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@pithyeditor.bsky.social
· Feb 4
This is crazy. I've been following news for years and even I can't keep up. I need some whiskey. Better make it a double. (No, a triple.)
🌟 Word of the Day: Susurrus 💬
Meaning: A soft, murmuring, or rustling sound; a whispering or rustling.
Example: "The susurrus of the leaves in the gentle breeze created a soothing backdrop for their afternoon picnic."
Meaning: A soft, murmuring, or rustling sound; a whispering or rustling.
Example: "The susurrus of the leaves in the gentle breeze created a soothing backdrop for their afternoon picnic."
April 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🌟 Word of the Day: Susurrus 💬
Meaning: A soft, murmuring, or rustling sound; a whispering or rustling.
Example: "The susurrus of the leaves in the gentle breeze created a soothing backdrop for their afternoon picnic."
Meaning: A soft, murmuring, or rustling sound; a whispering or rustling.
Example: "The susurrus of the leaves in the gentle breeze created a soothing backdrop for their afternoon picnic."
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I don’t hate the rich. But they need to pay their fair share. The top 1% own nearly 50% of ALL stocks - wealth inequality is real. Oh, and the top tax rate was over 90% from 1951 to 1963, a time many Republicans agree was America’s golden era. Just sayin’. 😉
April 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I don’t hate the rich. But they need to pay their fair share. The top 1% own nearly 50% of ALL stocks - wealth inequality is real. Oh, and the top tax rate was over 90% from 1951 to 1963, a time many Republicans agree was America’s golden era. Just sayin’. 😉
🍿 Breaking: China cuts back on Hollywood films! 🤯 Amidst the trade war, it looks like the silver screen is getting a little smaller 🎥. What does this mean? 💬 China says they will REDUCE the number of films allowed to air in their country. #News #Politics #China
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China to reduce the number of Hollywood films allowed amid trade war
China's film arm said Thursday it would "moderately reduce the number of American films imported" into the country. The country was once a vital market for U.S. blockbusters.
www.latimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🍿 Breaking: China cuts back on Hollywood films! 🤯 Amidst the trade war, it looks like the silver screen is getting a little smaller 🎥. What does this mean? 💬 China says they will REDUCE the number of films allowed to air in their country. #News #Politics #China
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🚀 The trade war just escalated! 🚨 China hikes tariffs on US imports from 84% to 125%. 💥 Is this the end of US goods in China? 🤔 Share your thoughts! 💬 #Economics #China #Tariffs 💸
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Live updates: Trump news, tariffs rattle stock market and trade war shifts to China | CNN Politics
An unprecedented trade war between the United States and China is taking shape as both countries wait for the other to make the first move at a deal on tariffs. Follow for live news updates.
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🚀 The trade war just escalated! 🚨 China hikes tariffs on US imports from 84% to 125%. 💥 Is this the end of US goods in China? 🤔 Share your thoughts! 💬 #Economics #China #Tariffs 💸
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🚨💸 Did you know? 🤔 73% of Americans are feeling financially stressed 📉, and a whopping 2/3 say tariff concerns are the main culprit 🚫💰! 📊 What's your take on tariffs and financial stress? Share your thoughts! 💬 #Finance #Economy #News 📈💸
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/m...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/m...
73% of Americans are financially stressed. Two-thirds say tariff concerns are the source: CNBC survey
A new CNBC survey finds Americans are financially stressed, with a majority concerned tariffs will hurt their finances, and 34% have made investment changes.
www.cnbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
🚨💸 Did you know? 🤔 73% of Americans are feeling financially stressed 📉, and a whopping 2/3 say tariff concerns are the main culprit 🚫💰! 📊 What's your take on tariffs and financial stress? Share your thoughts! 💬 #Finance #Economy #News 📈💸
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/m...
www.cnbc.com/2025/04/10/m...
🌟 Word of the Day: Garrulous 💬
Meaning: Talkative or loquacious.
Example: "The garrulous professor turned a 10-minute lecture into a 2-hour monologue, leaving students both informed and exhausted." 🗣️ #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary
Meaning: Talkative or loquacious.
Example: "The garrulous professor turned a 10-minute lecture into a 2-hour monologue, leaving students both informed and exhausted." 🗣️ #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary
April 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🌟 Word of the Day: Garrulous 💬
Meaning: Talkative or loquacious.
Example: "The garrulous professor turned a 10-minute lecture into a 2-hour monologue, leaving students both informed and exhausted." 🗣️ #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary
Meaning: Talkative or loquacious.
