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It's Only Rock & Roll @itsonlyrockandroll.bsky.social · 19h
"This Machine Kills Fascists" Remembering Woody Guthrie who died today 3rd October 1967 📸 Pictorial Press Ltd
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I know this is just a metaphor but you don’t know who you’re messing with cc: @neorsd.org
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They have seen the light!
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My 11-year-old daughter said her teachers worked 9/11 into their lessons today. One of them told his 9/11 story. He was in third grade at the time.
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Roger Simon died today, which is terribly sad, and also the perfect time to remember his haunting column about City News Bureau of Chicago and the worst thing reporters have to do: www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
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20 Years Later, Human Misery Still a Story
This is my 2,500th newspaper column, and I feel I should say something profound.
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Illinois Traffic Cameras @iltrafficcams.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Willis Tower Skydeck (East View) 🌅 Sunrise: 6:15 AM - 6:25 AM CT (20x speed) 🌡️ 71°F | Mostly Clear 📍: 41.878900,-87.635900
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Some of you will do a double take and some of you will wonder what this is about
Business card for Amadou Diallo Limousine service in New York
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Finally spotted one in the wild. My son called it the “Dog Man truck.”
Picture of one of the new funny-looking Postal Service delivery trucks with the huge windshield and tiny snout
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Oh hey the new issue of Witches is out. I see they went with a witch for the cover again.
Cover of Witches magazine on a news stand
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/08/2026
Now the kids will get the U of C education I got BACK IN THE DAY
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Journalists never make stuff up. They go their entire careers and never fake a quote, plagiarize a line or invent a source. It’s a cardinal sin and they all agree anyone who does it should be banished from the profession forever. The public thinks journalists make stuff up every day.
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Sometimes when your Uber driver is blasting Michael McDonald’s greatest hits at top volume and lurching forward and back while the lights rush past, you just need to sit back, put the window down, and be glad you’re here to enjoy the kaleidoscope of sensations that make up your life.
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ACARS Drama @acarsdrama.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Air to Ground Message: YES WE ARE....SORRY Area: Jersey Shore, NJ, USA Type: Embraer 175 (Enhanced Wing) A: #a61b38f8e57 F: #fd311d30cc7
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Jack is dead, Bobby is dead, Teddy is dead, Johnson is dead, poor damn dumb Reagan is dead. But I'm still here.
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New York Mammoths @newyorkmammoths.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"Why isn't MY autonomous agentic model breaking into other companies' computer systems?"
Crying woman meme.
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Steffen Rayburn-Maarup @rayburnmaarup.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.
A town sign seen through a train window.
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The rare writer covering Jews, New York and Israel who I trust absolutely … and fortunately she’s editing the Forward.
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Emey the (redacted) @meyerson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This song is the greatest. I have a framed rebus of the lyrics on my wall. Stanley makes great tools.
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Tracey Tully @traceytully.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
$175!
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Colm Atkins, PhD @atkinscolm.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
$145
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Algorithmic pricing comes to the news business — just got this renewal notice from nj.com that my $130 annual renewal cost was set personally for me. What are other people being charged?
Text of an email: 

Dear Valued Subscriber,
Thank you for being a loyal subscriber and investing in local journalism. Your support drives our mission to strengthen and empower the communities we serve. We remain committed to being your trusted source in New Jersey.

We wanted to notify you of an upcoming change to your subscription price. Beginning August 15, 2026, the price of your subscription will be adjusted to $130.00 per year. At the end of each term, your subscription will automatically renew at the then-current price, unless you cancel before the end of the term.

