Elizabeth Lopatto
@lopatto.bsky.social
internet typist at the verge, known cat lady, zevon stan. she/hers/hesher
tip me: liz@theverge.com
tip me: liz@theverge.com
Pinned
I feel like we've gotten numb to these threats but it really is something to stack them all next to each other www.theverge.com/policy/79051...
"She doesn’t watch TV news. She doesn’t know the major players on the air. She doesn’t know the ratings," one insider commented to Status. "So where and how does she develop her interest in, say, Bret Baier?" www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Weiss’ Anchor Wishlist
Bari Weiss’ interest in high-profile journalists under contract at rival networks has struck insiders as naïve, and raised questions about her recruiting tactics. Meanwhile, CBS News staffers are bra...
www.status.news
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"She doesn’t watch TV news. She doesn’t know the major players on the air. She doesn’t know the ratings," one insider commented to Status. "So where and how does she develop her interest in, say, Bret Baier?" www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
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Lord, I saw what you did for Bob Dylan...
not kidding: she deserves a nobel prize in literature for posts
Joyce Carol Oates may be the best poster of our time.
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Lord, I saw what you did for Bob Dylan...
not kidding: she deserves a nobel prize in literature for posts
Joyce Carol Oates may be the best poster of our time.
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
not kidding: she deserves a nobel prize in literature for posts
what is even the point of voting for democrats prospect.org/2025/11/10/d...
Democrats Get Rolled by Their Own - The American Prospect
Coming out of last Tuesday’s election blowout, the Democrats were riding high and unified. But on Sunday night, centrist Senate Democrats, with Chuck Schumer’s tacit encouragement, voted to reopen the...
prospect.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
what is even the point of voting for democrats prospect.org/2025/11/10/d...
people thing knitters are like sweet old ladies who would never harm a soul. wrong!! knitters are fucking feral
My colleague @libbybrooks.bsky.social spoke to some of the knitters of Shetland about the fair isle and steeking controversies touched off by the competitive knitting show www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
people thing knitters are like sweet old ladies who would never harm a soul. wrong!! knitters are fucking feral
yoooooo Sorcerer (1977) is a lost classic
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
yoooooo Sorcerer (1977) is a lost classic
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I'm afraid my house is critically low on snacks
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I'm afraid my house is critically low on snacks
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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
just listened to "diamonds and rust" and I'm mad at bob dylan again
November 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
just listened to "diamonds and rust" and I'm mad at bob dylan again
2025: MAXIMALISM IS IN. SANITY IS OUT. hell yeah dude this album rips
time to put on the danny brown hyperpop album and levitate
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
2025: MAXIMALISM IS IN. SANITY IS OUT. hell yeah dude this album rips
time to put on the danny brown hyperpop album and levitate
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
time to put on the danny brown hyperpop album and levitate
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ur never gonna escape samsara like that, playboy
April 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ur never gonna escape samsara like that, playboy
spent the evening talking about my favorite thing, books by badly behaved women
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 AM
spent the evening talking about my favorite thing, books by badly behaved women
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congratulations to mr sandwich
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
congratulations to mr sandwich
"ha ha ha no we're good for our commitments I swear" www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/o...
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says company isn't seeking government backstop, clarifying prior comment
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar said in a LinkedIn post that the artificial intelligence company is not seeking a government backstop for its infrastructure commitments.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"ha ha ha no we're good for our commitments I swear" www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/o...
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He believes in miasma so he wanted to get clear of the Fainting Airs
why does RFK just zoom off instead of helping the dude
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
He believes in miasma so he wanted to get clear of the Fainting Airs
one fun thing about having a chronic autoimmune disease is that every time I drink grapefruit juice I get an illicit little thrill
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
one fun thing about having a chronic autoimmune disease is that every time I drink grapefruit juice I get an illicit little thrill
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#tbt sorry we missed this, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#tbt sorry we missed this, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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12-inch angry men
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
12-inch angry men
wait sandwich jury is still out???
November 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
wait sandwich jury is still out???