Peter Wade
@peterwade.bsky.social
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Peter Wade
@peterwade.bsky.social
· Nov 25
dammit i got laid off this morning. i'm so sad. i loved working for rolling stone 😢
merry christmas to all of my fellow radical bluesky scum
thank you for your attention to this matter!
thank you for your attention to this matter!
December 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
merry christmas to all of my fellow radical bluesky scum
thank you for your attention to this matter!
thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet were barred from entering the U.S. after Secretary of State Marco Rubio labeled them “radical activists” who undercut free speech.
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.
The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.
nyti.ms
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet were barred from entering the U.S. after Secretary of State Marco Rubio labeled them “radical activists” who undercut free speech.
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Imagine that
Trumpland Grades His Epstein Cover-Up an ‘F-Minus’
‘They keep making it look like we have something to hide,’ a White House official complains to Zeteo, writes @swin24.bsky.social, @premthakker.bsky.social, and @andrewperez.bsky.social.
Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
‘They keep making it look like we have something to hide,’ a White House official complains to Zeteo, writes @swin24.bsky.social, @premthakker.bsky.social, and @andrewperez.bsky.social.
Read it here:
zeteo.com/p/trump-epst...
Trumpland Grades His Epstein Cover-Up an ‘F-Minus’
‘They keep making it look like we have something to hide,’ a White House official complains to Zeteo.
zeteo.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Imagine that
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the owners of the KC Chiefs are worth 25 BILLION.
But sure, put the stadium burden on taxpayers. Again.
But sure, put the stadium burden on taxpayers. Again.
The Kansas City Chiefs are set to receive $1.8 BILLION from the state of Kansas for a new $3B football stadium 🏈 socialize the cost, privatize the profits, baby 🙌🇺🇸
December 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
the owners of the KC Chiefs are worth 25 BILLION.
But sure, put the stadium burden on taxpayers. Again.
But sure, put the stadium burden on taxpayers. Again.
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Tedium’s annual last-minute gift guide presumes you’re going to give your loved ones gifts on the 26th … or let’s be honest, the middle of January. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17239895/tedium-gift-guide-2025
2025 Last-Minute Holiday Gift Guide: Later Than Ever
Tedium’s annual last-minute gift guide presumes you’re going to give your loved ones gifts on the 26th … or let’s be honest, the middle of January.
feed.tedium.co
December 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Tedium’s annual last-minute gift guide presumes you’re going to give your loved ones gifts on the 26th … or let’s be honest, the middle of January. https://feed.tedium.co/link/15204/17239895/tedium-gift-guide-2025
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Your boy talked to notable Blueskyer @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ---> talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/zohr...
Zohran Mamdani on His Family’s Experience With Immigration Court and His Plans for ICE in NYC
Zohran Mamdani has felt the fear that stalks the halls of New...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Your boy talked to notable Blueskyer @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social ---> talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/zohr...
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Bari Weiss praised El Salvador's dictator before spiking '60 Minutes' story on his torture prison.
new w/ @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
new w/ @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
zeteo.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Bari Weiss praised El Salvador's dictator before spiking '60 Minutes' story on his torture prison.
new w/ @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
new w/ @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Very proud to be working at a joint where my boss would even be asked to give a speech at this
Fuck yea, boss; zeteo.com/p/no-kings-p...
December 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Very proud to be working at a joint where my boss would even be asked to give a speech at this
“It is unheard of that, in an active outbreak, [the CDC] just says, ‘No…we’re not going to send people.'"
... “It is purposeful chaos.”
... “It is purposeful chaos.”
'More Kids Will Die': Measles Is on the Rise -- and Doctors Say There's No End in Sight
U.S. measles outbreak has hit 2,000 confirmed cases amid Trump and RFK Jr.'s assault on vaccines and the CDC. Doctors and health experts weigh in.
www.rollingstone.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“It is unheard of that, in an active outbreak, [the CDC] just says, ‘No…we’re not going to send people.'"
... “It is purposeful chaos.”
... “It is purposeful chaos.”
"What started as a border program to collect migrants’ DNA has evolved into the architecture of a biometric surveillance state — a system that could soon watch us all, no matter how far we are from the border."
Harrowing piece from @iamalexashley.bsky.social 👇
Harrowing piece from @iamalexashley.bsky.social 👇
Trump's DNA Dragnet: The Law That Turns Us All Into Suspects
Donald Trump's administration is turning immigration screening into the backbone of a DNA surveillance system that reaches far beyond the border.
www.rollingstone.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"What started as a border program to collect migrants’ DNA has evolved into the architecture of a biometric surveillance state — a system that could soon watch us all, no matter how far we are from the border."
Harrowing piece from @iamalexashley.bsky.social 👇
Harrowing piece from @iamalexashley.bsky.social 👇
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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In case it's eluded you, here's my Best Journalism Linkers list.
