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Ashton Pittman

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News Editor @mississippifreepress.org •Writer 🖋️ •Film Shooter 📷 •Husband 🏳️‍🌈 •Pibble Dad 🐾 Opinions = mine

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In 2025, Trump was inaugurated into his second term and immediately ordered the Department of Education to stop investigating complaints about sexual violence or other violations of women’s Title IX rights.
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 1h
WHAT? I'm 37... Do I need to be worried about 38? 😐
a selfie of me, hopefully not looking older than 37
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 12h
A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 11h
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump’s own digital expert in the Nolan Wells case has refuted the suggestion that Wells’ phone was accessed and had data deleted from it after Wells last locked the phone before his death. He also clarified a misinterpretation surrounding claims of “deleted” messages.
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Expert Who Examined Nolan Wells' Phone Clarifies 'Misinterpreted' Claims About 'Deleted' Messages
Andrew Garrett, a digital forensics expert, said no one physically accessed or deleted data directly from Nolan Wells’ phone.
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 11h
Attorney Ben Crump's press conference last week left many with the impression that someone had opened Nolan Wells' phone and deleted messages after his disappearance. But the forensic expert Crump hired to examine the phone says that's not true; it referred to remotely deleted Snapchat messages.
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Expert Who Examined Nolan Wells' Phone Clarifies 'Misinterpreted' Claims About 'Deleted' Messages
Andrew Garrett, a digital forensics expert, said no one physically accessed or deleted data directly from Nolan Wells’ phone.
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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 28/09/2026
All it took was getting kicked out of the White House press room and suddenly CNN remembers that "lie" is a word.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prison. Solicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning. Today, at Law Dork:
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Breaking: DOJ asks SCOTUS to erase trans people from the law in case over trans care in prison
Solicitor General John Sauer made the alarming, all-encompassing argument — previously covered at Law Dork — to the Supreme Court on Monday morning.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Huge bummer when you’re just innocently trying to join and promote a movement that hates Black people, immigrants, and Jews — but then you discover that they have a dark side. apple.news/A9g-feRPSTme...
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 27/09/2026
Jennifer Coursey, who attended the Mississippi Legislature's redistricting hearing in Hattiesburg on Sept. 17, said the decision feels "very sneaky and dishonest" and that it makes the redistricting hearings "feel like a show." buff.ly/y00E01A
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Some Mississippi Legislative Districts Reverting to 2022 Maps Under Michael Watson’s Orders
Forrest County voters recently received a letter that said Mississippi’s legislative districts are reverting back to 2022 boundaries.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 27/09/2026
“The Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics are working closely with local law enforcement," Gov. Tate Reeves said on Sept. 23. "They are assisting in the investigation and working to expedite toxicology reports." buff.ly/oaIcNQ1
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2 University of Mississippi Students Found Dead, Causes of Death Unknown
Two University of Mississippi students were found dead in separate incidents on Sept. 21. Causes of death for each student are pending.
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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don't love dunking on folks but it's so fucking funny to me that Trump was convicted of 34 felonies 2 years ago, faced no punishment, and went on to win the presidency a second time and journalists are still like, "hmm, I have an inkling that maybe he believes he's above the law for some reason."
Post from NYT reporter Eric Lipton 

"What an odd moment in United States history.

A U.S. president is running an overtly political campaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government.

Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit."
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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 27/09/2026
out on the road today I saw a wojack sticker on a cybertruck
cybertruck with a bumper sticker of the NPC meme that says ROCKET MAN BAD
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
a president planning military operations based entirely on election cycles is actually a giant scandal
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Once again, the Supreme Court prioritizes imaginary harms done to Trump by not allowing him to indulge in his conspiracy theories, as opposed to the very real harm done to citizens who may lose the ability to vote in this case.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This was the 28th time #SCOTUS has granted emergency relief to the Trump administration since 1/20/25. That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins.
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I just got accused of destroying the planet with ChatGPT because I wrote an analysis of a metaphor—which included using em dashes, as I always have. Beloved, I don't need ChatGPT to write my thoughts for me. Analyzing and interpreting and critiquing texts is fun to me. I'm a nerd like that. 🤓
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.
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POLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring access
The Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
Hannity's list of "TRUMP'S TOP ACCOMPLISHMENTS" includes restoring Confederate names to military bases and releasing dietary guidelines
cap from Hannity
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A point I make here is: Why do you think Trump/Miller are letting in Afrikaners? Not because they care about those people. It's the larger message it sends the world: It’s now US doctrine that the only humanitarian victims who merit our concern are the imagined victims of anti-white persecution.
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
AI is absolutely hurting websites, even as AI tools scrape them to power its algorithms.
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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
chat is this good www.axios.com/newsletters/...

