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Current: News editor and D&D DM; Former: Editor/producer @NPR @MorningEdition @UpFirst @MPRnews @OrlandoSentinel . Future bookstore owner. He/Him. ✊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Seattle, WA
Joined July 2007
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Steve Mullis
26 days
Hey, all. So, my current work contract is up soon, and I'll be looking for a new gig(s) in May. I bring 15+ years of journalism experience across digital, radio and podcasts, most of that in public media at @NPR . Open to local opportunities in Seattle or remote. #jobs #journalism
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"Good news everyone, we spent all day fixing my account, specifically."
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100 comedy writers working in a room together for 100 hours could not come up with a joke funnier than this tweet
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3 years
Not acting for fear of violent retribution is the precise purpose of terrorism.
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Chris Wallace: "For [Trump] to be removed from office either from within his administration or by Congress would only enrage [his supporters] further." Seems like a bad reason to not do it.
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We had to amend our founding document to abolish the owning of Black people
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The Recount
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO): “I’m worried that President Biden is nominating for federal office individuals ... who believe that this is a country founded in racism ...”
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What does he think celebrity actors should have been doing? Also, it’s not “free time.” It’s work that they got paid for.
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Not only celebrating causing bomb and death threats but also a nice pat on the back from the owner of this site. Really dark shit, here.
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My dog’s face at this alert
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Teachers in Alabama can bring a gun to class but not a yoga mat
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Some Alabama schools didn't realize yoga was banned. Still, the new law prohibits students from saying "namaste," and meditation is not allowed.
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If you ever needed a cleared example of the right-wing grifter social media/business model, here it is: > make statement to bait obvious reaction > act surprised about reaction > make content based on reaction > profit; repeat
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2 years
The Green New Deal has never made it out of committee. The Texas power grid is entirely under the control of Texas voters and people appointed by the governor of Texas.
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Senator Ted Cruz
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The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas.
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@yashar @POTUS He gonna try tweeting from @FLOTUS account next.
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It’s disturbing how easily this happened
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This photo. Credit: Ashley Gilbertson/VII, for The New York Times
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ICE made Muslims choose between eating expired halal meals or pork
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UPDATE: Jacob Chansley (AKA Jake Angeli or QAnon Shaman) will be fed organic food, in line with his strict shaman diet, while in federal custody. "We will abide by the judge's order," U.S. Marshal David Gonzales said. @abc15
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Hey, while I've got your attention. Trans rights are human rights. Abortion is health care. Systemic racism is very real. American history is super dark and fucked up and the only way to get better is to teach young people about it. Be kind and help someone out if you can.
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2 years
On Instagram, the ratio of 'posts from people I actually follow' to 'Instagram suggested posts' is getting out of control. my feed is just clogged, making the service annoying to use.
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I can’t stop watching or laughing at this
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Remember in 2017 when nearly half a million people, angry over the loss of Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump in an election many of them surely thought was stolen, came to Washington, D.C. and ... wore pink hats?
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3 years
This tweet went a bit nuts. Some quick PSAs: Donate to your local public radio station. Be good to each other. Wear a mask.
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4 years
Is he saying MLK pointed to Bangladesh and not Ukraine? MLK is an incredibly smart and well-traveled journalist. Going to guess she didn't mistake these two places.
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@literaryeric wow. just absolutely obliterated.
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There's a massive reply-all chain happening internally about the proper pronunciation of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and it is the most wonderfully on-brand thing to witness in my final week at @NPR .
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3 years
Based on prior reporting I don’t think it is inappropriate to ask if Sen. Feinstein has a full grasp of their opposition to the election results and everything that transpired at the Capitol.
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Erik Wasson
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Dem @SenFeinstein doesn’t appear on board with punishing @SenTedCruz or @HawleyMO for role in challenging electoral college. “I think the Senate is a place of freedom, and people come here to speak their peace”
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While I've got you here I want to tell you all that your work matters and you should be paid for it.
