@talan

Used to be a mayor & reporter. Now I teach media, PR, & comms. Traveler to 107 countries. Seen 49/50 states. Big ☕️fan. #ENTJ.

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Joined December 2007
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A hockey player’s interview went viral. It’s a perfect lesson in mental performance

In less than two minutes, Flames goalie Devon Cooley offered a rare glimpse into the psychology behind peak athletic performance.

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What Happened in Vegas Took Years to Develop nytimes.com/2026/10/23/style… via @NYTimes

What Happened in Vegas Took Years to Develop

After several “electric” meet-ups in Las Vegas during college, it took Benjamin Glasser and Jacquelyn Silverman six years to meet again.

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Trump Consistently Touts the Economy. The Internet Isn’t Buying It.

Pocketbook issues top the president’s talking points, but on TikTok, videos critical of his claims far outnumber supportive ones. Vulnerable Republicans are steering clear of mentioning him.

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Fascinating how it has changed from all text to some B&W pics to color of course and then larger sized images. vimeo.com/204951759

Every NYT Front Page Since 1852

The news is breaking.

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Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.

Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.

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It’s a Orwellian dystopian police state intruding into our lives all over the place only to make money for Washington DC.
Geoff Tracy 💚🥓
@chefgeoffsOct 21
I've been against the cameras for 14 years. Almost as long as I've been pro-Bacon. wtop.com/news/2012/01/chef-g…

Chef Geoff hires sign spinner to warn about speed camera – WTOP News

That new speed camera along Foxhall Road in Northwest snapped Chef Geoff Tracy\'s picture not once, not twice but three times.

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Not if you’re a dead Russian, who was killed because you offered disagreement. Or Ukrainian. wsj.com/world/russia/witkoff…

Witkoff’s Praise of Putin as ‘Humanitarian’ Tracks With U.S. Approach to Russia

The U.S. envoy’s remarks in Russia sparked fury among Ukraine’s supporters, but they follow President Trump’s strategy for ending the Ukraine war.

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Josh Rogin
@joshroginOct 20
So Hegseth is blaming the Ukrainians and saying Elon made the decision to downgrade Ukraine’s Starlink service? Isn’t that completely different from Rubio’s explanation that it was a technical glitch? Days into this scandal and they can’t seem to get their stories straight.
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Hegseth suggests Ukrainians haven't abided by Starlink's "terms of service"
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Matt Gaetz Accused of Sex Trafficking by 2 Young Women in New Lawsuit

Former congressman Matt Gaetz and two others have been accused of sex trafficking by two women in Florida; the allegations come less than two years after Gaetz resigned from Congress amid similar...

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David Lat
@DavidLatOct 18
I left the practice of law 20+ years ago. But my mother isn't lying when she proudly tells people, "My son is a LAWYER." And over the past 25 years, I've spent thousands of dollars in registration fees and taken hundreds of hours of CLE to keep Mom honest.👇
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O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old Mystery nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/oj… via @NYTimes

O.J. Simpson, a Secret Informant and a Decades-Old Mystery

An “extremely reliable” informant told authorities about the missing murder weapon, according to newly unsealed records. The informant’s brother told The Times his sibling was at the crime scene.

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A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.This is the...

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Kimberly Guilfoyle is accused of taking $3M in bribes, doing drugs and leaking information to China...

Kimberly Guilfoyle faces corruption accusations - Source: Getty Kimberly Guilfoyle is currently in the...

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‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem revisits a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of artists, musicians, and intellectuals who made history — and changed the world’ rollingstone.com/tv-movies/t…

How a 1972 Cocktail Party Gave Us the Best Documentary of the Year

'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' revisits a once-in-a-lifetime reunion of artists, musicians, and intellectuals who made history — and changed the world.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle kept compromising photos of men alongside their Amex cards in a nudes album,...

Former ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, who allegedly showed nude images to a young colleague at Fox News, has been outed by a former worker. Lisa ‘Kennedy’ Mo...

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Katie Zacharia Is Out After 5 Days as White House Press Secretary nytimes.com/2026/10/16/us/po… via @NYTimes

Katie Zacharia Is Ousted After 5 Days as White House Press Secretary

Her abrupt departure came after she was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

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Guilfoyle manufactured Don Jr engagement by buying her own ring: insider (Raw Story)

Kimberly Guilfoyle pushed her engagement to Donald Trump Jr. into the open by buying her own ringand announcing the news herself, according to an unnamed “in...

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How about the real hero of this Andy Harris story: Cat Murphy? This is who every father wants their daughter to aspire to. A young journalist holding a nearly shouting United States congressman, pointing in her face, hovering over, all because she did her job? Hero.
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Not one single court has approved of the Department of Justice’s plans to obtain state voter rolls. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1…

0 for 26: The Trump Administration’s Astonishing Losing Record

Not one single court has approved of the Department of Justice’s plans to obtain state voter rolls.

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