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Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Very cool - shared services for media cooperatives - things like bookkeeping, HR, graphic design, business analysis, ad operations, legal support. defector.com/shared-servi... May we see more cooperatives bloom!

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Start.coop's Shared Media Services Project | Defector

The Challenge: Facing job loss and declining wages, more journalists are launching local, independent media organizations. They often get bogged down in building operational infrastructure, distractin...

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Damon Kiesow @kiesow.net · 21/09/2026

Just legacy media standing on the conveyor belt in the abbattoir of quality, trust, and relevancy, and turning up the speed.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We're looking for an associate editor for our small but mighty Journal of Civic Information! If you have anyone in your network interested in government information, freedom of information or the relationship between democracy and transparency, please pass on the call.

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Journal of Civic Information accepting applications for associate editor | The Journal of Civic Information

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Nothing makes you feel more valued than hearty birthday wishes from your insurance provider and giant corporate financial adviser. It's the personal touch of the automated systems with your PII. Warms the cockles of the heart.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Glad these knobs could join forces to deliver the message so many of our average dudes need to hear: "To do great things, you're going to be hated." The critics have nothing to offer. Ignore them. They are only slowing your greatness.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Fascinating read on the finances of being a musician in these times.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

post a perfect album from the 2000s (2000-2009). The album just took over Portland, Oregon, in 2007.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

He goes from a reasonably good living at a major metropolitan newspaper to a prime position at the Right Wing Grievance Factory, a much more lucrative role.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Never trust a guy with that little hat.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

These maps are the clearest, most obvious indication of how insincere R politics are in 2026. It's such a brain-dead concept that anybody with an iota of critical faculties knows instantly it's bullshit But they run them out ad nauseam, because they have nothing else and think we're fucking dumb

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This story is indeed insane. They literally *discounted his correct answers* (on questions about the Constitution) so that a Trump supporting girl who wants to go to Hillsdale College could win $25K and be televised meeting Trump. So. Gross.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"How we stand the standard distance Distant strangers stand apart." Nobody has more clever, gutting lines than David Berman. On his own level.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The policy is humane, sensible, strategically very smart and great incrementalism. But the other side is up in arms over holding kids accountable to their school lunch bills. They're entirely devoid of empathy and willing to go to war over what amounts to rounding error money.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Throw an extra five years on his sentence for that bio. I've never seen a thesaurus-haver go harder.

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Andrew @openpolicy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

So proud of my brave dad, risking 14 years in jail, alongside many others, for making a video to highlight Israel’s deliberate attacks on freedom of expression by targeting journalists for assassination and pointing out that saving lives is not terrorism. #PalestineAction youtu.be/xkt507ERESI?...

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Saving Lives Is Not Terrorism | Section 12 Defiance | Compilation 6

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Saw a new worst tattoo yesterday. At the suburban pool, a middle-aged dad had a bow-tie tattooed just above his sternum (typical bow-tie location). I bet that killed when he was 25. Tough look now.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

The most American of athletes.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Nothing more devastating than a toddler Was peddling up a hill with the 2yo on the little handlebar seat of my bike He proceeded to wheeze and strain for breath. Had the audacity to mimic me for the remainder of the ride. No words, just the sound of him pretending to struggle for his little life

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Somehow, every day is stupider and worse than the last.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Few things accelerate my reading like finding new books I want to read (and boy am I good at adding to that pile).

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Things are going great in the richest nation in recorded history!

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Ross @rossmaute.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

/to the tune of "Roxanne" ROOOOOOON GANT

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I know it'll never happen but would love to see this case go to trial.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

haven't tapped the sign in a while: "support billionaire-free, worker-owned, independent media" when and how you are able

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

One thing that's surprised me is the levels overt sycophancy, just the type of bold lying where everybody knows it's bullshit fabricated laud dear leader. Some of it would make Kim Jong Un blush.

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Administrative burdens are political tools. Add administrative requirements or automate them depending on your goal.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The Trumpists are not subtle about their aspirations to transition from democracy to autocracy. They're over there stumping for the guy with the blueprint.

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Lizzie O'Leary @lizzieohreally.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

You need to pay for news

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Rich coming from a guy who abandoned his post to install his son.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Shocking from a guy who removed boxes of classified documents and flew them to his club in Florida and stored them next to the toilet. Clearly a guy that has great respect for sensitive records.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

A change in the Secretary of DHS gets announced with the seriousness of a pitcher being called up from AAA. I gotta say, it is efficient!

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

We're hiring a sports journalist! The instructor's primary role would be teaching journalism and sports-specific classes (bonus if you have broadcasting chops, on either side of the camera). If you have questions or recommendations, send them my way. (signal boosting is greatly appreciated!)

employment.marquette.edu

Instructor of Practice, Sports Journalism and Media

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

As a born-and-raised Ohioan, the answer is Skyline. And I get why people don't like it. It's kinda nasty, but I LOVE IT SO VERY MUCH.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The National Science Foundation’s entire budget is $10 billion.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We need to come up with some new names! In a single class this semester, I have a Dylan, a Gavin and a Dylan Gavin. I'm calling for a federal taskforce to identify and deploy new names for public use.

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alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

"Every good thing you have in your life is the product of someone else's struggle."

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

These ass-kissing roundtables are so fucking gross.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

It still goes. Gotta turn it up real loud, but I checked, and yep. Long live Bloomington.

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Sleeping Bag & Rozwell Kid - It's Cool

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history. The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership

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I'm struck by the contrast between the passion for democracy shown by Iranians willing to die for it and the complacency with which many Americans have accepted an authoritarian slide.
Americans should cheer for Iran's democrats--and also learn from their determination.

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

This song always helps. In true GBV fashion, the best version comes from a soundcheck. (The vocals on the album version sound like they were recorded in the bottom of an enormous tin can.) God bless Bob. Long live GBV.

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Guided By Voices - "Wished I Was A Giant" (1996 soundcheck)

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A.Jay Wagner @ajaywagner.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Why the fuck does this guy have news takes? He doesn't even know the fucking NBA, a sport he purportedly covers Such a good example of where we're at. He knows literally nothing, has nothing substantial to add, but he delivers it in a provocative manner. So, they feed him more and more opportunity

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