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Wrote about the proliferation of ░L░I░N░K░I░N░B░I░O░ porn bots on this illustrious platform, and how the internet we've grown accustomed to is starting to crumble all around us
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watching your editor review your copy live in the Google doc is like being awake during surgery
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@femcelgirlboss she could’ve just stopped the video here and it would’ve explained enough
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3 years
Getting called the gay intern is the greatest honor of my career
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now feels like a good time to share that this summer I will be joining @NPRItsBeenAMin as their intern! @samsanders I would like to participate in a round of who said that pls
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School shootings are not tracked by the federal gov. The existing trackers we *do* have use varying criteria to define what a 'school shooting' is. Regardless, we're at 74 gun related deaths/injuries at schools in the U.S. in 2023. It's March. @NPR
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In some cool professional news, I am officially on staff at ATC after temping these past few months! Excited to keep telling stories and receiving cryptic emails!! <3
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Hello, Hispanic Rockville student here, this is an absolute boldfaced lie and fake goddamn news
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3 years
If ur crush isn’t replying to ur texts is probably because of the supply chain
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8 years
Hello everyone thought I was dressed as the black swan
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has anyone made this one yet
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I just don't know how journalists here in the US are supposed to carry on, business as usual, when we're watching people dedicated to the same cause in Gaza describe to us in real time, what they expect to be their last moments on earth
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"IM ADDICTED TO CORN SYRUP, I DRINK IT" @ericandre
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We keep hearing about these hazardous conditions outside, but not from the people who have to work straight through them. Thanks to @AjcheGustavo for chatting with me about life as a delivery worker through pandemic, snow, heat, and now smog.
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2 years
After seeing viral tweets about negative Yankee candle reviews having something to do with COVID cases, one researcher set out to determine if there was something there. His findings will probably surprise you. My latest for @NPR
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@ELahti this can be resolved if u work from home and ur brave enough (if my employer sees this i am simply riffing)
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3 years
Remember when I said I was leaving npr?? It was a silly little prank! I’ll be joining @MorningEdition as an editorial assistant working on their social stuff Monday and I am very excited to continue making content for the people!
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@GraceGFreud @jackcorrbit He just sent me a bunch of graphs explaining supply and demand :(
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3 years
just finished my last day as the @NPRItsBeenAMin intern vibes! Met some amazing new people and had a great time makin public radio. My next step is to take a much needed vacation and then I’ll figure it out from then on. (PS. If you’re looking for a culture writer, hire me!)
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it's my 1st day on the job so it's a great time to share the news! I'll be rejoining the @Salon editorial team as their food fellow for the next six months, covering recipes, trends, news and more! Send any tips, story ideas and declarations of love to manuela.restrepo @salon .com
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graduated today despite struggles w mental illness so if ur having a hard time remember depression ain't shit and u can do anything!!!!!
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are college tailgates a competition amongst girls to see who can cut their oversized tshirt in the most creative way
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@mamueca
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2 years
Today’s the first day of an exciting new project we’re launching over at @npratc / @NPR . It’s called Main Character of The Day, and we’ll be highlighting the people making headlines and the stories behind em. And I’ll be writing it!
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It’s the seven year anniversary of when I brought my cat to my high school so I could take my senior portraits with him
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y'all really thought I was playing when I said my cat is my best friend huh?
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last day of vacation vibes!!! 😢 Colombia is the prettiest place on earth u should visit :p
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I can’t believe some of u guys are catholic for aesthetics or cuz u think it’s cool. I’M catholic because a bunch of violent illiterate Spaniards with countless venereal diseases decided for me like 500 years ago
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ceiling is leaking from the rain and this is who my landlord sends to do repairs 🙄
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this is what running a social page feels like
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marijuana is a dangerous drug I've been sitting on my bed trying to get myself up and go eat spaghetti for an hour and a half
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Angus, thongs and perfect snogging? Do you mean the movie that invented the art of cinema? The film that made me a woman?
