Auburn Scallon
@wsauburn.bsky.social
Guidebook author & localization editor. I’m into pop culture, performing arts, politics, podcasting, critical travel writing, & conscious language. they/she.
https://auburn.contently.com/
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Auburn Scallon
@wsauburn.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Hey fans (and future fans) of Central Europe: We’ve got a new Moon Guide to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest out in the world!
Some of the guiding principles I used:
1 awesome public transport and walkability, so no car required to do all the fun stuff
www.moon.com/titles/jenni...
Some of the guiding principles I used:
1 awesome public transport and walkability, so no car required to do all the fun stuff
www.moon.com/titles/jenni...
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So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So saddened by the news that we have lost Alice Wong. It was an honor to know her and learn from her. May the lessons she shared continue to guide us for years to come.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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I am shooting my shot.
I love writing op-eds.
@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.
Signed,
A Black woman who writes for the public
I love writing op-eds.
@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.
Signed,
A Black woman who writes for the public
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I am shooting my shot.
I love writing op-eds.
@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.
Signed,
A Black woman who writes for the public
I love writing op-eds.
@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.
Signed,
A Black woman who writes for the public
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We've seen enough. Katie Wilson is the next Mayor of Seattle.
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,976 votes, which means that the race is no longer in automatic recount territory.
🚨🚨 Just in: Katie Wilson has expanded her lead in the Seattle mayor race. She is now leading by 1,346 votes.
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
We've seen enough. Katie Wilson is the next Mayor of Seattle.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Reading Anita Hill’s biography in college was SO different from the news clips and late-night monologue jokes I remembered seeing as a kid.
A mind-blowing moment of how media narratives shape public perception.
A mind-blowing moment of how media narratives shape public perception.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Reading Anita Hill’s biography in college was SO different from the news clips and late-night monologue jokes I remembered seeing as a kid.
A mind-blowing moment of how media narratives shape public perception.
A mind-blowing moment of how media narratives shape public perception.
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Last few days to fill out this survey on what kind of peer support networks would be most beneficial for the media industry. Hoping to create a series of donation-based, set-time, peer-led groups. Already over 100 responses. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Setting Up Support Groups for Media
Some of the biggest concerns media workers cited in response to my email were feeling lost, lonely, unsupported, and generally devoid of community. So I'm taking it upon myself to set up a series of f...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Last few days to fill out this survey on what kind of peer support networks would be most beneficial for the media industry. Hoping to create a series of donation-based, set-time, peer-led groups. Already over 100 responses. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The power of a good editor (with alt text).
WA State House Rep @jayapal.house.gov
has some notes for the NYT newsletter “The Morning”
WA State House Rep @jayapal.house.gov
has some notes for the NYT newsletter “The Morning”
![Screenshot of The New York Times
“The Morning” marked up with red pen edits:
A group of eight Democrats broke with their party [edit: caved] to vote Republicans, 60-40, to start the process of clearing the gridlock that has shuttered the government for more than a month, [edit: as Trump threatened to illegally withhold backpay from] hundreds of thousands of federal workers furloughed, [edit: illegally withheld SNAP benefits from] millions of hungry Americans at risk of losing food assistance, and [edit: illegally stranded] millions more stuck at airports.
The spending agreement will still need to be debated and passed by the Senate, approved by the House and signed into law by President Trump. [edit: I'm a HELL NO.]
Here's what we know right now:
• The spending agreement would fund the government through
January and give federal workers back pay.
• It would not automatically [edit: do nothing to] extend health care tax credits that are set to expire at the end of the year, greatly increasing premiums for millions of Americans.
Democrats spent weeks arguing that those subsidies were a crucial piece of any agreement. The deal allows the Senate [edit: a worthless pinky promise] to vote on them later, If they pass, they still may not survive a vote in the House. [edit: while Mike
Johnson wont allow a vote on extending them.]
• It would reverse layoffs of federal workers made during the insists he
shutdown. [edit: which was illegal anyway!]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wd6md4asm4ebiyrbhmqedkua/bafkreihtmnc57fmpglvwsjlkaorja2qecfwqhti5tfoc6ttmf37oxgedga@jpeg)
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Morning News
Senate Democrats who joined [edit: caved to] Republicans said the shutdown had become unsustainable. "A lot of people are being hurt," [edit: and will be hurt worse when their premiums skyrocket!] said Senator Angus King, a Maine independent who caucuses with Democrats and voted to [edit: betray working people] reopen the government.
(The administration has threatened to punish states that try to send food stamps anyway.)
But many in the party were livid at the eight senators who backed down, primarily because the deal [edit: highlight] does not protect health care subsidies.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the minority leader, said House Democrats could not back the deal for that reason.
"Donald Trump and the Republican Party own the toxic mess they have created in our country, and the American people know it," he said in a statement.
[Edit: EXACTLY! This is a Republican Shutdown and Trump is inflicting maximum pain — we cannot back down and give them this win at the expense of the American people. But Democrats have to learn to actually fight back.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:wd6md4asm4ebiyrbhmqedkua/bafkreibifv3cnkpzsea3g7ipnlms3vqjhqepqmurgs4lkboxdicrtf37fy@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The power of a good editor (with alt text).
