Choire
@choire.bsky.social
I work at cnn where I am the guy who rakes up the extra piles of news at night
FYI the CM-8M can integrate with a Camelbak for on-the-go hydration. You really get what you pay for!
www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
FYI the CM-8M can integrate with a Camelbak for on-the-go hydration. You really get what you pay for!
www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
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started getting instagram ads for mira's toddler-sized gas masks while putting together this article. also, at the same time, saw videos of that preschool getting tear gassed. no we will not be adding a section on the best gas mask for toddlers www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:12 PM
started getting instagram ads for mira's toddler-sized gas masks while putting together this article. also, at the same time, saw videos of that preschool getting tear gassed. no we will not be adding a section on the best gas mask for toddlers www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Unhinged levels of film today at @metrographnyc.bsky.social — imagine locking in for nearly any triple feature here but also imagine choosing between Safe and Body Double 🥹
February 1, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Unhinged levels of film today at @metrographnyc.bsky.social — imagine locking in for nearly any triple feature here but also imagine choosing between Safe and Body Double 🥹
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I invented gawker stalker and it was all day after posting. Half the sightings were sent in by celebrity publicists desperate to let everyone know their clients were seen at Nobu or whatever, but that didn’t stop some celebs from claiming their safety was threatened
January 31, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I invented gawker stalker and it was all day after posting. Half the sightings were sent in by celebrity publicists desperate to let everyone know their clients were seen at Nobu or whatever, but that didn’t stop some celebs from claiming their safety was threatened
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we said all along that they wanted Gawker dead not because we embarrassed a pro wrestler but because the Epstein story is one Gawker was covering a decade before most other people caught up & was just one of many stories exposing powerful people and their misdeeds
Among the batch of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein telling Peter Thiel he would “gladly share…expenses for the Gawker suit.”
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
January 31, 2026 at 8:31 PM
we said all along that they wanted Gawker dead not because we embarrassed a pro wrestler but because the Epstein story is one Gawker was covering a decade before most other people caught up & was just one of many stories exposing powerful people and their misdeeds
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Among the batch of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein telling Peter Thiel he would “gladly share…expenses for the Gawker suit.”
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
January 31, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Among the batch of newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein: Epstein telling Peter Thiel he would “gladly share…expenses for the Gawker suit.”
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
This was sent the day after @rmac.bsky.social and @mattdrange.bsky.social reported in Forbes that Thiel was behind the lawsuit that would bankrupt Gawker
2026 is really amazing. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Amazon Found ‘High Volume’ Of Child Sex Abuse Material in AI Training Data
The tech giant reported hundreds of thousands of cases of suspected child sexual abuse material, but won’t say where it came from
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
2026 is really amazing. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Language!
Word of the Week: Being a ‘commuter’ in Minneapolis means tailing ICE | CNN
Used since the mid-19th century as a term for someone who routinely travels to and from work, being a “commuter” in Minneapolis these days is another kind of often-tedious obligation.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Language!
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www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
The surveillance industry is ramping up.
“Hey you, you were protesting three months ago. You just refuse to learn?”
The surveillance industry is ramping up.
“Hey you, you were protesting three months ago. You just refuse to learn?”
Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN
Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
The surveillance industry is ramping up.
“Hey you, you were protesting three months ago. You just refuse to learn?”
The surveillance industry is ramping up.
“Hey you, you were protesting three months ago. You just refuse to learn?”
Good luck to this mayor, who is by his own admission muscle-free www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/w...
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani helps stuck motorist dig out | CNN
The New York City Mayor’s Office shared video showing Mayor Zohran Mamdani helping a stranded motorist dig out a vehicle, as snowy conditions left drivers stuck and travel difficult across the city.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Good luck to this mayor, who is by his own admission muscle-free www.cnn.com/2026/01/25/w...
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January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....
“I’m not having it. And I want people to know that I’m not having it.” www.cnn.com/2026/01/24/s...
Outraged nail artists are giving ICE the finger | CNN
Most Americans really don’t like how immigration agents are operating in US cities. For some nail technicians and amateur nail artists, their vivid and ever-updated creations have become a natural out...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
“I’m not having it. And I want people to know that I’m not having it.” www.cnn.com/2026/01/24/s...
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CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
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From the live blog: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Appeals court pauses order mandating ICE not ‘retaliate’ against protesters
A federal judge previously issued an injunction meant to prevent immigration agents from detaining and pepper-spraying ‘peaceful’ observers.
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January 21, 2026 at 9:19 PM
From the live blog: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
One notable thing about this reporting js that sending photographers to places is helpful to understand situations.
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One notable thing about this reporting js that sending photographers to places is helpful to understand situations.
I know there’s a lot going on in the world but this is going to create so many gay people 🥰
January 18, 2026 at 4:05 AM
I know there’s a lot going on in the world but this is going to create so many gay people 🥰
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How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
Here we go. www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
DOJ investigating Minnesota governor, Minneapolis mayor over alleged obstruction of law enforcement, source says | CNN Politics
The Justice Department is investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over possible obstruction of federal law enforcement, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Here we go. www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
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They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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“organized gangs of wine moms”
January 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
“organized gangs of wine moms”
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Incredible piece about protesters from different US cities who all have one thing in common: they lost an eye during a George Floyd protests in when police shot them with "less lethal" crowd-control weapons
www.narratively.com/p/the-shot-i...
www.narratively.com/p/the-shot-i...
The Shot-in-the-Eye Squad
As Black Lives Matter protests swept the nation, the rubber bullets and tear gas canisters started to fly. This epidemic of “blinding by police” inspired our unlikely network of survivors.
www.narratively.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Incredible piece about protesters from different US cities who all have one thing in common: they lost an eye during a George Floyd protests in when police shot them with "less lethal" crowd-control weapons
www.narratively.com/p/the-shot-i...
www.narratively.com/p/the-shot-i...
This one has legs.
January 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This one has legs.