Tim Recuber
@timrecuber.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Sociology Smith College. CUNY PhD. Studies media, emotions, death & disaster. Author of The Digital Departed & Consuming Catastrophe.
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Tim Recuber
@timrecuber.bsky.social
· Jul 23
The Digital Departed
A fascinating exploration of the social meaning of digital deathFrom blogs written by terminally ill authors to online notes left by those considering suicid...
nyupress.org
My most recent book, The Digital Departed (2023, NYU Press) has been reviewed in Nature, Contemporary Sociology, Social
Forces, American Journal of Sociology & many more. nyupress.org/978147981496...
Forces, American Journal of Sociology & many more. nyupress.org/978147981496...
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Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
Should be a front page story in every major news outlet tomorrow but our major news outlets don’t cover Trump like that anymore
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Should be a front page story in every major news outlet tomorrow but our major news outlets don’t cover Trump like that anymore
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
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Trump’s FBI is building a list of individuals and groups who oppose and protest Trump, support immigrants and LGBTQ+ people, and criticize capitalism —in order to label and investigate them as domestic terrorists.
This is the fascism we were warning about.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
This is the fascism we were warning about.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Trump’s FBI is building a list of individuals and groups who oppose and protest Trump, support immigrants and LGBTQ+ people, and criticize capitalism —in order to label and investigate them as domestic terrorists.
This is the fascism we were warning about.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
This is the fascism we were warning about.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
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this newspaper is owned by a guy whose net worth is a quarter-trillion dollars and whose conglomerate owns a grocery chain that profits off high prices
December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
this newspaper is owned by a guy whose net worth is a quarter-trillion dollars and whose conglomerate owns a grocery chain that profits off high prices
People have claimed this was happening forever, not specifically blaming Siri but feeling like their phones were spying on them to target ads. Turns out they were right! How wild and awful
“The only clue that users seemingly had of Siri’s alleged spying was eerily accurate targeted ads that appeared after they had just been talking about specific items like Air Jordans or brands like Olive Garden, Reuters noted”
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Siri “unintentionally” recorded private convos; Apple agrees to pay $95M
Apple users may get $20 each for up to five Siri-enabled devices.
arstechnica.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
People have claimed this was happening forever, not specifically blaming Siri but feeling like their phones were spying on them to target ads. Turns out they were right! How wild and awful
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Foreign governments are rushing to acquire Israeli weapons that were tested and perfected in the genocidal assault on Gaza, turning a war marked by mass civilian death into a lucrative showroom.
english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...
english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...
english.almayadeen.net
December 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Foreign governments are rushing to acquire Israeli weapons that were tested and perfected in the genocidal assault on Gaza, turning a war marked by mass civilian death into a lucrative showroom.
english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...
english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...
He was biding his time. This one isn’t that hard
The part that I can't figure out is what John Roberts thinks he is doing. He used to seem to be a judge who was very attentive to appearances, I think on a theory that you can't draw too much attention to yourself without undermining your ability to continue to shape the law.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM
He was biding his time. This one isn’t that hard
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I can’t tell you how glad I am to be released from the disgrace of Temu ACIP.
I made a commitment to watch and comment on these proceedings. Not sure I’ll do it again.
In summary, ACIP is no longer a legitimate scientific body.
Every U.S. state needs to decouple their vaccine policy from ACIP.
I made a commitment to watch and comment on these proceedings. Not sure I’ll do it again.
In summary, ACIP is no longer a legitimate scientific body.
Every U.S. state needs to decouple their vaccine policy from ACIP.
December 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I can’t tell you how glad I am to be released from the disgrace of Temu ACIP.
I made a commitment to watch and comment on these proceedings. Not sure I’ll do it again.
In summary, ACIP is no longer a legitimate scientific body.
Every U.S. state needs to decouple their vaccine policy from ACIP.
I made a commitment to watch and comment on these proceedings. Not sure I’ll do it again.
In summary, ACIP is no longer a legitimate scientific body.
Every U.S. state needs to decouple their vaccine policy from ACIP.
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
The FIFA peace prize looks… like it ought to look actually. Rotting zombie hands holding up an earth composed of mouldering corpses, given by one of the globe’s most corrupt organizations to one of its most corrupt national leaders. Very nice.
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The FIFA peace prize looks… like it ought to look actually. Rotting zombie hands holding up an earth composed of mouldering corpses, given by one of the globe’s most corrupt organizations to one of its most corrupt national leaders. Very nice.
