Raul Benjamin Moreno
@rbmoreno.bsky.social
instructional designer | writing & humanities educator | AI-curious, creative PhD (U of SoDak, ‘20) | Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Kyrgyzstan, ‘10) | former NPR producer | writer, gardener, paddler, dada | not always that order | adios, X
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A marvelous read from Patrick Farrell: “It has always seemed like such an awful holiday,” a friend wrote her after one dinner, “but you made it something quite wonderful.” 🍽️
The author Joan Didion embraced Thanksgiving. And she staged it the same way she conjured her essays, novels, screenplays and memoirs, with an almost military mustering of planning and ambition.
How Joan Didion Did Thanksgiving
The author’s newly unveiled papers reveal the meticulous planning and devotion to cooking that went into her big holiday meals.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A marvelous read from Patrick Farrell: “It has always seemed like such an awful holiday,” a friend wrote her after one dinner, “but you made it something quite wonderful.” 🍽️
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“Live Wire” is facing the consequences of a partisan divide over federal funding for the arts and public media organizations. After more than two decades on the air, the nationally-syndicated show says it needs to raise $150,000 in the next three months to stay afloat.
Loss of public radio funding shocks Portland’s ‘Live Wire’ variety show into emergency campaign
"Live Wire" is facing the consequences of a partisan divide over federal funding for the arts and public media.
www.opb.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“Live Wire” is facing the consequences of a partisan divide over federal funding for the arts and public media organizations. After more than two decades on the air, the nationally-syndicated show says it needs to raise $150,000 in the next three months to stay afloat.
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Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani. The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do. Read @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani
The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do.
www.cjr.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Legacy Papers Have Been Weird and Hostile Toward Zohran Mamdani. The New York City mayoral candidate promises radical change that editorial boards don’t want, even if voters do. Read @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/leg...
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Breaking News: The legal block on the National Guard coming to Portland has again been extended, at least until Friday, by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut.
Federal judge again blocks National Guard deployment to Portland, will issue final order Friday
U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut said late Sunday she would continue to block the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Oregon until Friday, Nov. 7 at 5 p.m.
www.opb.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Breaking News: The legal block on the National Guard coming to Portland has again been extended, at least until Friday, by U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut.
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Gooooaaaal!!!!
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Gooooaaaal!!!!
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No Kings—but plenty of chickens, chipmunks, frogs and hippos in Portland this afternoon.
October 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
No Kings—but plenty of chickens, chipmunks, frogs and hippos in Portland this afternoon.
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Today is the final episode of the show! wtfpod.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today is the final episode of the show! wtfpod.com
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I’m happy that the big kooky liberated Portland frogs have emerged as an aesthetic backlash to the dank Pepes
October 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I’m happy that the big kooky liberated Portland frogs have emerged as an aesthetic backlash to the dank Pepes
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Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, known for philosophical and bleakly funny novels, has won the Nobel Prize in literature.
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel Prize in literature
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the Nobel Prize in literature for what the Nobel committee called his compelling and visionary work.
bit.ly
October 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai, known for philosophical and bleakly funny novels, has won the Nobel Prize in literature.
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Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.
László Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in literature
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.
n.pr
October 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.
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If you have a moment this morning, I hope you’ll read my TIME Magazine editorial about the recent events that have thrust Portland into the national spotlight.
time.com/7322337/port...
time.com/7322337/port...
Mayor Keith Wilson: Portland Doesn’t Need or Want Federal Troops
Mayor Keith Wilson argues Portland needs federal partnership for housing and social aid, not “Full Force” troops.
time.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you have a moment this morning, I hope you’ll read my TIME Magazine editorial about the recent events that have thrust Portland into the national spotlight.
time.com/7322337/port...
time.com/7322337/port...
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My office is reaching out to the White House and Homeland Security for more information. We have been provided no information on the reason or purpose of any military mission. There is no national security threat in Portland. Our communities are safe and calm.
September 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
My office is reaching out to the White House and Homeland Security for more information. We have been provided no information on the reason or purpose of any military mission. There is no national security threat in Portland. Our communities are safe and calm.
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BREAKING: Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, as he expands military deployments in U.S. cities.
Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle 'domestic terrorists'
President Donald Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, to handle “domestic terrorists” as he expands his controversial deployments to more American cities.
bit.ly
September 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
BREAKING: Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, as he expands military deployments in U.S. cities.
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As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As I was saying…
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See ICE agents in your community? We’re asking the public to help us track where they are and document scenes on the ground by submitting photos of ICE agent sightings in the greater Chicago area. Images are posted to this map daily.
Map: Where we’re seeing ICE in Chicago
We’re collecting photos from the public of ICE agents in the greater Chicago area since Trump announced his “blitz” campaign. Images are posted to this map daily.
trib.al
September 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
See ICE agents in your community? We’re asking the public to help us track where they are and document scenes on the ground by submitting photos of ICE agent sightings in the greater Chicago area. Images are posted to this map daily.
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Such a breathtaking confluence of societal failures in this Hannah Dreier story. You've got crippling healthcare costs, lack of worker protections, worsening climate-fueled wildfires, poverty, lack of opportunity for young men... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
‘If I Live to 25, I’ve Lived a Good Life’
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Such a breathtaking confluence of societal failures in this Hannah Dreier story. You've got crippling healthcare costs, lack of worker protections, worsening climate-fueled wildfires, poverty, lack of opportunity for young men... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
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The attack on Charlie Kirk is inexcusable. Violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. America is better than this.
September 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The attack on Charlie Kirk is inexcusable. Violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. America is better than this.
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In Opinion | The assassination of Charlie Kirk is a tragedy, the editorial board writes. “His killing is also part of a horrifying wave of political violence in America.”
Opinion | America Mourns Charlie Kirk
This is a moment to turn down the volume and reflect on our political culture.
nyti.ms
September 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
In Opinion | The assassination of Charlie Kirk is a tragedy, the editorial board writes. “His killing is also part of a horrifying wave of political violence in America.”
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Neil Young Responds to Donald Trump’s Takeover of DC With Vicious New Protest Song ‘Big Crime’
Neil Young Responds to Donald Trump's Takeover of DC With Vicious New Protest Song 'Big Crime'
Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts unveiled the new song "Big Crime" at a show in Chicago. It shreds Donald Trump over his takeover of Washington, DC.
www.rollingstone.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Neil Young Responds to Donald Trump’s Takeover of DC With Vicious New Protest Song ‘Big Crime’
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PHOTOS: Over 1,000 Labor Day "Workers Over Billionaires" protests were held across U.S. today, taking aim at President Trump and other wealthy Americans, and his administration's policies.
Photos: Labor Day "Workers Over Billionaires" protests held across U.S.
Over 1,000 rallies were held to protest for worker power and against Trump and other billionaires.
www.axios.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
PHOTOS: Over 1,000 Labor Day "Workers Over Billionaires" protests were held across U.S. today, taking aim at President Trump and other wealthy Americans, and his administration's policies.
Happy #LaborDay from the home office. ✊🏻
Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea?
139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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September 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happy #LaborDay from the home office. ✊🏻
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Got an unusual tip a few weeks ago about a spike in ant smuggling. It’s a case study in how slashing federal agencies is having all kinds of trickle down consequences: www.wired.com/story/usda-a...
Government Staffing Cuts Have Fueled an Ant-Smuggling Boom
“It’s getting out of hand,” one seller says. “They realize the US market is a gold mine.”
www.wired.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Got an unusual tip a few weeks ago about a spike in ant smuggling. It’s a case study in how slashing federal agencies is having all kinds of trickle down consequences: www.wired.com/story/usda-a...