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Bill Grueskin
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Journalist, professor, dad. Via Sioux City, Colorado Springs, Palo Alto, Rome, Standing Rock, Bologna, Baltimore, Miami Herald, WSJ, Bloomberg, Columbia J School

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Awful / Brutal
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Changed.
(This seems to happen fairly often in that section)
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Reposted by Bill Grueskin
This one was my favorite. I think of it every day. youtu.be/prRtcQz8Uqk?...
All in the Family - Sock and a Sock, Shoe and a Shoe
YouTube video by Scarlett OHara
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
We also have to assume that, at least for the time being, the leaders of the FBI have no idea how the “I” part of its name is supposed to work

bsky.app/profile/meid...
Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?

A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Reposted by Bill Grueskin
I’ll never forget his warmth and unpretentiousness. Rob Reiner was the proverbial mensch. May he and his wife rest in peace. His memory will always be a blessing to me from that one small interaction we had. I’m sure he touched people’s lives like this everywhere he went. We’ll miss him.
December 15, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“Commercial breaks were largely filled with spots from direct-response advertisers, including the dietary supplement SuperBeets.

“Viewers of of the telecast on WCBS, the CBS flagship in New York, saw a commercial for Chia Pet, the terra-cotta figure that sprouts plant life after a few weeks.”
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.

Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand

variety.com/2025/tv/news...
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Reposted by Bill Grueskin
Over 7.5 million women in the U.S. have used mifepristone for medication abortion since its 2000 FDA approval.
It's 4x safer than penicillin and ten times safer than Viagra.
www.cnn.com/health/abort...
December 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Amount of time Brennan spent asking Cassidy about mifepristone:
2 minutes, 30 seconds.

Amount of time Brennan spent asking Cassidy about vaccines (which his man RFK Jr has done so much to stymie):
0 minutes, 0 seconds.

Welcome to the new @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy

www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-bil...
Sen. Bill Cassidy says "there's a deal to be had" on health care after failed Senate votes
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, said "there's a deal to be had" on a plan to address health care costs after a pair of bills failed to secure enough support to advance in the Senate last we...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Reposted by Bill Grueskin
Oh lord what a beautiful piece:

“His brainchild now consorts with the bad buys
The sinker, clinkers, dogs and dregs,
The Edsels of the world of moveable type,
The bummers that no amount of hype could shift,
The unbudgeable turkeys.”

h/t @beijingpalmer.bsky.social

web.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/po...
'The Book of my Enemy Has Been Remaindered' - Clive James
web.cs.dal.ca
December 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Oh lord what a beautiful piece:

“His brainchild now consorts with the bad buys
The sinker, clinkers, dogs and dregs,
The Edsels of the world of moveable type,
The bummers that no amount of hype could shift,
The unbudgeable turkeys.”

h/t @beijingpalmer.bsky.social

web.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/po...
'The Book of my Enemy Has Been Remaindered' - Clive James
web.cs.dal.ca
December 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM