Chris Barton
@chrisbarton.bsky.social
Writer in San Francisco. Recovering ex-LATimes word person still yammering on about music, books, and whatever this is.
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The Oakland designer who gave us the spinning "lol nothing matters" gif died this summer.
Why Cat Frazier matters
The late designer and Animated Text creator made the word go 'round.
www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org
September 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The Oakland designer who gave us the spinning "lol nothing matters" gif died this summer.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocked USPS from enforcing key parts of a new rule that would've restricted mail-in voting for the November election.
This is a major win for voting rights.
This is a major win for voting rights.
September 15, 2026 at 12:12 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court blocked USPS from enforcing key parts of a new rule that would've restricted mail-in voting for the November election.
This is a major win for voting rights.
This is a major win for voting rights.
Shit. Cassandra Wilson.
September 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Shit. Cassandra Wilson.
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Questionnaire by Wendell Berry
September 1, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Questionnaire by Wendell Berry
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Soraya has gone but of course her work lives on, here there and everywhere. Spend your day reading some of it! defector.com/author/soray...
Soraya Roberts | Defector
defector.com
August 25, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Soraya has gone but of course her work lives on, here there and everywhere. Spend your day reading some of it! defector.com/author/soray...
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LMAOOOOOOOOOO somebody finally asked the transphobes if they know any WNBA players besides and NOPE
August 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
LMAOOOOOOOOOO somebody finally asked the transphobes if they know any WNBA players besides and NOPE
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Neko Case is doing very raw and very important writing about the allegations against Glen Hansard, and about how people respond to learning this information about someone they admired: open.substack.com/pub/nekocase...
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
It’s been a few days since my last post about lionizing a horrible man who has died.
open.substack.com
August 8, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Neko Case is doing very raw and very important writing about the allegations against Glen Hansard, and about how people respond to learning this information about someone they admired: open.substack.com/pub/nekocase...
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This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic
The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.
www.axios.com
July 31, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.
This is a really wonderful piece of writing.
In 2023 while in NOLA, a Lyft Driver and I had a conversation about leaving home. It led to him telling me about his terminal diagnosis.
“An editor told me once that if you want to understand a war, interview the grave diggers. I’d add that if you want to understand a city, interview the drivers.”
“An editor told me once that if you want to understand a war, interview the grave diggers. I’d add that if you want to understand a city, interview the drivers.”
Mister Anthony
oxfordamerican.org
July 29, 2026 at 5:08 AM
This is a really wonderful piece of writing.
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"A blues rivered its way through the two of us during that drive.”
Read this piece. Gratitude to author and human being Saeed Jones.
Read this piece. Gratitude to author and human being Saeed Jones.
In 2023 while in NOLA, a Lyft Driver and I had a conversation about leaving home. It led to him telling me about his terminal diagnosis.
“An editor told me once that if you want to understand a war, interview the grave diggers. I’d add that if you want to understand a city, interview the drivers.”
“An editor told me once that if you want to understand a war, interview the grave diggers. I’d add that if you want to understand a city, interview the drivers.”
Mister Anthony
oxfordamerican.org
July 29, 2026 at 5:04 AM
"A blues rivered its way through the two of us during that drive.”
Read this piece. Gratitude to author and human being Saeed Jones.
Read this piece. Gratitude to author and human being Saeed Jones.
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The exhibition, which uses dirt from all 50 states to colorize flags, draws the curious out onto a pier at Fort Mason.
Here’s the dirt on S.F. exhibition: Andy Goldsworthy’s flags turn earth into art
The exhibition, which uses dirt from all 50 states to colorize flags, draws the curious out onto a pier at Fort Mason.
bit.ly
July 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The exhibition, which uses dirt from all 50 states to colorize flags, draws the curious out onto a pier at Fort Mason.
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Exciting new work alert: I spoke with the inimitable @colsonwhitehead.com about his latest, COOL MACHINE, in my first piece for @defector.com! defector.com/colson-white...
Colson Whitehead Talks About Embracing Change, Pulling Off A Heist, And Finding A Good Coffee Table | Defector
“The city was question and answer in one,” Colson Whitehead writes early on in Cool Machine, the final novel of his Harlem Trilogy. “Cause and effect and everything else, too.” You can forgive the lif...
defector.com
July 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Exciting new work alert: I spoke with the inimitable @colsonwhitehead.com about his latest, COOL MACHINE, in my first piece for @defector.com! defector.com/colson-white...
I don’t know, seems like England should’ve been playing teams that don’t give a shit all along.
July 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I don’t know, seems like England should’ve been playing teams that don’t give a shit all along.
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if i were a man who was, you know, normal, well i'd be mad as hell every time some guy got on a microphone to talk about what a big stupid lunkheaded alcoholic rapist i am
“'Most every guy I know did what he’s being accused of at one point or another with their girlfriend at some point after a night of drinking,' complained the Donald Trump-loving comedian Adam Carolla."
www.salon.com/2026/07/15/m...
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MAGA influencers exploit Graham Platner scandal to win back men - Salon.com
Manosphere figures are using anger over the Maine race to coax young voters back to Trump
www.salon.com
July 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
if i were a man who was, you know, normal, well i'd be mad as hell every time some guy got on a microphone to talk about what a big stupid lunkheaded alcoholic rapist i am
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With two people dead in Memphis in four days and one the same week in Houston, that's four people federal agents have shot and killed over just nine days.
July 5: Tyrin Johnson
July 7: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
July 8: Alfonso Ivy
July 13: name not released yet
July 5: Tyrin Johnson
July 7: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
July 8: Alfonso Ivy
July 13: name not released yet
A person was killed in a shooting involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maine on Monday morning, the speaker of the state’s House of Representatives said
ICE Involved in Fatal Maine Shooting, State House Speaker Says
A person was killed in a shooting involving US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maine on Monday morning, the speaker of the state’s House of Representatives said in a social media post.
bloom.bg
July 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
With two people dead in Memphis in four days and one the same week in Houston, that's four people federal agents have shot and killed over just nine days.
July 5: Tyrin Johnson
July 7: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
July 8: Alfonso Ivy
July 13: name not released yet
July 5: Tyrin Johnson
July 7: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo
July 8: Alfonso Ivy
July 13: name not released yet
France is a steamroller, man.
July 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
France is a steamroller, man.
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I'm been wondering if it would come to this and apparently it has. huge move from cloudflare, which hosts a fifth of all websites on earth.
Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search
The nuclear option is gaining traction as web traffic collapses and Google refuses to negotiate with content creators
www.adweek.com
July 9, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I'm been wondering if it would come to this and apparently it has. huge move from cloudflare, which hosts a fifth of all websites on earth.
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The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti
July 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti
Ah there’s the vibes of president shitfingers coming back through.
July 7, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Ah there’s the vibes of president shitfingers coming back through.
Genuinely one of the greatest matches I’ve ever seen. Cape Verde forever.
July 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Genuinely one of the greatest matches I’ve ever seen. Cape Verde forever.
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