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writer and editor; small business owner 18olives.com // maya.substack.com

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New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST

23.10.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11527    πŸ” 3331    πŸ’¬ 566    πŸ“Œ 595
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In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.

She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.

So I confronted him.

23.10.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 23582    πŸ” 5203    πŸ’¬ 777    πŸ“Œ 725
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Hug Lovers

10.03.2025 22:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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my terrible sons

27.08.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 556    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 2

to the dark money operatives paying lib influencers: stop paying $8k a month to influencers whose fans are all true blue liberals. pay me $20k a month to plead with my audience of intransigent leftists.

27.08.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1920    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 8
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Vanity Fair Will Boost Focus on Core Areas Like Hollywood While Cutting Back Some Coverage, Says New Editorial Director Vanity Fair will scale back certain areas of coverage, including shutting down The Hive, to focus on entertainment and culture, editorial director Mark Guiducci said.

rip the hive :( i dont understand anything in this totally incoherent memo! i’m very sad about what is happening to my former employer! variety.com/2025/digital...

12.08.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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canadian rockies are unreal. the water looks fake but it actually is that blue!!! also i need more context about the inevitable incident that led to the β€œno bear spray on the chairlift” sign

06.08.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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are you joking

18.07.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bloc Party playing at an outdoor concert venue

Bloc Party playing at an outdoor concert venue

attended a nostalgic bloc party concert on a tennis court on an unseasonably but not uncomfortably cool sunny evening….this really is going to be the best summer of our lives…….

01.06.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just marveling at a media CEO getting rid of reporters and then on the same day saying that the company is growing and hiring folk as if nothing happened

11.04.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 240    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

after ~5 years at The Information, i've been laid off, alongside 2/3rds of our features team. i am devastated.

if you're looking for an experienced investigative reporter with a knack for producing high impact features about tech and business, please reach out: parismartineau@gmail.com DMs open

11.04.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 491    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 9
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cat goop at night, felines delight

11.04.2025 01:25 β€” πŸ‘ 297    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
Orange and white cat on orange and white pillow

Orange and white cat on orange and white pillow

he recently has taken to spending like 18 hours a day on the couch pillow that weirdly matches his fur

12.02.2025 02:35 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

i cannot stress enough that at the very least everyone in leadership needs to go. all of them. probably most electeds over 70 too. primary them all. while we're at it can we just drop the entirety of the ny dem party on a deserted island

12.02.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3192    πŸ” 499    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 28
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Excel cultists will tell you this is impossible

04.02.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
It should be recognized that society is still grappling with the cultural and policy implications of the rapidly shifting understanding of gender. There are some issues - such as participation in sports and appropriate medical care for minors - that remain fiercely debated, even by those who broadly support trans rights. There should be room for those conversations. But what shouldn't be debated is whether the government should target a group of Americans to be stripped of their freedom and dignity to move through the world as they choose. This is a campaign in which cruelty and humiliation seem to be the fundamental point.

It should be recognized that society is still grappling with the cultural and policy implications of the rapidly shifting understanding of gender. There are some issues - such as participation in sports and appropriate medical care for minors - that remain fiercely debated, even by those who broadly support trans rights. There should be room for those conversations. But what shouldn't be debated is whether the government should target a group of Americans to be stripped of their freedom and dignity to move through the world as they choose. This is a campaign in which cruelty and humiliation seem to be the fundamental point.

The idea that there should be a public debate about the appropriate medical care for a minuscule population of children remains one of the most absurd lies that these liberal transphobes, NYT edit board included, tell themselves. No there shouldn’t! It’s not an appropriate matter for public debate!

09.02.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3332    πŸ” 841    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 86
Mr. Ulevitch said in the memo that the firm plans to teach Mr. Penny β€œthe business of investing” and that he will support several of the firm’s portfolio companies.

Mr. Ulevitch said in the memo that the firm plans to teach Mr. Penny β€œthe business of investing” and that he will support several of the firm’s portfolio companies.

If he doesn’t already know β€œthe business of investing,” that means his sole qualification for the job is that he murdered a homeless man and got away with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/n...

05.02.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 258    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 3
two plates of pancakes

two plates of pancakes

perhaps controversial but i would not describe myself as much of a β€œpancake person.” however the chez ma tante pancakes are thin and basically fried in clarified butter so it’s a different thing

09.02.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not sure who is the bigger loser here: Trump admin for going to Bari Weiss’ substack with an β€œexclusive” or Bari Weiss running this thing we all knew was coming as an exclusive

20.01.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 218    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

coward shit

20.01.2025 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 336    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

DOCTOR: Hi everyone! Welcome back to group therapy for average post/election Bluesky repliers. What I’d like you all to do is imagine a postβ€”
PATIENT 1: I’m mad at it
DOCTOR: Okay, okay, good honesty, but I was gonna say to imagine a post with a joke in it
PATIENT 2: I’m REALLY mad at it

20.01.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 369    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

DEM SENATOR: Well there’s always next time πŸ˜ƒ a hearty β€œgood game” to my colleagues across the aisle as they shepherd our great nation in the spirit of collaboration and teamwork! πŸ¦…πŸ«‘
REPUBLICAN SENATOR: Does anyone know when it’s technically legal for me to kill this [SLUR NO ONE HAS SAID SINCE 1889]

20.01.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6132    πŸ” 1521    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 14

upstairs neighbor appears to have been watching fire walk with me while we’ve been finishing twin peaks: the return. i hope they come to our building’s tenant organizing meeting next weekend so we can discuss

20.01.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

not sure what rib trim is! short ribs have little rib bones surrounded by lots of good fatty meat. i had to google chicken normandy, it sounds divine!

19.01.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
picture of dinner in a white ceramic bowl: red wine braised short ribs; sautΓ©ed swiss chard, mushrooms and pearl onions; mashed potatoes; horseradish cream and au jus

picture of dinner in a white ceramic bowl: red wine braised short ribs; sautΓ©ed swiss chard, mushrooms and pearl onions; mashed potatoes; horseradish cream and au jus

anticipatory snow day project: red wine braised short ribs; sautΓ©ed swiss chard, mushrooms and pearl onions; mashed potatoes; horseradish cream and au jus

19.01.2025 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Pathetic Billionaires’ Club How fuck-you money can become fuck-me money

β€œMy best guess is that a billionaire, having climbed to incredible heights, realizes that he’s still an ordinary human being who puts his pants on one leg at a time, and asks, β€œIs this all there is?”

So he starts demanding things money can’t buy, like universal admiration.”

19.01.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 388    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 8

you may joke that tiktok users won't adapt to bluesky because they can't read but that doesn't seem to stop bluesky's native userbase

19.01.2025 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6033    πŸ” 764    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 20
selfie of a woman with brown hair, post-haircut. critical detail here is that her hair is parted down the middle

selfie of a woman with brown hair, post-haircut. critical detail here is that her hair is parted down the middle

made a big life change (started parting my hair in the middle)

19.01.2025 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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JPMorgan Disables Internal Comments After Employee Backlash Over RTO Policy The policy change, which will impact approximately 300,000 JPMorgan employees, highlights the ongoing tension between corporate leadership and worker preferences in the post-pandemic era.

Employee engagement apps, once a booming enterprise trend, now reflect a shift toward dismissive attitudes, with leaders responding to queries with β€œbecause I said so.”

Social, political, and economic life in the U.S. is increasingly shaped by a backlash from the powerful against recent progress.

19.01.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 260    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 11

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