Suzi Steffen
@jprofsuzi.bsky.social
Suzi writes and edits and teaches journalism & other writing things in Oregon. Deep fan of arts and culture, also NWSL & WNBA. Will likely be posting about my New Media Culture/Journalism classes here. 🏳️🌈
AND I once again logged into the wrong Bsky account. Ha! It's been fun, back to my normal account, lol oops.
December 17, 2024 at 10:09 AM
AND I once again logged into the wrong Bsky account. Ha! It's been fun, back to my normal account, lol oops.
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
"Things are being made linearly worse in the pursuit of growth in every aspect of our digital lives, and it’s because everything must grow, at all costs, at all times, unrelentingly, even if it makes the technology we use every day consistently harmful."
Newsletter: Our digital lives are unregulated growth-hacked ecological disasters. The modern tech ecosystem's growth-at-all-costs mindset is actively harming billions of people, pushing them toward authoritarianism for profit. We must fight back.
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/
Never Forgive Them
In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting wor...
www.wheresyoured.at
December 16, 2024 at 6:50 PM
"Things are being made linearly worse in the pursuit of growth in every aspect of our digital lives, and it’s because everything must grow, at all costs, at all times, unrelentingly, even if it makes the technology we use every day consistently harmful."
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
“Abortion debt” is probably not a phrase you have heard. But post-Dobbs, it’s becoming more of a reality. And it’s only going to get worse.
That’s why @debtcollective.bsky.social is collaborating with frontline abortion funds and providers to eliminate and prevent $50,000 in abortion debt. 🧵
That’s why @debtcollective.bsky.social is collaborating with frontline abortion funds and providers to eliminate and prevent $50,000 in abortion debt. 🧵
December 16, 2024 at 3:14 PM
“Abortion debt” is probably not a phrase you have heard. But post-Dobbs, it’s becoming more of a reality. And it’s only going to get worse.
That’s why @debtcollective.bsky.social is collaborating with frontline abortion funds and providers to eliminate and prevent $50,000 in abortion debt. 🧵
That’s why @debtcollective.bsky.social is collaborating with frontline abortion funds and providers to eliminate and prevent $50,000 in abortion debt. 🧵
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
Great tragic mystery how the vibes of the Gilded Age just up and turned bad on their own
![Screenshot of text under the banner of The Atlantic:
We already understand many of the conditions that make a society vulnerable to violence. And we know that those conditions are present today, just as they were in the Gilded Age: highly visible wealth disparity, declining [red underline begins] trust [underline ends] in democratic institutions, a heightened [red underline begins] sense of [underline ends] victimhood, intense partisan estrangement [red underline begins] based on identity [underline ends], rapid demographic change, flourishing conspiracy theories, violent and dehumanizing rhetoric against the “other,” a sharply divided electorate, and a belief among those who flirt with violence that they can get away with it. These conditions run counter to spurts of civilizing, in which people’s worldviews generally become more neutral, more empirical, and less fearful or emotional.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lyspo2bgxpznqtug5ir2q33g/bafkreibsjuiwtlvb7qkuv5w4yv4tlrw7zacg6flwnrlbxfjokzuwht5vsm@jpeg)
December 16, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Great tragic mystery how the vibes of the Gilded Age just up and turned bad on their own
wait until you find out how buddy boy got the info in that novel and what happened to the woman who was writing a book about the Okies
December 17, 2024 at 8:39 AM
wait until you find out how buddy boy got the info in that novel and what happened to the woman who was writing a book about the Okies
USians in Europe: Help? I'm trying to get a ticket to the #UWCL game in Madrid, and the Real Madrid site is asking me for an ID number. Uh? What does that mean?
December 17, 2024 at 8:37 AM
USians in Europe: Help? I'm trying to get a ticket to the #UWCL game in Madrid, and the Real Madrid site is asking me for an ID number. Uh? What does that mean?
me reading the "what was Jesus' childhood home" question out loud to my partner and going "UH they told me his NAME was Jesus OF NAZARETH" like wowooowowow that youth training kicks right in sometimes 🤣
December 17, 2024 at 8:34 AM
me reading the "what was Jesus' childhood home" question out loud to my partner and going "UH they told me his NAME was Jesus OF NAZARETH" like wowooowowow that youth training kicks right in sometimes 🤣
fifteen out of fifteen, baby. All of that recovering Catholic childhood religious education really pays off sometimes. (Whatever that means for this? Apparently most people in my country do not know things? No one can be surprised by THAT.)
December 17, 2024 at 8:31 AM
fifteen out of fifteen, baby. All of that recovering Catholic childhood religious education really pays off sometimes. (Whatever that means for this? Apparently most people in my country do not know things? No one can be surprised by THAT.)
If you didn't know, now you know. (Unless you come from a union family, you probably didn't know.)
I knew a lady in HR who would go to junior staffers and tell them “before important negotiations or other important conversations with your manager, come rehearse the convo with me so you can be more effective.” And then she’d snitch to managers like me. I was shook!
