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Posts by Allen Salkin

The Detroit Pistons joined Twitter in October 2008

And they haven’t won a home playoff game ever since

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As a woman with a female gaze, simply do not do this. We don’t want this. We want Magnum PI. We want ‘79 Knicks. We want to see what your leg day do.

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Any government that isn't right now accelerating plans to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy is either:

a. Incompetent
b. In the pockets of people who'd rather they didn't
c. a & b

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J Tolkan, not author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, dies. Actor, who looked like Gollum, was 94.

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MSN headline:

Senator caught breaking stock law she championed

22 hours ago — Senator caught breaking stock law she championed ... For more than a decade, Susan Collins positioned herself as a defender of transparency in

MSN headline: Senator caught breaking stock law she championed 22 hours ago — Senator caught breaking stock law she championed ... For more than a decade, Susan Collins positioned herself as a defender of transparency in

As far as we can tell not a single Maine outlet has picked up this story. Sort of gives the game away. #MEpolitics

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Bass so bad at the job.

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Karen Bass is not good at the job

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New Yorkers, join us in the first ever Mayor’s Municipal Madness: a competition of city fixes where everyone wins.

Pick your fix and vote here:
nyc.gov/madness

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"I Will Not Comply": Librarian Luann James Fights Censorship Demands of Rutherford County Library System's Board Rutherford County Library System's director continues to fight back against a library board that demands she remove books, share private info.

“I Will Not Comply”: Librarian Luann James Fights Censorship Demands of Rutherford County Library System’s Board

RCLS's director continues to fight back against a library board that demands she remove books, share private info.

This is the job, folks!

bookriot.com/librarian-lu...

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the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

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War is not Peace.

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Bennedict Mathurin was on a Pacers team that started 10-15, earned #4, got through Brook Lopez's Bucks and Darius Garland's Cavs, and made it all the way to G7 of NBA Finals

Asked Benn about parallels to Clippers trajectory, connecting with Garland

He thinks LAC can make Finals

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Why is he doing what he's doing?

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THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

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Happy International Women’s Day!

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Text saying "You've read your last free article."

Text saying "You've read your last free article."

Jacked action hero with goon in headlock, in raspy yet firm voice:

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WGME headline: Collins says some ICE policy changes needed as DHS funding fight continues

WGME headline: Collins says some ICE policy changes needed as DHS funding fight continues

Sinclair station in Maine running a headline reflecting pretty much the opposite of Susan Collins actual stance tells you where the politics of ICE are at the moment.

Trying to occupy every position on the ideological spectrum simultaneously is a difficult task in 2026. #MEpolitics

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Read my new article that is about Epstein and maybe YOU. YEAH YOU.

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They dont have a plan

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halftime show fromt eh supebowl showing a set on the field featuring a nyc bodega

halftime show fromt eh supebowl showing a set on the field featuring a nyc bodega

This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use urbanism is illegal to build in most American cities.

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Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs

"nimbler". What bullshit.

Washington Post Begins Sweeping Layoffs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...

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Should have attached Paul to Harden deal at least

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Must we go through this?

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Happy #festivus Revolutionary idea this year: for once let's NOT AIR OUR GRIEVANCES! Every day is Festivus now. Too many feats of strength. Too little tinsel. I am grateful I wrote this book and have had so many pleasurable experiences with the "holiday."

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We were under siege and only had enough fuel to last a day, but it miraculously lasted eight. We are being asked to endure again, and trying to look for light, I say we will.

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Real people dressed in costumes.

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Chocolate Grows Up in the Land of Its Birth: the Amazon

The Amazon rainforest, origin of the cacao bean, is giving life to a nascent craft chocolate movement in Brazil. Chocolate Grows Up in the Land of Its Birth: the Amazon www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/c...

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Six years ago, after watching my circle of friends surrender one too many evenings to insurance wrangling and doctor portals and DMV confusion, I emailed them a proposal: Come over next Tuesday. Grab a six pack. And bring your bills, your credit-card statements, your school forms, the streaming services you need to unsubscribe from, the airline miles you need to manage, the expenses app you need to figure out. I’d be throwing the lamest party ever.  

At the heart of this party was a truth that has gone under-acknowledged in recent years: We’re all sinking. We’re sinking into a quicksand of tiny, dumb administrative tasks. It is the most tedious quicksand imaginable. 

Tasks once accomplished with a quick phone call now require logging into a new website, which requires remembering yet another password. Disputing a charge means arguing with a chipper chatbot, or submitting to an hour of brain-melting hold music—call volume higher than expected!—only to be disconnected.

Six years ago, after watching my circle of friends surrender one too many evenings to insurance wrangling and doctor portals and DMV confusion, I emailed them a proposal: Come over next Tuesday. Grab a six pack. And bring your bills, your credit-card statements, your school forms, the streaming services you need to unsubscribe from, the airline miles you need to manage, the expenses app you need to figure out. I’d be throwing the lamest party ever. At the heart of this party was a truth that has gone under-acknowledged in recent years: We’re all sinking. We’re sinking into a quicksand of tiny, dumb administrative tasks. It is the most tedious quicksand imaginable. Tasks once accomplished with a quick phone call now require logging into a new website, which requires remembering yet another password. Disputing a charge means arguing with a chipper chatbot, or submitting to an hour of brain-melting hold music—call volume higher than expected!—only to be disconnected.

This is...sort of brilliant.

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Keep at it. You are doing good work.

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