Steve Mullis

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Editor @ Marketplace.org based in Seattle; D&D DM // Former: NPR's Morning Edition & Up First, NPR digital, MPR News, Orlando Sentinel. Other: Big fan of dogs, TTRPGs and nerdy stuff. READING: London Falling

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Mike F
@animaldrumss
Check this shit out motherfucker [l slide one foot out from under me and fall on my ass, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do]

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Attempts at Goal

Total
19
0
On Target
11
0
Off Target
5
0
Inside the Penalty Area
6
0
Outside the Penalty Area
12
0

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The whole internet loves Milkshake Duck, a lovely duck that drinks milkshakes! *5 seconds later* We regret to inform you the duck is racist

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Text:
“The press release, which did not say whether there was any evidence of actual voting by non-citizens or explain how DHS reached its finding …”

THIS IS YOUR HEADLINE POLITICO!

@Politico.com post text:
DHS says it found thousands of non-citizens on voter rolls in four states

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Comedian Chris Fleming

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English footballer Harry Kane

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The
Stainless Steel Rat
1982
8
for
President
• re-issued in paperback (1987):
ISBN 0-553-
27612-3
Jim and Angelina enjoy a belated honeymoon on a planet run by a dictator who rigs elections to keep himself in office, so the Rat (with his family's help) sets himself up as a rival candidate. Very much a satire on banana republic politics and a parody of

HARRY HARRISON
BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF
THE STAINLESS STEEL RAT GETS DRAFTED
STAINLESS STEEL RAT
FOR PRESIDENT

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A scene from the movie "What We Do in the Shadows" with the line in caption:

"What are we?"
"Werewolves not swearwolves."

PAPER GUARDIAN NOTEBOOK
GIVE SCRAP PAPER
A SECOND LIFE
damn late fizal mi
Diral charges opalan mina
لمميب
mith Feng Then lister
Mi hirst Benlin Din
Emer mantil solen palan
Tanfar as pizalden gaspa
STORES
60 PAGES
HALVES
LETTER/A4
PLANET FRIENDLY
LIFETIME WARRANTY
RECYCLED
ABS

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Text:

Overturn this. #USABEL

A stat showing 2 shots on goal from the U.S. in full time

USA

BEL
0.44

Expected Goals

2.04

56%

Possession

44%

1
(20%)

Shots on Goal

6
(46%)

0

Big Chances Created

4

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From NYT story:

Tilly has three modes: One is as a generative entity, using artificial intelligence to animate her appearance, movements and voice and, well, to act. When she’s generative, she can be directed with a simple prompt to act out an entire scene: “Tilly, you are in a chase scene, desperately looking over your shoulder, shouting, ‘They’re after us!’” Her second mode is as a digital twin, brought to life in part by the motion capture of a living, human actor. In that scenario, Tilly is the digital twin of Eline. She doesn’t look like Eline — a digital twin can be your replica, or it can be you as you wish you were, or you after a bar fight, or you in 40 years or 20 years ago. A digital twin is your acting proxy, usable by anyone you give the rights to. In that mode, a human does the acting, and technology captures the performance, which shows up onscreen as Tilly. The third mode is an interactive one, and the one she was in when I interviewed her.

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Price:

50,000 USD

Erling Haaland with a Louis Vuitton cherry bag

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Rosie Perez in "White Me Can't Jump"

Character actor Michael Berryman

NYT alert:

Olympian Is Indicted
David Hearn, a former Olympic canoeist, is accused of vandalizing Washington's algae-challenged
Reflecting Pool.
now

Fireworks for this year’s July Fourth celebration are expected to cause hazardous levels of pollution around the National Mall and “very unhealthy” conditions in central D.C., according to internal National Park Service documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
The show, billed by the Trump administration as the largest pyrotechnic display in human history, will include some 850,000 fireworks in a roughly 40-minute show expected to start at 10:30 p.m. or 11 p.m., according to organizers. President Donald Trump will speak as part of the event, which marks the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.
The combustion from large fireworks displays typically causes significant pollution because it generates fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5. These small particles can penetrate deep into the heart and lungs, causing irritation and in some cases asthma attacks and other illnesses.
A draft air-quality analysis, based on the National Park Service’s modeling, states that people should “avoid prolonged exposure” to the pollution around the Mall.

