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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · 7h

THANK you

Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · 1d

iykyk

:')

screenshot of a donation to my UNRWA fundraising page:

"$25.00 was anonymously donated and fees were generously covered:

'Beyond the obvious reasons this is for putting me onto Zoo'"

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much to everyone who helped me reach my goal (/to anyone else who throws in more before the deadline)! So thrilled my first race will be in service of facilitating such crucial work in Gaza.

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · 2d

In my bid to rejoin the offline world, I've been teaching myself how to run, and it's been.....great?? Wild! To that end, I'm running a 5k this weekend, and am so close to hitting the goal if any of you would be so kind as to help this worthy cause: getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/6...

UNRWA fundraiser for outreach in Gaza: currently $1,125 out of my $1500 goal raised

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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 2d

Paying for news helps, but it’s usually not sufficient, because those outlets are still making decisions all the time about what to cover. If you’re subscribing but not reading, or if what you’re reading isn’t what made you subscribe to begin with, you’re creating incentives you don’t want followed.

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · 19d

such great work, Laura

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 20d

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension is a chilling precedent that could have deep consequences if it isn’t swiftly undone, @davidlsims.bsky.social argues:

An Escalation in Every Way

Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension from late-night is a chilling precedent that could have deep consequences if it isn’t swiftly undone.

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · 22d

awooOOOOoooga, imo

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · 22d

Alan is the blueprint, and a stand-up guy at that. Simple as!

Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 22d

Some news: yesterday was my last at Rolling Stone. For now, I'm going solo, doing all my TV reviewing, recapping, etc., at my newsletter. I hope you'll consider subscribing. Many more details here:

Don't stop believing

Some news, as they say

alansepinwall.ghost.io

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Aug 26

also hi what's up bluesky, long time no skeet etc, have we all had a Sunday scary of a summer or.......?

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Aug 26

I pulled a bunch of islanders for a chat about their marathon reunion filming day, post-villa goss, and watching your friends (and enemies) become experts in the PR evasion arts for @vulture.com:

www.vulture.com/article/love...

16 Hours at the ‘PR’ed Up’ Love Island USA Reunion

Jeremiah stood on business, Olandria said her piece, and Austin knows he messed up: “I should have just said ‘my bad.’”

www.vulture.com

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jul 25

done!

Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jul 25

I don’t know where to put my fury about this. Intentional starvation is a cruelty beyond measure. It happened to my Armenian family, it’s happening to Palestinians now, it could happen to you if the powers that be decide you’ve stepped out of line. Enough!

NPR @npr.org · Jul 25

Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."

Gaza's children are starving, the U.N. and relief organizations warn

Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest risk of starvation. A U.N. worker has described people as "walking corpses."

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jul 18

Consistently the highest-rated late night show on network TV — and yet it’ll be the last of its kind on CBS, indefinitely. Just absolutely bizarre

Alison Herman @aherman2006.bsky.social · Jul 17

very little shocks me anymore, and yet variety.com/2025/tv/news...

CBS to Cancel ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Citing ‘Financial Decision’

CBS said it planned to cancel Stephen Colbert's Late Show after next season, citing the weakening finances of late night

variety.com

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 25

this means so much to me, thank YOU

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 25

I wrote this for Anthony Bourdain in 2018, and only feel it more keenly with every passing day: variety.com/2018/tv/news...

Anthony Bourdain Didn’t Just Travel the World, He Let It Speak for Itself (Column)

Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unknown" and "No Reservations" let the cultures he was exploring speak for themselves.

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 25

Happy 69th birthday (nice) to Tony Bourdain, a man of principle, righteous scorn, and perfect taste 🤍

Photo of Anthony Bourdain sitting on an armchair outdoors, looking at the camera, a quote from my obit above his head: “In a time when so many people are willfully sharpening their distrust of anyone who doesn't look or act exactly like them, Bourdain's ethos of reaching out and finding shared truths with anyone willing to do it feels particularly, painfully vital. Bourdain consistently gave the floor to people who lived, breathed, and cooked the culture in order to understand it better.”

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 25

Cuomo’s just conceded, let us have tonight pls

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 24

immense appreciation for / shoutout to this guy, too ✌🏼

Screenshot: Brad Landed with a megaphone at a rally for immigrant rights, captioned “Solidarity”

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 24

shot / chaser / conclusion ☝🏼

NY Post screenshot: “Andrew Cuomo joins high-powered legal team to defend Netanyahu against ICC's war crime claims”

Zohran Mamdani graphic: “Donald Trump ran for President promising to end wars, not start new ones. Today's unconstitutional military action represents a new, dark chapter in his endless series of betrayals that now threaten to plunge the world deeper into chaos. In a city as global as ours, the impacts of war are felt deeply here at home.
I am thinking of the New Yorkers with loved ones in harm's way.
While Donald Trump bears immediate responsibility for this illegal escalation, these actions are the result of a political establishment that would rather spend trillions of dollars on weapons than lift millions out of poverty, launch endless wars while silencing calls for peace, and fearmonger about outsiders while billionaires hollow out our democracy from within.
For Americans middle aged and younger, this is all we have known.
We cannot accept it any longer.”

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Morgan Dawn @morgandawn.bsky.social · Jun 17

"Some residents have decided to stay put because of elderly parents, young children, pets, medical needs, or simply lack of options."

Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 17

Tehran has 10 million residents. Just IMAGINE if a foreign leader told New York City to evacuate, and you’ll start to understand why this is absolutely beyond doing www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump's order to leave Tehran adds to fear as Iranians share 'last photo of home'

Tehran's almost 10 million residents must now decide whether to shelter in their homes or attempt to leave.

www.bbc.com

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 17

I’d love to return to the internet for something other than bad news, but today is not that day!!

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 17

Tehran has 10 million residents. Just IMAGINE if a foreign leader told New York City to evacuate, and you’ll start to understand why this is absolutely beyond doing www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trump's order to leave Tehran adds to fear as Iranians share 'last photo of home'

Tehran's almost 10 million residents must now decide whether to shelter in their homes or attempt to leave.

www.bbc.com

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Caroline Framke @carolineframke.bsky.social · Jun 4

Deeply humbled to realize that Peacock’s (hour late) Love Island USA premiere is ONE HOUR AND FORTY-THREE minutes……..7 minutes longer than the entirety of When Harry Met Sally……………..

Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears Prada, at her desk, hands on her eyes in utter self-inflicted exhaustion

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 3

For the third time in as many days, Palestinians in Gaza have been shot while trying to get food. Israel has acknowledged that its soldiers opened fire on people who were approaching them.

Dozens reported killed as Israel acknowledges troops opened fire near Gaza food point

For the third time in as many days, Palestinians in Gaza have been shot while trying to get food. Israel has acknowledged that its soldiers opened fire on people who were approaching them.

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