Monica Torres
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· Nov 14
Post-Election Stress Is A Real And Heavy Thing — And It Shows Up In Surprising Ways
Here’s what the election cycle is doing to our bodies and brains right now.
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I will rebuild my feed brick by brick 💪
I’m a HuffPost reporter who writes about work, lifestyle, tech topics. You can reach me at Monica.torres@huffpost.com with tips.
An example of my current preoccupations: www.huffpost.com/entry/post-e...
I’m a HuffPost reporter who writes about work, lifestyle, tech topics. You can reach me at Monica.torres@huffpost.com with tips.
An example of my current preoccupations: www.huffpost.com/entry/post-e...
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“60 Minutes” Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi:
>“We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
>“We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
“60 Minutes” Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi:
>“We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
>“We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
There are lifelong unexpected costs to surviving a school shooting.
As one mom of a mass shooting survivor told me, “At the moment, you don’t care what anything’s going to cost, and then the bills start to roll in.” Her daughter's first hospital bill was $178,000. www.huffpost.com/entry/brown-...
As one mom of a mass shooting survivor told me, “At the moment, you don’t care what anything’s going to cost, and then the bills start to roll in.” Her daughter's first hospital bill was $178,000. www.huffpost.com/entry/brown-...
School Shooting Survivors Reveal The Hidden Financial Cost Of Survival
“At the moment, you don’t care what anything’s going to cost ... and then the bills start to roll in.”
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December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
There are lifelong unexpected costs to surviving a school shooting.
As one mom of a mass shooting survivor told me, “At the moment, you don’t care what anything’s going to cost, and then the bills start to roll in.” Her daughter's first hospital bill was $178,000. www.huffpost.com/entry/brown-...
As one mom of a mass shooting survivor told me, “At the moment, you don’t care what anything’s going to cost, and then the bills start to roll in.” Her daughter's first hospital bill was $178,000. www.huffpost.com/entry/brown-...
Wrote about the sneakily effective fake toy scam that fools too many people. Be wary of any "flash deals" from unknown vendors! www.huffpost.com/entry/fake-t...
This Malicious Scam Is On The Rise Ahead Of The Holidays — And Well-Intended Gift Givers Are The Perfect Target
Here’s how to spot it so you can avoid getting scammed during the holidays.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Wrote about the sneakily effective fake toy scam that fools too many people. Be wary of any "flash deals" from unknown vendors! www.huffpost.com/entry/fake-t...
"In years past, lawmakers have seen young people fleeing horrific, dangerous conditions in their home countries and taken extra steps to protect unaccompanied immigrant youth — creating a paper trail...In a cruel irony, those same factors make unaccompanied immigrant children easier to control."
New: Trump’s ICE Has A Troubling Target: At-Risk Teenagers
In recent months, federal agents have arrested dozens of teenagers who at one point were in government custody as unaccompanied children. Some were arrested on their 18th birthdays– at government shelters.
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In recent months, federal agents have arrested dozens of teenagers who at one point were in government custody as unaccompanied children. Some were arrested on their 18th birthdays– at government shelters.
www.huffpost.com/entry/immigr...
Trump’s ICE Has A Troubling New Target
The teens spent time in government-contracted shelters. Now, the feds are putting some of them behind bars.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"In years past, lawmakers have seen young people fleeing horrific, dangerous conditions in their home countries and taken extra steps to protect unaccompanied immigrant youth — creating a paper trail...In a cruel irony, those same factors make unaccompanied immigrant children easier to control."
What Instacart is doing “is arguably more deceptive than dynamic pricing," one of the authors of the report told me. www.huffpost.com/entry/instac...
This Popular Delivery App Is Running A Price-Testing Experiment — And A Researcher Says It's ‘Deceptive,’ To Say The Least
Some shoppers got prices that were up to 23% higher than prices available to other shoppers for the exact same items.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What Instacart is doing “is arguably more deceptive than dynamic pricing," one of the authors of the report told me. www.huffpost.com/entry/instac...
I'm writing about the financial costs of living through a school shooting and would like to hear from Brown University students about the unexpected expenses they have incurred from this tragedy, from therapy bills to hotel costs. Please share your stories at monica.torres@huffpost.com or DM me.
December 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I'm writing about the financial costs of living through a school shooting and would like to hear from Brown University students about the unexpected expenses they have incurred from this tragedy, from therapy bills to hotel costs. Please share your stories at monica.torres@huffpost.com or DM me.
