Marta Jewson
@martajewson.bsky.social
Lost my Minnesota accent covering charter schools, special ed and sunshine laws in New Orleans for The Lens. Had successful LITT brain surgery! Writing my first book? Mid-Citizen.
Alt text: A 5yo in a snowsuit in front of a snow-covered bungalow.
Alt text: A 5yo in a snowsuit in front of a snow-covered bungalow.
Have the best night all you college kiddos catching up with friends.
~ and don't drive drunk ~
~ and don't drive drunk ~
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Have the best night all you college kiddos catching up with friends.
~ and don't drive drunk ~
~ and don't drive drunk ~
We are already push our limits against the elements in so many respects - it is horrifying that the the magnitude of this tragedy appears to have been caused by scaffolding.
Firefighters are battling one of Hong Kong's deadliest modern blazes for a second day, fighting to control the fire that blackened several high-rise towers and killed at least 44 people.
Fire that killed at least 44 burns in Hong Kong towers for a second day
Firefighters are battling one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day, fighting to control the fire that blackened several high-rise towers and killed at least 44 people.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We are already push our limits against the elements in so many respects - it is horrifying that the the magnitude of this tragedy appears to have been caused by scaffolding.
Grateful for the companies dousing pretzels with peppermint bark because that somehow seems like ingesting less sugar.
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Grateful for the companies dousing pretzels with peppermint bark because that somehow seems like ingesting less sugar.
Shots at journalists.
It's also time to get rid of "less-lethal" as descriptor. Use the actual weapon name. Bean bag? Rubber bullet? St. Paul PD should have to disclose that.
"Officer-related bean-bag incident" is better than "Less lethal"
It's also time to get rid of "less-lethal" as descriptor. Use the actual weapon name. Bean bag? Rubber bullet? St. Paul PD should have to disclose that.
"Officer-related bean-bag incident" is better than "Less lethal"
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Shots at journalists.
It's also time to get rid of "less-lethal" as descriptor. Use the actual weapon name. Bean bag? Rubber bullet? St. Paul PD should have to disclose that.
"Officer-related bean-bag incident" is better than "Less lethal"
It's also time to get rid of "less-lethal" as descriptor. Use the actual weapon name. Bean bag? Rubber bullet? St. Paul PD should have to disclose that.
"Officer-related bean-bag incident" is better than "Less lethal"
Stahhhp
On December 4, 2007, in the Usenet group “Friends of the Friendless,” someone wrote:
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
“Happy Friendsgiving Y’all!”
And that is the first recorded use of ‘Friendsgiving’ in print.
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Stahhhp
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Well, that’s an exception you can file
OpenAI says a 16-year-old who died by suicide after using ChatGPT misused the app and so, the company argues, his parents can't sue. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne... via @angelayang.bsky.social
OpenAI denies allegations that ChatGPT is to blame for a teenager's suicide
The family of Adam Raine filed a lawsuit against the AI company in August. On Tuesday, OpenAI said in a new court filing that is not responsible for the teen's death.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Well, that’s an exception you can file
No, you just added Pearl Sushi to your phone contacts after a long day. 😂
That Crazy Girl roll is 👩🍳 💋
That Crazy Girl roll is 👩🍳 💋
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
No, you just added Pearl Sushi to your phone contacts after a long day. 😂
That Crazy Girl roll is 👩🍳 💋
That Crazy Girl roll is 👩🍳 💋
Elizabeth Holmes’ right-hand man reads The Lens
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Elizabeth Holmes’ right-hand man reads The Lens
Reposted by Marta Jewson
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Idk - kind of here for this FAFO if you’re too big to phone a friend or a family member if something seems off 😂
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Idk - kind of here for this FAFO if you’re too big to phone a friend or a family member if something seems off 😂
The only other state that still had non-unanimous juries
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The only other state that still had non-unanimous juries
Was the date in a one-party state?
BREAKING: 23-year DOJ veteran fired after being caught in video sting predicting partisan handling of Epstein files sues to regain job. Joseph Schnitt says firing violates 1st Amendment because his comments were intended to be private www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Former DOJ official whose remarks about Epstein files were recorded sues over firing
In the lawsuit, Joseph Schnitt claims he was secretly recorded during private conversations with a woman he met on Hinge.
www.politico.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Was the date in a one-party state?
Reposted by Marta Jewson
So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
AWOL to Mars
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
AWOL to Mars
Where the pile driving Mid-City?
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Where the pile driving Mid-City?
You need those legs on Elk at Canal
Walter Payton uses a paper transfer to ride public transit on the 1979 RTA commercial.
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
You need those legs on Elk at Canal
Yes.
NEW: Senators have called for an investigation after a ProPublica story revealed that Kristi Noem-connected firm the Strategy Group was secretly hired as a subcontractor on a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yes.
The last time I had to answer the doctor's "Any falls in the last year?" the answer was yes - because I tripped running from a raccoon. 😂
We may live in hell but at least there are glimmers of a better world waiting to be born www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/s...
New clues hint at early signs of domestication in raccoons that feast on urban trash | CNN
Raccoons have easy access to food in the form of human trash. It could be jump-starting physical and behavioral changes in the masked bandits, new research suggests.
www.cnn.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The last time I had to answer the doctor's "Any falls in the last year?" the answer was yes - because I tripped running from a raccoon. 😂
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US appeals court weighs whether Trump can ban AP from Oval Office reut.rs/3MllMPt
US appeals court weighs whether Trump can ban AP from Oval Office
A U.S. appeals court on Monday will hear oral arguments in the Associated Press's battle with President Donald Trump over access to presidential events, a major press-freedom case.
reut.rs
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
US appeals court weighs whether Trump can ban AP from Oval Office reut.rs/3MllMPt
Feel like the king of the world when I have a $41 power bill because I'm a maniac trying to heat and cool the house with solely curtains. Thank you (most) October temperatures.
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Feel like the king of the world when I have a $41 power bill because I'm a maniac trying to heat and cool the house with solely curtains. Thank you (most) October temperatures.
Pay your health insurance, and other bills. Dec 1 is MONDAY -
a woman in a red sweater says sweatdrops hotflash and irving mondays aack
ALT: a woman in a red sweater says sweatdrops hotflash and irving mondays aack
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Pay your health insurance, and other bills. Dec 1 is MONDAY -
Tell me more about people who won't ask for help or advice....
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Tell me more about people who won't ask for help or advice....
What are 5 things you accomplished last week, Meta?
Meta’s data-center accounting gets the Jon Weil treatment:
It’s “financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet. That outcome looks too good to be true, and it probably is.”
@wsj.com $META
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
It’s “financed with debt, and neither the data center nor the debt will be on its own balance sheet. That outcome looks too good to be true, and it probably is.”
@wsj.com $META
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
November 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
What are 5 things you accomplished last week, Meta?