Deb Robison
@deblrobison.bsky.social
Writer and communications specialist. Dog lover, baker, runner, reader and not in any special order. Currently hang my hat as the Director of Outreach for the Sustainable Endowments Institute/GRITS platform. Massachusetts is home.
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Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story.
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
September 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story.
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards.
Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
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This was the 28th time #SCOTUS has granted emergency relief to the Trump administration since 1/20/25.
That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins.
That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins.
September 25, 2026 at 5:33 PM
This was the 28th time #SCOTUS has granted emergency relief to the Trump administration since 1/20/25.
That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins.
That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins.
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Donald Johnson is 81. He has driven over 200,000 miles delivering lost luggage as his wife Josephine has cancer & he needs to pay her medical bills.
“It’s the only job that will hire me.”
Vote blue for a country where 81-year-olds get to care for their wives.
#BlueWaveIn40Days
“It’s the only job that will hire me.”
Vote blue for a country where 81-year-olds get to care for their wives.
#BlueWaveIn40Days
September 24, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Donald Johnson is 81. He has driven over 200,000 miles delivering lost luggage as his wife Josephine has cancer & he needs to pay her medical bills.
“It’s the only job that will hire me.”
Vote blue for a country where 81-year-olds get to care for their wives.
#BlueWaveIn40Days
“It’s the only job that will hire me.”
Vote blue for a country where 81-year-olds get to care for their wives.
#BlueWaveIn40Days
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A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
September 22, 2026 at 12:52 PM
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
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This genuinely made me laugh out loud today
September 21, 2026 at 1:58 AM
This genuinely made me laugh out loud today
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From the information available, it seems this US-Denmark deal over Greenland changes almost nothing. US had bases there before; US continues to defendsl Greenland because it s in NATO.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
U.S. and Denmark Reach Security Deal on Greenland, Trump Says
The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2026 at 1:49 AM
From the information available, it seems this US-Denmark deal over Greenland changes almost nothing. US had bases there before; US continues to defendsl Greenland because it s in NATO.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...
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🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨
While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
September 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨
While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.
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Woman’s Solo Hiking Trip Shockingly Doesn’t Have To Do With Inner Journey Or Anything https://theonion.com/woman-s-solo-hiking-trip-shockingly-doesn-t-have-to-do-1833329867/
September 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Woman’s Solo Hiking Trip Shockingly Doesn’t Have To Do With Inner Journey Or Anything https://theonion.com/woman-s-solo-hiking-trip-shockingly-doesn-t-have-to-do-1833329867/
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"Find out who you are and do it on purpose."
Dolly Parton captured something Aristotle talked about and modern science calls "Do good, Be Good."
We don't discover the self. We act our way into it: www.stevemagness.org/p/find-out-w...
Dolly Parton captured something Aristotle talked about and modern science calls "Do good, Be Good."
We don't discover the self. We act our way into it: www.stevemagness.org/p/find-out-w...
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
Dolly Parton and the Science of Becoming Who You Are
www.stevemagness.org
August 28, 2026 at 12:51 PM
"Find out who you are and do it on purpose."
Dolly Parton captured something Aristotle talked about and modern science calls "Do good, Be Good."
We don't discover the self. We act our way into it: www.stevemagness.org/p/find-out-w...
Dolly Parton captured something Aristotle talked about and modern science calls "Do good, Be Good."
We don't discover the self. We act our way into it: www.stevemagness.org/p/find-out-w...
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“A livable Cambridge for all*”
*subject to terms and conditions. Available only to those who can afford the $2.4mil median single family home price, $1mil median condo price or $3,500/month median 1-bed rent.
*subject to terms and conditions. Available only to those who can afford the $2.4mil median single family home price, $1mil median condo price or $3,500/month median 1-bed rent.
August 27, 2026 at 12:35 PM
“A livable Cambridge for all*”
*subject to terms and conditions. Available only to those who can afford the $2.4mil median single family home price, $1mil median condo price or $3,500/month median 1-bed rent.
*subject to terms and conditions. Available only to those who can afford the $2.4mil median single family home price, $1mil median condo price or $3,500/month median 1-bed rent.
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I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
August 26, 2026 at 7:02 AM
I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
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Today's a good day to throw some spare cash to Dolly's Imagination Library and continue her legacy of teaching children to read and making books accessible to all children donate.imaginationlibrary.com
Home
Make a donation and support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in communities around the world and help put more books into the hands of more children.
donate.imaginationlibrary.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Today's a good day to throw some spare cash to Dolly's Imagination Library and continue her legacy of teaching children to read and making books accessible to all children donate.imaginationlibrary.com
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Consumer Reports tested 13 e-scooters to rate and review. But because of the frequency of injuries being reported - including injuries sustained by the CR testers themselves in this process - CR is not recommending ANY. www.consumerreports.org/cars/electri...
We Tested 13 Electric Scooters. We Don’t Recommend Any. - Consumer Reports
CR doesn't recommend e-scooters because of their high speeds and rising injury rates. Two of CR's testers sustained injuries while evaluating e-scooters, too.
www.consumerreports.org
August 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Consumer Reports tested 13 e-scooters to rate and review. But because of the frequency of injuries being reported - including injuries sustained by the CR testers themselves in this process - CR is not recommending ANY. www.consumerreports.org/cars/electri...