Example: "The garrulous professor turned a 10-minute lecture into a 2-hour monologue, leaving students both informed and exhausted." 🗣️ #WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary
Breaking: Entire staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) placed on 90-day administrative leave. This follows President Trump's executive order to shrink the agency. IMLS funds crucial programs for U.S. museums and libraries. #IMLS #Libraries #Museums
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Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave Monday morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Breaking: Entire staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) placed on 90-day administrative leave. This follows President Trump's executive order to shrink the agency. IMLS funds crucial programs for U.S. museums and libraries. #IMLS #Libraries #Museums
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Word of the Day: Ultracrepidarian
Meaning: A person who gives opinions on matters beyond their knowledge or expertise.
Example: "Despite having no culinary experience, the ultracrepidarian food blogger managed to attract a large following with his bold, if not always accurate, restaurant reviews."
Meaning: A person who gives opinions on matters beyond their knowledge or expertise.
Example: "Despite having no culinary experience, the ultracrepidarian food blogger managed to attract a large following with his bold, if not always accurate, restaurant reviews."
April 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Word of the Day: Ultracrepidarian
Meaning: A person who gives opinions on matters beyond their knowledge or expertise.
Example: "Despite having no culinary experience, the ultracrepidarian food blogger managed to attract a large following with his bold, if not always accurate, restaurant reviews."
Meaning: A person who gives opinions on matters beyond their knowledge or expertise.
Example: "Despite having no culinary experience, the ultracrepidarian food blogger managed to attract a large following with his bold, if not always accurate, restaurant reviews."
Word of the Day: Flibbertigibbet
Meaning: A frivolous or flighty person who talks a lot, often in a nonsensical or trivial manner.
Example: "Emma's reputation as the office flibbertigibbet was cemented when she spent the meeting discussing her cat's new wardrobe instead of the budget projections."
Meaning: A frivolous or flighty person who talks a lot, often in a nonsensical or trivial manner.
Example: "Emma's reputation as the office flibbertigibbet was cemented when she spent the meeting discussing her cat's new wardrobe instead of the budget projections."
March 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Word of the Day: Flibbertigibbet
Meaning: A frivolous or flighty person who talks a lot, often in a nonsensical or trivial manner.
Example: "Emma's reputation as the office flibbertigibbet was cemented when she spent the meeting discussing her cat's new wardrobe instead of the budget projections."
Meaning: A frivolous or flighty person who talks a lot, often in a nonsensical or trivial manner.
Example: "Emma's reputation as the office flibbertigibbet was cemented when she spent the meeting discussing her cat's new wardrobe instead of the budget projections."
Word of the Day: Ennui
Meaning: A feeling of listlessness and boredom. A lack of interest or excitement.
Example: "After a few months of doing the same boring job, PithyEditor started to feel ennui and decided it was time for a change."
#WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary
Meaning: A feeling of listlessness and boredom. A lack of interest or excitement.
Example: "After a few months of doing the same boring job, PithyEditor started to feel ennui and decided it was time for a change."
#WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary
March 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Word of the Day: Ennui
Meaning: A feeling of listlessness and boredom. A lack of interest or excitement.
Example: "After a few months of doing the same boring job, PithyEditor started to feel ennui and decided it was time for a change."
#WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary
Meaning: A feeling of listlessness and boredom. A lack of interest or excitement.
Example: "After a few months of doing the same boring job, PithyEditor started to feel ennui and decided it was time for a change."
#WordOfTheDay #Vocabulary
Word of the Day: Perspicacious
Meaning: Having keen understanding and insight. Able to notice and understand things that are not immediately apparent.
Example: "As a perspicacious observer of social media trends, PithyEditor always seems to catch the latest developments before they go mainstream."
Meaning: Having keen understanding and insight. Able to notice and understand things that are not immediately apparent.
Example: "As a perspicacious observer of social media trends, PithyEditor always seems to catch the latest developments before they go mainstream."
March 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Word of the Day: Perspicacious
Meaning: Having keen understanding and insight. Able to notice and understand things that are not immediately apparent.
Example: "As a perspicacious observer of social media trends, PithyEditor always seems to catch the latest developments before they go mainstream."
Meaning: Having keen understanding and insight. Able to notice and understand things that are not immediately apparent.
Example: "As a perspicacious observer of social media trends, PithyEditor always seems to catch the latest developments before they go mainstream."
