Candy Thomson
@candyt.bsky.social
Reporter. Owner/not owner of Cinders, the feral rescue cat. Not getting any younger. Rye Manhattans, classic jazz and manual transmissions rule.
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We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
www.motherjones.com
September 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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My three-year-old was at the Ed Sheeran concert when she turned to me gravely and asked "Daddy, why isn't the nice white rapper performing?" And when I told her "Because an old guy who visits teen-aged prostitutes had him cancelled," she started crying.
September 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
My three-year-old was at the Ed Sheeran concert when she turned to me gravely and asked "Daddy, why isn't the nice white rapper performing?" And when I told her "Because an old guy who visits teen-aged prostitutes had him cancelled," she started crying.
"Dead-on balls accurate"
—Mona Lisa Vito
—Mona Lisa Vito
From out of the past, the notes of the Linnaeus of the newsroom. Post in comments.
September 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
"Dead-on balls accurate"
—Mona Lisa Vito
—Mona Lisa Vito
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“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ”
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
September 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ”
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
—Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
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Twenty years later, Mike Judge’s prescient comedy is getting harder to laugh at. https://www.texasmonthly.com/culture/mike-judge-idiocracy-turns-20/
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September 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Twenty years later, Mike Judge’s prescient comedy is getting harder to laugh at. https://www.texasmonthly.com/culture/mike-judge-idiocracy-turns-20/
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happy bday iconic writer Molly Ivins, b.1944, i was lucky to have met and talked w/ her a few times in the 80s and 90s in Austin.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
August 30, 2026 at 11:13 AM
happy bday iconic writer Molly Ivins, b.1944, i was lucky to have met and talked w/ her a few times in the 80s and 90s in Austin.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag."
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Ted didn’t notice the name of the account who posted this Dolly clip he retweeted until it was much too late. He finally deleted it after he was made aware.
August 27, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Ted didn’t notice the name of the account who posted this Dolly clip he retweeted until it was much too late. He finally deleted it after he was made aware.
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A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, as well as grants to states to help such patients, is in limbo. n.pr/4xedDyY
Kids with brain injuries thrive at this camp. But federal research funding is in flux
A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, as well as grants to states to help such patients, is in limbo.
n.pr
August 25, 2026 at 9:02 AM
A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, as well as grants to states to help such patients, is in limbo. n.pr/4xedDyY
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Trump put forward a ridiculously one sided deal and thought Canada would cave. Ottawa has now suspended negotiations with Washington and will match the 50% tariffs dollar-for-dollar. When prices on food, aluminium, steel and energy skyrocket remember: Trump did that.
August 22, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Trump put forward a ridiculously one sided deal and thought Canada would cave. Ottawa has now suspended negotiations with Washington and will match the 50% tariffs dollar-for-dollar. When prices on food, aluminium, steel and energy skyrocket remember: Trump did that.
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John Roberts is Natalie Harp in a robe. A cringeworthy handmaiden
August 22, 2026 at 5:47 AM
John Roberts is Natalie Harp in a robe. A cringeworthy handmaiden
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Metal security gates were raised to block vehicles, while two uniformed base personnel were handcuffed and put in the back of a government vehicle. The reporters were told to sit on a curb next to a van.
From Stars and Stripes' Gary Warner:
From Stars and Stripes' Gary Warner:
Vandenberg security draws guns on invited media, military; base blames miscommunication
A miscommunication between military personnel at Vandenberg Space Force Base led to journalists and public affairs officers being detained at gunpoint.
www.stripes.com
August 22, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Metal security gates were raised to block vehicles, while two uniformed base personnel were handcuffed and put in the back of a government vehicle. The reporters were told to sit on a curb next to a van.
From Stars and Stripes' Gary Warner:
From Stars and Stripes' Gary Warner:
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I wonder why 90 days.
Couldn’t be because the midterms are in… 74 days, right? Right?
