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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

5 months

🎧 @FullDRadio 📻 @WVTFRADIOIQ #RVA #Cville #UVA #NPR

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

7 years

Brilliant 🐻 🔥 🌲

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Liz Cheney, leaving the House

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Azita Milanian reunited with Matthew Whitaker, the newborn baby she found (close to death) abandoned on the side of a trail 20 years ago. They were reunited on Whitaker's birthday — 20 years from the day he was found — May 16, 1998. @LATimes @brittny_mejia

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by @elmquistphoto Robert E. Lee Monument | Richmond, VA #RVA #RVAProtests @StyleWeekly

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Imagine convincing 1991 You that in 30 years, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will call out U.S. President Donald Trump for treason. All just weeks after -- I kid you not -- Aunt Becky from Full House gets out of prison. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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My message to my fellow Americans and friends around the world following this week's attack on the Capitol.

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An 1858 daguerreotype of Paul Rudd at age 16

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Roben Farzad

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Try to read this and not cry. Try: "Please don't die," the jogger said to the baby. "I will never leave you. I love you." "He grabbed my wrist and stopped crying...He still had his umbilical cord hanging from his stomach." @LATimes #humanity

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Dearly Beloved.... 💜🕊🌧

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This is brilliance. Make sure the sound is on. @rondel305 #Ghana #ghanapallbearers

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7 years

DEVELOPING NY Knicks to offer Reince Priebus a three-year, $42 million deal

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Election 1976: such a different world

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🗳✏️ Mind blowing that Joe Biden -- who did not win NH in 2008 and 2020 -- took more votes there this time as a write-in candidate than Bernie's 2020 win and Obama's 2012 win. [h/t @DaveWeigel on @MollyJongFast 's pod] #NewHampshire #Election2024 #Democrats

John Heilemann, Greg Sargent & Dave Weigel

NBC national affairs analyst John Heilemann examines Nikki Haley’s dwindling options in her primary bid against former President Trump. The New Republic's Greg

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It's 1989. You're told that in 30 years, three out of four of these stars will have been criminally charged -- and one will be the U.S. President...facing possible criminal charges. How do you choose? #AuntBecky #AdmissionsScam #Hollywood $TV @Deggans

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Richard Lasher was on his way to ride his dirt bike around Spirit Lake when Mount St. Helens erupted in front of him. "Had Lasher made it to the lake, he'd almost certainly have died." Original image 📷: May 18, 1980 (Washington State Archives)

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Roben Farzad

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7 years

Miami's Palmetto Expressway:

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

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#TBT 20 years ago: BusinessWeek on #Apple

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Roben Farzad

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Priceless look on his face 👀

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

3 years

Meanwhile, on LinkedIn .... 😱

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NATURE IS HEALING 🌅

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"Just as there are no atheists in Fox Holes, there are also no Libertarians during a financial crisis..." ~Barry @Ritholtz , president of the LIRR Fed

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Your smartphone has 200,000 times more memory than NASA's #Voyager2 , which was launched in 1977, moves at around 34,000 miles per hour and is now 11 billion miles away from earth. But still in touch with us. The human mind, man! @NASAJPL #NASA @NASA #space

NASA’s Voyager 2 Enters Interstellar Space

Forty-one years after it launched into space, NASA’s Voyager 2 probe has exited our solar bubble and entered the region between stars. Its twin, Voyager 1, m...

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

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🚨🚨 🚨 DEVELOPING C. Gardiner persuaded to run for House Speaker

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@robenfarzad

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The Fonz has morphed into Mark Twain. Because, you know, 2020. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #HenryWinkler

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Is this the most #wtf dog-whistle in wtf history? Remarked #SteveBannon :

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

7 years

“The downfall of Toys R Us can be traced back to a $7.5b LBO..loaded it w debt. For years, the retailer was able to refinance and delay reckoning..But massive interest payments sucked up resources that could’ve gone to technology and improving operations”

Toys ‘R’ Us Is Prepping to Liquidate Its U.S. Operations

Toys “R” Us Inc. is making preparations for a liquidation of its bankrupt U.S. operations after so far failing to find a buyer or reach a debt restructuring deal with lenders, according to people...

www.bloomberg.com

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

3 years

Right here is the key to world peace 🕊

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"If you want to focus on the journalism, do a boring awards show. Journalism is all about the 1st Amendment. If you don't see the import of what @michelleisawolf did tonight, then you don't get it." ~ @kathygriffin #WHCD #MichelleWolf

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

8 years

Never gonna give EU up

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

3 years

Somebody please soundtrack this to some Air Supply

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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If you’ve already seen a bear relaxing in someone’s backyard jacuzzi today just keep on scrolling...