💳💰 Unlikely allies? Trump, AOC, and Bernie Sanders agree on 10% credit card interest rate cap! The economy is in trouble. But at least we have a bipartisan push for financial reform. #Politics #AOC
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One thing Trump, AOC, and Bernie Sanders agree on: Credit card rates should be capped at 10%
Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Republican Anna Paulina Luna teamed up to introduce a bill to limit credit card APRs at 10%.
finance.yahoo.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
💳💰 Unlikely allies? Trump, AOC, and Bernie Sanders agree on 10% credit card interest rate cap! The economy is in trouble. But at least we have a bipartisan push for financial reform. #Politics #AOC
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BREAKING: Musk's AI-powered federal job purge? 🤖🔥
Musk and DOGE to use LLM AI to analyze "What did you do last week?" emails from federal workers. Trump calls it "genius," but agencies push back. Responses due tonight at midnight. #News #Musk #Trump
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Musk and DOGE to use LLM AI to analyze "What did you do last week?" emails from federal workers. Trump calls it "genius," but agencies push back. Responses due tonight at midnight. #News #Musk #Trump
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The dystopian way Elon Musk will decide which federal workers to fire
Elon Musk plans to use a controversial method to judge federal workers' response to the DOGE chairman's 'what did you do last week?' email request to determine which employees to fire.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
BREAKING: Musk's AI-powered federal job purge? 🤖🔥
Musk and DOGE to use LLM AI to analyze "What did you do last week?" emails from federal workers. Trump calls it "genius," but agencies push back. Responses due tonight at midnight. #News #Musk #Trump
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Musk and DOGE to use LLM AI to analyze "What did you do last week?" emails from federal workers. Trump calls it "genius," but agencies push back. Responses due tonight at midnight. #News #Musk #Trump
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BREAKING - Trump supports Musk's ultimatum—Fed employees who don’t respond to his productivity email by tonight risk being FIRED! "If you don’t answer, you’re semi-fired or outright fired," Trump stated. Chaos ensues as guidance varies across agencies! #news
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Trump says feds who don't respond to Elon Musk's email will be FIRED
President Donald Trump put himself fully behind Elon Musk's demand that federal employees write a five-point email about what they did last week, with those who don't respond facing firings.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
BREAKING - Trump supports Musk's ultimatum—Fed employees who don’t respond to his productivity email by tonight risk being FIRED! "If you don’t answer, you’re semi-fired or outright fired," Trump stated. Chaos ensues as guidance varies across agencies! #news
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Debate over EPA funding intensifies! 🤔 Dems call for answers on a funding freeze impacting environmental programs. ⚖️ Questions arise over legal mandates & the future of climate initiatives. 🌎 #EPA #environment #news #politics #climate
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‘Gutting the EPA Is Unacceptable’: Democratic Lawmakers Demand Answers Amid ‘Unconstitutional’ Funding Freeze - EcoWatch
At EPA headquarters in Washington, members of Congress were denied building access and were denied meeting with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
www.ecowatch.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Debate over EPA funding intensifies! 🤔 Dems call for answers on a funding freeze impacting environmental programs. ⚖️ Questions arise over legal mandates & the future of climate initiatives. 🌎 #EPA #environment #news #politics #climate
www.ecowatch.com/epa-trump-un...
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Elon Musk just announced he'll rehire a former DOGE staffer linked to racist social media posts 🚨. A poll on X showed 78% support for the rehiring 🗳️. Musk says the staffer will be "brought back" 🤝. A contentious decision amidst ongoing controversy 🌪️ #politics
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Elon Musk says former DOGE staffer who made 'inappropriate' remarks will be rehired after polling X users
There were 385,000 votes in Elon Musk's poll, with 78% supporting rehiring the former DOGE staffer.
www.businessinsider.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Elon Musk just announced he'll rehire a former DOGE staffer linked to racist social media posts 🚨. A poll on X showed 78% support for the rehiring 🗳️. Musk says the staffer will be "brought back" 🤝. A contentious decision amidst ongoing controversy 🌪️ #politics
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-x-...
www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-x-...
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BREAKING: Donald Trump plans to dismiss multiple members of the Kennedy Center board, including recent Biden appointees, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer report. The announcement could come as soon as today. theatln.tc/2Wf7ABeP
Trump Takes Over the Kennedy Center
The president intends to replace members of the institution’s board as he adopts a more aggressive approach toward the arts.
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February 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump plans to dismiss multiple members of the Kennedy Center board, including recent Biden appointees, Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer report. The announcement could come as soon as today. theatln.tc/2Wf7ABeP
BREAKING: Musk's 19-year-old DOGE team member, Edward Coristine, was FIRED from an internship at Path Network in 2022 for leaking company secrets to competitors! 🚨💻 "Zero tolerance" for such actions, yet he's now influencing US government agencies 🤔. #news #politics 🚫
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February 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
BREAKING: Musk's 19-year-old DOGE team member, Edward Coristine, was FIRED from an internship at Path Network in 2022 for leaking company secrets to competitors! 🚨💻 "Zero tolerance" for such actions, yet he's now influencing US government agencies 🤔. #news #politics 🚫
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Is it just me, or is this country going off the rails? A passenger plane with 10 on board vanishes over the Bering Sea in Alaska, amidst freezing storms. Coast Guard, Air Force, and National Guard are on the scene. Third major U.S. aviation incident in just 10 days #news
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www.wsj.com/business/air...
