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@alexpong.bsky.social

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · Mar 8

I’ve replaced all of my Target shopping with Ax-Man Surplus.

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 3h

sole prop

Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 6h

MPD hasn’t earned enough goodwill in this city for us to be generous with our interpretation of a situation involving them. if MPD is in the area where state violence is occurring, it’s a safe assumption that they are helping do the state violence.

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 11h

my 6yo is wearing his Turbo Tim’s shirt for picture day, and it really tickles me how much of a minneapolis kid he is

Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so happy the Brains On Universe is coming back.

APMG sells ‘Brains On!’ podcast to co-creators

The first episode of "Brains On!" under new ownership will be released later this month.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 1d

REI easily top of the list of companies most likely to do a land acknowledgement before layoffs

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d

REI is closing unionized stores. So many companies that like to pretend to be progressive remain still virulently anti-union at their core. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/b...

REI Co-Op’s Boston location is set to close next year - The Boston Globe

REI said it will close three locations on the East Coast, including a store in Boston, as it launches a new strategic plan.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 1d

“I think there’s this old idea that you need to be ASSIGNED a story, or given permission to pursue something, when in reality all you need is to be a nosy bitch with a smartphone. You’d be amazed at how open people are to talking if you simply ask.”

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control.

I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:

Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime

My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 1d

Humble

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 2d

this really embodies what i love about living in cities. i sincerely hope dallas doesn't lose city hall.

West, the Dallas City Council member, told the Dallas Morning News that because the land City Hall sits on is so valuable, it would only be "prudent" to consider selling the building and allowing it to be demolished. Alston, the preservationist, said that losing City Hall would be more than just losing a piece of real estate.

"Cities have a soul, if you will," Alston said. "Cities that we all want to go to and experience have substantial amounts of buildings and features from their past blended with their future."

"You gotta remember who you are and where you came from," Alston said.

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Sitcom People @sitcompeople.bsky.social · 3d

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 4d

“As an eldest daughter myself, grow up!” hahaha

Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 4d

great stuff from gwen as always

Hasson's lawyers say these posts illustrate the Zionism that is integral to his Jewish identity, and as well as his "public celebration and support of his Jewish race, religion, and national origin." Hasson also accuses the organizers of the Battle for Bryan of platforming "Holocaust Inversion" by admitting Smash players who have accused Israel of committing genocide, an accusation leveled by many scholars, independent experts affiliated with the United Nations, prominent politicians and political candidates around the world, and officials in South Africa.

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 4d

the most nervous I’ve ever been on the bus here was one time I got on the D Line and it was both empty and spotless and I was worried I was going to end up on some bus version of Cash Cab

Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 4d

what a joy to be able to walk my kid
to school

Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 4d

the taylor sheridan archive seems university of austin coded

Chron.com @chron.com · 4d

Texas State University will house the Hollywood titan's archive of career highlights.

'Yellowstone' creator gifts his almost-alma mater precious archive

Texas State University will house the Hollywood titan's archive of career highlights.

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 4d

your needle minder!

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 4d

forever ago has a two-parter on banjos if your kids like podcasts!

www.brainson.org/episode/2024...

Banjos Pt. 1: From Gourds to Grammys

Today’s episode has a lot of pluck! It’s all about the banjo. For over 100 years, the banjo has been associated with country and bluegrass music, two genres that over-index with white musicians. But, ...

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 6d

joshua jackson’s performance in the mighty ducks is so good lol

Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 7d

tag yourself, i’m “egregiously ‘brand new’ in tone”

Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t even like being in homes with security bars. truly my nightmare.

Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 7d

“If I am not my brother’s keeper, then we have been expelled from paradise, a paradise of unbroken solidarities.”

Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 7d

Rebecca Solnit: How to Survive a Disaster

It’s a myth that our reactions to danger are fight or flight. There’s a third option often pursued: to gather for reassurance, protection, strength, and insight. As election results poured in Tuesd…

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 7d

the city’s callousness toward its residents will continue to lead to nightmare scenarios like this. we shouldn’t have to live in the mayor’s Saw fantasy.

But if the contractor doesn't hear anything indicating people are still inside, without a legal right to enter, the building is not being checked each time to ensure no one remains
inside before the new access points are boarded up and then have steel grates placed in front of the boards, reenforcing them.

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 8d

picture of a light pole with a sign affixed that says

Please
call
311
and report
this light
(located in front of 1511 Lagoon Ave)
which hasn't
worked for months.
Sincerely, the neighbor

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 8d

amazing watching tradcath converts discover they are protestants.

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 9d

really, really annoying and not communicated AT ALL.

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