David M. Figueroa
@davidmfigueroa.bsky.social
Journalism student at #Berkeley | opinion writer | #substack author | amateur photographer
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David M. Figueroa | Substack
Journalism grad student at UC Berkeley :)
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davidmfigueroa.substack.com?r=2c01kj&utm... Check out my #Substack! My newsletter ‘The Internet Round-Up’ comes out every Monday! It covers all things internet from my perspective.. it’s fun and informative! #Independentjournalist #onlinenews
While my peers are worrying if they’ll ever be financially stable enough to start a family and buy a house I’m wondering if I’ll ever be financially stable enough to adopt a cat 😔😔😔 #real
January 26, 2025 at 5:17 AM
While my peers are worrying if they’ll ever be financially stable enough to start a family and buy a house I’m wondering if I’ll ever be financially stable enough to adopt a cat 😔😔😔 #real
Reposted by David M. Figueroa
A Tale of Two Headlines
January 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A Tale of Two Headlines
Here’s a little haul of what I picked up today while out… #albertcamus #therebel
January 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Here’s a little haul of what I picked up today while out… #albertcamus #therebel
Stoned by Mac Miller on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 4:03
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January 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
No eggs at my local Trader Joe’s… i thought Trump was supposed to fix this!! 😭 like there’s no eggs and they still cost over $10 🙄🙄🙄
January 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
No eggs at my local Trader Joe’s… i thought Trump was supposed to fix this!! 😭 like there’s no eggs and they still cost over $10 🙄🙄🙄
Today has felt like one of those bad dreams that only gets progressively worse by second…
January 21, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Today has felt like one of those bad dreams that only gets progressively worse by second…
music.apple.com/us/album/goo... ending this terrible day with some good music :,) #marcmiller this album is very special to meeee!!!
Good News by Mac Miller on Apple Music
Song · 2020 · Duration 5:42
music.apple.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:39 AM
music.apple.com/us/album/goo... ending this terrible day with some good music :,) #marcmiller this album is very special to meeee!!!
Reposted by David M. Figueroa
It's difficult to overstate just how much professional journalists have been trained to fear defamation lawsuits and how much it has impacted the ability to tell the truth
January 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
It's difficult to overstate just how much professional journalists have been trained to fear defamation lawsuits and how much it has impacted the ability to tell the truth
#carrieunderwood performed at Trumps inauguration today… and let’s just say, things didn’t go as planned… here’s a clip from my newest YT video!
January 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
#carrieunderwood performed at Trumps inauguration today… and let’s just say, things didn’t go as planned… here’s a clip from my newest YT video!
Reposted by David M. Figueroa
RIP TikTok. It should’ve been Twitter
January 19, 2025 at 4:21 AM
RIP TikTok. It should’ve been Twitter
youtu.be/nhkd_7p1_l4?... #theinternetroundup is a series I created where I talk about interesting online discussions and trending topics from my unique #genz journalistic perspective… its your chronically online friends report on what people are saying! Check out ep.2! #smallcreator
The Internet Round-Up: Episode 2 ( Meta (again), Beyoncé theories, and why Gen-Z hates fun)
YouTube video by David M. Figueroa
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January 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
youtu.be/nhkd_7p1_l4?... #theinternetroundup is a series I created where I talk about interesting online discussions and trending topics from my unique #genz journalistic perspective… its your chronically online friends report on what people are saying! Check out ep.2! #smallcreator
davidmfigueroa.substack.com?r=2c01kj&utm... Check out my #Substack! My newsletter ‘The Internet Round-Up’ comes out every Monday! It covers all things internet from my perspective.. it’s fun and informative! #Independentjournalist #onlinenews
David M. Figueroa | Substack
Journalism grad student at UC Berkeley :)
davidmfigueroa.substack.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
davidmfigueroa.substack.com?r=2c01kj&utm... Check out my #Substack! My newsletter ‘The Internet Round-Up’ comes out every Monday! It covers all things internet from my perspective.. it’s fun and informative! #Independentjournalist #onlinenews
I dream that one day the internet will stop taking the opinions of mediocre white gays as fact… y’all get so worked up when a man with the music taste of a 12-year-old girl gets on here and calls ur fav boring.. like their opinion holds any weight 😭 #justmyopinion
January 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I dream that one day the internet will stop taking the opinions of mediocre white gays as fact… y’all get so worked up when a man with the music taste of a 12-year-old girl gets on here and calls ur fav boring.. like their opinion holds any weight 😭 #justmyopinion
I know it’s for the best… but the anticipation is killing me!! 😔🥲 I still think it’s a #cowboycarterworldtour announcement…
Beyoncé postpones her January 14th announcement due to the LA wildfires.
