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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 8h

I think I found the Thai Diner's Spotify playlist

open.spotify.com/playlist/4pT...

THAI DINER PLAYLIST

open.spotify.com

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 9h

for my part, Sally the only things that gives me pause are her lack of journalism experience or ethics, her sophomoric writing level, the fact that she's a censorious scold, and a virulent Islamophobe but aside from that she's just as good as Les Moonves, the serial sex predator who used to run CBS

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 15h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 11h

oh I like that idea!!

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 12h

this is the way

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 14h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 17h

story here: www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

UPS is 'disposing of' U.S.-bound packages over customs paperwork problems

Shifting Trump tariffs have created a nightmare for UPS, as thousands of packages from overseas pile up at its hubs while they await customs clearance.

www.nbcnews.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 17h

went to Chef David Guas' spot in McLean, Neutral Ground, for the first time last night for dinner and it was truly excellent

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 17h

I wrote about the government shutdown—and why this one is different

newrepublic.com/post/201612/...

Why It’s Pointless for Democrats to Negotiate a Shutdown Deal

The most overlooked aspect of the current impasse is that it began a long time ago—and is rooted in a deep Trumpian dysfunction.

newrepublic.com

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

insane this story exists considering the fact that there's no evidence of any criminal or corrupt activity on James' part but then again this is the New York Times, a newspaper with no adult supervision

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

In the Eye of a Political Storm, a Tiny Yellow House in Norfolk, Va.

www.nytimes.com

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

I mean what's not to like about a half naked Thierry Henry holding a cat

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

I joked with my wife about getting this rug for my home office but honestly I think I'm gonna do it

www.eighteen86.com/product-page...

TH14 Throw | Eighteen86

Woven Cotton Throw/Blanket/Rug 175cm x 130cm Collaboration with www.astorelike94.com

www.eighteen86.com

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

Well I got Victor Albisu’s taco place nearby so that’s a start

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

Also I’m one of three TNR people who live across the street from a library and I gotta say, it’s really great

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

we moved from a more suburban part of Arlington to the densest part of the county (one of the densest communities in the US I’m told, which…whoa if true) and it weirdly feels like the most ideal place to live during America’s omnicrisis

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

fun to discover that there's a great banh mi spot within walking distance of my new digs

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

I think you’re totally right; this is also the territory that the No Kings folks have managed to so deftly occupy

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

I have my moments

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 1d

minor point to be made about this Mamdani ad but his campaign does a great job mining NYC lore to emphasize that the city's residents have great values; it also demonstrates an intimacy with the city that Cuomo lolllllll uhhh let's be charitable and say "lacks"

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

You Have to See This Mamdani Ad

I wasn't planning to post anything today. I dislike working and writing on weekends in general, but this was too important to ignore. You have to see this Zohran Mamdani campaign ad that came out this...

www.burnsnotice.com

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 2d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but