Jason Whited

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Jason Whited

@SaltyScribe

Editing bestsellers, mostly in fiction. Used to run newspapers before investigations into our empire shredded all hope. My favorite genre? Great writing.

Las Vegas Katılım Ağustos 2009

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·16 Tem

Authors, don't forget that rest and recuperation are also parts of the writing process. Obstacles such as plot holes, character deficiencies, or mistakes in voice or tone are all easier to solve if you're not exhausted. Find time and space to take care of yourselves.

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·5d

@reaccionapr @SecWar Please. He's high as a fucking kite, dude.

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Grampi@reaccionapr·5d

Head on a swivel, scanning for threats. @SecWar You can tell he’s furious.

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·6d

Respectfully, it's not huge news until the AP embraces the Oxford comma.

Peter Sterne@petersterne

HUGE NEWS for editors: the AP has changed its style guide. It's now "healthcare" (not "health care") and "childcare" (not "child care") apstylebook.com/ap_stylebook/h…

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Michael Calderone@mlcalderone·4 Şub

The Post is eliminating Books section

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·27 Kas

@Mediaite Waiting for @maddow to have him on to retcon his past crimes.

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Mediaite@Mediaite·25 Kas

Cory Booker Torches His Own Party: ‘The Democratic Party Has Failed in My Generation’ mediaite.com/media/podcasts…

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·27 Kas

Turns out there's a proper verb for the Irish goodbye.

Words@wordsporn

Absquatulate

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·27 Kas

@JoyceCarolOates The most heartbreaking aspect of this is that Garland could have said this and it would track with the reality of his fecklessness.

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Joyce Carol Oates@JoyceCarolOates·26 Kas

!!!

Lloyd S Carroll@LloydCarroll

@mistergeezy Merrick Garland says, "Perhaps Brazilian authorities rushed things. They needed to be more deliberate. "

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·27 Kas

@TrackOilPACs Around the time we roll out the guillotines. If we ever get there.

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Oil PAC Tracker@TrackOilPACs·26 Kas

When are we going to start investigating fossil fuel executives at The Hague?

Erik Sperling@ErikSperling

Exxon-funded hawk @RyanBergPhD says we should topple Maduro and wage an endless campaign to push China out of the region "Of course, it would be nice," muses @WillCain, asking "what will it cost us, not just in treasure, but in energy... taking away from issues here at home"

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·27 Kas

@meghanncuniff Thank you for all your superlative reporting all these years. A true journalist who relentlessly checks facts and gives us what we need/want to know. You are America's sui generis courtroom reporter, and we are lucky to have you. Stellar work, Meghann. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Meghann Cuniff@meghanncuniff·27 Kas

Update from Miami, where the jury in the federal trial over Megan Thee Stallion’s defamation lawsuit against Milagro Gramz went home for Thanksgiving weekend after deliberating for about 5 1/2 hours.

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️@SketchesbyBoze·27 Kas

No. If you are a grown adult, you should know what the word “complimentary” means. We shouldn’t have to dumb down our vocabularies to words of one syllable for the benefit of the illiterate. People get dumber when society stops expecting them to know things.

Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ tweet media

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Rolling Stone@RollingStone·25 Kas

The Top MAGA Trolls on This App Have Been Revealed to Be Foreign Accounts rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·27 Kas

@TheRickWilson I'm shocked the syphilis hasn't yet taken Bannon.

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Rick Wilson@TheRickWilson·27 Kas

LOL you could be recalled too, Gristle.

Bannon’s WarRoom@Bannons_WarRoom

BANNON: Want to send a shockwave to D.C.? No games. Recall Mark Kelly to active duty TODAY. Convene the court-martial Friday, verdict by Sunday, and throw him in Leavenworth Monday. The other five will wet themselves, then let's roll them up. Let’s go.

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·27 Kas

@LiamKingman @Rep_Davidson Narrator: He was, in fact, that stupid.

