@sirosenbaum.bsky.social
The atlas-eater with a jaw for news :: journalism, art and comics :: Formerly: Providence Journal, Tampa Bay Times, Boston Phoenix, Boston magazine, Bloomberg, Flaming Hydra :: married to @josie.zone :: EMAIL ME: si AT arrr DOT net
Pinned
the rules of journalistic ethics and the rules of Faerie ethics are eerily similar
Don't break bread. Don't accept gifts. Make sure you spell their name right. If you're INSIDE the salt circle you're ON the record.
My fellow Jews stop making antisemites look like they're right about us challenge 5786
You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My fellow Jews stop making antisemites look like they're right about us challenge 5786
If anyone else missed out on l'affaire Kate Clanchy and is wondering if she did indeed deserve what she got, I think this piece will set you right. www.culturematters.org.uk/kate-clanchy...
Kate Clanchy’s Class Conflict – Culture Matters
www.culturematters.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
If anyone else missed out on l'affaire Kate Clanchy and is wondering if she did indeed deserve what she got, I think this piece will set you right. www.culturematters.org.uk/kate-clanchy...
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A must-watch. Heartbreaking for those of us who care about journalism but essential in understanding how big corporate media works today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qM...
Fired Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah on free speech | Centre Stage
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A must-watch. Heartbreaking for those of us who care about journalism but essential in understanding how big corporate media works today
www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=89qM...
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My latest.
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Is getting fired from mainstream media a "badge of honor"?
On angel numbers, capture of the media and the purge of non-white journalists
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My latest.
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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"As someone working in law, it’s heresy to say this, and it might even kill my chances of a career... But as a trans person, and someone fighting for the rights of my community, I refuse to remain silent. To me it just seems obvious: a heavily prejudiced society produces prejudiced institutions."
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
It’s no surprise that only 31% of trans people trust a legal system built to enforce prejudice, says Jess O’Thomson.
goodlawproject.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"As someone working in law, it’s heresy to say this, and it might even kill my chances of a career... But as a trans person, and someone fighting for the rights of my community, I refuse to remain silent. To me it just seems obvious: a heavily prejudiced society produces prejudiced institutions."
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
Roku's Bazelon
November 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Roku's Bazelon
GENDER
AFFIRMING
CARE
AFFIRMING
CARE
The science around hormone therapy to treat menopause has changed a lot since the FDA issued warning labels 20 years ago. Now the labels are being removed, here are 6 things to consider. n.pr/43p2sXz
Is hormone therapy for menopause right for you? 6 things to know
The science around hormone therapy to treat menopause has changed a lot since the FDA issued warning labels 20 years ago. Now the labels are being removed, here are 6 things to consider.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
GENDER
AFFIRMING
CARE
AFFIRMING
CARE
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Better yet, do a movie with a new Bond where it looks like it's just a reboot but slowly you realise that this new Bond ACTUALLY BELIEVES he's been Bond since the Cold War
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Better yet, do a movie with a new Bond where it looks like it's just a reboot but slowly you realise that this new Bond ACTUALLY BELIEVES he's been Bond since the Cold War
The best version of Bond by far is The Prisoner
Wait, were the writers of recent Bond stuff suffering under the delusion that this is a series with tight continuity? Like...did they think that the Craig Bond was also active during the Cold War?
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The best version of Bond by far is The Prisoner
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Wait, were the writers of recent Bond stuff suffering under the delusion that this is a series with tight continuity? Like...did they think that the Craig Bond was also active during the Cold War?
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Wait, were the writers of recent Bond stuff suffering under the delusion that this is a series with tight continuity? Like...did they think that the Craig Bond was also active during the Cold War?
Bond is a title, not a name. There have been so many Bonds. I'm sure some of them were convinced that was their actual name by the end.
The whole Bond thing, where the writer is all "boohoo how do I follow up Bond being dead boohoo" is so funny to me. The Bond franchise's whole thing is they hire a new Bond and everyone goes "oh that's the new bond then alright."
