Breaking: The Fed lowered rates by a quarter point, and officials penciled in cuts at each of two remaining meetings this year.

As far as I’m concerned (and I imagine this is the same for many other journos), Robert Redford will always be Bob Woodward.

I didn't know it was possible for a computer program to ruin an entire afternoon, but apparently Scrivener is way more powerful than I realized.

"Kennedy wants to see the Pfizer and Moderna messenger RNA-based covid-19 vaccines pulled from the market, according to two people familiar with the planning who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak to the press," @stephaniearmour.bsky.social reports.

Journaling rocks. As @juliaccarpenter.bsky.social writes: "...in a life consumed by phones and other screens, junk journaling encourages people to still their tapping fingers and embrace the quiet of snipping, gluing and collaging." Read her story in @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/s...

A real pop culture wake-up call for Millennials everywhere: Lindsay Lohan and Allison Williams are both starring in movies this year where they're not playing the kids/youths, but instead...the moms. It's fine. We're all fine. Everything is fine.

Spotted this morning outside the White House: Military members cleaning up trash.

The Truth Social post, the White House meeting and the deal—How Trump took 10% of Intel and CEO Lip-Bu Tan saved his job. Our deep dive on the 2-week fracas: www.wsj.com/tech/inside-...

UPDATE: The Louisiana Public Service Commission voted to approvean unprecedented project from Entergy Louisiana to supply a massive amount of power for a single customer – Meta. @wesmuller.bsky.social reports: lailluminator.com/2025/08/20/e...

I believe I speak for all people of my roughly 5-foot, 10-inch height, when I ask you — plead with you — to please regularly trim your tree branches.

The week is here! On Friday, @npcinstitute.bsky.social is hosting its half-day virtual conference for freelance journalists. We'll have editors from NYT, WaPo, NY Mag, Forbes and Black News and Views and hear from a host of experienced freelancers. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-freela...

I just want the evil outline thing in Google Docs to go away. Is that so much to ask?

Our local venerable environmental reporter Lester Graham is retiring, and Michigan Public radio is hiring his replacement! #journosky 🧪 www.michiganpublic.org/station-news...

Journalists, if you want to dive more into the "Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law last month, come to the briefing series @npcinstitute.bsky.social is hosting w/ @bipartisanpolicy.org tomorrow! Tomorrow's briefing — where BPC experts will take a broad look at the law — is the first of four.

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

Join us to explore the current landscape for freelance journalists as part of our conference on Aug. 15. 🔦 Session spotlight: The state of the freelance market with @kmarford.bsky.social, @natalieshut.bsky.social, DeArbea Walker & @allisonprang.bsky.social. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-freela...

Former EPA officials say the Trump admin's move to scrap the endangerment finding (which says greenhouse gases are a threat to public health +the environment + compels the EPA to address those emissions) is likely to go to court. For @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

The EPA has submitted a proposal to scrap a years-old finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten the environment and public health. @allisonprang.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com lailluminator.com/2025/07/25/r...

Former EPA officials say Trump proposal will gut agency’s power to curb emissions. Story by @allisonprang.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:

Underrated adulthood perk: Breakfast dessert, i.e. dessert following breakfast.

The Big Beautiful Bill that's now law extended a tax credit for clean fuels by two years which could help the sustainable aviation fuel market. But the BBB also took some hits at SAF which might not help its producers. My latest for @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cong...

To sum up the amazingness that is your thirties: --got an excellent sale on oatmeal last weekend --did nothing on a work day off and it was amazing --made a kick-ass tuna salad In summary: Best decade yet.

The detail and writing in this @nytimes.com feature on Conde Nast is next level. The golden era of magazine journalism described here will be truly unrecognizable to every young journalist out there. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/b...

Me when my mom sends me a news article she found interesting:

I just spent an entire two-hour plane ride watching a basketball game by myself and if the world needed proof my husband has ruined me, this would be it. #ThunderUp

#IRE25 takeaway: My husband is lucky we got married before I tried this New Orleans muffuletta, because had we not, I might be proposing to this sandwich?