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THE VIEW FROM SIDE-EYE COUNTRY @sarahkendzior @BillKristol

Sarah Kendzior

@sarahkendzior

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Come for my thoughts on rising authoritarianism, stay for the pic of me giving Bill Kristol the side-eye

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James Comey v Radiohead

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“The report..says the level of fentanyl in Prince's liver was 450 micrograms per kilogram, and notes that liver concentrations greater than 69 micrograms per kilogram ‘seem to represent overdose or fatal toxicity cases’” #OpioidCrisis #Prince @AP #fentanyl

Prince died from 'exceedingly high' amount of fentanyl, toxicology report says

A toxicology report from Prince's autopsy shed new light on the singer's death.

www.usatoday.com

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

1 year

Mostly reminds me of that high-school debate-team kid that abused Vivarin

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

4 years

This is what happens just before the national power-grid fails and it starts raining frogs #WTF

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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Someone is cruising around Milwaukee in a motorized Porta Potty...

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

7 years

Get the man a Nobel Prize 🏅

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

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"the former Lehman Brothers executive still believes Tesla stock will fall more than 80% to just $23 per share over the next year." $TSLA

Tesla’s biggest bear says the company has demand problems and its stock could sink another 80%—but...

“They’re just a car company that has built too much capacity that they can’t sell," GLJ Research head Gordon Johnson said of Tesla this week.

finance.yahoo.com

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

8 years

#Jupiter will be especially visible tonight. This is how it would look like if it was as far from earth as our moon:

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

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79-year old U.S. Rep who's served for 27 years. Former chair of the Cong Black Caucus. Mom. Anti-Apartheid crusader

Fox News Anchors Chortle After Bill O’Reilly Says Black Congresswoman Looks Like James Brown

Bill O’Reilly, appearing on Fox & Friends, says black Congresswoman Maxine Waters looks like James Brown.

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Roben Farzad

@robenfarzad

4 years

looks like a great ad for joint-pain relief

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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Timeline cleanser...

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African Americans Make Up All of Richmond Coronavirus Deaths #RVA @ardzes #Covid_19 @myVPM @cjkmedia

African Americans Make Up All of Richmond Coronavirus Deaths

All eight people who died from the coronavirus in Richmond were African American, according to Danny Avula, director of Richmond and Henrico Health Districts.

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@robenfarzad

4 years

listen carefully: someone is pounding a garbage can

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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1-year old. No freaking way...

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Roben Farzad

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It feeds on açaí bowls and 'sashimi' made of artisanal beets #California h/t @RexChapman

𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚

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This jellyfish found at a depth of 1225 m off the coast of California

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Roben Farzad

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Liz “Cheney’s experience showed that taking a stand comes at a political cost. McCarthy’s experience may soon show that refusing to take a stand does, too.“ @harrispolitico #GOP #Speakerofthehouse #SpeakerVote #KevinMcCarthy

After Another Failed Vote, McCarthy’s Speaker Bid Is Starting to Look Pathetic

A purely transactional approach to politics can only get you so far, especially in today’s Republican Party.

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Roben Farzad

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I meet many young startup people backstopped by wealthy parents and grandparents —all sorts of safety nets; no college debt — who urge others to quit their jobs and fail often. We don’t talk enough about privilege in entrepreneurship.

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@robenfarzad

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. @Yashar with the scoop of the decade

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@robenfarzad

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Donald Trump is President Bill Cosby is in jail Matt Lauer was Pepé Le Pew Aunt Becky is looking at time Amazon is worth about $1 trillion Bruce is Caitlyn

30 for 30

@30for30

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Finish this sentence: "What if I told you ..."

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@robenfarzad

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This @BillBramhall cartoon deserves a Pulitzer

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Four score and seven seats from the exit row.

