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Lost my Minnesota accent reporting on charter schools, special ed and sunshine laws in New Orleans. 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.

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Me after stealing my parents car:
It wasn't theft ... it was an excursion.

11.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I should have asked "πŸ”οΈβš‘οΈπŸͺ¨πŸ«β“"

11.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thus marks the slow decent into including emojis in stories.

11.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh right, reporting on state-level politics will result in this response to a request for comment:
"She’s issued a lot of tweets you could use."

11.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good lord

11.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All these orientation kids have been in the shop this week.
They’re thrilled and their northern parents have a touch of sun burn.

11.03.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot of a March 2016 facebook post that said "Schools closed because rain.* *maybe rain"

A screenshot of a March 2016 facebook post that said "Schools closed because rain.* *maybe rain"

I don't remember this being as common pre-2017 floods.
From 2016

11.03.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s even fuller capacity when they change the denominator of pumps!

(Remember when they dropped the constant duty pumps)

11.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Washington post push alert says Exclusive:
Pentagon bars press photographers over
'unflattering' images of Hegseth

A Washington post push alert says Exclusive: Pentagon bars press photographers over 'unflattering' images of Hegseth

File photos are the secret life blood of journalism.

11.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The national boycott could not be reached for comment.

11.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

hahah
I'm so down for a weekly batting cage club. I'll be needing to rotate so as not to injure myself.

11.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NYTimes adopting @marisakabas.bsky.social style guide πŸ’…

11.03.2026 14:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It. The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principl...

NEW: A recently developed Defense Department program was meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations.

But months before the Iran war, the mission was dissolved as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made β€œlethality” a top priority.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social

10.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 1821 πŸ” 1123 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 104

today at the World Metaphors Classic the leader of the USA didn't bother to find out the details of the situation his team was in and blindly assumed they would win a matchup they ended up losing, jeopardizing their long-term standing for no good reason

11.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 3686 πŸ” 931 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 31

Reading:

11.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like the answer of many an important business man giving sworn testimony this month

11.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The next iteration of the Gem Theater - a yellow pick up truck parked squarely in front of a building with a sign that reads β€œSeing Up”

The next iteration of the Gem Theater - a yellow pick up truck parked squarely in front of a building with a sign that reads β€œSeing Up”

I can smell the burning rubber πŸ‘€

11.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Gambling hot line ad on I-10 has a PAIR of aces popping out of a toaster with β€œThinking about Gambling?”

I see that and I’m going straight to the casino. Or maybe that’s the intent.

11.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We saw him at a live show in New Orleans β€” and he was hands down the funniest part. He said some stuff that definitely didn't make it on air πŸ˜‚

11.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm two minutes into Chimp Crazy and I can tell I'm going to have insane dreams tonight.

11.03.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I accept. We're going to have to work on raising my profile.
I offered to moderate Dax Shepard's panel but Anderson Cooper must have slid into his DMs first.

11.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

⬇️ For your consideration: Watch to learn about the $220M taxpayer-funded ad campaign that's tied to a mysterious Delaware LLC and a horse named Gill.

More details: propub.li/4uoc28E

11.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 1542 πŸ” 688 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 41

I missed it in the Oscar noms

11.03.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I always thought 2x/week pick-up was overkill. I thought maybe it was a hot summer trash smell strategy.

But then after one hurricane they dropped it to once a week β€” AND KEPT THE PRICE THE SAME.

11.03.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mayor Helena Moreno urges City Council to increase trash pick-up fee to avoid cuts next year The trash fee hasn’t been increased since 2011.

Mayor Helena Moreno urges City Council to increase trash pick-up fee to avoid cuts next year
www.nola.com/news/politic...

11.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Mississippi Permit Board Grants xAI’s Request for 41 Southaven Gas Turbines to Power Grok The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board has granted xAI’s request to add dozens of permanent gas turbines to its facility in Southaven.

The Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board has granted xAI’s request to add dozens of permanent gas turbines to its facility in Southaven, Mississippi, dealing a blow to area residents who blame Elon Musk’s company for contributing to noise and air pollution in their communities.

10.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 8
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The Singularity is upon us: Apple's AI summarized a text message that read "I'm still down to clown if you are" to.... "clown event still possible."

10.03.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 8029 πŸ” 1701 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 156
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Didn't see this twist at the end of Handmaid's Tale

11.03.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for this clarification!

11.03.2026 00:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Simultaneous ohhh noooo and lmao

10.03.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0