"The top 40 or so BlueSky accounts most likely to give good link about journalism and its struggles."
I use it to keep track of what's being reported about both the media industry and the journalism world.
bsky.app/profile/jayr...
"The top 40 or so BlueSky accounts most likely to give good link about journalism and its struggles."
I use it to keep track of what's being reported about both the media industry and the journalism world.
bsky.app/profile/jayr...
December 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In case it's eluded you, here's my Best Journalism Linkers list.
"The top 40 or so BlueSky accounts most likely to give good link about journalism and its struggles."
I use it to keep track of what's being reported about both the media industry and the journalism world.
bsky.app/profile/jayr...
"The top 40 or so BlueSky accounts most likely to give good link about journalism and its struggles."
I use it to keep track of what's being reported about both the media industry and the journalism world.
bsky.app/profile/jayr...
"The symbolism will be hard to miss: In the halls of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, the statue of a Black teenager who fought against segregation will replace a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery."
Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was only 16 when she led a walkout in 1951 to protest horrendous conditions at her segregated high school for Black students in rural Farmville, Virginia.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"The symbolism will be hard to miss: In the halls of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, the statue of a Black teenager who fought against segregation will replace a Confederate general who fought to preserve slavery."
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Nothing could have prepared me for covering what happened with AI in 2025, but I had to do it anyway. For the end of the year, I tried to make sense of it all—from MAGA slop to "ChatGPT psychosis," the billions circulating in what might be a bubble and Elon Musk's Grok going full "MechaHitler."
2025 Was the Year AI Crossed the Point of No Return
Artificial intelligence wreaked havoc with humanity on an unprecedented scale in 2025.
www.rollingstone.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Nothing could have prepared me for covering what happened with AI in 2025, but I had to do it anyway. For the end of the year, I tried to make sense of it all—from MAGA slop to "ChatGPT psychosis," the billions circulating in what might be a bubble and Elon Musk's Grok going full "MechaHitler."
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The funniest thing about the 30 posts the CBS News Twitter account made is that most of them have like... a couple hundred likes total.
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The funniest thing about the 30 posts the CBS News Twitter account made is that most of them have like... a couple hundred likes total.
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Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Just a reminder that at least 600 Americans were fired for failing to show sufficient respect after Charlie Kirk's murder.
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We have reached the “begging us to come back” stage of X’s decline
An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking (Alex Heath/Sources)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
We have reached the “begging us to come back” stage of X’s decline
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Storytime: How I helped my site grow by giving away services for free. (I’ve shared before, but it’s been a bit.)
In 2009 I was looking for a way to get traffic to my site ShortFormBlog. This was before Tumblr. One day, I spotted this weird site with a not-so-great design.
(1 of x)
In 2009 I was looking for a way to get traffic to my site ShortFormBlog. This was before Tumblr. One day, I spotted this weird site with a not-so-great design.
(1 of x)
December 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Storytime: How I helped my site grow by giving away services for free. (I’ve shared before, but it’s been a bit.)
In 2009 I was looking for a way to get traffic to my site ShortFormBlog. This was before Tumblr. One day, I spotted this weird site with a not-so-great design.
(1 of x)
In 2009 I was looking for a way to get traffic to my site ShortFormBlog. This was before Tumblr. One day, I spotted this weird site with a not-so-great design.
(1 of x)
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🚨 Hi BlueSky — I could really use some help. 🫶
My unemployment has ended, & I’m still job-hunting. I have an empty fridge. It’s been tough keeping things stable for me, my cats. Any amount helps
Venmo: @JonathanMGuru
PayPal: hu_lk@icloud.com
CashApp: $jonathansaiz
#mutualaid #mutualaidsaveslives
My unemployment has ended, & I’m still job-hunting. I have an empty fridge. It’s been tough keeping things stable for me, my cats. Any amount helps
Venmo: @JonathanMGuru
PayPal: hu_lk@icloud.com
CashApp: $jonathansaiz
#mutualaid #mutualaidsaveslives
a woman says i could really use some help in front of a sign that says schitts creek
ALT: a woman says i could really use some help in front of a sign that says schitts creek
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
🚨 Hi BlueSky — I could really use some help. 🫶
My unemployment has ended, & I’m still job-hunting. I have an empty fridge. It’s been tough keeping things stable for me, my cats. Any amount helps
Venmo: @JonathanMGuru
PayPal: hu_lk@icloud.com
CashApp: $jonathansaiz
#mutualaid #mutualaidsaveslives
My unemployment has ended, & I’m still job-hunting. I have an empty fridge. It’s been tough keeping things stable for me, my cats. Any amount helps
Venmo: @JonathanMGuru
PayPal: hu_lk@icloud.com
CashApp: $jonathansaiz
#mutualaid #mutualaidsaveslives