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casey morell
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soccer, politics, snark.

making npr politics podcast & trump's terms for @npr.org; spinning tunes on @uncertain.fm; yelling at management for @sagaftra.org
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scorsese going THIS IS CINEMA
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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how are they secret if i'm getting a push notification about them
a push notification in iOS from starbucks. it reads as follows: 2 new secret menu drinks! Plus all the fall feels [emoji of someone shushing another person] [emoji of two eyes looking conspiratorially]
October 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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well, this is a new and terrifying wikipedia article alert
a warning box at the start of a wikipedia article, reading as follows: "This article may incorporate text from a large language model. It may include hallucinated information or fictitious references. Copyright violations or claims lacking verification should be removed. Please see the associated project page for additional guidance. (September 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message)"
October 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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thinking about the last sinclair-ABC fight, when ted koppel read the names of soldiers killed in iraq on nightline and sinclair objected

[from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightli...
On April 30, 2004, Koppel read the names of members of the United States Armed Forces who were killed in the Iraq War since it began in March 2003. This prompted controversy from conservatives who believed that Koppel was making a political statement, and from management at Hunt Valley, Maryland-based television station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group, which felt that ABC was undermining the war effort in Iraq; in protest, ordered forced its ABC-affiliated stations not to air that night's edition, and instead had the stations air a special in which the "merits" of the war would be debated. Sinclair invited Koppel to participate in the replacement program, but he declined. Others, most notably the television columnist for The Washington Post, thought it was a ratings stunt for sweeps; indeed Nightline was the highest-rated program during that time period, and had about 30% more viewers than other editions of the program which aired that week. ABC responded to the controversy, saying that the program was meant to be "an expression of respect which seeks to honor those who have laid down their lives for this country." Koppel repeated the format on May 28, 2004, reading the names of service members killed in the war in Afghanistan, and on May 30, 2005, reading the names of all service members killed in Afghanistan or Iraq between the last program and the preparation of the program. This time, all of Sinclair's ABC stations aired the program as scheduled.
September 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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did not expect to see fbi director kash patel wearing what appears to be a liverpool fc tie today in his senate hearing
fbi director kash patel wearing a dark blue suit, and a red tie with white diagonal stripes. the tie has what appears to be a yellow liverpool fc crest
September 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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sipping seltzer while having a fisherman's friend lozenge in your mouth
david lynch IS gordon cole IN twin peaks: the return. he's leaning back, eyes closed, pursed lips, sitting before a photograph of a mushroom cloud
September 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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INBOX: radiohead coming off hiatus to play shows in europe this november/december
- November 4, 5, 7, 8 - Movistar Arena, Madrid, Spain - November 14, 15, 17, 18 - Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy - November 21, 22, 24, 25 - The O2, London, UK - December 1, 2, 4, 5 - Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark - December 8, 9, 11, 12 - Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany
September 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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strange day out here at windswept fields
lando norris is taking off his shoes, and one of his socks
August 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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kramer from seinfeld asking george "do you ever yearn?" (S3E23)
August 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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co—star says "get a skinner box"
YOUR DAY AT A GLANCE Encourage desired behavior by rewarding it.
August 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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tbt
a post from twitter i made in 2021 "if anybody out there listening to @npratc today thinks "gosh, that's a lot of broken social scene music in one radio show -- is the person directing that show okay" take solace in knowing the answer is no, he is not"
August 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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here is a tram with a mailbox on it in the porto tram museum
an old tram in a museum. the tram is green with white trim, and has a black grille-cum-cow catcher on the front. on the tram is a bright red mailbox that says CORREIO, the portuguese word for mail
August 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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buh god, that's @daveweigel.bsky.social's music
an awning over a coffee shop in lisbon. the awning is cream colored and in a navy blue font, the awning's text reads The Folks
July 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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letter of recommendation: porto
a landscape. in the foreground is the douro river. there is a boat on the river, toward the right hand side. in the background, on the left, is a series of hills with various terracotta roofed buildings. extending from them is an iron wrought bridge, moving to the right of the photograph. the sky is blue and cloudless.
