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Alan Henry
5 days ago
I'm so real right now: hantavirus can be one of those nightmare diseases. Do not look it up. I have four words that should suffice: "wet chunks of skin"
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Andrew Freedman
about 2 months ago
New study finds the current heat wave in the West would be "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate pollution. We're on the verge of breaking an all-time March heat record for the US today/tmrw.
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The US is on the verge of an all-time heat record for March. Yes, itās climate change. | CNN
The impending US heat record is an alarming signal of how hot the planet is getting and how fast itās happening.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/weather/us-heat-record-march-climate
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Philip Bump
about 2 months ago
BuzzFeed dying after chasing profits into a sinkhole vs. Gawker getting killed for challenging entrenched power is the perfect conclusion to the 2010s content philosophy wars.
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BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI
Three years after its pivot to AI, the writing is on the wall for BuzzFeed. The company said there's "substantial doubt" it can keep going.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/buzzfeed-disastrous-earnings-ai
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Mags Display Name
about 2 months ago
They finally fixed that sign at Union Square
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George Pearkes
2 months ago
This is really well done, easily the most caveat emptor IPO I can recall seeing.
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Brown spring begins right on schedule next week.
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Philip Bump
2 months ago
Ah, yes, the invaluable wisdom of the markets.
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šš«Ashley ARTPOPš«š
2 months ago
Iāve been talking about Alysa Liuās story about her quitting skating only to come back and become even better because she did it for herself and this came to me in a dreamā¦
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Jason Schreier
3 months ago
The Eternal Life of Goldman is one of the most beautiful games of 2026. It's also nice to finally see some video-game representation for people like me: aging Jews with back problems. For this week's column, I spoke to the director of this stunning platformer:
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A Gorgeous Video Game Thatās Also Very Jewish
The āEternal Life of Goldmanā is the rare video game to feature a distinctly Jewish protagonist
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-20/a-gorgeous-video-game-that-s-also-very-jewish?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MTYxMDQ5OSwiZXhwIjoxNzcyMjE1Mjk5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQVJSQzFLSVAzTEswMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.ff5AEGtcrMDrXQqes5c3c178zU12Cxsh2sq2FBD9V2g
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andyā¢
3 months ago
as an islanders fan iām very familiar with team usaās strategy of simply having the goalie play out of his mind
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riveranotario
3 months ago
Jeep Peugeot dealership! The glory of Stellantis
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This is from the one where everyone makes fun of Toad for his bathing suit. Monsters.
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Cooper Lund
3 months ago
My take: this should not be limited to the first 15k fans. I want a whole stadium wearing fake mustaches.
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Mets fans getting a Bobby V disguise in Citi Field giveaway
Promotional giveaways are a treat when you go to the ballpark, like icing on the cake of taking in a Major League game. And increasingly clubs are becoming more and more clever in their homage to form...
https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-unveil-bobby-valentine-disguise-ballpark-promotion?adobe_mc=TS%3D1771549727%7CMCMID%3D85948647219790651508136355885813633951%7CMCORGID%3DA65F776A5245B01B0A490D44@AdobeOrg&affiliateId=mlbapp-ios_webview_news-index&rsid=mlbios.at.bat.new.implementation
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Feels like this is important
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CNN
3 months ago
"Itās too soon to conclude AI will boost productivity in a long-lasting way, according to most economists, and some key monetary policymakers have already suggested it may not even warrant lower rates," writes Bryan Mena. | Analysis
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Trumpās Fed chair pick argues there is one crucial reason to lower interest rates | CNN Business
Fed chair nominees Kevin Warsh has to convince his colleagues ā some of whom are still concerned about inflation ā that AI-driven productivity is enough for additional rate cuts.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/15/business/warsh-fed-cuts-ai?Date=20260215&Profile=CNN&utm_content=1771164120&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Even people on the other app are saying this
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3 months ago
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The āFuck ICEā chants have spread all the way across the world to the match in Sydney, Australia tonight. Never seen anything like it
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3 months ago
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Wrestling has relied on political storylines for as long as thereās been wrestling. But the āFuck ICEā chants have turned it into something else entirely, and itās a stark difference between AEW and WWE. W/
@tomscocca.bsky.social
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The shocking, rule-breaking new move in pro wrestling: getting specific about politics | CNN Business
The viral-video chants of āF**k ICEā from the crowd at an All Elite Wrestling bout earlier this month were the latest, loudest sign of a shift within pro wrestling.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/14/business/pro-wrestling-politics-cec
3 months ago
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BeijingPalmer
3 months ago
he just like us for real
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Joshua Rivera
3 months ago
if I were an editor I would have said āsure whateverā if chris pitched me this idea and fallen out of my chair when he came back seven months later with this
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My Grueling Quest To Buy A Switch 2 By Riding Citi Bikes
After roughly 495 bike rides and interrupted by a broken foot, I have a Nintendo Switch 2 from riding Citi Bike points. Was that work?
https://aftermath.site/switch-2-citibike-bike-angels-farming/
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
3 months ago
CNN confirms what MSNBC reported live a few hours ago: DOJ is surveilling Dem lawmakers when they go to the DOJ to search unredacted Epstein files.
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Anna Merlan
3 months ago
America: where you can sell a random āwellnessā drink at CVS, claim it āmayā somehow āreinforceā your immune system, and literally call it āThe Flu Shot.ā
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Jasper Wang
3 months ago
It's been really lovely reading all the tributes to Dan. Many people have asked if they can contribute to support his wife and son. You can do so here:
everloved.com/life-of/dan-...