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Liam Kingman@LiamKingman·26 Kas

@Rep_Davidson You can't be this stuoid.

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Rep. Warren Davidson@Rep_Davidson·25 Kas

Allowing Americans to pay federal taxes in Bitcoin will benefit the U.S. by having an asset that appreciates over time—unlike the U.S. dollar, which has been crushed by inflation. Congress should pass my Bitcoin for America Act & give the U.S a stronger financial foundation!

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·26 Kas

@LiamKingman @SenBillCassidy These soulless cash whores like Cassidy won't do it—until we force them to do the right thing for the people. That's what all of this is going to come down to eventually: force.

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Liam Kingman@LiamKingman·26 Kas

@SenBillCassidy How about universal healthcare, and just get rid of the insurance scam?

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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D.@SenBillCassidy·26 Kas

Americans need Congress to address their health care costs. I have a plan to send money directly to patients INSTEAD OF subsidizing insurance companies further. Everyone can get behind this. Let’s pass it NOW!!

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forgotten bookshop@oldbookishplace·25 Kas

One of my favorite things about owning a bookshop by a middle & high school is that I have kids come in every day after school to study, play chess, or just browse & chat. Most of them had never been in a used bookshop before, and I feel in my small way I’m changing their lives.

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️@SketchesbyBoze·22 Kas

Not a single woman. I'm begging you to read “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Gilman. Women have been masters of short horror, and the short story in general, since its inception.

Stephen J. Golds@SteveGone58

TOP 10 Short Prose Writers 1. Raymond Carver 2. Ernest Hemingway 3. Ray Bradbury 4. Roald Dahl 5. Richard Yates 6. Tobias Wolff 7. Richard Matheson 8. Stephen King 9. Thom Jones 10. Philip K. Dick

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Philosophy Quotes@philosophors·15 Kas

“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” — Sylvia Plath

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·15 Kas

@SkyGuyPGH I say this with deep affection: Thank you. I sleep better knowing conscientious fighters are in the battle.

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Schuyler Sheaffer@SkyGuyPGH·15 Kas

My reply - "Great, what's an organizer?" My friend happened to be State Director and they happened to be hiring a ton of organizers to gear up for Clinton v Trump. 9 years later and the best thing that's ever happened to me is breaking my hand and losing my job

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Schuyler Sheaffer@SkyGuyPGH·15 Kas

In 2016 I was painting houses & broke my hand diving for a pass playing flag football. Came off unemployment in July & there was no work. I texted my friend to see if he knew anyone hiring. He called me minutes later & offered me a job as an organizer for NextGen climate.

Afolabi Sokeye 🧱@SokeyeA

What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·15 Kas

@dieworkwear We love you and your mom. We all deserve affordable, safe, and walkable neighborhoods.

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derek guy@dieworkwear·14 Kas

Four years ago, my biggest regret was not pursuing a more lucrative career, like law or finance, which would've allowed me to provide my parents with a life they deserve. However, through trolling and hate clicks, I've been able to provide my mom with some comfort. So thank you.

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·13 Kas

@igorbobic But he's fine with the government spying on the phones of average citizens. Always such a double standard for these plutocrats.

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Igor Bobic@igorbobic·13 Kas

New: Lindsey Graham tells reporters in SC he plans to sue the government after his phone records were accessed in J6 probe - "Oh, definitely. And if you think I'm going to settle this thing for a million dollars? No. I want to make it so painful, no one ever does this again."

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Jason Whited@SaltyScribe·12 Kas

@bagagwaa I can't fully enumerate the scores of clients I've edited who started their artistic careers in their fifties and sixties. It is never too late, my friend. Never.

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bagagwaa@bagagwaa·12 Kas

I keep reminding myself that 38 is still not too late to try to begin living a meaningful creative life.

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@reaccionapr @SecWar @Mediaite @maddow @JoyceCarolOates @TrackOilPACs @meghanncuniff @TheRickWilson