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@efriend.bsky.social
Award-winning independent journalist and audio producer specializing in stories at the intersections of science, history, and nature. Based in NC.
https://efriend.carrd.co/
100% human, no AI
https://efriend.carrd.co/
100% human, no AI
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@efriend.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Editors, journalists, & audio producers!
Here's a tool you can use to post & find freelance work.
Editors: tag your calls for pitches with 📎💰 OR
#FreelanceGig and it will be automatically pulled into this feed.
Freelancers: like or pin the feed for easy access.
Please share w/ others!
Here's a tool you can use to post & find freelance work.
Editors: tag your calls for pitches with 📎💰 OR
#FreelanceGig and it will be automatically pulled into this feed.
Freelancers: like or pin the feed for easy access.
Please share w/ others!
Go ahead and take half a dozen showers today to stock up in case of prolonged power outage
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Go ahead and take half a dozen showers today to stock up in case of prolonged power outage
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This is a pretty neat tool that helps folks prepare and understand what to do if (when) the power goes out.
alexdobrenko.github.io/storm-prep/
#NCwx #SCwx
alexdobrenko.github.io/storm-prep/
#NCwx #SCwx
Power Out? What to Do
alexdobrenko.github.io
January 24, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This is a pretty neat tool that helps folks prepare and understand what to do if (when) the power goes out.
alexdobrenko.github.io/storm-prep/
#NCwx #SCwx
alexdobrenko.github.io/storm-prep/
#NCwx #SCwx
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The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
January 20, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The future of work is changing. And we have to evolve with it or fall behind. That's why we're proud to introduce: Serfdom dot AI. Our platform allows SERFs (solo entrepreneur revenue facilitators) to rent affordable housing that they can subsidize by picking up work with Baron, our AI assistant
An entirely unserious food
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
An entirely unserious food
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The measles is going around. Is your child's school protected? I did a ton of data cleaning and analysis to bring you answers, via @charlotteobserver.com. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Measles is spreading: Is your child’s North Carolina school vulnerable?
When the number of vaccinated children drop too low in a school, the risk of infection increases there and in the wider community, experts say.
www.charlotteobserver.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The measles is going around. Is your child's school protected? I did a ton of data cleaning and analysis to bring you answers, via @charlotteobserver.com. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Rich in clean towels, if nothing else.
January 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Rich in clean towels, if nothing else.
Cybertrucks are great because every time I see one, I feel so much better about my own life choices.
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Cybertrucks are great because every time I see one, I feel so much better about my own life choices.
For years (maybe decades), I thought the lyrics to that Rolling Stones song were "don't wanna be your big Suburban," and I was like, yeah, dudes, I get it, those things are a beast to park.
January 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
For years (maybe decades), I thought the lyrics to that Rolling Stones song were "don't wanna be your big Suburban," and I was like, yeah, dudes, I get it, those things are a beast to park.
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for a new @consumerreports.org investigation, we tested 5 additional reader-requested protein powders for heavy metals. all had low levels of lead
the results show it's possible to make less contaminated products, some companies just aren't doing it (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
the results show it's possible to make less contaminated products, some companies just aren't doing it (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
Readers Asked Us to Test These 5 Protein Powders. All Had Low Levels of Lead. - Consumer Reports
We tested powders from Clean Simple Eats, Equate, Premier Protein, Ritual, and Truvani. Our results show it’s possible to make products with less contamination.
www.consumerreports.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
for a new @consumerreports.org investigation, we tested 5 additional reader-requested protein powders for heavy metals. all had low levels of lead
the results show it's possible to make less contaminated products, some companies just aren't doing it (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
the results show it's possible to make less contaminated products, some companies just aren't doing it (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...
All the phone spam robocallers are ramping back up today. Hope they spent some quality downtime with their spambot families over the holidays.
January 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
All the phone spam robocallers are ramping back up today. Hope they spent some quality downtime with their spambot families over the holidays.
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Handpicked, exclusive freelance opportunities twice weekly
www.findfreelanceopportunities.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Freelance Opportunities! is a newsletter that compiles a list of #freelance roles for:
• #socialmedia pros
• #writers, journalists, editors
• video/photographers
• audio pros
• #designers
• #developers
• etc.
Subscribe to discover new opportunities every week: www.findfreelanceopportunities.com
• #socialmedia pros
• #writers, journalists, editors
• video/photographers
• audio pros
• #designers
• #developers
• etc.
Subscribe to discover new opportunities every week: www.findfreelanceopportunities.com
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2010: we are pivoting to video, learn to use this flip cam and develop your Personal Brand
2016: why isn’t this working
2019: we have made a terrible mistake
2026: we are pivoting to video
2016: why isn’t this working
2019: we have made a terrible mistake
2026: we are pivoting to video
will also add - yes, this is my personal crusade - that turning podcasts into videos implicitly asks women to once again make more effort than men, as the bar for "camera-ready" for one gender is obviously higher than for the other
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
December 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
2010: we are pivoting to video, learn to use this flip cam and develop your Personal Brand
2016: why isn’t this working
2019: we have made a terrible mistake
2026: we are pivoting to video
2016: why isn’t this working
2019: we have made a terrible mistake
2026: we are pivoting to video
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Here's a reminder to get lemon pig supplies for new year evening
December 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Here's a reminder to get lemon pig supplies for new year evening
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I need
BONES
for explosives
BONES
for explosives
November 5, 2024 at 3:28 AM
I need
BONES
for explosives
BONES
for explosives
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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No cheeses for us meeces
December 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
No cheeses for us meeces
Huh
“Rather than relying on an implant or a patient's own body fat to add volume to hips or augment breasts, alloClae — which can cost as much as $100,000 per procedure — uses donor fat from a cadaver as a first-of-its-kind body filler.”
Corporate types are clamoring for a new kind of plastic surgery — using dead people's fat
Corporate types are waiting weeks for — and spending big on — alloClae, which cuts out the recovery time typically associated with body enhancements.
www.businessinsider.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Huh
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All I want for Christmas is…a painting of a mouse riding a lobster.
Christmas cards during the Victorian Era tended to be rather unusual, reflecting an offbeat sense of humor before Christmas iconography had solidified into what it is today.
Let’s shake this tree down. 🧵⬇️
Christmas cards during the Victorian Era tended to be rather unusual, reflecting an offbeat sense of humor before Christmas iconography had solidified into what it is today.
Let’s shake this tree down. 🧵⬇️
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
All I want for Christmas is…a painting of a mouse riding a lobster.
Christmas cards during the Victorian Era tended to be rather unusual, reflecting an offbeat sense of humor before Christmas iconography had solidified into what it is today.
Let’s shake this tree down. 🧵⬇️
Christmas cards during the Victorian Era tended to be rather unusual, reflecting an offbeat sense of humor before Christmas iconography had solidified into what it is today.
Let’s shake this tree down. 🧵⬇️
Seahorse
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Seahorse