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MY LATEST: Donald Trump’s Justice Department took a major step toward subverting elections this fall. On Monday, it quietly announced that it will deploy 1,000 election monitors at polling places during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/doj-...
DOJ is 0-23 in court, so now it’s sending 1,000 monitors to the polls
Donald Trump's Justice Department took a major step toward subverting elections this fall.
www.democracydocket.com
August 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
MY LATEST: Donald Trump’s Justice Department took a major step toward subverting elections this fall. On Monday, it quietly announced that it will deploy 1,000 election monitors at polling places during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/doj-...
Man, talk about having the rug pulled out from under you...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
She Sewed the Blue Angels’ Suits for 40 Years. Then a Big Company Got the Job. (Gift Article)
Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Man, talk about having the rug pulled out from under you...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...
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Please join me at John Walsh tonight at Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver to discuss my new book, The Fix. Details here:
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Barbara McQuade with John Walsh at Tattered Cover Colfax
Join us for a fantastic conversation with author and former U.S. Attorney, Barbara McQuade and current DA John F. Walsh
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August 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Please join me at John Walsh tonight at Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver to discuss my new book, The Fix. Details here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/barbara-mc...
www.eventbrite.com/e/barbara-mc...
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We're hiring 4 new roles!
🟣 Operations director
🟣 People operations generalist
🟣 Designer, visual storytelling
🟣 Audience analytics manager
Apply by August 24!
19thnews.org/2026/08/hiri...
🟣 Operations director
🟣 People operations generalist
🟣 Designer, visual storytelling
🟣 Audience analytics manager
Apply by August 24!
19thnews.org/2026/08/hiri...
We’re hiring four new roles at The 19th
The 19th has launched a hiring sprint to fill four new roles across audience, creative, people and operations functions.
19thnews.org
August 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
We're hiring 4 new roles!
🟣 Operations director
🟣 People operations generalist
🟣 Designer, visual storytelling
🟣 Audience analytics manager
Apply by August 24!
19thnews.org/2026/08/hiri...
🟣 Operations director
🟣 People operations generalist
🟣 Designer, visual storytelling
🟣 Audience analytics manager
Apply by August 24!
19thnews.org/2026/08/hiri...
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$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill.
Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.
Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.
Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2026 at 1:18 PM
$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill.
Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.
Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.
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We're looking for folks who live near Day Square in East Boston to interview for a story today. If that's you or someone you know, please reach out to our editor, Christian MilNeil, at 207-310-0728 (phone, Signal, or SMS) or christian [at] streetsblog dot org
August 7, 2026 at 12:56 PM
We're looking for folks who live near Day Square in East Boston to interview for a story today. If that's you or someone you know, please reach out to our editor, Christian MilNeil, at 207-310-0728 (phone, Signal, or SMS) or christian [at] streetsblog dot org
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(if you know who made this let us know)
(if you know who made this let us know)
August 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(if you know who made this let us know)
(if you know who made this let us know)
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Cape joins @eff.org, @accessnow.bsky.social, and other privacy/civil liberty orgs in a letter urging the FCC to reject mandatory ID collection for phone service. Universal KYC would harm survivors, whistleblowers & vulnerable Americans, not stop robocalls.
Full letter: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/documen...
Full letter: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/documen...
www.fcc.gov
July 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Cape joins @eff.org, @accessnow.bsky.social, and other privacy/civil liberty orgs in a letter urging the FCC to reject mandatory ID collection for phone service. Universal KYC would harm survivors, whistleblowers & vulnerable Americans, not stop robocalls.
Full letter: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/documen...
Full letter: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/documen...
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Boston Critical Mass - Ride For Louisa.
Meet at Copley Square, Friday July 31 at 18:30.
Meet at Copley Square, Friday July 31 at 18:30.
July 30, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Boston Critical Mass - Ride For Louisa.
Meet at Copley Square, Friday July 31 at 18:30.
Meet at Copley Square, Friday July 31 at 18:30.
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Barack Obama Pretends To Be Canadian While Traveling Abroad
Barack Obama Pretends To Be Canadian While Traveling Abroad
PARIS—In an effort to blend in with other tourists and avoid negative repercussions for being American, former U.S. President Barack Obama was reportedly pretending this week to be Canadian while trav...
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July 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Barack Obama Pretends To Be Canadian While Traveling Abroad
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Hey Massachusetts people!
Do you have rooftop solar panels?
I'm working on a story about how the wildfire smoke is impacting solar production, and I'd love to speak with you this morning. Email me: [email protected]
Do you have rooftop solar panels?
I'm working on a story about how the wildfire smoke is impacting solar production, and I'd love to speak with you this morning. Email me: [email protected]
July 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Hey Massachusetts people!
Do you have rooftop solar panels?
I'm working on a story about how the wildfire smoke is impacting solar production, and I'd love to speak with you this morning. Email me: [email protected]
Do you have rooftop solar panels?
I'm working on a story about how the wildfire smoke is impacting solar production, and I'd love to speak with you this morning. Email me: [email protected]