Talked to therapists about the “See, I’m just not good at this, so don’t expect anything from me” manipulative gifters among us. Sometimes, the thought *doesn’t* count. www.huffpost.com/entry/weapon...
How People Use 'Weaponized Gifting' To Emotionally Manipulate You
Sometimes the thought *doesn't* count.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Talked to therapists about the “See, I’m just not good at this, so don’t expect anything from me” manipulative gifters among us. Sometimes, the thought *doesn’t* count. www.huffpost.com/entry/weapon...
In the era of the rolling smaller-scale layoffs, you could be spared from one layoff and axed in the next.
This solitary layoff is uniquely dreadful because you lose "coworkers to commiserate with, compare notes with, or even make sense of what happened”: www.huffpost.com/entry/foreve...
This solitary layoff is uniquely dreadful because you lose "coworkers to commiserate with, compare notes with, or even make sense of what happened”: www.huffpost.com/entry/foreve...
This Type Of Layoff Is Becoming The New Normal — And We Should All Be Worried
This is a concerning trend for anyone who is an employee of a company right now.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In the era of the rolling smaller-scale layoffs, you could be spared from one layoff and axed in the next.
This solitary layoff is uniquely dreadful because you lose "coworkers to commiserate with, compare notes with, or even make sense of what happened”: www.huffpost.com/entry/foreve...
This solitary layoff is uniquely dreadful because you lose "coworkers to commiserate with, compare notes with, or even make sense of what happened”: www.huffpost.com/entry/foreve...
The most devastating line: "A representative for Chalamet declined to comment." www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
Behind the Business of Club Chalamet, Timothée’s Most Divisive Fan
The fan account Simone Cromer started to support Chalamet’s Oscar dreams has made her infamous. Now on Substack, she has no plans of stopping.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The most devastating line: "A representative for Chalamet declined to comment." www.wsj.com/style/fashio...
"You shouldn’t write a memoir unless you are willing to make yourself look foolish and pathetic." www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Review | Olivia Nuzzi tries and fails to save her reputation in ‘American Canto’
The flashy reporter who lost her job at New York magazine over a relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. returns with a memoir light on gossip — and reckoning
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December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"You shouldn’t write a memoir unless you are willing to make yourself look foolish and pathetic." www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
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We received our first counterproposals from management today with disappointing language — including no guaranteed wage increases this year and rollbacks of hard-fought language on diversity and severance. We stand united and ready to fight for the contract we deserve.
December 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
We received our first counterproposals from management today with disappointing language — including no guaranteed wage increases this year and rollbacks of hard-fought language on diversity and severance. We stand united and ready to fight for the contract we deserve.
More companies are doing multiple smaller layoff rounds this year. If you lost your job as part of a "rolling layoff" this year, would love to chat about the emotional and financial impacts it caused you. I'm monica.torres@huffpost.com if interested!
December 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
More companies are doing multiple smaller layoff rounds this year. If you lost your job as part of a "rolling layoff" this year, would love to chat about the emotional and financial impacts it caused you. I'm monica.torres@huffpost.com if interested!
Ready to work towards making our newsroom a more inclusive and fair place for all ✊!
10 years after first organizing, it's time to bargain for our fourth contract. We're prepared, we're united and we're locked in.
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Ready to work towards making our newsroom a more inclusive and fair place for all ✊!
If you want to suss out an AI video, listen to how it sounds. I talked with a linguist and AI experts about why AI videos are still so bad at voiced speech. Even OpenAI has admitted that a wired voice is the biggest tell of a Sora video.
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How Can You Tell If A Video Is AI? Experts Say This Is The 1 Clear Indicator.
Once you know how to spot this, you won't be able to unhear it.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you want to suss out an AI video, listen to how it sounds. I talked with a linguist and AI experts about why AI videos are still so bad at voiced speech. Even OpenAI has admitted that a wired voice is the biggest tell of a Sora video.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ai-acc...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ai-acc...
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I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
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 6:32 PM
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
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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.
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US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
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November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
I wrote about whether the "cancel ICE ads" movement can be the next "cancel Disney."
As one person boycotting Spotify, Peacock, and Hulu told me, "Their message to me is that they don’t have respect for me or my community, and I’m not going to give them a dollar.” www.huffpost.com/entry/cancel...
