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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 1h

This is absolutely wild. I’m on a cross country flight. We are being diverted midway through to Denver. The reason? Some dude is sitting in the exit row who didn’t pay the $155 fee and he refuses to move back to his seat.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 54m

What are the chances that people who did their own research on N95 masks, and on the molecular biology of mRNA vaccines are the same ones who want to “restore trust in news.”

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

I keep waiting for the powers that be in media to grasp the concept of bad faith, realize how often "restore trust in news" and similar statements mean "stop doing journalism, lie more in ways I like," come from people ideologically committed to destroying trust in news, and can never be satisfied.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

I too am keen to "restore trust in news" by turning a major broadcast network into a 24/7 slurry of right wing culture war propaganda and engagement trolling

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

I keep waiting for the powers that be in media to grasp the concept of bad faith, realize how often "restore trust in news" and similar statements mean "stop doing journalism, lie more in ways I like," come from people ideologically committed to destroying trust in news, and can never be satisfied.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

I too am keen to "restore trust in news" by turning a major broadcast network into a 24/7 slurry of right wing culture war propaganda and engagement trolling

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1h

I think it’s a good way to sell Thai iced teas and coffees, all the millennial and gen z at the other tables have huge glasses of these creamy drinks to dull the pain of their 5 hot challenge. The wall has many photos. (I won’t make it the wall).

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1h

“you have to fight alone”

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1h

This place isn’t kidding. Last time I tried the second from the top and it was almost unbearable, and I have a pretty good tolerance.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 1h

The good news is, there are a number of nice wooden sculptures of Canada geese, if you ever just want to admire their beauty and majesty, without any risk of personal injury.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 2h

And the wings in all the same position is accurate. If someone didn’t know, they may say hey come on what are the chances that a bunch of flying geese all have their wings in the same position. But ah these is the fixed wing position of geese coming down to land into a pond. A beautiful sight

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 2h

Yes, I don’t often stop and take pictures of the homes of strangers. Well, OK, maybe I do. But in this case it was probably the geese that made me stop!

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 2h

Yes it sure has all the basic elements of an SRL

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 2h

Yes. One of the ibuprofens I think it might have been Nuprin had an ad that said “I haven’t got time for the pain” and showed some American salaryman equivalent working through his pain instead of maybe taking a break from a bad backache because work culture frowns on it, same kind of bullshit

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 3h

“buy low, sell high” is an old and very commonly-used phrase, have you never heard it before?

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 3h

(Another sticker was this camera that is absolutely fake as there was no SLR camera called Lanam or whatever AI name is up there, so I am wondering if this pill pack is also a phony).

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 3h

The boba tea place had a little basket with free stickers. Was there really ever a tylenol pill pack that said “Maybe your thoughts are so radical they have astounded your brain. You should be proud of your headache.”

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 3h

sell high

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 4h

Sometimes they are in standby mode.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 4h

Thunder Bay, Ontario. One of the most cheerful-looking houses I’ve seen.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 4h

I just wonder how they catch the damned things

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 13h

Montrose beach? Yes, woke up to very grey and rainy, but cleared out and left it cool and nice.

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 14h

0.05 micrograms of Versed

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 23h

I grew up going to Zabar's. So many of my childhood memories center around the best lox in NYC (which is saying something). With Saul Zabar's passing today, the Upper West Side has lost a legend who turned his parent's humble store into a culinary institution.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

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CNN @cnn.com · 15h

There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the FAA is warning.

Now on the seventh day of the government shutdown, the same scenario is playing out at FAA offices across the country, with ripple effects hitting flights almost everywhere.

Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers | CNN

There are not going to be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administratoin is warning. In Nashville, so many are...

www.cnn.com

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 14h

You know something? Maybe the reason this guy made it to 84 was because he took care of himself well enough that he was able to go rock climbing at the age of 84. He was probably in excellent condition, far better than most his age. Did you ever consider that?

Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 14h

(Actually just noticed the warning logo).

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 14h

I threw away the packaging but I read the label and on the back it said product of Australia or made in Australia.

So, made by Australians but labeled and packaged it for export.

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