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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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skeptic is a definitionally inaccurate word to describe most of these ACIP members. their actions show they aren’t skeptical. they don’t consider evidence. their minds are made up.
@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social has more knowledge than anyone about this, and she calls them hardcore anti-vaccine 👇
@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social has more knowledge than anyone about this, and she calls them hardcore anti-vaccine 👇
WATCH: A CDC panel voted to end the recommendation that newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine, despite a 99% drop in cases since in the 30 years since it was implemented. Chris Hayes and Brandy Zadrozny react. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6REM...
CDC Panel ends recommendation for newborn hepatitis B shot
YouTube video by MS NOW
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December 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
skeptic is a definitionally inaccurate word to describe most of these ACIP members. their actions show they aren’t skeptical. they don’t consider evidence. their minds are made up.
@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social has more knowledge than anyone about this, and she calls them hardcore anti-vaccine 👇
@brandyzadrozny.bsky.social has more knowledge than anyone about this, and she calls them hardcore anti-vaccine 👇
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How are 'taken by surprise' that she did the thing which she is most famous for?
Olivia Nuzzi and Vanity Fair Will Part Ways
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
How are 'taken by surprise' that she did the thing which she is most famous for?
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Union leaders representing SEPTA’s bus, subway, and trolley operators have grown frustrated with contract negotiations and are preparing members to walk off the job.
SEPTA strike is ‘imminent,’ say TWU leaders
www.inquirer.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Union leaders representing SEPTA’s bus, subway, and trolley operators have grown frustrated with contract negotiations and are preparing members to walk off the job.
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Oh shit they finally came up with a socially beneficial use case
ChatGPT gladly shoots a YouTuber, overriding safety protocols with minimal manipulation - gamepressure.com
The YouTube channel InsideAI tested ChatGPT's limits with a BB gun, and all it took was a straightforward trick to get the AI to pull the trigger.
www.gamepressure.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Oh shit they finally came up with a socially beneficial use case
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Knowing her family history of grifting + attention seeking, the fact that the account that reported on this was created just days before the incident, + how off-rubric the essay was, I believe Samantha Fulnecky failed on purpose to create a lucrative media cycle based on manufactured outrage
new episode of kill the computer where we talk about how the oklohoma university essay debacle was a planned political narrative targeting a trans professor from the very start
True Grift Ft. Parker Molloy
Podcast Episode · Kill The Computer · 12/04/2025 · 1h 16m
podcasts.apple.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Knowing her family history of grifting + attention seeking, the fact that the account that reported on this was created just days before the incident, + how off-rubric the essay was, I believe Samantha Fulnecky failed on purpose to create a lucrative media cycle based on manufactured outrage
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I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M
Molly's Holiday Fundraiser 2025
Make Winter Merry and Bright in Honor of Fergus
givebutter.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M
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it’s so blatant how obvious this setup grift is
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
it’s so blatant how obvious this setup grift is
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no i do not want to give you my email for 10% off. and furthermore, I don’t think i should have to click a button that says “i’m a dumb bitch” to indicate that. you’re a website that sells blankets and you can’t speak to me like that.
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
no i do not want to give you my email for 10% off. and furthermore, I don’t think i should have to click a button that says “i’m a dumb bitch” to indicate that. you’re a website that sells blankets and you can’t speak to me like that.
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FOLKS, do you have questions on the redistricting wars (especially tonight)?
Bolts just launched a call for questions today: Tell us what you want to know... on new maps, about lingering questions, about lawsuits, on VRA threat, what where it means for 2026?
Reply below, or there's a form in here:
Bolts just launched a call for questions today: Tell us what you want to know... on new maps, about lingering questions, about lawsuits, on VRA threat, what where it means for 2026?
Reply below, or there's a form in here:
How Is Mid-Decade Redistricting Upending the Midterms? Send Us Your Questions. - Bolts
Redistricting is on the political agenda of state governments all over the country this year, an unusual trend for the middle of a decade. Spurred by President Trump, Texas adopted... Read More
boltsmag.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
FOLKS, do you have questions on the redistricting wars (especially tonight)?
Bolts just launched a call for questions today: Tell us what you want to know... on new maps, about lingering questions, about lawsuits, on VRA threat, what where it means for 2026?
Reply below, or there's a form in here:
Bolts just launched a call for questions today: Tell us what you want to know... on new maps, about lingering questions, about lawsuits, on VRA threat, what where it means for 2026?
Reply below, or there's a form in here:
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Support thoughtful feminist cultural criticism, break out of the tyranny of the algorithm, AND support our work reprinting the archives of Bitch Magazine at The Flytrap!
