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Gene Perry

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Policy guy with @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social‬ | (((ᏣᎳᎩ))) | #COYS

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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Saw the Odyssey movie. It was generally good! Only bad casting was Agamemnon. Could have used more Circe. They made Odysseus much less of a monster than he is in the poem but I understand why.
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Brian Gocial @briangocial.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“If you cut in half the number of journalists reporting new information and double the number of people writing opinions about that information, you have created an information environment that is objectively less valuable for citizens.”
hamiltonnolan.com
Paying for News Is Cheaper Than Not Having It
The consequences of privatizing public information.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Another chance to join this team! @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social is hiring a sharp policy mind to help real local news stay afloat above the waves of AI and social media slop. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...
linkedin.com
Rebuild Local News hiring AI & Tech Policy Manager in Brooklyn, NY | LinkedIn
Posted 4:32:21 PM. LOCATION: Remote, based in the United StatesREPORTS TO: Director of PolicyCOMPENSATION: $80,000 -…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
let the lemons cook
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
so much depends on a wobbling muon's g-factor beside the white chickens
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Djed!
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The Pickup @thepickupdotcom.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Let's remember the time OU psychologists turned Robber's Cave State Park into "Lord of the Flies": thepickup.com/lets-remembe...
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
That commercial where USA beats Brazil in the World Cup final looking increasingly unrealistic.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
That commercial where USA beats Brazil in the World Cup final looking increasingly unrealistic.
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Joshua Benton @joshuabenton.com · 01/07/2026
New by me —> Now we're getting AI fake news complaining about how AI fake news is the death of real news! How a fake news site splits its energy between (a) the imagined closure of real US newspapers and (b) Chinese-friendly takes on Taiwan www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/now-...
niemanlab.org
Now we’re getting AI fake news complaining about how AI fake news is the death of real news
Did 47 Alabama newspapers die on a single day and no one noticed? (Hint: No, they didn't.)
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Can this England beat Mexico at the Azteca? Boy, I don't know...
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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard @niemanfoundation.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
“A lot of bookselling is the first couple steps of writing a book review anyway.” Sophie Culpepper reports on The Porter Square Review of Books.
niemanlab.org
Book reviews are an endangered species. So this independent bookstore decided to start publishing its own.
“We’re not just going to complain about it!”
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
If Dems win power in 2029, I am begging for the opposite of this approach. More small-d democracy. More accountability for personal corruption. Less wild policy schemes that reinforce the imperial presidency.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Excited about this! tulsaflyer.org/2026/06/26/c...
tulsaflyer.org
New Tulsa bookstore sets stage for Indigenous culture
Cherokee musician Agalisiga Mackey and author Paloma Lopez are bringing a wide selection of Indigenous literature and a listening room to Kendall-Whittier July 1.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Who remembers that Alan Armstrong is the current U.S. Senator for Oklahoma? I for one am appreciating an elected official who keeps his head down.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
It's like a core principle of the company is "Do Be Evil" www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/t...
nytimes.com
Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Champions of the not dropping! #COYS
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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
In Tulsa, a simple idea is strengthening how local newsrooms keep their communities informed. The @tulsaflyer.bsky.social and Oklahoma Eagle are building a shared reporting network that moves reliable coverage across outlets. Report once, reach many. Read more: www.bushcenter.org/publications...
bushcenter.org
The Tulsa Flyer: The power of networks | George W. Bush Presidential Center
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Somehow Ticketmaster's user interface crosses the line from incompetence into outright sadism.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Has anyone investigated if there were any deaths during the construction of Tottenham Hotspur stadium and what vengeful relative called a curse down on the team?
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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We released our first‑ever Annual Report, capturing how our 2025 policy, research and coalition‑building efforts are helping rebuild local reporting capacity across the country. A milestone for the movement and a foundation for what comes next. Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/rebuild-loca...
rebuildlocalnews.org
Rebuild Local News Releases Inaugural Annual Report, Showing Major Strides in State Action
Our 2025 annual report highlights major policy wins, bipartisan momentum and significant funding now flowing to local newsrooms from state and local laws.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The Sun disappeared behind the Moon, revealing a scene that defied description. Silhouetted against the Sun, the Moon was bathed only in “Earthshine”—the faint, hued sunlight reflected off the continents, oceans, clouds, and ice caps that make up the Earth a quarter-million miles away.
arstechnica.com
Astronauts set distance record, revealing the Moon as a place to be explored
Humans have probably not evolved to see what we’re seeing. It is truly hard to describe. It is amazing."