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told my coworkers while pitching this story that if i sounded like i was having a stroke it was normal
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haha.... hey
@NPRItsBeenAMin
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3 years
Best thing about our week? Our intern Manuela López Restrepo ( @mamueca ) finished her 2nd week with us! She's a recent @UofMaryland grad and lover of lists. LIKES: John Waters movies, summer rolls, making little comics. DISLIKES: dairy, humidity, overdraft fees. WELCOME MANUELA!!
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if trump d*es from covid that would be the most insane season finale possible for 2020
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Facial recognition tech is being used to eject people on an “exclusion list” at venues owned by Madison Square Garden Entertainment. I spoke with activists, industry experts and legislators to see what this says about our privacy + the future. @NPR
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3 years
just thought u should all see what my hair is doing right now
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@mamueca
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12 years
OH MY GOD YES THIS WAS SO DISTURBING http://t.co/PhuWcGma1m
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4 years
Thinking about This Bitch
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hi I’m the current @NPRItsBeenAMin intern and while I am not cool enough to do this job AND work at code switch I’m here to answer questions any potential applicants might have :) dm me or just reply to this!
@NPRCodeSwitch
NPR's Code Switch
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PSA: We're hiring for our fall internship! 🍁🍂 But this cycle, NPR internships are a bit different: 1️⃣ you'll be at NPR *6 months* instead of 3 2️⃣ you'll spend 3 months with us at Code Switch, and 3 months with the folks at @NPRItsBeenAMin ! Apply here 👉🏾
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#curlyhairtwitter hey what's good people made me hate my 'frizzy poofy' hair until i turned 16 and realized my hair is amazing
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you know all of this mismanagement with the Vanessa guillen case is really making me think about what happened to Michelle Miller. She was a 17 y/o girl from my hometown who was groomed and ultimately murdered by her army recruiter in 2013.
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@thisyearsgurl The first time I saw Mishima the score rewired my brain
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getting ready 2 drop the most garbage mixtape of 2023 🔥 🔥 🔥
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8 years
good afternoon I got into my dream school and my mom found my weed stash!
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@mamueca
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3 years
Speaking of being a gay intern! Today is my last day at @npr and @MorningEdition ! Taking some time off to breathe before getting back into the game again. It’s been a great time, I learned lotsa stuff, and made some very good friends. HAGS!!!! <3
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Please harass him in the replies so we can find me a boy friend . 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
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Anyways, here are my senior portraits
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hey what's up I drew my wcw @stevelacys go listen to dark red
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do I have COVID? Yes. Is my cat sitting weird while I isolate? also yes
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looking for voices for a story!📢 Anyone have any good food writers/analysts or experts that can speak on the increase in vegan options at ice cream shops nationwide??
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today we had to say goodbye to my best friend of 10 years; feeling a lot of stuff, but mostly just gratitude that he tolerated me this whole time <3
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home
@washingtonpost
The Washington Post
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Is there a place for women who are against abortion at the Women’s March on Washington?
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started fostering a cat named Martin this week who’s owner passed away and then martin himself got deathly sick. The amount of sweetness and love this creature has expressed after all that has made me ugly cry a few times.
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Pivoting to LinkedIn
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So grateful to finally receive my blue check after sending this kind gentlemen my government card, passport and drivers license 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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me when people don't want to invite me to a party because they know I'm a lame depressive bitch
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new NYC green lady just dropped
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I finished undergrad, finally moved to New York AND got a perfect sweetie babey cat this year. not too shabby!
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@mamueca
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here's a photo of me and Mac hardstyling with our pinkies. Bestie moves only!
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mom says this frog looks like big Ed from 90 day fiancé?
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Hey man quick question. Why the hell are you sitting like that.
