Mrs.Procrastinatrix
@procrastinatrix617.bsky.social
I put off till tomorrow what can be done today, then beat myself up about it (in Boston).
Pinned
But—nah ima stop
Me, right before *not stopping*
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As we remember the discover of the double helix, it is worthwhile to read nature‘s article on Rosalind Franklin www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
As we remember the discover of the double helix, it is worthwhile to read nature‘s article on Rosalind Franklin www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just need everyone to Google the name "Rosalind Franklin" at this moment.
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Zohran was polling at six percent in January. Nothing is impossible
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Zohran was polling at six percent in January. Nothing is impossible
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Alright Dave Portnoy and Bill Ackman time to leave New York City and never return like you promised
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Alright Dave Portnoy and Bill Ackman time to leave New York City and never return like you promised
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Condé Nast’s folding of Teen Vogue into Vogue is “clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most," Condé United, @nyguild.bsky.social say.
Change throttles "staff diversity and [mutes] the magazine’s progressive political bent."
Change throttles "staff diversity and [mutes] the magazine’s progressive political bent."
As Condé Nast Folds Teen Vogue Into Vogue’s Website, NewsGuild Condemns the Plan
The union, which reps staffers, says the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned in to progressive politics.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Condé Nast’s folding of Teen Vogue into Vogue is “clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most," Condé United, @nyguild.bsky.social say.
Change throttles "staff diversity and [mutes] the magazine’s progressive political bent."
Change throttles "staff diversity and [mutes] the magazine’s progressive political bent."
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In the 2 weeks after Mamdani won in June, 10k ppl signed up with @runforsomething.net to consider a run for local office - our biggest surge *ever*. Like it or not (& I do!!) he's shaping the future of the Democratic Party.
If you want something different, get other people to run.
If you want something different, get other people to run.
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
In the 2 weeks after Mamdani won in June, 10k ppl signed up with @runforsomething.net to consider a run for local office - our biggest surge *ever*. Like it or not (& I do!!) he's shaping the future of the Democratic Party.
If you want something different, get other people to run.
If you want something different, get other people to run.
FYI
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
FYI
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On Teen Vogue: It's an amazing publication full of talented journalists. It offers so much value. It's clear the monied interests in media aren't interested in preserving that value, especially if it threatens the status quo that undergirds their wealth. Capitalism and journalism are enemies.
November 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
On Teen Vogue: It's an amazing publication full of talented journalists. It offers so much value. It's clear the monied interests in media aren't interested in preserving that value, especially if it threatens the status quo that undergirds their wealth. Capitalism and journalism are enemies.
Great thread. The news this afternoon that the politics section was axed upset me, then the weak tea that they'd now focus on career content (what? homemaking and childrearing?), but the very worst: no more Black women at Teen Vogue. What teen these days wants a mag with no Black women voices???
I've been thinking about #TeenVogue this afternoon in the wake of the publication laying off its entire politics staff and why its political coverage has been so successful across such a broad spectrum of readers. And I think it's precisely because they didn't try to speak to everyone. /1
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Great thread. The news this afternoon that the politics section was axed upset me, then the weak tea that they'd now focus on career content (what? homemaking and childrearing?), but the very worst: no more Black women at Teen Vogue. What teen these days wants a mag with no Black women voices???
What!?!?! There are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue!?!?!
Condé Nast is dead to me.
Condé Nast is dead to me.
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
What!?!?! There are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue!?!?!
Condé Nast is dead to me.
Condé Nast is dead to me.
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This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
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Just a reminder: millions of people who live in “red” states didn’t vote for any of this shit.
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Just a reminder: millions of people who live in “red” states didn’t vote for any of this shit.
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It is very clear the gutting of Teen Vogue is about silencing their excellent political coverage. Corporations want you uninformed and shut off from meaningful journalism. And they’re staggeringly successful at it so far.
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 8:26 PM
It is very clear the gutting of Teen Vogue is about silencing their excellent political coverage. Corporations want you uninformed and shut off from meaningful journalism. And they’re staggeringly successful at it so far.
Let's fuckin hope so 🕊️🌈💚
November 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Let's fuckin hope so 🕊️🌈💚
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...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
That the verb here is "took" is tragic.
Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
That the verb here is "took" is tragic.
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
Are we in an episode of Bojack Horseman?
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Are we in an episode of Bojack Horseman?
WTF @teenvogue.com ???
I have been telling people of all ages (I'm 48) for years how robust your news reporting is, especially politics. And that you're one of the few legacy media entities left that tells truth to power.
Why? Who owns you?
I have been telling people of all ages (I'm 48) for years how robust your news reporting is, especially politics. And that you're one of the few legacy media entities left that tells truth to power.
Why? Who owns you?
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 8:35 PM
WTF @teenvogue.com ???
I have been telling people of all ages (I'm 48) for years how robust your news reporting is, especially politics. And that you're one of the few legacy media entities left that tells truth to power.
Why? Who owns you?
I have been telling people of all ages (I'm 48) for years how robust your news reporting is, especially politics. And that you're one of the few legacy media entities left that tells truth to power.
Why? Who owns you?
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
This is the work that our taxes should fund—not terrorizing communities with militarized equipment and tactics.
So few crimes are actually solved; I believe it's partly to do with resource allocation.
So few crimes are actually solved; I believe it's partly to do with resource allocation.
The Candy Cane Park Murder Was Almost Solved. But Then …
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This is the work that our taxes should fund—not terrorizing communities with militarized equipment and tactics.
So few crimes are actually solved; I believe it's partly to do with resource allocation.
So few crimes are actually solved; I believe it's partly to do with resource allocation.
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can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.
Retailers Dealing With Increasing Levels of Theft and Violence
Report emphasizes importance of preventive measures, coordination with law enforcement
progressivegrocer.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.
"...racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power."
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"...racism is not a natural condition of poverty but a political weapon that rich men use to constrain poor people’s political power."
Excellent.
Some good news!
“Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.”
www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...
“Boston City Council has voted unanimously to ban its government from using facial recognition technology, including the police department, making it the largest city on the East Coast to do so.”
www.builtinboston.com/articles/bos...
Boston Police Can No Longer Use Facial Recognition Software | Built In Boston
The law makes it illegal for city officials to “obtain, retain, possess, access, or use” facial recognition technology, acknowledging that it “has the potential to harm communities of color who are al...
www.builtinboston.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Excellent.