Brad King
@thebradking.bsky.social
#Author | Managing #Editor, Carnegie Mellon University Archives | SXSW Board | Wired, MIT Technology Review | #WritingCommunity #Writer
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Brad King
@thebradking.bsky.social
· Jan 8
Quick intro:
Appalachian born. Pittsburgh based. Storyteller at heart. #tech enthusiast.
Managing Editor, CMU Libraries. Exhibits, #publishing & oral histories.
Past: @wired.com, @technologyreview.com, SXSW program board.
Founder, Downtown Writers Jam. Berkeley J-School alum. LinkedIn in bio 📚
Appalachian born. Pittsburgh based. Storyteller at heart. #tech enthusiast.
Managing Editor, CMU Libraries. Exhibits, #publishing & oral histories.
Past: @wired.com, @technologyreview.com, SXSW program board.
Founder, Downtown Writers Jam. Berkeley J-School alum. LinkedIn in bio 📚
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Wild that #Friends premiered 30 years ago today. DYK @cmu.edu alum literally created the magic we're all still obsessed with?
Burton Morris (CFA '86) painted those coffee cups in Central Perk. John Shaffner (CFA ‘76) & Joe Stewart (CFA ‘77) designed Monica's apartment.
cmu.is/room-to-imagine
Burton Morris (CFA '86) painted those coffee cups in Central Perk. John Shaffner (CFA ‘76) & Joe Stewart (CFA ‘77) designed Monica's apartment.
cmu.is/room-to-imagine
September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wild that #Friends premiered 30 years ago today. DYK @cmu.edu alum literally created the magic we're all still obsessed with?
Burton Morris (CFA '86) painted those coffee cups in Central Perk. John Shaffner (CFA ‘76) & Joe Stewart (CFA ‘77) designed Monica's apartment.
cmu.is/room-to-imagine
Burton Morris (CFA '86) painted those coffee cups in Central Perk. John Shaffner (CFA ‘76) & Joe Stewart (CFA ‘77) designed Monica's apartment.
cmu.is/room-to-imagine
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🎉 HAPPY 43rd bday to the emoticon!
Before 😀 there was :-) In 1982, Prof. Scott Fahlman created the sideways smiley to help distinguish jokes from serious posts on message boards. This became the foundation for today's billion-dollar emoji industry!
Visit the #CMU125 exhibit: cmu.is/room-to-imagine
Before 😀 there was :-) In 1982, Prof. Scott Fahlman created the sideways smiley to help distinguish jokes from serious posts on message boards. This became the foundation for today's billion-dollar emoji industry!
Visit the #CMU125 exhibit: cmu.is/room-to-imagine
September 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🎉 HAPPY 43rd bday to the emoticon!
Before 😀 there was :-) In 1982, Prof. Scott Fahlman created the sideways smiley to help distinguish jokes from serious posts on message boards. This became the foundation for today's billion-dollar emoji industry!
Visit the #CMU125 exhibit: cmu.is/room-to-imagine
Before 😀 there was :-) In 1982, Prof. Scott Fahlman created the sideways smiley to help distinguish jokes from serious posts on message boards. This became the foundation for today's billion-dollar emoji industry!
Visit the #CMU125 exhibit: cmu.is/room-to-imagine
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ON THIS DAY in 2009, Google acquired reCAPTCHA!
Ever wonder why you prove you're human online? @cmu.edu Prof Manuel Blum & grad student Luis von Ahn (SCS 2005) created CAPTCHA—those squiggly letters distinguishing humans from bots. 🤖👩💻
Celebrate 125 years of CMU history here: cmu.is/room-to-imagine
Ever wonder why you prove you're human online? @cmu.edu Prof Manuel Blum & grad student Luis von Ahn (SCS 2005) created CAPTCHA—those squiggly letters distinguishing humans from bots. 🤖👩💻
Celebrate 125 years of CMU history here: cmu.is/room-to-imagine
September 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
ON THIS DAY in 2009, Google acquired reCAPTCHA!
Ever wonder why you prove you're human online? @cmu.edu Prof Manuel Blum & grad student Luis von Ahn (SCS 2005) created CAPTCHA—those squiggly letters distinguishing humans from bots. 🤖👩💻
Celebrate 125 years of CMU history here: cmu.is/room-to-imagine
Ever wonder why you prove you're human online? @cmu.edu Prof Manuel Blum & grad student Luis von Ahn (SCS 2005) created CAPTCHA—those squiggly letters distinguishing humans from bots. 🤖👩💻
Celebrate 125 years of CMU history here: cmu.is/room-to-imagine
From the IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT CONTROL files....
Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/b...
Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/b...
Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business
Not long ago, American conservative orthodoxy held that when it comes to doing business, the government that governs least governs best.
www.cnn.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
From the IT WAS ALWAYS ABOUT CONTROL files....
Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/b...
Corporate America is silent as Trump abandons free-market principles | CNN Business www.cnn.com/2025/08/20/b...
I will die on this hill: play-by-play chatter between pitches in baseball is the best when they are just random talking about the crowd. (Currently listening to announcers debating whose Ditka mustache is real, and whose is glued on during the Cubs game.)
August 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I will die on this hill: play-by-play chatter between pitches in baseball is the best when they are just random talking about the crowd. (Currently listening to announcers debating whose Ditka mustache is real, and whose is glued on during the Cubs game.)
I love learning how people are using AI to streamline their work processses and operations. Drop a comment below and tell me how you are using AI. It only needs to be world changing for you 👏
This is my latest little discovery (over on LinkedIn): www.linkedin.com/posts/thebra...
This is my latest little discovery (over on LinkedIn): www.linkedin.com/posts/thebra...
I love learning how people are using AI to streamline their work processses and operations. | Brad King
I love learning how people are using AI to streamline their work processses and operations. Drop a comment below and tell me how you are using AI. It only needs to be world changing for you 👏 This…
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July 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I love learning how people are using AI to streamline their work processses and operations. Drop a comment below and tell me how you are using AI. It only needs to be world changing for you 👏
This is my latest little discovery (over on LinkedIn): www.linkedin.com/posts/thebra...
This is my latest little discovery (over on LinkedIn): www.linkedin.com/posts/thebra...
Jon Stewart did a whole ass "fire me, too" monologue last night and I'm here for it.
deadpool is wearing a red and black suit and holding two swords .
ALT: deadpool is wearing a red and black suit and holding two swords .
media.tenor.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Jon Stewart did a whole ass "fire me, too" monologue last night and I'm here for it.
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Head of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue branch resigns.
He told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle the agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/p...
He told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle the agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/p...
FEMA search and rescue chief resigns after frustration with Texas flood response | CNN Politics
The head of FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue branch, which runs a network of teams stationed across the country that can swiftly respond to natural disasters, resigned on Monday.
www.cnn.com
July 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Head of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue branch resigns.
He told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle the agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/p...
He told colleagues that TX delay was tipping point after months of admin efforts to dismantle the agency. DHS Sec Noem took 72 hours after TX flooding to authorize the deployment of FEMA’s search and rescue network
www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/p...
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
My partner and I have this conversation in terms of marriage. She's most definitely not changing her name and we have ordered all our documents (birth certificate, SS card, passport) and keep them locked up in a fireproof carry case.
Wyoming is now requiring would-be voters prove their citizenship by showing physical documents.
That could prove most complicated for some married women who have changed their names and don't have the required documents with the right name — and won't have time to get it:
That could prove most complicated for some married women who have changed their names and don't have the required documents with the right name — and won't have time to get it:
Wyoming Is Now Requiring Would-be Voters to Document Their Citizenship - Bolts
On the first of this month, Wyoming residents began facing some of the nation’s harshest rules when registering to vote, and additional barriers may still be coming. Wyoming became the... Read More
boltsmag.org
July 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My partner and I have this conversation in terms of marriage. She's most definitely not changing her name and we have ordered all our documents (birth certificate, SS card, passport) and keep them locked up in a fireproof carry case.
Superman is the Avengers of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Lots of Joss Whedon out-of-the-blue knock abouts mid speech and a few Loki smashed by Hulk moments.
And full Gunn soundtrack and "lovable doof" moments.
Lex and Mr. Terrific are the actual stars.
Lots of Joss Whedon out-of-the-blue knock abouts mid speech and a few Loki smashed by Hulk moments.
And full Gunn soundtrack and "lovable doof" moments.
Lex and Mr. Terrific are the actual stars.
July 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Superman is the Avengers of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Lots of Joss Whedon out-of-the-blue knock abouts mid speech and a few Loki smashed by Hulk moments.
And full Gunn soundtrack and "lovable doof" moments.
Lex and Mr. Terrific are the actual stars.
Lots of Joss Whedon out-of-the-blue knock abouts mid speech and a few Loki smashed by Hulk moments.
And full Gunn soundtrack and "lovable doof" moments.
