morgan sung
@morgansung.bsky.social
internet explainer, yarn hoarder, professional yapper on Close All Tabs from KQED ❣️
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Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon paying influencers $400k-$600k to post months of AI hype content. Absolutely busted, failed industry, embarrassing era
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...
Google and Microsoft offer lucrative deals to promote AI, but even $500,000 won't sway some creators
Tech companies including Google and Microsoft are paying influencers hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote AI products.
www.cnbc.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon paying influencers $400k-$600k to post months of AI hype content. Absolutely busted, failed industry, embarrassing era
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/g...
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With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
February 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
wow i don't think he likes his gf's american family
February 4, 2026 at 11:06 PM
wow i don't think he likes his gf's american family
i think you gotta do an anime fandub-type of thing here
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
i think you gotta do an anime fandub-type of thing here
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🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to @morgansung.bsky.social, @sfgate.com's Stephen Council, and @kjezermorton.bsky.social about friction-maxxing and how doing things the hard way can bring us more joy, serendipity and human connection.
❓How do you friction-maxx?
📻 Listen:
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We're talking to @morgansung.bsky.social, @sfgate.com's Stephen Council, and @kjezermorton.bsky.social about friction-maxxing and how doing things the hard way can bring us more joy, serendipity and human connection.
❓How do you friction-maxx?
📻 Listen:
buff.ly/ft7P38H
January 30, 2026 at 6:04 PM
🎙️ON AIR:
We're talking to @morgansung.bsky.social, @sfgate.com's Stephen Council, and @kjezermorton.bsky.social about friction-maxxing and how doing things the hard way can bring us more joy, serendipity and human connection.
❓How do you friction-maxx?
📻 Listen:
buff.ly/ft7P38H
We're talking to @morgansung.bsky.social, @sfgate.com's Stephen Council, and @kjezermorton.bsky.social about friction-maxxing and how doing things the hard way can bring us more joy, serendipity and human connection.
❓How do you friction-maxx?
📻 Listen:
buff.ly/ft7P38H
SF!! we're throwing a party and you're invited!!
close all tabs is hosting its first live event: a powerpoint party where @aidanwalker.bsky.social and @candicelim.bsky.social and i present our favorite internet lore :)
and! you can present your own! there will be prizes!
www.kqed.org/event/5937
close all tabs is hosting its first live event: a powerpoint party where @aidanwalker.bsky.social and @candicelim.bsky.social and i present our favorite internet lore :)
and! you can present your own! there will be prizes!
www.kqed.org/event/5937
January 22, 2026 at 7:08 PM
SF!! we're throwing a party and you're invited!!
close all tabs is hosting its first live event: a powerpoint party where @aidanwalker.bsky.social and @candicelim.bsky.social and i present our favorite internet lore :)
and! you can present your own! there will be prizes!
www.kqed.org/event/5937
close all tabs is hosting its first live event: a powerpoint party where @aidanwalker.bsky.social and @candicelim.bsky.social and i present our favorite internet lore :)
and! you can present your own! there will be prizes!
www.kqed.org/event/5937
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Do you have the right to record ICE? Criminal justice reporter @cjciaramella.bsky.social explains to @morgansung.bsky.social how the Trump administration is working to create a chilling effect around filming law enforcement. www.kqed.org/news/1206959... via @kqednews.kqed.org @goosenaut.bsky.social
Are You Allowed to Record ICE? | KQED
When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, it became an instant flashpoint in the ongoing escalation of federal law enforcemen...
www.kqed.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Do you have the right to record ICE? Criminal justice reporter @cjciaramella.bsky.social explains to @morgansung.bsky.social how the Trump administration is working to create a chilling effect around filming law enforcement. www.kqed.org/news/1206959... via @kqednews.kqed.org @goosenaut.bsky.social
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You don’t need to guard yourself against every threat unless you're willing to “live as a hermit on a 🏔️ and fling all of your devices into the sea,” says the #cybersecurity director at the @eff.org. www.kqed.org/news/1207040... via @kqednews.kqed.org @morgansung.bsky.social @goosenaut.bsky.social
How to Protect Your Information Online in 2026 | KQED
What are some easy digital habits you can pick up in the new year that can protect your privacy online?
