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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 16h

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 16h

This just made my day. ☀️

But seriously I still need to figure out a title and pitch it.

a woman in a tank top says lower your expectations

Alt: Amy Poehler waves her arms by her sides and says “lower your expectations, lower your expectations.” Text appears in yellow at bottom.

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 17h

My cup runneth over. I just now had to edit out something.

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 1d

Did I just write a goofy headline about AI and sex? Yes. Will I get away with it? Maybe.

Extra hilarious because I’m putting together a proposal for a session about innuendo and editing.

What is my life?

#AmEditing

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 4d

Coldest of the season so far: 50 in DC (National Airport) & 38 at Dulles.

Forecast tonight: 46 in DC & 36 at Dulles.

Frost possible in north/west suburbs. Updated forecast at cwg.live.

Nice photo from today via Jeannie in D.C.!

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 5d

Do you have the time @merriam-webster.com to listen to us whine?

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 5d

It IS the title of a Green Day album. Like, come on.

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🎃 Iva Cheung 🍗 @ivacheung.com · 5d

A'ight—I think we have to get the band back together, because this cannot stand. We (politely) mobbed @merriam-webster.com into adding "pube"; surely we can do it again for "dookie."

Screen shot from Merriam-Webster dictionary saying "'dookie.' The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary. Click on a spelling suggestion below or try again using the search bar above."

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 5d

We hope you're enjoying the fall as much as Ramsey, #StetPet editorial assistant of Seattle editor @writermollyringle.bsky.social.

"Kindly pause to appreciate these epic pics of my dog rolling in the grass under a rainbow."

White and tan corgi dog rolling ecstatically in a green lawn full of fall leaves while a rainbow appears in the sky above.

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 12d

Today we check in with Bear and Snug, looking like one big oddly shaped #StetPet editorial assistant to ON editor @elizdanjou.bsky.social.

"I showed this pic to my husband and he said, 'Wow, whatever AI program you used really screwed up your request for a picture of two cats cuddling, didn't it?'"

Bear, a large black cat, lies calmly on a grey carpet while the slightly smaller black-and-white Snug lies on top of him crosswise, stretched out on her back, so they make kind acrobatic feline letter T. The black patch on her back blends in with his inky fur so you can't really tell where one cat ends and the other begins. (No, I do not know why she did this.)

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 12d

Well shoot. Bob got bumped to Monday’s edition.

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 12d

I’m continuing my streak of obit headlines and funky features with Joan Kennedy and Bob Ross, respectively.

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ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social · 12d

🌟Want to be recognized for your impact and innovation? The Connolly Rising Star Awards celebrate early-career editors (10 years or less) who have made significant contributions—whether through innovation, advocacy, or excellence in editing. Nominate through 10/15. tinyurl.com/593pa5d8

Bill Connolly smiling while sitting in a chair at a conference banquet

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 13d

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Andy Bechtel @andybechtel.bsky.social · 13d

What does a slot editor do? When is the right time to write a headline with wordplay? @rhiannonroot.bsky.social has those answers and more. editdesk.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/q...

Q&A with Rhiannon Root of The Washington Times

Rhiannon Root is Universal Desk Afternoon Slot Editor at The Washington Times, a position she has held since 2017. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, she is one of the winners in the…

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TV-MA is not sharing drugs w/ trick or treaters @tv-ma.bsky.social · 20d

Vampire is available to adopt in LA or Orange County!

2 weeks ago I found a small kitten trapped in the middle of a busy intersection. Now she's 6 weeks and ready to find her forever home.

Adoption application available on VIDA. Dm if you have questions about her! www.petfinder.com/cat/vampire-...

Pic of a 6-week tabby kitten against a pink bg

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 15d

I needed this today. Thank you.

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 17d

spooky time

www.makeship.com/products/vam...

i wake up i get spooky never ending cycle, with vampurr the plushie in the middle

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 17d

I may need to go there. This sounds amazing.

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 18d

Well damn. Kicking myself because I missed #ACESchat this week.

And now I’m pondering what my special sauce is…barbecue?

Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 18d

“Senate lawmakers” —> “senators”

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Nebraska Humane Society @nehumanesociety.bsky.social · 18d

brb, going to hold this kitten on the roof like a beacon to attract every swiftie within a 10 mile radius to the shelter

a 10-week-old female kitten named Travis Kelce

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Northwest Editors Guild @edsguild.bsky.social · 19d

Today we check in with longtime #StetPet Fred, editorial assistant of UK editor @jennyeditor.bsky.social.

"Anglesey was very blue today, and Fred enjoyed some rare off-lead freedom (as he's too decrepit to bother other dogs now)."

A small brown and white dog noses around seaweed in a rocky bay. The sea and sky are bright blue.

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 19d

I think I got it.

I hope I did her justice. Thank you, Jane Goodall.

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Rhiannon @rhiannonroot.bsky.social · 19d

No YOU’RE stressing out about a headline for Jane Goodall.

#AmEditing

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ACES: The Society for Editing @acesediting.bsky.social · 20d

The next #ACESChat is Marketing for Editors with Alysha Love on Wed, Oct. 1, at 4 p.m. ET. Join us on Bluesky and bring your questions and experience. @alyshalove.bsky.social #editor #AmEditing

Alysha Love, a white woman with brown hair and brown eyes, looks away with her hand under her chin.

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