Hayley Sperling
@yelyah.bsky.social
Executive Producer at City Cast Madison. I like local news, lava lamps, long nails, and emo music
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Ever wonder why the New York Times abandoned balance and impartiality to lead an old-fashioned newspaper crusade against trans equal rights?
In one of our most read stories for the year, @evanurquhart.bsky.social took readers behind the scenes at NYT.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
In one of our most read stories for the year, @evanurquhart.bsky.social took readers behind the scenes at NYT.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Bias at NYT: Trans Former Employee Speaks Out — Assigned
Billie Sweeney is a trans journalist who was an editor for the New York Times until last year. Here, she recalls her losing battle for the soul of the paper of record.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ever wonder why the New York Times abandoned balance and impartiality to lead an old-fashioned newspaper crusade against trans equal rights?
In one of our most read stories for the year, @evanurquhart.bsky.social took readers behind the scenes at NYT.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
In one of our most read stories for the year, @evanurquhart.bsky.social took readers behind the scenes at NYT.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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“Today, we honor our ancestors and celebrate our enduring presence on this land. These dual-language signs are more than markers along the highway — they are a restoration of our Ho-Chunk identity, our language, and our responsibility to future generations,” said Ho-Chunk President Jon Greendeer.
New Ho-Chunk Nation dual-language highway signs unveiled
Gov. Tony Evers, together with Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer and Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Secretary Kristina Boardman, celebrated the newest set of dual-language…
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December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“Today, we honor our ancestors and celebrate our enduring presence on this land. These dual-language signs are more than markers along the highway — they are a restoration of our Ho-Chunk identity, our language, and our responsibility to future generations,” said Ho-Chunk President Jon Greendeer.
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A reminder that Netflix wants Warner Bros and HBO’s studios and library. Larry Ellison through Paramount wants CNN, which would stay under the Discovery networks that WB is splitting off.
If Paramount doesn’t get WB, they’ll surely go after CNN anyway.
If Paramount doesn’t get WB, they’ll surely go after CNN anyway.
Netflix’s new bid to buy Warner Bros is a mostly cash offer.
The company is arranging a mega-loan to be able to buy WB
(Source: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...)
The company is arranging a mega-loan to be able to buy WB
(Source: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...)
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A reminder that Netflix wants Warner Bros and HBO’s studios and library. Larry Ellison through Paramount wants CNN, which would stay under the Discovery networks that WB is splitting off.
If Paramount doesn’t get WB, they’ll surely go after CNN anyway.
If Paramount doesn’t get WB, they’ll surely go after CNN anyway.
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Flock exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using overseas workers. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
December 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Flock exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using overseas workers. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
Story by @josephcox.bsky.social:
www.404media.co/flock-uses-o...
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a message to all underpaid production assistants:
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
a message to all underpaid production assistants:
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
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Last week, 20-year-old Amber Czech was murdered by a coworker who told law enforcement he simply did not like her.
This happened during a year where the Trump administration cancelled grants to address gender-based violence in the workplace.
19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe...
This happened during a year where the Trump administration cancelled grants to address gender-based violence in the workplace.
19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe...
Amber Czech was murdered at work. Tradeswomen say it could have happened to any of them.
The 20-year-old welder’s killing by her coworker has prompted women in trades across the country to speak out about the harassment they face and the protections they need.
19thnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Last week, 20-year-old Amber Czech was murdered by a coworker who told law enforcement he simply did not like her.
This happened during a year where the Trump administration cancelled grants to address gender-based violence in the workplace.
19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe...
This happened during a year where the Trump administration cancelled grants to address gender-based violence in the workplace.
19thnews.org/2025/11/ambe...
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‘You Think You’re Better Than Me?’ Says Nicki Minaj Interrupting Child Reciting Nursery Rhyme https://theonion.com/you-think-youre-better-than-me-says-nicki-minaj-interrupting-child-reciting-nursery-rhyme/
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
‘You Think You’re Better Than Me?’ Says Nicki Minaj Interrupting Child Reciting Nursery Rhyme https://theonion.com/you-think-youre-better-than-me-says-nicki-minaj-interrupting-child-reciting-nursery-rhyme/
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Some people are saying deep fry turkey gender reveal and why would you even put that out there.