WA State House Rep @jayapal.house.gov
has some notes for the NYT newsletter “The Morning”
WA State House Rep @jayapal.house.gov
has some notes for the NYT newsletter “The Morning”
Seattle voters — our mayoral race is the definition of “every vote counts.”
And ~1,700 ballots haven’t been accepted based on missing signatures or discrepancies. Use the link below to see if yours is one that can be fixed and confirmed. 👇
And ~1,700 ballots haven’t been accepted based on missing signatures or discrepancies. Use the link below to see if yours is one that can be fixed and confirmed. 👇
This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Seattle voters — our mayoral race is the definition of “every vote counts.”
And ~1,700 ballots haven’t been accepted based on missing signatures or discrepancies. Use the link below to see if yours is one that can be fixed and confirmed. 👇
And ~1,700 ballots haven’t been accepted based on missing signatures or discrepancies. Use the link below to see if yours is one that can be fixed and confirmed. 👇
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reminder to any ambitious Dems waiting in the wings: announcing a primary challenge right now to a squishy Democrat who’s up in 2026, whether they voted tonight to shine Trump’s shoes or not, will almost instantaneously be awash in cash. fortune—and a primary challenge—favors the bold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
reminder to any ambitious Dems waiting in the wings: announcing a primary challenge right now to a squishy Democrat who’s up in 2026, whether they voted tonight to shine Trump’s shoes or not, will almost instantaneously be awash in cash. fortune—and a primary challenge—favors the bold.
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as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed
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for @conversationalist.org I am looking to speak to artists who participated in the Basic Income for the Arts pilot in Ireland. I am writing a feature about it & want to know wht it was like for you &how it helps the creation of art & culture. email me at nicolefroio at gmail dot com #journorequest
November 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
for @conversationalist.org I am looking to speak to artists who participated in the Basic Income for the Arts pilot in Ireland. I am writing a feature about it & want to know wht it was like for you &how it helps the creation of art & culture. email me at nicolefroio at gmail dot com #journorequest
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This movement that we are watching unfold - Zohran Mamdani, Prop 50 in CA, regular people everywhere who are taking power from those at the top -
this movement doesn't build itself.
Funding the work is essential. We power the party, not billionaires: wfpus.org/JoinUs
this movement doesn't build itself.
Funding the work is essential. We power the party, not billionaires: wfpus.org/JoinUs
Become a dues-paying WFP member today!
Will you join me in our fight for the many, not the few?
wfpus.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
This movement that we are watching unfold - Zohran Mamdani, Prop 50 in CA, regular people everywhere who are taking power from those at the top -
this movement doesn't build itself.
Funding the work is essential. We power the party, not billionaires: wfpus.org/JoinUs
this movement doesn't build itself.
Funding the work is essential. We power the party, not billionaires: wfpus.org/JoinUs
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Our movements are stronger than their money.
Zohran was polling at six percent in January. Nothing is impossible
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Our movements are stronger than their money.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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if you're able to vote, you should—not just for yourself, but for every person that isn't able to vote because this country makes it so immensely difficult for too many to practice their rights.
some voting rights orgs:
blackvotersmatterfund.org
asianamericanadvocacyfund.org
www.fairfight.com
some voting rights orgs:
blackvotersmatterfund.org
asianamericanadvocacyfund.org
www.fairfight.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
if you're able to vote, you should—not just for yourself, but for every person that isn't able to vote because this country makes it so immensely difficult for too many to practice their rights.
some voting rights orgs:
blackvotersmatterfund.org
asianamericanadvocacyfund.org
www.fairfight.com
some voting rights orgs:
blackvotersmatterfund.org
asianamericanadvocacyfund.org
www.fairfight.com
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Looking for an amazing tech writer to join my org and write for Cash App. 100% remote. Spread the word!
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
Careers - Senior/Staff Technical Writer
Made up of Square, Cash App, Afterpay, TIDAL, Bitkey, and Proto, Block, Inc. builds technology to increase access to the global economy.
block.xyz
November 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Looking for an amazing tech writer to join my org and write for Cash App. 100% remote. Spread the word!
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
block.xyz/careers/jobs...
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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 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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.
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This an absolute tragedy. Lex is one of the best. Hire them to run your politics section, I beg 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 8:58 PM
This an absolute tragedy. Lex is one of the best. Hire them to run your politics section, I beg you.
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What a great resource. Spread the word.
This is a great resource in precarious times.
Tried it for my city and it pulled up all the things I know about + more I didn’t. It finds food pantries, but also stuff like legal help and housing assistance.
For those of us more fortunate, great way to find volunteer and donation opportunities.
Tried it for my city and it pulled up all the things I know about + more I didn’t. It finds food pantries, but also stuff like legal help and housing assistance.
For those of us more fortunate, great way to find volunteer and donation opportunities.
findhelp.org by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
Search and connect to support. Find financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help in your area, anywhere in the US.
findhelp.org
November 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What a great resource. Spread the word.
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my high school teacher mom is individually raising money to help cover the expense for the kids who are losing SNAP coverage at her school and members of Congress make roughly 2-4 times the income of the average high school teacher in America
November 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
my high school teacher mom is individually raising money to help cover the expense for the kids who are losing SNAP coverage at her school and members of Congress make roughly 2-4 times the income of the average high school teacher in America