1 big thing: Ø Link economy breaks
Total U.S. web traffic for top news sites
Visits to approximately 100 top sites;

Traffic to news sites is plummeting in the
U.S. as tech giants steer people away from search and toward AI.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 21/09/2026
Jennifer Coursey and her partner, both of Petal, Mississippi, recently found out their legislative district boundaries are being reverted back to their 2022 borders, before a federal court forced the State to redraw boundaries to give more power to Black voters. buff.ly/y00E01A
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Some Mississippi Legislative Districts Reverting to 2022 Maps Under Michael Watson’s Orders
Forrest County voters recently received a letter that said Mississippi’s legislative districts are reverting back to 2022 boundaries.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 22/09/2026
JUST IN: A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death after issuing 132 subpoenas and hearing from 43 witnesses, Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said in a statement Monday night. buff.ly/e1WIrNx
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Nolan Wells Grand Jury Unanimously Decides Against Indictments, Jackson County DA Says
A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death on Horn Island.
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death after issuing 132 subpoenas and hearing from 43 witnesses, Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath said in a statement Monday night.
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Nolan Wells Grand Jury Unanimously Decides Against Indictments, Jackson County DA Says
A grand jury investigating the death of Nolan Wells has unanimously decided against making any indictments in his death on Horn Island.
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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Surprise! Streaming conglomerates are entshittifying their way back to the old ripoff cable-tv days. Physical media is the only way. Still have my dvd player and library. No ads or monthly fees there.
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It only took 11 years for TV media to finally side with one another against Trump's abuses.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
There will effectively be no TV coverage of Trump's UN visit or other presidential events, though I imagine smaller networks may take the White House's own feed. This is a very big deal and one only possible because of solidarity from the whole pool. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue over White House bans
President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days, calling them “fake news.”
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Sam Johnson @analoguelass.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hoping to develop a roll of film this weekend, as it’s been quite a while. In the meantime I’ve been sharing my test prints. This is a half frame photograph printed onto mulberry paper again made using my Pentax 17 and Ilford FP4 developed with DD-X. #believeinfilm #lakedistrict
A black and white 6x4 half frame photograph of the Lake District fells in the background framed by the trunk of a large tree in the foreground. The photograph is printed onto delicate mulberry paper creating an almost water colour like quality.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
according to the article, it took hours after the personal intervention of the mayor for his family to even get basic information about him. that information included that he had been transferred to ICE custody hours after being shot. no amnesty
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
i'm sorry, i now have to sign up for something called "meta one" to post links to my own website from my website's own facebook page?????
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 21/09/2026
ICE shot a DoorDash delivery guy.
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Attorney: Austin man shot by ICE agent was making DoorDash delivery
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in Austin was making a DoorDash delivery, his attorney said. Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, 28, was later released from the hospital into ICE custody.
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hotty Toddy, quite frankly.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The fact that Jeff Bezos ruined the Washington Post for nothing is just peak 2026
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 16/09/2026
Ralph Issac used an eagle feather to waft sage smoke, blessing the new Choctaw Central middle and high school campus. The new campus is part of the largest indigenous school district in the country. buff.ly/4G94Es8
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New Mississippi Choctaw Central Campus Becomes Largest Indigenous School District
Choctaw and national leaders celebrated the opening of the new Choctaw Central middle and high school campus at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 14.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Be thankful for high gas prices is a hell of a closing message for the midterms.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
wow. with this announcement, all of ed sheeran's openers for this tour have pulled out:
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Richard Whittall @rwhittall.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have been seeking hard answers to HOW exactly AI is going to cause humanity's extinction in four years and literally not a single person has given me a remotely plausible scenario beyond "some guy makes a virus."
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
opener for most of ed sheeran’s shows in south america just now on IG:
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
One of the things I find funny about this situation is regardless of how Sheeran feels about Palestine, he could have just stood up for his friend. Something like my friend is being unfairly attacked, I know who he is and he’s not how he’s being described, etc. He just comes across as so spineless.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026
pleasant surprise. i would like to read whatever deranged dissent alito and thomas have written. i’m sure it will be some version of “MAIL FRAUD IS REAL AND I SAW IT IN THE CLOSET MAKING A BABY AND THE BABY LOOKED AT ME”
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What Macklemore said here is "hate speech, Robert Kraft says. "To my Jewish brothers and sisters: criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you. My message is for peace; love for all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect & equality."
"I said, Free Palestine.
"I want those words to be loud and clear, so the people trom Gaza, all the way to the occupied West Bank, know that we have not forgotten them.
"And this next song was inspired by the bravery of Columbia University students who led an encampment movement that mobilized the entire world; open up hearts, myself included, so thank you to those students that risked their diplomas, that risked their tuition, that risked their scholarships, that stood up and said, no. CUAD students, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Jewish Voices for Peace.
Thank you, guys.
"To all of my Jewish brothers and sisters: criticism of Israel, criticism of apartheid, being against genocide in no way is a criticism of you. My message is for peace; love for all human beings to be treated with dignity, respect, and equality.
"So I say Free Palestine, I say Free Lebanon, I say Free Cuba, I say Free Congo, Free Sudan, I say Free all people in America living in fear of this terrorist organization, ICE. None of us will be tree until we are all free."
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Robert Kraft — who's given millions to pro-Israel orgs like AIPAC — once got a $1M award from Netanyahu for helping stop people from boycotting Israel. "Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft," Netanyahu said. Now, Kraft helps kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran's tour:
Robert Kraft to Establish a Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism, BDS, Delegitimization of Israel
Jun 20, 2019 at 03:25 PM
June 20, 2019, Jerusalem - Tonight, the Laureate of the 2019 Genesis Prize Robert Kraft was honored at a gala ceremony in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Genesis Prize Foundation Chairman Stan Polovets bestowed the award on Kraft in front of an audience of 600 Israeli and international dignitaries.
The $1 million Genesis Prize, dubbed "the Jewish Nobel" by Time Magazine, honors extraordinary individuals for outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values. Previous honorees include U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; actor, producer and peace activist Michael Douglas; and "Fiddler to the world" maestro Itzhak Perlman.

