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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 4d

Smart, thoughtful @nytimes.com review of UNABRIDGED by Dan Piepenbring, which also mentions my efforts to get the farting sense of "Dutch oven" into the dictionary

Wut? It’s in the Dictionary. A New Book Explains How.

www.nytimes.com

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Hill Center @hillcenterdc.bsky.social · 5d

#GRAMMY-Nominated Musician Paul Burch discusses his new novel MERIDAN RISING about Country Music Legend Jimmie Rodgers with @melissablock.bsky.social on Friday, get your tickets now:

Readin’ & Rockin’ Featuring GRAMMY-Nominated Musician Paul Burch in Conversation with former NPR host Melissa Block. – Hill Center DC

Burch Discusses his new Novel Meridian Rising about Country Music Legend Jimmie Rodgers and Sings a Few Songs Too! "Jimmie Rodgers comes a-yodelin' out of Paul Burch's novel as if he were with us today. This is a tour de force of musical imagination." —Roy Blount Jr., author of Save Room for Pie

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Melissa Block @melissablock.bsky.social · 8d

Some of the thousands who marched at today’s #nokings rally in #Nashville.

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · 15d

My new book, UNABRIDGED, published by @groveatlantic.bsky.social, is out! It took a long time to report and write and I'm proud of it and would be grateful if you bought it and would love to see people when I'm traveling to promote it. Consider this an official book thread

Jacket cover of Stefan Fatsis's new book, Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · Sep 15

The first excerpt/adaptation from my new book, UNABRIDGED, is out, in the @theatlantic.com. Read, share, preorder (the book, that is). www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Is This the End of the Dictionary?

Obsolete (adj.): no longer in use or no longer useful

www.theatlantic.com

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Melissa Block @melissablock.bsky.social · Sep 9

I’m thrilled to be in conversation this Friday, 9/12, with the brilliant photographer Sally Mann at @politicsprose.bsky.social. Her terrific new book “Art Work” is all about the creative process: its pitfalls, temptations & rewards. As she writes on p. 1: “This is a book about how to get shit done.”

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Melissa Block @melissablock.bsky.social · Jul 22

After Congress stripped away funding for @npr.org and @pbs.org, a lot of us are wondering how we can best support the most vulnerable stations. My former NPR colleague Alex Curley created this "Adopt A Station" website to help you find (and donate to) the stations most at risk. adoptastation.org

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media

Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

adoptastation.org

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Melissa Block @melissablock.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thoughtful analysis of how we got here, from @npr.org’s @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social.

www.npr.org/2025/07/18/n...

How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era

"It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission," says one public media executive, as Congress ends federal funding for public broadcasting.

www.npr.org

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Rekha Murthy @rekha6.bsky.social · Jul 16

Make no mistake: Many, many women have powered #podcasting, then and now. I know this because I am one of them (I worked with Roman and Ira, too). The filmmaker didn't know or didn't care.

Much of my audio work counters historical erasure. It's wild to see it here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FW06...

Age of Audio Official Festival Trailer - 2025

YouTube video by AGE OF AUDIO

www.youtube.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jul 8

Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.

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Melissa Block @melissablock.bsky.social · Jul 6

Friends in the DMV: I’ll be chatting w/ @samkean.bsky.social about Dinner with King Tut: his eye-opening new book on (and immersion in) the world of experiential archeology. Mummification, alchemy, trepanation, trebuchets, and more! Tues. 7/8, 7 pm @politicsprose.bsky.social Conn. Ave. Join us!

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Jul 4

Trump spoke of “shylocks,” which is one of the most recognizable antisemitic terms in modern English. Watch who tries to explain this away.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Jul 4

No, he knows

Trump says he wasn’t aware term ‘Shylock’ viewed as antisemitic after using it at rally | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump said early Friday that he wasn’t aware that some people view the word “Shylock” as antisemitic after using the term during a rally to decry amoral money lenders.

www.cnn.com

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samkean.bsky.social @samkean.bsky.social · Jun 30

Hey, DC - I'm speaking about my new book, Dinner with King Tut, @politicsprose.bsky.social a week from tomorrow, July 8th, at 7pm. Joining me is the wonderful @melissablock.bsky.social! Hope to see you there...
politics-prose.com/sam-kean

Sam Kean — Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations - with Melissa Block — at Conn Ave

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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · Jun 27

“No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates.” –Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

One of the most chilling sentences I have ever read.

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Melissa Block @melissablock.bsky.social · Jun 14

The #NoKings protest in Sitka has a distinctly Alaskan flavor

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Melissa Block @melissablock.bsky.social · Jun 13

I’m always happy to visit public radio stations. KCAW/Raven Radio in Sitka, Alaska is a great example of how vital public radio stations are, especially in small, rural communities. Visiting on a day when the House clawed back its appropriation of public media funding, felt especially meaningful.

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · Jun 10

They let me blurb this excellent book by @stefanfatsis.bsky.social, and I know you're going to love it, so consider giving it a preorder, eh?

Unabridged | Grove Atlantic

From the author of the New York Times bestseller Word Freak, a vibrant, lively, and illuminating journey through the exotic world of Merriam-Webster, dictionaries, and language, at...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Jun 7

ICE arrested former Afghan Nat'l Army soldier—our ally against Taliban—at his home in TX.
He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...

Former Afghan soldier arrested at Houston-area home by ICE, stripped of asylum protections, attorney says | Houston Public Media

The soldier is one of at least 20,000 Afghans seeking asylum nationwide, having fled Afghanistan after aiding the U.S. military during the two-decades-long war there.

www.houstonpublicmedia.org

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Melissa Block @melissablock.bsky.social · Jun 7

💜💜💜 Coco Gauff taking a selfie with her French Open trophy

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Stefan Fatsis @stefanfatsis.bsky.social · May 11

Here’s the fantastic cover by @davidplunkert.bsky.social of my new book, out in October from @groveatlantic.bsky.social. Preorder now—support independent bookstores! groveatlantic.com/book/unabrid...

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Ellie Wolfe @elliew0lfe.bsky.social · Feb 15

SCOOP: Naval Academy leaders sent an email to faculty this week that teaching about “divisive concepts” such as systemic racism + sexism is no longer permitted. Faculty also can’t talk about environmental justice or gender ideology. Our exclusive:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

Naval Academy faculty to stop teaching on racism, sexism

After President Trump's recent DEI-focused executive order, Naval Academy faculty were told to stop teaching about systematic racism and sexism.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com

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Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · Feb 13

Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports

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Shannon Bond @shannonbond.bsky.social · Feb 13

After reports circulated Wednesday night of the State Department's intent to purchase Tesla vehicles, the document was edited, at 9:12 p.m., and now says the federal contract is for $400 million worth of "armored electric vehicles," but the word "Tesla" was removed.

www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...

Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas

That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White Ho...

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Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · Feb 13

www.npr.org/2025/02/13/g...

Trump administration set to purchase $400 million worth of armored Teslas

That's according to a public State Department procurement document. It comes as ethics experts raise conflict of interest questions about the chief executive of Tesla, Elon Musk, who is a top White Ho...

www.npr.org

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