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podcast journalist + media critic/editor+ marketing manager + voice actor/podcaster | prev. Simplecast | perpetually needs a nap

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Episode 9: The Revolution Starts Now Podcast Episode Β· The Harbingers Β· S1 E9 Β· 43m

Thank you to everyone who's heard our new episode of THE HARBINGERS.

Every time you go away for a bit you worry everyone will forgot about you and move onto a new thing. So we're blown away by the reception that Ep. 9's had. It's far exceeded all our expectations.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

18.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I say this as someone who loves technology but hates the tech industry - why do we have to love technology? why do we have to give something like AI clemency for its errors? It's a product we are being sold, it should have to earn our money or attention.

18.02.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1769    πŸ” 307    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 6

Every ocean disaster story is either "they did everything right and planned perfectly then 1800 one in a million things lined up in a row to kill them" or "they rowed out 4 miles into a category 2 hurricane in a rubber dinghy with no life vests while drinking brandy from the bottle and drowned"

18.02.2026 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1346    πŸ” 196    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 14

see 'inheritors of the klan hood and the slave patrol' is a) fucking fire and b) doesn't make an erroneous direct comparison to either being secret police or inspiration for them

13.02.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 441    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Portland upholds land use violation against ICE facility’s landlord Portland officials will continue to seek penalties against the owner of the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement building for violating a land use agreement.

On Friday morning, the city’s permitting department issued a letter upholding its September land use violation. That decision accused building owner Stuart Lindquist of violating a rule prohibiting ICE from holding detainees in its South Portland building overnight or for more than 12 hours.

14.02.2026 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
reemiess β€’ 1m
i need everyone to remember that the first thing ilia did after a personal devastation is stand up, go and shake misha's hand and look him in the eye and tell him he deserved this. i'm so sick of people trashing this kid bc he's talented and the media over does him. he is so decent. such a good sportsman. i'm so proud of ilia
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reemiess β€’ 1m i need everyone to remember that the first thing ilia did after a personal devastation is stand up, go and shake misha's hand and look him in the eye and tell him he deserved this. i'm so sick of people trashing this kid bc he's talented and the media over does him. he is so decent. such a good sportsman. i'm so proud of ilia β€’β€’. ~ Reply

This is very true about Ilia and it’s amazing how many ultra-wealthy old men are totally incapable of being this honorable

13.02.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

At a cast party in 8th grade someone put on music in a language I don't speak and I was like "omg what IS this" and they were like, it's Rammstein, and I was like "I am going to make this my whole personality"

This might be why I can't wrap my head around the Bad Bunny rage

10.02.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 285    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 2

A reminder: this is an Irishman with valid papers speaking about how he's being held in US concentration camps. If you don't have to go to the US, do not go to the US. "GDC" is not "have to go". One denial at the border is going to mark you for life, and that's the best of the bad outcomes.

10.02.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 942    πŸ” 439    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 0
books on a shelf at a book shop arranged so that they create a hole to see through

books on a shelf at a book shop arranged so that they create a hole to see through

No, AI written romance novels are not inevitable: aftermath.site/ai-romance-nov...

10.02.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 379    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 13

Thread.

In addition: we are at 140 year old tech with fountain pens. Most of the innovations are incredibly far out of patent.
As with knitting patterns, 5 points of difference is sufficient, and it need not be drastic.
Boosting corporate interests never ends well. Diversity of manufacture does.

10.02.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minnesotans’ moonshot to cover rent for their immigrant neighbors - MinnPost The need for emergency assistance for rent is bigger than a GoFundMe, but that’s not stopping residents from trying.

hey it’s us!

10.02.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 442    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4
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Four Haitian women found decapitated after alleged ICE abduction β€” families devastated Four Haitian women deported from Puerto Rico were found decapitated near the Dominican border, sparking speculations that ICE is working with cartels and gang members.

CW- murder, racism

Just read an article about 4 Haitian women deported from Puerto Rico.

They've all been found dead, left in a river.

This is what republican immigration policy does

"Deporting anyone to a place where they had fled for asylum is murder"

www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-abductio...

10.02.2026 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 204    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportationβ€”even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.

Since 2007, the Massachusetts Department of Correction has been sending people exiting state prisons directly into ICE custody. Massachusetts is the only state where Democrats have full control of the state government with such an agreement.

10.02.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

today's incredible piece of lore is that apparently Jon Hamm is a Bad Bunny superfan and has acquired the nickname Juan JamΓ³n

09.02.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 990    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8
A blue and yellow snake coiling among big butterbur leaves

A blue and yellow snake coiling among big butterbur leaves

One I liked from late last year. Here's to a good week!