www.kqed.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
You don’t need to guard yourself against every threat unless you're willing to “live as a hermit on a 🏔️ and fling all of your devices into the sea,” says the #cybersecurity director at the @eff.org. www.kqed.org/news/1207040... via @kqednews.kqed.org @morgansung.bsky.social @goosenaut.bsky.social
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
it's a first amendment right but DHS has been retaliating against anyone exercising that right. close all tabs just put out a whole episode about this! wherever you get your podcasts!
www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
January 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
it's a first amendment right but DHS has been retaliating against anyone exercising that right. close all tabs just put out a whole episode about this! wherever you get your podcasts!
www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
like they're going after authors who post "too frequently" and write too eloquently because they can't fathom that someone with creativity and drive can pump out 20k quality words a week
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
like they're going after authors who post "too frequently" and write too eloquently because they can't fathom that someone with creativity and drive can pump out 20k quality words a week
maybe we should gatekeep ao3. far too many normies posting ai generated yaoi and now readers are witch hunting actual writers for using the em dash
January 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
maybe we should gatekeep ao3. far too many normies posting ai generated yaoi and now readers are witch hunting actual writers for using the em dash
bodes well for woke 2.0 that fujos are mainstream but it also means that fanfiction discourse is reaching new heights of Annoying
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
bodes well for woke 2.0 that fujos are mainstream but it also means that fanfiction discourse is reaching new heights of Annoying
ok rewatching industry right now and the whole show makes soooo much more sense now that i know that a short is when you gag the market
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
ok rewatching industry right now and the whole show makes soooo much more sense now that i know that a short is when you gag the market
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new close all tabs episode with @cjciaramella.bsky.social, all about the right to record and share information about ICE, and how the trump administration is trying to stop people from exercising that right
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January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
new close all tabs episode with @cjciaramella.bsky.social, all about the right to record and share information about ICE, and how the trump administration is trying to stop people from exercising that right
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uhhh sir you aren't allowed to shoot us until we scan your code
January 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
uhhh sir you aren't allowed to shoot us until we scan your code
they can't even scan your concert tickets if your phone brightness isn't high enough
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
they can't even scan your concert tickets if your phone brightness isn't high enough
it took like three tries to scan the menu bar code on a dimly lit, but stationary, bar table last night. how will this work with a highly combative ice agent who can just. move
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
it took like three tries to scan the menu bar code on a dimly lit, but stationary, bar table last night. how will this work with a highly combative ice agent who can just. move
"sir if you could stop threatening me for two seconds, your badge details are almost done loading"
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"sir if you could stop threatening me for two seconds, your badge details are almost done loading"
imagine getting phished bc you scanned the ice qr code
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
imagine getting phished bc you scanned the ice qr code
incredibly techbrained solution here. they're detaining people and smashing their phones just for taking pictures right now but somehow they'll stand still enough for an observer to scan their qr code??
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
incredibly techbrained solution here. they're detaining people and smashing their phones just for taking pictures right now but somehow they'll stand still enough for an observer to scan their qr code??
wherever you get your podcasts and all that
www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
Are You Allowed to Record ICE? | KQED
When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, it became an instant flashpoint in the ongoing escalation of federal law enforcemen...
www.kqed.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
wherever you get your podcasts and all that
www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
www.kqed.org/news/1206959...
new close all tabs episode with @cjciaramella.bsky.social, all about the right to record and share information about ICE, and how the trump administration is trying to stop people from exercising that right
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January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
new close all tabs episode with @cjciaramella.bsky.social, all about the right to record and share information about ICE, and how the trump administration is trying to stop people from exercising that right
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unfortunately with the trajectory of internet speak, the yaoi discourse will resurface as the phrase "fujoshing out" goes mainstream. i predict takes like "Is Fujoshing Out Problematic?" and "How To Fujoshi Out Respectfully" within the next six weeks
December 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
unfortunately with the trajectory of internet speak, the yaoi discourse will resurface as the phrase "fujoshing out" goes mainstream. i predict takes like "Is Fujoshing Out Problematic?" and "How To Fujoshi Out Respectfully" within the next six weeks
not to nitpick but when did "fujoshing out" becoming a thing. the term is "fujoing out." this is context collapse in action, and as the mainstream internet absorbs fandom vernacular, it'll forget the og fujos who carved this depraved path for everyone else. and that's my ted talk
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
not to nitpick but when did "fujoshing out" becoming a thing. the term is "fujoing out." this is context collapse in action, and as the mainstream internet absorbs fandom vernacular, it'll forget the og fujos who carved this depraved path for everyone else. and that's my ted talk