Lex and Mr. Terrific are the actual stars.
Fence fight: CMU orders students' anti-Trump message painted over ahead of president's visit triblive.com/local/fence-...
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July 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Fence fight: CMU orders students' anti-Trump message painted over ahead of president's visit triblive.com/local/fence-...
The Carnegie Mellon University student fence is a place where students have long exercised their freedom of speech: www.cmu.edu/stugov/fence....
Today, you might want to follow its IG account: www.instagram.com/cmufence/p/D...
Today, you might want to follow its IG account: www.instagram.com/cmufence/p/D...
The Fence - Student Government - Carnegie Mellon University
This page details the rules, policies, and history of The Fence.
www.cmu.edu
July 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Carnegie Mellon University student fence is a place where students have long exercised their freedom of speech: www.cmu.edu/stugov/fence....
Today, you might want to follow its IG account: www.instagram.com/cmufence/p/D...
Today, you might want to follow its IG account: www.instagram.com/cmufence/p/D...
I'm annoyed because I paired my Garmin watch with a sleep app. I've been following its advice and have much more energy. It also very accurately lets me know when energy crashes are coming.
We are all just Meat Puppet Robots.
We are all just Meat Puppet Robots.
July 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'm annoyed because I paired my Garmin watch with a sleep app. I've been following its advice and have much more energy. It also very accurately lets me know when energy crashes are coming.
We are all just Meat Puppet Robots.
We are all just Meat Puppet Robots.
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I encourage everyone to read this letter.
Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies.
Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies.
July 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I encourage everyone to read this letter.
Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies.
Please then realize the president is imposing a tax on American consumers to leverage a foreign nation into making a domestic political decision that will help one of his political allies.
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ALL CAPS
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ALL CAPS
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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@propublica.org is doing some of the most important work in these times. If you want to feel good about something today, support them: give.propublica.org/give/346423/...
July 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@propublica.org is doing some of the most important work in these times. If you want to feel good about something today, support them: give.propublica.org/give/346423/...
And here's a list of what is at stake at each US agency if the White House's budget proposal goes through: thebradking.com/2025/07/07/r...
July 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
And here's a list of what is at stake at each US agency if the White House's budget proposal goes through: thebradking.com/2025/07/07/r...
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Research Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget thebradking.com/2025/07/07/r...
I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!
I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!
Research Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget — Brad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & Strategist
President Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal represents the most aggressive assault on federal research funding in modern history.
thebradking.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Research Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget thebradking.com/2025/07/07/r...
I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!
I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!
AI is pushing the limits of the physical world | MIT Technology Review www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/21/1...
AI is pushing the limits of the physical world
Artificial intelligence is painting pictures, writing novels, making videos, and composing symphonies. Can it change what we build?
www.technologyreview.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
AI is pushing the limits of the physical world | MIT Technology Review www.technologyreview.com/2025/04/21/1...
Research Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget thebradking.com/2025/07/07/r...
I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!
I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!
Research Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget — Brad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & Strategist
President Trump's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal represents the most aggressive assault on federal research funding in modern history.
thebradking.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Research Cuts in the White House's 2026 Proposed Budget thebradking.com/2025/07/07/r...
I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!
I used Claude to help me parse the budget, analyze sources (included), and compile the impact on US science. Intro writing and copy edits by me!
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And when these photos appear in textbooks in a couple of decades, they'll tell their grandkids that Everyone Was Doing It and How Were They To Know It Was Wrong.
Floridians are taking pictures of themselves next to the sign for their new death camp
As I've said before, giving this concentration camp a cutesy name is reprehensible
As I've said before, giving this concentration camp a cutesy name is reprehensible
July 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
And when these photos appear in textbooks in a couple of decades, they'll tell their grandkids that Everyone Was Doing It and How Were They To Know It Was Wrong.
I spent the morning building a model in Claude to help distill H.B. 1 into bite-sized portions. Here is what the model built, complete with a source list for those who want to either build their own model or fact-check what I've done. thebradking.com/2025/07/04/h...
H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Complete Analysis — Brad King: Writer, Managing Editor, & Strategist
H.R.1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a radical reorientation of federal priorities, yet its size makes it nearly impossible […]
thebradking.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I spent the morning building a model in Claude to help distill H.B. 1 into bite-sized portions. Here is what the model built, complete with a source list for those who want to either build their own model or fact-check what I've done. thebradking.com/2025/07/04/h...
Cooper, the star of trivia last night
July 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Cooper, the star of trivia last night