09.02.2026 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is there some sort of award for perfectly missing the point?

09.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 13183    πŸ” 1660    πŸ’¬ 856    πŸ“Œ 269
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Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com

Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...

08.02.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 899    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 27

i think about this every day and the more history i learn, the truer it becomes

08.02.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2234    πŸ” 354    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bad Bunny’s Sign Language Interpreter Will Make Super Bowl History, Too Puerto Rican Sign Language is not the same as American Sign Language. Celimar Rivera Cosme will uniquely capture the rapper’s slang for the game’s deaf viewers.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show will be interpreted by Celimar Rivera Cosme into Puerto Rican Sign Language, a unique dialect used on the island that academic researchers and other experts consider endangered.

08.02.2026 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 960    πŸ” 215    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 22

🧡 for any FIYAH authors with published story files/summaries appearing on The Writing Atlas. We weren't involved with this curation (and presumable theft) and are taking steps to protect your work.

07.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Pictured is a blurred, pixelated image featuring a man with an open mouth, overlaid with a "Subscribe" prompt. Headline discusses Substack profiting from Nazi newsletters, suggesting controversy and concern.

Pictured is a blurred, pixelated image featuring a man with an open mouth, overlaid with a "Subscribe" prompt. Headline discusses Substack profiting from Nazi newsletters, suggesting controversy and concern.

Substack is making money from newsletters promoting β€œvirulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism”

One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as β€œone of the greatest men of all time”.

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

07.02.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 531    πŸ” 418    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 39

It’s good messaging, and Democrats across the country should be using it. And it’s powerful because it’s simple and connects concerns of the working and middle class to an admin that is hostile to those concerns and is instead laser-focused on elite impunity and interested of the uber-wealthy.

07.02.2026 22:48 β€” πŸ‘ 405    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
A picture of the art from the cover of Dance with the Devil next to the covers of all three books. In the artwork, a man and a woman stand in sexy tight pants and leather looking out over a futuristic city. Underneath the books it says "Surprisingly soft murder books with kissing"

A picture of the art from the cover of Dance with the Devil next to the covers of all three books. In the artwork, a man and a woman stand in sexy tight pants and leather looking out over a futuristic city. Underneath the books it says "Surprisingly soft murder books with kissing"

While I have not posted about this a lot because some days the irony field is off the charts, if you still have Kindle Unlimited, Tor has told us that all three books will be free to read with KU through the end of February! πŸ’“

amzn.to/49YGqyq

05.02.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
The cover of Deal With the Devil on a background featuring the heroine, Nina, standing on rubble with books in one arm and a gun in the other hand. The ebook cover is on a table with a "Now a Major Motion Picture" sticker that has an asterisk. Next to it is "* actually we're just kind of awkwardly living out the plot in real time but if we pretend it's a movie maybe that makes it more exciting?"

The cover of Deal With the Devil on a background featuring the heroine, Nina, standing on rubble with books in one arm and a gun in the other hand. The ebook cover is on a table with a "Now a Major Motion Picture" sticker that has an asterisk. Next to it is "* actually we're just kind of awkwardly living out the plot in real time but if we pretend it's a movie maybe that makes it more exciting?"

In 2020 @totallydonna.kitrocha.com & I started a trilogy about 3 book nerds (w/ superpowers) who just want to build a library for their community but shitty tech bros suck so they have to keep doing crimes.

Tor was kind enough to put book one on sale for $5.99!

www.kitrocha.com/book/deal-wi...

03.02.2026 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 286    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 25

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

07.02.2026 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 33619    πŸ” 6996    πŸ’¬ 220    πŸ“Œ 183
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Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now

HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.

Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

06.02.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3626    πŸ” 1903    πŸ’¬ 167    πŸ“Œ 359

1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

06.02.2026 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 27714    πŸ” 8163    πŸ’¬ 433    πŸ“Œ 300
Iron Man meme, edited, Obadiah Stane yelling, "Your ancestors made timeless art in a cave! With berries and ash!"

Iron Man meme, edited, Obadiah Stane yelling, "Your ancestors made timeless art in a cave! With berries and ash!"

"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"

06.02.2026 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 14554    πŸ” 5554    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 56

"we cannot begin to talk about freedom and justice in any culture if we are not talking about mass based literacy movements."

bell hooks 1997

we cannot begin to talk about freedom+justice in any culture now if we are not talking about mass de-literacy cognitive-incapacitating industries.

06.02.2026 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

He's disabled. They're going to murder him because he's disabled.

06.02.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1358    πŸ” 623    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 15