penfold 🇺🇦🇪🇪🇺🇸

writer of things, stories, & other wordments. he/they. Read me at see @tldrpress!
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[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

It takes 1.28 seconds for a message to reach us from the Moon.

It takes as little as 35 minutes from Jupiter.

It takes as little as 4.5 hours from Pluto.

It takes at least 6-12 months from NYT reporters, plus $30 for the book containing it.

[Proton Mail @ProtonMail]

If you use Gmail, you need to read this.

Google’s AI, Gemini, can read your emails, attachments, bank statements, etc.

For many, this feature was switched on without consent.

Here's how to turn it off 🧵

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[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

heya writerly types-- 24 hours remaining to register for the 1000 Word Herd Contest!

you get 2 prompts, 1000 words, a shot at the $200 first prize, and a chance to help out Trans Lifeline.

Hope you can join in!

https://t.co/sXS4725ITv
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #1kwhc

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

what does a trucker need with a music box? or a landscaper with a magician's top hat? or a chef with six cats?

it's up to you. prompts like these await in the #1kwhc. join in!

they're waiting for you to tell their story.

https://t.co/sXS4725ITv
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

heya writerly types-- join us for the 1000 word herd competition!

you get 2 prompts, 1000 words, a shot at the $200 first prize, and a chance to help out Trans Lifeline.

registrations are open a few more days!

https://t.co/sXS4725ITv
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #1kwhc

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

one week left to register for the 1000 Word Herd Competition!

you get 2 prompts, 1000 words or less, 1 week to write, and a shot at the $200 first prize.

hope you can join in!

https://t.co/sXS4725ITv

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #1kwhc

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

registrations are open for the 1000 Word Herd Competition.

you get 2 prompts, 1000 words or less, 1 week to write, and a shot at the $200 first prize.

hope you can join in!

https://t.co/sXS4725ITv

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #1kwhc

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

heya writers!

is the world today hitting you from every angle? are you jaded and drained by it all?

come and join us for #1kwhc , and WRITE YOUR ENEMIES INTO YOUR STORY.

their comeuppance awaits.

registrations are open!
https://t.co/sXS4725ITv
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

COME ONE, COME ALL WHO WALK OR CRAWL
...AND JOIN US for the 2026 TL;DR Press 1000 Word Herd Competition! registrations are open NOW!

https://t.co/VZw1Dwwqco

#WritingCommunity #AmWriting

[penfold 🇺🇦🇪🇪🇺🇸 @justpenfold]

@SwiftOnSecurity jeeezus, someone needs a second estimate, stat

[penfold 🇺🇦🇪🇪🇺🇸 @justpenfold]

@joelspriggs ...why not both?

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

2 prompts
1 week
1000 words
200 dollars first prize
800 dollars in prizes
1 click to join in the #1kwhc!
OK it's more like 3 clicks and some typing for your email and stuff. but you get the point.

Hope you can join us!
https://t.co/sXS4725ITv

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

heya writerly types-- come and join us for the 1000 word herd competition!

you get 2 prompts, 1 thousand words, a shot at the $200 first prize, and a chance to help out Trans Lifeline.

registrations are open now! #1kwhc

https://t.co/VZw1Dwwqco

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

what does a skydiver need with an untrainable poodle? how about a nurse and a pair of ballet shoes? or an accountant and a sudden rainstorm?

it's up to you. get prompts like these in the #1kwhc. join in!

they're waiting for you to tell their story.

https://t.co/sXS4725ITv

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

COME ONE, COME ALL WHO WALK OR CRAWL
AND JOIN US
for the 2026 TL;DR Press 1000 Word Herd Competition!

registrations are open NOW!

https://t.co/sXS4725ITv

[Lisa Forte @LisaForteUK]

Learning lessons from Jurassic Park

[TL;DR Press @TLDRpress]

IT'S TIME!

TL;DR Press's 1000 Word Herd Competition is almost here!

Registrations go from May 2, 2026 through May 27, 2026.

The contest will run 7 days, starting one minute after midnight (00:01) Sunday May 31, and ending one minute before midnight (23:59) Saturday June 6.

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

Acronyms are pronounced as words.
-scuba
-laser
-NASA

Initialisms are pronounced as individual letters.
-NFL
-TSA
-TGIF

'Acronym' is frequently used for both kinds of abbreviations, so it's ok to call an initialism an acronym.

[penfold 🇺🇦🇪🇪🇺🇸 @justpenfold]

happy for some good news. congratulations to Peter Magyar and to Hungary!

[Magyar Péter (Ne féljetek) @magyarpeterMP]

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has just called to congratulate us on our victory.