Monica Huegel

promotional image for "get birding with sean bean", the uk's leading birdwatching podcast he's sitting on a bench in the woods, about to doff his ascot, wearing a brown zip-up and holding a mug. he's smiling, as if he doesn't realize in a few episodes they'll kill off his character in a dramatic, meaningful scene

oof, i hope they don't kill him off in the first season

There’s a reason that hiring for geopolitical researchers and analysts has dramatically increased in the past few weeks.

What an absolutely wild situation.

Bluesky posts about ads in ChatGPT that contradict each other.

Yeah okay.

The only thing you need to make is good cookies.

Is this a Heated Rivalry tie in?

I think this might be my worst season ever

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times

Lady Gaga
Nine Inch Nails
Keane
N*SYNC
Weird Al Yankovic

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

Awwww Lindsey I'm so sorry. The bestest boy.

About how many times did you watch the auto-tune the news cover of her ad?

I’m you

There are definitely a few things I'm going to be adding to the candidate questionnaire moving forward. That's how some of the questions come about. "I need to ask this because it HAS happened before."

There were tea party chapters in Virginia trying to purge the voter rolls last year. The hardliners didn't go poof, they just went to ground.

Usually, probably not. There are a lot of higher priorities when vetting or doing self-research. I have discussed it candidates before when they were clearly visible.

We ask about all kinds of stuff.

Go buy a lottery ticket right now

A helpful tweet from Dave Weigel on October 8th reminding folks to pay for oppo research.

Agree with Dave here, pay for oppo research people. We’re going to have to normalize it in primaries for this exact reason. Maybe Taylor did, maybe she didn’t, but she’s getting blowback as if she didn’t.

I think the All Britons is flipped no?

This part was at least included in the WSJ article: “If universities sign and then violate the terms of the compact, they could be forced to return any money given to them by the federal government that year as well as any private contributions.”

The more light shined on these actions the better.

I’ve never been one to read or listen to Klein, but this one is worth seeking out for Coates.

As another reminder, everything Trump does is for content.

This is Trump testing the waters. He can get away with a lot of things others can’t, but when he does get away with them it signals to others in the GOP that they can get away with it too. Expect a lot more of this in 2025 and 2026 campaigns if the media is too soft in response.

The urgency of his discomfort has rendered his viewpoint very myopic.

Here's a Monday-Money-In-Politics post for everyone. The top 5 independent expenditure groups in Virginia this year are spending more than $5.2 million. Of that, less than $500,000 is going to support Democrats. (via VPAP)

So who do they actively listen to?

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Nexstar is set to acquire Tegna, a "transaction will increase Nexstar’s reach through the expansion of our presence in important DMAs such as Atlanta, Phoenix, Seattle, and Minneapolis..." Given what happened yesterday, this is cause for concern.

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