Whether it's CBS News or the Washington Post or the White House cabinet or the Kennedy Center, you don't hire incompetent, out-of-their-depth, hostile people to run organizations that you want to see succeed. You hire them to ensure those organizations fail. (I wish that was obvious.)

Nick started his position last Thursday. Pelley started at CBS in ... 1989.

We need more Pelleys.

Interesting Letter to the Editor: The case for New York’s proposed T-CPR law. @rochesterbeacon.bsky.social rochesterbeacon.com/2026/06/01/t...

Bilton insisted that “Bari loves this institution” and “she loves ’60 Minutes’” — to which Pelley countered, “She’s murdering ‘60 minutes.’ She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it and she’s doing exactly that.” apnews.com/article/cbs-...

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Ecclesiastes 1:9 "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the Sun."

Dazzling season finale with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra tonight. One of my favorite ways to get out on the town.

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Oh man. Too young.

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Everything I read about agentic AI boils down to performing (and surveillance of) two basic sets of behavior: consumer and employee.

PSA: You can live without Amazon. I've been doing so for over a year.

Submissions are open through June 15th for Blessing the Boats Selections! Women poets of color are invited to submit a complete manuscript for consideration. Selections read by Editor-at-Large, Evie Shockley. One poet receives book publication by Boa Editions in Fall 2028 and a $1,500 honorarium.

Towns around Rochester metro awarded $19M for downtown renewal efforts, reports Narm Nathan for the @rochesterbeacon.bsky.social rochesterbeacon.com/2026/05/20/r...

🎧 Boa Executive Publisher Peter Conners discusses AI in the arts on WXXI’s “Connections with Evan Dawson"! Listen today wherever you get your podcasts- link in bio! @WXXINews

Shortcut to today's (and every day's) headlines: He's lying.

Spotted at Melo Coffeehouse in Rochester. My friend and fellow poet Willa Carroll is part of this year's lineup for the poetry festival in Rochester. (I love that bulletin boards with gig posters still exist at coffee shops.) 🎙️

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Natural spots for gathering are really core to a cohesive community. Especially in a downtown revival. #Rochester

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Rochester's iconic logo the subject of upcoming documentary. www.whec.com/top-news/cit...

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Just so people know, it’s not just the New York Times. Big outlets are the least likely to cite my reporting when I got there first. Who does? Small outlets and indie journalists. Support us and you’re supporting all of journalism.

‘The whole house shook’; People describe feeling of 2.3-magnitude earthquake near Honeoye #Rochester www.whec.com/local/magnit...

Strange to follow national weather news and continually see reports of heat waves and drought. Here on the southern shores of Lake Ontario, heavy rains for the past month (interspersed with glorious sunny days) and it might not even hit 50 tomorrow. Won't catch me whining about Rochester's climate.

Her body collapsed, A torrent of spiderlings In all directions. #RetroArtPrompt #torrent #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity @anntigone.bsky.social

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There are so many Black self-liberation stories like this - just the coolest shit anyone’s done & I truly believe that if America liked stories of revolutionaries or rebels defeating elites as much as we used to act like we do we would have mined these types of stories more for film & television.

Submissions are open through June 15th for Blessing the Boats Selections! Women poets of color are invited to submit a complete manuscript for consideration. Selections read by Editor-at-Large, Evie Shockley. One poet receives book publication by Boa Editions in Fall 2028 and a $1,500 honorarium.

What Parkinson’s rapid rise means for #Rochester via @rochesterbeacon.bsky.social rochesterbeacon.com/2026/05/12/w...

A look at grocery price differences across everything from Wegmans to Walmart. www.npr.org/2026/05/11/n...

#Rochester bicyclists ditch cars to save money as gas prices hit $4.49 a gallon in Monroe County www.whec.com/top-news/roc...

Just realized "Inbox Zero" rhymes with "Jukebox Hero" and I'm gonna go lie down.

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Things are hard. You're not alone. Have a good and gentle weekend. 🖤 youtu.be/d8_fLu2yrP4?...

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Wondering what this week's post-closing-bell WH bombshell will be. At this point, I should just go ahead and make Friday evenings a personal media blackout. Maybe bake cookies.

Hope you're not banking on the midterms to right the ship.

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One of the most disturbing aspects of LLM use is the perception that it has awareness. People who describe using it as a therapist or having a romantic connection to it are delusional.

Dryden Theatre showing four films to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month #Rochester www.whec.com/local/dryden...

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For poets who are women of color: Publishing opp with @boa-editions.bsky.social 📚 #BlessingtheBoats

I support this as one step among many needed to reform the system.

Can confirm. Took Ralphie to the park today and man did I get some perspective.🐾

New addition to the Webster Arboretum. I want to live in there.