So there is another progressive Army guy in Maine running for Senate who supports M4A, opppses genocide in Gaza, and (presumably) doesnt have a Nazi tattoo? Perhaps people should give @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social a look
December 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
So there is another progressive Army guy in Maine running for Senate who supports M4A, opppses genocide in Gaza, and (presumably) doesnt have a Nazi tattoo? Perhaps people should give @tuckerforcongress.bsky.social a look
Ironic that the “pro-life” party are straight up baby-killers
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Ironic that the “pro-life” party are straight up baby-killers
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cameo but for murder
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
cameo but for murder
Murderers
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Murderers
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Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
BREAKING: Supreme Court GRANTS Texas request to restore redistricting maps
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
apparent 6-3 ruling with the liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Simply amazing that the Supreme Court declared an end to legal race discrimination in the affirmative action case two years ago and now allows overt racism in both immigration arrests and redistricting.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
Using race to help minorities? Bad. Using it to discriminate against them? Very, very good.
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
WaPo is so credulous here. I mean I’m just a regular guy not an award winning newspaper but something tells me the Trump admin won’t let it get to that point. I don’t think their commitment is actually to “fairness,” you guys might want to consider that
Brown University accepted nearly equal numbers of male and female students, but got almost twice as many female applicants. That math meant it was easier for men to get in.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump's DEI ban may end gender balancing efforts that often benefit men.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
WaPo is so credulous here. I mean I’m just a regular guy not an award winning newspaper but something tells me the Trump admin won’t let it get to that point. I don’t think their commitment is actually to “fairness,” you guys might want to consider that
He genuinely dislikes immigrants & immigration too, that’s the only way to give an answer this bad
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
He genuinely dislikes immigrants & immigration too, that’s the only way to give an answer this bad
Another Spotify Wrapped and once again my most listened to artists were Marcus “The Worm” Hicks, Mookie Kramer & The Eight Balls, Thaddeus Finx, Roy Donk, and of course Paul Buffano
December 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Another Spotify Wrapped and once again my most listened to artists were Marcus “The Worm” Hicks, Mookie Kramer & The Eight Balls, Thaddeus Finx, Roy Donk, and of course Paul Buffano
ICE are fucking monsters
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
ICE are fucking monsters
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This is outrageous. I'm no lawyer, but this appears to be a textbook violation of the First Amendment.
A ban on women's and Black students' publications brought to you by the state that banned the NAACP in 1956.
I've been arguing that they are segregationists, and they keep confirming.
A ban on women's and Black students' publications brought to you by the state that banned the NAACP in 1956.
I've been arguing that they are segregationists, and they keep confirming.
Alice Magazine is a fashion and wellness magazine that primarily covers women. Nineteen Fifty-Six covers Black student life and culture.
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
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“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
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University suspends Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six student magazines
The University of Alabama Department of Student Life suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, two University-funded student magazines, on Monday, citing a federal memo issued by U.S. Attorney ...
thecrimsonwhite.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is outrageous. I'm no lawyer, but this appears to be a textbook violation of the First Amendment.
A ban on women's and Black students' publications brought to you by the state that banned the NAACP in 1956.
I've been arguing that they are segregationists, and they keep confirming.
A ban on women's and Black students' publications brought to you by the state that banned the NAACP in 1956.
I've been arguing that they are segregationists, and they keep confirming.
Giving Tuesday should be the one day of the year when politicians are not allowed to ask you for money. That is not philanthropy
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Giving Tuesday should be the one day of the year when politicians are not allowed to ask you for money. That is not philanthropy
Once again the Democrats are to the right of Bill Kristol!
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Once again the Democrats are to the right of Bill Kristol!
lol the big manly soldier is running away and looking for a scapegoat at the first sign of trouble! Hegseth is as predictable as he is pathetic
Breaking news: Government officials said they are increasingly concerned that the Trump administration intends to scapegoat the military officer who directed U.S. forces to kill survivors of a targeted strike on suspected drug smugglers in Latin America.
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
lol the big manly soldier is running away and looking for a scapegoat at the first sign of trouble! Hegseth is as predictable as he is pathetic
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Ah, Good Old War Propaganda
The mass media do this every time the US empire gets war-horny. And the Murdoch press are always the most egregious offenders.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/ah-good-ol...
The mass media do this every time the US empire gets war-horny. And the Murdoch press are always the most egregious offenders.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/ah-good-ol...
Ah, Good Old War Propaganda
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):
www.caitlinjohnst.one
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Ah, Good Old War Propaganda
The mass media do this every time the US empire gets war-horny. And the Murdoch press are always the most egregious offenders.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/ah-good-ol...
The mass media do this every time the US empire gets war-horny. And the Murdoch press are always the most egregious offenders.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/ah-good-ol...