Usually looking for good trouble. When not reading, baking, drinking tea, or petting the cat. (she/her)
🚨 For friends near Rockville, MD: My friend Becca Tsou’s father, Lichi Hsieh (“Lee-Chee Shay”) is missing. He was last seen driving a Silver Honda CR-V (license plate 49707CL) near Hungerford Drive around 6pm. He doesn’t have a phone on him. If you see him, please contact the Rockville Police.
If you are an expert on air quality and have 10-15 minutes to talk to me today or tomorrow about important things journalists should know while reporting on wildfires and smoke, my DMs are open, or you can email me at karen at OpenNews dot org.
This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot
Anyone accused of abusing others should be on leave from public service. Anyone found guilty of abusing others must be permanently removed from public service- even if you are President of the United States. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
Ohio Senator Calls Former Son-in-Law Accused of Abuse Unfit for Office (Gift Article)Senator Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio, broke his silence about allegations of domestic abuse his daughter has made against Representative Max Miller.www.nytimes.com
Hey folks, my situation is still precarious Tip jar contributions welcome (Trying to make rent and get current on health insurance premiums. Much obliged 🙏🏽) www.soraya.press#/portal/supp...
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Hey MSP—anyone recognize this good boy? He was found in my neighborhood yesterday and doesn’t have a microchip. Link to lost dogs FB page. More info in alt text. www.facebook.com/share/p/18rZ...
Rebuild Local News has released the Community News Fellowships Act, a model law that helps states rebuild local reporting capacity by creating a program that places trained journalists in local newsrooms and expands community coverage. Learn more: www.rebuildlocalnews.org/solutions/mo...
Community News FellowshipsBest practices for creating a community news fellowships program that bolsters reporting capacity and increases coverage of local issues.www.rebuildlocalnews.org
huh the only fast casual restaurant that's thriving hates AI wonder if that means anything
If u missed: Washington and Lee University seeks an experienced business journalist for its Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Business Journalism. It's an endowed professorship w/tenure to teach business journalism, oversee an internship program, more. DETAILS: loom.ly/opz2h7k
Me: I should get out more for non-work-related shenanigans. My cat: OK, but consider this: I am very soft. Me: You drive a hard bargain there. My bed: I, too, am very soft. Me: Excellent point. My pajamas: Don't forget us, friend! So soft! Me: Well hot diggity damn you're all correct!
ALL MY DEAD CATS AND OTHER LOSSES, my book about grief; who is allowed to mourn and how; and why people want to pathologize the experiences that make us human, is available now in print, ebook, and audiobook formats, wherever fine books are sold (or loaned, shoutout to libraries).
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drunk girl trying to tell her friends that she thinks they are “weekend at Bernie’s” with McConnell, but she has got completely the wrong movie and keeps calling it “doing a Fish Called Wanda” with him and I’m dying