As one person boycotting Spotify, Peacock, and Hulu told me, "Their message to me is that they don’t have respect for me or my community, and I’m not going to give them a dollar.” www.huffpost.com/entry/cancel...
This Anti-Immigrant Ad Is Making People Really Mad — And It's Causing A Growing Movement
This dehumanizing ad is everywhere, and it's causing people to take action.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I wrote about whether the "cancel ICE ads" movement can be the next "cancel Disney."
As one person boycotting Spotify, Peacock, and Hulu told me, "Their message to me is that they don’t have respect for me or my community, and I’m not going to give them a dollar.” www.huffpost.com/entry/cancel...
As one person boycotting Spotify, Peacock, and Hulu told me, "Their message to me is that they don’t have respect for me or my community, and I’m not going to give them a dollar.” www.huffpost.com/entry/cancel...
Wrote about how Sora videos are flooding social media, and what kind of reality-bending consequences that's having on us: www.huffpost.com/entry/how-id...
This Video Trend Is Everywhere On Social Media — And You Should Be Terrified
Experts are sounding the alarm — and it’s regular people who should be most concerned.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Wrote about how Sora videos are flooding social media, and what kind of reality-bending consequences that's having on us: www.huffpost.com/entry/how-id...
If you're going to a No Kings rally this weekend, consider the safety risks of sharing photos and videos, not just for yourself, but for everyone around you. I talked to privacy experts about strategies for mitigating these risks:
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Taking Photos And Videos At A Trump Protest Could Have Alarming Consequences
Know the safety risks of documenting what you see if you go to a "No Kings" march.
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October 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
If you're going to a No Kings rally this weekend, consider the safety risks of sharing photos and videos, not just for yourself, but for everyone around you. I talked to privacy experts about strategies for mitigating these risks:
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Wrote about what the National Guard can ask or do to civilians and how the Insurrection Act could dramatically change that: www.huffpost.com/entry/nation...
Can The National Guard Detain And Arrest You? Here Are Some Surprising Facts.
Trump's push to federalize troops "has no precedent," one expert said.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Wrote about what the National Guard can ask or do to civilians and how the Insurrection Act could dramatically change that: www.huffpost.com/entry/nation...
Wrote about why Tilly's obedience might be the most unsettling thing about "her" and what it means for the future of work: www.huffpost.com/entry/ai-act...
Experts Warn This Real-World Effect Is The Most Unsettling Thing About 'AI Actor' Tilly
This Hollywood newcomer has a long list of haters already.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Wrote about why Tilly's obedience might be the most unsettling thing about "her" and what it means for the future of work: www.huffpost.com/entry/ai-act...
I asked car experts and mechanics about what will actually help you save the most $$$ on car expenses, and the answers they gave were surprisingly simple -- and yet too many people don't follow these tips: www.huffpost.com/entry/reduce...
Looking To Cut Car Expenses? Experts Say These Simple Tips Can Help You Save Big.
Mechanics and automotive experts share their best car driving and maintenance tips to save money on your car.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I asked car experts and mechanics about what will actually help you save the most $$$ on car expenses, and the answers they gave were surprisingly simple -- and yet too many people don't follow these tips: www.huffpost.com/entry/reduce...
Just five days after suspending Jimmy Kimmel, Disney announced that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will go live once more. I talked to boycott experts and a die-hard Disney adult about what made the "cancel Disney" movement different. www.huffpost.com/entry/cancel...
The Real Reason The Disney Boycott Over Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Was So Effective
The Disney boycott was definitely different. Experts reveal the secrets to why it worked.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Just five days after suspending Jimmy Kimmel, Disney announced that “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will go live once more. I talked to boycott experts and a die-hard Disney adult about what made the "cancel Disney" movement different. www.huffpost.com/entry/cancel...
I'm writing about ChatGPT influencing dating, and am looking to talk with people who believe they have been "chatfished" by dates who use it to copy-paste messages. Am also interested in people who are open about using AI chatbots to date. Email me at monica.torres@huffpost.com with your stories.
September 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm writing about ChatGPT influencing dating, and am looking to talk with people who believe they have been "chatfished" by dates who use it to copy-paste messages. Am also interested in people who are open about using AI chatbots to date. Email me at monica.torres@huffpost.com with your stories.