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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1h
Before any criminal charges were filed, before any weapons were drawn, before anybody mentioned President Trump, a dog named Bob wanted to go to the park. What happened next between two dog owners will soon be scrutinized by a judge and jury as both men grapple with the consequences. trib.al/PpK1IAM
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 6h
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Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 7h
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They Argued About Trump at a Dog Park. Then They Pulled Their Guns.
What happened between two dog owners one April afternoon in Ohio will soon be scrutinized by a judge and jury as both men grapple with the consequences.
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Michael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 7h
“What does parallel parking mean to you?”
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Tight Competition: The Contest to Name Philly’s Best Parallel Parker
Out of more than 900 applicants, 15 were chosen to compete in three rounds, including “Tight Squeeze” and “Under Duress.”
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 9h
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Tight Competition: The Contest to Name Philly’s Best Parallel Parker
Out of more than 900 applicants, 15 were chosen to compete in three rounds, including “Tight Squeeze” and “Under Duress.”
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 04/10/2026
In Ohio, a trucker tries to make sense of the moment when Pierre Damas Bel, a Haitian immigrant, stepped in front of his path, Stephanie McCrummen reports. “I keep on thinking about it,” Jack Buhring told her:
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tense video! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Tight Competition: The Contest to Name Philly’s Best Parallel Parker
Out of more than 900 applicants, 15 were chosen to compete in three rounds, including “Tight Squeeze” and “Under Duress.”
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Greg Jaffe @gregjaffe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
One of the best, most moving features that I've read this year. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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A Reckoning in Springfield
A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.
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Jesse Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Adolph Menzel, Death as an Unwelcome Guest, 1844/1845. Watercolor and gouache. 5.1 x 3.6 in. (Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin). Death politely recognizes that this is a shoe-free house.
Death, dressed in a top hat and overcoat, rings the doorbell as he removes his shoes. Inscribed: "1844: Plusquamperfectum" ("more than finished")
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In the last hours of Noem’s tenure, her agency delivered a windfall to a political donor by buying five airplanes from his firm at a substantial markup. @haleaziz.bsky.social @fahrenthold.bsky.social @nicknehamas.bsky.social @tylerpager.bsky.social @nirajc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Democrats Lead Governor Races Deep in Republican Territory, Polls Show
Democratic advantages in the races for governor in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska reflect deep unhappiness with President Trump and the economy. A Republican leads in Kansas.
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Ray E. Boomhower @rboomhower.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet." Damon Runyon
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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How Cornell Punished Each of the 7 Men Accused of Sexual Assault
Summaries obtained by The New York Times offer a detailed look at the discipline meted out to the men accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student at Cornell University.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
One for all the Zig-heads out there. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_txo...
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The Meters - Full Concert - 05/30/80 - Saenger Theatre (OFFICIAL)
YouTube video by Wolfgang's Funk & Reggae
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
Christa Pike’s legal team repeatedly warned that her execution could go wrong. On Wednesday, Pike survived two attempts to inject her with execution drugs, bringing horrified reactions, renewed scrutiny of the death penalty and the second moratorium on executions in Tennessee in recent years.
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How a Failed Execution Left Christa Pike Hovering Between Life and Death
Her legal team had repeatedly warned that her execution could go wrong. On Wednesday, they were proven right.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Tennessee Prison Chief Was Hired Despite a Trail of Troubled Executions
The failed execution of Christa Pike has prompted new scrutiny of Frank Strada, the state’s top prison official, and his past role overseeing executions in Arizona.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“You think Cornell University wants to report something like that?”
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D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence
Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence
Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Truckers Are ‘Just Trying to Hang On’ When a Fill-Up Tops $1,000
Truckers are among the hardest hit by the soaring cost of diesel fuel. High prices are forcing some to stay on the road for months and others to park their rigs.
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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bottom line: +29k jobs (+50k 3mma) and 4.2% unemployment are hardly catastrophic. Rebound in prime-age e-pop is encouraging. Fundamental issue in this labor market isn't that there aren't enough jobs. It's what they pay: Wage growth is continuing to slow. #NumbersDay
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Gloria Walker And The Chevelles Please Don't Desert Me Baby (1968)
YouTube video by Lost and found Soul
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
YouTube video by Bettye Swann - Topic
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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C & The Shells -- On your way home
YouTube video by ‎Iain Akerman
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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1968 HITS ARCHIVE: She’s A Heartbreaker - Gene Pitney (mono 45)
YouTube video by AnotherProf
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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NY Governor Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case (Gift Article)
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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How The New York Times Is Reporting on the Cornell Rape Investigation
Times editors explore the thinking behind our coverage of the explosive allegations that have roiled a campus and the country.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Lucien Lazare, Jewish Resistance Fighter in Occupied France, Dies at 101
He and a small troop of French Jews worked with the Allies to distribute supplies and fight the Nazis, ambushing a German train and liberating a city in the south.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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America’s Long History of Executions Includes Many Botched Ones
Tennessee’s attempt to end Christa Pike’s life did not succeed. No method of execution has been foolproof.
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Paul Klee @paul-klee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Old Man Counting on his Fingers kokoelmat.fng.fi/app?si=C+IV+868
Old Man Counting on his Fingers
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Seeking Justice
The woman known as “Jane Doe” was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: “I was assaulted.”
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say
Christa Pike, who was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995, was set to be executed by lethal injection. Officials had gone ahead with the execution after a temporary court-ordered pause.
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Mattathias Schwartz @schwartzesque.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨🚨🚨NEW: Justice Dept. Tries to Rebuke Federal Judges for Speaking to The New York Times w/ Devlin Barrett www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Justice Dept. Tries to Rebuke Federal Judges for Speaking to The Times (Gift Article)
Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administration’s actions “created a grave threat to the rule of law.” The attorney general accused him of “obvious bias.”
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Dylan Freedman @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com · 29/09/2026
NEW: Employees at OpenAI had raised security alarms months before the Hugging Face incident and related A.I. cyberattacks — their warnings were ignored. From @sheeraf.bsky.social, @dustinvolz.bsky.social and me.
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OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models (Gift Article)
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I was just in Montgomery, AL and learned that their minor league team are the Biscuits and I'm not sure how that their merch isn't sold absolutely everywhere in Montgomery.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Victor Marx, Colorado Governor Nominee With Sensational Past, Splinters the G.O.P.
Republicans in the state fear that the sensational biography of Victor Marx, their party’s candidate for governor, could drag down the rest of the ticket.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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OpenAI Ignored Employees Who Warned It Wasn’t Doing Enough About Security
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Sarah Fackrell @design-law.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
D162,553 - issued in 1951 for a design for a "sport shirt." #DesignPatents
design patent claiming a design for a shirt decorated with cartoon elephants
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Dustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New: FBI in internal memo says it believes ShinyHunters may have stolen private data on all employees. Fears of longterm consequences of breach magnify as hackers threaten to leak everything online by end of Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/09/2026
Following the U.S. military's intervention in Venezuela, the Trump administration issued a new policy allowing the import of Venezuelan gold. Hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of the precious metal now sits untouched as refiners fear the gold's connection to corruption. trib.al/siKHP1o
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's winning Biology All email--in fact this is a contender for best this year
Hi all,

