Bert Etling

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solitary confivement

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I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

threedbare

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Fourtress of Solitude

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H.M.S. Pinafour

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odds in my fiver

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Fourm over function

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You Kant be serious

Determinism? Just call me Bill - short for Billiard Ball, ricocheting my way across the pool table of life
Free will? Just call me Will - short for Will to Power, making a wake across the current of eternal recurrence

#philosophy #dogadvice #oldcedartree
@toddavies.bsky.social

How threet it is

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Bouncy tune, give it a listen

New research on #FOI and journalism from the Transparency Alliance, an initiative led by @muckrock.com in partnership with @rcfp.org and other collaborators ⤵️

Today is going to be my threeceful day

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Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?

‪Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?

@betteridgeslaw.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...

Get your application in!

The Three of Life

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Why gas stoves could be the No. 1 polluter for many Bay Area residents A Stanford researcher replaced his own gas stove after monitoring pollution levels in his kitchen — and scientists say millions of Americans may face similar risks.

“people who use gas stoves are exposed to far more nitrogen dioxide than those who cook with electric.” www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

armed forces

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I’ve seen five and I’ve seen rain

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Dogito ergo sum

Hey @toddavies.bsky.social, seems Strider would have thoughts ....
"here we have a dog hoarder, a bad dog dad and a dog executioner … all politically aligned with a president who has never owned a dog and punctuates many of his choicest insults with “LIKE A DOG!”
#dogs
ashland.news/columnists/a...

Pam Bondi tried to steal a 4-year-old's dog Drew Magary on MAGA's new rite of passage.

All of these people are so weird and shitty www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

Sen. Golden withdraws bid for reelection, announces retirement at end of current term - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News Oregon state Sen. Jeff Golden announced in a news release Friday, Feb. 13, he plans to retire at the end of his current term and will withdraw his filing for reelection.

Oregon state Sen. Jeff Golden announced in a news release Friday, Feb. 13, he plans to retire at the end of his current term and will withdraw his filing for reelection. ashland.news/sen-golden-w...

Sole surfiver

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Lancaster Online’s transition to nonprofit newsroom model - Editor and Publisher Local news organizations across the country are searching for sustainable paths forward as traditional business models continue to erode. In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s oldest continu...

Lancaster Online’s transition to nonprofit newsroom model:
(When) Transitioning a news operation from a for-profit to a nonprofit model...Maintaining the quality and integrity of journalism without a noticeable impact on readers and advertisers is critical www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/lanc...

#localnews #nonprofitnews

Scarlet fiver

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Not an overstatement.

tenor sixophone

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matched longest streak of 122!

Cod fiver oil

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