Oh, you know, this and that. Editor. Former journalist now working in health care. Opinions here are mine & mine alone.
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Sometimes, doctors do their best work without ever pulling out their stethoscope. An expectant mom with a breech baby on the way one day after Helene on a mountainside in western North Carolina #helene
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Compare and contrast.
The Guardian: "Trump repeats lies and attacks Kamala Harris’s racial identity at panel of Black journalists"
Washington Post: "Harris faces a pivotal moment as Trump questions her identity."
WNBC: "Trump grabs attention with controversial race remarks."
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A reminder that this debate is being held near a college campus.
This is near where the media was told to have rideshare drop them off
Was just at a Walgreens. Guy walked in and just asked to the air: got eclipse glasses? Negative. Clerk said they’ve gotten “easily more than 100 calls today.”
Area cat cinches local man’s leg in a vise-like grip with her powerful tail to prevent promised Sunday afternoon chore completion.
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We have a release date! “The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty” is out Aug. 20. It’s about power, privilege, blood and the rural South and I can’t wait for you to read it.
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Can NBC News recover from its damaging decision to hire Ronna McDaniel? My recommendations to the network here in @GuardianUS theguardian.com/global/comme…
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We haven’t lost the capacity to pay attention.
179 studies, 32 countries: on tests of concentration from 1990 to 2021, children didn’t decline—and adults actually improved.
When we want to focus, we can. Our distraction issues are a matter of motivation, not ability.
Just asking: Why are there no news stories explaining why you can just “push through” razor wire like a curtain? I’ve seen nothing . Every piece on the escaped convict just seems to assume that piercing this ubiquitous barrier is a snap,
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Observer cuts job of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, by @CltLedger open.substack.com/pub/charlo…
Spectacular weekend/holiday read if you’re in the hunt. theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
Overheard at the grocery store as two young women discuss the merits of an apparently questionable craft beer. One shrugs and says: “Somebody’ll drink it.” The 6-pack joins others in the cart and a universal truth is rediscovered.
Perfect lunch read: The New York Times’ Elizabeth Holmes Profile Is Causing Drama in the Newsroom: “What the Hell Happened Here?” | Vanity Fair vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/…
