Christie Zizo
@christiezizo.bsky.social
Burnt-out political journalist, webberizing for WKMG News 6 in Orlando. Violinist | Beagle Mom | Sci-Fi geek | Classic Film Nerd | #TeamGodzilla | #SidCity for life |
Latest from me: https://www.clickorlando.com/team/MXP2LP3PA0IS39Z30WVD5Q4Z8L/
Latest from me: https://www.clickorlando.com/team/MXP2LP3PA0IS39Z30WVD5Q4Z8L/
@wilwheaton.net how does it feel to be a Lego minifigure?
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@wilwheaton.net how does it feel to be a Lego minifigure?
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
On Monday a Central Florida congressman attended a news conference about damage from Sunday night's storms and accused Democrats of keeping the government shut down over health care for illegal immigrants.
So I had to spend today fact-checking. www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
So I had to spend today fact-checking. www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
Why is the government shut down? Here’s what we know
Heightened partisan rhetoric on the federal government shutdown hit Central Florida when a congressman said Democrats were to blame if the shutdown hurt recovery efforts in storm-damaged Lake County.
www.clickorlando.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
On Monday a Central Florida congressman attended a news conference about damage from Sunday night's storms and accused Democrats of keeping the government shut down over health care for illegal immigrants.
So I had to spend today fact-checking. www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
So I had to spend today fact-checking. www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
Every time I called Dr. Jim Clark to ask questions for a story, he'd answer "What do you want! Why are you bothering me now?" 😆 But then we'd have a fascinating conversation on whatever it is we were talking about. He had a wealth of knowledge. I will miss him.
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
UCF lecturer, News 6 analyst Dr. Jim Clark dies following decades-long career studying Florida
Dr. Jim Clark made the Sunshine State the focus of his career, authored about a dozen books, including several that celebrated Florida’s rich and often strange history, and his knowledge of Central Fl...
www.clickorlando.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Every time I called Dr. Jim Clark to ask questions for a story, he'd answer "What do you want! Why are you bothering me now?" 😆 But then we'd have a fascinating conversation on whatever it is we were talking about. He had a wealth of knowledge. I will miss him.
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
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NEW on @indicator.media:
I found 101 accounts impersonating Telemundo, Televisa, CNN and other media outlets spreading clickbaity falsehoods to millions on TikTok.
The company took them all down after I reached out.
I found 101 accounts impersonating Telemundo, Televisa, CNN and other media outlets spreading clickbaity falsehoods to millions on TikTok.
The company took them all down after I reached out.
101 TikTok accounts masquerading as real news spread misinformation to millions
Shallow impersonations of Telemundo, CNN, Fox News and other media got more than 200 million views posting fake ICE arrests and bombastic AI slop about geopolitics
indicator.media
October 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
NEW on @indicator.media:
I found 101 accounts impersonating Telemundo, Televisa, CNN and other media outlets spreading clickbaity falsehoods to millions on TikTok.
The company took them all down after I reached out.
I found 101 accounts impersonating Telemundo, Televisa, CNN and other media outlets spreading clickbaity falsehoods to millions on TikTok.
The company took them all down after I reached out.
This is real. It comes up when you go to HUD.gov. Seems to be the only agency that has this on the front page, at least that I’ve found so far.
October 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This is real. It comes up when you go to HUD.gov. Seems to be the only agency that has this on the front page, at least that I’ve found so far.
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To describe the current state of the world as a daily show of deepening horrors is a massive understatement.
However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.
I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.
I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social
However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.
I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.
I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
To describe the current state of the world as a daily show of deepening horrors is a massive understatement.
However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.
I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.
I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social
However, I read something today that I think more people should see and read.
I hope she doesn't mind my me sharing it here.
I'd rather be an X-Men by @gailsimone.bsky.social
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News organizations:
You need to start covering and following Geoff Martin, aka captive dreamer, arguably the most dangerous and sociopathic neo-Nazi on the internet.
He spends literally 100% of his time trying to whip up political violence on Twitter, against liberals, immigrants, and minorities.
You need to start covering and following Geoff Martin, aka captive dreamer, arguably the most dangerous and sociopathic neo-Nazi on the internet.
He spends literally 100% of his time trying to whip up political violence on Twitter, against liberals, immigrants, and minorities.
