Evan A.
@aczonaczoff.northsky.social
FKA TwoSeamGripe on 🐦. Union member: @mrssunion | @wbng.org. Cal grad.
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I’d argue the entire media does this consistently
notable -- Fox News hasn't mentioned Trump's transphobic attack on Annie Andrews a single time. Not once. And they cover a lot of his Truth Social posts.
Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity.
Almost like they're trying to protect their audience from learning the true depth of his depravity.
October 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I’d argue the entire media does this consistently
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REKT (at least it wasn't Linked-In!)
October 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
REKT (at least it wasn't Linked-In!)
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For the millionth time, it’s so obvious that these should be banned. Like, overwhelmingly so.
I think the tech giants have also realised the way the wind’s blowing - Meta seem to have pivoted hard to their necklace thing (which does exactly the same stuff but is less useful.)
I think the tech giants have also realised the way the wind’s blowing - Meta seem to have pivoted hard to their necklace thing (which does exactly the same stuff but is less useful.)
the most predictable consequences ever:
Strikingly, every single one of the many smart glasses videos we found were captured by teen boys — and their bad behavior was overwhelmingly directed at girls.
Strikingly, every single one of the many smart glasses videos we found were captured by teen boys — and their bad behavior was overwhelmingly directed at girls.
Teen Boys Are Using Meta Glasses to Terrorize Girls at High Schools and Middle Schools
Teen boys are using Meta's AI glasses to harass and bully victims -- overwhelmingly girls -- at middle schools and high schools.
futurism.com
October 5, 2026 at 9:32 AM
For the millionth time, it’s so obvious that these should be banned. Like, overwhelmingly so.
I think the tech giants have also realised the way the wind’s blowing - Meta seem to have pivoted hard to their necklace thing (which does exactly the same stuff but is less useful.)
I think the tech giants have also realised the way the wind’s blowing - Meta seem to have pivoted hard to their necklace thing (which does exactly the same stuff but is less useful.)
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I will say again that we should be doing this in Berkeley—not just in the Elmwood but at least one street near every school, in every neighborhood.
NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season.
Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
October 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I will say again that we should be doing this in Berkeley—not just in the Elmwood but at least one street near every school, in every neighborhood.
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Yeesh
oh shit, Natalie Nakase was down for a few moments, she just sort of went down
October 3, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Yeesh
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Country singer Zach Bryan wore a “Free Palestine” shirt at his Gillette Stadium show in Massachusetts.
October 3, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Country singer Zach Bryan wore a “Free Palestine” shirt at his Gillette Stadium show in Massachusetts.
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"I should get to sit down when I work but you shouldn't" is a great high level summary of labor disputes
TSA says it is removing chairs at document checks in airports, requiring staff to stand for their shift.
TSA explained the reason as twofold: to ensure its employees meet its fitness standards and to create an amiable environment for travelers.
TSA explained the reason as twofold: to ensure its employees meet its fitness standards and to create an amiable environment for travelers.
TSA officers must now stand up on the job
The agency is removing chairs from document-checking stations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
"I should get to sit down when I work but you shouldn't" is a great high level summary of labor disputes
Watching the Valkyries
Veep: Nervous Laughter Reaction
Alt: Veep: Nervous Laughter Reaction
static.klipy.com
October 3, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Watching the Valkyries
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Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
October 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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The dissonance between “I’m making brave principled stances” and “everyone has to be nice to me” is always odd to me. Knowing people won’t like your stance is what makes it brave and/or principled.
Public anger comes for John Roberts
The chief justice’s summer retreat in Maine used to be one of boating, potluck dinners, touch football and easy friendships. Locals called him “John.”
Now a swirl of anger has been rising at him, transforming his getaways. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
The chief justice’s summer retreat in Maine used to be one of boating, potluck dinners, touch football and easy friendships. Locals called him “John.”
Now a swirl of anger has been rising at him, transforming his getaways. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him. (Gift Article)
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The dissonance between “I’m making brave principled stances” and “everyone has to be nice to me” is always odd to me. Knowing people won’t like your stance is what makes it brave and/or principled.
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Christa Pike was tortured yesterday by the state of TN in every single USians name and the fact is that this is a country that is mostly OK with this. This says everything about all of us. We are all implicated in this barbaric practice. It's sickening.