Prime Minister Netanyahu said: "I am delighted to welcome Robert Kraft to the august family of Genesis Prize Laureates. This prestigious award honors Robert's generous lifelong philanthropy, his commitment to the Jewish people, and his love for Israel. It also recognizes his principled stand against anti-Semitism and efforts by our enemies to undermine the State of Israel through BDS and other similar campaigns. Israel does not have a more loyal friend than Robert Kraft."
Kraft previously announced he would forgo the $1 million monetary award so that the funds could be granted to initiatives combating anti-Semitism, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), and other efforts to delegitimize Israel. This is in line with the tradition established by previous Genesis Prize Laureates, who have "re-gifted" their awards to philanthropic causes they support.
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mike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
kudos to macklemore here for —right off the bat— the perspective and acknowledgment of who the real victims are
I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.

But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yikes, if this is accurate, its basically the owner class using their power to shut down dissent. The Patriots Robert Kraft told Sheerhan his concert would be cancelled if Mackelmore stayed on the your, and that other stadium owners would follow suit.
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I like a lot of Ed Sheeran's music. But his moral cowardice when it comes to refusing to speak up against genocide—and his decision to boot Macklemore for daring to speak up for Palestinian lives—is unforgivable. To refuse to take sides on a genocide is to take the side of the genocider.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2026
the way to understand a piece like this from schmitz is that he lives in an urban, cosmopolitan millieu and the popularity of country music is a novelty to him. and so to explain it, he has to fit it into his volkish conception of america, whether or not that makes any actual sense.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Let me tell you a story about how top-end menswear retail transformed over the last hundred years. 🧵
Fiorinamarietta on Threads writes: "The death of department stores as an EXPERIENCE needs to be studied. You used to be able to buy a dress, have lunch, get your hair done, smell every perfume in existence and leave carrying beautifully wrapped boxes. Shopping used to be an event."
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