Apparently communist price controls are fine when you’re trying to get votes. Who knew?
Couldn’t be because the midterms are in… 74 days, right? Right?
Apparently communist price controls are fine when you’re trying to get votes. Who knew?
August 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I wonder why 90 days.
Couldn’t be because the midterms are in… 74 days, right? Right?
Apparently communist price controls are fine when you’re trying to get votes. Who knew?
Couldn’t be because the midterms are in… 74 days, right? Right?
Apparently communist price controls are fine when you’re trying to get votes. Who knew?
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Rep. Ralph Norman, who’s in a Senate runoff with Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline, secretly urged a military-backed coup in 2021 to keep Trump in power. But the NY Times thinks it’s no big deal. In its last 92 stories mentioning Norman over 3 years and 7 months, it hasn’t stated that fact once. 1/7🧵
August 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Rep. Ralph Norman, who’s in a Senate runoff with Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline, secretly urged a military-backed coup in 2021 to keep Trump in power. But the NY Times thinks it’s no big deal. In its last 92 stories mentioning Norman over 3 years and 7 months, it hasn’t stated that fact once. 1/7🧵
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I've told this story before and I suppose now it's time to do it again.
When I was in 9th grade, my English teacher was the elderly sort of man who always wore a gray flannel suit and had a cigarette before class and a cigarette at the end of class every period.
When I was in 9th grade, my English teacher was the elderly sort of man who always wore a gray flannel suit and had a cigarette before class and a cigarette at the end of class every period.
It seems like assigned reading, especially summer reading, should include titles from different genres, with different tones, from different eras.
(And as a former sulky Anne Rice-reading teen, I advocate for some over-the-top moodiness in the mix with realistic problem fiction and happier tales.)
(And as a former sulky Anne Rice-reading teen, I advocate for some over-the-top moodiness in the mix with realistic problem fiction and happier tales.)
August 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I've told this story before and I suppose now it's time to do it again.
When I was in 9th grade, my English teacher was the elderly sort of man who always wore a gray flannel suit and had a cigarette before class and a cigarette at the end of class every period.
When I was in 9th grade, my English teacher was the elderly sort of man who always wore a gray flannel suit and had a cigarette before class and a cigarette at the end of class every period.
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The Inherited Platform
(Nepotus lecturus)
HABITAT: Fourth-generation family-owned newspaper editorial board.
CALL: “I once met [NAME OF A SCOTUS NOMINEE] at a fancy cocktail party, and he is perfectly lovely and rational. No need to be hysterical about your rights, ladies.”
(Nepotus lecturus)
HABITAT: Fourth-generation family-owned newspaper editorial board.
CALL: “I once met [NAME OF A SCOTUS NOMINEE] at a fancy cocktail party, and he is perfectly lovely and rational. No need to be hysterical about your rights, ladies.”
A Field Guide to Legacy Media Pundits in the United States
The Family Values Pundit (Divorcio moralisticus) HABITAT: New York Times bestseller list and a weekly column. DISTINCTIVE CALL: “As a man with a deeply unhap...
buff.ly
August 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The Inherited Platform
(Nepotus lecturus)
HABITAT: Fourth-generation family-owned newspaper editorial board.
CALL: “I once met [NAME OF A SCOTUS NOMINEE] at a fancy cocktail party, and he is perfectly lovely and rational. No need to be hysterical about your rights, ladies.”
(Nepotus lecturus)
HABITAT: Fourth-generation family-owned newspaper editorial board.
CALL: “I once met [NAME OF A SCOTUS NOMINEE] at a fancy cocktail party, and he is perfectly lovely and rational. No need to be hysterical about your rights, ladies.”
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@flatwaterfreep.bsky.social and @propublica.org independently tested hundreds of homes in eastern Omaha, Nebraska, and found toxic levels of lead in soil throughout — including in yards that the EPA remediated years ago. Here’s how we did it.
The EPA Doesn’t Typically Retest Homes in the Country’s Largest Residential Lead Superfund Site. So We Did.
The Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica independently tested hundreds of homes in eastern Omaha, Nebraska, and found toxic levels of lead in soil throughout — including in yards that the EPA remediate...
www.propublica.org
August 4, 2026 at 11:26 AM
@flatwaterfreep.bsky.social and @propublica.org independently tested hundreds of homes in eastern Omaha, Nebraska, and found toxic levels of lead in soil throughout — including in yards that the EPA remediated years ago. Here’s how we did it.
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⚡️Update: At least 8 killed, 45 injured across Ukraine as Russia launches massive ballistic missile, drone attack
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched a total of 74 cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles, as well as 284 Shahed-type drones.
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched a total of 74 cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles, as well as 284 Shahed-type drones.
At least 8 killed, 45 injured across Ukraine as Russia launches massive ballistic missile, drone attack
Russia launched dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as hundreds of drones, towards Ukraine in the early hours of July 30 in yet another large-scale attack. Damage was reported in various ...
kyivindependent.com
July 30, 2026 at 6:35 AM
⚡️Update: At least 8 killed, 45 injured across Ukraine as Russia launches massive ballistic missile, drone attack
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched a total of 74 cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles, as well as 284 Shahed-type drones.
Ukraine's Air Force said Russia launched a total of 74 cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles, as well as 284 Shahed-type drones.
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Hey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.
July 28, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Hey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.
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Q: There's a report that the US has taken in $13b from Venezuela. Where is that money going?
T: Even more
Q: But where is it going?
T: We've paid for that war many times over
Q: Where is the money going?
T: Running the country
Q: No, the money US is taking in --
T: Running the country
T: Even more
Q: But where is it going?
T: We've paid for that war many times over
Q: Where is the money going?
T: Running the country
Q: No, the money US is taking in --
T: Running the country
July 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Q: There's a report that the US has taken in $13b from Venezuela. Where is that money going?
T: Even more
Q: But where is it going?
T: We've paid for that war many times over
Q: Where is the money going?
T: Running the country
Q: No, the money US is taking in --
T: Running the country
T: Even more
Q: But where is it going?
T: We've paid for that war many times over
Q: Where is the money going?
T: Running the country
Q: No, the money US is taking in --
T: Running the country
Good question.
Epic fail.
Epic fail.
Why wasn't a senior sportswriter like Kawakami able to get much or all of the other "85%" with diligent reporting?
This was a major accident in which the 49ers head coach "broke his nose, 3 ribs, hand, needed 40 stitches and suffered a severe concussion.”
And it sat unreported for 11 days.
This was a major accident in which the 49ers head coach "broke his nose, 3 ribs, hand, needed 40 stitches and suffered a severe concussion.”
And it sat unreported for 11 days.
July 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Good question.
Epic fail.
Epic fail.
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People demanding “historical accuracy” from The Odyssey sound to me like those aliens who called Galaxy Quest “historical documents”
July 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM
People demanding “historical accuracy” from The Odyssey sound to me like those aliens who called Galaxy Quest “historical documents”
Four days after surviving an assassination attempt in 1981, Reagan was photographed walking in the hospital corridor with First Lady Nancy Reagan.
So, Mitch McConnell couldn't be wheeled to the window for a wave?
So, Mitch McConnell couldn't be wheeled to the window for a wave?
July 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Four days after surviving an assassination attempt in 1981, Reagan was photographed walking in the hospital corridor with First Lady Nancy Reagan.
So, Mitch McConnell couldn't be wheeled to the window for a wave?
So, Mitch McConnell couldn't be wheeled to the window for a wave?
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"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.
www.nytimes.com
July 21, 2026 at 2:43 AM
"Four months into an appeal, Ms. McDonald, a cancer survivor who weighs 69 pounds, bustles to food banks, stretches ground turkey with oatmeal, and skips meals to feed three teenage boys." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...