December 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Support thoughtful feminist cultural criticism, break out of the tyranny of the algorithm, AND support our work reprinting the archives of Bitch Magazine at The Flytrap!
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once again, "the supreme court will act as a bunch of partisan republican hacks" is the single most accurate heuristic for predicting its behavior, putting any coherent legal theory to shame
because fuck you, that's why
because fuck you, that's why
December 4, 2025 at 11:19 PM
once again, "the supreme court will act as a bunch of partisan republican hacks" is the single most accurate heuristic for predicting its behavior, putting any coherent legal theory to shame
because fuck you, that's why
because fuck you, that's why
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I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
Life during wartime in New Orleans as feds terrorize Latinos who saved a city | Will Bunch
The first day of long-feared federal immigration raids across Greater New Orleans exposes the Big Lie of mass deportation.
www.inquirer.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I went to New Orleans to see what it looks like when a great American city comes under siege from the government, as masked goons of 'Catahoula Crunch' lie about nabbing bad guys before swarming Home Depot, roofing jobs for folks with brown skin
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/new-...
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Prison life isn't necessarily what you expect. Would you have guessed that American prisons often rely on incarcerated members of the LGBTQ+ community for their administrative skills?
Another remarkable essay from the other side of the wall, by B Speaks.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Another remarkable essay from the other side of the wall, by B Speaks.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
To Survive in Prison, Desperate LGBTQ Inmates Turn to Office Work — Assigned
How America’s short-staffed prisons came to rely on the administrative skills of incarcerated queers.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Prison life isn't necessarily what you expect. Would you have guessed that American prisons often rely on incarcerated members of the LGBTQ+ community for their administrative skills?
Another remarkable essay from the other side of the wall, by B Speaks.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Another remarkable essay from the other side of the wall, by B Speaks.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Between budget cuts, the government shutdown, and delayed SNAP benefits, the number of families seeking food from Share Food Program has increased 12-fold.
It’s daunting.
It’s daunting.
December 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Between budget cuts, the government shutdown, and delayed SNAP benefits, the number of families seeking food from Share Food Program has increased 12-fold.
It’s daunting.
It’s daunting.
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Senator Mark Kelly has seen the Trump admin's classified justification for the boat strikes and said they should be released to the public. Kelly can release the info himself due legislative immunity; but when asked if he would, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Why Hegseth's Alleged War Crime Will Never Be Revealed
Lethal strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean is shrouded in an above-top secret world
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Senator Mark Kelly has seen the Trump admin's classified justification for the boat strikes and said they should be released to the public. Kelly can release the info himself due legislative immunity; but when asked if he would, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
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They should do MyChart Wrapped
December 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
They should do MyChart Wrapped
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We know everyone is asking for your money this month, but here's a twist: We're NOT asking you to donate in December, we're asking you to spread the word.
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
December 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
We know everyone is asking for your money this month, but here's a twist: We're NOT asking you to donate in December, we're asking you to spread the word.
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!
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"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
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the hater's council just vetoed this actually.
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Review: Yes, we give you permission to hate-read 'American Canto'
Political journalist Olivia Nuzzi has dazzled the media with scandals, but her prose is less sparkling. Her much-anticipated new memoir is rife with arrogance and thin on sourcing.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
the hater's council just vetoed this actually.
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
"a real hater hates attention seekers by ignoring them" wise words from one hater elder.
"hate reading is for homework dorks" said another senior hater on condition of anonymity as this statement was a compound diss targeting other council members
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Very into this series from @coyotemedia.org that looks at the individual stories of unhoused people rather than viewing 'homelessness' as an abstract, dehumanized issue!
Homeless to Housed: Larry's Story
Housing can offer more stability than many realize — to get sober, save money, find a purpose, and fall in love.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Very into this series from @coyotemedia.org that looks at the individual stories of unhoused people rather than viewing 'homelessness' as an abstract, dehumanized issue!
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I hope that on this #GivingTuesday you might consider a donation to my fundraiser for our local shelter. They don't just adopt out animals - they run a low-cost vet and spay/neuter clinic, offer emergency pet housing for domestic violence victims, and so much more. givebutter.com/n5l31M
Molly's Holiday Fundraiser 2025
Make Winter Merry and Bright in Honor of Fergus
givebutter.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I hope that on this #GivingTuesday you might consider a donation to my fundraiser for our local shelter. They don't just adopt out animals - they run a low-cost vet and spay/neuter clinic, offer emergency pet housing for domestic violence victims, and so much more. givebutter.com/n5l31M
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Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.