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Today’s Drop
Handpicked Articles
AP Reports Federal Authorities are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” mailed to congressional and election offices nation wide.
Also in the mailbox
The postal short story series about Lucky Lawrence’s misadventures as a USPS postal inspector.
Email Content Inspiration
Google rolled out enhanced protection in Google Messages that scores conversations with unknown senders for scam intent, plus on-device Gemini Nano link checks and clearer warnings before tapping unfamiliar URLs.
EMAIL Industry News
AS of October 15th, Github no longer sends email when someone pushes to a repository. The company said recipients never had to consent, so the feature could be misused to blast unwanted messages through GitHub’s mail path.
EMAIL EXPERT PANELS
David A. Steinberg moderated Russell Westbrook a conversation on legacy, reinvention and building businesses after sports.
Job Opportunities
FinTech · Virtual · Iterable · $190k–$275k
Email Marketing Lead, Principal Associate
FinTech · Chicago · Salesforce · $109,900–$125,400
Food & Beverage · Chicago · Braze · $141,955–$177,444
Wishlist Books
Cap Wigington: An Architectural Legacy — Taylor & Larson
First Black municipal architect in the U.S. Civic buildings, ice palaces, stone, city contracts.
Distributed Blackness: AA Cybercultures — Brock Jr.
BlackPlanet, blogs, IM, Black Twitter. Treats Black use of networked messages as culture, not a niche. Open access.
There’s Always Work at the Post Office — Rubio
Black labor inside the U.S. mail system.
Audiomack Playlist
Late-night drives, romantic dawns, workouts, reflection, or en route to the bag.
Oops — Momo Boyd and Infinity Song
Bet On Me — Imani Imani
MoneyCall$ — Joy Postell
No Such Thing — Kehlani (ft. Clipse)
Luckiest Man — Ella Mai
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