T.J. Mitchell
@workingstiff.bsky.social
NYT bestselling coauthor of the Jessie Teska mysteries #FIRSTCUT & #AFTERSHOCK, & the medical examiner memoir #WORKINGSTIFF. Wife & creative partner Dr Judy Melinek does autopsies. I am careful with her.
Books & columns: https://drworkingstiff.com/books
Books & columns: https://drworkingstiff.com/books
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This really is a great picture:
February 20, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This really is a great picture:
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I can't handle this if he dies in the first episode
Sean Bean co-hosts a delightful birding show. Whether you like birds or not, the show offers the soothing timbre of soft raindrops on a drum. Oh, and commentary about birds.
Get Birding with Sean Bean | Episode 1: The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch | Birdwatching Podcast
YouTube video by Get Birding
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February 19, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I can't handle this if he dies in the first episode
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Like with using children as bait and eating at a restaurant then kidnapping the people who prepared it, ICE is routinely breaking taboos that have been part of human civilization since before recorded history.
Two female ICE agents popped the hood of their car and knocked on the door of a mechanic born in Mexico. He went out to help.
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“A bunch of agents jump out and tackle him, essentially restraining him, and take him away...His six kids are now without their father." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE drawdown? Indications point to steady enforcement activity outside the Twin Cities
Some people who observe ICE activity are skeptical about a large scale drawdown of agents in the state. There are indications that activity has decreased in the Twin Cities, but has continued outside ...
www.mprnews.org
February 19, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Like with using children as bait and eating at a restaurant then kidnapping the people who prepared it, ICE is routinely breaking taboos that have been part of human civilization since before recorded history.
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Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
February 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Yoon Suk-yeol has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
February 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
And you know why?
Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.
"...but thank you." Brilliant.
question aside her explanation shows a much healthier perspective on than people pretend high performers have to have and everyone would be better off with it
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 9:19 PM
"...but thank you." Brilliant.
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www.thewrap.com/media-platfo... Brendan Carr may help flip Texas
Colbert’s James Talarico Interview Hits 3 Million YouTube Views, Surpasses Bad Bunny Appearance
"The Late Show" aired the interview straight to YouTube after alleged pressure from CBS over the FCC's equal-time rule
www.thewrap.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:02 AM
www.thewrap.com/media-platfo... Brendan Carr may help flip Texas
RIP Robert Duvall
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
RIP Robert Duvall
"SEND HELP"
Melrose and La Brea is just a river right now.
February 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
"SEND HELP"
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leaving out cookies and milk for george washington tonight
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 AM
leaving out cookies and milk for george washington tonight
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A lot of 1990s photos of Oasis look like this to me.
February 16, 2026 at 3:54 AM
A lot of 1990s photos of Oasis look like this to me.
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The daughter in Wellington is hunkering down and watching the spray from the sea, likely containing poo, blowing sideways and hitting all the houses. They're calling it a shartnado 😆
February 16, 2026 at 4:47 AM
The daughter in Wellington is hunkering down and watching the spray from the sea, likely containing poo, blowing sideways and hitting all the houses. They're calling it a shartnado 😆
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finally, people are wolfmaxxing
a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.
February 16, 2026 at 4:12 AM
finally, people are wolfmaxxing
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That's our money.
Experts forecast Meridian, Contact, Mercury and Genesis will report a combined operating profit of about $1.86 billion for the six months to the end of December ‒ an increase of about 45% on the same period last year.
Big four power profits set to soar 45% as Contact Energy kicks off earning week
Experts forecast Meridian, Contact, Mercury and Genesis will report a combined operating profit of about $1.86 billion for the six months to the end of December ‒ an increase of about 45% on the same period last year.
dlvr.it
February 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
That's our money.
This is pretty cool
A microbial horror show — an overview of some of the most devastating infectious diseases in history.
Dare to be scared, and be inspired by the stunning advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of life-threatening infections.
Featuring cholera, measles and the plague, and many more.
Dare to be scared, and be inspired by the stunning advances in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of life-threatening infections.
Featuring cholera, measles and the plague, and many more.
Pop-Up 2025 - Horror Show — Superbugs - The microbial world in, on and around us
www.superbugs.online
February 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
This is pretty cool
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This is a marvelous example of whimsy and craftsmanship! A rare Greek askos, made in the shape of a lobster claw. 🦞
Dating back to approximately 450 BC, the vessel was used to hold perfumed oil.
