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David Sleight

@stuntbox

Design director-type, publishing geek, itinerant newsroom denizen. Priors: ProPublica, BusinessWeek, Pearson Ed, consultant.

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In case you want to see more than a screenshot of the cover: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...

06.03.2026 16:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œDraft Kings for sociopaths” [chefkiss]

06.03.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

New life goal: Experience fewer than three genres of corporate on-hold music in a single day.

04.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TIL there’s an emergency room in Brooklyn that’s now named after Home Depot. That’s one way to corner both sides of the nail gun market. πŸ”¨πŸ˜²

03.03.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Woke 2? That’s cute. I’m already on Woke 5. We skipped doing a Woke 4 because of conclusions reached during Woke 3. I was there, for all of it. Awake. Increasingly awake. Frighteningly awake. Always awake. I never sleep. I can’t. There’s no time. Woke 6 is coming.

27.02.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump aides struggle with how to spend $500 billion more on military Some senior officials resisted the decision to approve the major military spending increase, people familiar with the matter said.

Budgeting by vibes. wapo.st/4cIMEnI

24.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I'm not entirely sure how they did it, but they've completely cleared the streets around my office in Midtown #NYC.

I'm not entirely sure how they did it, but they've completely cleared the streets around my office in Midtown #NYC.

They paid a lot of people good wages to do the job effectively, thank you for coming to my socialism talk

24.02.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 15625 πŸ” 2744 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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FDA won’t review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals.

[screaming externally] wapo.st/4auA1dj

11.02.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*cough cough* POLITICO *cough cough*

08.02.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’d like to see solid reporting on why this didn’t happen the same day as the staff layoffs. (If it’s as I suspect, why allow reputational protection for one failed executive when honesty could have made the brutality of the other cuts more politically palatable? Corporate boys club at its worst.)

08.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That said, the one on the left looks like he knows that Fraggles are real and where their hidey-hole is.

08.02.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, if there was a god, it being this kind of one would explain an awful lot.

08.02.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pearls clutched, thoughts-and-prayers, etc etc.

08.02.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜I Didn’t Make a Mistake’: Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas

β€œI only watched part of it. Someone else clicked the button. It wasn’t my idea but if it was it’s okay. The buck stops… honestly, I have no idea where it stops, maybe the snack drawer?” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...

07.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All of our NYU hospital experiences have been aces (except, you know, that bit about having a reason to go to the hospital).

07.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ian McKellen performs β€œThe Strangers’ Case” speech from β€œSir Thomas More” on Colbert.

05.02.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 9250 πŸ” 3613 πŸ’¬ 177 πŸ“Œ 725

β€œLook, I just didn’t want there to be any misunderstandings!”

06.02.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Correct answer.

06.02.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What I’d like to see clearer reporting about is under what authority this change is being made. Because they said so?

06.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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They don’t work for him, Karoline. They work for the people. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

06.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The base of a lamppost with the words RIP ALEX PRETTI ❀️ handwritten on it.

The base of a lamppost with the words RIP ALEX PRETTI ❀️ handwritten on it.

Minneapolis: Brooklyn sends its love.

28.01.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota’s Voter Rolls?

Bright flashing red light right here, folks. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...

26.01.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

LOL, the better half and I just finished rewatching season 1 a few months ago (the rest is unfortunately unavailable stateside) and I remember saying, β€œYou just know someone is gonna reboot this.”

24.01.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really don’t mind if you eat lunch on Zoom. I’d rather you take care of yourself than stress about being side-eyed over a salad.

22.01.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(And yeah, I realize I’m a couple centuries late to get that witty rejoinder in. 😬)

15.01.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. Headlines are the upshot. Body copy houses the details.

15.01.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not to any lay reader. Sanitizing to the point of legitimizing.

15.01.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWhite nationalists” is a really mealy-mouthed way of saying β€œracists.” Enough of this bullshit. Come out and say it.

15.01.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There is no insurrection in Minnesota.

15.01.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Speaking from experience, β€œsetting a low bar” is a really shitty foundation to build your moral foundation on.

15.01.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0