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palafo, 9 months ago to random

A white gunman wearing a tactical vest barged into a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday and fatally shot three Black people in an attack that the authorities said they were investigating as a hate crime. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/us/dollar-general-shooting-jacksonville-florida.html

palafo, 9 months ago to random

More than 57 million people were under an excessive heat warning — the most severe category for heat conditions — and another 54 million people were under a heat advisory.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/us/heat-wave-south-gulf-coast.html

palafo, 9 months ago to random

An Arizona woman said she was kidnapped by a fake Uber driver. The authorities found her after she slipped a note to a customer at a gas station

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/26/us/arizona-uber-kidnapped-note.html

palafo, 9 months ago to random

So how do you connect Threads and Mastodon accounts?

palafo, 9 months ago to random

Hard to see how "obese milkin' welfare" can't be interpreted as a conservative sentiment https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/25/arts/music/oliver-anthony-rich-men-north-of-richmond.html

palafo, 10 months ago to random

The indictment, annotated https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/15/us/politics/trump-georgia-indictment-annotated.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

palafo, 10 months ago to random

Gift link to this blockbuster scoop https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/us/politics/trump-indictment-fake-electors-memo.html?unlocked_article_code=SU9qvQvf6zJ8QBMMn5eNelCTJTC-GzHp35IMv-HMLmRMUti4Kp9EdjFlAGGNLmPlzDXpMnqkvjkvSuiOLSvQ60XJjtvWIVFWoy1rl3OlWYzHrAgpYqDuEmyNTj-ME5QC98p57TSh9Zl29wz9iEA2N1udKzi8FUwKLM9V-5OOTXD3nEsz7Lds7XOIhqbzkusBQDXTbH4iA6AC6x5bg4b6Dmw-PLUC-3AcZaKDkdb-_4BJ0AgMLMB6UrpClHMjYmY89CFWW3B44OoNphMjNmFsjCTQSd21gdqy4nwA44yCsrEpOnPJu_TYCo3Ijq9cqoEPxnihciVxHVkN28KbSo_wRBRmORIAWiAxepL9D0ID5cE5&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

palafo, 10 months ago to random

Heaven can wait https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/us/beagles-rescue-adoption.html

palafo, 10 months ago to random

“You’re too honest,” Trump told Vice President Pence, according to sworn testimony https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/01/us/trump-indictment-jan-6

palafo, 10 months ago to random

Senator Menendez, the 69-year-old Democratic chairman of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, is under investigation by the Justice Department for the second time in less than a decade. And this time, his wife is also in prosecutors’ cross hairs. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/nyregion/nadine-menendez-federal-investigation.html

palafo, 10 months ago to random

NYT Siena poll: It's a tight race. Free link. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/01/us/politics/biden-trump-poll.html?unlocked_article_code=qmk8ctNaOEKkTd0l7mUg8RMdVU9WVyDq0KVGFybgV61Ieg96vCeIyDz8Plzub_NCsMMEWEvhZtP8gZUMgmFzOO4TRUhj1cfMiB5Ozt3n0Fgs80wfXjbRzYIUzYzgO1auNKX5Bypbbkz78Yxfr8oQThu6Er8rWyEMZ-BRXVpnxwIW_8z09ZZchhS_AF6QaGpF7uvqnardYsEuYz8y3s9eFZrKpJERMUkhQm0UHZR8iFwZ3ikdBIBj9tXGyH32h1D6AlZMFRGcaq4tNa8_CB1j22qfYD6N_xDH4ptlw01WgFW0K4YWgPIeCVa29aRnOD1HuAHJkiY5oa6RiTgzNA&smid=tw-share

palafo, 10 months ago to random

Again and again, I have to say, Mastodon has better engagement than Twitter, BlueSky, Threads, Facebook, Post.news or Reddit

palafo, 10 months ago to random

In Ireland, Ms. O’Connor spoke out about abuse and the complicity of religious institutions. When she came to the United States, many were not ready to hear her — yet. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/27/nyregion/sinead-oconnor-childhood-abuse.html

palafo, 10 months ago to random

In all of New York City, there are only terrible seats or very late showings of "Oppenheimer" left this weekend. Pretty much the same for "Barbie" and "Mission Impossible." I guess summer movies are back.

palafo, 10 months ago to random

As a breaking news editor for The Times, I am rarely far from a screen or free from the pings of devices. My life is filled with headlines, social media posts, Slack chats and news alerts. Unplugging for a weeklong silent retreat is both thrilling and scary, like stepping off a 100-foot pole into the unknown. But so worth it. https://mstdn.social/@palafo/110754114148655309