You can simply do that! It's okay!
You can simply do that! It's okay!
November 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Bond is a title, not a name. There have been so many Bonds. I'm sure some of them were convinced that was their actual name by the end.
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Hey everyone! I am gearing up for the first print run of Malatona, a political intrigue set in a fictional 17th century province. Back the project here (¡disponible en español!): www.kickstarter.com/projects/mak...
Malatona When It Rains (Cuando Llueve en Málatona)
A graphic novel about death and politics in a 17th-century province / Un cómic sobre la muerte y la política en el siglo XVIII
www.kickstarter.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hey everyone! I am gearing up for the first print run of Malatona, a political intrigue set in a fictional 17th century province. Back the project here (¡disponible en español!): www.kickstarter.com/projects/mak...
this is my America
Violent J and his daughter in their fur suits in a hotel room of a furry convention
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
this is my America
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Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
I beachcomb a lot. Two months ago I found this guy (Shrinathji); yesterday, his missing arm finally turned up
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I beachcomb a lot. Two months ago I found this guy (Shrinathji); yesterday, his missing arm finally turned up
you're never going to guess what I found @shivambhatt.bsky.social - remember this from 2 months ago?
Hi, I found this representation of a deity -- Hindu? -- on the beach. Does anyone know who this is and what I should do with them?
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
you're never going to guess what I found @shivambhatt.bsky.social - remember this from 2 months ago?
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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On this day, Dr. Manhatten first reappears after his atomized destruction in a lab accident. Happy November 10th to all who observe.
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
On this day, Dr. Manhatten first reappears after his atomized destruction in a lab accident. Happy November 10th to all who observe.
was telling @josie.zone that when I was about 5 I saw La Boheme and then dressed up as Mimi every chance I got so I could die pitifully
She was like "oh yeah I went as Socrates for Halloween in third grade"
How
did
I
find
this
woman
She was like "oh yeah I went as Socrates for Halloween in third grade"
How
did
I
find
this
woman
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
was telling @josie.zone that when I was about 5 I saw La Boheme and then dressed up as Mimi every chance I got so I could die pitifully
She was like "oh yeah I went as Socrates for Halloween in third grade"
How
did
I
find
this
woman
She was like "oh yeah I went as Socrates for Halloween in third grade"
How
did
I
find
this
woman
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A2229.3
Owl will not betray curate:
therefore may live
in steeple.
Owl will not betray curate:
therefore may live
in steeple.
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A2229.3
Owl will not betray curate:
therefore may live
in steeple.
Owl will not betray curate:
therefore may live
in steeple.
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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![[Scene is a BEACH. A little kid is running towards the shore. Speech bubbles that follow are mostly coming from THE SEA, which is sort of talking to us.]
1
THE SEA:
Happens all the time.
2
THE SEA:
One second they’re a kid thoughtlessly running into me for joy
[Show kid running towards the sea]
3
THE SEA:
And the next, they’re an adult standing there
contemplating my sublime, death-like endlessness.
[Show the kid instantly transformed into an adult, hands on hips, boringly contemplating the horizon].
4
THE SEA:
I mean, I get it. I’m the *Sea*.
I don’t really do the whole ‘time’ thing.
But it always seems to happen so *quick*.
5
THE SEA:
Right. One way to fix this.
[Shoe the waves licking up against their toes]
6
PERSON [shocked from cold]:
JESUS
7
THE SEA:
Come on
a bit further ….
[Person paddles out into the water a bit]
8
THE SEA:
That’s it…
bit further…
[Person wades to waist height]
9
THE SEA:
Right.
[Person standing still waist height in sea]
10
THE SEA:
HAVE THAT.
[BIG WAVE goes over them]
11
[They are instantly transformed back to a kid again]
KID [laughing]:
UURGHHAHA
12
THE SEA:
Works every time
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreieicvtdewblsbowa5v4pu5njiydmbuz7vo4ewrgw32siimdyb3ckq@jpeg)