December 17, 2024 at 8:18 AM
If you didn't know, now you know. (Unless you come from a union family, you probably didn't know.)
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
December 16, 2024 at 4:16 PM
sesame street isn't supposed to make money. the post office isn't supposed to make money. not everything is supposed to MAKE MONEY
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
ZERO AI real human writing needs support because we have to pay the writers, who are not machines
Subscribe to our (excellent) cooperative newsletter at @flaminghydra.com for a mere $3/month
flaminghydra.com/subscribe
Subscribe to our (excellent) cooperative newsletter at @flaminghydra.com for a mere $3/month
flaminghydra.com/subscribe
Flaming Hydra
a collective of 60 writers, on fire and hard to kill
flaminghydra.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:36 PM
ZERO AI real human writing needs support because we have to pay the writers, who are not machines
Subscribe to our (excellent) cooperative newsletter at @flaminghydra.com for a mere $3/month
flaminghydra.com/subscribe
Subscribe to our (excellent) cooperative newsletter at @flaminghydra.com for a mere $3/month
flaminghydra.com/subscribe
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
This writer follows twelve (12) people on Bluesky. They've been here a month and posted twice.
It's like writing about how mid the food is in New York compared to your hometown and not revealing that the only food you ate in New York was a bag of chips you bought at the airport during a layover.
It's like writing about how mid the food is in New York compared to your hometown and not revealing that the only food you ate in New York was a bag of chips you bought at the airport during a layover.
December 14, 2024 at 5:34 PM
This writer follows twelve (12) people on Bluesky. They've been here a month and posted twice.
It's like writing about how mid the food is in New York compared to your hometown and not revealing that the only food you ate in New York was a bag of chips you bought at the airport during a layover.
It's like writing about how mid the food is in New York compared to your hometown and not revealing that the only food you ate in New York was a bag of chips you bought at the airport during a layover.
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
JUST IN: A day after Trump and George Stephanopoulos were ordered to appear for depositions, they settled the case.
ABC has agreed to make a $15 million contribution to Trump presidential museum/foundation and air an apology for mischaracterizing the E. Jean Carroll verdict.
ABC has agreed to make a $15 million contribution to Trump presidential museum/foundation and air an apology for mischaracterizing the E. Jean Carroll verdict.
December 14, 2024 at 9:34 PM
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
american politics has been in a period of high engagement and high polarization for nearly a quarter-century and this means that all national elections are going to be nailbiters, barring some insane exogenous shock, which is what you had in 2008.
October 27, 2024 at 4:49 PM
american politics has been in a period of high engagement and high polarization for nearly a quarter-century and this means that all national elections are going to be nailbiters, barring some insane exogenous shock, which is what you had in 2008.
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
“why is the election a coin flip”
every single presidential election since 2000 — basically other than 2008 — has been essentially a coin flip in the polls. if you ignore ‘08, the last time the outcome was essentially known in advance was in *1996*
every single presidential election since 2000 — basically other than 2008 — has been essentially a coin flip in the polls. if you ignore ‘08, the last time the outcome was essentially known in advance was in *1996*
October 27, 2024 at 4:41 PM
“why is the election a coin flip”
every single presidential election since 2000 — basically other than 2008 — has been essentially a coin flip in the polls. if you ignore ‘08, the last time the outcome was essentially known in advance was in *1996*
every single presidential election since 2000 — basically other than 2008 — has been essentially a coin flip in the polls. if you ignore ‘08, the last time the outcome was essentially known in advance was in *1996*
I am ... stunned and furious with, and embarassed by, all of my friends cancelling subscriptions. It only harms the journalists, not the billionaires. I don't even know what to say anymore, but I'm apopleptic right now and about to lose friends over their fast but very, very poor decisions.
October 27, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I am ... stunned and furious with, and embarassed by, all of my friends cancelling subscriptions. It only harms the journalists, not the billionaires. I don't even know what to say anymore, but I'm apopleptic right now and about to lose friends over their fast but very, very poor decisions.
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
Yes, this! I am not going to drop my subscription to the Post but I also subscribe to Baltimore Banner, Defector (I'm not even a sports gal, I just like their vibe) Flaming Hydra as of today, and, uh...America's Test Kitchen ( not really a political statement, I just also like their vibe)
amid all the talk about how people support media, a reminder: *small* outlets like @bolts.bsky.social thrive on and need reader support...
... & I promise you whatever other niche website you love but haven't subscribed to does as well. Consider them!
for bolts: boltsmag.org/donate
... & I promise you whatever other niche website you love but haven't subscribed to does as well. Consider them!
for bolts: boltsmag.org/donate
October 26, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Yes, this! I am not going to drop my subscription to the Post but I also subscribe to Baltimore Banner, Defector (I'm not even a sports gal, I just like their vibe) Flaming Hydra as of today, and, uh...America's Test Kitchen ( not really a political statement, I just also like their vibe)
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
Refreshing to know that even at WaPo, when the ownership class’s underlings trot out a shitty, craven memo about a shitty, craven business decision, the people who actually do the work immediately recognize bullshit.