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We had Mayor Pete on @FullDRadio Live back in December. Absolutely worth a second and third listen: #MayorPete #Buttigieg #PeteButtigieg2024 #PeteButtigieg #VP #VeepStakes #Election2024 #LGBTQ @URichmond #RVA @UR_RobinsSchool @PeteButtigieg @SecretaryPete

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Live shot of stocks, which are up 38% since late March

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In 1927, Sidney Poitier was born -- two months premature -- in Miami while his farmer parents were visiting from the Bahamas. He was not expected to survive. #Miami #SidneyPoitier #Hollywood

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Reminder that @RVAWonk Tweeted when Donald Trump was elected #MeToo #sexualassault #rape #RVA #EJeanCarroll #women

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@RVAwonk

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Tomorrow I will walk out of my house knowing that 1/2 the country gave their implicit approval of sexual assault today. #ElectionNight

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Scott MacFarlane has a trillion-dollar voice @CBSNews

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@MacFarlaneNews

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Feds: He jabbed at the Capitol officer …… with the Confederate flag! My latest reporting ===>

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One of the last great gems of TV news is the international affairs coverage on PBS @NewsHour . Slow-cooked, thoughtfully explained. No shouting / scrolling ticker tape. Can't live without it. Follow @mtill50 @nickschifrin @JudyWoodruff #NewsHour #PBS #TVNews @PBS #foreignaffairs

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Trump "doesn't care about the Republican Party. In fact, I think he actually hates it. He likes dominating it. To him, cruelty is the point..." ~ @JamesCarville on @MollyJongFast 's pod #Election2024 #GOP #GOPPrimary #RonDeSantis #DeSantis #MAGA #politics

James Carville, Drew Harwell & Greg Walters

Legendary Democratic strategist James Carville lays out what Democrats need to do to expand their majority in 2024. Vice’s Greg Walters joins us to talk about T

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Black guy hitting on you? Turn him into the Chinese hunk of your dreams with Qiaobi. #China #racism via @EvNarc

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Love that #Dodgers manager Dave Roberts let the struggling reliever (and former Met) get his first save vs the Mets. Big win; LA now has 90. #LAD #Mets #MLB

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Two inspired choices to permanently host Jeopardy📺 #IMHO #jeopardy

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"Find this kid and sign him N O W !" ~exec at Mountain Dew 3xEXTREME Caffeine ⚡️

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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Little Man nails his double-back flip for the first time. Pure joy...

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"I heard you paint houses."

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@robenfarzad

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Take it from a seasoned veteran of the Great NYC Blackout of 2003: just get on an air-conditioned bus and ride it up and down the island and/or crosstown until the juice is back on. Or the driver kicks you off. #NYC #Blackout

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Major power outage in Manhattan. Subways are dark. Everyone walking.

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downtown Miami, 1970s

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#NewsHour Monday night 📺

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🎧 @FullDRadio : @TheRickWilson The longtime Republican strategist; outspoken Never Trumper; bestselling author; @ProjectLincoln co-founder and FLORIDA MAN on #Election2024 , the GOP's past, present and future and the near impossibility of swapping out Biden

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the ratings on LeVar Burton's first Jeopardy will be through the roof 🦋 ⛅️ 🌈

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Algeria, the last country on Earth to use leaded gasoline, stopped producing it earlier this year and depleted its supply in July. ⛽️

The last country on Earth using leaded gasoline just finished its supply

Ending the use of leaded gas was a slow but vital triumph for the planet.

qz.com

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Wild boar rampage in Iraq kills three members of ISIS

Wild boars rampage in Kirkuk, leave 3 Islamic State members dead

Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Three Islamic State militants died late Sunday when wild boars attacked them in southern Kirkuk, a local source was quoted saying. The animals went on a rampage near a farmland...

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@robenfarzad

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🎣 @JHeil is a major snag for Puck, which feels like it's been on a tear #politics #Election2024

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@robenfarzad

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Did they ever want their "15 minutes"? Put yourself in their shoes for 15 minutes..their hell on this earth #empathy

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They resurrect their failed lawsuit against Remington. I'll just say it: Sandy Hook Parents: Your 15 minutes is up.