Press release I woke up to, on Christa Pike’s condition (sent 9/30 at 11:36pm ET)
October 1, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Christa Pike was tortured yesterday by the state of TN in every single USians name and the fact is that this is a country that is mostly OK with this. This says everything about all of us. We are all implicated in this barbaric practice. It's sickening.
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Good from @mattdpearce.com. My read on this bill is it's calibrated to address the tension between public investment and the downsides of government subsidy (i.e. strings).
Detractors will ask why invest in a failing business, but news is a public good and a vacuum left by dying news orgs is worse.
Detractors will ask why invest in a failing business, but news is a public good and a vacuum left by dying news orgs is worse.
California roadmap
On Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of the Community NEWS Act and the roads unexpectedly traveled.
mattdpearce.substack.com
October 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Good from @mattdpearce.com. My read on this bill is it's calibrated to address the tension between public investment and the downsides of government subsidy (i.e. strings).
Detractors will ask why invest in a failing business, but news is a public good and a vacuum left by dying news orgs is worse.
Detractors will ask why invest in a failing business, but news is a public good and a vacuum left by dying news orgs is worse.
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gonna be a stressful month, and if we're not careful, a wretched four years
When asked initially who they were most likely to vote for, 46% of voters chose Drazan and 44% named Kotek.
An additional 3% picked Brett Smith, the lone third-party candidate in the race, and 8% were undecided.
An additional 3% picked Brett Smith, the lone third-party candidate in the race, and 8% were undecided.
OPB poll shows Oregon governor’s race virtually deadlocked
The poll shows Republican state Sen. Christine Drazan with a slim lead over Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek, though it was within the survey’s margin of error.
www.opb.org
September 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
gonna be a stressful month, and if we're not careful, a wretched four years
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This is incomplete reprint designed to provoke. The bill had voter ID attached to it in order to get it killed, making it so Republicans could run this exact headline.
BREAKING: Senate Democrats block bill to limit lawmakers' stock trades
September 30, 2026 at 5:34 PM
This is incomplete reprint designed to provoke. The bill had voter ID attached to it in order to get it killed, making it so Republicans could run this exact headline.
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There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
September 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
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Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher.
GTFOH.
GTFOH.
September 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher.
GTFOH.
GTFOH.
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A fun thing about Ben is that he refuses to accept he deserves this level of praise. When he told me this was coming, I congratulated him and he said "I don't belong on that list!"
Wrong! You do!
Wrong! You do!
“They say he who laughs last, laughs best. And Ben Collins is the best.” Couldn’t agree more.
time.com/collection/t...
time.com/collection/t...
Ben Collins Is on the 2026 TIME100 Next
Find out why Ben Collins is on this year’s list
time.com
September 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
A fun thing about Ben is that he refuses to accept he deserves this level of praise. When he told me this was coming, I congratulated him and he said "I don't belong on that list!"
Wrong! You do!
Wrong! You do!
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"if you think gas prices are bad now, imagine a theocracy" bro what
Rep. Rich McCormick blames OBAMA for high gas prices in the year of our lord 2026
September 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"if you think gas prices are bad now, imagine a theocracy" bro what
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NEW: ICE published — then removed — internal mortality reviews detailing medical failures in detainee deaths across U.S. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
ICE published — then removed — internal reports detailing medical failures in detainee deaths across U.S.
The reports, briefly posted online, examined the deaths of 33 people in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody between September 2019 and January 2026.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
NEW: ICE published — then removed — internal mortality reviews detailing medical failures in detainee deaths across U.S. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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CODA: @mattgertz.bsky.social catches Rs revving up the old migrant caravan again. This makes it more urgent for Dems to speak to the fact that immigrants are getting viciously demonized and subjected to cruelty/injustice all around us. Let's not get inured to it:
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
Fox News is running its midterms migrant caravan playbook again
www.mediamatters.org
September 30, 2026 at 12:11 PM
CODA: @mattgertz.bsky.social catches Rs revving up the old migrant caravan again. This makes it more urgent for Dems to speak to the fact that immigrants are getting viciously demonized and subjected to cruelty/injustice all around us. Let's not get inured to it:
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox...
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i agree. even if the ai “writing” is “perfect,” i don’t want to read it. just like i wouldn’t want to live off meal tablets. who would?
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
September 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
i agree. even if the ai “writing” is “perfect,” i don’t want to read it. just like i wouldn’t want to live off meal tablets. who would?