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It appears there's been a development
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Doree Shafrir
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Guess that didn’t go as planned
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@atrupar @jimcramer It is especially repulsive that he tries to put that on the president. As if Jim Cramer doesn't decide what comes out of Jim Cramer's mouth. He made a choice.
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2 years
Not a single trick-or-treater. What am I going to do with all this Rainbow Fentanyl?
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An important point of fact and clarification: I have @BuzzFeed alerts turned on for this very reason. They are often a hilarious bright spot amid so much bad news.
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@yashar @statesman @KVUE among everything else, dude hitting up the hand sanitizer is just sending me through the roof for some reason
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2 years
Not sure I’ve ever read a weaker lead. Is this really the best example they could find to illustrate the burden of increased fast food prices?
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@ndrew_lawrence The Brian Williams thing happened in 2015. Way to hit those current headlines in your joke writing. They are so bad at this.
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I've watched this dozens of times
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Me wistfully thinking about April 2020 when gas was, according to Fox News, $1 a gallon
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Watching the strain on this man's face to keep this absurd spin going is painful.
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Create-a-Republican Austin Scott is on CNN blaming Democrats for GOP dysfunction
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@justinhendrix The weirdest part for me is the way he talks about Twitter as if it hasn't existed for more than a decade and the folks who have been around for a bit haven't already seen a variety of highs and lows of the platform. He talks like he just invented it and the service is brand new.
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Someone who is good at money help me budget this
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Personal and professional news: Next week will be my last at @MorningEdition and @NPR . After 10 years, for a variety of reasons and with some mixed feelings, I've decided to move on. It's been an amazing run but it is time for something new. (1/x)
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This is quite a read from a longtime NPR editor. I disagree with pretty much all of it. The network, like all news orgs, has its faults. But most of this is just arguing for more conservative-friendly coverage and lamenting progressive internal policies
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Steve Mullis
3 years
Left: Chris Cillizza on Tuesday Right: Chris Cillizza on Wednesday 🤡🤡
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This is such a pure moment of freestyle joy and magic from @marcrebillet and @harrymack . Go follow them both on all of their things.
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@AlishaGrauso Losing my mind at the chonk holding their own treat bucket
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@brooklynmarie You think Matt believes the way they determine if the baby belongs to the abusive father in this scenario is that they, like, ask the baby? Kind of feels that way. I mean, this does come from the guy who brought us "I'm immune to poison ivy."
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Maybe this has already been litigated but ... there are 22,000 people there in this stadium!? In Florida? In a pandemic? The hell are we doing, people?
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Alabama literally canceling culture
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The Associated Press
3 years
No “namaste” during class? A new bill could soon reverse a ban placed on yoga in Alabama public schools, but the use of chanting and mantras would still be forbidden and moves would have to use exclusively English names.
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Steve Mullis
2 years
the only purpose of this is to terrify an audience, not inform
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Oliver Darcy
2 years
Chyrons on Fox over last few minutes: RANDOM MURDERS IGNITE FEAR ACROSS COUNTRY APOCALYPTIC HELLSCAPES TAKE OVER AMERICAN CITIES DECLINING QUALITY OF LIFE AS CITY DECAY SPREADS
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3 years
When people dismiss or trivialize internet conspiracy peddlers, just think about this.
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Donie O'Sullivan
3 years
Wow. 60 Minutes interviews Lenny Pozner whose son Noah was killed in Sandy Hook. CBS had to hire specialized make-up artists to disguise Pozner because of the threats he faces from conspiracy theorists.
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The leeway given to this group storming the steps of the Capitol as opposed to BLM and related protests in DC is noticeable and stark.
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2 years
Quite a time we’re living in when healthcare workers, teachers and librarians are under threat and harassment from far-right extremists.
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Ben Collins
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"Boston Children’s Hospital has warned employees about mounting threats and is coordinating with law enforcement after far-right activists on social media began targeting the hospital."
