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Chris Suellentrop
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Waiting to announce my next thing. Used to be on Friendster. Maybe Orkut, too. Google+ skeptic.
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Chris Suellentrop @suellentrop.bsky.social · May 13
It’s always a good day to alert people that bylined articles by outside writers that appear “opposite the editorial” in a print newspaper are op-eds.
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This is very well done (gift link) wapo.st/4nL899o
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
wapo.st
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Tonight’s biggest surprise: The unexpectedly huge ratings for the Akron-UMass football game
YouTube TV default Election Night quad box: CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and … CBS Sports Network
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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brettmartin.bsky.social
Tidy little murder mystery.
Anonymous Ballroom Donors Face Scrutiny, and More
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I'm sensing a consensus that Pizza Hut's new buyer needs to restore the lunch buffet, but to really revive the brand you need to restore the classy vibe created by the glass lampshades
November 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Free media story for someone to report out: Is the talent at ABC News upset about the prospect of being blacked out on YouTube TV on Election Night?
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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williammoss.bsky.social
Bless this man. If not for him, I surely would have starved in my early 20s.
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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philmarfisi.bsky.social
Average anti-Bluesky op-ed: this app is solely an echo chamber for left-wing politics

Average Bluesky post: baseball has taken everything from me
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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Best series that didn’t involve Eric Hosmer sliding into home since 2001. See you at Bills-Chiefs
November 2, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Pitchers with 35+ innings and a sub-1.50 ERA in a single postseason:
John Smoltz 0.95 in 1996 (38 innings)
Madison Bumgarner 1.03 in 2014 (52.2)
Orel Hershiser 1.05 in 1988 (42.2)
Curt Schilling 1.12 in 2001 (48.1)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto 1.45 in 2025 (37.1)
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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102-7
slangsonsports.bsky.social Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 16d
Teams leading entering the 9th with a chance to clinch WS are 102-6 all-time

Losses
2011 g6 rangers
2001 g7 Yankees
1997 g7 Cleveland
1985 g6 cardinals
1911 g5 A’s
1910 g4 A’s
November 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Best pitching performance in a WS since Madison Bumgarner in 2014
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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We need this World Series game to end exactly at fall-back time.
November 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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I was 16 and in the hospital and so I slept through much of the 1991 World Series, which SI rubbed in by dubbing it the best ever. This series is making up for it except I am 50 and on my couch and in danger of sleeping through it
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Games literacy is dead
The names of ghosts from Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, a red herring nonetheless beyond the ken of the AI that analyzes missed guesses for NYT’s Connections game. (Pinky, Inky, Clyde, Sue)
November 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Game criticism is dead
A Spelling Bee board denying that “ludic” is a word
October 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Please repost:

We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.

pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
The writer/editor is a position within the Center’s Religion research team, which seeks to promote a deeper understanding of religion and spirituality. The Religion research team conducts surveys, demographic analyses and other social science research in the United States and around the world, studying people’s religious beliefs and practices as well as their views on related issues, including religion’s role in public life. The ideal candidate will have a strong data journalism mindset, with the ability to translate complex quantitative findings into clear and engaging narratives that are nonpartisan and non-advocacy. This position will be embedded within the Religion research team, where the writer/editor will work collaboratively to shape the team’s research agenda, including identifying key research questions; contributing to survey development; and synthesizing findings into accessible and compelling storylines. The writer/editor will also evaluate drafts of research reports to determine whether there are shortcomings in the analysis; edit, rewrite and reorganize drafts as necessary to improve flow and clarity; and work with researchers and designers to create appropriate charts and tables. In addition, the writer/editor will provide guidance and training to the Religion team’s researchers and serve as a writing resource. Following the release of reports, the writer/editor may help disseminate research to the public through the Center’s social media channels, videos, newsletters, and virtual or in-person gatherings, always adhering to the Center’s independent, nonpartisan, non-advocacy stance. 
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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It's no longer shocking, and that's the problem, says @williamfleitch.bsky.social

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | I’m shocked — shocked! — to find that gambling is going on in the NBA
The one thing sports can’t survive are fans who no longer trust the games to be on the level.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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kleinman.bsky.social
Tar 7.4
The Nice Guys: 7.4
The Northman 7.0
T2 Trainspotting 7.1
Goon 6.8
papapishu.bsky.social Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · Oct 16
I have gathered my thoughts and turned it into a fun blog about how IMDb is hell. I hope you like a long, under-explained list of movie ratings. aftermath.site/imdb-review-...
October 16, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Talking Points Memo is turning 25 and I wrote a little encomium to early blogging, which I sometimes miss: talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/what-...
What Made Blogging Different?
Whether I like it or not, the first line of my obituary...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Gift link wapo.st/4ofqqfy
Opinion | I resigned from the military because of Trump
I could not swear to follow a commander in chief who seems so willing to disregard the Constitution.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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I love you even still
sugarcopperblue.bsky.social SUGAR @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social · Oct 15
Sugar is back! New music at sugarcopperblue.com PLUS May 2026 live shows in NYC and London. All the info is here!
October 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Headline of the year www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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The Denver Broncos! You just don’t understand football, Marge.
rockshrimp.bsky.social Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · Oct 1
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."
A few days after this cartoon was published, my syndicate received a very indignant letter from someone representing the Jane Goodall Institute. Not only did my syndicate and I both get read the Riot Act, there was a vague implication that litigation over this cartoon might be around the corner. I was horrified. Not so much from a fear of being sued (I just couldn't see how this cartoon could be construed as anything but silly, but because of my deep respect for Jane Goodall and her well-known contributions to pri-matology. The last thing in the world I would have intentionally done was offend Dr. Goodall in any way. Before I had a chance to write my apology, another complication arose. The National Geographic Society contacted my syndicate and expressed a desire to reprint the cartoon in a special centennial issue of their magazine. My editor, aware of what had just occurred, declined, explaining why. Apparently, whoever it was that sent the inquiry from National Geographic was shocked. They told my editor that "that doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know." They did some checking themselves, and an interesting fact was eventually discovered: Jane Goodall loved the cartoon. Furthermore, she was totally unaware that any of this "stuff" was going on. Some phone calls were made, and the cartoon was not only reprinted in the centennial issue of National Geographic, but was also used by her Institute on a T-shirt for fund-raising purposes. I've since had an opportunity to visit Dr. Goodall at her research facility in Gombe. It's a wonderful place (sort of like right out of National Geographic). "To refer to Dr. Goodall as a tramp is inexcusable even by a self-described 'loony' as Larson. The cartoon was incredibly offensive and in such poor taste that readers might well question the editorial judgment of running such an atrocity in a newspaper that reputes to be supplying news to persons with a better than average intelligence. The cartoon and its message were absolutely stupid." —Excerpt from the above-mentioned letter that started the ruckus
October 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM