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Drew Schnoebelen

@dschnoeb.bsky.social

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I work for Penguin Random House. I put the books you love into the libraries you should visit more. Worcester Human Rights Commissioner. He/Him.

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · Dec 26

It’s hard to dunk on cyber truck owners any worse than what they regularly do to themselves

A gold cybertruck with the words “#1 HAIR TRANSPLANT” in all caps on the side

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 8h

This sounds like the lyrics to a Tom Waits song

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bort @crushbort.bsky.social · 16h

is it not weird that every day there’s a new video of anonymous masked men having the time of their lives beating/shooting/disappearing people and the dem response from the top down is “republicans want to double your health insurance premiums”

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 20h

The "participation trophies are for the weak" crowd giving out fake nobel peace prizes now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 1d

LOL this is objectively insane.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 1d

I used to write for Loot Crate (a nerdy subscription box company with a nerdy website to boot) for years and when I left, they changed all my bylines to "staff writer" then eventually they folded and I lost everything.

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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 3d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 3d

This is one of the accounts I sell to so I'm not thrilled.

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 3d

Just cancelled my Spotify. Been meaning to do it for a while but always nice to have a push.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 4d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis

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Publishers Lunch @publisherslunch.bsky.social · 3d

Following the cancelled asset sale to ReaderLink, Baker & Taylor is going out of business.
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/10/bt-s...

B&T Shutting Down Operations - Publishers Lunch

Baker & Taylor will be closing their business, after a planned acquisition of their assets by Readerlink fell through last month. Operations will cease by January 1, according to online posts from for...

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L @banalplay.bsky.social · 4d

When your custom character appears in a cut scene

The Portland frog backing down an army of jackboots

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 4d

This is easily how you let these people know how you feel. Hit them in the wallet.

Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 4d

The SPEED with which my paramount account was nuked the moment this happened.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 4d

David Ellison’s note to staff on Paramount’s acquisition of the Free Press

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 6d

@eliyudin.com is the best

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 6d

All right enough about the blood money comedians. Let’s talk GOOD comedians. I saw @davidjroth.bsky.social link to this special once and it had me dying. youtu.be/g9NT46SGqFY?...

Humble Offering | Stand Up Comedy | Eli Yudin Full Special

YouTube video by Cracked Comedy Club

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 6d

Y’all posted too much and got too weird about the Travis Kelce dick song that now I’ve decided it’s a banger. Get that D, girl. Good for you. Congrats on the hog, brother.

Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 7d

Oh no, they’re onto us

Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 7d

There are still heroes out there, pushing back.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 7d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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please be nice to patrick @nicetopatrick.bsky.social · 7d

i guess ICE is just driving around the city and finding busy areas they can tear gas for fun

Michael Roche @michaelroche.bsky.social · 7d

ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d

really seems like @govpritzker.illinois.gov is talking out of both sides of his mouth. either step in or stop pretending.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov owns every arrest and act of violence against protesters this morning. He is aiding and abetting Operation Midway Blitz by allowing state cops to do this. He tells us to film ICE. His cops have shoved me around for filming this morning.

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 8d

This is wild

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 8d

a reminder that this is Tyler Cowen

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Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 8d

I’m sure eventually things will get better somewhere, somehow. But man, every corner looking prettttttty bleak right now.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8d

Paramount is about to pay $150 million for this

New article from The Free Press

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human

“Not everyone is happy about this gorgeous innovation,” writes Tyler Cowen.

Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI.
By Tyler Cowen
10.02.25

Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 9d

The world is so bad and The Pitt is so good. Less things that make the world bad and more seasons of The Pitt.

Drew Schnoebelen @dschnoeb.bsky.social · 9d

At CVS to get my COVID/FLU shots and the pharmacist asked two people in front of me if they’d like their COVID/FLU shots today and both scoffed and said no indignantly. People are just so broken, man.