Slacks
@jayslacks.bsky.social
Just trying to figure it all out. Read my newsletter, the Future Phatness. https://open.substack.com/pub/futurephatness
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@jayslacks.bsky.social
· Jul 23
People Don't Use Headphones in Public Anymore and I Hate It
It's the 1980s all over again but way way way worse.
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I wrote something: People Don't Use Headphones in Public Anymore and I Hate it
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2026 isn’t necessarily doomed, but first day back in office and someone microwaved fish.
January 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
2026 isn’t necessarily doomed, but first day back in office and someone microwaved fish.
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Just want to let folks know that this was somebody’s idea of a joke
The author of a viral Reddit thread alleging fraud at a food delivery company tried to back up his claim by sending me AI-generated documents. Today I'm publishing those documents in the hopes that it helps other reporter see what we're up against in the age of AI www.platformer.news/fake-uber-ea...
January 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Just want to let folks know that this was somebody’s idea of a joke
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I am sure I will say more about this later but I'm in the process of moving every goddamn thing I do to this Patreon: patreon.com/anamariecox2
Rolling up the newsletter, writing workshop, and my burgeoning video essay empire (and all the other little things I was trying out) into this.
Rolling up the newsletter, writing workshop, and my burgeoning video essay empire (and all the other little things I was trying out) into this.
Ana Marie Cox | Patreon
Creating a creative space
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January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I am sure I will say more about this later but I'm in the process of moving every goddamn thing I do to this Patreon: patreon.com/anamariecox2
Rolling up the newsletter, writing workshop, and my burgeoning video essay empire (and all the other little things I was trying out) into this.
Rolling up the newsletter, writing workshop, and my burgeoning video essay empire (and all the other little things I was trying out) into this.
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I very badly want this, and I think it's further proof that a lot of the good stuff we abandoned in the last decade or two because shiny is making a clear comeback. Print is back, obviously, but also physical buttons, going to concerts without recording, and maybe even having a real-life girlfriend.
The Clicks Communicator is a BlackBerry for your phone
Just look at that QWERTY keyboard.
www.theverge.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I very badly want this, and I think it's further proof that a lot of the good stuff we abandoned in the last decade or two because shiny is making a clear comeback. Print is back, obviously, but also physical buttons, going to concerts without recording, and maybe even having a real-life girlfriend.
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Aside from all the other things that are wrong with this, why on earth are we charging this man on our soil? Venezuelans should be allowed to adjudicate their own justice.
“Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty Monday during their first appearance in a Manhattan federal court, two days after being captured in Caracas during a U.S. military operation.”
www.ms.now/news/nicolas...
www.ms.now/news/nicolas...
A defiant Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty in Manhattan federal court
The ousted Venezuelan leader and his wife face several federal charges related to drug trafficking and weapons.
www.ms.now
January 5, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Aside from all the other things that are wrong with this, why on earth are we charging this man on our soil? Venezuelans should be allowed to adjudicate their own justice.
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Republicans ban books for fear a fifteen-year-old might read The Bluest Eye.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Republicans ban books for fear a fifteen-year-old might read The Bluest Eye.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
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The current interpretation of The U.S. Constitution:
- you CAN kidnap and prosecute a foreign leader for pretty much any reason you concoct
- you CANNOT, under any circumstances, do anything whatsoever about your own leader who commits crimes every day
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- you CAN kidnap and prosecute a foreign leader for pretty much any reason you concoct
- you CANNOT, under any circumstances, do anything whatsoever about your own leader who commits crimes every day
🤷♂️
January 4, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The current interpretation of The U.S. Constitution:
- you CAN kidnap and prosecute a foreign leader for pretty much any reason you concoct
- you CANNOT, under any circumstances, do anything whatsoever about your own leader who commits crimes every day
🤷♂️
- you CAN kidnap and prosecute a foreign leader for pretty much any reason you concoct
- you CANNOT, under any circumstances, do anything whatsoever about your own leader who commits crimes every day
🤷♂️
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Captain America in 1990
January 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Captain America in 1990
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Yeah, the Twitter I loved once is long dead now
a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is smiling while sitting in a crowd of people applauding .
ALT: a man in a tuxedo and bow tie is smiling while sitting in a crowd of people applauding .
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Yeah, the Twitter I loved once is long dead now
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I want to live here.
January 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I want to live here.
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The Monroe Doctrine is actually bad
January 4, 2026 at 1:53 AM
The Monroe Doctrine is actually bad
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We murdered an old lady for no reason
January 3, 2026 at 10:30 PM
We murdered an old lady for no reason
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So let’s me get this straight:
We don’t have money for childcare or money to give people affordable healthcare but apparently have plenty to take over and run an entire country in South America
We don’t have money for childcare or money to give people affordable healthcare but apparently have plenty to take over and run an entire country in South America
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
So let’s me get this straight:
We don’t have money for childcare or money to give people affordable healthcare but apparently have plenty to take over and run an entire country in South America
We don’t have money for childcare or money to give people affordable healthcare but apparently have plenty to take over and run an entire country in South America
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
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Just as a practical matter, how is the United States going to “run Venezuela” after the overnight abduction raid. Do US forces currently control an airport? A television station? A major road?
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Just as a practical matter, how is the United States going to “run Venezuela” after the overnight abduction raid. Do US forces currently control an airport? A television station? A major road?
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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An unpopular president failing at home deciding to pursue a regime change war abroad? How original!
January 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
An unpopular president failing at home deciding to pursue a regime change war abroad? How original!
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This may be the most “What could go wrong?” moment of my life
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
This may be the most “What could go wrong?” moment of my life
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Rubio: Congress doesn’t need to be notified because this is a law-enforcement operation, besides we’re occupying Venezuela and taking its oil for the foreseeable future.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio: Congress doesn’t need to be notified because this is a law-enforcement operation, besides we’re occupying Venezuela and taking its oil for the foreseeable future.
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Yes
im not joking, i think a huge reason theyre doing this is bc in their minds war is masculine and penis and being against war is feminine and vagina
January 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Yes
We didn't do anything about Reagan and Bush and Bush Jr. We didn't stop Obama using drones. That's why this is happening. Because it's been happening for decades and no one gives a shit.
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
We didn't do anything about Reagan and Bush and Bush Jr. We didn't stop Obama using drones. That's why this is happening. Because it's been happening for decades and no one gives a shit.
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Baghdad was lit up like a Christmas Tree
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Baghdad was lit up like a Christmas Tree
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I dub this illegal attack on a sovereign country The Epstein Conflict.
January 3, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I dub this illegal attack on a sovereign country The Epstein Conflict.