socializing on social media is like socializing in a school cafeteria. it is carefully cultivated and maintained by others and the threat of suspension for saying something objectionable is high. but the socializing sure is convenient!

Are you yearning for hope? Do you need some friends in the resistance? It's time to pre-order your copy of "We Will Rise Again," a glorious anthology of speculative fiction and essays about political protest and resistance. Coming 12/3! Perfect the holidays! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

businesses that don't make money get to spend money like it's monopoly money, but us working stiffs have money taken away from us just by existing--often to have the government use our money to pay those companies that don't make any money. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/12/a...

Born to be a shitposting gremlin loudmouth Forced to be a laid back, thoughtful, vibes for days, warm and playful guy Follow and we can hang out sometime? twitch.tv/halo_phoenix (both of these by my friend @nightfawn.bsky.social, who has a vgen: vgen.co/nightfawn)

Yes, and: There are lots of reporting jobs at startup nonprofit local news organizations doing really important work outside of corporate ownership, for any journalists willing to consider living outside of the nation's three largest cities!

please, if you can, support these fine folks. no one deserves to lose healthcare for standing up for their colleagues

I mentioned this on stream, but the Big Backlog Bracket is finally real, and this is what it looks like! God help me. (I had to break it up into two brackets because there were too many for one, but not enough for two full ones...)

I'm live with Balatro and yapping, because I wanted to stream and have no plan for it whatsoever. Come say hi, or don't, I'm not your dad. twitch.tv/halo_phoenix

Now at 20%, thank you so much. Please keep sharing.

In the midst of all that we are facing, I want us to think about who we are being told to look to for understanding in this moment, who is being propped up as the voice of wisdom, and ask how right were they in predicting this, a year ago, 5, 8 years ago, and then ask why they are being centered now

there is a whole generation I can activate like sleeper agents by saying shit like "schfifty-five" and "hokay so" and "fhqwhgads" no one born after the invention of MS-DOS gets to condemn anyone else's slang

My good friend @rubyvoxx.bsky.social reminded me today is the final day of the BRAE (Black Readers Appreciation Event) free book event! Go get yourself some free books by Black authors, in tons of different genres: www.brae.website

More wholesome social media cc @halophoenix.bsky.social

I LEARNED THE ANSWER TO THIS Chris's Steakhouse was a New Orleans landmark Chris Matulich periodically got bored, sold it, waited for the new owner to fail, and bought it back cheap The sale conditions: Can't move it, can't change the name He did this six times Then he sold it to Ruth Fertel

I wrote a thing! Partially about scammers slorping up data for identity theft using social media, but also on @404media.co's great report on how to opt out of airlines selling your data to the government, and @annaleen.bsky.social's great piece on why digital IDs are a bad idea.

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

wonder how much time, money, & resources were wasted by having 4 finance professors research this racist nonsense instead of having them talk to one (1) historian

I can't speak to Wapo but I can speak to NYT and it seems this is true of other newsrooms - it's because a lot of newsrooms have cultish cultures. It really does break your brain. NYT was the most harmful place I've ever worked & it still took a lot of therapy to get over that I chose to leave

If Conde really cared about "aggressive, disruptive, threatening behavior" I have PLENTY of examples for them to take action on and I promise you *none* of them are at the line editor/actual journalist level, but hey, what do I know...

Conde Nast hates its workers more than any company I've ever worked for

part of a thread

I know a fraction of the words in this but I am completely and totally riveted. Absolutely committed.

"i can be cartoonishly corrupt now and y'all won't care anymore, god finally"

The problem with digital ID cards isn't what you think. Here's why Britain and other nations should stop pushing digital ID apps, right now. My latest for @newscientist.com, now free from the paywall! www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

I’m not seeing any. 🧐 Can someone link me?

thank you for the outpouring of support! those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.

there's a lot more beyond the NYC mayoral race! (but we also got y'all covered there)

It's cold enough that all I'm thinking about is soup. So if y'all have any killer soups, stews, or other hearty bowls of warmth that you like to make, mind hooking me up with a recipe? It's finally time!

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

The only thing Conde Nast loves more than laying off queer journalists and journalists of color is replacing them with white women who also can't stand queer journalists or journalists of color and will take any opportunity to marginalize them.

how the hell did these hackers get in? they must be good...

don't threaten me with a good time

Happy Native American Heritage Month ♥ I'm Mavis, a 2S Taíno artist. I'm disabled + trying to keep a roof over our heads while my partner looks for work. If this goal is not funded, we will be homeless. Please consider helping us. Share this post for visibility. Thank you! ko-fi.com/mavisdeluna/...

Shaemus is 100 percent correct, and I've met more well meaning number 1s than I care to think about. TEN YEARS AGO I wrote this, and I stand by every word: lifehacker.com/the-company-...

Here's another treat: A free Patreon post, open to everyone. I'm mixing up the tiers so y'all get more bang for your buck - now subscribers will get early access to my newsletter, stream VODs, and more, for less $. Thanks as always for your support! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

Here's another treat: A free Patreon post, open to everyone. I'm mixing up the tiers so y'all get more bang for your buck - now subscribers will get early access to my newsletter, stream VODs, and more, for less $. Thanks as always for your support! www.patreon.com/posts/happy-...

Oh they want curation BAD . They want an algorithm for ad buys and the ability to become the new trending spot without actual responsibility They really think they can generate the engagement that marginalized populations do with math

Happy Halloween! In the past I've shared spooky stories of real space science to celebrate. This year... Have you ever wondered what a black hole SOUNDS LIKE? Well, I got you - this is the one at the heart of the Perseus Cluster, over 240 million light years away: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tXh...

they're not ready for this convo yet

“We never validated our core assumptions” is in the running for tech quote of the decade

What's it called when capital has been drastically misallocated toward an asset which can't sustain proportional returns on that investment?

if you think someone is a liar because they said "aunt" instead of consulting the chart to find "first cousin, once removed" or whatever the shit, I will put you in a locker myself

Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S. They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support. The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm

succinctly put

In the WaPo, a Brit columnist warns New Yorkers that London's economy was DESTROYED by electing a South Asian-named, left-ish mayor, so don't do that. Weirdly doesn't mention how Brexit chased away foreign investment. Nope, must have been the brown guy. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

I'm so tired. I worry about the day I get a "is this you?" DM from someone because of the amount of photo/video/audio footage of myself I've put online. Propaganda and rage bait are cute ways to say, "They can only make their point if they make something fake and lie about it." THANKS, GEN-AI.

I told a friend earlier to "touch grass" and they responded that they'll touch my grass and before I could say anything they followed up with "is this rizz or is it a threat?" and now I'm wondering what this means for my taste in people

I may have written about why you really *really* shouldn't trust AI-powered browsers, or their extensions again

*whispers into the mic* ~ some ~ leftists would rather go to bat HARD for the people they see themselves in long before holding themselves accountable OR elevating intersectional candidates, and it shows