The First Amendment Coalition is suing the LAPD and accusing the department of violating press rights, @usatoday.com reports. The suit specifically accuses police of making reporting a "dangerous profession and using "excessive force" against the press, USAT reports. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

I was going through the entire schedule for #IRE25 today and looking at all the sessions I'd be interested in attending and I should be able to make it work if I clone myself roughly twice. This is the sign of a truly excellent conference line-up!

The problem with being home in Chicagoland is the internal mental debate of how early in the day is too early in the day to eat the deep-dish pizza leftovers. 9:27 ET is fine, yes?

Must-read via @allisonprang.bsky.social in NCR - The impact of Trump's cuts to humanitarian aid, by the numbers #Trump #USAID www.ncronline.org/news/impact-...

The Sunnova and Mosaic bankruptcies highlight deepening woes for rooftop solar, @jeffstjohn.bsky.social reports. High interest rates and state policy headwinds have destabilized major rooftop solar firms. The GOP’s tax credit cuts could make a bad situation worse:

Support services for Rohingya refugee camps and an AIDS prevention program in Africa are among programs affected by the U.S.' abrupt pullback of roughly $60 billion.

Efforts to end some IRA tax credits threaten a new solar panel recycling factory that could bring new jobs to GA. Republicans voted for the recent tax-cut bill that would end the credits, but it doesn't seem they'll face blowback from Georgians back home, NYT reports. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/c...

Interesting story from @nytimes.com on the popular baby formula brand, Bobbie, and the founder's photo opp with RFK Jr.: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/b...

Charleston, South Carolina, a city intensely vulnerable to the effects of climate change, is suing oil companies over global warming. President Trump says lawsuits like these threaten national security. The judge wants to hear what both sides think.

The Raleigh News & Observer is hiring a college sports reporter mcclatchy.rec.pro.ukg.net/MCC1008MCLTC...

The Oklahoman is hiring a political reporter: jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/gannet...

Saw a dear friend from high school this weekend who genuinely asked where she should get her news. I gave her a couple of recommendations and she — a fellow early 30-something — signed up for a new news subscription, WITH Sunday print paper delivery. Take heart, fellow journos! 🩷

I truly admire the female journalists who spoke out for this story. An incredibly brave thing to do. It’s *abhorrent* that so many women have experienced situations like these.

If you’re asking this question, you’re living under a rock. Reporters have been *TIRELESSLY* covering the current administration and will continue to do so. That doesn’t mean they also can’t write about Biden’s recent tenure in office, too. Journalists juggle work on multiple story lines daily.

Could this be the biggest climate story of the year? For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand Full analysis + outlook by Lauri Myllyvirta: www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/7

Reporters already covering climate or interested in delving into the topic: I’m speaking on a Thursday panel that week focused on investigating climate change! We’d love to have you there! #IRE25

The maritime industry, a sector responsible for moving almost all global trade and one that accounts for around 3% of GHG emissions, is trying to decarbonize. One way to do so? Rely more on wind to move ships across the ocean. My latest Climate Fix for @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/c...

Chicago is Chicago-ing so hard right now. blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/08/d... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Students: How do I make this paper look longer than it actually is before turning it in? Journalists: OK, I just need double the word count I'm being allotted and then I should be good.

Great quote in this NYT story abt how recession signs aren't turning up in traditional econ data: “It’s kind of asking all of us to act like we’re individual hedge funds and we’re trying to find the data that will give us an advantage." -Martha Gimbel, Yale Budget Lab www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/b...

Hey, are you an AmeriCorps member affected by the DOGE cuts? Our @ashleymurray.bsky.social would like to talk to you. See below.

What do Trump, Biden and states have in common? Growing enthusiasm for nuclear energy. Federal $ will be crucial to turn that interest into real, carbon-free power. Will Trump back up vocal support while seeking to undo energy tax credits? @allisonprang.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com