & Tucker, the Mariners team dog. 💚💙💛

Daniel Carroll @tworsandtwols.bsky.social · 15h

I did have my phone ready for this:

Humpy, a salmon mascot, has one knee on the ground and is petting a dog, Tucker, a team dog for the Mariners, who is facing away from the camera.

Tucker, the Mariners dog, bites the blue life preserver ring around Humpy’s waist.

Humpy is wearing a “winner” sash and gold chain in addition to his regular costume.

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 14h

How to drive down the market cost of hiring for SpaceX.

Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 16h

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 17h

Seeing Broadcom, NVIDIA and AMD boost off of deals that involve OpenAI promising *each of them* 1GW of data center capacity BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR makes me furious. A data center takes 2.5 years, and none of these supposed developments have even had the land picked. It's all a lie.

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 17h

The Katie Porter viral videos do show someone with deficient interpersonal skills at best. But let's be honest about why the pile-on is happening: the political establishment in California wants to tempt Alex Padilla into the race by smearing his top opponent.
prospect.org/politics/kat...

What’s Behind the Viral Katie Porter Attack

Today on TAP: The political establishment in California saw their moment and pounced.

prospect.org

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 19h

I have much to say about @lastweektonight.com lumping us in with National Review & The Federalist & Pod Save & Jacobin as an "opinion-heavy outlet."
We are a news outlet that (regardless of our perspective) provides fact-based reporting. Putting us on this list is, well, factually inaccurate.

screen grab from Last Week Tonight with a collection of "opinion heavy outlets"

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larosalind.bsky.social @larosalind.bsky.social · 17h

Yeah just watched the show and stopped short at your inclusion.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 21h

The photographer deserves a medal.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 18h

The Conservancy was saddened to learn of the death of actress Diane Keaton. Deeply committed to historic preservation, she played a significant role in our efforts to rescue the iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Ennis House in 2005. savewright.org/remembering-...

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topwop.bsky.social @topwop.bsky.social · 19h

I remember dialing POPCORN to get the correct time…

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 20h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 20h

Thread, and related to a conversation with an old friend (and one of the best execs of the cable era) who said "These streaming bosses don't understand, there's no formula to a hit show, but there is a recipe."

Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 20h

My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.

Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.

3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.

You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.

Mx. D. D. Ward (they/them) @ddwardiswriting.bsky.social · 1d

So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?

Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?

Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?

Something else?

What have you got?

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 22h

These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.

The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!

Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.

FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.

Flooding seen with water up to the crash barriers of local roads

Sheds and debris lie scattered in the storm

A small blue house has been blown onto its roof

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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 20h

That’s because this guy is not an actual trained cop (who are bastards enough). He’s a hired goon, a thug who took 50 grand from DHS so that he can beat the shit out of people for a living and enjoy it. He is a violent sociopath, and he needs to be put away for 20+ years.

Fricking Delight (No Refunds) @blikethecheese.bsky.social · 20h

Aside from being a racist moron, that’s the type of guy that gets people killed. Unprofessional, emotional, dangerous. It’s really only a matter of time until one kills a bystander for talking.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 22h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

The high-profile success of Olivia Nuzzi & Bari Weiss sends such an awful, awful signal to, and about, female journalists. So many sharp, careful, dedicated journalists out there and *this* is what the establishment rewards? This is the incentive structure? It's so gross.