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Tech PR w/ @WEComms | Chips, AI, Data | Ex-DC guy | Expect sarcasm, dog pics, & tweets about Old Bay, laws & tech policy | RTs=desperate cries for attn.

 Seattle, WA
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If you’ve never read this @washingtonpost piece by @sullivank & @marycjordan, it so perfectly captures Carter and the way he has lived up to model of the citizen servant. It’s also just a great story that has stuck with me for years. washingtonpost.com/news/nati…

The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown

The un-celebrity president: Thirty-seven years after leaving office, Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown

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The lessons I learned from @fxshaw and how he helped us at We. support Microsoft are countless and beyond impact, from how to tell the most impactful story to building a trusted relationship with reporters and being relentlessly honest in our job as communicators. End of an era.
Tom Warren
@tomwarrenSep 11
Microsoft's comms chief @fxshaw is leaving the company after almost 20 years. Shaw has been at the heart of Microsoft’s comms since 1997, helping the company navigate CEO transitions, the all-important bet on cloud, and huge acquisitions. Details here 👇theverge.com/news/993791/mic…

Microsoft’s head of comms is leaving after almost 20 years

Frank Shaw has been supporting Microsoft’s communications for nearly 30 years.

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Ben Brody@BenBrodyDCSep 9
If you're scrambling to catch up on federal AI policy news today, welcome! That's what I report on every day. Other great follows: @Dareasmunhoz, @m_ccuri, @ashleyrgold, @BrendanBordelon, @__gabbymiller, @vronirwin, @viaCristiano, @AmrithRamkumar & many more
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Maybe it’s bc I have been giving employee feedback left and right of late, but I have some very harsh and blunt words of feedback for the Grim Reaper. You can’t take Dolly and Tim in back to back days.
CBS News
@CBSNewsAug 26
Actor Tim Curry, known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "IT" and voice of Nigel Thornberry in "The Wild Thornberrys," has died, his manager confirmed. He was 80. cbsnews.com/news/actor-tim-c…
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Well that was a wild journey to read on a Sunday morning
Maggie Harrison Dupré@mags_h11Jul 31
NEW: A PR firm used at least 15 fake personas — featuring fake emails, fake websites, and in some cases, fake AI-generated faces — to send me dozens of pitch emails about its (real!) clients. Those clients told me they had no idea this was happening. futurism.com/artificial-inte…

A PR Firm Is Using Fake Publicists With AI-Generated Headshots to Spam Journalists With Pitches for...

A PR firm called Movchan Agency operated a roster of fake PR representatives, some with AI faces, to pitch journalists on stories. Why?

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the house and the senate
Nature Unedited
@NatureUneditedJul 30
These cats were put in separate cages because they kept fighting
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I’ve had many a Seattle dog… but best glizzy around? Bold words from the NYT. I’ve never craved one like I crave a Chicago dog.
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Seattle’s signature street food named best dog in U.S. by New York Times

With its cream cheese and onions, the Seattle dog was named the country’s best regional dog in a taste test by The New York Times and famed chef José Andrés.

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Scenes from a morning run. Now if only my stupid strained 🍑 muscle would heal. Yes I know I should stop running for longer than 1 week.
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Breaking news: The Pentagon is moving to recruit hundreds of troops to appear as spectators at President Trump’s UFC cage-fighting event on the White House lawn, and requiring those who attend to pay their own way and meet height and weight requirements. wapo.st/3RFxaIK

Pentagon recruiting troops to watch White House UFC fights, memos show

Internal messages reviewed by The Post stipulate that military personnel must pay their own ways and meet strict physical requirements to be eligible.

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Dustin Volz@dnvolzMay 27
Just over a year ago, ten weeks after my wife gave birth to our daughter, I nearly died in the ICU from septic shock. I am so grateful to the doctors who identified sepsis and immediately responded to save my life. Thank you @jaketapper for raising awareness.
Jeff Storobinsky
@JeffStorobinskyMay 26
.@jaketapper Anchor of @TheLeadCNN with his daughter, Alice Tapper and Chairman, Department of Emergency medicine, University of Michigan, Dr. Prashant Mahajan @mahajanpemdoc This segment is really a PSA on Sepsis, which Jake's daughter had but was not originally diagnosed with. 5.26.26 545 pm ET 5 Minutes
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Matthew Keys
@MatthewKeysLiveMay 24
Paramount is apparently trying to suppress copies of "Only in Monroe" from appearing on other social platforms by filing frivolous copyright notices, even though the show was produced by a public access TV channel and doesn't use their intellectual property...
Matthew Keys
@MatthewKeysLiveMay 23
Just one day after ending "The Late Show" on CBS, Stephen Colbert returned to TV — to host a public access show with rocker Jack White in Monroe, Michigan. Appearances by Jeff Daniels, Eminem and Steve Buscemi.
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The fact that @TedLasso is coming back right as a new virus is attracting global attention is a little too on the nose. This season of Earth is jumping the shark.
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Nu Wexler
@wexlerApr 26
The distance between the Hilton lobby and the basement ballroom is getting lost in news coverage
Jennifer Jacobs
@JenniferJJacobsApr 26
Replying to @JenniferJJacobs
The shooting happened on the level above the ballroom where the White House Correspondents Association dinner was. I don't think people hearing about this -- or even those of us in the room -- realized how far from the president, VP and other guests this incident was. It was on another floor, up some stairs and several sets of security away. Because the Washington Hilton's hotel and other public spaces were open for other functions, the entire building wasn't secured by the Secret Service, just the specific areas where the WHCA dinner was held, law enforcement officials told @CBSNews.
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👀 Now to see if the ceasefire holds
Seyed Abbas Araghchi@araghchiApr 17
In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran.
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Sweating willingly before being in a suit in the upper 80s makes me do it against my will.
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And shout out to the guy who just finished his run and immediately lit up a cigarette on 14th St. Clearly knows the secret to health is always keeping your heart confused and strained.
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DC it was 80 degrees and sunny for 2 days and now you’re dumping snow. Extremely rude to go from patio szn to this and I demand an apology.
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Sam Altman says that if he has a new idea for a model or a product idea, the first thing he does is bounce the idea off an agent before he talks to others. Would love for to know those ideas and what the AI said.
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I could spend 2 days straight watching all of his best hits and not get through them all. Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, The Judge, To Kill a Mockingbird… but also standout performances in movies like Days of Thunder, Sling Blade, We Own the Night and many others. RIP
Scott Van Pelt
@notthefakeSVPFeb 16
The brilliance of Robert Duvall is revealed in how many roles you will see referenced as favorites. I loved the Apostle. A film he financed and earned him an Oscar nomination. What an amazing artist.
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Jessica Sidman@jsidmanFeb 4
This is the correct framing. These aren’t just cuts. This was MURDER. Sad day for all of DC. theatlantic.com/politics/202…

The Murder of The Washington Post

Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.

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