"It just felt like the floor had fallen out. Like all the support that I thought we had was gone. Maybe this is naive, but I didn't think that would happen in Massachusetts."
there is functionally a conspiracy to gaslight you into believing that, so it's understandable
www.npr.org/2026/04/17/n...
I know people bristle at the idea of leftists who police language but a big reason it happens is because, especially as it relates to politicians, the language we choose serves as an entirely accurate predictor of the types of policy decisions we would make & who we would & wouldn’t place value on
also happy Lois Lane Day to all journalists who aren't afraid to mix it up and get their hands dirty
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Thank you Jill 😭💜
we are not back
Something tells me Gallego's transphobia was sincerely held.
a lot of people worked incredibly hard to push numbers higher and higher, and it was never going to be enough, because "enough" is not a concept bosses understand
this is a thing that's fucking me up about the Them sale too, tbh. I suspected for a long time that Conde didn't think the site was profitable enough, but in truth, there's no actual threshold past which the capitalist class will consider a publication "profitable enough" not to disembowel
Not trying to be an asshole, I do this too, but if we’re gonna rail against AI all day then we have to do people shit like actually reading the article
from the article: “"She wasn't taking pictures in restricted areas. She wasn't trying to go places she shouldn't be," the source continued. "This is just a very large transgender woman, being a fan, walking around."” https://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-jim-dolan-surveillance-machine/
glad that the (otherwise well reported) wired article about the dolans using facial recognition tech to track a trans woman in the garden to keep her off the MSG cameras included the extremely important detail that she was “very large.” you don’t want anyone forgetting she was monstrous to behold
This story is crazy! The Jim Dolan had a Knicks fan obsessively monitored at games just because she was trans.
*in the locker room after the ppv* okay gang great stuff tonight, everyone take a level up :)
The infinite growth model is one of the worst things to happen to journalism/media. At some point you reach the ceiling of people who want to read your magazine! You can just make enough money to pay people well and publish things and not grow forever!
tfw the code has bad vibes
(sorry, may have actually been from his journal entries)
It is apparently a real story he told about himself while being interviewed for a forthcoming biography
Thank you!
today is officially my last day writing daily news hits for Them. I'll still be pitching stories there as much as I can, but Equalpride is eliminating the daily news team when the site changes ownership this week.
editors, I have never been more available to work for you! please hit me up!
unmute, this is 100% right
ah yes let's also consult colin wright, the quillette guy currently suing cornell for "anti-white bias"
befitting a star such as himself
radio playing "Turn! Turn! Turn!" as I picked up my medications today felt a little on the nose, tbh
didn't even touch the part of the interview where he talks about wanting to bring people together. Laughable.
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as my last act as a them dot us news girl, let me just say: man, go fuck yourself.
I'm taking a little time off to rest and recover -- candidly, I've been dealing with burnout for a while, and it's my birthday next weekend, so I am taking my first vacation in a long time.
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