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Alexandria Symonds

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i'm tired!!!!! and i edit visual stories about climate for the new york times

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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
i've been deeply disturbed by "medbeds" for months, ever since the president posted and deleted a video suggesting all-healing beds would soon be available to americans. this article, which traces the conspiracy theory to the unlikely source, is absolutely fascinating slate.com/news-and-pol...
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It’s the Cruelest Conspiracy on the Internet. Donald Trump Has Taken It Up. After a Dark Year, I Found the Truth.
An internet conspiracy theory was killing people even before the president posted about it. I found the man who started it. He’s nothing like you’d expect.
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
now, more than ever,
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
She’s an Emmy winner!!!
@katiedippold tweet:

TBT to Halloween when I dressed as the babadook but my friend's house had more of a grown ups drinking wine vibe

(Image of Katie in full babadook costume and makeup surrounded by people in casual clothes)
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Andromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Questionnaire by Wendell Berry
Questionnaire by Wendell Berry

1. How much poison are you willing to eat for the success of the free market and global trade?
Please name your preferred poisons.

2. For the sake of goodness, how much evil are you willing to do?
Fill in the following blanks with the names of your favorite evils and acts of hatred.

3. What sacrifices are you prepared to make for culture and civilization? Please list the monuments, shrines, and works of art you would most willingly destroy.

4. In the name of patriotism and the flag, how much of our beloved land are you willing to desecrate? List in the following spaces the mountains, rivers, towns, farms you could most readily do without.