July 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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@ianausten.bsky.social spotted on the riverfront in porto, portugal
a payphone located inside a red phone box. next to the box on the left is a gray power box and to the right is a green shrub in a dark gray planter
July 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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the work continues 🫡
a photograph outside NPR headquarters in washington. there's a tall, silver pillar on the left hand side of the image and at the top of the pillar is the NPR logo, displayed vertically
July 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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[adams posted on social media this morning that he has been nominated for an ambassadorship]
a post on social media from nick adams. it reads as follows: "Mr. President, thank you for the honor of a lifetime. In your America, all dreams come true. It will be my honor to represent the United States of America in Malaysia. To the esteemed Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I look forward to a confirmation process that is at the heart of the Constitution that has given me the freedom to pursue the American Dream. Thank you again to our Greatest President Ever! God Bless the United States of America!"
July 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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reading this wall street journal headline aloud like a local news anchor would
a screenshot of an headline from the wall street journal. the headline reads "They Call Him ‘Big Dumper.’ He’s Crushing Home Runs Like Babe Ruth."
July 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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okay, here we go
a ballot of the ten best movies of the 21st century, as decided by me they are, in no particular order PARASITE (2019) TAR (2022) CASINO ROYALE (2006) SHAME (2011) THE LIVES OF OTHERS (2006) ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004) THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (2002) OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001) TOY STORY 3 (2010) INCENDIES (2011)
June 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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noted airline pilot speaks to CNN
two men appear on CNN. on the left is an older man, balding, with a suit and tie and glasses. on the right, comedian nathan fielder, also wearing a suit, but sporting a blue baseball cap that has the boeing 737 logo on it
May 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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glad she's found a job but rude to misspell the name of the girl of the 21st century
a screencap from BBC News. On the left is a man with short, dark hair, wearing a dark t-shirt. on the right, a group of mountain climbers atop mt everest, holding a union jack. the chyron reads CLIMBERS USE XENON TO HELP CLIMB EVEREST
May 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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the unyielding influence of @davidjroth.bsky.social finds its way to the new york times
a headline and subhed from the new york times reading Stephen A. Smith Is Running. To Be Joe Rogan. America’s best-known sports-talker is hosting boldface Democrats and MAGA luminaries and teasing a 2028 run. But what he really wants is ubiquitous political influence, and things of that nature. the "things of that nature" references a famous tweet from david roth, in which stephen a. smith posits that "crab rangoon, things of that nature" are "preposterous."
May 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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congrats to the new young pope
jude law, dressed as pope, seated and smoking a cigarette, from the HBO limited series THE YOUNG POPE
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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there's a vague update that @tvmojoe.bsky.social got from rob mills, the guy who would greenlight it
Before we go, I’d be remiss if I didn’t ask for status updates on some of your franchises that haven’t been given new-season orders recently: Holey Moley, Claim to Fame, and your Live in Front of a Studio Audience specials. Any chance those will be back? We miss those shows, too. The beauty is, nothing ever really goes away, certainly in unscripted, We don’t have casts that we need to worry about being under contract or kids getting older. Everything you pointed to are all linear shows for broadcast, and a pie can only get so big. I think it’ll be about either moving when that opportunity comes up or seeing if they would work if we move them to other platforms.
May 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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from the latest edition of @tvmojoe.bsky.social's excellent newsletter, buffering — tell me this isn't something straight from the jack donaghy playbook
Q: Any upcoming shows fit that criteria? Maybe something in the development pipeline? A: One of the things we're really excited about is a new show that has all the elements of a great elimination competition series but will be focused on MMA fighters. And instead of a tribal council determining who is going home, it will be a fight between the bottom two. It's very early days, but it's one where we could look at doing it on multiple platforms with our partners at ESPN.
May 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM