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erin mccann

@mccanner.bsky.social

Weather at The New York Times. Now in SF after four years in London. Brooklyn before that. Find me: https://instagram.com/mccannercat

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I'm reading about Bluesky discourse on X. I'm reading about X discourse on Bluesky. I'm listening to the official Television Show Podcast after I finish the Television Show. I had a brief moment of introspection and I threw up a live tadpole

02.03.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 217    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

02.03.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 7795    πŸ” 2164    πŸ’¬ 114    πŸ“Œ 68
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rigorous scientific testing continues to indicate there is no circumstance under which this site is not Like This

02.03.2026 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

The guy whose full-time job is renaming and un-renaming the HBO Max app is thrilled by the merger news.

02.03.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 514    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 2

me to the monkey paw: i wish star trek wasn’t on paramount!

02.03.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 572    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 2
Screenshot of headlines:

The Secret to Keeping My Toilet Stain-Free Is in the Kitchen

11 Surprising Things You Can Put in Your Dishwasher

Screenshot of headlines: The Secret to Keeping My Toilet Stain-Free Is in the Kitchen 11 Surprising Things You Can Put in Your Dishwasher

Nicely done

02.03.2026 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1561    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 6

I'm posting it www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCJ...

02.03.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Right?!

02.03.2026 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey did we know the time change is NEXT Sunday ?

02.03.2026 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Frog tries to spur Toad into cleaning his house, kinda in a passive-aggressive way if you ask me. Toad hides under the covers.

From "Tomorrow"
In *Days with Frog and Toad*

Frog tries to spur Toad into cleaning his house, kinda in a passive-aggressive way if you ask me. Toad hides under the covers. From "Tomorrow" In *Days with Frog and Toad*

β€œToad,” said Frog, β€œyour pants and jacket are lying on the floor.”

β€œTomorrow,” said Toad from under the covers.

01.03.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 657    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 13
Volkswagen "Pink Moon"
YouTube video by Alan Pafenbach Volkswagen "Pink Moon"

The reality is that studios can spend the next 10 years throwing hundreds of millions of dollars into AI-produced, algorithm-driven "content" and yet they'll never produce a work even a fraction as emotionally evocative as a 90 second Volkswagen ad from 1999
youtu.be/_-kqUkZnDcM?...

01.03.2026 02:43 β€” πŸ‘ 476    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 18
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Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His β€˜Girls’

One woman hit her head on Epstein's island, and instead of taking her to an ER, Epstein had a doctor come to his home and give her 35 stitches on his dining-room table.

Multiple doctors disclosed women's private medical info to Epstein.

Epstein controlled what medical care they could receive.

28.02.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 407    πŸ” 152    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 6
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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

28.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1364    πŸ” 742    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 58
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2 Survivors Describe the Terror and Tragedy of the Tahoe Avalanche The story of how nine skiers were killed, and six survived, in the deadliest avalanche in modern California history.

β€˜Avalanche!’: Survivors Recount the Tragedy at Perry’s Peak

Riveting story by my colleagues who interviewed two men who survived the Tahoe avalanche and rescued others. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

28.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As good as advertised.

28.02.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Washington Post layoffs include entire Ukraine, Middle East bureaus - National | Globalnews.ca The Post’s executive editor Matt Murray called the move painful but necessary to put the outlet on stronger footing and weather changes in technology and user habits.

I’m not the world’s fourth-richest man so I don’t mean to speak out of turn here, but I think that firing your full-time foreign correspondents right before a major war might not have been a particularly wise move in terms of, you know, getting or keeping subscribers

globalnews.ca/news/1165243...

28.02.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 727    πŸ” 175    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 12

A crazy time to NOT HAVE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS!!!

28.02.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1968    πŸ” 349    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 13
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β€œThis man is dying. Like and subscribe!”

