Blue ♡
@shutbluedown.bsky.social
Leftist, Queer, journalist, academic, film industry escapee. Opinions are my own, of course.
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♡ Froggies in Portland
♡ Social justice advocacy
♡ Personal curriculum
♡ Video essays
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♡ Independent journalism
♡ Supporting libraries
♡ Froggies in Portland
♡ Social justice advocacy
♡ Personal curriculum
♡ Video essays
♡ Reading lists
... stay a while!!
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Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
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October 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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People did warn me when I was younger to pursue high-paying fields, and I always shrugged them off. I thought, “I’m not a materialistic person, I don’t want to live in luxury—I’ll be fine making a modest salary. Money’s not important to me.”
Turns out you need a shitload of money just to be broke.
Turns out you need a shitload of money just to be broke.
October 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
People did warn me when I was younger to pursue high-paying fields, and I always shrugged them off. I thought, “I’m not a materialistic person, I don’t want to live in luxury—I’ll be fine making a modest salary. Money’s not important to me.”
Turns out you need a shitload of money just to be broke.
Turns out you need a shitload of money just to be broke.
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Women started fandom. Women started fanfic. Women started star Trek cons. Women invented beer, and the novel, while we're at it. Stop trying to erase women from spaces, you stupid, lazy, misogynistic fucks.
October 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Women started fandom. Women started fanfic. Women started star Trek cons. Women invented beer, and the novel, while we're at it. Stop trying to erase women from spaces, you stupid, lazy, misogynistic fucks.
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
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AI works exactly like all previous tech in capitalism -- it hides or erases the labor of workers from the consumer, in this case through theft. It's a pristine facade covering the touch of the human hands that constructed the building, the finish hiding the potter's fingerprints.
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
AI works exactly like all previous tech in capitalism -- it hides or erases the labor of workers from the consumer, in this case through theft. It's a pristine facade covering the touch of the human hands that constructed the building, the finish hiding the potter's fingerprints.
🗳️ If you're registered to vote in Georgia and want to do something about rising #GeorgiaPower bills, here's a breakdown of the current Public Service Commission election! #pscrace #GA #ElectionDay 🧵
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🗳️ If you're registered to vote in Georgia and want to do something about rising #GeorgiaPower bills, here's a breakdown of the current Public Service Commission election! #pscrace #GA #ElectionDay 🧵
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The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
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At what point when you’re paying troops with your own private money do they not just become mercenaries
October 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
At what point when you’re paying troops with your own private money do they not just become mercenaries
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Yoshitaka Amano (b. 1952), “Hi-Ten” (1989), acrylic, coloured ink, gold pigment, gold leaf, 120 x 80 cm.
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Yoshitaka Amano (b. 1952), “Hi-Ten” (1989), acrylic, coloured ink, gold pigment, gold leaf, 120 x 80 cm.
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who up cultivating a burgeoning interest in philosophical issues related to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies?
October 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
who up cultivating a burgeoning interest in philosophical issues related to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies?
Support your local used bookstore core ♡
October 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Support your local used bookstore core ♡
Haven't seen "One Battle After Another" yet (yes, I know it's ~incredible~) because I just can't stop thinking about how they gave unhoused people living in an encampment 24 hours notice to vacate so that they could film, knowing severe weather was about to roll in
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Homeless people cleared by city of Sacramento ahead of Leonardo DiCaprio movie shoot
City says it clears homeless from park ahead of all event.
amp.sacbee.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Haven't seen "One Battle After Another" yet (yes, I know it's ~incredible~) because I just can't stop thinking about how they gave unhoused people living in an encampment 24 hours notice to vacate so that they could film, knowing severe weather was about to roll in
amp.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
amp.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
Sometimes I wish I could watch movies from the perspective of someone who hasn't gone to film school or worked in the industry
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Sometimes I wish I could watch movies from the perspective of someone who hasn't gone to film school or worked in the industry
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“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
October 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
“According to a 2019 USDA report, every dollar in new SNAP benefits increases GDP by $1.50 in a weak economy.”
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
“SNAP benefits are one of the fastest, most effective forms of economic stimulus because they get money into the economy quickly during a recession.”
~Center for Budget and Policy
Being a journalist is wanting to cover approximately 278383728272 stories and only having the time to write a few.. the HORROR!! #WritingCommunity #Journalism
October 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Being a journalist is wanting to cover approximately 278383728272 stories and only having the time to write a few.. the HORROR!! #WritingCommunity #Journalism
Something about finishing a first draft is so much more relieving than actually having that draft published.. closing the 30+ tabs I have open, turning off my brain for a while, and knowing that someone will get their eyes on it and bring a new perspective is so satisfying #WritingCommunity
October 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Something about finishing a first draft is so much more relieving than actually having that draft published.. closing the 30+ tabs I have open, turning off my brain for a while, and knowing that someone will get their eyes on it and bring a new perspective is so satisfying #WritingCommunity
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SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt
'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
n.pr
October 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt
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Locke, Second Treatise of Government:
October 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Locke, Second Treatise of Government:
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They are arriving because of the mass mobilizations and they have figured out that Twitter isn't going to be the main space to monitor activity.
October 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
They are arriving because of the mass mobilizations and they have figured out that Twitter isn't going to be the main space to monitor activity.
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Spotify is playing recruitment ads for ICE. I love the app and listen for many hours every month. But I canceled it and told them why. When my subscription is up I'll be deleting the app.
YouTube is doing the same. Additionally it's showing ads by Kristi Noem threatening Immigrants. They're next.
YouTube is doing the same. Additionally it's showing ads by Kristi Noem threatening Immigrants. They're next.
October 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Spotify is playing recruitment ads for ICE. I love the app and listen for many hours every month. But I canceled it and told them why. When my subscription is up I'll be deleting the app.
YouTube is doing the same. Additionally it's showing ads by Kristi Noem threatening Immigrants. They're next.
YouTube is doing the same. Additionally it's showing ads by Kristi Noem threatening Immigrants. They're next.
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A majority of queer youth say they’ve turned to online spaces for support and community. But what if that goes away?
Two new studies show that losing access to online safe spaces — whether because of age verification laws or restrictions on LGBTQ expression — could be devastating.
Two new studies show that losing access to online safe spaces — whether because of age verification laws or restrictions on LGBTQ expression — could be devastating.
LGBTQ+ youth have worse mental health outcomes without access to safe online spaces, studies show | TechCrunch
These online communities have become more critical in a time LGBTQ+ rights are under attack in the U.S.
techcrunch.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A majority of queer youth say they’ve turned to online spaces for support and community. But what if that goes away?
Two new studies show that losing access to online safe spaces — whether because of age verification laws or restrictions on LGBTQ expression — could be devastating.
Two new studies show that losing access to online safe spaces — whether because of age verification laws or restrictions on LGBTQ expression — could be devastating.
If you're grossed out by Spotify running ICE recruitment ads, refusing to pay artists what they deserve, and having a CEO who invested in AI military drone technology, here are a few alternatives 🧵
October 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
If you're grossed out by Spotify running ICE recruitment ads, refusing to pay artists what they deserve, and having a CEO who invested in AI military drone technology, here are a few alternatives 🧵