Anson
@ansonjtong.com
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bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
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In my dreams there's a worker-owned publication covering issues impacting young people, their jobs, their campuses, etc. that prioritizes paying and supporting young people to do a lot of that coverage. (And in my dreams I'm organized enough to get moving on this.)
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In my dreams there's a worker-owned publication covering issues impacting young people, their jobs, their campuses, etc. that prioritizes paying and supporting young people to do a lot of that coverage. (And in my dreams I'm organized enough to get moving on this.)
seasonal depression coping mechanism: making myself a bunch of little banana puddings
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
seasonal depression coping mechanism: making myself a bunch of little banana puddings
stage presence is such a magical, ineffable power
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
stage presence is such a magical, ineffable power
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Can’t emphasize how much this is true. Your ability to generate attention is your most marketable skill as a writer, for better or worse. Especially right now. If you hate someone but keep sharing their articles, the people who employ them look at that and go “hey, they’re always in the convo”
if you hate the writer, do not share the writer's articles. people clicking on the articles is how the writer gets paid. "how do THEY still have a job in journalism, when so many talented people are being laid of?!" you, because of you. you are why.
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Can’t emphasize how much this is true. Your ability to generate attention is your most marketable skill as a writer, for better or worse. Especially right now. If you hate someone but keep sharing their articles, the people who employ them look at that and go “hey, they’re always in the convo”
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@katmabu.bsky.social x Nia the Corgi
the unofficial campaign pooch, our symbol of bold resistance, beacon of warmth, and receiver of many pets.
📸 @ansonjtong.com
the unofficial campaign pooch, our symbol of bold resistance, beacon of warmth, and receiver of many pets.
📸 @ansonjtong.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
@katmabu.bsky.social x Nia the Corgi
the unofficial campaign pooch, our symbol of bold resistance, beacon of warmth, and receiver of many pets.
📸 @ansonjtong.com
the unofficial campaign pooch, our symbol of bold resistance, beacon of warmth, and receiver of many pets.
📸 @ansonjtong.com
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If you think this is badass, wait until we win.
katforillinois.com/legal
katforillinois.com/legal
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
If you think this is badass, wait until we win.
katforillinois.com/legal
katforillinois.com/legal
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Probably the most badass shot of @katmabu.bsky.social walking out of her arraignment today.
I cannot wait to have her in Congress.
I cannot wait to have her in Congress.
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Photos of @katmabu.bsky.social following her arraignment today
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Photos of @katmabu.bsky.social following her arraignment today
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I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I just walked out of federal court where I pleaded NOT GUILTY to the charges against me.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
I will continue to stand up to authoritarianism and call this out for what it is: a political prosecution.
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Federal Plaza, 2:30 PM.
See you there.
See you there.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Federal Plaza, 2:30 PM.
See you there.
See you there.
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Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Masked ICE agents put damper on Oak Park Girl Scout food drive: ‘It’s heartbreaking as a mom’
Federal immigration agents were confronted in Oak Park on Saturday morning by residents blowing whistles as local Girl Scouts collect food for local pantries, rattling some girls and their parents.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons.
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
"ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids"
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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I don't think Americans w/ employer-subsidized health insurance realize how much the ratfuckery with the ACA & the economy is affecting them, too.
My health insurance costs are rising by 35% in 2026, b/c of combination of rising premiums (16%) & employer shifting greater share of cost to employees.
My health insurance costs are rising by 35% in 2026, b/c of combination of rising premiums (16%) & employer shifting greater share of cost to employees.
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I don't think Americans w/ employer-subsidized health insurance realize how much the ratfuckery with the ACA & the economy is affecting them, too.
My health insurance costs are rising by 35% in 2026, b/c of combination of rising premiums (16%) & employer shifting greater share of cost to employees.
My health insurance costs are rising by 35% in 2026, b/c of combination of rising premiums (16%) & employer shifting greater share of cost to employees.
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This story now includes video, released by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, of the baby being exposed to chemical irritants fired by federal agents from their convoy into the car she was riding in with members of her family near 26th Street and Ogden Avenue in Cicero.
