Katharine Trendacosta
@ktrendacosta.bsky.social
Activist at EFF, journalist, nerd. All posts mine and do not represent EFF.
Same. I skipped it and the people who knew kept asking me to add it back into the story.
at thanksgiving, being urged to explain what felching is
November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Same. I skipped it and the people who knew kept asking me to add it back into the story.
FOOD CRIME my favorite crime
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
FOOD CRIME my favorite crime
Please let access journalism and the fawning profile die with Nuzzi and Lizza’a careers.
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Please let access journalism and the fawning profile die with Nuzzi and Lizza’a careers.
Look guys, I don’t have an actual power point, it’s just gonna be me and a white board winging it.
I hope my whole family is ready for me to deliver a power point presentation on the Lizza/Nuzzi situation at Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Look guys, I don’t have an actual power point, it’s just gonna be me and a white board winging it.
These two will be suing each other and in court by 2026, and I cannot wait for lawtube to get their hands on it.
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
These two will be suing each other and in court by 2026, and I cannot wait for lawtube to get their hands on it.
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lol ty tv show from 15 yrs ago that i just started watching for coming thru w/ the perfect screenshot for the situation we all find ourselves in
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
lol ty tv show from 15 yrs ago that i just started watching for coming thru w/ the perfect screenshot for the situation we all find ourselves in
Honestly, one of the most embarrassing parties in all this is the NYTimes, which accidentally kick started this whole thing. And if they had decided to dig into Nuzzi could have had a great story.
November 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Honestly, one of the most embarrassing parties in all this is the NYTimes, which accidentally kick started this whole thing. And if they had decided to dig into Nuzzi could have had a great story.
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”The thing is this wasn’t really a catch-and-kill operation as described—I don’t even think there’s a term for what this was,” I say as I pour gravy on my fourth slice of pumpkin pie. My wife has filed for divorce and one of my cats is packing her belongings in a suitcase, but I persist.
Do I try to explain the Nuzzi-Lizza situation to my in-laws at Thanksgiving dinner or do I just pass the stuffing and keep screaming in my own brain hmmmmmmm
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
”The thing is this wasn’t really a catch-and-kill operation as described—I don’t even think there’s a term for what this was,” I say as I pour gravy on my fourth slice of pumpkin pie. My wife has filed for divorce and one of my cats is packing her belongings in a suitcase, but I persist.
If Gawker still existed we’d know Nuzzi’s Reddit burner account already.
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If Gawker still existed we’d know Nuzzi’s Reddit burner account already.
I think knowing that Trump liked the way those courtroom sketches turned out is my new favorite irrelevant detail.
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I think knowing that Trump liked the way those courtroom sketches turned out is my new favorite irrelevant detail.
While I wouldn’t trust Lizza to call me a cab, I do trust his pettiness to come with receipts.
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
While I wouldn’t trust Lizza to call me a cab, I do trust his pettiness to come with receipts.
I want to thank Ryan Lizza for giving us something to enjoy during this trying time for our country.
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I want to thank Ryan Lizza for giving us something to enjoy during this trying time for our country.
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My take on Part Three is that Florida is a two-party consent state.
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
My take on Part Three is that Florida is a two-party consent state.
Spoiler alert: no bamboo or gross sex stuff, lots of accusation of journalistic malfeasance
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Spoiler alert: no bamboo or gross sex stuff, lots of accusation of journalistic malfeasance
I hope my whole family is ready for me to deliver a power point presentation on the Lizza/Nuzzi situation at Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I hope my whole family is ready for me to deliver a power point presentation on the Lizza/Nuzzi situation at Thanksgiving.
I just love how clear it is that she’s never had even one working brain cell.
November 25, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I just love how clear it is that she’s never had even one working brain cell.
I love when dudes just contrarily what if themselves into justifying the dumbed takes.
ben smith’s take from last year when the nuzzi/rfk story first broke aged like cheese on a dashboard
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I love when dudes just contrarily what if themselves into justifying the dumbed takes.
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This is right and the other thing here, especially because Lizza doesn’t present evidence, is that “catch and kill” means something specific—putting a source into a contractual obligation so that they don’t have the option of taking a story elsewhere and then not running it.
something i'll note is that if nuzzi ran catch-and-kill ops for rfk jr and lizza knew this prior to him being appointed as HHS, and instead of telling anyone, he decided to save it for his substack long after rfk jr had made communicable disease into federal policy, that's completely fucked
November 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is right and the other thing here, especially because Lizza doesn’t present evidence, is that “catch and kill” means something specific—putting a source into a contractual obligation so that they don’t have the option of taking a story elsewhere and then not running it.
In sixth grade I chose to write my first researched essay on the internet, ruining my life forever.
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
In sixth grade I chose to write my first researched essay on the internet, ruining my life forever.
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I found the one exception to my belief that journalists should be paid for their work
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I found the one exception to my belief that journalists should be paid for their work
I need everyone to know that the terrible, awful sex poem parts are available before the paywall.
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
I need everyone to know that the terrible, awful sex poem parts are available before the paywall.
In the distant future, someone is asking “hey in 2025, were you a Lily Allen album analyzer or a Ryan Lizza blogpost analyzer?”
November 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
In the distant future, someone is asking “hey in 2025, were you a Lily Allen album analyzer or a Ryan Lizza blogpost analyzer?”
I think what I love is that Lizza is like “Olivia has this pattern” and he refuses to put himself in the pattern at all. Amazing refusal of self-reflection. Top tier.
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I think what I love is that Lizza is like “Olivia has this pattern” and he refuses to put himself in the pattern at all. Amazing refusal of self-reflection. Top tier.
I feel strongly that if this was even ten years ago, these people would have a tv show where dr drew gives them therapy.
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I feel strongly that if this was even ten years ago, these people would have a tv show where dr drew gives them therapy.