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Image of a yard sign that reads:

In this house, we believe:
BLACK LIVES MATTER
WOMEN'S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL
SCIENCE IS READ
LOVE IS LOVE
KINDNESS IS EVERYTHING

Text from NYT story:

Mr. Evans said in the statement that Mrs. Totenberg would appear on the radio program “All Things Considered” Tuesday afternoon to explain what had happened and that she had reached out to Justice Alito to apologize.

The article went through an extra layer of editing, known at NPR as “the backstop,” according to two people familiar with the process. NPR added that layer in 2024 as a final line of defense against errors before publication. But because the article cited an announcement, rather than confidential sources, the network did not take additional steps to verify the accuracy of the information, the people said.

The article, which was more than 1,000 words, was a retrospective on Justice Alito’s career. It focused on his majority opinion for the 2022 case that overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion-rights case. Calling Justice Alito “a consequential conservative,” the article said he had played a key role on the court on issues including religious and voting rights.

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The mock-up version of Trump’s arch at the Great American State Fair. It’s about 20 feet tall and looks like it was made in about half a day.

Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth from What We Do In The Shadows

"Her district voted for her. But I have profound differences from that particular candidate based on the citations that you read there," Shapiro told Bash. "She's not someone who seemingly I would agree with on many things or that we share similar values. She ran on the Democratic ticket, I guess, as a socialist. Voters in that district determined that she was the one they wanted representing her."
CNN has reached out to Avila Chevalier's campaign for comment.

In early May, after The Times began reporting this article, Ms. Russini responded to a reporter’s request for an interview via text message. She cited the “intense scrutiny and personal attacks” she had faced, saying, “This has had a significant impact on my life, both professionally and personally.” At the end of the message, referring to herself as a “former journalist,” Ms. Russini asked the reporter not to quote from the text.

The interaction demonstrated a different approach to journalism from the way that it is conducted in traditional newsrooms.

When the reporter told her that this article would include portions of her text message because no agreement had been made for them to engage in an off-the-record correspondence, Ms. Russini objected and then emailed Mr. Perpich, the publisher of The Athletic, as well as two senior editors at The Times to reiterate her wish that her comments not be included.

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Text from a NYT article on the reflecting pool:

A few curiosity seekers braved the rain to stroll around the site, which has become a sightseeing draw. They were outnumbered by throngs of law enforcement officers and other personnel, including from the National Guard, Park Police and U.S. Marshals Service. The National Guard troops were stationed around the pool’s perimeter, with some huddling under trees to stay dry.

FULL ARTICLE: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/trump-reflecting-pool-green-peeling.html

Video of federal authorities in the U.S. detaining a woman for touching the water in the Reflecting Pool, a U.S. monument in Washington, D.C.

NYT headline and teaser from a newsletter:

7 ice cube trays that are genuinely fun to use

PHOTO: A handful of different ice cube trays pictured together with ice.
Ruthie Darling/NYT Wirecutter

Life’s too short to settle for mediocre ice trays — the ones that spill on the way to the freezer or stubbornly resist eviction while you twist, turn, and bend the hard plastic. Over the past decade, we’ve tested more than 40 molds in search of options that make simple task of freezing water feel seamless.

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Photo of seaside shore. A cup of coffee and a paperback copy of “Twist” by Collum McCann is in the foreground.

A brindle female pitbull basking in the morning sun

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NYT headline and deck:

Is SpaceX Worth $1.77 Trillion? It’s a Pie in the Sky, Some Investors Say
Elon Musk’s rocket company is spending big and losing money. That has raised questions about whether it can justify its valuation for its blockbuster initial public offering.

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A screenshot of a portion of an interview by Lulu Garcia-Navarro with former "60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley

Lulu: Ellison then hires Bari Weiss to run CBS News. Weiss is a former opinion writer at The New York Times who left to start her own publication after claiming bias in the Times Opinion section. I never worked with her, for the record. The Free Press, which she launched, is generally pro-Israel and bills itself as pushing against what it sees as the mainstream media. What did you make of her appointment?

Pelley: I was not familiar with her name