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Chrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

The Bugbear Dispatch is back to help us American bugbears navigate 2026! If you had to describe the first two weeks of this year in one word, which would you pick? For me, the word is surreal. Here I discuss the situation and my thoughts on how to cope: www.bugbeardispatch.com/fighting-the...

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Fighting the Demoralizing Power of American Surreality

My fellow bugbears, I want to wish you all a happy New Year, but the phrase feels a bit awkward given how off the rails the illegitimate American regime has been since the beginning of the year. If y...

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Ed Overbeek @edoverbeek.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Traumatizing

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Chrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

And yes, this post is paywalled below the free preview. Here’s a good thread on why you shouldn’t complain to indie media creators struggling to make a living about our paywalls. Half my Bugbear Dispatch writing is free fwiw bsky.app/profile/laur...

Laura Jedeed@laurajedeed.bsky.social

Hi there, I would like to talk about paywalls Today I had a rather large article drop in Slate and there was a soft paywall. A lot of people commented upset about that paywall Let's talk about: a) how to get around paywalls b) why you shouldn't be mad about them

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