5. State briefly the ideas, ideals, or hopes, the energy sources, the kinds of security, for which you would kill a child. Name, please, the children whom you would be willing to kill.
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
ok when did everyone decide we’re all going to copenhagen now? i know four people on separate trips there at this very moment
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2026
Dolly Parton was one of pop culture’s most prolific philanthropists, supporting causes like early childhood literacy, wildlife conservation and the development of the Covid-19 vaccine. She became so effective at distributing her own money that the ultrawealthy asked her to distribute theirs.
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Dolly Parton’s Other Legacy: A Fortune Given Away, Dollar by Dollar
The country star supported early childhood literacy, disaster relief, the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and more.
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
i love summer but i will not be sorry to bid farewell to the four major seasonal pests: mosquitoes, ticks, wasps, and summer finance interns on electric citibikes
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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Bumper sticker idea: KEEP HONKING! I’M LISTENING AND LEARNING
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
i finished this book almost two months ago and i still think about it almost every day. it should absolutely be at "yesteryear"-level cultural saturation but i don't think i know a single other person who's read it! cannot recommend highly enough
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Lyndsey Layton @lyndseylayton.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Amid the concern about noise, water usage & electric bills, there's another feature of data centers that's almost hidden: added air pollution.
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Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution
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David Sims @davidlsims.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
that rage against the machine lyric about rallying around the family with a pocket full of shells really hits different once you’ve come home from the beach with toddlers
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Update: Google just sent me a statement saying it is “rolling back” this AI feature that let anyone make completely bullshit satellite images. Comes after our demos of the tool and those from OSINT researchers. One of the worst AI tools I’ve ever seen bsky.app/profile/jose...
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
What do you mean before he was Scrooge he was Ebenezer those are just his first and last names lol
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
i have a new job! very excited to get started www.nytco.com/press/climat...
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Climate’s New Visual Editor | The New York Times Company
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/07/2026
President Trump is trying to use the levers of the federal government, along with personal influence over state and local lawmakers, to reshape the rules governing the 2026 midterms. Take a closer look at the many actions he is taking to influence future elections.
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The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms
Here’s how President Trump is using the powers of his office to try to reshape the rules governing the midterms and future elections.
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Karen Yourish @karenyourish.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
As the only U.S. president to seek to overturn an election result, Trump has spent years undermining confidence in American elections. Now, he is using the powers of the presidency to advance an agenda rooted in the same debunked election conspiracy theories. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Many Ways Trump Is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms
Here’s how President Trump is using the powers of his office to try to reshape the rules governing the midterms and future elections.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
There should be a movie called “all cats are big now” where all cats are suddenly 10 feet tall and hunting their owners and Patrick Wilson is a scientist looking at a screen and it shows a graph of cats being small and then big with an arrow pointing at big and he takes off his glasses dramatically
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Marble bench engraved with one of Jenny Holzer’s “truisms” reading “it is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender”
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
you can just not have kids if you don’t want to have kids. it doesn’t need to be because the apocalypse is coming.
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
(“flintstones” theme) tote bag fulla tote bags! every yuppie’s closet must contain in the town of brooklyn! bring your little doggie on the train
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
:(
And damn it, Grizz,
I've known you since you were six feet tall!!
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
something that gets lost in the glp-1 vs. "losing weight the old-fashioned way" construction is that many people who lose weight on glp-1s HAVE, in the past, done it the old-fashioned way. over and over! this is now the fourth time i have lost 20%+ of my body weight. "do it with hard work" is a scam
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
my top three favorite boroughs of new york: 1. new york 2. philadelphia 3. brooklyn 4. the one and only new york city! 5. boston 4. bodegas
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Barbara Hershey @barbarahershey.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
justice for the em-dash!
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Congrats to Julie K. Brown! She was awarded a #Pulitzer Prize special citation today for her groundbreaking reporting in 2017 & 2018 for the Miami Herald exposing Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of young women and the justice system & powerful network of associates that protected him for years.
A powerful narrative portrait of Julie K. Brown, the Miami Herald investigative journalist celebrated for her "Perversion of Justice" series, which exposed the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and led to her 2026 Pulitzer Prize special citation. Brown sits in the heart of a newsroom, leaning forward with her hands clasped over the back of a vibrant lime-green chair. Her expression is steady and resolute, a faint, knowing smile playing on her lips. She has shoulder-length, strawberry-blonde hair and wears a crisp, white short-sleeved linen top. Her look is punctuated by bold, artistic accessories: a long necklace featuring large, multi-colored geometric beads and matching statement earrings. The background is filled with the tools of her trade: Dell computer monitors and large wall-mounted screens displaying blurred news segments, including one featuring her own likeness. The composition is balanced and centered, capturing a mood of quiet authority and tireless determination. This image stands as a tribute to Brown’s historical significance in journalism, marking her as a champion for victims whose reporting forced a global reckoning on power and systemic failure.
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I went back to capture what the astronauts said in full when the clock was stopped at T-10 minutes and they were asked if they were go for launch: This is Victor. We are going for our families. This is Christina. We are going for our teammates. This is Jeremy. We are going for all humanity.
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Pete Volk @petevolk.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
another banner day for "if you didn't know sports were real, ESPN headlines would be crazy"
Top headlines: Tiger arrested on suspicion of DUI after crash. Sources: Sun sold, will relocate to Houston in '27
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 21/03/2026
If you aren’t watching The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, you ought to so they’ll make another season
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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 16/03/2026
Vince and Landry from the East Dillon Lions in Friday Night Lights
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
which part of this am i not understanding
Screenshot of an email ad that says "Fri. March 13 - Sunday March 15" on one line and "One Day Sale" on the next line
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Mike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
NEW: We just published a deep dive into just how much billionaires are now dominating U.S. politics. We found 300 billionaire families accounted for 19% of federal donations in 2024. The deluge was even larger in many state and local races. 1/7 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
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The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
NEW: Pardon seekers are routinely being asked to pay $1m+ to lobbyists & lawyers claiming access to Trump, often with bonuses if clemency is granted. I investigated the Trump Pardon Industrial Complex, & detailed the backstory behind 1 interesting pardon.
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Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
if anybody knows a teen boy who works out can you please ask him why they're all dressing like steve jobs in the weight room these days
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Fernando Gros @fernandogros.com · 26/02/2026
"...the risk in this kind of sexual scandal is to lose sight of the nature of the acts in question, which I call the "derealization of evil," meaning a lack of consideration for the suffering and trauma of the victims. We no longer perceive evil as it is."
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'The Epstein scandal is astonishing by the scale of the complicity and rape culture at the top of society'
The philosopher Marc Crépon, who specializes in the forms and effects of violence, analyzes the public response to the sex scandal in an interview with Le Monde. He warns against the risk of disregard...
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
something i'd like to see in the next season of "strip law" is a throwaway joke about isaac chotiner. i feel like the audience would really appreciate that
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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Prince Andrew's Arrest
Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/2026
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
NEW: You now have free unlimited access to @nytimes.com online at all NYPL branches, with no library card or login required. Just connect your device to library WiFi or use one of their computers. Includes news, games, cooking, The Athletic, Wirecutter etc. One more reason to love our libraries!
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/01/2026
Videos verified by The New York Times show the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday was holding a phone, not a gun, before the agents took him to the ground and shot him. At least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
In a screengrab from a video, Alex Jeffrey Pretti is seen holding a phone as agents approach him. A headline reads: "How Federal Agents Shot And Killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, Moment by Moment." Credit: dangjessie, via Instagram
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Kerry Howley @kerryhowley.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I wrote about Minneapolis. nymag.com/intelligence...
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The People vs. ICE
Renee Good’s death galvanized a city eager to push back against Trump’s invasion.
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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Yes! The truth is the truth; it is not, in fact, sensitive to the positions people take on it.
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Leif Malone @thetroops.fightins.online · 30/12/2025
Who can ever forget this banger. We lost a real one.
Arnold Palmer: get me a refreshing drink
Bartender: try this, its lemonade and iced tea
Palmer: Mm..its good..I just invented it
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Jennie Coughlin @jenniecoughlin.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
The standoff over the B.Q.E. has become, more broadly, a symbol of the power that local communities wield over critical infrastructure projects around the nation.
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New York’s BQE Is Falling Apart. The City Can’t Agree on How to Fix It. (Gift Article)
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has exceeded its life span. Clashing visions have hindered a solution.
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Alexandria Symonds @asymonds.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
sometimes you question whether your kids are listening to you at all and then other times you catch your three-year-old muttering to herself "these are really chic" while putting on her new shiny little mary janes
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