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today is my last day as an editor at the dbk and i am at a loss for words at how formative and amazing working for this illustrious publication has been <3
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drew this on my lunch break
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looking at old finsta posts from high school and came across this unbelievable exchange where a girl who went to my school personally messaged me her yelp review of the pizza place I worked at. We also were not friends
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My latest for @npr / @npratc is a story about how Latin culture gaining a huge global platform through music and media has led to some familiar (and tiring) trends on social media
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can we have trains that run past midnight instead of wifi that definitely won't work
@washingtonpost
The Washington Post
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Metro says it will activate free WiFi at 30 stations by year’s end
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@NPRinterns wait can I clarify that I’m not an intern anymore? I’m a gay temp for crying out loud!!!
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Working under sam was one of my first exposures to a journalist who could balance their reporting with an amazing sense of wit, acceptance and patience. He’s living proof you can be cute AND smart!! And I am so excited to see what he does next, after a well deserved break 😎
@samsanders
Sam Sanders
3 years
And I’d like to use this moment to share some *PROFESSIONAL NEWS* as well. I’m leaving @npr , after 12+ great years. My last episode of @NPRItsBeenAMin will run March 11. Here’s the note I sent to colleagues. (It’s a little long.)
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@catholicdad420 Please……
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Happy 4/20 I just found this on my phone and have no recollection of what I was trying to communicate
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everyone working this week while also knowing layoffs start this week
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trying to fill out the fasfa like
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hey everyone just want to share this lacrosse photo that I knew my parents wouldn’t buy so I did *this* pose and then they gloriously wrote my name as “marvela”. I was very popular in high school.
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everything sucks right now but a TINY piece of good news I have is that for my senior year I’ll be an editor for @DBKDiversions at my favorite student newspaper ever!! My heart is full bc of all the people who trust me enough to do such an important job 💞💕
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glad I have snapchat to show me I definitely never ever want to see white panda in concert
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IM GONNA KILL MYSELF I GOT A PIERCING SND JUST TOLD MY PARENTS BUT THE PHOTO DIDNT SEND AND THEY ACTUALLY THOUGHT I GOT STABBED
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you’ve heard of sleepy joe... now get ready for
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@perpetua makes it seem like james murphy owes someone out there an obscene amount of money that he can't manage to pay off
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I have loved (ate soup) and lost (burnt my tounge on soup)
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You can't get rejected from a college if you never check your admission status
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Rick4567. Christ 🙏🏽 football 🏈 country 🇺🇸 MY Profile is a NO snowflake zone #M AGA
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trying to describe my school to anyone
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these are texts from elena, the lady who fostered Martin before me, and also the greatest source of joy in my life atm
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To add to the complex beauty of 2021, I am v excited to announce that I'll be interning @Salon this spring doing all sorts of editorial stuff! 🤓 excited to work with such a seasoned team!
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"Perfect girls don't exi-"
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and I got a coke slushee!!!!!!!
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y'all I love my dad so much, I told him how most protests required clear bags and then a few days later come home to this :')
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can’t think of a more deserving team than @NPRItsBeenAMin <333
@samsanders
Sam Sanders
3 years
Never thought I’d ever be in the same *anything* as @ConanOBrien or @Wesley_Morris but here we are. Grateful for this #iHeartPodcastAwards nomination and oh so thankful to the entire team at @NPRItsBeenAMin ; they consistently make sure I don’t sound like too much of an idiot!
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WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG
@VICE_Video
VICE Video
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At 27, Carey McWilliams became the first blind person in the US to acquire a concealed carry permit for guns:
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POV: you're the stinkbug I spot on my windowsill while i'm drinking a ginger kombucha my mother got me as a special quarantine treat
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First day of Hispanic heritage month!!! Time to be as evil as a Latina can be!!
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finished my cow tools punch needle
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my roommate just ate the plums I was saving in the ice box and left me some bullshit ass note as an apology I’m sooo over this 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️
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what do we think of his little paw
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the amount of first dates I’ve had that ended up here..... absolutely sickening
@thecjstory
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Back in 2014, people from the DMV would be like “I know a spot” then take you here
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posting my comix on twitter now wtf r u gonna do abt it
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I can be your angle👼🏽..... Or your Devol😈
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