alex sammon
alexsammon.bsky.social
alex sammon
@alexsammon.bsky.social
features writer @ slate
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blue rose you say...somehow i do not find myself surprised
August 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Congratulations to @alexsammon.bsky.social! He won this week's audience award for "My Scammer" at @slate.com

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I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
haha, thank you!
August 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
thanks!
August 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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This is incredible.
August 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
happy to be of service
August 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
no never! cathy wouldn't give up the gun even when i resigned. my guess is that the whole thing is just windowdressing and the point is just to send them bitcoin, and if they're paid a dollar a day then $96 is still worth the squeeze
August 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
when your boss tells you to pursue a second career, you listen
August 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
What really happened inside 45 E 45th st? The real story will fill you with rage. slate.com/news-and-pol...
It Was at the Center of Endless Right-Wing Conspiracies. It Just Closed. Its Legacy Keeps Getting Darker.
The haunted final days of the Roosevelt Hotel.
slate.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
What’s left behind is a story of herculean accomplishment of civic service with few defenders, a parade of conservative opportunists, and a bunch of developers licking their chops, ready to turn 21st century Ellis Island into high end office space in a billion dollar deal.
July 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Finally, as of July, all of the migrants have been evicted. Why did it happen? The government of Pakistan got a $7 billion loan from the IMF, contingent upon rapid privatization of public industries—first up, Pakistan Airlines, and the Roosevelt Hotel, which it bought in 2000.
July 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM