Noelle Mitchell

In the 4.5-mile bike ride to pick up my kids from school, I found the following in painted bike lanes: at least 6 trash bins, a parked car, a parked firefighter truck (likely lunch break), and a parked city maintenance vehicle. This is unacceptable, and another reason why paint is not infrastructure

A lot of people ask why deepfake sexual abuse is legal—in theory, it’s not. But why perpetrators aren’t often held to account follows the exact same patterns of inaction regarding all forms of sexual abuse

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.

It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies.

Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market.

This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵

Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.

Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.

Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?

As many expected, the truth is finally coming out, they were just fishermen. The family of the Colombian man killed in the Sept. 15 U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea has now filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging

25% of buy-now, pay-later users are now relying on it to finance groceries.

WSJ headline: Gen Z shoppers aren't spending like retailers need them to

If you want people to spend more, pay them more.

While this usually isn't the intent, "no one will ever be held accountable for this" doomerism is an excuse not to try.

There'll be at least some accountability if enough Americans work for it. And this time really is different. Doesn't guarantee the aftermath will be, but it increases the chances.

We now have an unprecedented level of income & wealth inequality.

It isn’t acceptable that the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 93%, while a majority of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

We must stand together & create an economy that works for all, not just the few.

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.

See the problem?

Better off without social media What technology would you be better off without, why? Definitely social media. Which I might be deleting in 2026. I’m planning on switching my time and energy over to blogging, Pinterest, and…

Answered today's daily prompt 😊

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I pay for exactly zero streaming services This blog post is inspired by a post I made on Threads. It of course got only 4 likes and under 200 views because it probably wasn’t controversial enough or engaging enough. Anyway, this blog…

Today I had a blog post of mine get over 100 total views! First time it's happened so I'm quite excited about it 😂

#movies #streaming #blogging #entertainment #tv #audio

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Infographic with AI slop published in Nature Scientific Reports

"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se

BREAKING: Trump may recognize occupied areas in Ukraine as Russian, per the Telegraph.

Lowe's Diversity + Inclusion

🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.

"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"

Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.

Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌

Autocorrect added an apostrophe to Threads 😆

Just uninstalled the Thread's app from my phone. I feel relieved 😅

I'm going to try out using Threads on a computer to share links to my blog posts. But if I don't like using it for that then I might deactivate my account. 😆

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.

Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

A worker holding up broccoli he just harvested

"Arnulfo" shares, "These are heads of broccoli that I've harvested. I've been working in the fields of CAs Central Coast for 21 years. I plant and grow broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower, and other vegetables you probably will see on your #Thanksgiving tables." #WeFeedYou

Yes! I noticed the same thing. There seems to be only a few big accounts and they spend most of the day posting on Threads. I'm glad you could relate to the blog post, thank you for reading it.

20 things I’m grateful for Since today is Thanksgiving, I thought it would be interesting to post a list of some things I’m grateful for. It’s always nice to think of the positive things in life. This list is mos…

Just wrote a quick blog post of things I'm grateful for in honor of it being Thanksgiving ☺️

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They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!

Just discovered a new site I hadn't heard of and immediately added it to my RSS feed reader 😁 I love Bluesky

Things I'm grateful for today on Thanksgiving:

My blog

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I honestly kinda hate Threads The platform itself, not the people on it who post interesting stuff. The algorithm clearly prioritizes the most rage-inducing and shocking posts and pushes those. Because of this my For You feed i…

I published a new blog post this evening on why I hate Threads 😆 I would be honored if you took the time to read it 😀 it's just a quick rant blog post

#Threads #Meta #tech

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About 40% of SNAP recipients are children. Around half of ALL children in the country are covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

And the so-called “party of family values” gutted both programs by billions of dollars.

Doesn’t sound very pro-family to me.