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@scoopthomas.bsky.social

Business journalist (executive editor) @ SC Biz News. Cautious optimist. Southern transplant living in Greenville. Wannabe novelist/documentarian. Nature worshipper. Living vicariously through artists/musicians/playwrights/professional athletes.

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That Zac Efron didn’t win an Oscar for β€œThe Iron Claw” is one of the greatest travesties in the history of cinema. That final scene slays me every time.

19.09.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

America’s car-culture obsession is downright dangerous. I almost got run over three times during my five-block walk home from a restaurant. Bunny and his oversized pick-up (you KNOW he backs into every parking space) are usually to blame.

20.08.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign of the times.

20.08.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Long live the em dash.

20.08.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More like Libation Day amiright?

#tariffs

02.04.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Between the unsecured bombing chats and eliminating FEMA and trafficking legal residents to foreign labor prisons and supermaxxing measles and halting cancer research, it’s so hard these days to guess how you’re gonna die

24.03.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7509    πŸ” 1676    πŸ’¬ 271    πŸ“Œ 86
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IKEA parent company plans massive South Carolina solar park - Charleston Business The facility will have an estimated production equivalent of the annual consumption of 15,200 South Carolina households.

The facility will have an estimated production equivalent of the annual consumption of 15,200 South Carolina households.

#solar #solarpower #alternativeenergy #solarenergy #southcarolina

24.03.2025 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DJ Shadow - Nobody Speak feat. Run The Jewels (Official Video)
YouTube video by Mass Appeal DJ Shadow - Nobody Speak feat. Run The Jewels (Official Video)

This song/video is fire and is more relevant now than ever.

04.03.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump has utterly changed the rules of engagement. World leaders must learn this – and quickly | Simon Tisdall The world’s most admired democracy is being held hostage by a clique of far-right thugs. It would be a mistake to placate them, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Trump has utterly changed the rules of engagement. World leaders must learn this – and quickly | Simon Tisdall

04.03.2025 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 301    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 15
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Trump’s Disgrace David Remnick on the temper of Trump’s Presidencyβ€”the threats and firings, the multiple DOGE fiascoes, the proposal to cleanse the Gaza Strip of two million Palestinians, and his showdown with Volodym...

Each day of Donald Trump’s second term is β€œits own fresh hell,” David Remnick writes, β€œbringing ever more outrageous news from an autocrat who revels in his contempt for the government he leads, for the foreign allies who deserve our support, and for the Constitution he is sworn to uphold.”

01.03.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 727    πŸ” 195    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 17

Blasphemy

25.02.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Affordable housing development near downtown Greenville moves forward - GSA Business Report The Planning Commission recently approved modifications for the project, setting up a final review by the city council.

The Planning Commission recently approved modifications for the project, setting up a final review by the city council.

#affordablehousing #attainablehousing #realestate #greenville #greenvillesc #southcarolina

14.01.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2 Charleston spirits companies partner to open James Island distillery - Charleston Business The facility will have a 7,500-square-foot event space, full catering services, a tasting room and retail shop.

The facility will have a 7,500-square-foot event space, full catering services, a tasting room and retail shop.

#spirts #distillery #booze #charleston

14.01.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Orville Peck is a god.

14.01.2025 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Charleston startup uses keepsake photos to shake up publishing industry - Charleston Business An idea hatched during the COVID-19 pandemic has grown into a customizable-books business for this Charleston entrepreneur.

An idea hatched during the COVID-19 pandemic has grown into a customizable-books business for this Charleston entrepreneur.

#books #publishing #entrepreneur #charlestonsc #charleston #southcarolina

11.12.2024 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Let Me Drown" by Orville Peck is a perfect song.

09.12.2024 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Upscale cocktail lounge reopens in new downtown Columbia space - Columbia Business Report The space offers sophisticated cocktails, tapas, and desserts.

If you find yourself in Columbia, South Carolina, and are craving a high-end craft cocktail, you have a new place to try.

#cocktails #craftcocktails #columbiasc #southcarolina

09.12.2024 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shipbuilder acquires Berkeley County fabricator for nuclear submarine construction - Charleston Business The site will support the construction of nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carrier modules and structures for U.S. Navy programs.

The nation’s largest military shipbuilder has big plans for the Lowcountry in South Carolina.

#shipbuilder #shipbuilding #manufacturing #military #nuclearsubmarines #aircraftcarrier

09.12.2024 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AFL launches $155 million expansion in Spartanburg County - GSA Business Report AFL will expand all of its fiber optic cable manufacturing operations and create over 150 jobs.

AFL will expand all of its fiber optic cable manufacturing operations and create over 150 jobs.

#manufacturing #manufacturingindustry #fiberoptics #southcarolina

03.12.2024 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revived former Harold's Cabin space opens in downtown Charleston - Charleston Business All-day dining, a market, a restaurant and gathering spaces have revived the Charleston landmark.

All-day dining, a market, a restaurant with a rooftop patio and gathering spaces have revived the Charleston landmark.

#charleston #charlestonsc #southcarolina #restaurant #foodie #food

03.12.2024 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is an actual headline/story on a conservative website. I can't. πŸ™„πŸ§ΉπŸ§›β€β™‚οΈ

#wicked #hollywood #wickedthemovie

27.11.2024 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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$12.5M family gift to rename soon-to-open $50M Clemson University alumni center - GSA Business Report The center, which will replace a 50-year-old facility, is on the shores of Lake Hartwell and is expected to draw 160,000 visitors annualy.

The center, which will replace a 50-year-old facility, is on the shores of Lake Hartwell and is expected to draw 160,000 visitors annualy.

#clemson #clemsonuniversity #southcarolina

26.11.2024 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Man the fight scenes on "Warrior" are epic!

#warrior #Max #kungfu #martialarts #TV

25.11.2024 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12 residences unveiled in renovated circa-1872 Charleston building - Charleston Business The landmark was originally a Masonic Lodge designed by famed Charleston architect John Henry Devereux.

The landmark was originally a Masonic Lodge designed by famed Charleston architect John Henry Devereux.

#charleston #charlestonsc #charlestonrealestate #southcarolina

25.11.2024 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mother-daughter pair bring Japanese culture to Charleston luxury retail market - Charleston Business A Charleston lawyer has turned her passion for Japanese kimono silks into a one-of-a-kind fashion brand.

A Charleston lawyer has turned her passion for Japanese kimono silks into a one-of-a-kind fashion brand. Β 

#charleston #charlestonsc #fashion #kimono #Japan #Japaneseculture #business #entrepreneur #fashiondesign #fashiondesigner #southcarolina #fashionbrand #retail

21.11.2024 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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