Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks. He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger. Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...

"Reviving the Post is evidently not Bezos’s objective." Good @edwardluce.bsky.social column on the Post stuff [GIFT link].

What would we do without all the quality journalism

Gosh.

My conclusion is that the mostly male journalists writing about this so giddily just *want* it to be true so bad. Desperate for young men to agree with them that "woke has gone too far" or whatever

Can't wait for @joannastern.bsky.social to become even more unhinged. Now that she's left the Wall Street Journal all guardrails are gone 😂 Never signed up to a newsletter faster

With legacy newsrooms struggling creating stability and positive work cultures, most of the best will leave. Great write-up for one of the options that are now easier to create (still hard, but easier): journalism co-ops: www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...

i will never stop thinking about the intersection of epstein and the shitty media men list

We need Pulitzers for the best framing that accurately tells the story and is accessible and sells subscriptions. Nominees: “Tom Homan is a bitch,” by @marisakabas.bsky.social “Brendan Carr is a dummy,” by @reckless.bsky.social Both are very succinct, very accurate, and speak truth to power.

Never give up your independence. But bundle your power to grow.

That man has no shame. *that man = Matt Murray *that man = Jeff Bezos

At @trustfnd.com we say “stay independent, unite in growth” People are actually ok with journalists being independent from each other. They’d still like to be able to get bundles. Also, forming a co-op is actually not easy.

She’s one of the best independent journalists I know. Preparing for hero status with @trustfnd.com

Katelyn deserves all the birthday gifts

Not that it'll stop me! -- you can keep following my internet culture coverage here on my new Substack. Please feel free to share. bytatumhunter.substack.com

People often disparage the press — and we often get it wrong — but almost everything you know about this administration is not because pundits go on tv or social media and pontificate but because of relentless reporting from real journalists at institutions that give them resources to do so.

The ultimate abdication of responsibility

The Washington Post layoffs are not a business story, so we shouldn't treat it as one. 👇🏻

Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.

If you’re left at the Washington Post, run as fast as you can. It won’t get better. I’m devastated for the people losing their jobs because their bosses are spineless losers.

Just a few more days until we launch into public beta 🥳 So we shipped some improvements to get ready.

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Calling for a total and complete shutdown of male opinion writing until we can figure out what the heck is going on.

Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and federal officials.

Over 3,400 journalists were laid off in 2025

Storytime: @trustfnd.com started because of trans journalists. When unprecedented attacks on trans people escalated last year, I felt like I saw into the future of community-driven journalism—but also saw one big problem: fragmentation. I wanted to build something to fix that.

Storytime: @trustfnd.com started because of trans journalists. When unprecedented attacks on trans people escalated last year, I felt like I saw into the future of community-driven journalism—but also saw one big problem: fragmentation. I wanted to build something to fix that.

With independent journalism under ever more fierce attacks, it's a good as time as ever to band together. We're expanding the beta for @trustfnd.com soon, reserve your username here: trustfnd.com

I’ve seen people voice concern about subscription fatigue, too many sites relying on the same model, etc, but a) I’m not convinced that’s a problem; there are thousands of content creators supporting themselves via subs

“You cannot be neutral about the dismantling of our democracy and still expect to be protected by it,” Fort told CJR days before her arrest. “If the Constitution fails to protect US citizens, it will fail to protect the media, the free press." www.cjr.org/news/astonis...

It’s no coincidence that Trump’s goons are trying to lock up independent journalists first. It leaves room to call into question whether they are “real” journalists because they don’t have a brand attached. That would be a grave mistake.

We're being sued for libel by a London businessman who thinks he can bully us into taking down a @londonermag.bsky.social story about him. He's wrong! Please read and share. www.the-londoner.co.uk/the-londoner...

My first remarks since being arrested last night.

Of course they’re all Black

Calling for a moratorium on gay jokes from straights. This includes you, Zohran.

In journalism, there are too many thinkers and too few builders. Product folk, especially, differentiate themselves too often by sharing research and predictions instead of experiments and results. Very tedious.

For many of the best journalists, going solo is one of the best path to a good income. But it can be a lonely career and an incredible grind. @trustfnd.com is designed to make it less lonely in the least fascinating, but crucial part of the job: growth.

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Regime media consolidation?

Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza. This is textbook censorship of the highest degree

i'm always saying i want to see more of that face

Feeling terrible for everyone stuck at the Washington Post. The last two years there must have been absolute hell.

We made a new website 😍 Two weeks to go until we can expand our beta

Journalism creators live in the future. One without search bringing tons of growth for journalism. We need to build trust in many different places and grow from there. From forums to networks to group chats. @trustfnd.com lets us tackle this challenge collaboratively.

Manchester capitalism rebranded as a lifestyle choice. It's what happens when the left withdraws from shaping identities around work, life, and politics. Individualism, conservatism ("marry early"), puritanism. They all shape how he will act politically. "Care for the sick? No, it's their own fault"

9-9-6 was a Chinese term invented mostly to show how depressing and lifeless work culture was; watching softbrained AI guys adopt it as an ideal is ... well, entirely predictable

I love how hustle culture is trying to rebrand itself. Get fucked, 9-9-6. Do good work, get good rest, repeat.

They Made America Have Measles Again, MAHMA. The pain American Trump voters inflicted on themselves and the whole country is something *we have to* prevent in Europe and UK.

Someone tried to break into my Signal account to expose my sources and private chats. I didn’t fall for the phishing attempt and all is safe, but @nicoschmidt.io reports that this is a wider issue and has affected a lot of people. Be safe out there and share widely: www.linkedin.com/posts/nicosc...