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Lizzie O'Leary

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I host What Next TBD at Slate. A show about tech, power and the future. Who wants night bacon? https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next-tbd Lizzie.oleary@slate.com Signal: Lizzieohreally.31

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Sam Altman on X: "Here is re-post of an internal post: We have been working with the DoW to make some additions in our agreement to make our principles very clear. 1. We are going to amend our deal to add this language, in addition to everything else: "β€’ Consistent with applicable laws," / X Here is re-post of an internal post: We have been working with the DoW to make some additions in our agreement to make our principles very clear. 1. We are going to amend our deal to add this language, in addition to everything else: "β€’ Consistent with applicable laws,

Sam Altman just said he has tweaked his deal with the Pentagon and wrote a list of things he says are part of it, and he chose to include this really great line:

"One thing I think I did wrong: we shouldn't have rushed to get this out on Friday."

03.03.2026 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 473    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 57

Thank you for reminding me to book my eye exam.

02.03.2026 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I take hydroxychloroquine for my autoimmune disease and I feel a need to say β€œbut I’m not insane,” when I pick it up.

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Joyce

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Dutch skeets from the 1630s:

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Blackout Iran. When the Trump administration launched a major attack on Iran, news organizations had to navigate a shaky environment for communicationsβ€”and moral clarity.

"The reporting of wars seems to have been inverted; what the powerful say and do is being reported first, and the killing of innocents is mentioned in passing, if at all.” www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

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The β€œPeace President” Goes to War War in Iran: Ayatollah Khamenei was killed, but the Trump administration is leaving the hard work of regime change to the Iranians.

I've had two other occasions to ask -- are we at war with Iran? (Soleimani's assasination, the targeted nuclear strikes -- all Trump.) I don't want to say 3rd time's the charm, but 3rd time is definitely a different answer. With @shaneharris.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...

02.03.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

Children and pets inside, please

02.03.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

it’s going to take a lot to convince me that the failson of a somewhat better dictator is the right leader for iran but he is certainly working overtime to convince people he is for what i’m sure are purely unselfish reasons!

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Yes, though he did try to give some speeches

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Oh gosh, thank you (I had nothing to do with it but just bask in the reflected glow).

02.03.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sure it will come back again!

02.03.2026 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s my husband’s theater company

02.03.2026 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It was the closing show, so you can no longer see it, but the Ulysses stage adaptation by Elevator Repair Service at the Public Theatre was one of the most thrilling works of theatre I’ve seen in a long, long time.

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Awww buddy thank you

02.03.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@jdickerson.bsky.social I guess you’re gonna meet my kid!

01.03.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok buddy let’s pack some art supplies! We’re all going together!

01.03.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The thousand yard stare of someone whose childcare bailed last minute

01.03.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Text on white background:



NYC, another cold snap is headed our way tonight. Here's the latest: 

Forecast: Lows of 17 degrees tonight. Wind chills hitting 8 degrees.
 
Snow: Possible light snow over the northern part of the city.
 
Warming Centers: Activated.
 
WARM Mobile Units: Operational. 
 
Overdose Prevention Centers: Open overnight on Sunday. 
 
Outreach: Workers out 24/7 Β bringing homeless New Yorkers indoors. 
 
Get the latest by texting "NotifyNYC" to 692-692. 
 
If you see someone who needs help, call 311 to find the nearest warming center.

Text on white background: 
NYC, another cold snap is headed our way tonight. Here's the latest: 

Forecast: Lows of 17 degrees tonight. Wind chills hitting 8 degrees.
 
Snow: Possible light snow over the northern part of the city.
 
Warming Centers: Activated.
 
WARM Mobile Units: Operational. 
 
Overdose Prevention Centers: Open overnight on Sunday. 
 
Outreach: Workers out 24/7 Β bringing homeless New Yorkers indoors. 
 
Get the latest by texting "NotifyNYC" to 692-692. 
 
If you see someone who needs help, call 311 to find the nearest warming center.

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Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His β€˜Girls’

NEW: I and colleagues reviewed 15,000 documents to illuminate how Jeffrey Epstein used VIP doctors to control and manipulate young women* β€” and how the doctors helped him, treating his needs as more important than the patients'. Gift link.

*see next post in thread

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Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for Congress to come back to Washington immediately and vote on a war powers resolution regarding Iran.

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Appreciate you! ❀️

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How Trump’s War Could Destabilize the Global Energy Market It starts β€” but doesn’t end β€” with the Strait of Hormuz.

The energy market is on edge. Iran was exporting almost its entire daily oil production in the last few weeks, IRGC-linked news outlets say the Strait of Hormuz is "effectively closed," Saudi says the Eastern Province was attakced, the US hit Iranian naval assets heatmap.news/energy/trump...

28.02.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Literally a woman passed by and asked me if I’d lost an argument with my dog and yes. I have a senior bully. The most opinionated dog possible.

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Yikes

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Yikes

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This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t George W. Bush may think that a war against Iraq is the solution to our problems, but the reality is, it will only serve to create far more.

Still holds up

theonion.com/this-war-wil...

28.02.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you to the Girl Scouts selling cookies in grand army plaza. You have done more for my mental health (and waistline) today than you realize.

28.02.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A crazy time to NOT HAVE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS!!!

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Jesus

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