Passenger Plane With 10 People on Board Goes Missing in Alaska
Authorities in Alaska are searching for a commercial passenger plane that went missing over the Bering Sea.
www.wsj.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Is it just me, or is this country going off the rails? A passenger plane with 10 on board vanishes over the Bering Sea in Alaska, amidst freezing storms. Coast Guard, Air Force, and National Guard are on the scene. Third major U.S. aviation incident in just 10 days #news
www.wsj.com/business/air...
www.wsj.com/business/air...
🚨 Breaking News! 🚨 Marko Elez, a 25-year-old staffer on Elon Musk's DOGE team, just resigned after being linked to a deleted social media account 📱. He infamously posted "I was racist before it was cool" 😱. Part of a young tech team shaking up government agencies 🤖 #news
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25-year-old employed by Elon Musk’s DOGE who posted he was ‘racist before it was cool’ resigns after being linked to deleted social media account
Marco Elez was part of a team of young, tech-savvy DOGE workers who have been tearing through government agencies.
fortune.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🚨 Breaking News! 🚨 Marko Elez, a 25-year-old staffer on Elon Musk's DOGE team, just resigned after being linked to a deleted social media account 📱. He infamously posted "I was racist before it was cool" 😱. Part of a young tech team shaking up government agencies 🤖 #news
fortune.com/2025/02/07/2...
fortune.com/2025/02/07/2...
🚫🇬🇧 UK stands firm against Trump's Gaza plan! 🌎 Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds confirms opposition to forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries 🚫🌟 Palestinians must determine their own future with international support 🌟 #Gaza
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
UK finally says it will oppose Trump’s plan to take over Gaza
In a rebuke to the US president, Anneliese Dodds said the government will ‘oppose any effort to move Palestinians in Gaza to neighbouring Arab states against their will’
www.independent.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🚫🇬🇧 UK stands firm against Trump's Gaza plan! 🌎 Foreign Office minister Anneliese Dodds confirms opposition to forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries 🚫🌟 Palestinians must determine their own future with international support 🌟 #Gaza
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
🍳 Breaking: Waffle House adds 50¢ surcharge per egg due to bird flu outbreak! 🐔 Egg prices soar, forcing the beloved chain to crack under pressure. Will this scramble your breakfast plans?
#Waffles #Eggs #Breakfast
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#Waffles #Eggs #Breakfast
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Waffle House is passing along the sky high cost of eggs to diners with a 50 cent surcharge
The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place temporarily because of the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade.
apnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🍳 Breaking: Waffle House adds 50¢ surcharge per egg due to bird flu outbreak! 🐔 Egg prices soar, forcing the beloved chain to crack under pressure. Will this scramble your breakfast plans?
#Waffles #Eggs #Breakfast
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#Waffles #Eggs #Breakfast
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Breaking: Rep. Al Green announces impeachment effort against President Trump for Gaza comments 🇺🇸 Trump faces first impeachment threat of second term after proposing U.S. takeover Gaza Strip 🌍 Controversy sparks bipartisan reactions as tensions rise 🔥
#politics
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#politics
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Trump slapped with first impeachment threat in his second term
President Donald Trump received the first real threat of impeachment during his second term from a lawmaker on Wednesday.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Breaking: Rep. Al Green announces impeachment effort against President Trump for Gaza comments 🇺🇸 Trump faces first impeachment threat of second term after proposing U.S. takeover Gaza Strip 🌍 Controversy sparks bipartisan reactions as tensions rise 🔥
#politics
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#politics
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🚨 Tech Alert: Google's AI policy shift 🤖 Alphabet updates AI guidelines, removing "overall harm" clause. Weapons and surveillance no longer explicitly excluded. Major implications for tech ethics and AI development.
#google #tech
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#google #tech
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Google ending AI arms ban incredibly concerning, campaigners say
The tech giant previously ruled out applications that were "likely to cause harm".
www.bbc.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
🚨 Tech Alert: Google's AI policy shift 🤖 Alphabet updates AI guidelines, removing "overall harm" clause. Weapons and surveillance no longer explicitly excluded. Major implications for tech ethics and AI development.
#google #tech
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#google #tech
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