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3 years
The @AdamSerwer "The Cruelty Is the Point" piece can just keep being revived endlessly like that Onion story about gun violence.
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A young temp I worked with on the digital news desk at @npr sent me this DM (shared with permission). It honestly made me tear up when I read this. If I accomplished nothing else during my 10 years there, at least I did this. Be kind and be excellent to each other.
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And here's one exchange with Eva Paterson:
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During the House hearing on the rise of white nationalism, @EvaPaterson of @EqualJustice just pointed out how nearly every GOP member had left the hearing and implored Republicans to condemn hateful comments from Donald Trump
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"Keep our chins up and go back to our lives" says purveyor of an incredibly damaging and dangerous conspiracy theory that caused vast and immeasurable amounts of harm
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@peltzmadeline If this dude wants us to go back to the 1840s, I'm not sure he's going to like his place in it
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3 years
If only there was a governing body, filled with elected members, where debate was held publicly in order to write, discuss and pass laws.
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The Hill
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Marjorie Taylor Greene challenges Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to debate over Green New Deal
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Steve Mullis
5 years
Here's Dr. Abu-Salha, whose daughters were murdered by their neighbor.
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Andrew Kimmel
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"I was trained in medical school by Jewish professors/I have Jewish friends/The Jewish Community came to our rescue & we had an interfaith night after the NZ massacre. I find it troubling that @ZoaKlein turned this conversation into an/Islamaphobic conversation." Dr Abu-Salha
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@JasonSCampbell Oh, damn. I guess Romanian authorities have to release him now.
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@nycsouthpaw No one on the National Desk at NYT looked at this and thought, "hmm, maybe not"
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I throw around "dystopian" a bit too much lately, but "Green Zone established in heart of Washington, D.C." is about the most accurate event to fit that label in recent memory.
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Niels Lesniewski
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The Secret Service has established a what it is calling a "Green Zone" in the heart of Washington, D.C., with National Guard to check reasons for entry.
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@RottenInDenmark Dude is by far one of the most annoying nepo-babies on this platform
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@cmclymer The only thing ugly in this image is that awful, lowbrow 4chan post. And you see this often from that part of the internet. They'll look at an image and create an entire fiction around it while trying to sound authoritative and that dumb audience laps it up.
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@mkramer @libbycwatson Unless they want utter garbage stuff meant to just be content filler, then writing 2-3 articles a week + 2-3 galleries + a newsletter is easily a 40-hour+ a week, mid-level writing/web gig.
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@markhughesfilms yes. if something was on fire, even a little, it would be absolute perfection.
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@moshekasher @PFTompkins a good Nextdoor post ought to do it
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It's remarkable how broken our system of lawmaking is and how the last few years revealed actual accountability was just an illusion. This Supreme Court, with its ultra-conservative majority, can basically undo anything it wants without any legal argument based on evidence.
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Don Moynihan
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Alito: when the coach was engaging in prayer it was when "a brief lull in his duties apparently gave him a few free moments to engage in private activity. When he engaged in this expression, he acted in a purely private capacity" Sotomayor:
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This whole thread
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Aaron Rupar
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Matt Gaetz vows to Tucker Carlson he didn't "travel" with a 17-year-old, but his denial seems pretty specific and carefully worded
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I weep for the poor souls who have to manage this email box.
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Elon Musk
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Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate & execute lawsuits. The team will report directly to me. Please send 3 to 5 bullet points describing evidence of exceptional ability. justice @tesla .com
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this is not a normal way to live. everyone is traumatized and on edge. last night in our hotel, an alarm went off and was quickly dealt with, but of course, my brain spun through all of the scenarios, including a possible shooter. I thought about how I would block the door.
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The New York Times
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Ten people were injured at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn early Sunday when a loud noise heard on the street sent people running to escape what they thought was a gunman. Police said no shots were fired, but they couldn't say what caused the noise.
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I get it that this is tradition but with several HUGE priorities in the Congressjonal hopper as well as funding to avoid a government shutdown, just feels a bit off.
