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due to inflation one kiss is no longer what it takes
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3. “Empty calories, with a core of emptiness at its center: Is there a better culinary symbol for a man like this?”
— chooses ’s lively feature:
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when u realize Valentine’s Day falls on a Tuesday
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template for a mid-week, mid-workday BeReals:
back camera: a laptop on a desk opened up to Twitter (or hiding confidential information if you work in law or health)
selfie camera: top half of your face
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Hard to express appropriate gratitude to for their offer of help after the murder of Jeff German. He had just started working on this story when he was killed.
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A depressed drag queen falls in love with the Republican Party.
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Trader Joe’s has challenged the results of a union election in Louisville KY last week in which prevailed 48-36. The company claims supporters illegally pressured workers to vote for the union.
This will lead to a hearing and put the results on ice for months.
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The Menu but it's the White House Correspondents Dinner
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You've maybe heard of Kiwi Farms, one of the most destructive sites online, but what exactly was it? I spent years talking to victims and their friends and family, investigating how it destroyed people's lives and why it's still not dead yet
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Ruben Gallego wants to build on the strong Latino support he’s received in his district.
Specifically, he wants to target Latinos who typically don’t participate & are disillusioned and distrustful of politicians.
Can he do it? My latest out of Phoenix:
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Well, after an incredible 1.5 years, BDG has decided it is done with Gawker 2.0. Can't say enough about how proud I am of the site and all the brilliant people who worked to create it, and what a staggering shame this is. I had an absolute blast, and I love you.
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“After a career as a social activist for Afro-Colombians and climate justice, Francia Márquez Mina decided to run for the vice presidency — and won. Her next goal: getting global superpowers to pay reparations.”
politi.co/3iV2Qcg via
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i am always thinking about ursula k le guin’s schedule
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“Thirty-three grams of carbohydrates that fuel a sugar rush but leave your hunger totally unsated. At the literal center of it, a hole — emptiness.
… Nothingness surrounded by nutritional nothingness.”
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"He promised the world," Bris said of Santos, who Bris said at one point promised to marry him in order to help him secure U.S. citizenship.
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My latest in #TheRecast —> Tyre Nichols and the political same old, same old politi.co/40fKWSd via #TyreNichols #MemphisPolice
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Lots of twists and turns -- including George Santos saying he'd like Leonardo DiCaprio to play him in a biopic. You'll have to read the full story to find out more.
Pretty entertaining start to my video reporting rotation on Capitol Hill w/ 📹
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New: I followed George Santos to get a glimpse of what life is like on the Hill for him. 16 hours, 27,000 steps, and several donuts later, it’s clear the political purgatory he’s gotten himself is a brutal place to inhabit — despite his defiance. politico.com/news/magazine/
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“That’s what a donut is. Nothingness surrounded by nutritional nothingness.
Ask George Santos a question, and the response will, too, leave you unsated.”
I knew following Santos around the Hill meant a great read was coming. Here it is:
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New: I followed George Santos to get a glimpse of what life is like on the Hill for him. 16 hours, 27,000 steps, and several donuts later, it’s clear the political purgatory he’s gotten himself is a brutal place to inhabit — despite his defiance. politico.com/news/magazine/
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George Santos in a trollish mood this week
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This moment is now documented officially, thanks
Also, my colleagues would tell you this is simply the speed I walk (very fast) politico.com/news/magazine/
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George Santos stopping mid walk a few mins ago to scold me and another reporter for asking questions about his political future, insisting they’re repetitive
“You guys don’t go to eat. You don’t take a break. And it frustrates me… I will address you guys on my time”
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Along with , and photographer Francis Chung followed George Santos wherever and whenever they could find him for 16 hours: politi.co/3DvjWEF
Nothing encapsulates this story more than this — Francis photographing a bag of Chick-fil-A 😂
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The most upsetting thing I learned from this (very excellent!) profile from is that George Santos uses Pandora. politi.co/3DvjWEF via
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New: I followed George Santos to get a glimpse of what life is like on the Hill for him. 16 hours, 27,000 steps, and several donuts later, it’s clear the political purgatory he’s gotten himself is a brutal place to inhabit — despite his defiance.
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“Tell me what Article V of the Constitution does,” Kennedy asked ...
“Article V is not coming to mind at the moment,” Bjelkengren replied.
“How about Article II?” Kennedy asked.
Bjelkengren replied that didn’t come to mind for her either.
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Simply appalling: “We have our children’s best interest at heart and nobody can do a better job than we can because it’s our child. We are so deeply invested into making sure that that child becomes a wonderful Nazi.”
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I'm gonna go ahead and say we need more regulations around homeschooling here in Ohio.
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“In nearly every police-involved murder and abuse of force, there is a silent party on the scene whose actions typically go unnoticed: the rescue and medical responders who fail to treat these victims properly.”
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“The Menu” but it’s at the Roc Nation brunch
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Aquarius season has arrived to lift you from despair, to reignite your imagination, and to give free rein to the parts of your mind that are rebellious, joyful, and strange. Read 's guide to make the most of this season's energy:
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“Until this moment, there is scarcely any hope for the ‘American Dream,’ because the people who are denied participation in it, by their very presence, will wreck it.” —James Baldwin
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reporters when someone asks if they can send an emailed statement
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In the last six months, Gannett has laid off or bought out almost every journalist at the St. Cloud Times, a newspaper covering a metro area of 200,000. In May, there were 9 employees — by January, only one reporter was left.
Now, there are 0. My story:
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30 sandwiches and 1 napkin is a big-brain power move. Reporters can’t take notes if their hands are covered in mayo.
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A staffer came out and gave it a nice spread
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In case anyone is curious about the contents
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