ashley (should be writing)
@existentialhope.bsky.social
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Thank you. And also don’t drink raw milk.
Since raw milk is in the news again, it's a good time to encourage people to read @deborahb.bsky.social's incredible book "The Poison Squad." It's not only a triumph of food studies and public health history, but a corrective to RETVRN nostalgia in our food systems.
February 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Thank you. And also don’t drink raw milk.
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senators only do this when they're in extreme distress
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
senators only do this when they're in extreme distress
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whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
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Mind if I share some exciting news?
We’ve officially raised over $45 MILLION for local bookstores 🥳
We’ve officially raised over $45 MILLION for local bookstores 🥳
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Mind if I share some exciting news?
We’ve officially raised over $45 MILLION for local bookstores 🥳
We’ve officially raised over $45 MILLION for local bookstores 🥳
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Mad about the decimation of a once-great newspaper? STOP GIVING MONEY TO BEZOS
February 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Mad about the decimation of a once-great newspaper? STOP GIVING MONEY TO BEZOS
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yes this is exactly what's going to happen, they're going to yell WE'RE SENDING ICE and then there's going to be high profile video of them pulling someone out of line at an early voting location and half the country is going to go fuck YOU you can't tell ME I can't vote
They're going to fuck this up by doing it at early voting precincts and letting it be a news story for 3 entire weeks before the actual election
February 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
yes this is exactly what's going to happen, they're going to yell WE'RE SENDING ICE and then there's going to be high profile video of them pulling someone out of line at an early voting location and half the country is going to go fuck YOU you can't tell ME I can't vote
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I got in SO MUCH trouble for this hugely viral tweet back in 2018 (from MAGA types mostly) but I stand by it (and in fact at the time the Auschwitz Museum defended me when people yelled at me that Auschwitz was a “death camp” not a concentration camp). My DENTIST congratulated me for this one
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I got in SO MUCH trouble for this hugely viral tweet back in 2018 (from MAGA types mostly) but I stand by it (and in fact at the time the Auschwitz Museum defended me when people yelled at me that Auschwitz was a “death camp” not a concentration camp). My DENTIST congratulated me for this one
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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I was apparently the first to say something but then people started agreeing with me. I feel better now. None of it is my decision but bringing it up was the least I could do. I’m the most online person so knew more than they all did about what the problems are.
February 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I was apparently the first to say something but then people started agreeing with me. I feel better now. None of it is my decision but bringing it up was the least I could do. I’m the most online person so knew more than they all did about what the problems are.
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I brought up the ethics of our company continuing to use X during a call today. I was nervous but was like it’s stupid to be nervous the worst that will happen is you’ll get talked about behind your back as the morality police.
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I brought up the ethics of our company continuing to use X during a call today. I was nervous but was like it’s stupid to be nervous the worst that will happen is you’ll get talked about behind your back as the morality police.
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Big news: Draft2Digital is now distributing to Bookshop.org. Will this make the people who harp at indie authors about relying on Amazon actually *buy* our ebooks there...? That remains to be seen!
www.draft2digital.com/blog/booksho...
www.draft2digital.com/blog/booksho...
Bookshop.org and Draft2Digital Partner, Enabling Independent Bookstores to Profit from Self-Published Ebooks - Draft2Digital | Blog
Bookshop.org, the online platform championing independent bookstores, announced a new partnership with Draft2Digital!
www.draft2digital.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Big news: Draft2Digital is now distributing to Bookshop.org. Will this make the people who harp at indie authors about relying on Amazon actually *buy* our ebooks there...? That remains to be seen!
www.draft2digital.com/blog/booksho...
www.draft2digital.com/blog/booksho...
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Powerful testimony from ICE watchers in suburban Minnesota:
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Powerful testimony from ICE watchers in suburban Minnesota:
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This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.
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To understand what's going down at WaPo, this information is essential. The tech bros brought Trump to power, and the are exploiting their hold on the administration to accumulate wealth in an obscene fashion. The last thing they want is a newspaper running exposés that mess things up.
February 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
To understand what's going down at WaPo, this information is essential. The tech bros brought Trump to power, and the are exploiting their hold on the administration to accumulate wealth in an obscene fashion. The last thing they want is a newspaper running exposés that mess things up.
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Yes, FBI? I’m calling to report a murder.
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Yes, FBI? I’m calling to report a murder.
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Well. Looks like they finally did it.
Draft2Digital Expands Ebook Offerings, Support for Independent Bookstores with Bookshop.org Partnership
As of today, authors who use the publishing platform will have the option to list their ebooks on Bookshop.org, an online bookseller that donates proceeds from all sales to independent bookstores.
indieauthormagazine.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Well. Looks like they finally did it.
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Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Whistleblower puts Tulsi on notice that he will go to Congress himself if her office doesn’t respond by Friday.
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”
F Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby”
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This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
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DAILY MEMO: LAPD Chief is Laughed At, Dems Help Approve Temporary DHS Funding as they Demand ICE 'Behaves,' And ICE Continues While CBP is MIA
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 3:53 AM
DAILY MEMO: LAPD Chief is Laughed At, Dems Help Approve Temporary DHS Funding as they Demand ICE 'Behaves,' And ICE Continues While CBP is MIA
@eltragon.bsky.social
@eltragon.bsky.social
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Mr. Bree just stepped on a whistle again and I need everyone to think of him and his struggles in this dark time.
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Mr. Bree just stepped on a whistle again and I need everyone to think of him and his struggles in this dark time.