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Justin Hendrix
3 months ago
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by nameāciting facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html
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Nick Piccone
3 months ago
Before the Flyers game, NBCSP aired this tribute to
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Stephanie Farr
3 months ago
Today, everybody seems to talk about Philly culture, but Dan McQuade was setting the standard when I came here 19 years ago & nobody will ever do it better. He understood this city & its strange sense of humor so well that his tweets alone would inspire our stories 1/4
defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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Dan McQuade, 1983ā2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
https://defector.com/dan-mcquade-1983-2026
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Sean T. Collins
3 months ago
Catherine O'Hara is as much of a "good in absolutely everything, no matter how good the thing itself was" actor as Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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Rob Wesley
3 months ago
McQuade personally used the power of the press to get the Jon Bon Jovi Rest Stop to take down the "Acting is like scoring a touchdown" quote erroneously attributed to Ed Harris. What have you ever done?
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The Garden State Parkway's Jon Bon Jovi Rest Stop Is Playing Fast And Loose With Famous Quotes | Defector
CHEESEQUAKE, N.J. ā Have you ever scored a touchdown? I never played real football, so my own experiences have been pretty low-key, but man, did they feel great. I think I remember almost all of themā...
https://defector.com/the-garden-state-parkways-jon-bon-jovi-rest-stop-is-playing-fast-and-loose-with-famous-quotes
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Bradford Pearson
3 months ago
āWithout Danās voice, Philly Mag wouldnāt be Philly Mag. And, Iād argue, Philadelphia wouldnāt quite be Philadelphia.ā Danās editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.
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Dan McQuade Got Philly Like No One Else
The writer, who died Wednesday, was one of the most gifted chroniclers of the Philadelphia experience.
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2026/01/29/dan-mcquade-died-obituary/
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Tom Ley
3 months ago
Iāve been thinking about Dan non-stop, and what Iāve come to understand is just how much I admired him. Dan built his life and moved through the world in a way I wish I could emulate more easily. Iāll keep trying, and in moments when I succeed Iāll think of him again.
defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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Dan McQuade, 1983ā2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
https://defector.com/dan-mcquade-1983-2026
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Barry Petchesky
3 months ago
I think the key that unlocks Dan was his desire to share the things he loved with other people. Wouldnāt be the worst way to honor him if we make the effort to do that for the things we love, too.
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Dan McQuade, 1983ā2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
https://defector.com/dan-mcquade-1983-2026
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CNN
3 months ago
Telsa's revenue and profits tumbled in the fourth quarter, capping off the most difficult year for the electric automaker since it became profitable six years ago.
https://cnn.it/4qPKtTM
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I am absolutely shocked and gutted by this. I never knew Dan personally, but he still felt like a friend in the way that every favorite writer (and former co-worker) does.
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Tom Scocca
3 months ago
"When he goes to grocery stores now, Juan said, he sees lots of Somali and Latino teens in the aisles staring at their phones, as their immigrant family members stay safe at home, trying to explain to them what to buy."
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
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What itās like each day in Minneapolis | CNN
Residents of the Twin Cities region share their personal stories of what itās like to live in the midst of an ICE surge.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/us/residents-minneapolis-ice-daily-life-cec
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Fun fact, New York's MTA uses jet engines as snow blowers
3 months ago
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Carl Quintanilla
3 months ago
(CNN) - The fast-growing measles outbreak in South Carolina is now the largest in the United States since the disease was declared eliminated in this country more than two decades ago.
@cnn.com
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/h...
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The commenters won
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The commenters won
Which Trump administration official is a former Gawker commenter?
https://maxread.substack.com/p/the-commenters-won?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=392873&post_id=184364974&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=1yhdw&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
4 months ago
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@davidjroth.bsky.social
please help
4 months ago
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Iām intellectually aware that the difference between 10° and 30° is as large as the difference between 70° and 90° but for some reason I am having trouble convincing my brain of this. Itās all just ācoldā
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Bo Bichette
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Stephen Totilo
4 months ago
Oh my god. The good people at
@defector.com
are running a sale to test Nick Kaman's theory... "A monthly Reader subscription to Defector costs $8, which Kaman et al claim is spiritually $5. Well, until midnight tonight, you can try a month for just five real-world dollars..."
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What would you call a wrestling stable with guys named Sheid, Dybbuk, and Golem
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Miriam Anzovin
4 months ago
Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson was set ablaze by an arsonist. Previously it had been burned by the KKK. This time, the fire destroyed the building and burned two precious Torah scrolls. Please join me in donating to this community so they can rebuild:
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Beth Israel Rebuilding Fund - Beth Israel Congregation
https://checkout.square.site/merchant/P9THETP8R9573/checkout/IUINAGVZSZLB3B6MWQXDPNUB
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Kim Masters
4 months ago
From
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omg the most heartfelt of happy birthdays to
@rcmacleod.bsky.social
who is nothing but wonderful!!!!
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Watching the Nico Herschier interview is so sad but at what point do they just be like āwe got 46 shots on goal. 46. Nothing we did could get past the goalie god.ā
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@barryp.bsky.social
can you do blogs about every islanders opponent
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Carl Quintanilla
4 months ago
ā.. The presidentās desire is different than the industryās. And the White House would have known that if they had communicated with the industry prior to the operation on Saturday.ā
@cnn.com
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#OOTT
www.cnn.com/2026/01/05/b...
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