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Clinical Mental Health Counselor/Fierce Advocate/Nonprofit Exec Personal not Professional Content Likely Bots=Instant Block *Flirt in public, not my DMs!* GenX LGBTQ+ and BLM aspiring Ally and co-conspirator. Headshot: Digital Magic Photography and Design

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Symposium | Ole Miss

Two former members of Congress, Adam Kinzinger and Joe Kennedy III, will be the keynote speakers for a symposium on how the news media can regain public trust, hosted by the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy & Innovation, next month on the Ole Miss campus. olemiss.edu/departments/...

10.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Live: Police escort Iranian women's football team to airport amid protests Members of the Iranian women's football team have been escorted by police to Gold Coast Airport amid chants of "save our girls" from protesters. Follow live.

Five members of the Iranian women's football team fled their accommodation at the Gold Coast and have been granted asylum in Australia. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-1...

10.03.2026 05:58 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Aramco sees 'catastrophic consequences' for oil markets if Hormuz strait remains blocked Saudi Arabia's Aramco , the world's top oil exporter, said ​on Tuesday there would be "catastrophic consequences" for the world's oil markets if the Iran war continues to disrupt β€Œshipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Arabia's Aramco, the world's top oil exporter, predicts "catastrophic consequences" if the Iran war continues to disrupt β€Œshipping in the Strait of Hormuz. www.reuters.com/business/ener...

10.03.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Buy my book and spread the word!

09.03.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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JetBlue restores operations after requesting full groundstop from FAA Low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways operations are being restored after the airline requested a full - but ultimately brief - groundstop from the US FAA. The FAA formally declared the groundstop at 04:39...

Update: JetBlue Airways operations are being restored after the airline requested a full – but ultimately brief – groundstop from the FAA. www.flightglobal.com/airlines/jet...

10.03.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(AP) β€” The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded all JetBlue flights due to a request from the airline, the agency said in ⁠a notice on ​Tuesday.

10.03.2026 06:10 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 9
striking photo of a black and white tuxedo cat. The entire photo is almost entirely a velvety black except a curving line of white fur and the cat's  gold eye which are illuminated by a sliver of sunbeam.

striking photo of a black and white tuxedo cat. The entire photo is almost entirely a velvety black except a curving line of white fur and the cat's gold eye which are illuminated by a sliver of sunbeam.

Stunning portrait of The Morsel by my boyfriend.

10.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 3269 πŸ” 286 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 2
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Grammarly turned me into an AI editor against my will and I hate it The company tells Platformer it will let experts opt out of the controversial feature β€” but how different is it than what every other AI company is doing?

Wait, what?! Grammarly made an AI persona of me and all these other journalists?!!!!!

Thank you @caseynewton.bsky.social for shaming them into at least offering a paltry optoutβ€” although obviously that is not enough.

www.platformer.news/grammarly-ex...

10.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 285 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 10
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2 Teen Mariachi Musicians Released From ICE Detention

Breaking NYT:

Two teenage brothers and mariachi stars who visited the White House last summer were just released with their family from ICE detention centers in South Texas β€” immediately following the visit of a delegation of Democratic lawmakers who pressed for them to be freed.

10.03.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 3822 πŸ” 1032 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 35

I know y'all follow me for news and I've sort of pivoted to dog grief content, but I'm going through last year's expenses and just feeling wrecked. It's just this steady drumbeat of vet bills and I still feel like I failed her and couldn't ultimately save her

10.03.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 647 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 2

This is a major development. The American Economic Association (AEA) and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) are the most powerful groups of economists in the world.

10.03.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 180 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4
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Moms Are Risking Arrest to Protect Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth The government wants to ban care nationwide, and hospitals are shutting down treatment. Parents just want it all to stop.

www.them.us/story/trans-...

10.03.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 1085 πŸ” 309 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

america is the land of opportunity. you could become a navy seal, and then even a US senator, and before you know it you’re breaking a marine veteran’s arm with no repercussions. greatest country on earth.

10.03.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 2561 πŸ” 480 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 8
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I’m hollering at my screen… yaaas!

