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charissa isidro
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audience editor at Bloomberg News. traveler and foodie first and foremost. certified yapper. i will sometimes refer to Bukayo Saka as my son (and i’m not sorry about it) 🔴⚪️
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Zohran Mamdani ran Ross Barkan's campaign for State Senate back in 2018, which Barkan writes about here. You'll have to get past some irritating Barkanisms in the piece, but the intel on Zohran's early, fierce political instincts is valuable. open.substack.com/pub/rossbark...
Life with Zohran
Reflections on a campaign
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June 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
charissai.bsky.social
can’t relate 😎

(the visa is already secured)
Americans in Race for European Residency See Doors Slamming Shut
The rush to secure passports and visas comes as many countries tighten immigration rules.
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May 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out!

A list I obtained from OPM via #FOIA gives color on the individuals executing DOGE priorities. Among other things it reveals their salary ranges, job titles and official government employee categorization.
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This spreadsheet from OPM shows the 23 employees have worked for DOGE in some capacity, including those who helped dismantle the US Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and others who were detailed to government agencies.
May 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
charissai.bsky.social
if you’ve got the mental capacity to read ONE thing today, make it this 🤭
100 Moments You Might Have Missed From Trump’s First 100 Days
The president generates a lot of news. You’re forgiven if any of the following stories escaped your attention.
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May 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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mims.bsky.social
I just typed “if you lie down with noodles you’ll get sauced meaning” into Google AND IT WORKED 😵
gregjenner.bsky.social Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · Apr 23
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
• Al Overview The idiom "you can't lick a badger twice" means you can't trick or deceive someone a second time after they've been tricked once. It's a warning that if someone has already been deceived, they are unlikely to fall for the same trick again. Here's a more detailed explanation: • Licking: "Licking" in this context means to trick or deceive someone. • Badger: The badger is a wild animal, and the phrase likely originates from the historical sport of badger baiting where dogs were used to harass
April 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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😎

try Pointed here: www.bloomberg.com/games/pointed
April 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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brunoinma.bsky.social
everyone who just watched the new episode of “the last of us”
April 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Congress is intent on raising the SALT cap, which would mean trade-offs like spending cuts. But our analysis shows increasing the limit would benefit only about 10% of taxpayers who itemize. Gift link here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Congress Is Prioritizing a Tax Break That Few Americans Will Claim
Data shows that even in wealthy congressional districts, the average person isn’t much affected by the state and local tax deduction lawmakers are trying to boost.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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giantcalgunner.bsky.social
HANG IT IN THE LOUVRE
poorlydrawnarsenal.com Poorly Drawn Arsenal @poorlydrawnarsenal.com · Apr 8
Declan Rice and Arsenal beat Real Madrid 3-0
Declan Rice celebrates a goal with Odegaard, MLS, and Saliba losing their minds in the background.
April 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
charissai.bsky.social
Javier Milei is trying to stamp out every vestige of Peronism, Argentina’s dominant strain of populism, in his re-branding of the South American nation as a free-market haven
Milei Tries Erasing Argentina’s History to Lure Foreign Investment
Javier Milei is trying to stamp out every vestige of Peronism, Argentina’s dominant strain of populism, in his re-branding of the South American nation as a free-market haven.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.

Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...
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April 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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jasonleopold.bsky.social
NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out!

Trump Filed a FOIA Request. So I FOIAed His FOIA.

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Trump Filed a FOIA Request. We FOIAed His FOIA.
When the then-former president was under investigation for unlawfully retaining classified documents, he filed a Freedom of Information Act Request with the National Archives for a wide range of recor...
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April 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
charissai.bsky.social
speaking as a reformed audience editor, i’m now officially on my Bluesky & LinkedIn journeys 🧘🏻‍♀️
April 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
charissai.bsky.social
need to watch this and Grave of the Fireflies 😭
catsuka.bsky.social Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · Mar 30
I hope that "Cocoon" TV special will be released abroad.
Directed by Ina Yukimitsu, with Hitomi Tateno (Ghibli alumni) as animation director (Sasayuri studio).
Based on Machiko Kyo' manga, inspired by the true story of students & teachers mobilized during WWII, 80y ago.
Broadcast last night by NHK.
April 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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jasonleopold.bsky.social
NEW FOIA Files newsletter just hit your inbox. The meta-FOIA issue

Fed Official Lamented How “Bashing the Fed Is a Bipartisan Sport”

Sen Elizabeth Warren wants the 12 Federal Reserve banks to comply w/FOIA. Emails show how one Federal Reserve official reacted
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April 26, 2024 at 2:47 PM
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Inspired by Columbia students, pro-Palestinian encampments have spread to more than 50 colleges in the US with calls for ceasefire in Gaza and university divestment from Israel and US weapons makers
Students Pitch Tents For Gaza On 50 US College Campuses in Escalating Protests
Tensions are rising as students across the country hold pro-Palestinian sit-ins and set up encampments while calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
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April 26, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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Mass graves with over 400 bodies of Palestinians were found after Israeli forces withdrew from Nasser Hospital and Al-Shifa Hospital, according to the UN
What We Know About the Mass Graves Uncovered in Gaza
Following the withdrawal of the Israeli military in early April, more than 400 bodies have been found at multiple grave sites near the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, and at A...
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April 26, 2024 at 8:15 PM