Lucy Ritzmann

today in tabs: the manosphere is in tumult ALSO: Instagram is picking its top 25 users, why vinyl is protected from tariffs but pasta isn't, Bill Nye is trying to save NASA, and more

today in tabs:
🎙️ MAGA and the podcasters who bolstered them are fightingggggg
💍 Instagram is picking its top 25
🐒 Jane Goodall’s passing was the trigger for a new Netflix show
🎃 the economic powerhouse duo of Halloween and Trader Joe’s mini totes

today in tabs: don’t mix it up in the comments ALSO: celebs are bringing back The Committee For The First Amendment, the Trump admin takes aim at non-profits, 6% of Swifties took today off of work, and more

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today in tabs: don’t mix it up in the comments ALSO: celebs are bringing back The Committee For The First Amendment, the Trump admin takes aim at non-profits, 6% of Swifties took today off of work, and more

today in tabs:
🧀 fmr. Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes drops some knowledge
🎥 celebs are bringing back The Committee For The First Amendment
🤖 ChatGPT reflects on its own sins
🪩 6% of Swifties took today off

today in tabs: life on cringe mountain ALSO: MAGA takes aim at the WBNA, you can buy Etsy products on Chat GPT, landline renaissance, and more

today in tabs:
🏔️ Gen Z grew up constantly observed… and it’s taking its toll
🛒 Etsy and Chat GPT teamed up to have you check out directly in-bot
📺 YouTube’s settlement is paying for Trump’s new ballroom
📞 parents are bringing back the landline

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today in tabs: democracy as contract ALSO: 3 billion people use Instagram every month, "dumbphone" is now in the dictionary, why AZ's special election could tip a very important scale, and more

today in tabs:
🇺🇸 Ricky Holder unpacks what politicians need to understand better about working families
📸 Instagram hits 3 billion monthly users
📖 “dumbphone” and “dadbod” are in the dictionary now
📺 research on how kids absorb ads on YouTube videos…

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today in tabs: do dems face an 'extinction moment' if they can't get better online? ALSO: people are talking to "God" on AI apps, tariffs unite scotch and bourbon makers, where are all the female designers, and more

today in tabs:
☄️ dems are feeling the urgency to do better on digital as 2026 looms
🚨 who is actually getting arrested in Trump’s takeover of DC
👗 where are the women designers at NYFW
🥃 tariffs are uniting scotch and bourbon makers

today in tabs: big tech wants to fix us with a virtual pet named pengu ALSO: political violence in the viral video era, the 11 types of journalist-audience relationships, and more

today in tabs:
◼️ what it means to live in an era of extreme political violence and viral videos
🐧 an app that’s like a tamagotchi and is intended to help combat loneliness raised $15 million
📰 the 11 different types of journalist-audience relationships
and more...

today in tabs: MAGA will wage a *literal* holy war on AI before they regulate it, apparently ALSO: CapCut adds LinkedIn integration, Americans are down on capitalism in a major way, the issues with Blueskyism and more

in today’s tabs:
⚔ some MAGA people think waging holy war is the solution to their AI troubles...
🔵 blue states that sued for their CDC grants mostly kept them
💼 CapCut now integrates with LinkedIn
🕯️ historically themed candles are apparently very in

today in tabs: the right wing media companies are fightingggggg ALSO: what you need to know about the MAGA "Cruel Kids," Instagram wants to compete with TikTok on iPads, the making of the the viral Honey Deuce, and more

today in tabs:
🥊 Fox News and Newsmax are fighting about monopoly
🤳 what you need to know about MAGA influencers/“cruel kids”
😬 why Gen Z craves cringe when it comes to marketing
🎾 the making of the very viral Honey Deuce

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today in tabs: who wants a MAHA subscription box ALSO: the endless August recess is getting to Dems and GOP members, the golden age of Josh, the right way to 'clock it,' and more

in today’s tabs:
🥬 RFK Jr. wants to send you a MAHA box
🌧️ a new Mississippi law means Bluesky is going dark in the state
🏅 the golden age of Joshes (in politics and everywhere else)
🤏 the history behind ‘clock it’

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today in tabs: everyone wants a piece of #rushtok ALSO: people are obsessed with watching strawberry picking on TikTok, the side hustle that Dem members of Congress are flocking to, things are spicier in the US, and more

today in tabs:

Ω everyone – including the far right – wants a piece of RushTok this year
📨 Trump says he’ll end mail-in voting following his Putin meeting
😡 the modern ‘rudeness crisis'
🌶️ Americans are more likely to buy spicy foods

today in tabs: "music festivals" under trump's dc occupation ALSO: brands go all in on short-form, episodic content, the UK government wants people to save water by deleting emails, and more

in today’s tabs:
🎸 the algospeak people are using to organize dc protests
🎬 brands are creating tons of episodic content on their socials
💧 the UK gov is asking people to delete emails to save water
🧐 only 12% of Americans say they found Sydney Sweeney’s AE ads offensive

today in tabs: the 'yelp for people' apps are, as expected, a total mess ALSO: private prisons are making obscene money from Trump's (unconstitutional) immigration policies, TikTok has a new tool for travel creators, restaurant run clubs, and more

today in tabs:
☕️ the apps built for people to “expose” each other… are getting as messy as you might think
✈️ TikTok has a new tool for travel influencers
👟 Mexican authorities are calling Adidas out
😎 Gen Z isn’t crafting a vibe, they’re crafting a persona

INBOX (s/o @thegistsports.bsky.social): Travis Barker is apparently teaming up with Spotify to host a few 5k runs.

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today in tabs: 'more americans like corn than caviar' ALSO: Instagram's kinda terrifying new Maps feature, no more AI therapists in Illinois, the power of female friendship™️ transcends species, and more

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today in tabs: 'more americans like corn than caviar' ALSO: Instagram's kinda terrifying new Maps feature, no more AI therapists in Illinois, the power of female friendship™️ transcends species, and more

in today’s open tabs:
💛 @hunterschwarz.bsky.social drops some knowledge!
🤠 Texas Dems’ fight against redistricting is now a national fight
📸 Instagram’s terrifying new Maps feature (and how to turn it off)
⚾️ the first female ump in MLB history makes her debut

today in tabs: hot priest influencers ALSO: Illinois is requiring student mental health screenings, men love Pinterest now, 'the people want fro-yo', and more

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today in tabs: hot priest influencers ALSO: Illinois is requiring student mental health screenings, men love Pinterest now, 'the people want fro-yo', and more

today in tabs:

🤳 the Vatican held a creator summit
🩺 Illinois becomes the first state to require mental health screenings for students
📍 men love Pinterest now, apparently
🍦 ‘the people want fro-yo’

today in tabs: where is the song of the summer ALSO: Ugg wins over men, Apple's new text filters are causing campaign chaos, big news about tomatoes, and more

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