Monteiro
@monteiro.bsky.social
I paint. I used to do other things. I might do them again. He/him. Protect trans kids!
“One of our generation's most moving writers.” —some Bsky rando
“One of our generation's most moving writers.” —some Bsky rando
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I can’t believe they’re doing this to the only person on earth who’s won the FIFA peace prize.
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I can’t believe they’re doing this to the only person on earth who’s won the FIFA peace prize.
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Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
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AP News: "Global food security experts last week said all of Gaza is in danger of starvation."
The civilians are homeless and hungry. We're their only voice and means of survival.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
The civilians are homeless and hungry. We're their only voice and means of survival.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
December 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
AP News: "Global food security experts last week said all of Gaza is in danger of starvation."
The civilians are homeless and hungry. We're their only voice and means of survival.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
The civilians are homeless and hungry. We're their only voice and means of survival.
Please give to my dear friend Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
In case you missed it, I buried my father last week, which was… complicated. I ended up writing two essays about it. One before, and one after. They’re not happy things to read, but if you also have “complicated” relationships with your parents you might find some solace in them.
December 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In case you missed it, I buried my father last week, which was… complicated. I ended up writing two essays about it. One before, and one after. They’re not happy things to read, but if you also have “complicated” relationships with your parents you might find some solace in them.
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I will point out Ghost exists and seems quite good. Substack is a lot like what late Facebook was before the under 55 collapse.
Sigh. Once again, if you are warning us about fascism while posting on Substack you’re asking us to do work YOU 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 WILLING 👏 TO 👏 DO.
December 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I will point out Ghost exists and seems quite good. Substack is a lot like what late Facebook was before the under 55 collapse.
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Gonna drop this here since I created it: leavesubstack.com
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
leavesubstack.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Gonna drop this here since I created it: leavesubstack.com
Sigh. Once again, if you are warning us about fascism while posting on Substack you’re asking us to do work YOU 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 WILLING 👏 TO 👏 DO.
December 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Sigh. Once again, if you are warning us about fascism while posting on Substack you’re asking us to do work YOU 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 WILLING 👏 TO 👏 DO.
In this house we use “I’ll put on the Low Christmas album” as a threat.
December 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
In this house we use “I’ll put on the Low Christmas album” as a threat.
13 years ago today we got married, and then @erikahall.bsky.social posed in front of Kierkegaard’s grave. (I am describing two separate events. Also there are multiple Kierkegaards. They were the Skarsgårds of their time.) Happy Anniversary to us. Yes, we still enjoy each others’ company.
December 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
13 years ago today we got married, and then @erikahall.bsky.social posed in front of Kierkegaard’s grave. (I am describing two separate events. Also there are multiple Kierkegaards. They were the Skarsgårds of their time.) Happy Anniversary to us. Yes, we still enjoy each others’ company.
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Even with broad public support, no major museum has taken up the genocide in Gaza. No large institution I know of has put on an exhibition about Palestinian artists or Palestinian lives.
www.equator.org/articles/how...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
How Gaza Broke the Art World • EQUATOR
The former editor of Artforum, fired in the wake of 7 October, reckons with two years of division, fear and silence
www.equator.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Even with broad public support, no major museum has taken up the genocide in Gaza. No large institution I know of has put on an exhibition about Palestinian artists or Palestinian lives.
www.equator.org/articles/how...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
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This is why I walked away from my career in tech marketing after I was laid off in late 2024. @monteiro.bsky.social said it best in this essay:
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
December 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is why I walked away from my career in tech marketing after I was laid off in late 2024. @monteiro.bsky.social said it best in this essay:
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
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Whatever you imagined in your mind about the Files, the reality is a million times worse.
December 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Whatever you imagined in your mind about the Files, the reality is a million times worse.
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Amazing results in New York remind me how disappointing it is that congestion pricing efforts have stalled in San Francisco.
With congestion pricing, Muni service could be robustly funded, transit ridership would climb, and traffic through much of the Bay Area would significantly decrease.
With congestion pricing, Muni service could be robustly funded, transit ridership would climb, and traffic through much of the Bay Area would significantly decrease.
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Amazing results in New York remind me how disappointing it is that congestion pricing efforts have stalled in San Francisco.
With congestion pricing, Muni service could be robustly funded, transit ridership would climb, and traffic through much of the Bay Area would significantly decrease.
With congestion pricing, Muni service could be robustly funded, transit ridership would climb, and traffic through much of the Bay Area would significantly decrease.
It’s wild that British people get to be expats while the rest of us have to be immigrants.
December 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It’s wild that British people get to be expats while the rest of us have to be immigrants.
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The photos in this profile are just incredible.
In January, Rama Duwaji will step into the role of New York City’s first lady. But who is she, really? Duwaji introduces herself in this Cut special-issue cover.
Rama Duwaji, First Lady of New York City
In January, Rama Duwaji will step into the role of New York City’s first lady. But who is she, really? Duwaji introduces herself in this Cut special-issue cover.
www.thecut.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The photos in this profile are just incredible.
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
If only there were people who were still alive who’d experienced all the Epstein horrors who we could listen to.
December 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If only there were people who were still alive who’d experienced all the Epstein horrors who we could listen to.
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The Access Hollywood tape should have been a political career ender. We’re not really getting new information, just more evidence.
December 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Access Hollywood tape should have been a political career ender. We’re not really getting new information, just more evidence.
Woke up kinda sad then remembered Bari Weiss is having a super shit day.
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Woke up kinda sad then remembered Bari Weiss is having a super shit day.
Once again for the dense: warning us about the dangers of fascism from your Substack tells us you’re not willing to do the work you’re telling us we need to do.
All of your excuses are bullshit.
All of your excuses are bullshit.
December 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Once again for the dense: warning us about the dangers of fascism from your Substack tells us you’re not willing to do the work you’re telling us we need to do.
All of your excuses are bullshit.
All of your excuses are bullshit.
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Closing out this year's newsletter by attending a funeral. Enjoy! buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
How to attend a funeral
There’s no question this week. This newsletter is part two of last week’s newsletter. My father was buried on Sunday in the town of Alcobaça, where he grew...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Closing out this year's newsletter by attending a funeral. Enjoy! buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...
❌ No longer at this address.
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
❌ No longer at this address.
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Combination confession, suicide note, and fingering Trump as a co-conspirator. Kind of puts a bow on the whole thing.
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Combination confession, suicide note, and fingering Trump as a co-conspirator. Kind of puts a bow on the whole thing.
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if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now