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Chaitna Deshmukh @chaitnad.bsky.social · Sep 6

I had a blast covering @seattlein2025.org for @thedailyuw.bsky.social! My conversations with author @ceciliatan.com and Amy Gembala, president of @dfgamecon.bsky.social, were proof of the incredible range of the con. Topping it all off by attending the Hugo awards was a dream come true.

Cecilia Tan @ceciliatan.com · Sep 6

Oh hey, nice writeup of @seattlein2025.org and @concurrentseattle.bsky.social in the U. of Washington Daily (byline @chaitnad.bsky.social I believe, though the webpage seems to be missing it...) www.dailyuw.com/article/seat...

Seattle hosts WorldCon and the Hugo Awards

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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · 10h

SCIENCE: Climate change is contributing to sharp rise in cases of dengue fever, UW researcher finds (via @chaitnad.bsky.social)

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Climate change is contributing to sharp rise in cases of dengue fever, UW researcher finds

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Chaitna Deshmukh @chaitnad.bsky.social · 21h

I think this also applies in writing for newspapers (at least at college papers). Often, I'd like a lot more critique than I get!

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 1d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 1d

One thing people should know is that Choe works for Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk's group, and was at the WH on behalf of that group

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Jonathan Choe to Trump: "Another group right now that is behind antifa and working with antifa very closely based on the research that we have right now that we're gonna give to you and your team are the Democratic Socialists of America."

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 1d

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

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Chaitna Deshmukh @chaitnad.bsky.social · 1d

I'm writing a new arts column for @thedailyuw.bsky.social! In Seattle on Hold, I'll be exploring nearby branches of @spl.org to see what they have to offer students while the University Branch is under renovation. First up, Wallingford! Big thank you to library staff, who were very accommodating

Seattle on Hold: Exploring the Wallingford Library

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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · 1d

ARTS + CULTURE: Seattle on Hold: Exploring the Wallingford Library (via @chaitnad.bsky.social)

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Seattle on Hold: Exploring the Wallingford Library

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Real Deal Pumpkin Spice Energy (C.A. MacLean) @camroundabout.bsky.social · 1d

While everything that falls under his purview is necessarily also Trump's fault, the direct impact from the destruction of USAid makes Elon Musk one of the worst mass murderers of the post-WWII worldstate and that is not a thing I will ever let go of no matter how hard captured media tries to do so.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Chaitna Deshmukh @chaitnad.bsky.social · 2d

Yeahhh I think it definitely makes getting into a new campaign harder, especially one with a bunch of new faces, but once I'm properly in it it's nice to be able to do hobbies and such along with

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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · 3d

NEWS: UW mechanical engineering students are now required to pay $250 quarterly fee to participate in department-affiliated RSOs (via @benjaudon.bsky.social)

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UW mechanical engineering students are now required to pay $250 quarterly fee to participate in department-affiliated RSOs

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

NEW: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant.

By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads.

Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them.

Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 3d

Capitol Hill Commuters Hold Séance to Summon Next Bus: tinyurl.com/2s39kexw

Three people holding hands over table with candles and orca cards next to pentagram on ground beneath bus stop sign

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 3d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Chaitna Deshmukh @chaitnad.bsky.social · 4d

That's great to know, thank you!! I'll definitely check out the article, too

Chaitna Deshmukh @chaitnad.bsky.social · 4d

That looks so beautiful! Any advice for getting into long city walks in Seattle? The most I've ever done is 12ish miles which was fun but very tiring

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Push The Needle @pushtheneedle.bsky.social · 5d

Sorry, we only design transit for peak office commuter times M-F 8am and 5pm

Bruce Englehardt @sounderbruce.bsky.social · 5d

Lots of people riding the 1 Line tonight, with 80,000 sports fans in town. The meter queue was organized but people were still cutting the line.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 5d

Influencers? Meanest thou the three Fates who weave, measure, and cut the whispere-thin yet iron-strong threades that bynde togethir all of spacetyme and that spelle out, yn sorcerous glyphs unreadable to any save the three, everyethinge that ys, was, or will be? Aye, Ich knowe of influencers.

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 5d

surprise! the real challenge was always getting us to recognize the humanity of other humans! we can anthropomorphize the fuck out of wall-e but genocide is "really complicated"

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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · 6d

ARTS + CULTURE: The new Watch Dawgs in town (via @evearch.bsky.social, @katherineavital.bsky.social, and ‪@pglitty.bsky.social)

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The new Watch Dawgs in town

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 5d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 6d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 6d

Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.

Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.

Read @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social's award-winning investigation:

The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 7d

Wake up, babes, new Lavender Scare just dropped

CNN @cnn.com · 7d

FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in his workspace during a past assignment, according to multiple people familiar with the termination. https://cnn.it/48d0dd2

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The Daily of the University of Washington @thedailyuw.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: Disruptor interrupts Psych 210, professor and students chase man on to Red Square (via @sophiasostrin.bsky.social)

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Disruptor interrupts Psych 210, professor and students chase man on to Red Square

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 6d

If a high ranking Democrat ever said "the NFL sucks" it would be looped endlessly on the news as proof of how out of touch Dems are for the next 40 years.

Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 6d

Saying "The NFL sucks.." really is a bold strategy, let's see how that goes

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 6d

Kristi Noem’s message to the NFL for selecting Bad Bunny for the halftime show:

“The NFL sucks and we’ll win and God will bless us and we’ll stand and be proud of ourselves at the end of the day and they won’t be able to sleep at night because they don’t know what they believe…”

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Chaitna Deshmukh @chaitnad.bsky.social · 7d

So excited for this!!!

Brennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 7d

Tonight, the adventure begins! I could not be more thrilled to embark on this epic journey with these amazing performers. The world of Aramán awaits, tune in tonight at 7pm PT for the premiere of Campaign 4 of Critical Role!