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I love this vision for a fall day! Why do I feel a sudden temptation to forget everything I really need to get done today and hop into a canoe?!?!?!

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Jeff Brady @jeffbradynews.bsky.social · 17h

If you're looking for an experienced national journalist, I have 23 years at NPR under my belt. That includes time as an editor and planning coverage for a dispersed team of staff and freelance reporters.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 17h

Went canoeing on a pond in Massachusetts surrounded by trees with leaves changing color, and dotted with lillypads ALSO CHANGING COLOR!!! The water was so still that it perfectly reflected the big white fluffy clouds in the sky. Like drifting into a painting.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026

The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️

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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Americans need to understand the stakes of the upcoming elections. Too many news orgs rely on “horse race coverage”, “sanewashing”, “false equivalence”, “euphemism” and other inadequacies. Endorse our pro-democracy election coverage guidelines. www.mediaanddemocracyproject.org/2026-electio...

Ahead of the midterms, journalists must:
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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"It's trying to render individual cartoonists obsolete because we cost money and take time." Thorough and illuminating reporting on ChatGPT pilfering the work (and signatures!!!) of New Yorker cartoonists.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

*dining* room... calling it a ding room sure does undercut the maturity of it all

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Added a physical newspaper on Sundays to our Boston Globe subscription and it is here, spread out on the ding room table... turns out, this is what it takes to make me feel like an actual adult.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

a lot of people seem to think this is dangerous or bad and...I guess that's not exactly where I'm coming from. Jewishness is an ethnic identity as well as a religious identity. I'm an atheist! I'm still Jewish! this is not uncommon!

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ugh. All the Jews in the Czach village my grandfather left before the war were loaded onto a single train on a single day, all to their deaths. I would not exist if my grandfather had still been there. I would not be speaking German... or anything else.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I studied structuralist linguistics in college but a quarter century later a single chapter on the topic kinda hurts my brain. Thank god for the Magnetic Fields. m.youtube.com/watch?v=6SGC...

m.youtube.com

The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure

YouTube video by The Magnetic Fields - Topic

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NEW: As Trump’s White House and influencers keep touting the unproven benefits of raw milk, hundreds across the country are falling ill from outbreaks. Some people get severe indigestion. And some nearly die. Here's the story of one toddler who drank it. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/cali...

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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.

California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

lol yes that's the other one that has them, and a few at target. they have us by the ....

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Do we count this as alt/grunge? If so, it's my favorite m.youtube.com/watch?v=fxvk...

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The Breeders - Cannonball

YouTube video by The Breeders

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Surely there's a company other than Amazon that sells kids' watches... but I admittedly have a lot of requirements. Digital, not smart, ideally no plastic (but if I have to cave on something, I guess this is it), and yeah... not on Amazon. Help.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hannukah Barbie sold out already. I'm sorry, I can't help it, love her 😅

Brown-haired Barbie in a blue
sweater festooned with menorah and stars of David

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just going to leave this here... and call it a night.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh no, that's terrible! Yikes. I'm so sad to hear it. Wtf, 2026.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If I were in KC tonight, I'd go to Vietnam Cafe in Columbus Park, man thst sounds good

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Boy, this made me want to rewatch this whole movie. I also love when they run through the Louvre as fast as they can.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Fun story by @pubradiosly.bsky.social about Turkish psychedelic funk in Kansas City. One of the things I miss most about Kansas City is the music scene, everyone is up for a challenge and a good time. There's so much creative energy. Thanks for the sonic visit home. theworld.org/segments/202...

theworld.org

Turkish psychedelic music is making a comeback - The World from PRX

Ezgi Karakus is a Turkish cellist who moved to Kansas City to study at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory. She’s become an important figure in local classical and jazz communities. Bu...

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

ah, apoligies, her mom was a veteran and it was her military family that was emphasized in her campaign, I will delete to prevent spreading any inaccuracy, my memory failed me but i should have checked first

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What do they have in common? What lessons might apply beyond the state? I have seen plenty of examples of Kansas foreshadowing national trends while appearing anomolous. Why not take a closer look, not as 3 seperate stunners but as a repeat phenomenon? I know, too soon...

