Joshua Rivera
@jmrivera.bsky.social
writer for hire. bylines at Vulture, Slate, The Ringer, and Vanity Fair. movies and tv and games and books and
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Joshua Rivera
@jmrivera.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Oh I never did an intro post. So:
I’m a writer interested in pop culture and how we make meaning from it. I was entertainment writer at polygon, and before that had stints at EW, GQ, and freelanced everywhere. Stories saved my life and I want to help people understand them, and each other, better.
I’m a writer interested in pop culture and how we make meaning from it. I was entertainment writer at polygon, and before that had stints at EW, GQ, and freelanced everywhere. Stories saved my life and I want to help people understand them, and each other, better.
some real goofy stuff happening in these last 30 seconds
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 AM
some real goofy stuff happening in these last 30 seconds
This came up in an interview I had with Kieron Gillen who said “people don’t realize this because they just read the quotes but he’s smiling when he says those things”
I’m also really tired of the “Alan Moore hates everything” line! He doesn’t! He really doesn’t! By all accounts he’s a lovely man!
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This came up in an interview I had with Kieron Gillen who said “people don’t realize this because they just read the quotes but he’s smiling when he says those things”
the eagles never win they way you expect them to. they also never lose the way you expect them to. infuriating team to support.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
the eagles never win they way you expect them to. they also never lose the way you expect them to. infuriating team to support.
Also pretty revealing of the only thing they care about: securing our votes without doing much for them. Election is over, so why do anything we want them to
This article is probably true. It doesn't say he privately fought to extend the government shutdown beyond Sunday.
"...he was privately cajoling a group of moderates not to fold before November."
That's in line with reporting that said Dems wanted to get to election day, Nov. 4, before folding.
"...he was privately cajoling a group of moderates not to fold before November."
That's in line with reporting that said Dems wanted to get to election day, Nov. 4, before folding.
SCOOP: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Also pretty revealing of the only thing they care about: securing our votes without doing much for them. Election is over, so why do anything we want them to
hmm weird. I’m still mad.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
hmm weird. I’m still mad.
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WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE
This has consumed around 4 months of my life. We've rebuilt the business from the ground-up. New site, new backend, new customer experience, new platform, new everything.
we spent two years flailing, having no idea how to run a business. now...we have more of an idea.
This has consumed around 4 months of my life. We've rebuilt the business from the ground-up. New site, new backend, new customer experience, new platform, new everything.
we spent two years flailing, having no idea how to run a business. now...we have more of an idea.
Despite the ravages of age and an internet steeped in misinformation, your eyes – in this one case – do not deceive you: Website different. It’s taken an immense amount of time and effort, but welcome to Aftermath version 2.0:
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE
This has consumed around 4 months of my life. We've rebuilt the business from the ground-up. New site, new backend, new customer experience, new platform, new everything.
we spent two years flailing, having no idea how to run a business. now...we have more of an idea.
This has consumed around 4 months of my life. We've rebuilt the business from the ground-up. New site, new backend, new customer experience, new platform, new everything.
we spent two years flailing, having no idea how to run a business. now...we have more of an idea.
man what a lousy night
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
man what a lousy night
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Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything
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CONNIE: They killed him, Whit! Just for believing in God! I don’t know what to do... I’m so scared.
WHIT: God calls us to serve him at unexpected times and in unexpected ways. When our government fails us, sometimes it’s our responsibility to fight back. Have you ever handled a semiautomatic weapon?
WHIT: God calls us to serve him at unexpected times and in unexpected ways. When our government fails us, sometimes it’s our responsibility to fight back. Have you ever handled a semiautomatic weapon?
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
CONNIE: They killed him, Whit! Just for believing in God! I don’t know what to do... I’m so scared.
WHIT: God calls us to serve him at unexpected times and in unexpected ways. When our government fails us, sometimes it’s our responsibility to fight back. Have you ever handled a semiautomatic weapon?
WHIT: God calls us to serve him at unexpected times and in unexpected ways. When our government fails us, sometimes it’s our responsibility to fight back. Have you ever handled a semiautomatic weapon?
Lmao
Did Khalil Mack intentionally hesitate on the safety to wait for Aaron Rodgers to drop back further into his end zone?
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Lmao
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
Hey are there any good apps for making a conspiracy board type thing. This is a real request.
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Hey are there any good apps for making a conspiracy board type thing. This is a real request.
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The administration is deliberately starving poor people so that Dems will agree to radically slash the healthcare available to poor people.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, in a move that added to the chaos surrounding the nation’s largest anti-hunger program during the government shutdown. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The administration is deliberately starving poor people so that Dems will agree to radically slash the healthcare available to poor people.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
Do not let its familiarity dull your outrage. This is monstrous, unforgivable shit.
the most disconcerting thing football commentators say frequently is “lot of time left” when there’s 90 seconds on the clock
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
the most disconcerting thing football commentators say frequently is “lot of time left” when there’s 90 seconds on the clock
Not even watching any of these games but football is so much right now
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Not even watching any of these games but football is so much right now
I know this is old hat but it’s kind of wild how like 75% of a pundits job is denying that people have agency and beliefs
Damn, I hate it when things that happen mean nothing :-(
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I know this is old hat but it’s kind of wild how like 75% of a pundits job is denying that people have agency and beliefs
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This is a parody account. This is not a real quote.
Stop sharing it.
And if you say, "well, it's ok because it might as well be real," I will block you.
Stop sharing it.
And if you say, "well, it's ok because it might as well be real," I will block you.
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This is a parody account. This is not a real quote.
Stop sharing it.
And if you say, "well, it's ok because it might as well be real," I will block you.
Stop sharing it.
And if you say, "well, it's ok because it might as well be real," I will block you.
It is increasingly clear that there is a crisis of trust in legacy media, five-alarm fire stuff. It is bad for any news outlet to have a reputation that wards off people it should be talking to, and the wary are growing in number
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It is increasingly clear that there is a crisis of trust in legacy media, five-alarm fire stuff. It is bad for any news outlet to have a reputation that wards off people it should be talking to, and the wary are growing in number
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
What an insane catch. Incredible stuff
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What an insane catch. Incredible stuff
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Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Six people died from tampered Tylenol and the company pulled 30 million bottles off the market. ChatGPT is accused of urging seven people towards suicide, and OpenAI just assures us they’re still working out the kinks. Billions in investment, zero accountability.
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Sometimes America is so beautiful it just makes you want to cry. From beauty.
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Sometimes America is so beautiful it just makes you want to cry. From beauty.
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the hardest part of jeopardy is that you can't say fuck even once
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
the hardest part of jeopardy is that you can't say fuck even once