Actress Sheryl Underwood, an Air Force Reserve veteran, is asking the questions we all want answers to.

β€œWhy is this not impeachable? And where are the politicians that say, β€˜this dude don’t have it all the way together, he cannot be the commander in chief?’” πŸ”₯

10.03.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 8282 πŸ” 2281 πŸ’¬ 200 πŸ“Œ 86
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goddamn is this a breath of fresh air after Allred 2024

10.03.2026 03:56 πŸ‘ 11299 πŸ” 2638 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 90
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Bernard Lafayette Jr., 85, Dies; Civil Rights Leader Helped Plan Selma March

Bernard Lafayette Jr., 85, Dies; Civil Rights Leader Helped Plan Selma March

A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom struggle in the 1960s.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

10.03.2026 04:21 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Surely the President’s task force on antisemitism will be looking into this pronto to figure out how this could have happened.

10.03.2026 04:28 πŸ‘ 981 πŸ” 270 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 3
Mario and Luigi (RIP) sausages

Mario and Luigi (RIP) sausages

Today is Mario Day (Mar10) so let us all take a moment to remember both Mario and his brother Luigi. They deserved better than this...

10.03.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 618 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 10
Sugar being quite obstructive in terms of humans gaining access to the upper stairs

Sugar being quite obstructive in terms of humans gaining access to the upper stairs

THE GUARDIAN OF THE STAIRS DEMANDS TRIBUTE

BUTT SCRITCHINGS WILL DO

09.03.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 931 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2

The most I ever made as a journalist was $36k, in 1995, which translates to about $76k in 2026 dollars. I was young and had cheap rent in a place that was not very expensive to live in. To be making six figures these days you have to be working in the top tier of publications.

09.03.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 565 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 7

It's not rude to note many professions make more than writing. They also make more than being a musician, or an artist, or an actor, or a dancer, etc, for all but probably the top 1%-5% depending on the outside profession and the type of creative. Creative fields are very Power Law in terms of pay.

09.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 258 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

If you get a big advance and your book tanks you should expect your next book advance (if there is one) to be a disappointing fraction of that first one, which is a let down.

(Books from politicians excepted, high advances to politicians are often lightly laundered contributions/bribes)

09.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 296 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

This is one reason @torbooks.bsky.social likes me and keeps me around: my books are pretty good genre outreach to the "normies."

09.03.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 280 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

Rated today a 9 out of 10. Arguably, this is a 10!

Pro tip: Get some outside time during the lunch hour.

09.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Will there be a super El NiΓ±o later this year? Here’s what that would mean. The planet may experience a strong or even a super El NiΓ±o later this year. And it could cause record heat.

Some early indications that we may be dealing with a formidable El Nino event by the fall.

@bennollweather.bsky.social reports...

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

09.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Oh, yeah, that’s someone who was coached for their depo rather than prepped for it.

09.03.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 244 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

FWIW - I have been regularly using Gemini, ChatGPT and a few others to 'ghost' tasks I'm doing, eg, figuring out emissions intensity of a gas turbine or something myself and then asking the same once I know the real answer

It's remarkable how subtle the errors, false references and mistakes are

09.03.2026 09:09 πŸ‘ 259 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7

I want you toknow that proclamations like this come from the softest dude you will ever meet whose greatest challenge in life is waiting ten minutes in line at Merridee's

09.03.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 1608 πŸ” 200 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

Has Elon done so many drugs that he forgot about his anticipatory breach and the huge-ass lawsuit that *forced* him to buy Twitter?

09.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 93 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
Justin Fox Deposition (Part 3) in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit about the NEH
Justin Fox Deposition (Part 3) in MLA-ACLS-AHA Lawsuit about the NEH YouTube video by ModernLanguageAssoc

It's stunning how ignorant the DOGE bros were who were sent into agencies. Justin Fox cannot even articulate in his own words what his "present understanding of DEI" is: he can't even formulate a coherent sentence about it. I wouldn't hire him for basic tech support. #NEH
youtu.be/jomaMvItnew?...

07.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 2306 πŸ” 599 πŸ’¬ 163 πŸ“Œ 162