This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data. We consider how long you've been a subscriber and your current rate.
This helps determine your new rate in support of our ongoing investment in local journalism.
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane. Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
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a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I love America because it is a place where a young couple paid a penny to cross the US-Mexico border, worked in sugar factories and the fields of California. And then, thanks to hard work, Pell Grants and community college, their great grandson could work covering politics at the White House.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
1. Whitey's on the Moon, Gil Scott-Heron 2. When the Revolution Comes, the Last Poets 3. The Everett County Jail, William Whalen 4. Battle of Maxton Field, Malvina Reynolds 5. I Am Willing, Holly Near I have a dentists' appt I can't finish this bit right now
250 essential songs to mark nation's birthday
What are the essential American songs? We...
June 28th
graphic: picture of sort of a sunflower that's also a record, maybe? hard to parse this image.
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I speak for all of Tracy’s former Daily News colleagues: “Great get! Was Photo with you?”
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another morgan @mheslin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
imagining a grizzled hardboiled detective saying this while gripping some guy's lapels at a shady bar
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NYC Water @nycwater.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Apparently, it's the perfect day for a trip to #ConeyIsland for this pod of dolphins spotted by our Marine Unit. They must have heard that our harbor is the cleanest it's been in over 150 years!🐬
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 24/06/2026
🥹 Mink Rescue Alert 🫴 this little guy trapped itself in one of our Southerly effluent tanks. employees strapped a pole net together, pulled him out, and called Ohio’s DNR for guidance. he’s now recovering with another rescued mink at the Ohio Wildlife Center until they can be released together.
a wet mink in a black 5-gallon bucket after being pulled from a wastewater tankthe same rescued mink being cared for in a Ohio Wildlife Center enclosure.
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 23/06/2026
working nights at our Easterly plant means you see the sun set and rise in the same shift, all in the name of service.
sun set over a wastewater treatment plant. sky is shades of purple and dark blue.sun rise over a wastewater treatment plant. sky has clouds in front of pinks abd purples.
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Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Good
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Jon Orcutt @jonorcutt.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Now do everyday
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/06/2026
People think "AI" is sentient for exactly the same reasons small children think their teddy bear is real and has feelings, they're just older and are able to rationalize it better Also the Toy Story movies are about the existential horror of existence, I will be taking no questions at this time
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Woody Tells Buzz Lightyear: You Are A Toy!
Alt: Woody Tells Buzz Lightyear: You Are A Toy!
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
1523 West Wabansia, right up there with Provence, Rome and the Algerian desert
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Fascinating as usual, but please, @andrewhickey.500songs.com , explain why this isn’t the “Taking Care of Business” by Bachman-Turner Overdrive episode.
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Casey Seiler @caseyseiler.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
In today’s Times Union — “Thanks Trump!”
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starch mogul @posts-cards.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
the thing where the chicago dogs have a good mascot—mustard—and a pervert mascot—ketchup—is a wild bit
pervert mascot, red ketchup bottle, in a trench coat in the stands behind home plate pervert mascot ketchup bottle in a trench coat sitting behind home plate lecherously  hero mascot mustard, yellow creature, standing on the first base dugout with the field in the background
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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 06/05/2026
“Not for rinsing or washing,” they said. (Seen at Union Station.)
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Chuck Sudo @bportseasoning.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Can you please point to the spot on the map where Chicago hurt you?
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Hate it when this happens. 2/2 www.newspapers.com/image/229344...
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Today in hire more people over 40 to work in journalism.
A headline from NBC five Chicago reads former Chicago mayor. Richard and Daley is recovering after suffering a stroke in recent days his family says. It’s accompanied by a picture of his father, Richard J Daly.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
One of the funny things about shoving this stuff into every workplace with no understanding of how it works or its limitations is we've finally answered the age old rhetorical question "Do you want it done fast or done right" with "Oh fast, absolutely"
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Can’t wait to meet this waiter
Screenshot of positive reviews on a hotel’s website, including this: “Clean rooms, great views, hospitable staff. Dumb waiter is extremely helpful! Would definitely recommend. — Michelle G.”
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Aiyana White @aiyanaewhite.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.
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Daily News Union @nydnunion.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
This week is the first at the Daily News since Heath Freeman's Alden Capital laid off our entire print production staff. It's embarrassing to open the paper we work so hard for each day and find mistakes like this. Is this the level of editing New Yorkers can count on going forward?
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/04/2026
For my last stop, a little after 1 AM, I met with the DEP Leak Detection team. They listen to the city’s pipes, block by block, to catch leaks before they become major breaks.
Mayor Mamdani listens through headphones as a DEP employee demonstrates a leak detection tool.Mayor Mamdani stands near an open water pipe while DEP employees explain the leak detection process.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 07/04/2026
Come on then, and remove him.
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adamlisberg.bsky.social @adamlisberg.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I heard “Hold On Loosely” by 38 Special in a restaurant the other night and thought, Dear God, sometime in 2031 @andrewhickey.500songs.com is going to do a subscriber-only bonus episode about it
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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The publication I edit, @forward.com, bore witness to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that took place 115 years ago today. We pulled together a translated (from Yiddish) archive of the coverage. Just brutal reading.
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A guide to the Forverts archival coverage of the Triangle Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire was one of the worst industrial tragedies in America. On the eve of its 110th anniversary, read reporting published in the Yiddish-language Forverts in the afterma...
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Zach Schonfeld @zachschonfeld.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
I like to think of the Minutemen as a missing link between Creedence and Fugazi, not just in their music but also their belief that music should be available and accessible to the working masses
Excerpt from "Our Band Could Be your Life":

With inspirational lines like "I live sweat but I dream light-years," the Minutemen felt their music was by, for, and about the working person. "The first thing is to give workers confidence," Watt said. "That's what we try to do with our songs. It's not to show them 'the way' but to say, 'Look at us, we're working guys and we write songs and play in a band.' It's not like that's the only thing to do in life, but at least we're doing something -- confidence. You can hear some song that the guy next to you at the plant wrote. The working-person idea ran deep.
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Chicago wind gauge
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