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Margs.
@margotlester.bsky.social
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Ugh. This is bad news for all of us. Here’s hoping those who lost their jobs today will find a good place to safely land. 🩵
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
This is such terrible news on many levels. Thanks for all you and your colleagues have done for all of us.
see what you missed or revisit what you liked! most popular posts from last quarter, including writing advice, ideas for resisting and vultures!
thewordfactory.com/top-writing-...
This is an excellent example of science writing and #climatechangecommunication. Thank you, @ncsco.bsky.social!
Almost half of North Carolina has seen their worst ever tropical event within the past decade, including storms such as Florence and Helene.

Does this match your local perception? What do you remember about these storms?

Read more in our Helene lookback: climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/09...
incredible reporting and analysis here. THANK YOU!
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The malignant one who’s bent on turning America into a fascist hellscape goes in front of the UN General Assembly and rants, “your countries are going to hell.” Sickening.
Good idea. Find stations here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/.
Trying to soothe myself by making a list of things I can do about "all this" and one of them was making a list of things we can all do that don't require a lot of time/money/energy. Hope it helps. bit.ly/4nbri53
this article by the immensely talented tom junod remains one of the most moving works of journalism not just about 9/11 but about anything. (note: the link opens to a dramatic photo of a man plummeting from the WTC. open with care.)
www.esquire.com/news-politic...
This is amazing and horrifying
Sitting in the dark on the porch
Holy hell
I am horrified to hear of the shooting at Evergreen High School near Denver today.

Thank you to our law enforcement officers for their swift response to this tragedy. I will continue to monitor the situation closely & think of Evergreen's teachers & students in the wake of this senseless violence.
Shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado leaves several people critically hurt
At least three students were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a high school in the Denver metro area.
www.cbsnews.com
Indeed
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
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BREAKING: Judge Cobb *blocks* Trump's removal of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board.

ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
It was fun spending the summer working on this #vultures project for Bluestem Conservation, funded by a mini-grant from the Environmental Educators of North Carolina. bit.ly/4gcEh3y #environmentaleducation #natureinterpretation #interpretivesignage #everydayconservation
Next week! Let's talk about writing or whatever else is on your mind.
Thanks to my hometown radio station for giving me space to share safety tips from South Orange Rescue Squad! #summersafety #laborday #backtoschool
COLUMN: We’re heading into the last days of summer and the first days of school.

Here are a few reminders on how to stay safe when enjoying some downtime or heading to class from the South Orange Rescue Squad:
The South Orange Dispatch: How To End the Summer Safely - Chapelboro.com
We’re heading into the last days of summer and the first days of school. Here are a few reminders on how to stay safe when enjoying some downtime or heading to class.
chapelboro.com
sure do appreciate @wchlchapelboro.bsky.social featuring our column in this week's newsletter! read it at bit.ly/Refugium_. (if you like local news and views, please consider helping the station replace its flood-ravaged equipment! www.gofundme.com/f/help-restore-wchls-am-site-damaged-by-chantal)
This week's quick writing tip: find and fix squinting modifiers! Details on the blog bit.ly/4mzYfal #writingcoach #editor