Kristen Evans
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Culture writer: buzzfeed, new republic, la times, boston globe, etc. | content strategist for hire | still writing that novel! | newsletter: https://interior-castles.ghost.io/ | hello@kristen-evans.com
"Where management wants to cut labor costs a la Amazon, shift to cheaper contract labor a la Klarna, or execute layoffs for ideological reasons, a la DOGE, “AI” is an extremely potent justification."
Appreciate this corrective to the executive narrative: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/what-the-h...
Appreciate this corrective to the executive narrative: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/what-the-h...
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Where management wants to cut labor costs a la Amazon, shift to cheaper contract labor a la Klarna, or execute layoffs for ideological reasons, a la DOGE, “AI” is an extremely potent justification."
Appreciate this corrective to the executive narrative: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/what-the-h...
Appreciate this corrective to the executive narrative: www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/what-the-h...
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If I weren't a writer I would've been an archivist. I learned so much in this interview w/Malika Desire, reference archivist at the NYPL. We discussed her work, her favorite question ever received, and the witchy display case she curated for the NYPL!
libraryofwonders.substack.com/p/interview-...
libraryofwonders.substack.com/p/interview-...
Interview with an Archivist
Witches, Witchcraft, and the Art of Curation
libraryofwonders.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If I weren't a writer I would've been an archivist. I learned so much in this interview w/Malika Desire, reference archivist at the NYPL. We discussed her work, her favorite question ever received, and the witchy display case she curated for the NYPL!
libraryofwonders.substack.com/p/interview-...
libraryofwonders.substack.com/p/interview-...
in some ways i feel for rosalia because so many people are trying to pin her into a genre in order to make sense of her. as with books, i feel like this type of rigid thinking misses the point more often than not
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
in some ways i feel for rosalia because so many people are trying to pin her into a genre in order to make sense of her. as with books, i feel like this type of rigid thinking misses the point more often than not
sorry, but i am currently fixated on how gross his email address is, in light of ::waves hands:: everything
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
sorry, but i am currently fixated on how gross his email address is, in light of ::waves hands:: everything
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This is the important thing: it can be done.
This chart shows that progress has actually been made on climate change www.axios.com/2025/11/13/c...
This chart shows that progress has actually been made on climate change
The possible trajectories are better than a decade ago, but still indicate significant global warming.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This is the important thing: it can be done.
this is the fundamental truth of the GOP's rhetoric for the last decade, and yet it's something i have to remind myself of over and over again—especially when accusations seem weird / out of left field
Once again: every accusation is actually a confession.
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
this is the fundamental truth of the GOP's rhetoric for the last decade, and yet it's something i have to remind myself of over and over again—especially when accusations seem weird / out of left field
i haven't even started to dig into this, but like...literal crimes about violence against women (and how to defend against it) being discussed over email is just guys being guys, but women in media make 1 spreadsheet to share information that might keep one another safe, and that's bad
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
i haven't even started to dig into this, but like...literal crimes about violence against women (and how to defend against it) being discussed over email is just guys being guys, but women in media make 1 spreadsheet to share information that might keep one another safe, and that's bad
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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“I had thought that the point of buying a beloved, profitable publication was to make it more profitable… That is not the point of buying a beloved, profitable publication (or any business). The point is to make the private equity firm more profitable.”
What a thrill to be part of @talkingpointsmemo.com's series about the past 25 years of digital media! I wrote about why private equity goons destroyed Deadspin and why it matters.
There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause It’s More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“I had thought that the point of buying a beloved, profitable publication was to make it more profitable… That is not the point of buying a beloved, profitable publication (or any business). The point is to make the private equity firm more profitable.”
build a micro blogging platform without fascistic tendencies challenge
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
build a micro blogging platform without fascistic tendencies challenge
ok, who’s doing the investigations into which dems got health insurance lobbying $$$ and how much
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
ok, who’s doing the investigations into which dems got health insurance lobbying $$$ and how much
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
Same! My life improved because of the ACA. Quitting a difficult job that made me miserable was a big risk—but I could take it without bankrupting myself because of the health exchange.
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Same! My life improved because of the ACA. Quitting a difficult job that made me miserable was a big risk—but I could take it without bankrupting myself because of the health exchange.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
i keep thinking about AOC's quote when mamdani won, about how impressive his victory was because he went up against both establishment dems & the GOP. because that's the model of engagement now—in order to have decent lives, we have to do both at the same time.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
i keep thinking about AOC's quote when mamdani won, about how impressive his victory was because he went up against both establishment dems & the GOP. because that's the model of engagement now—in order to have decent lives, we have to do both at the same time.
digital media / internet culture has gotten to such a bad place that words and arguments are empty of their meaning. i wish so many ideas had never escaped academia and ended up in mainstream culture.
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
digital media / internet culture has gotten to such a bad place that words and arguments are empty of their meaning. i wish so many ideas had never escaped academia and ended up in mainstream culture.
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And I've been doing politics for long enough to know clearly that the entire Senate Democratic caucus agreed to this decision to fold. Open your eyes. The 8 who "broke" did so with the complete blessing of Schumer and their colleagues. You don't have to play along because this is not a game. The end
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And I've been doing politics for long enough to know clearly that the entire Senate Democratic caucus agreed to this decision to fold. Open your eyes. The 8 who "broke" did so with the complete blessing of Schumer and their colleagues. You don't have to play along because this is not a game. The end
i am also struggling to understand what they get out of this. even on an individual level. what makes this worth it?
not snark, actually asking: after pushing a comma strategy that focused on health care, what is the case for the Democrats making a deal to end the shutdown now that doesn't involve a win on health care?
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
i am also struggling to understand what they get out of this. even on an individual level. what makes this worth it?
it’s cool that the only opposition party that exists is at war with its own constituents
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
it’s cool that the only opposition party that exists is at war with its own constituents
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🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.
Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
to have this happen on the sunday (of all days) after a historic win (of all weeks). what a nightmare. what fucking losers.
November 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
to have this happen on the sunday (of all days) after a historic win (of all weeks). what a nightmare. what fucking losers.
you know they hate him because they did not even try with this art direction...wow
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
you know they hate him because they did not even try with this art direction...wow
behold our power
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
behold our power
do i want to write a book about aesthetics, or do i just want to create problems for myself, tune in tomorrow at 5
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
do i want to write a book about aesthetics, or do i just want to create problems for myself, tune in tomorrow at 5
relatedly: i've been thinking about how we need more media criticism—this intersects with the interests of unions for sure
The AFL-CIO should start throwing some money towards labor journalism. If it was done right (i.e. with them accepting that journalists must have full editorial control over what’s published, whether or not union leaders like what they have to say) it could really have such a hugely positive impact
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
relatedly: i've been thinking about how we need more media criticism—this intersects with the interests of unions for sure