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automation, data, workflow @usatoday ❡ ex @Gannett @registerguard @usatoday @theolympian @MedillSchool Digital Equipment Corp ❡ I have a community news problem

Somewhere near the intersection of Highway 61 & Route 66
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Currently listening to @billybragg.bsky.social talking about Nazis, Minneapolis, resistance, solidarity on KEXP. #InternationalClashDay
Happy International Clash Day! Shoutout to KEXP radio. Which album or tracks are you listening to on repeat today?

#TheClash
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Happy International Clash Day to all who celebrate!
kexp.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:26 PM
February 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction.

It's a tour de force:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Do you appreciate @nws.noaa.gov's posts on Bluesky?

Did you know that this account is a pilot program that may or may not be continued and even expanded to NWS field offices?

NWS is soliciting comments here! www.surveymonkey.com/r/PrototypeN...
Press release:
www.weather.gov/media/notifi...
⚠️~132 million: Number of people under alerts for snow, sleet, & freezing rain.

A large, long-duration winter storm is expected to bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, & freezing rain from the Southern Rockies & Plains beginning Friday (Jan. 23), spreading eastward toward New England this weekend.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Only 6.5 miles from home, a state park where cell reception is between one-bar LTE & No Service. 🙏
January 12, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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An independently owned Marriott hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota, fired an employee for leaking the names, emails and images of ICE agents.
Minneapolis hotel worker fired over 'doxxing' of ICE agents
An independently owned Marriott hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota, fired an employee for leaking the names, emails and images of ICE agents.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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Thanks @simonwillison.net, always enjoy your content. I also really like HTML tools. Thank you for all the resources!

Was inspired to share them:

www.briangershon.com/blog/make-to...
Make the Tool You Wish Existed (with Your LLM) | Brian Gershon
Build custom HTML tools that fit your exact workflow using LLMs. No extensive programming knowledge required. Turn workflow problems into practical tools in hours.
www.briangershon.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Since 1964, the Justice Department deployed specialized “peacemaker” experts to de-escalate violent confrontations. Trump shuttered the team in October.
Trump killed DOJ 'peacemaker' unit used to defuse tense protests
Since 1964, the Justice Department deployed specialized “peacemaker” experts to de-escalate violent confrontations. Trump shuttered the team in October.
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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"One Word Describes Trump" www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I missed this on its first trip around, then saw it on the "most popular with readers" list for 2025. Recommended, despite the cheesy headline.

Especially valuable if you have ever compared him to a mob boss.

[Gift link]
One Word Describes Trump
A century ago, a German sociologist explained precisely how the president thinks about the world.
www.theatlantic.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska;

270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina;

4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii

--> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump

projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Many people are hoping it's going to go away on its own, and it's not going to go away on its own."

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
These people grew up under dictators. They're worried about what's happening here.
A number of Americans who started life in countries run by an authoritarian leader see lots of warning signs in Trump's behavior.
www.usatoday.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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One upside of the Kimmel story is that it gives us another chance to remember that Trump is still suing Gannett and Ann Selzer over a poll he didn't like.

Unlike Paramount and Disney, Gannett and Selzer are still fighting the suit.

www.businessinsider.com/trump-kimmel...
September 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
September 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?

It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.

Source code and a downloadable app to try it yourself […]

[Original post on hachyderm.io]
September 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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LIVE: USA TODAY reporter @willcarless.bsky.social
is live now in the Q&A and here to answer all your questions:' bit.ly/4p97WPs

In Extremely Normal: The Manosphere, we explores why young men follow Andrew Tate and other influencers — and what experts say about the risks for vulnerable youth.
'It's like dopamine.' Why lonely young men are turning to influencers like Andrew Tate
USA TODAY Extremism reporter Will Carless examines why lonely young men are turning to controversial influencers like Andrew Tate for guidance. Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/ #Men #Influencer #Investigation #Manosphere #AndrewTate
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September 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Man, haven’t thought about Zope in forever!
Tomorrow at 5pm UTC Python: The Documentary produced by @cultrepo.bsky.social premieres on YouTube! 🎬🐍

From a side project in Amsterdam to a language shaping the world— discover the story of #Python. Featuring Guido van Rossum & many more!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4...
Python: The Documentary | An origin story
This is the story of the world's most beloved programming language: Python. What began as a side project in Amsterdam during the 1990s became the software powering artificial intelligence, data science and some of the world’s biggest companies. But Python's future wasn't certain; at one point it almost disappeared. This 90-minute documentary features Guido van Rossum, Travis Oliphant, Barry Warsaw, and many more, and they tell the story of Python’s rise, its community-driven evolution, the conflicts that almost tore it apart, and the language’s impact on... well… everything. Thanks to our sponsors for making this documentary possible: Anaconda: https://www.anaconda.com/ @AnacondaInc. Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/ @Dropbox Meta: https://opensource.fb.com/ @FacebookOpenSource OpenTeams: https://openteams.com/ @openteams PyCharm: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ @PyCharmIDE Quansight: https://quansight.com/ @quansight And to all the amazing people who are featured: Armin Ronacher, Barry Warsaw, Benjamin Peterson, Brett Cannon, Drew Houston, Guido van Rossum, Jessica McKellar, Ken Manheimer, Lambert Meertens, Lisa Guo, Lisa Roach, Mariatta Wijaya, Paul...
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“us-east-1 is no longer a merrily burning dumpster fire of sadness and regret.”
August 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
First #monarch of the year! (And it appears to be female!)
August 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Unlike the NFL, NBA and MLB, a few NHL teams are intimately involved in running the youth levels of their sport.

In Dallas, the Stars spent decades turning youth hockey into a vehicle for profit, bullying families in the process.

New investigative reporting:

www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...
‘They control everything’: How the Dallas Stars monopolized Texas youth hockey
Ice is power in the lucrative world of youth hockey. In North Texas, the Dallas Stars hold almost all of it.
www.usatoday.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Upcoming Rallies, Marches, Talks, Trainings and Protests

• Rejecting Billionaire Rule and Corporate ownership, noon, August 2, Whole Foods, Boycott Amazon and Whole Foods. Find 50501 Eugene on Facebook.

• Hiroshima-Nagasaki Commemoration, 7 pm, Wednesday, August 6, Alton Baker Park Peace Pavilion.
Activist Alert
‘Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.’ — Ovid Upcoming Rallies, Marches, Talks, Trainings and Protests • Rejecting Billionaire Rule and Corporate ownership, …
eugeneweekly.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings:
-Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove)
-Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%)

news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...
July 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
But did they use ChatGPT to vibe code the new feature?!
This is hilarious - ChatGPT hallucinates repeatedly about a nonexistent feature on another website (confusing people), eventually leading the site's owners to implement the feature.

www.holovaty.com/writing/chat...
Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists | Holovaty.com
www.holovaty.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM