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Brooke T. Sample

@brookesample.bsky.social
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Cat lady, editrix, occasional sports fan, nap aficionado. She/her/hers. Editorial board member, Bloomberg Opinion. All views mine alone.

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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In super-short, I maintain: The university’s refusal to move on meaningfully from JoePa will keep us from recruiting the kind of athletes who will bring the football program to elite status. Because the new generation? They don’t give a F**+ about JoePa. And that’s a good thing.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m so exhausted by Penn State’s response to Sandusky (utterly lacking), the university’s clinging to JoePa’s legacy after all these years, the pulling-teeth process to move on in the athletic department. 5/
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
*at
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I also built my identity around being a Penn Stater. So, so proud of my education. But so much of it was built on “success with honor” and that (to be super-brief) has felt like an absolute farce since 2011. 4/
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
But my education built my career. My time to the Daily Collegian made me. We were independent, fierce. 3/?
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I went to almost every football game as a student — ‘96-‘99. It was a blast. I took friends, siblings … football is and was the lifeblood of Penn State. 2/?
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Penn State’s refusal to move past JoePa will keep it from ever being more than a wannabe elite. I’m an alum. I love my alma mater — my education is priceless. But I graduated in 2000. 1/?
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Patrick Meighan @patsweetpat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
HOLY CRAP, YOU GUYS, THEY DID FIND IT!!! (no soft pretzel, though) www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4epJb...
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Senate In Session on Instagram: "We found the receipts. . . . . . @senericschmitt #jacksmith #proof #senate #hawkeyes #womenscollegebasketball"
2,153 likes, 182 comments - senateinsession on September 29, 2026: "We found the receipts. . . . . . @senericschmitt #jacksmith #proof #senate #hawkeyes #womenscollegebasketball".
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I get to say “Sample … like the free one” a lot. I don’t think it’s ever failed to make the human on the other end laugh. Guess the test will be when I finally get an AI on the other end.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Welp, it’s pretty hard to have a postseason when you’re in baseball’s toughest division … but I’ll take a winning season. Well done, Buccos. #RaiseIt
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lemme get this straight: I'd never heard this song or even heard *of* it until this week because ... I was making a concerted effort to not know about something I didn't know existed in order to be cool?
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"We're uprooting fraud by getting rid of these freeloaders who keep paying into the system without taking anything back out" Genius.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ah, yes, let’s feature two people who have never served.
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James Santelli @santelli.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
real possibility the Pirates finish with a better record than 3 AL playoff teams
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Kitty Forman Desperately Pouring a Drink
ALT: Kitty Forman Desperately Pouring a Drink
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/09/2026
Nine women in South Africa have been murdered since July. We are being told to be vigilant – but where are the warnings to men? | Nolethu Ndude
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Nine women in South Africa have been murdered since July. We are being told to be vigilant – but where are the warnings to men? | Nolethu Ndude
The country has one of the highest femicide rates in the world, and women are yet again being asked to remove themselves from public life to counter it, writes Nolethu Ndude, founder of We Mattah
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have three adorable, nonthreatening-looking house cats with zero survival skills that still wreck my shit.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
pspspspspsps
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Unlike Macklemore, these support acts don’t have big followings and they are giving up their chance to perform to stadiums to push back against censorship, not of themselves but of a fellow artist. Respect.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
⚠️ The Trump-appointed Kennedy Center board votes to close
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The Associated Press X.com
@AP
BREAKING: The Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes and branding dispute with President Trump,
AP sources say.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 As Midterms Rage, a Top Democrat Wants Congress to Talk Menopause www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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As Midterms Rage, Gillibrand Wants Congress to Talk Menopause
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York is devoting a hearing to a topic that affects millions but is poorly understood and widely ignored, including when it comes to federal research money.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Perhaps … a Garbage Pail Kid?
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
(setting out to defeat mlm scammers) let's get down to business to defeat the huns
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
⚠️ 9/11 widow Terry Strada just called out Saudi Arabia’s role in the attacks and confronted the memorial ceremony attendees from multiple administrations about their broken promises and complicity in protecting KSA instead of delivering justice:
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wikipedia entry for 9/11 attacks was vandalized this morning.
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
‼️ Dust Bowl, left in the Dust! Climate contrarians love to cherry pick summer of 1936 in the US. But zoom out… Summer 1936 was about 1.36°C or 2.45°F cooler 🥶 globally, than 2026. 1/
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I have so, so many thoughts right now and they can all be distilled to “it’s always been about controlling women.” Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/u...
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Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones
The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“In her 30s, a documentarian asked her what she wanted to be when she ‘grew up.’ ‘Free,’ she told him. ‘And old. And a little mean.’” www.thecut.com/article/glor...
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Gloria Steinem Loved Women
The feminist icon, who has died at the age of 92, epitomized the contradictions and hopes of the women’s liberation movement.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Also, "check your pocket change" lol. perfect motto for this administration
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Agree (and I think the series as a whole is still one of the best). But the visceral terror it invokes that sticks with you? Unmatched
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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Y'all. I know you're tired of my running on about this, and I *want* to give you a break over the weekend, but I CAN'T fail these cats. They need a HOME. They're affectionate, relaxed and in decent health, and their issues are MINOR and EASILY MANAGEABLE. All we need is to find That Person.
Torbie cat standing on bed, looking up.Gray cat with white flash on throat, sitting on bed, looking up.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
DID NO ONE WATCH “BLACK MIRROR”?????
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
My son named a stray that gave birth in our backyard Susan. I asked him why. “Because Narnia’s Susan was kind, and this cat is a good mom who chose a safe place for her kittens.”
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
So good
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Bawling.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Goddammit
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
1. Would like to know how many kids are realistically eating salmon cakes (I’m an adult and I’m side-eyeing it) 2. Not actually a quick meal for working parents (which is … most of them) 3. Who thinks “oh we’ll eat salmon cakes and bean salad for days until the math works out”
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19/08/2026
Mike Caruso, a close ally of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has been arrested and charged with five felonies. trib.al/nfKt7TJ
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DeSantis Appointee Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Charges
Mike Caruso, a close ally of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has been arrested and charged with five felonies.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My landscaper (a documented Latino immigrant; idk who he supported) is struggling in a big way. He’s basically a one-man operation working 7 days a week now, sunup to sundown. He’s lovely and works crazy-hard but he’s not a young man. I hope his former crew is safe. I hope he feels safe.
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Honoring these magnificent specimens, exemplars of their kind for wildly different reasons, on Black Cat Appreciation Day.
Maude, an all-black female cat with perpetually worried-looking gold eyes, sits in a child’s Batman-themed chair.Jeffrey, an all-black male cat with one white paw, sits atop a staircase banister in majestic fashion. He is not actually majestic in any way.Pancake, an all-black female cat, rests atop her cat tree while perusing the outdoors from the enclosed porch with one paw outstretched. Also a rescue; has excellent RBF.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"No. Not nearly long enough" then he turns and walks away. Ignorant and uncaring. What else is there to say.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Giuliani's father did time in Sing Sing for armed robbery and was reportedly an enforcer for his brother-in-law's loan-sharking operation. www.nytimes.com/2000/08/10/n...
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Brooke T. Sample @brookesample.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
My three cats (all from NJ) speak three different languages. The quiet one speaks with what can only be described as the best feline RBF I’ve ever encountered. None of them like each other or seem to want to understand the others. Each one has a different preferred human. My house is confusing.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Whatever else was wrong with the United States, we truly did have a higher education system that was the envy of the world. Now we’re lighting it on fire because some people are bored and racist.
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 11/08/2026
We learned nothing from COVID-19! Nothing!!
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW: I had the pleasure of profiling Paulina Borsook, whose book Cyberselfish, about the early tech industry, is a great key to understanding why it’s so bad today. For her trouble, Borsook has had a very weird and bad 25 years, something she calls “a curse.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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A Tech Prophet Finally Gets Her Second Coming
In 2000, Paulina Borsook published a book foretelling the anti-government sentiments of the tech world. Now that it’s too late, people are ready to listen.
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