Ryan Singel
@ryansingel.bsky.social
All into Indie publishing. Cofounder of Outpost Publishers Cooperative, (outpost.pub), not yet recovered former journalist, Contextly.
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Do political science profs have to explain to their students that, for most of American history, it was actually borderline unthinkable that elected officials and their spokespersons would constantly talk like trashy reality show contestants?
After calling Schumer a "Palestinian," Leavitt refers to "Gavin Newscum." So she's just ripping off her boss's smears now.
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Do political science profs have to explain to their students that, for most of American history, it was actually borderline unthinkable that elected officials and their spokespersons would constantly talk like trashy reality show contestants?
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November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Love this idea >:3 Click this link if you want to support worker-owned journalism in the Bay Area! coyotemedia.org?ref=coyoteme...
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move over ai
this is proper tech
this is proper tech
i made a pillow for our phones - turns on do not disturb when you lay your phone on top
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
move over ai
this is proper tech
this is proper tech
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@davekarpf.bsky.social meanwhile describes how the dynamic between advocates, tech companies, and the government has shifted dramatically over the past year--necessitating new strategies for change in an era of fewer cross-sector alliances.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@davekarpf.bsky.social meanwhile describes how the dynamic between advocates, tech companies, and the government has shifted dramatically over the past year--necessitating new strategies for change in an era of fewer cross-sector alliances.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
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Anna Meehan and the guy who made Class Action Park are pretty much the only people I trust to report on early Cacophony.
“You can’t control Santa. You just can’t.”
Heckuva investigation by @annamerlan.bsky.social. Read the whole thing, awash with enlightening details. (Among them: a key link to early days of Mother Jones) www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...
Heckuva investigation by @annamerlan.bsky.social. Read the whole thing, awash with enlightening details. (Among them: a key link to early days of Mother Jones) www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...
The secret history of Santacon, America’s most hated Christmas Party
A new documentary explores the booze-soaked and vomit-slicked gathering's radical roots.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Anna Meehan and the guy who made Class Action Park are pretty much the only people I trust to report on early Cacophony.
One of my favorite quotes I ever got was as a journalism student profiling a weird SF bar run by SF underground legend Chicken John.
I asked him about Burning Man, and he dismissed the founders, saying they didn't know what the hell they were doing.
"I taught them how to shit in a bucket."
I asked him about Burning Man, and he dismissed the founders, saying they didn't know what the hell they were doing.
"I taught them how to shit in a bucket."
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
One of my favorite quotes I ever got was as a journalism student profiling a weird SF bar run by SF underground legend Chicken John.
I asked him about Burning Man, and he dismissed the founders, saying they didn't know what the hell they were doing.
"I taught them how to shit in a bucket."
I asked him about Burning Man, and he dismissed the founders, saying they didn't know what the hell they were doing.
"I taught them how to shit in a bucket."
A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards
That's a damn good headline atop a good-as-usual Will Bunch column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
That's a damn good headline atop a good-as-usual Will Bunch column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Cheney didn’t save us from Trump. He created him.
www.inquirer.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards
That's a damn good headline atop a good-as-usual Will Bunch column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
That's a damn good headline atop a good-as-usual Will Bunch column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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a not-fun thing about five writers owning their own company is that when one of them has to build a new website and move a whole business over, which takes months, they can't blog anymore. there are simply less blogs.
im SO EXCITED to get back to blogs now.
im SO EXCITED to get back to blogs now.
There's plenty more to show and talk about in the days and weeks to come, but for now, thanks for sticking with us while we got the new site up and running, thanks for all your support since we launched, and we look forward to bringing you many more years of bullshit-free coverage in the future.
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
a not-fun thing about five writers owning their own company is that when one of them has to build a new website and move a whole business over, which takes months, they can't blog anymore. there are simply less blogs.
im SO EXCITED to get back to blogs now.
im SO EXCITED to get back to blogs now.
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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 3:51 PM
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...
