Things journalism taught me No. 1: The Dig™️

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“Well that’s someone in a hurry.”

me: confidently starts friend's Hot Ones challenge-themed party also me 7 wings deep: sweating profusely "i'm little nautious... can i get in that beer crate" turns out writing about spicy iowa politics ≠ handling actual spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Diet Coke the loooong way.

🎥 He spoke about meeting a JBS worker in Marshalltown:  "The reason she takes pride in her job is because 'I know if I go to work, I can give my kids a better future.' Yeah, we need to be the party for that woman. If we're the party for that woman, we win." 2/10

Journalism Tip: Stuck sorting through too much material? The timeline can’t be beat.

03-19-26 - The Gang learns that taxes get passed to consumers.

PAGING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY - I obtained some photos of Capitol pages stuffing reelection mailers for Iowa Rep. Jennifer Smith, R-Dubuque. Those are state employees using state property to benefit a political campaign: patently illegal.

🎥 Gallego didn't mince words on GOP priorities:  "They actively said, we are going to cut millions of people off Medicaid in order to fund tax cuts for the richest. How sick is that?" 4/10

Так виглядало небо перед вчорашньою грозою у Вінниці. Величезні кілометрові хмари всього за кілька годин перетворилися на темно-сині дощові вали. Жахаюче та захоплююче водночас.

I secured $14.5 MILLION for local community projects last year, and just submitted this year’s requests for improvements in public infrastructure, climate resilience, public health and more! 📰Read more: kevinmullin.house.gov/2026/05/22/r...

#truth #corrupt #government

A public holiday in Germany - Ascension Day. 1 of 3 public holidays in May. 2 of those are religious (today & Whitmonday), 1 is modern (May 1). So to all neoconservatives complaining about too much time off for workers: Shall we lose the religious stuff so few now believe in?😉 #GoodMorning, everyone

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Last year I called for a new alliance for smaller democracies strong enough to defend ourselves because the West can no longer trust Donald Trump. I’m pleased to see Mark Carney calling for this at Davos. 1/2

"Your Desire" is a song about circumstances... external instability that creates a sort of helpless feeling... the inability to get to where you want to be. Those synths are pure hardware goodness! It is available on...

Since Trump took office, American men have shockingly lost 155,000 jobs. Blue-collar sectors are completely collapsing under his watch #politics #economy #jobs #news #Trump

Disgusting‼️ Revoke her teaching license immediately‼️

🔴 Récord mundial: 274 escaladores alcanzan la cima del Everest el mismo día, un registro sin precedentes en la montaña más alta del mundo ▪️Una expedición cuesta entre 50.000 y 200.000 dólares, y los montañeros denuncian que se facilita el ascenso con afán recaudatorio 🎙️ Aurora Moreno

There’s a new global space race underway to answer some of our biggest questions. And this time, we’re in the running. That’s #CarteBlanche this Sunday at 7pm on M-Net channel 101, and DStv Stream. #SouthAfrica #News

Gelmerbahn in Handegg, Switzerland is the steepest open-air funicular railway in Europe, & it feels like you’re riding a slow motion roller coaster! 🗓️ Open seasonally from June-October. #Switzerland #rollercoaster#slow #travel #Europe #adventure #fun

SPLC Indictment Unravels: AG Walks It Back, Donors Side With SPLC

Einige Einheimische haben an der Seattle Monorail die Flagge der Islamischen Republik durch die Iranische Flagge ersetzt, die von der #FIFA verboten wurde.

With the rain that we got, and more expected, we’re seeing closed/barricaded low water crossings like the one here that is prone to flooding.

This week in porting #ArkDefender (a #roguelike #missilecommand where you defend from aliens, evil cults, & more) we re-implemented the radiation field “weather” effect that obscure visions & drains shields. #indiedev #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame #screenshotsaturday

Meant to share this last night but I accidentally caused a glitch while playing Mario World last night

5-14-2026 This is one of the most horrifying things of 2026. Yes, just one of. Cr; @holden_onto_truth

ICE is out of control in NJ. #pinks #momsky #bluecrew

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New bonus ep out now. @ofwat.bsky.social join us to announce the winners of their Water Breakthrough Challenge. Always good to hear about innovation that can make progress on climate/nature/water. 💡 🎧➡️ bit.ly/PP_ofwat

Privatization makes wait times worse. It just allows the wealthy few to jump the queue, pushing everyone else with greater needs further back. 😠 ~ Ontario Health Coalition #onpoli #healthcare #nursing #dougford #daniellesmith #markcarney #abpoli #cdnpoli #privatization

⭕Cette fan de #Patrick_Bruel est en colère : son plaisir a été gâché par une interruption de quelques minutes pendant la pièce dans laquelle il jouait. Elle ajoute, excédée : "Qu’ils aillent dehors régler leurs comptes, mais qu’ils ne nous embêtent pas !"

Sunday: The drawing that changed everything. This one got me my first gallery show. 🔴 afrophilia-x.shop

Norovirus outbreak on the cruise ship Ambition in Bordeaux, France has sickened about 50 people with sudden vomiting and diarrhoea. It’s a reminder how fast basic hygiene can fail in closed spaces. #Norovirus #CruiseShip #PublicHealth

Two women are accused of making up the story that a 5-year-old was abducted in St. Louis County on Monday morning. Police said that a car was stolen, but there was no child missing.

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Ryukyu Shimpo, Naha, Japan #Japan #Nippon

I'm having sex with my husband and my wife 💦 #nintendo #pokemon #disney #roythefox

Eairthrow made this comparison between the early prototype of Endless Rails and the current look, showing around 10 weeks of progress between both versions. 🚂 See more: www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/c... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

I’d cook Trump in a debate, easily.

Great sign for OKC, Chet being aggressive to start.

The obvious choice for California's Governor:

Carbon capture is essential if we’re to survive. The fact of the matter is that CO2 levels need to be reduced to ~350ppm. The only way we can achieve that is to reduce emissions massively & increase natural carbon sinks to a point where we are decreasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.

How I feel literally every day since 2020

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Anyone else made the $3 MAGA meal?

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And we’re having the exterminators come in next week, so you might need to wear a gas mask for a few days… yeah, so if you could just get some plastic and cover up all the files, that’d be great.

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Look, The Sweatshirt Bunny Rabbit! Now With More Interruptions! interruptions For When He Spots You, Makes a Call Out, And Then Launches a Missile At Your General Direction! #game #gamedev #dev #pixel #art #pixelart #oc #originalcharacter #character #originalart #original #man

Or Michael?

tomodachi life saying what i've known all along

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Israel continues to attack Lebanon despite Trump claiming Monday that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop fighting. “What happened yesterday was in no means a ceasefire,” says Beirut-based journalist @chehayebk.bsky.social.