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David Potts
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Twitter refugee.
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Came across Clarissa Dickson-Wright’s autobiography in a charity shop. It is everything a devotee of weird history could hope for
December 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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As I navigate being a caregiver to my aging parents, this article not only hits close to home, it's calling from inside the house

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | The People Holding Everyone Together Are Coming Apart
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.
www.thenation.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Kaleb Horton RIP.
The last magazine writer
What left with Kaleb Horton.
mattdpearce.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Beverly Hills, California.
February 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I wrote about all the impeccable timing of the South Park premiere, and the complicated nature of Parker and Stone being the guys to do this:
Yes, 'South Park' Went There -- And It's Glorious
'South Park' Season 27 premiere depicts President Trump as a con man with a micropenis who's in bed with Satan, and takes on parent company Paramount.
www.rollingstone.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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ooft, this article hits hard for me as a former creative genXer www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Gen X Career Meltdown (Gift Article)
Just when they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Okay I'm gonna do a thread here of some of the amazing things David Lynch said to me in interviews. Basically, he said amazing things pretty much every time he opened his mouth.

1: An account of feeding the local birds during lockdown.
January 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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looking for accts that’ll help keep you smart? I got you. go.bsky.app/APKLdwb
November 23, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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My XOXO talk is online. It's a v. personal look at what it was like to cover the pandemic, live through it, be broken by it, and heal from it. I talk about my approach to journalism, a 7-part code for being a public figure, why I left the Atlantic, and a lot more. xoxofest.com/2024/videos/...
Ed Yong · Videos · XOXO
Avid birder and Pulitzer-winning science journalist Ed Yong built a devoted audience for his deeply empathetic coverage of the pandemic for The Atlantic, while his two New York Times bestsellers, ...
xoxofest.com
October 10, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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i am just imagining trump sitting in a huge room with a giant tv watching this tim walz love
with jd vance sitting across from him and trump just glaring back and forth from screen to vance without saying a word
August 22, 2024 at 3:24 AM
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I’ll just repost this piece for no reason at all, and mention once again that if I walked away from an account with a half million followers I’m betting you can too.

kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/so-long-an...
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Yes, I know the social media saying. “This isn’t an airport. You don’t need to announce your departure.” And yet, I’m announcing my departure — from Twitter. And since a lot of you got to know me and ...
kevinmkruse.substack.com
July 23, 2024 at 10:14 PM
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my big picture takeaway from today is that we have never seen a coordinated display like this from dems and we have never seen a seamless transition of support from voters like this and the real political reason is that every hates that fucking guy like they've never hated any fucking guy before
July 22, 2024 at 1:57 AM
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OPINION COLUMNIST FREAKS: the DNC canNOT be a coronation. Instead, Pitbull and Chef Bobby Flay will lead candidates on a Kitchen Showdown that w

VOTERS: whose the fucking nominee. who is it. just tell us who it fucking is. it's Kamala? terrific, here is forty six million dollars
July 22, 2024 at 3:28 AM
@nameshiv.bsky.social Excellent posting tonight. Fine work !
July 22, 2024 at 5:59 AM