Federal officials accused someone of firing shots at agents conducting an aggressive immigration raid led by Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino through Little Village Saturday. No one was injured.
Agents used chemical agents to disperse the crowd, @sigchofor25.bsky.social said.
@wttw.bsky.social
Agents used chemical agents to disperse the crowd, @sigchofor25.bsky.social said.
@wttw.bsky.social
Federal Agents Say They Were Shot at in Little Village; Chemical Agents Used to Disperse Crowd
No one was injured in the shooting reported by federal agents, according to a spokesperson for the Chicago Police Department.
news.wttw.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This story now includes video, released by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, of the baby being exposed to chemical irritants fired by federal agents from their convoy into the car she was riding in with members of her family near 26th Street and Ogden Avenue in Cicero.
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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“Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!”
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
— Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas.
Leia’s age: 2.
Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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It feels a bit weird to post right now in light of what has happened to @teenvogue.com and so much of the incredible team there. What sources shared here is important, & I’m grateful I got to work on this. I reported on how young people are being impacted by delays to SNAP: “It’s about survival.”
More Young People Will Go Hungry Without SNAP
“We’re trying to make it, but it’s been hard.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It feels a bit weird to post right now in light of what has happened to @teenvogue.com and so much of the incredible team there. What sources shared here is important, & I’m grateful I got to work on this. I reported on how young people are being impacted by delays to SNAP: “It’s about survival.”
why is 3pm my sleepiest hour
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
why is 3pm my sleepiest hour
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"The book is about living inside collapse—social, romantic, spiritual—and realizing that irony and sincerity have to coexist if you want to survive."
Out now: @ansonjtong.com's interview w/ Anika Jade Levy on her book "Flat Earth” (@catapultbooks.bsky.social).
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/05/l...
Out now: @ansonjtong.com's interview w/ Anika Jade Levy on her book "Flat Earth” (@catapultbooks.bsky.social).
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/05/l...
Living Inside Collapse: An Interview with Anika Jade Levy - Chicago Review of Books
I sometimes find myself frustrated and bored by the narrow, grating approach of novels about twenty-somethings lost in New York spending too much time on their phones, but Anika Jade Levy transcends a...
chireviewofbooks.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"The book is about living inside collapse—social, romantic, spiritual—and realizing that irony and sincerity have to coexist if you want to survive."
Out now: @ansonjtong.com's interview w/ Anika Jade Levy on her book "Flat Earth” (@catapultbooks.bsky.social).
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/05/l...
Out now: @ansonjtong.com's interview w/ Anika Jade Levy on her book "Flat Earth” (@catapultbooks.bsky.social).
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/05/l...
for the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social I had the opportunity to interview Anika Jade Levy whose debut novel FLAT EARTH had me wincing and laughing all throughout
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/05/l...
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/05/l...
Living Inside Collapse: An Interview with Anika Jade Levy - Chicago Review of Books
I sometimes find myself frustrated and bored by the narrow, grating approach of novels about twenty-somethings lost in New York spending too much time on their phones, but Anika Jade Levy transcends a...
chireviewofbooks.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
for the @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social I had the opportunity to interview Anika Jade Levy whose debut novel FLAT EARTH had me wincing and laughing all throughout
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/05/l...
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/11/05/l...
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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It’s not ever about the numbers—you can bring insane audience engagement, views, eyeballs to your verticals, shape the conversation in wonderful ways, win awards and on and on
And they still will nuke your job and your entire desk in the name of capital consolidation and kissing the fucking ring
And they still will nuke your job and your entire desk in the name of capital consolidation and kissing the fucking ring
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It’s not ever about the numbers—you can bring insane audience engagement, views, eyeballs to your verticals, shape the conversation in wonderful ways, win awards and on and on
And they still will nuke your job and your entire desk in the name of capital consolidation and kissing the fucking ring
And they still will nuke your job and your entire desk in the name of capital consolidation and kissing the fucking ring
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.