October 27, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Refreshing to know that even at WaPo, when the ownership class’s underlings trot out a shitty, craven memo about a shitty, craven business decision, the people who actually do the work immediately recognize bullshit.
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
Visited the NYT homepage and clicked on the only thing that didn't give me anxiety. Please join me in being soothed by this story and beautiful wetland pictures: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/w...
A Radical Approach to Flooding in the UK: Give Land Back to the Sea
When a huge tract of land on the Somerset coast was deliberately flooded, the project was slammed as “ridiculous” by a local lawmaker. But the results have been transformative.
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Visited the NYT homepage and clicked on the only thing that didn't give me anxiety. Please join me in being soothed by this story and beautiful wetland pictures: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/w...
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
Hi new Bluesky users. Semi-annual reminder to follow my favorite part of this website: the Gift Links feed.
It shows any free link to an otherwise paywalled article that’s shared by anyone on Bluesky. It has legit changed how I read the news.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
It shows any free link to an otherwise paywalled article that’s shared by anyone on Bluesky. It has legit changed how I read the news.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 20, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Hi new Bluesky users. Semi-annual reminder to follow my favorite part of this website: the Gift Links feed.
It shows any free link to an otherwise paywalled article that’s shared by anyone on Bluesky. It has legit changed how I read the news.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
It shows any free link to an otherwise paywalled article that’s shared by anyone on Bluesky. It has legit changed how I read the news.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
Wow. Meta has blocked all links to the Kansas Reflector—the nonprofit newsroom that broke the story of the Marion County Record police raid—likely because they published a column this morning criticizing the platform's censorship of climate change-related ads.
kansasreflector.com/2024/04/04/f...
kansasreflector.com/2024/04/04/f...
April 4, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Wow. Meta has blocked all links to the Kansas Reflector—the nonprofit newsroom that broke the story of the Marion County Record police raid—likely because they published a column this morning criticizing the platform's censorship of climate change-related ads.
kansasreflector.com/2024/04/04/f...
kansasreflector.com/2024/04/04/f...
Today in #MediaAndSociety we talked about the joys of digital gaming, cozy gaming, skills issues, board games, G*merg*te, all of the assignments left this term, the gaming industry's annus horribilis (so far), a bit about WB/Disc.'s losses & more, and then we watched Mythic Quest, S1, Ep 5.
March 1, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Today in #MediaAndSociety we talked about the joys of digital gaming, cozy gaming, skills issues, board games, G*merg*te, all of the assignments left this term, the gaming industry's annus horribilis (so far), a bit about WB/Disc.'s losses & more, and then we watched Mythic Quest, S1, Ep 5.
Reposted by Suzi Steffen
Per Lucas Shaw of Bloomberg, Warner Bros. Discovery stock price declined more than 65% over the last 2 years.
[Broken record voice] Zaslav made $246 million in 2021 alone—yes, that was just 1 year’s compensation. In the past decade he’s raked in well over a BILLION bucks… to wreck stuff. Anyway!
[Broken record voice] Zaslav made $246 million in 2021 alone—yes, that was just 1 year’s compensation. In the past decade he’s raked in well over a BILLION bucks… to wreck stuff. Anyway!
February 29, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Per Lucas Shaw of Bloomberg, Warner Bros. Discovery stock price declined more than 65% over the last 2 years.
[Broken record voice] Zaslav made $246 million in 2021 alone—yes, that was just 1 year’s compensation. In the past decade he’s raked in well over a BILLION bucks… to wreck stuff. Anyway!
[Broken record voice] Zaslav made $246 million in 2021 alone—yes, that was just 1 year’s compensation. In the past decade he’s raked in well over a BILLION bucks… to wreck stuff. Anyway!
#ouch! #Oscars2024 and also, just Oscars.
“Diane Warren, who received her fifteenth nomination for Best Original Song, said that “The Fire Inside,” her anthem from “Flamin’ Hot”—a movie about the creation of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos—is “my anthem too.””
Can You Really Want an Oscar Too Much?
It’s the ultimate paradox of campaigning: an actor must somehow be dedicated but not try-hard, authentic but not award-hungry.
www.newyorker.com
February 28, 2024 at 8:24 PM
#ouch! #Oscars2024 and also, just Oscars.
Someone get Greta Lee an action film, yes, but also A MUSICAL, PLEASE. GRETA LEE MUSICAL!!! (And a retroactive nomination because what the entire hell, Academy.) #PastLives
Greta Lee Was Hiding in Plain Sight—Until ‘Past Lives’ Changed Everything
Her childhood dream of “all-American” movie stardom once seemed out of reach.
www.vanityfair.com
February 28, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Someone get Greta Lee an action film, yes, but also A MUSICAL, PLEASE. GRETA LEE MUSICAL!!! (And a retroactive nomination because what the entire hell, Academy.) #PastLives