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🥇 😆 @safshar365 @taragrammy @rondel305 @ElaheIzadi @ChefSebOfficial @KevinFarzad @paradise_afshar @lilyjamali @fromthekgb

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@RexChapman

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Nevada counting ballots vs. other states...

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. @KathyGriffin thread for the ages #whcd #MichelleWolf #Trump #SarahHuckabeeSanders

Kathy Griffin

@kathygriffin

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A) Ok I have some thoughts on @michelleisawolf 's act and the reaction to it from members of the press and other DC insiders. For the record, I was in the room last night. @michelleisawolf 's set was great. She was hilarious and confident.

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A company that was perhaps 60 days from bankruptcy in 1997 is stressing over what to do with $252 billion of cash in 2018. This blows my mind.

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@robenfarzad

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Currently unemployed NFL head coach who recently won a Super Bowl once subbed for an injured Dan Marino. Just saying. 🤔

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@robenfarzad

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The smartphone truly changed everything Everyone now carries an HD camcorder Feels obvious now. But imagine Tiananmen, Rodney King, 1968

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May 18, 1988: The New York Times reports that Michael Dukakis leads George H.W. Bush by 10 points Bush won the election ... handily #TBT #voters

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Pinch yourself: this scandal is very (sur)real @zackbeauchamp @voxdotcom #TrumpRussia #FBI #gop #WhiteHouse

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That's why they call it Rodeo Drive

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@RexChapman

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Ever seen anyone cut a really tall palm tree? Oh my god...

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You should be writing a column for the NY Times ~Me to @TressieMcPhD , over Greek nachos in Richmond, three / four years ago. 🥇 @nytimes #RVA

Opinion | The Limits of My Empathy for Covid Deniers (Published 2021)

We are all grieving. But some of us are rushing into a collective denial of death and loss.

www.nytimes.com

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The @Wawa sub >>> @Publix sub

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This paragraph on the #GOPDebate is a thing of beauty @Mobute @guardian

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Fate's a bizzatch:

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DJ No Doubtfire 🔊

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@RexChapman

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Don’t be hatin’...

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Here's the cover to my upcoming book, Hotel #Scarface 🕺🏻👮🏻💃🍚🚤🍾 #Miami #cocaine

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Trump repeatledly asserted that this was 'unforeseen' and 'came out of nowhere' --vs-- This chilling 2017 Pentagon plan @kenklippenstein

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"Yeah, Publix's chicken tender sub. Next question?"

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Bradley Whitford wins Twitter today

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Digital Music News survey: #Spotify ’s payout rate at 0.4 cents per stream -- a paltry rate translating to just $12,231 for cellist Zoë Keating, though her songs were played 2.25 million times by 241,000 people in 2018 @avibarrons @barronsonline #streaming

Spotify Stock Is Risky Because the Music Industry Isn’t Changing Fast Enough

Could the music streaming service Spotify become the Netflix of audio? Apple, Amazon, and the record labels stand in the way.

www.barrons.com

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Gonna go ahead and repost this photo of an early '80s #Miami dive-bar coke bust..because it's so chef's-kiss💯 #TBT #ThrowbackThursday

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. @MollyJongFast is hilarious ⛅️🐘

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Back in the day, the stairs at the Orange Bowl looked like stacked trash cans from 1977 NY. And you know what? We loved it! Because @CanesFootball was the best in the country.... h/t @Rick714Canes #TheU #Miami @CutlerRidgeLAZ @LakersCanes305 #Canes

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I-95 Northern Virginia in normal weather

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Here, Patrick Moraz, briefly with YES in the mid-'70s, looks like a cross between Rush's Geddy Lee, Queen's Brian May and Yanni. Maybe a dash of Robert De Niro. This photo is all sorts of glorious. #Yes #ProgRock #TheSeventies

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🚨 🚨 🚨 Tweet of the year, so far

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@robenfarzad

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The lead singer looks like Biff Tannen #BTTF #BackToTheFuture

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

@RexChapman

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39-years ago today Madness released “Our House” (1982)…

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20 years ago this week: I moved to Manhattan with a garment bag and a dream -- to become a business writer. Didn't even have a cell phone until October 2000. Thank you to all the editors, friends, sources, roommates and doormen who believed in me. Also: Sal & Carmine Pizza.