maura johnston
@maura.bsky.social
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@maura.bsky.social
· Aug 22
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I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
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Because it is a big club and we aren’t cool enough to be in it.
Why is the NYT participating in Nuzzi's rehabilitation campaign?
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Because it is a big club and we aren’t cool enough to be in it.
stop reading thomas chatterton williams and start watching last night’s aew dynamite. i promise it will be way more edifying
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 AM
stop reading thomas chatterton williams and start watching last night’s aew dynamite. i promise it will be way more edifying
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extremely relevant to our political and economic climate
YOU DIDN’T THINK THEY COULD HATE YOU, NOW DIDJA?
OH BUT THEY HATE YOU
MAKE NO MISTAKE THEY HATE YOU
YOU DIDN’T THINK THEY COULD HATE YOU, NOW DIDJA?
OH BUT THEY HATE YOU
MAKE NO MISTAKE THEY HATE YOU
The Ballad of the Sin Eather by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists on Apple Music
Song · 2003 · Duration 5:20
music.apple.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
extremely relevant to our political and economic climate
YOU DIDN’T THINK THEY COULD HATE YOU, NOW DIDJA?
OH BUT THEY HATE YOU
MAKE NO MISTAKE THEY HATE YOU
YOU DIDN’T THINK THEY COULD HATE YOU, NOW DIDJA?
OH BUT THEY HATE YOU
MAKE NO MISTAKE THEY HATE YOU
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I really think that the best way to stop an intellectually anemic stylistically milquetoast bad-faith paycheck troll from winning is to stop turning every quarter-assed essay he publishes into the quote-tweet Super Bowl, but by all means, keep fighting your battle as you see fit
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I really think that the best way to stop an intellectually anemic stylistically milquetoast bad-faith paycheck troll from winning is to stop turning every quarter-assed essay he publishes into the quote-tweet Super Bowl, but by all means, keep fighting your battle as you see fit
that lead photo would have been a content goldmine for awful plastic surgery dot com
Laura Loomer has long believed that she is some sort of modern-day oracle. Increasingly, she has had the sense that she is taking part in an ongoing conversation with Donald Trump, almost like a shared inner monologue. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/17/laura-loomers-endless-payback
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
that lead photo would have been a content goldmine for awful plastic surgery dot com
Fatback - Is This the Future? (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ace Records
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Bernie and AOC have long operated on that same frequency, and they would have remade the party long ago if voters could choose freely. But Schumer and co. will do anything to keep their claws on the wheel.
This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Bernie and AOC have long operated on that same frequency, and they would have remade the party long ago if voters could choose freely. But Schumer and co. will do anything to keep their claws on the wheel.
going to be on @wbur.org in the 10 am ET hour to talk about mtv (and @craigmarks.bsky.social will be there too!)
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
going to be on @wbur.org in the 10 am ET hour to talk about mtv (and @craigmarks.bsky.social will be there too!)
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
all praise to @stereogum.com and also how depressing is it that the ai overview that is flat out wrong at least 43% of the time is strangling so much stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
Getting Killed By AI
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stereogum.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
all praise to @stereogum.com and also how depressing is it that the ai overview that is flat out wrong at least 43% of the time is strangling so much stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
did the CHAIR COMPANY guys name that one guy after the celebrated tv critic
November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
did the CHAIR COMPANY guys name that one guy after the celebrated tv critic
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Congratulations to Kim Thayil, the first person featured on the debut album by the Presidents of the United States of America to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
November 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Congratulations to Kim Thayil, the first person featured on the debut album by the Presidents of the United States of America to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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Posted for no reason
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Posted for no reason
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It’s flabbergasting that you could pick just about any random American off the street and they would show infinitely more political willpower and courage than our entire cadre of alleged leaders and titans of business. We’re a nation occupied by a tiny upper class of cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
It’s flabbergasting that you could pick just about any random American off the street and they would show infinitely more political willpower and courage than our entire cadre of alleged leaders and titans of business. We’re a nation occupied by a tiny upper class of cowards.
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Imagine coming off an incredible Election Day mandate from coast to coast and going 'you know what voters want? to be completely sold out by a bunch of craven cowards too pathetic to hold the line against a bunch of fucking weirdos'
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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not sure why aew collision is such a hot property for mattress ads, but i am going to need one soon so
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
not sure why aew collision is such a hot property for mattress ads, but i am going to need one soon so
is there a funko equivalent of the princess diana beanie baby
Funko admits “substantial doubt” it can continue as a going concern amid crashing sales and mounting debt.
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
The Pop! maker warns of potential loan defaults without fresh funding or a buyout, after a 14% sales drop and $250M in obligations.
#Funko #PopVinyl #GoingConcern
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
is there a funko equivalent of the princess diana beanie baby
this is like if coach mcguirk’s (perfect) new york times poem was expanded into a masterful essay 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 9, 2025 at 1:56 AM
this is like if coach mcguirk’s (perfect) new york times poem was expanded into a masterful essay lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
(cues andy samberg saying “not better” in the lonely island’s “jack sparrow”)
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
(cues andy samberg saying “not better” in the lonely island’s “jack sparrow”)
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I am surprisingly hopeful that the people in this country who actually care about stuff are learning to ditch the losers and actually try to make things better instead of more polite
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I am surprisingly hopeful that the people in this country who actually care about stuff are learning to ditch the losers and actually try to make things better instead of more polite
tantrums through tacky ass renovations
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
tantrums through tacky ass renovations
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I've waited my whole life to hear a New York mayor say things like this
"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I've waited my whole life to hear a New York mayor say things like this