📷 Antikensammlung Kassel
#archaeology 🏺
Dating back to approximately 450 BC, the vessel was used to hold perfumed oil.
📷 Antikensammlung Kassel
#archaeology 🏺
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 PM
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
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I told my smart speaker to play WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES by the Doobie Bros for a particular reason. And now she’s just playing yacht rock songs and my kitchen sounds like “ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION ADS: GREATEST HITS”
February 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
I told my smart speaker to play WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES by the Doobie Bros for a particular reason. And now she’s just playing yacht rock songs and my kitchen sounds like “ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION ADS: GREATEST HITS”
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For more on how conditions at Dilley are affecting children, read my latest for @nbcnews.com
I interviewed a family of Russian asylum seekers who’ve been held more than four months at the Dilley detention center in Texas.
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
As we spoke over Zoom this week, their daughter Kamilla was one day shy of turning 12. I asked her what she wanted for her birthday.
She replied: “To get out of here.”
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
For more on how conditions at Dilley are affecting children, read my latest for @nbcnews.com
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On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Jesus wept.
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Jesus wept.
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The Olympics got me thinking about sporty snow words. 🏂
"Bobsled" is called "bobSLEIGH" in the Olympics, and it gets its name from riders "bobbing" back and forth to speed up on straightaways.
Check out the podcast for fun details about "snurfing," "luge," and more!: pod.link/173429229
"Bobsled" is called "bobSLEIGH" in the Olympics, and it gets its name from riders "bobbing" back and forth to speed up on straightaways.
Check out the podcast for fun details about "snurfing," "luge," and more!: pod.link/173429229
February 10, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The Olympics got me thinking about sporty snow words. 🏂
"Bobsled" is called "bobSLEIGH" in the Olympics, and it gets its name from riders "bobbing" back and forth to speed up on straightaways.
Check out the podcast for fun details about "snurfing," "luge," and more!: pod.link/173429229
"Bobsled" is called "bobSLEIGH" in the Olympics, and it gets its name from riders "bobbing" back and forth to speed up on straightaways.
Check out the podcast for fun details about "snurfing," "luge," and more!: pod.link/173429229
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harboring unauthorized immigrant who is your niece: admirable, family-oriented
harboring unauthorized immigrant who is your girlfriend: romantic, possibly cinematic
harboring girlfriend who is your niece:
harboring unauthorized immigrant who is your girlfriend: romantic, possibly cinematic
harboring girlfriend who is your niece:
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece.
CBP officer faces federal charges over allegations he harbored an unauthorized immigrant who was also his girlfriend and niece
The Justice Department alleges that CBP officer and supervisor Andres Wilkinson had been living in Laredo, Texas, with a woman who had overstayed her visa and is now in the U.S. illegally.
cbsn.ws
February 13, 2026 at 3:39 AM
harboring unauthorized immigrant who is your niece: admirable, family-oriented
harboring unauthorized immigrant who is your girlfriend: romantic, possibly cinematic
harboring girlfriend who is your niece:
harboring unauthorized immigrant who is your girlfriend: romantic, possibly cinematic
harboring girlfriend who is your niece:
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Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a huge success. Here is how grassroots groups beat big money and are now raising tons of money for mixed income, rent stabilized housing. (We call it “social housing.”)
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89WjsvH/
Seattle’s millionaire tax is a wild success. #taxtherich @House Our Neighbors: Yes on 1A @Tech 4 Housing
TikTok video by Ron Davis
www.tiktok.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Holy moly: Seattle’s millionaire tax, passed last year, is expected to bring in $115 million in its 1st year, way more than the $50 million anticipated.
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
The funds will go to the city’s new social housing developer publicola.com/2026/02/11/t...
(Is NY Gov Hochul paying attention?)
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Hank Stuever, who twice has been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing, will start in his new role next month. “He’s one of the best journalists in the country.”
Former Washington Post journalist Hank Stuever joins The Times-Picayune and The Advocate
Hank Stuever, who twice has been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing, will start in his new role next month. “He’s one of the best journalists in the country.”
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February 13, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Hank Stuever, who twice has been named a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature writing, will start in his new role next month. “He’s one of the best journalists in the country.”