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Absolutely had to check this one because it couldn’t be real. It’s real.
If you’re good at something, why do it for free? And if you’re bad at something, why do it at all?
Ben Casselman@bencasselman.bsky.social · 5d agoSCOOP: Kevin Warsh is considering reducing the number of Federal Reserve policy meetings. The Federal Open Market Committee has met eight times a year for decades. With @colbylsmith.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b... #EconSky
Kamala Harris: I know this is going to be controversial coming from me in particular, we need to revisit the electoral college. We need to revisit the point of expanding the court. We need to revisit, if they so want, statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C.
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Lane Greene@lanegreene.bsky.social · 6d agoGreat news: you can use the em-dash again. We studied a lot of AI prose, a lot of our own, and that of other journalistic outfits and books. The analysis found that today's models uses the em-dash slightly less than we do. www.economist.com/culture/2026...
WGN posted a meme of Kyle Shanahan as Mitch McConnell when reporting on his car accident.
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Emmett Till would have been 85 today (b. 7/25/1941). The 14-year-old Chicagoan was brutally murdered by white men while visiting relatives in Miss. in 1955. His murder & the acquittal of the killers made Till an icon of the civil rights movement. Image: Public domain photo taken by Till’s mother.
Why a thousand ships were launched.
SinnamonS@sinnamonscouture.bsky.social · 3mo agoLupita on set and in motion! 🔥💃🏽
And just from a dad’s perspective, it seems to me one of the explicit aims here is to make black girls feel like they are ugly. Like why else are you angry about a black little mermaid. And yes I take that shit personal.
When Dem AGs act, we get stuff done. We'll keep fighting in court to stop this anti-competitive merger from going through.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w agoReuters: PARAMOUNT AGREES NOT TO CLOSE WARNER BROS ACQUISITION UNTIL A COURT RULES ON STATES' CASE OR JUNE 1, 2027 - COURT FILING
The Man in the High Castle destroyed every swastika prop after filming, so nothing could end up as a souvenir or extremist symbol.
When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”
John Carl Baker@johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 9mo agoIt’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.
The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum is effectively a monument to the Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins. He was not its first director, but as director he raised money for, helped to design and opened the great building on Jefferson Drive, and expanded the collection to fill it, and beyond.
Shane Drahota@sdrahota.bsky.social · 2w agoBy pure coincidence, happened to be at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum today for the first time in my life. They have an exhibit there where this video is shown in a replica of the small triangular window they had to look out of while landing. Absolutely transfixing.
🌕 Today marks the 57th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. If you have a small telescope, head outside tonight. By a remarkable coincidence, the Moon is almost exactly the same phase it was when the Eagle landed. We'll show you how to find Tranquility Base at capitalweather.com
Breaking news: A federal judge halted Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery — a deal that promises to reshape Hollywood and TV news — in response to an antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 Democratic state attorneys general.
Paramount Skydance’s $110B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery paused by judge
In response to an antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 Democratic state attorneys general, a federal judge temporarily halted the blockbuster media deal.
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After 22 years at the helm of the United Negro College Fund, Michael L. Lomax will step down as president and chief executive of the leading advocacy organization for historically Black colleges and universities.
Retiring United Negro College Fund leader reflects on legacy, $4 billion raised
Michael L. Lomax will step down as president in June 2027. In an interview, he discusses his tenure and the challenges ahead for historically Black institutions.
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ArtButMakeItSports@artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 4w agoLamentation (flipped, detail), by Gerard David, 1515-23, 📸 by Roberto Schmidt
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Before Sister Rosetta Tharpe, it was guitarist, bassist and vocalist Memphis Minnie (1897-1973) who helped shape the sound of modern pop music and recorded around 200 songs #WomensArt
Mike Lindell, Trump’s pick for Minnesota governor, isn’t registered to vote in Minnesota www.startribune.com/mike-lindell...
Mike Lindell, Trump’s pick for governor, isn’t registered to vote in Minnesota
Texas lists an active voter registration for the Republican businessman, who has drawn criticism for moving there and returning.
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Tonight, Donald Trump made one thing abundantly clear: He’s going to do everything he can to interfere in our free and fair elections. This is the time for all of us to stand together and fight back.
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
Forbes@forbes.com · 3w agoTaylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.