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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Two Parties, Two Internets: Republicans and Democrats aren’t just messaging differently, they’re talking in entirely different places dcinboxinsights.substack.com/p/two-partie...
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Imagine being a TSA agent, going on 5 weeks without pay, now told to train ICE to do your job. Do you show up for work?
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The dirty secret about the filibuster is that many of the things Senators say they would pass if that pesky filibuster wasn't in the way are actually things they don't want to pass, and it's more politically convenient to hide behind the filibuster.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
You can't scare me, I'm a #COYS fan.
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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
We’re hiring a Director of Government Affairs & Partnerships! If you’re strategic, politically savvy, and ready to help pass state laws that strengthen local news, we want to hear from you. 📣 Apply now: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/careers/care...
rebuildlocalnews.org
Careers: Director of Government Affairs and Partnerships (Remote)
We are seeking a strategic, mission-driven and politically savvy individual with a bias for action to help lead our efforts to pass laws.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Absolute farce of an administration www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/u...
nytimes.com
U.S. Encourages Flow of Iranian Oil While It Battles Iran
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I know it's hard out there trying to navigate the AI slopcalypse, especially for small publishers, but demanding that authors provide a fully tracked version history of anything they submit is not the way.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
I dreamed I was part of a panel discussion and also on the panel was Donald Trump but he kept falling asleep and eventually he laid down asleep sprawled across all of the other panelists so they cancelled the event.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Interesting milestone
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Happy Liberation Day to all who celebrate.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Thanks @niemanlab.org for writing up our report! "The report is a substantive, measured look at early stats and lessons learned from the first year of Illinois’ Local Journalism Sustainability Tax Incentive Program, which created the country’s first refundable tax credits for local news."
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
As Jeff Amazon divests in journalism, Illinois shows a new way to fund local news by and for local communities.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I made a thing! Get all the stats you didn't know you needed about where you are right now: www.knowur.place
knowur.place
Know Your Place
Census stats, public health, local trends, and more — all based on where you are right now.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The Gary Larson prophecy has come to pass m.youtube.com/watch?v=bAk4...
m.youtube.com
Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow
YouTube video by Antonio Jose Osuna Mascaró
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I knew the day would come but didn't expect it so soon. We had to have the talk. The 6-year-old asked, "What's a crypto?"
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Someone may need to investigate Google AI's implicit bias against the people of Germany.
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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Welcome @cliffordmichel.bsky.social and Caroline Ross to Rebuild Local News! Clifford joins as Development Manager with experience in nonprofit fundraising. Caroline joins as Senior Advisor, having led transitions of local papers into nonprofit ownership at the National Trust for Local News.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Favorite books I read this year! I finished 56 books in 2025. I usually pick five fiction and five non-fiction for this list, but this year's reading was more weighted towards fiction, so I went with six and four. In alphabetical order:
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
sorry everyone It’s The Phones and it has always been The Phones nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com
How the Phone Ban Saved High School
Since the bell-to-bell device lockup, teens in New York have rediscovered the simple pleasures of conversation, board games, and poker.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Throwing out into the universe that I appreciate the Amazon delivery driver's perfectly framed photo of my porch.
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Danny Kelly @dannykellywords.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Your quick guide to this #WorldCupDraw
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
I've never before been one to enlist in the War on Christmas, but the 6 year old has an elf on the shelf in her classroom and is praying and praying that we get one at home...
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
"If you build it, they will come", but "it" is trillions of dollars in AI infrastructure, "they" is all of us, and "come" is constantly having our default preferences be reset to use AI without our consent.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
I am 'the algorithm keeps trying to show me videos on techniques to fix back pain' years old.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
It's too late for me but consider this a warning to any naive young Americans considering becoming a Tottenham fan...
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Well played @fctulsa.bsky.social 😢
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
English Premier League votes to preserve the free market in professional sports salaries, rejects the top down control model of American sports www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...
dailymail.co.uk
Premier League clubs vote AGAINST new 'anchoring' spending cap rules
Premier League clubs have voted against new highly controversial salary cap rules - but have green lit the introduction of new squad cost rules to replace the existing PSR regulations.
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Gene Perry @genelewisperry.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
File under "the past is much stranger than we think."
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