27.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1027    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 21

Someone should 100% write a TV series about Neil Sedaka, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow & Carole King growing up at the same neighborhood in Brooklyn

28.02.2026 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 681    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 14
The "espresso martini" brunette hair color trend feels rich, picture of a pretty lady (gracie abrams?) with such hair

The "espresso martini" brunette hair color trend feels rich, picture of a pretty lady (gracie abrams?) with such hair

Hearing about this new trend. It's called brown hair

27.02.2026 03:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5147    πŸ” 470    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 122

a new weakerthans album would fix me

27.02.2026 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

every time corporate media further consolidates it makes independent journalism feel even more precarious. like a kitten standing in front of a 747.

26.02.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 959    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 1

I feel bad for everyone who says "I asked ChatGPT for advice" instead of just adding "reddit" to whatever what was their search term or topic

26.02.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 167    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
Another property owner, who said he was calling in to the hearing from Colorado, noted that he owned six homes in San Diego County, although he didn't indicate whether they are located in the city.
"I just don't appreciate you guys stepping on my property rights," Kevin Hastings said. "I worked hard for those to achieve the American dream, I tried renting these out. You know, renters are dirty, they've got kids, they're always destroying the place. They need to go get their own place and stop being poor is what it really comes down to.

Another property owner, who said he was calling in to the hearing from Colorado, noted that he owned six homes in San Diego County, although he didn't indicate whether they are located in the city. "I just don't appreciate you guys stepping on my property rights," Kevin Hastings said. "I worked hard for those to achieve the American dream, I tried renting these out. You know, renters are dirty, they've got kids, they're always destroying the place. They need to go get their own place and stop being poor is what it really comes down to.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a commenter unintentionally make such a strong case for the policy they’re opposing. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/25/p...

26.02.2026 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000

New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/h...

26.02.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Candace Owens spun conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk's death. Now she’s targeting his widow. The podcaster aired β€œBride of Charlie” on YouTube and billed it as an investigation into Erika Kirk β€” but there is no evidence to support her fevered, fact-free claims.

I had to watch like 70 hours of Candace Owens for work. So the least you could do is read my dispatch from hell. www.ms.now/news/bride-o...

26.02.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 466    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 10
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NYC’s newest billionaire status symbol: a double-wide townhouse.

Ultra-wealthy buyers are combining 2–3 historic townhomes into mega-mansions designed to feel like suburban estates β€” in the middle of the Manhattan.

Here's the latest with @sooophie.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

26.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

could you imagine being a teenage girl right now amid the 90s revival and your mom is Melissa Auf der Maur !?

26.02.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

once your email storage is full you should be allowed to graduate from it. no more emails for you. you’ve seen enough emails. you’re free now

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Corgan and Love have their own complicated history, but for Auf der Maur, they are simply β€œmy grunge parents.”

As that period of music waned β€” as did her dalliance with Grohl, whose gushing love faxes (oh, the ’90s!) are quoted in the book β€” Auf der Maur regrouped in Manhattan. Her life there was not exactly tame; she lived in a notorious downtown brownstone, with Natasha Lyonne on the top floor, the photographer (and Corgan ex) Yelena Yemchuk as a roommate, and Wainwright in the basement apartment. The place β€œwas firmly embedded in the New York scene,” he said. β€œI made out with one or two members of the Strokes there.”

Corgan and Love have their own complicated history, but for Auf der Maur, they are simply β€œmy grunge parents.” As that period of music waned β€” as did her dalliance with Grohl, whose gushing love faxes (oh, the ’90s!) are quoted in the book β€” Auf der Maur regrouped in Manhattan. Her life there was not exactly tame; she lived in a notorious downtown brownstone, with Natasha Lyonne on the top floor, the photographer (and Corgan ex) Yelena Yemchuk as a roommate, and Wainwright in the basement apartment. The place β€œwas firmly embedded in the New York scene,” he said. β€œI made out with one or two members of the Strokes there.”

SO MUCH VIBE packed into so few sentences, my golly www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/a...

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