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Some people are saying deep fry turkey gender reveal and why would you even put that out there.
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'A House of Dynamite' but it's your uncles trying to deep fry a turkey.
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
'A House of Dynamite' but it's your uncles trying to deep fry a turkey.
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One thing I love about Madison is that you have pretty good odds of bumping into Rob Dz on any given night. A delightful person who has also fought some long uphill battles in our local cultural scenes. Rob had a heart attack last week. Please help him out if you can.
Donate to Help Rob Dz Heal and Create Again, organized by Urban Community Arts Network
If you know Rob Dz, you know how much he has poured into Madison and be… Urban Community Arts Network needs your support for Help Rob Dz Heal and Create Again
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
One thing I love about Madison is that you have pretty good odds of bumping into Rob Dz on any given night. A delightful person who has also fought some long uphill battles in our local cultural scenes. Rob had a heart attack last week. Please help him out if you can.
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Reading from the book of @owillis.bsky.social here but within elite journalism there is a club and if you are a member you get kid gloves
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reading from the book of @owillis.bsky.social here but within elite journalism there is a club and if you are a member you get kid gloves
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Rod Dreher did not respond to emails from TPM asking why he is worried about Fuentes’ brand of bigotry and authoritarianism and not Vance’s, Orbán’s, or his own. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...
JD Vance Received A Dire Warning About The Groyper Takeover Of The GOP From A Strange Source
The call warning of a dangerous tide of extremism in Donald Trump’s...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Rod Dreher did not respond to emails from TPM asking why he is worried about Fuentes’ brand of bigotry and authoritarianism and not Vance’s, Orbán’s, or his own. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...
This is the effect of CPB funding cuts in action and it sucks (via @isthmusmadison.bsky.social) isthmus.com/news/news/wo...
Madison's WORT-FM lays off staff, cites public media funding cuts
The community radio station lost $112,000 in public funding, 12% of its 2025 budget.
isthmus.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is the effect of CPB funding cuts in action and it sucks (via @isthmusmadison.bsky.social) isthmus.com/news/news/wo...
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“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Welcome to Tesla Capitalism
Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending bu...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate.
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders.
(Published May with @tennesseelookout.com)
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meta pr keeps implying that the glasses and a phone are no different. in response, we say this:
Today in #404DeepDive: People are modding Meta Ray-Bans to spy on you. Already, there are videos with millions of views of men using the glasses to film massage workers, asking for happy endings. What's Meta's response? @evystadium.bsky.social has more.
More here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
More here: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/p...
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
meta pr keeps implying that the glasses and a phone are no different. in response, we say this:
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The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
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ICE grabs father by the neck—send him into violent seizure while his arms lock up around his toddler.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
ICE grabs father by the neck—send him into violent seizure while his arms lock up around his toddler.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
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“I’m truly honored to step into this role with the Wisconsin Academy. This is an incredible opportunity to bring people together around science and community action,” Patterson said. “My goal is to help connect the dots between the pressing climate challenges and solutions across our state."
Dexter Patterson named director of sciences and climate for the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters
Dexter Patterson has been named director of sciences and climate for the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters. Patterson joins Jessica Becker, the new director of letters and communication,…
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November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“I’m truly honored to step into this role with the Wisconsin Academy. This is an incredible opportunity to bring people together around science and community action,” Patterson said. “My goal is to help connect the dots between the pressing climate challenges and solutions across our state."
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The states with the highest proportion of people relying on disability benefits are West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama — all states that lack their own aid programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The states with the highest proportion of people relying on disability benefits are West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama — all states that lack their own aid programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.
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BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
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I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
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 6:32 PM
I'm one of the four fired employees. I was a writer & producer at Bon Appétit for nearly five years, during which I helped organize our union and sat on our bargaining committee.
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them
I am, to my knowledge, the only trans woman in our union and the only trans woman on editorial who doesn't work at Them