We received a package with no name to GSB 2144 with 80 sheep brains in it. If you are expecting this package, please reach out and we can coordinate the pickup!

Best wishes,
Jenna
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Let's go!
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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Will Eisner's The Spirit from September 28, 1952. Art by Wally Wood & letters by Ben Oda.
The cover shows a rocket ship heading towards Earth, above the title "Return from the Moon." The Spirit's face, partially in shadow, is in the background.
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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Paid for by the US Government": Trump is using taxpayer dollars to air pro-Trump TV ads, including a 2024 campaign ad. A GOP senator says no public official, including Trump, "should spend public money on private ads for themselves." @baylisswagner.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
What an odd moment in United States history. A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government. Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
OK, David Stearns. It's the off season. How are you going to hurt me this year?
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Steve Merelman @smerelman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lindy! 300!
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Texas as sci fi novel setting. On Amazon’s delivery drones “raining boxes” in a Dallas suburb: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
Screenshot of text: "Before the drones arrived, Richardson was a suburb known as a hub for tech and telecom, and its residents were already living with technology’s intrusions. A massive new A.I. data center sits across the street from one neighborhood, and as recently as last month, 20 Flock cameras, which read license plates and track vehicles, were used at 14 major intersections.

But for those people living closest to the Amazon flight paths, the ever-droning deliveries pose the most serious threat to their private and peaceful life."
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Vintage Jerseys & Hats @polyesterunis.com · 26/09/2026
Gorman Thomas, 1975 @brewers.com #Baseball
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