September 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
News organizations:
You need to start covering and following Geoff Martin, aka captive dreamer, arguably the most dangerous and sociopathic neo-Nazi on the internet.
He spends literally 100% of his time trying to whip up political violence on Twitter, against liberals, immigrants, and minorities.
You need to start covering and following Geoff Martin, aka captive dreamer, arguably the most dangerous and sociopathic neo-Nazi on the internet.
He spends literally 100% of his time trying to whip up political violence on Twitter, against liberals, immigrants, and minorities.
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DOJ's acting deputy chief caught on hidden camera saying that the govt will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list, also calls #Florida woman Pam Bondi a yes woman who does whatever President Convicted Felon wants done. www.axios.com/2025/09/04/e... via @axios.com
DOJ deputy chief: Government will "redact every Republican" from Epstein client list
The deputy chief later said his comments were not based on what he's learned from his role at the DOJ.
www.axios.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
DOJ's acting deputy chief caught on hidden camera saying that the govt will "redact every Republican" from an Epstein client list, also calls #Florida woman Pam Bondi a yes woman who does whatever President Convicted Felon wants done. www.axios.com/2025/09/04/e... via @axios.com
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Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails.
The end of an era.
insidemedicine.substack.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
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This is telling: People I spoke to are talking about CDC in the past tense.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
Crisis within CDC is spilling into real world, experts say
"I’ve never heard as many colleagues saying things like 'CDC is dead’ as I have today," an agency employee told STAT.
www.statnews.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is telling: People I spoke to are talking about CDC in the past tense.
www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/08/28/c...
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There is lots of hope to be had in this old world, even during the darkest of times. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-fold
Scientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers pr...
www.sciencedaily.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There is lots of hope to be had in this old world, even during the darkest of times. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
I see so many people jumping into running for office for the first time for Congress. And half the time they want to change things that you aren't going to do in federal office anyway.
Meanwhile, there's no one running for local offices. And that's a problem! www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
Meanwhile, there's no one running for local offices. And that's a problem! www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
Wanted: Candidates to run for Central Florida city elections. Why no one is showing up
Qualifying to run for office in cities and towns across Central Florida is getting underway. The question is, will people actually run for office? A recent report by the nonpartisan group Ballot Ready...
www.clickorlando.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I see so many people jumping into running for office for the first time for Congress. And half the time they want to change things that you aren't going to do in federal office anyway.
Meanwhile, there's no one running for local offices. And that's a problem! www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
Meanwhile, there's no one running for local offices. And that's a problem! www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
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Press release: New Congressional proposal would end protections for America’s marine species. Dolphins, whales, sea otters, seals, manatees among species affected earthjustice.org/press/2025/n...
July 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Press release: New Congressional proposal would end protections for America’s marine species. Dolphins, whales, sea otters, seals, manatees among species affected earthjustice.org/press/2025/n...
They FUCKED with Elmo.
May they never know a day without stepping on Legos with bare feet.
And every day, they screw up and brush their teeth with increasingly awkward topical ointments instead.
And their mechanic can't replicate the issue with their car.
www.clickorlando.com/entertainmen...
May they never know a day without stepping on Legos with bare feet.
And every day, they screw up and brush their teeth with increasingly awkward topical ointments instead.
And their mechanic can't replicate the issue with their car.
www.clickorlando.com/entertainmen...
Elmo’s hacked X account posted racist messages. Sesame Workshop is trying to regain control
Sesame Workshop is working to regain control of Elmo's X account after a hacker posted racist and antisemitic messages.
www.clickorlando.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
They FUCKED with Elmo.
May they never know a day without stepping on Legos with bare feet.
And every day, they screw up and brush their teeth with increasingly awkward topical ointments instead.
And their mechanic can't replicate the issue with their car.
www.clickorlando.com/entertainmen...
May they never know a day without stepping on Legos with bare feet.
And every day, they screw up and brush their teeth with increasingly awkward topical ointments instead.
And their mechanic can't replicate the issue with their car.
www.clickorlando.com/entertainmen...
For every $100 that the median rent in an area goes up, the homelessness rate goes up 9%.
Don't take my word for it, though, or @frost.house.gov -- it's from a 2020 U.S. GAO report.
I found the report and linked to it in the story:
www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
Don't take my word for it, though, or @frost.house.gov -- it's from a 2020 U.S. GAO report.
