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I just tried to get a COVID booster. The pharmacy said it would cost almost $300 without insurance. The pharmacist was shocked. I got the impression nobody without insurance had come through (yet). Shaking their head, the pharmacist asked, "Want me to cancel it?" "Yeah," I said with a sigh.

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That's bc Gator's never been about that.

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There are some people who "break news," but the corporate incompetence will kill the news worthiness. I've known some amazing reporters who slogged it out at Gannet papers for years, but only because it was a steady paycheck in a declining news industry (that Gannet is killing).

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Many Gannet papers don't have enough staff to unionize. Mine paper was three people when I was there. Some don't have any staff, they're more valuable as husk, full of reprinted national stories, legally mandated printed public notices and wasted advertising money.

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It is. Gannet is the corporation that murdered local news, and created the Zombie Paper. They care about shareholder profits more than journalistic ethics. When I started working for them, every journalist I met (quite literally) said, "Oh, I'm sorry..."

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 30/09/2026

Sort of. Depends on the company. A lot of outlets consider *all* material gathered on an assignment as company property. EX: USAT/Gannett boss told me they owned photos of my cat I shot on my personal phone on my off-time bc I was an employee. So I quit, and went back to freelancing.

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But I kind of enjoyed spending hours in your classes and writing smart-ass essays...

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 29/09/2026

The unspoken point here is that members of Congress are arguing they're above laws their constituents are expected to follow - the same constituents who can be harassed or murdered by law enforcement officials (who are similarly immune from prosecution).

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 29/09/2026

I've been a "cheap-phone" and "bought off-contract" person for 20 years. I dislike (cheap) bluetooth earbuds because, while very convenient, they're an expensive, insecure and environmentally unsustainable solution to a problem that already had a solution.

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 29/09/2026

Wait...stripes are a sin?

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 28/09/2026

I'm waiting for the "Dogs are welfare queens" argument to bleed into the US national political debate.

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 28/09/2026

🎷🎵🎵🎷 "One of these days, @imleor.bsky.social, I'm gonna punch you in the face!"

Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 27/09/2026

"The report by Quebecor media quoted two unnamed...[Quebec gov't sources] who said US officials had attempted to negotiate tariffs with Quebec directly. It also noted how a US-based think tank...published an essay in Feb. calling for US to destabilize the Canadian federation..."

globalnews.ca

Federal intelligence agency contacted amid U.S. interference allegations in Quebec election | Globalnews.ca

As Quebec's election enters its final stretch, U.S. interference allegations prompted a CSIS contact and calls for from party leaders for transparency.

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 27/09/2026

"Peace! I will stop your fucking mouth." Benedick, Act 5, Scene 4 Mich Ado About Nothing

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 27/09/2026

Somehow, Palpatine returned...

Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 25/09/2026

I don't think it's over yet. Chicago (and fmr. CPD sup. Brown) can appeal, and drag this out longer.

Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 25/09/2026

Pool sprays are the definition of a circle jerk. I've been there.

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Dominic Gwinn @dominicgwinn.com · 25/09/2026

As a photojournalist who's been in the sprays, and also on the unofficial enemies list, is indeed totally dumb.

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DC has enough pickleball courts. Expand press credentialing.

Foxhole friends, war wives and chaos/clusterfuck comrades

He could try demolishing more historic buildings?

My argument is it should be converted into the new press briefing room Some say it being atop a secure bunker makes it ineligible as a press room, but that suggests only a POTUS' wealthy/elite guests are entitled to protection, not the people, in "The People's House."

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WaPo: "‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues" www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

McCrery informed the White House that Trump’s ballroom design did not meet fire safety codes, which require the majority of guests to be able to quickly exit through the main entrance during an emergency, according to the people and documents. The architect also pointed out that alternative emergency exit routes out of the building were insufficient, and that there was little in the design to prevent a kitchen fire from rapidly spreading into the event space on the floor above.

In addition to fire safety concerns, Trump’s desired ballroom design did not include enough toilets to accommodate the structure’s maximum occupancy, according to documents, and there were few options for adding more, as the event space occupied most of the building’s footprint. One early ballroom design featured just seven stalls in the women’s bathroom.

On Sept. 30, 2025, a White House team met to review the ballroom design, and they discussed “areas of concern” and comments from contractors on the project, according to a White House official’s meeting notes. “Life safety — big concern,” the notes said.

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