A Media Literacy Approach October 18, 2021 It’s 5am and I woke up angry about the story I read yesterday. It was pretty much everywhere but I saw it on Twitter, where the comments/replies were almost unanimous rage. A woman was raped on a train near Philadelphia at 10 at night. …

Tomorrow, Friday September 24 2021, the CyberNinjas will reveal findings of their long-delayed “complete forensic audit” report in a livestreamed hearing. The only people in attendance will be the two state senators who ordered the audit. No Democrats, no public, no questions. Right-wing media is salivating. On Steve Bannon’s War…

I realized things were going sideways when we abandoned Bagram Air Base. Dead of night, no notice. And then city after city fell. This is a clusterfuck I thought. I woke up at 2:30 AM August 16 and watched on Twitter, via my RSS feed (handcrafted list of journalists) as…

August 10, 2021 12:30 So far this has been a Mike Lindell one-man show, reprising every grievance and personal hagiography anyone who has ever watched an interview with him knows by heart. No evidence. Curiosity mildly piqued by a (former?) prosecutor on the panel asserting he has tied “hundreds of cases” and Mike…

First there was a sort of unresponsive area of my iPhone’s touchscreen, then it grew larger and more persistent; the lower-left corner where a lot of apps have vital buttons. Then months went by. …

ButterflyMX For the Fail I live in a co-op. Foolishly, naiively, I believed this meant all decisions would be made cooperatively. We have a standard intercom/buzzer system with video panel. It has never given me any trouble. Some months ago the co-op board sent out an email saying they were looking into an upgrade…

Watching the Proud Boys March in Portland on MAGA Livestream Yesterday, August 17 2019, the Proud Boys and assorted affiliate right-wing types staged a march in Portland, Oregon. The event had been heavily pre-gamed in the media, with prophesies of violence, statements by protest and counter-protest leaders calling for non-violence…

Reading & Watching List Here’s an annotated list of the best, most up-to-date journalism and statistics around rape reporting. Any American who wants to engage in debate (on either side) on this issue should be *at least* this informed. This is a better use of your time than any number of panel discussions on…

Hi, Diego, I’m asking with all sincerity and years of cumulative frustration, please reevaluate your Verizon FIOS snail mail marketing strategy. At my address in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn I receive postcards, letters, and large 8x10 packets week in, week out. I am on the DMA (direct marketing association) opt-out list, and…