I found the report and linked to it in the story:
www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
Rep. Frost introduces bills to fight excessive rental fees, ban credit screening for tenants
We asked News 6’s social media followers what kind of fees they pay on top of their rent. Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Orlando, said the fees are adding cost burdens to an already cost-burdened rental market...
www.clickorlando.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
For every $100 that the median rent in an area goes up, the homelessness rate goes up 9%.
Don't take my word for it, though, or @frost.house.gov -- it's from a 2020 U.S. GAO report.
I found the report and linked to it in the story:
www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
Don't take my word for it, though, or @frost.house.gov -- it's from a 2020 U.S. GAO report.
I found the report and linked to it in the story:
www.clickorlando.com/news/politic...
POV: You open your blinds to see if any packages were left at your door.
#thisisnotmycat
#thisisnotmycat
July 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
POV: You open your blinds to see if any packages were left at your door.
#thisisnotmycat
#thisisnotmycat
Orlando police have made 17 public camping ban arrests in June. Advocates for homeless people say Florida's ban has made it harder to find people who need help. And now the summer heat is here, making being outside more dangerous. I spent time with volunteers:
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
Summer heat tough to escape for Orlando’s homeless people, aid groups
On Sunday, feels-like temperatures in Orlando were close to 100 degrees. Aid groups are now not just trying to feed hungry people, they're also trying to keep them cool. They say they need help.
www.clickorlando.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Orlando police have made 17 public camping ban arrests in June. Advocates for homeless people say Florida's ban has made it harder to find people who need help. And now the summer heat is here, making being outside more dangerous. I spent time with volunteers:
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
I really don’t think any university should be actively recruiting outside the country but for a two-year college to be doing it is truly ridiculous.
Valencia College halts international student recruiting amid visa issues trib.al/wHxxjO3
Valencia College halts international student recruiting amid visa issues
This spring, the college had more than 1,200 international students, who made up about 2.5% of its student population.
trib.al
June 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I really don’t think any university should be actively recruiting outside the country but for a two-year college to be doing it is truly ridiculous.
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More than 20 years ago, North Carolina legislators passed a law requiring that landslide hazards be mapped across 19 mountain counties.
But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.
But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.
Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.
After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm…
www.propublica.org
June 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
More than 20 years ago, North Carolina legislators passed a law requiring that landslide hazards be mapped across 19 mountain counties.
But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.
But after only four of those countries were mapped, lawmakers gave in to developers who said it could harm property values.
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On the one hand this is sad and stupid and an example of the creep of AI into every conceivable orifice, on the other hand it's a lot like when newspapers added blogging 'portals' as a means to justify underpaying writers a decade ago, which was also sad and stupid
Washington Post Planning to Bring in ‘Nonprofessional Writers’ Coached by an AI Editor With a ‘Story Strength Tracker’
The Washington Post is working on plans to get content from alternative sources like Substack contributors and "nonprofessional writers," aided by an AI editor and writing coach, reported The New York...
www.mediaite.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
On the one hand this is sad and stupid and an example of the creep of AI into every conceivable orifice, on the other hand it's a lot like when newspapers added blogging 'portals' as a means to justify underpaying writers a decade ago, which was also sad and stupid
Dear @apstylebook.com -- are these binoculars, or a pair of binoculars? #APstyle
June 2, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Dear @apstylebook.com -- are these binoculars, or a pair of binoculars? #APstyle
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The lawsuits are great to fight the illegal impoundment, but the second there's an actual federal budget passed through Congress that looks like this, it's all over for American higher education.
Presidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
May 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The lawsuits are great to fight the illegal impoundment, but the second there's an actual federal budget passed through Congress that looks like this, it's all over for American higher education.
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This is such a good example of "turn every page" journalism - nothing less fun/glam than clicking through every footnote.
And it's roughly 10,000x more newsy than the thumbsucker RFK profiles reported with big travel budgets.
And it's roughly 10,000x more newsy than the thumbsucker RFK profiles reported with big travel budgets.
The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is such a good example of "turn every page" journalism - nothing less fun/glam than clicking through every footnote.
And it's roughly 10,000x more newsy than the thumbsucker RFK profiles reported with big travel budgets.
And it's roughly 10,000x more newsy than the thumbsucker RFK profiles reported with big travel budgets.