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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.
Schumer saw Mamdani win and felt the need to remind the country that "no, actually, your only choice is between the fascists and the corporate-controlled center-right cowardly Dems."
Do not expect more from us and oh yeah, vote blue no matter who (unless it's Mamdani)
Do not expect more from us and oh yeah, vote blue no matter who (unless it's Mamdani)
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Schumer saw Mamdani win and felt the need to remind the country that "no, actually, your only choice is between the fascists and the corporate-controlled center-right cowardly Dems."
Do not expect more from us and oh yeah, vote blue no matter who (unless it's Mamdani)
Do not expect more from us and oh yeah, vote blue no matter who (unless it's Mamdani)
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The original Dem demands were:
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
1) Permanent ACA subsidies
2) Medicaid funding restored
3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission)
They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today.
The Senate Democrats!
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Visiting the Frick, which I haven't done since reporting this story. (Technically, we didn't go inside.)
Hitchhiking Through New York City With John Waters
The only place in the country Waters has never yet succeeded hitching is Manhattan.
www.vulture.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Visiting the Frick, which I haven't done since reporting this story. (Technically, we didn't go inside.)
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They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Remember when DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) were a thing?
I think one tried to buy the Magna Carta, raised a bunch of $, failed, and then fell into in-fighting on whether to donate the $ they raised to the "One NFT Per Child" charity or spend it on transaction fees to refund people
I think one tried to buy the Magna Carta, raised a bunch of $, failed, and then fell into in-fighting on whether to donate the $ they raised to the "One NFT Per Child" charity or spend it on transaction fees to refund people
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Remember when DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) were a thing?
I think one tried to buy the Magna Carta, raised a bunch of $, failed, and then fell into in-fighting on whether to donate the $ they raised to the "One NFT Per Child" charity or spend it on transaction fees to refund people
I think one tried to buy the Magna Carta, raised a bunch of $, failed, and then fell into in-fighting on whether to donate the $ they raised to the "One NFT Per Child" charity or spend it on transaction fees to refund people
Dunn threw that Subway sandwich on Aug 10.
Assuming it was put into evidence, I also assume he can retrieve it now.
Slightly less than 3 months old, is it still edible?
Assuming it was put into evidence, I also assume he can retrieve it now.
Slightly less than 3 months old, is it still edible?
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Dunn threw that Subway sandwich on Aug 10.
Assuming it was put into evidence, I also assume he can retrieve it now.
Slightly less than 3 months old, is it still edible?
Assuming it was put into evidence, I also assume he can retrieve it now.
Slightly less than 3 months old, is it still edible?
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the gang's all here
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
the gang's all here
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
November 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
New: Conde Nast fired four employees who were among a group that confronted the company's head of human resources on Wednesday over the decision to fold Teen Vogue into Vogue/recent cuts. Employees who were fired included journalists from the New Yorker, Wired, and Bon Appétit.
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well resourced paper Op/Ed sections should could be an amazing space to platform strange, wonderful, and intelligent ideas by artists, activists, scientists, and scholars you've never heard of
instead the dull, conservative extraction class converted the whole segment into a contrarian troll farm
instead the dull, conservative extraction class converted the whole segment into a contrarian troll farm
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
well resourced paper Op/Ed sections should could be an amazing space to platform strange, wonderful, and intelligent ideas by artists, activists, scientists, and scholars you've never heard of
instead the dull, conservative extraction class converted the whole segment into a contrarian troll farm
instead the dull, conservative extraction class converted the whole segment into a contrarian troll farm
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oh no please dont make the young, good looking, energetic politician the face of the franchise
The GOP’s new villain lives in New York — and they’re already launching attack ads to make him every Democrat’s problem in 2026.
Republicans try to turn national Democratic candidates into Mamdani copycats
Republicans are working to make New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party in the midterms.
www.politico.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
oh no please dont make the young, good looking, energetic politician the face of the franchise