They call it The Odyssey because that’s what you gotta do to get tickets to it!
Matt Carney
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I teach college courses on journalism and over time I've shifted to focusing on non-profits and local startups; the only thing I tell students about corporate media and TV news wonks is that they value class solidarity with the political elite more than anything, that's all they need to know. Next
Keith Edwards@keithedwards.bsky.social · 2w agoNBC's kristen welker was caught laughing it up with Stephen Miller. Stephen Miller who architected the family separation policy. Stephen Miller who pushed the Muslim travel ban. Stephen Miller who oversaw the killing of Americans by ICE agents. This is why independent media is crucial.
If you like Micah’s coverage of right-wingers then boy do we have a story coming for you next month
The Pickup@thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 2w agoMullin's stake in the Broken Arrow-based Botanic Tonics is reportedly worth $1 million. A new investigation suggests that the head of homeland security is playing a key role in a Trump administration campaign to boost the kratom industry. thepickup.com/is-markwayne...
Mullin's stake in the Broken Arrow-based Botanic Tonics is reportedly worth $1 million. A new investigation suggests that the head of homeland security is playing a key role in a Trump administration campaign to boost the kratom industry. thepickup.com/is-markwayne...
Is Markwayne Mullin Making A Killing In Artisanal Kratom? - The Pickup
A new investigation suggests the head of homeland security is playing a key role in a Trump administration campaign to boost an industry he has a stake in.
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Seems like there is a lot of enthusiasm on here for Matt Damon doing action-adventure Homer. May I interest you then in Keanu Reeves doing gunkata Dante?
I’m watching this game with my Spanish brother-in-law and he simply won’t chill out
Hello from family vacation. You guys simply wouldn’t believe what they’re saying about the disgraced financier who once owned the island behind me.
new housing crisis driver just dropped: * 28% of America's 3+ bedroom homes are owned by empty-nest boomers, who are upsizing in retirement rather than downsizing * Millennials with children own just 16% of such homes www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
Boomers Were Supposed to Downsize. They Are Buying Bigger Homes Instead.
Wealthy, older Americans are ripping up the traditional script for aging: “We’ll downsize when they plant me 6 feet into the ground.”
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Which of the mainstream media outlets will be brave enough to go with DIVA DOWN for their Graham obit
It is beautiful that Lindsey Graham lived juuuuuust long enough to see the US lose a war to Iran
My litmus test for whether or not your Fourth of July party was good is if the playlist had Santa Monica by Everclear
Ahead of its 250th birthday, I make the case that the greatest work of American art ever produced is made of garbage and was assembled at the behest of God by a Black man working the night shift as a janitor in DC johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/americas-g...
America’s Greatest Work of Art Is Trash
Alternative title: FEAR NOT
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I had to write about Tulsa’s latest main character
The Pickup@thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · last mo.Setting aside for a moment the sickening—though unoriginal—idea of crowdsourcing content about people living without shelter, it may be helpful to revisit Steve Pisonero’s long, mostly annoying history as one of Tulsa’s foremost trolls. thepickup.com/troll-debuts...
Piso’s pivot to homelessness coverage is the worst post of the year and second place isn’t close
Really good (niche/local) explainer from my pal Ellen on a (national/international) issue
The Pickup@thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · last mo.How come nobody can afford a house in Tulsa anymore? buff.ly/k9zjIhf
How come nobody can afford a house in Tulsa anymore? buff.ly/k9zjIhf
Renters, Artists & Low-Income Households Are Bearing The Brunt Of Tulsa’s Housing Crisis - The Pickup
We’ve got unaffordable housing stock, skyrocketing rent and exclusionary zoning straight out of the 1950s. How did it come to this?
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Friends, let me be the first to welcome you to Urbanism Week at @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social thepickup.com/welcome-to-u...
Welcome To Urbanism Week - The Pickup
We’re talking all things housing, transit and the power to remake a space.
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My cup runneth over with incredible tattoos at the pool in rural northwest Arkansas this weekend but by far the most perplexing was the little blue guy from Lilo & Stitch waving a Confederate flag