anyway, hb is coming back either this month or next (going thru redesign/overhaul now). hoping to spearhead more multimedia projects like this going fwd, and remain excited to breathe some new life into an old project w/ a revamped + updated pov.
finally watching the (excellent) mannequin pussy tiny desk & remain grateful to missy for lending an early solo demo version of a future mp clasic to this comp i put together for hb a decade ago (w/ all proceeds benefitting resilience)
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I read the geese piece in wired & what I have to contribute is that undisclosed advertising campaigns, in addition to probably being literally illegal (like FMC points out in my LRT), are extremely harmful to media integrity. this includes not just paid UGC campaigns but unlabeled spon-con (1/2)
Dear god. Very, very serious allegations of mass civil rights violations at the State of Florida's Everglades immigration detention center (officially known as "Alligator Alcatraz").
that I’m not seeing pitchfork bracket discourse is either an extremely solid sign that the way i’ve cultivated my socials is paying off, a dark cloud for the publication’s current reputation/cachet, or some odd combination of both
If you have been donating to @tonemadison.bsky.social and want some other ideas for supporting good writing/art/journalism with your money, I have some suggestions for you, including ongoing projects from some of Tone’s wonderful freelancers:
True on all counts! Happy to work w/ new folks (& generally within local folks’ budget limitations).
& If you’re interested in Madison-area arts + culture photojournalism—or, broadly, music journalism—give @hbreakbravery.bsky.social a follow as I start revving this particular engine back to life.
Reactionary centrists and republicans spent years smearing, belittling, or dismissing anyone who properly described the Trumpism as a white supremacist project. bsky.app/profile/nbcn...
we gotta send so many guys to the Hague
We need more kind television
Joe Pera Talks With You felt like a miracle in this regard, and more shows should aim to take up that mantle
This is a Final Destination death sequence
The private detention centers ICE contracts with to hold thousands of people — including journalists it arrests — shouldn’t be off-limits to FOIA requests.
Use our action center to tell your member of Congress: FOIA should apply to private facilities.
Ian Olvera and Janet Weiss at work in a recording studio command booth. Both are concentrating.
did a lil recording for a future soundtrack w/ @lanwilbury.bsky.social & @theejazzzhand.bsky.social yesterday. dream team.
not for nothing: @gougeawayfl.bsky.social is one of the best bands going rn, & continue to be a cutthroat wrecking crew live
unreal
The people who complained about weaponization of the justice system against Trump have not only engaged in true weaponization, they have also purged every public official who investigated Trump
Tone had a really worthwhile, meaningful run, & it meant a lot to help shape its coverage over the years. I genuinely believe it helped shape a better Madison.
Appreciate the small kindnesses/tributes I’ve been seeing, & will have more to say about its impact/importance sometime soon.
Just to be very clear: The Trump DOJ is stealing $1.2 million of your money to gift one of Trump’s cronies, who pled guilty to the crimes he was charged with, and whose suit against the government had already been tossed by a judge.
keep seeing reels of @minakimes.bsky.social in a @ratboysband.bsky.social tee & it’s instilling a renewed belief in a better tomorrow
A screenshot of the following text: "What I came to understand while doing these jobs is exactly what kind of customer is most valuable to an online gambling company. All gamblers fall somewhere on a spectrum from habitual, to compulsive, to addicted. Addicts may be technically valuable customers in that they deposit regularly, but they are not desirable customers. You don't want your customers killing themselves or losing all their money. How then could they continue to deposit?"
A lot is going to stick with me from this blog on @defector.com, written by an anonymous former sportsbook worker. Especially this part:
(gift link)
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NEW: Georgia cops arrested a woman for murder after a hospital said she had an abortion with misoprostol.
But in a disturbingly similar 2015 case, a prosecutor said state law prohibits criminal charges—and @ifwhenhow.bsky.social tells @autonomynews.co the law hasn't changed. Both women are Black.
For further context: Carr admits he doesn't view the FCC as an independent agency.
He wears Trump's gilded face as a lapel pin.
Trump posted an image of Carr as his pet pitbull today, and Carr responded by growling at his critics to prove him right.
please click through and read the rest because it is spectacular.
This is Nathan Cavanaugh, another DOGE staffer explaining how he flagged grants at NEH for "DEI" which would be reviewed for termination. 404 Media has reviewed hours of this footage and we'll have more soon.
Part of a lawsuit by @acls1919.bsky.social, @modernlanguage.bsky.social + @historians.org
Tweet from Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz: Justice has been done. I welcome the decision of the Chief Military Prosecutor, Major General Itai Ofir, to close the Sde Teiman cases against IDF soldiers and to cancel the indictment against them. This trial was born in sin by the previous Military Advocate General, using a blood libel against IDF soldiers and criminal investigation methods, and I am glad that justice has been done and the trial has been canceled. The role of the IDF's legal system is to protect and safeguard IDF soldiers who engage heroically in war against cruel monsters, and not the rights of the terrorists of Hamas. I am convinced that the decision will lead to a new path.
The Defense Minister of Israel says it was "blood libel" to go after Israeli soldiers caught on camera raping a Palestinian.
Devastating reporting. Like RFK Jr., Kristi Noem, and Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth is reshaping his department to indiscriminately kill tons and tons of children.
A major throughline of the Trump administration.
Hang it in the rafters
holy adebayo
A man who was deported after being released from a Massachusetts state prison wonders how the state can justify working in partnership with ICE. “The governor has the power to hold back. But they played a role to allow this to happen to me.”
backed
presented without comment
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