Eric Svenson
@esvenson.bsky.social
Not so random thoughts on #marketing, #media, and #popculture.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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As a communicator, @jamestalarico.bsky.social is a breakout Democratic Party star.
Cain: It flies in the face of reality when I look at the state of Massachusetts where Donald Trump gets 35% of the votes and zero Republican representatives from the state.
Talerico: Who signed that map? It was a Republican governor.
Talerico: Who signed that map? It was a Republican governor.
August 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
As a communicator, @jamestalarico.bsky.social is a breakout Democratic Party star.
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Exhausted and dehydrated, I slowly walk the last few steps. “This has to be it,” I think to myself. Taking a deep breath, I close my eyes and turn the handle, whispering a little prayer as I step through. I open my eyes and the last trickle of hope leaks away. I am still in IKEA.
August 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Exhausted and dehydrated, I slowly walk the last few steps. “This has to be it,” I think to myself. Taking a deep breath, I close my eyes and turn the handle, whispering a little prayer as I step through. I open my eyes and the last trickle of hope leaks away. I am still in IKEA.
28 so far
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
28 so far
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“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
July 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I’d say that @stephencolbert.bsky.social is (with the lone exception of @maddow.msnbc.com) the most brilliant, humane person I’ve encountered in broadcasting. His mind works faster than anyone else’s at a level of sophistication that is unmatchable. Genuinely a generational talent.
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you have been visited by "Le Boulanger Quebecois"
repost to receive his blessing
repost to receive his blessing
July 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
you have been visited by "Le Boulanger Quebecois"
repost to receive his blessing
repost to receive his blessing
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The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game starters have been revealed. @itssydneywingfield.bsky.social breaks it down:
www.thenexthoops.com/features/202...
www.thenexthoops.com/features/202...
2025 WNBA All-Star Game starters revealed- The Next
The WNBA released its All-Star starters, with 2025 No. 1 overall draft pick Paige Bueckers earning a starting spot.
www.thenexthoops.com
July 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game starters have been revealed. @itssydneywingfield.bsky.social breaks it down:
www.thenexthoops.com/features/202...
www.thenexthoops.com/features/202...
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June 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
June 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth a watch:
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.
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So, #CaitlinClark is out again, this time with another strain. The WNBA has a massive problem with the uglification of its game thanks to execrable officiating and it's sent their best player into a terrible shooting slump and physical ditch. My column: wapo.st/3FWIriB
Column | All that ugly contact is messing with Caitlin Clark’s shot — and her head
What’s wrong with Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark? She’s hoping rather than knowing.
wapo.st
June 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
So, #CaitlinClark is out again, this time with another strain. The WNBA has a massive problem with the uglification of its game thanks to execrable officiating and it's sent their best player into a terrible shooting slump and physical ditch. My column: wapo.st/3FWIriB
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Tyrese Haliburton makes an incredible statement following his surgery today:
June 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Tyrese Haliburton makes an incredible statement following his surgery today:
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just heard someone use the phrase “analog cigarettes” and i think i died
June 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
just heard someone use the phrase “analog cigarettes” and i think i died
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I have a tough time believing people can't get their sports fix on Bluesky. There are so many starter packs.
NBA: bsky.app/starter-pack...
WNBA: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NFL: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NHL: bsky.app/starter-pack...
MLB: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Soccer: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NBA: bsky.app/starter-pack...
WNBA: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NFL: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NHL: bsky.app/starter-pack...
MLB: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Soccer: bsky.app/starter-pack...
June 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I have a tough time believing people can't get their sports fix on Bluesky. There are so many starter packs.
NBA: bsky.app/starter-pack...
WNBA: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NFL: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NHL: bsky.app/starter-pack...
MLB: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Soccer: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NBA: bsky.app/starter-pack...
WNBA: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NFL: bsky.app/starter-pack...
NHL: bsky.app/starter-pack...
MLB: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Soccer: bsky.app/starter-pack...
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this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
Loving all the comments
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Loving all the comments
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy today. At least Zelensky wore socks.
June 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Required reading for everyone, regardless of your political leaning.
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I figure I need to explain how extreme and irresponsible is the June 7 Memorandum federalizing the National Guard and authorizing regular armed forces.
Those saying anything in support of this action may not realize what they’ve gotten into.
(It will also escalate from here.)
Preview⤵️
I figure I need to explain how extreme and irresponsible is the June 7 Memorandum federalizing the National Guard and authorizing regular armed forces.
Those saying anything in support of this action may not realize what they’ve gotten into.
(It will also escalate from here.)
Preview⤵️
June 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Required reading for everyone, regardless of your political leaning.
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Lots of talk today about the demise of BlueSky. For whatever it's worth, it's been a boon to indie publishers like us. Twitter and Facebook have pretty much silenced us, so the engagement here has, and continues to be, wonderful.
June 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Lots of talk today about the demise of BlueSky. For whatever it's worth, it's been a boon to indie publishers like us. Twitter and Facebook have pretty much silenced us, so the engagement here has, and continues to be, wonderful.
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Haliburton, as called in:
Brazil, France, Iceland, U.S. (in Spanish), Albania, U.S. (ESPN Radio), Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Canada, and Croatia:
Brazil, France, Iceland, U.S. (in Spanish), Albania, U.S. (ESPN Radio), Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Canada, and Croatia:
June 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Haliburton, as called in:
Brazil, France, Iceland, U.S. (in Spanish), Albania, U.S. (ESPN Radio), Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Canada, and Croatia:
Brazil, France, Iceland, U.S. (in Spanish), Albania, U.S. (ESPN Radio), Indianapolis, Oklahoma City, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Canada, and Croatia:
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I've been wanting to tell my widowhood story publicly for years, but I know I don't have the kind of grief story people want to hear.
No community rallied, no family healed, no strength discovered.
I wrote about the gap between grief narratives and reality.
www.dataandpolitics.net/why-i-find-i...
No community rallied, no family healed, no strength discovered.
I wrote about the gap between grief narratives and reality.
www.dataandpolitics.net/why-i-find-i...
Why I Find It Hard to Write About Being a Widow
Why is it so hard to write about being a widow? My story has no redemptive arc. No community rallied, no family came together, no strength was discovered. Just sudden loss and ongoing adaptation witho...
www.dataandpolitics.net
June 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I've been wanting to tell my widowhood story publicly for years, but I know I don't have the kind of grief story people want to hear.
No community rallied, no family healed, no strength discovered.
I wrote about the gap between grief narratives and reality.
www.dataandpolitics.net/why-i-find-i...
No community rallied, no family healed, no strength discovered.
I wrote about the gap between grief narratives and reality.
www.dataandpolitics.net/why-i-find-i...