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

i think a study of Kansas democrats who have won statewide and congressional district races in the last 10 years would be illuminating. Current governor Laura Kelly, current 3rd district congresswoman Sharice Davids (who is also indigenous + LGBTQ), mayyyyybe Adam Hamilton... we shall see.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This just in: I stopped re-reading 1984. I’m just gonna read the news instead. However, I will say, re-reading just a little reminded me how important the centralization of economic power in govt hands was to that particular dystopia. There is also a lot of dust!!! Like seriously, so much dust.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Honestly… I think she’s great and wish she’d existed when I was a kid

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Hannukah Barbie’s nose is not that big, I would have been more offended if they’d given her one of those bubbly little noses the other Barbies have. I’ve at times been upset by noses on fictional Jewish kids (Sesame Street Hannukah book illustrations are 😱) but this one feels ok to me.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The departure is the hardest part. Once you actually get into the groove of what it is you're doing on your own, those feelings settle a bit (that was my experience, anyway). Coming home feels so good, too! Something to look forward to when you feel that tug. Sending all the good vibes.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hamilton is a Christian minister with a very big congregation in the wealthiest county in the state, and an established civic presence in Kansas City. He is well positioned in a very specific way that goes beyond R vs D. It’s interesting to see it unfold.

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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A public library serving Chicago's poorest burbs had to temporarily shut down last week because they didn't have enough staff members to keep it open. Access has to be fully funded and staffed. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/23/r...

chicagotribune.com

Temporary closure of library highlights lack of access to services in Robbins, Dixmoor

William Leonard Public Library serves Robbins and Dixmoor, but is facing budget and staffing issues, reducing services for residents.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We a weird time to be a person

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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

this is not paywalls, fyi - this chart looks roughly the same for sites that have had paywalls since long before 2022. this is all former SEO traffic that has now vanished in exchange for ai search summaries

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Re-reading 1984 is um… not comforting?

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Announcing "Election Ready": A webinar series from the U.S. Journalist Assistance Network and its partners to help you and your newsroom prepare, stay safe, and respond when challenges arise during election reporting. Learn more and register at: pen.org/election-ready

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Protect civilians without exception.”

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Most of the time, I wish we'd left the internet in the computer room, but today, I got to listen to my mom give her Yom Kippur sermon in Joplin, Missouri from Cambridge, Massachusetts. She talked about HER mom (my grandma) and also Dolly Parton. I cried. Thanks internet.

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Graduate school as an old person, observation of the week: it is probably a bad sign that when I called my brother and described my current feeling of being behind and overwhelmed, he told me that "we are all just ants on a big rock" and I felt relieved... for a minute.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Astonishing! He begins to name the books, to reassure himself that they are all still there, exactly, as he remembers. He’s an Alim, the highest level of Islamic scholar, he has, very likely, memorized *every* word in each text, and knows the order they’re placed. I’m not crying, you’re crying. 😭

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I am as far from naive about this as a person could be. My own safety is on the line. I still put it off reading it for a day because I knew how it would shake me. And… yes, correct! Important work by @marisakabas.bsky.social

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:

thehandbasket.co

Republicans don’t have a Nazi problem—they are the Nazi problem

A spate of recent revelations have shown the ideologies and their adherents are one and the same.

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And then there’s this: “It is essentially a coalition of willing states that can assemble forces for a particular contingency without requiring consensus among all NATO members.” www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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Canada wants into Britain's rapid-response defence club | CBC News

Canada has formally applied to join the United Kingdom's Joint Expeditionary Force, reversing a decision made more than a decade ago. Born from the Afghanistan war and reshaped by Russia's invasion of...

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The World @theworld.org · 16/09/2026

The Kremlin has a history of election meddling. Now, AI offers Russia tools for more sophisticated interference. Investigative reporter David Corn explores this in his book and discusses Russia's possible role in the US midterms with host Marco Werman.

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Russian disinformation networks gear up for US midterms - The World from PRX

The Kremlin has a long track record of meddling in the elections of its adversaries. Now artificial intelligence is giving Russia new tools that could make interference easier and more sophisticated. ...

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Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Kansas is a place of political contradictions. If Sharice Davids shows us anything, it’s that Kansans can be surprising. The right person at the right time can win.

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