Hunter Stuart

Journalist, news junky, father, mass-shooting survivor, raging moderate. Founder of Big Game PR. Hit me up - I like to chat.

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1. On a cloudy day this past November, I drove past our neighborhood mass shooter’s house for the hundredth time.

The two story grey brick house on McDaniels Ave in Highland Park, IL was right on my way to the grocery store, so I had no choice but to pass it every few days.

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@russellbrandom bookmarking to read later..

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@taryn_plumb @IBM Love to see it

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"The joke is that AI isn’t wrong to monetize; it’s just socially unbearable when the monetization barges into what feels like a private moment."
@byscarroll https://t.co/khPhmQrJSj

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I enjoyed my podcast conversation with @JamesSpiro, where we said we'd talk about PR and technology, but ended up spending almost the whole episode talking about the way the Israel-Palestinian conflict is perceived.

https://t.co/181D1P3r2S

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@emrosenberg @theinformation Congrats Eli - I may DM you a pitch

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@yilingliu95 This looks really interesting, thanks for posting.

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7. Did I do the right thing (even though I could not deliver my note) or was I intruding on others’ business? Genuinely curious.

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6. When I had finished writing it, I looked back up, but could not find them. I waited a bit, then began walking towards baggage claim / ground transportation. I did not see them again

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5. This is the note:

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4. We got off the plane. I debated whether to tell her. It’s not my business. And there could be a number of innocent explanations for the man’s messaging. But when I saw them stop to use the bathroom, I wrote a quick note.

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3. A woman who I am pretty sure was his wife was sitting next to him. She could not see his screen. As we waited to get off the plane, I made small talk with them. The woman said “we are from Chicago but we live in Maine now.” The man wore a wedding ring.

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2. The app he was using (looked like WhatsApp) was auto translating Regina’s messages into English from Russian. Every time the man sent a message or put a heart on one, he quickly closed the app and went back to scrolling the news.

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1. A story: I was just deplaning at OHare after a flight from Portland ME. The guy right in front of me was having an intimate conversation on his phone with a Russian speaking woman named Regina.

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@Hadas_Gold Allow me to join the legions of PR people wishing you the best in this new endeavor Hadas, and...I might have a pitch for you.

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@APNews 5. Never has it been so easy to conceal.

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@APNews 4. Never in history has weed been as accessible as it is today.

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@APNews 3. Secondly: For decades, research has suggested marijuana is addictive in a minority of users, but the chatter class still claims it is not addictive. YES opiate or coke addiction is worse; the withdrawal is far worse. That doesn't mean weed isn't **also addictive.**

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@APNews 2. For example: never in history has cannabis been as potent as it is today. 95% THC, are you joking? The 'kind bud' we bought in high school for $60 an eighth was in the single digit percentages (7% or 8% THC)

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@carolmassar oof

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@LaMonicaBuzz mazel tov!