Sam Fiske
@samfiske.net
Too much time in startup land, podcasts and journalism. San Diego kid. Head of Content @Kingscrowd.com | The Scott Show | ex-AP
Didnt know Walgreens was struggling, bought by PE, and now does stuff like this. But good plug to read Bad Company by Megan Greenwell www.independent.co.uk/us/money/wal...
Walgreens ends holiday pay for hourly employees
The move will affect Christmas, Thanksgiving, and four other major holidays, costing full-time workers hundreds of dollars per year
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Didnt know Walgreens was struggling, bought by PE, and now does stuff like this. But good plug to read Bad Company by Megan Greenwell www.independent.co.uk/us/money/wal...
No dog in this fight but this salacious little teaser piece is like peak reality tv for j-school types www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 AM
No dog in this fight but this salacious little teaser piece is like peak reality tv for j-school types www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Some of the smartest people I grew up with all jump on this same gibberish jargon, speaking to no average person. And I hate to see it.
Like you could do anything with those wits and affluence and this is where you end up. Praising power hedgers with market-structure experience. Sorry, wut?
Like you could do anything with those wits and affluence and this is where you end up. Praising power hedgers with market-structure experience. Sorry, wut?
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Some of the smartest people I grew up with all jump on this same gibberish jargon, speaking to no average person. And I hate to see it.
Like you could do anything with those wits and affluence and this is where you end up. Praising power hedgers with market-structure experience. Sorry, wut?
Like you could do anything with those wits and affluence and this is where you end up. Praising power hedgers with market-structure experience. Sorry, wut?
Going to miss this walk.
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Going to miss this walk.
Love the taco issue, but the SD Magazine cover featured a now long gone taco shop on Turquoise, can’t eat em anymore 😕
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Love the taco issue, but the SD Magazine cover featured a now long gone taco shop on Turquoise, can’t eat em anymore 😕
Currently reading: There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone 📚
October 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Currently reading: There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone 📚
Really enjoyed this book by Megan Greenwell, looking at the recent history of private equity through the eyes of those impacted by certain financial practices and tactics that have undercut the principle of private equity serving a mutually beneficial purpose.
Bad Company by Megan Greenwell 📚
Bad Company by Megan Greenwell 📚
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Really enjoyed this book by Megan Greenwell, looking at the recent history of private equity through the eyes of those impacted by certain financial practices and tactics that have undercut the principle of private equity serving a mutually beneficial purpose.
Bad Company by Megan Greenwell 📚
Bad Company by Megan Greenwell 📚
I was wondering what happened to her
Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema lobbies for data center developer at Chandler AZ Plan Commission. Says she's working "hand in glove" w Trump Admin & warns city to embrace DCs or face federal intervention. City Council vote on Sinema's DC scheduled for Nov. 13.
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I was wondering what happened to her
Hurting the most vulnerable
The Department of Education reportedly fired nearly everyone in the office that focuses on the nation’s children with disabilities in a wave of new layoffs
Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources
The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Hurting the most vulnerable
Reposted by Sam Fiske
I hope the difference between corporate media and civic-minded non-profit media is crystal clear. Even in these highly uncertain times, public media are still fighting for journalism and access to good information
My employer New York Public Radio just announced that it is offering @onthemedia.bsky.social, @radiolab.bsky.social, and other programs to at-risk public radio stations for free! More info: current.org/2025/09/wnyc...
September 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I hope the difference between corporate media and civic-minded non-profit media is crystal clear. Even in these highly uncertain times, public media are still fighting for journalism and access to good information
“If it’s not yet clear, there’s a violent information war going on. And the folks who care about things like foundational ethics, informed consensus, and the public good are losing” Solid words here from Karl Bode. Applies to everything fr... https://samfiske.net/2025/09/17/if-its-not-yet-clear.html
September 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“If it’s not yet clear, there’s a violent information war going on. And the folks who care about things like foundational ethics, informed consensus, and the public good are losing” Solid words here from Karl Bode. Applies to everything fr... https://samfiske.net/2025/09/17/if-its-not-yet-clear.html
Yea, that sucks. Privacy matters, it's a lot of work to get off gmail but it can be done
As ICE hunted for campus activists to deport this spring, they sent administrative subpoenas to Google and Meta about Cornell students Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson. Google complied with the subpoena about Thomas-Johnson's account without notifying him. theintercept.com/2025/09/16/g...
Google Secretly Handed ICE Data About Pro-Palestine Student Activist
Google handed over Gmail account information to ICE before notifying the student or giving him an opportunity to challenge the subpoena.
theintercept.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Yea, that sucks. Privacy matters, it's a lot of work to get off gmail but it can be done
On Charlie: https://samfiske.net/2025/09/10/on-charlie.html
September 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
On Charlie: https://samfiske.net/2025/09/10/on-charlie.html
September 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Taking a Will Stancil break. That dude talks too much. Too many thoughts, my god slow down!
September 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Taking a Will Stancil break. That dude talks too much. Too many thoughts, my god slow down!
Sad to see this. Was fortunate to see him talk as a kid growing up. A real one with genuine love of the sport and building up kids development on and off the court
September 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Sad to see this. Was fortunate to see him talk as a kid growing up. A real one with genuine love of the sport and building up kids development on and off the court
August 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Reposted by Sam Fiske
Donald Trump claims that Lizard People from the hollow center of the Earth are undermining our government. Democrats say that's not true. But most Americans would be scared of Lizard People if there were any. What is Democrats' plan for dealing with them?
--Tomorrow in the @nytimes.com
--Tomorrow in the @nytimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Donald Trump claims that Lizard People from the hollow center of the Earth are undermining our government. Democrats say that's not true. But most Americans would be scared of Lizard People if there were any. What is Democrats' plan for dealing with them?
--Tomorrow in the @nytimes.com
--Tomorrow in the @nytimes.com
Right Wing Machinations Pt. 2: https://samfiske.net/2025/08/07/right-wing-machinations-pt.html
August 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Right Wing Machinations Pt. 2: https://samfiske.net/2025/08/07/right-wing-machinations-pt.html
Colin Robinson has got to play as Kevin Hassett in a sketch, in a show, a movie or something at some point
August 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Colin Robinson has got to play as Kevin Hassett in a sketch, in a show, a movie or something at some point
A wonderful weekend away seeing some truly great old friends. Wish we made our way up to LA to see them and this city more. Always make time to check in with your people!
Also taking the train to LA is a far superior experience... https://samfiske.net/2025/08/03/a-wonderful-weekend-away-seeing.html
Also taking the train to LA is a far superior experience... https://samfiske.net/2025/08/03/a-wonderful-weekend-away-seeing.html
August 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A wonderful weekend away seeing some truly great old friends. Wish we made our way up to LA to see them and this city more. Always make time to check in with your people!
Also taking the train to LA is a far superior experience... https://samfiske.net/2025/08/03/a-wonderful-weekend-away-seeing.html
Also taking the train to LA is a far superior experience... https://samfiske.net/2025/08/03/a-wonderful-weekend-away-seeing.html