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Aaron Rupar
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Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi are in the house at the congressional baseball game
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Here are some, for those asking. Here's Eileen Hershenov:
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Andrew Kimmel
5 years
Watch this interaction between @RepDMP and @ADL 's Eileen Hershenov on the simplest definition of white nationalism and whether her family would be considered a threat/target.
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@emdashphillips Mine is more of a tangential encounter. Had a reporter colleague in Minnesota go and interview an “interesting guy about his bees.” Cool. “He was British.” Cool. “His name was Neil.” Wait, what? It was @neilhimself . She had never heard of him before.
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2 years
Just remarkable the insane shit that is pumped into millions of households each night
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Aaron Rupar
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You probably think it's impossible to defend Putin's brutal, senseless war in Ukraine. And you're right. But Tucker Carlson is really trying! Let's take a look at last night's show. 🧵
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This quote goes from 60mph to Homer Simpson fading into the bushes so fast I think I broke my neck
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@natemcdermott Also double shame for disgracing Robin Williams by putting Epstein’s head on him.
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Glad this Senate HELP Committee hearing on **checks notes** “Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families” got the proper attention it deserved today.
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Aaron Rupar
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Mullin suggests that members of Congress should normalize having fights and duels again so "we have some type of respect, because we know there's going to be consequences for your actions."
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3 years
Nothing makes you feel more secure than the guy who's been SecDef for 10 minutes just aching to leave the job.
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Stars and Stripes
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“I cannot wait to leave this job, believe me,” Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said Thursday to reporters as they were returning from a visit to U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
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I'd watch a movie or TV series all about this woman. "Traczyk-Stawska was a 12-year-old girl guide when the German army invaded Poland. She joined the resistance movement and went on to carry out acts of sabotage under the sweet pseudonym of 'Doughnut.'"
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AFP News Agency
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Wearing a military beret and a Polish wartime resistance armband, 94-year-old Wanda Traczyk-Stawska stunned the crowd at a pro-EU rally when she thundered "Be quiet, stupid boy! You lousy bastard" at a member of a far-right group
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Every news org has a responsibility to pair "the SUSPECT claims the killings were not racially motivated" with the context of the actual crime and the massive increase in racial violence against Asian Americans. Don't let that quote from authorities stand alone.
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the first time is always rough
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Believe nothing
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@JasonSCampbell “…who exactly is going to staff your military?” asks perpetual grifter and outrage merchant who never served in the military.
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If you haven’t been following this thread you should read it up to the IDs of these two zip tie guys. It’s incredible work.
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@nicolemclovin this is going to sell for like a $1M at an art show one day
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@TheDweck I'm dying that this is part of an official court filing
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For all of the Taken-type movies about angry men getting justice, this woman went out and actually did it.
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There's going to be a lot of rumors and false information floating around today. Be skeptical and be wary of what you share. Don't spread unverified claims.
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This guy is going to be a gazillionaire and deserves every penny
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@cmclymer I don’t remember seeing the same complaints when Ken Jennings or James Holzhauer were dominating. People did criticize Arthur Chu’s playstyle and now Amy’s winning streak. Wonder what the difference is this time? 🤔
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3 years
this is incredible
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ACLU
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MUST WATCH: Brandon Boulware, the father of a transgender daughter, testifies during a hearing asking Missouri lawmakers to stop discriminating against trans youth.
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@RexChapman Can you prove that sex with demons DOESN’T make you sick? Boom. Roasted!
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@MattBinder What are you talking about Elon just invented streaming get with it bud
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@SawyerHackett It's just friends helping out friends. Why do you hate friendship, sir?
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This Jane Rosenberg courtroom sketch belongs in a museum
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*clearer — love it when a tweet with a typo is the one that gets a lot of attention 😉
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Steve Mullis
2 years
Using a "surge in internet conversations that said X" as the premise for this suggestion is poor journalism, poor production and poor writing that fundamentally misunderstands today's political internet. Do better.
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