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First Thanksgiving adding crawfish to the maque choux. Feels wrong and yet so right. Wish me luck.

WaPo spun off ArcXP. It’s a well built CMS. And NYT has lots of engineers on staff building very cool things. NYT Labs and their R&D team have built impressive apps. I’m biased because it’s my background, but I love news nerds and the things they build with reporting teams.

The last time I saw one of your "drink a big glass of water" posts, I actually got a big glass of water. It was refreshing, and I felt better. So, thank you!

Had I known, I'd have joined Bluesky sooner. Just a straight feed of William Morris patterns would make my online life much happier.

Interesting -- I have that setting turned on, but I'm using Enterprise. Wonder if that's the difference.

Tried the prompt, and I'm getting the message "I’m sorry, but I can’t share that."

Congratulations! What fantastic news.

Since this story was published three hours ago, I have been able to confirm nearly 200 more students at a couple dozen more colleges, universities and university systems across the country.

Sadly, no. But pretty much the entire AP data team will be there, so please look them up!

The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say The IRS is drafting plans to try to cut its workforce of roughly 90,000 people in half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation...

BREAKING: The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say.

We’ve tested using a large language model to help reporters and editors identify perceived bias in a story. It’s an interesting use case — when the journalist decides whether and how to address any perceived bias the machine may point out.

Consumed “Character Limit” in two days. Deeply reported and illustrative of the moment. Well done, @rmac.bsky.social and @kateconger.com .

AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events.

BREAKING: The Associated Press sues three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment.

AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute The Trump administration blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event.

The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding Air Force One Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to blame for the exclusion.

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How to cope when disasters strip away photos, heirlooms and other pieces of the past They’re the possessions that tell your story. The photos of old friends and relatives. The ring your mom left you. Your grandfather’s old desk and the letters inside.

How to cope when disasters strip away photos, heirlooms and other pieces of the past.

Whatever it can’t do yet.

A renewed appetite for print "The printed page offers our minds a break from those hits of dopamine that distracted us from thinking, feeling, and doing more important things."

“The printed page offers our minds a break from those hits of dopamine that distracted us from thinking, feeling, and doing more important things,” Aimee Rinehart writes.

AI adoption matures in small and local newsrooms "Why is formalizing AI adoption necessary? Experimentation, while valuable, has its limits."

"2025 will mark a turning point for smaller local newsrooms with limited resources, as they begin to formalize their approaches to AI product adoption," @ernestkung.bsky.social says.