Eric Svenson
@esvenson.bsky.social
Not so random thoughts on #marketing, #media, and #popculture.
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Federal minimum wage in:
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
September 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Federal minimum wage in:
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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WHOA, IOWA‼️
Josh Turek just landed the biggest endorsement in Democratic politics:
Barack Obama.
Reminder: Obama was the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry Iowa.
Josh Turek just landed the biggest endorsement in Democratic politics:
Barack Obama.
Reminder: Obama was the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry Iowa.
July 29, 2026 at 7:13 PM
WHOA, IOWA‼️
Josh Turek just landed the biggest endorsement in Democratic politics:
Barack Obama.
Reminder: Obama was the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry Iowa.
Josh Turek just landed the biggest endorsement in Democratic politics:
Barack Obama.
Reminder: Obama was the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry Iowa.
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BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
July 25, 2026 at 8:36 PM
BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
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July 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Coach may want to put on steel-toe boots for the 2nd half.
July 7, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Coach may want to put on steel-toe boots for the 2nd half.
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Once again the WH gets it all wrong (shocking right?😡). Their latest efforts to rewrite American history on their history website does include 4 women (gasp) but listen to Broad History aka IsabelleRoughol of IG to catch all the errors. Yep - MAGA likes a certain look for women, history be damned.
June 27, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Once again the WH gets it all wrong (shocking right?😡). Their latest efforts to rewrite American history on their history website does include 4 women (gasp) but listen to Broad History aka IsabelleRoughol of IG to catch all the errors. Yep - MAGA likes a certain look for women, history be damned.
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Technically, they’re Remains now.
June 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Technically, they’re Remains now.
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new take™ www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFi...
Keir Starmer is a Cautionary Tale (For Democrats)
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
www.youtube.com
June 23, 2026 at 3:06 AM
new take™ www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFi...
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"What we need is a rebirth of the American spirit. And the way we achieve that is by standing up for what's good in our system, our democracy, people doing the right thing, and talking about what public service means. ... That's one of the forgotten functions of Congress.
May 30, 2026 at 2:06 PM
"What we need is a rebirth of the American spirit. And the way we achieve that is by standing up for what's good in our system, our democracy, people doing the right thing, and talking about what public service means. ... That's one of the forgotten functions of Congress.
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❤️🩹The reunion of two loyal friends after a long separation – a Ukrainian soldier and his dog.
First, the dog seemed to scold him for being away so long. Then it started hugging him.
I’m not crying. Something just got in my eye.
First, the dog seemed to scold him for being away so long. Then it started hugging him.
I’m not crying. Something just got in my eye.
May 18, 2026 at 12:48 PM
❤️🩹The reunion of two loyal friends after a long separation – a Ukrainian soldier and his dog.
First, the dog seemed to scold him for being away so long. Then it started hugging him.
I’m not crying. Something just got in my eye.
First, the dog seemed to scold him for being away so long. Then it started hugging him.
I’m not crying. Something just got in my eye.
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A state that redraws its legislative maps before every election to maximize advantage for the incumbent party is not a democracy or a republic and in any case obviously violates the guarantee clause, among many others. No country does this. No country ever thought of doing this. It is a total farce.
May 6, 2026 at 10:58 PM
A state that redraws its legislative maps before every election to maximize advantage for the incumbent party is not a democracy or a republic and in any case obviously violates the guarantee clause, among many others. No country does this. No country ever thought of doing this. It is a total farce.
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NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA
April 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA
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Column: Spent the day digging into NCAA Tournament shocker shot history to see where the Braylon Mullins bomb ranks. Distilled it to a dozen shots -- not necessarily in order of greatness, but the ones that left us slackjawed. From 12 to 1: bit.ly/4uWR2q9
Braylon Mullins’s Miracle: Ranking the 12 Most Improbable Shots of March Madness
Based largely on shock value, here are the NCAA men’s tournament buckets that had historic impact, spontaneity, a degree of difficulty and contextual drama.
bit.ly
March 31, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Column: Spent the day digging into NCAA Tournament shocker shot history to see where the Braylon Mullins bomb ranks. Distilled it to a dozen shots -- not necessarily in order of greatness, but the ones that left us slackjawed. From 12 to 1: bit.ly/4uWR2q9
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Remembering Aretha Franklin on her birthday.
💜 🙏🏼 🎵 🎹🎤
💜 🙏🏼 🎵 🎹🎤
March 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Remembering Aretha Franklin on her birthday.
💜 🙏🏼 🎵 🎹🎤
💜 🙏🏼 🎵 🎹🎤
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A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
March 25, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all
Fascinating “read”
If you liked this experiment, I published a full piece today in the same vein: a text that gets 100 years older with every section, from a modern blog post to a medieval chronicle.
It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.
www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...
It's a single story spanning 1000 years of English. See how far you get.
www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-ba...
How far back in time can you understand English?
An experiment in language change
www.deadlanguagesociety.com
February 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Fascinating “read”
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This is Lexa. She really hopes you’ll be her valentine. Wouldn’t want to waste this look on just anybody. 14/10 (IG: bambiandlexa)
February 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM
This is Lexa. She really hopes you’ll be her valentine. Wouldn’t want to waste this look on just anybody. 14/10 (IG: bambiandlexa)
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Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
January 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Thank you Eugene Goodman for saving Democracy during the Capitol insurrection #January6th
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Officers like @libradunn1.bsky.social saved my life and my colleagues’ lives on January 6th. I’m forever grateful to the law enforcement officials who courageously defended our Capitol and our democracy from the armed insurrectionists.
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Officers like @libradunn1.bsky.social saved my life and my colleagues’ lives on January 6th. I’m forever grateful to the law enforcement officials who courageously defended our Capitol and our democracy from the armed insurrectionists.
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Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
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Just in time to be the perfect present for the holidays AND support NPR....
My NPR Tote bag is back!
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My NPR Tote bag is back!
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Nina Totin Tote Bag
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December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just in time to be the perfect present for the holidays AND support NPR....
My NPR Tote bag is back!
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My NPR Tote bag is back!
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Exhausted and dehydrated, I slowly walk the last few steps. “This has to be it,” I think to myself. Taking a deep breath, I close my eyes and turn the handle, whispering a little prayer as I step through. I open my eyes and the last trickle of hope leaks away. I am still in IKEA.
August 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Exhausted and dehydrated, I slowly walk the last few steps. “This has to be it,” I think to myself. Taking a deep breath, I close my eyes and turn the handle, whispering a little prayer as I step through. I open my eyes and the last trickle of hope leaks away. I am still in IKEA.
28 so far
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
28 so far
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“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
www.newyorker.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.