January 14, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I know it’s for the best… but the anticipation is killing me!! 😔🥲 I still think it’s a #cowboycarterworldtour announcement…
music.apple.com/us/album/hit... why must i discover such good music years after it’s release smh.. loving this #carolinepolacheck song rn 🎶
Hit Me Where It Hurts by Caroline Polachek on Apple Music
Song · 2019 · Duration 3:04
music.apple.com
January 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
music.apple.com/us/album/hit... why must i discover such good music years after it’s release smh.. loving this #carolinepolacheck song rn 🎶
Reposted by David M. Figueroa
TikTok denies Bloomberg’s report that China is considering selling the app to Elon Musk, in statement to Variety:
“We can’t be expected to comment on pure fiction”
“We can’t be expected to comment on pure fiction”
January 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
TikTok denies Bloomberg’s report that China is considering selling the app to Elon Musk, in statement to Variety:
“We can’t be expected to comment on pure fiction”
“We can’t be expected to comment on pure fiction”
This might be most interesting and entertaining week of the year lol… I fear it’s all down hill from here unfortunately #scarytimes #tiktokban #oneweekuntiltrump
January 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
This might be most interesting and entertaining week of the year lol… I fear it’s all down hill from here unfortunately #scarytimes #tiktokban #oneweekuntiltrump
Reposted by David M. Figueroa
American TikTok users moving to the Chinese language app RedNote and collectively helping Chinese teenagers with their English homework was not on my 2025 bingo card.
January 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
American TikTok users moving to the Chinese language app RedNote and collectively helping Chinese teenagers with their English homework was not on my 2025 bingo card.
This is so funny plz 😭
Chinese social media app RedNote has skyrocketed to the top of Apple’s app store, underscoring concerns that TikTok will soon be effectively banned in the U.S.
Users worried about TikTok ban appear to be downloading a different Chinese social media app
Chinese social media app RedNote is at the top of Apple's app store, underscoring concerns that TikTok will soon be effectively banned in the U.S.
www.cnbc.com
January 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is so funny plz 😭
Reposted by David M. Figueroa
Naur they talking about Carrie Underwood because she’s performing at Trump’s inauguration? Bitch we was rooting for you! We was all rooting for you! You were giving my mom her inspirational country rock ballad anthem back in the day. And now this? The betrayal.
January 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Naur they talking about Carrie Underwood because she’s performing at Trump’s inauguration? Bitch we was rooting for you! We was all rooting for you! You were giving my mom her inspirational country rock ballad anthem back in the day. And now this? The betrayal.
substack.com/@davidmfigue... Support your local journalist and check out my award winning substack! 🙂↔️ to stay informed on what’s hot!!! #substack #beyonce #daviddobrik #meta #popculture #freelancejournalist
THE INTERNET ROUND-UP: Meta strikes back, Beyoncé fan theories, David Dobrik, and why Gen-Z hates alcohol
Here’s everything that caught my attention across the web this week.
substack.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
substack.com/@davidmfigue... Support your local journalist and check out my award winning substack! 🙂↔️ to stay informed on what’s hot!!! #substack #beyonce #daviddobrik #meta #popculture #freelancejournalist
Reposted by David M. Figueroa
🚨 TikTok confirms it will shut down in the United States on January 19th unless the Supreme Court strikes down or postpones law requiring it to be sold.
January 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🚨 TikTok confirms it will shut down in the United States on January 19th unless the Supreme Court strikes down or postpones law requiring it to be sold.
With the new year comes 2015 nostalgia, which in my opinion in the middle child year of the early 2010’s… #2015
January 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
With the new year comes 2015 nostalgia, which in my opinion in the middle child year of the early 2010’s… #2015