Reposted by Auburn ScallonKJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 22hI mean look at this. Slide 1: "technological benefits" vs "the environmental, social, societal, economic, democratic and ethical impacts for humans and the planet" call me a luddite but I'm struggling to see in what possible way the former could outweigh the *entire shopping list* of the latter. 821159
Reposted by Auburn ScallonTruthout @truthout.org · 13/10/2026Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.truthout.orgRep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBPThe Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration’s war on terror. 18283082082
Reposted by Auburn Scallon@amybisinthewoods.bsky.social 🍄🍄🟫 @amybdogsandfungi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is SO GOOD!!!!!!! Every. Word. Of. This. 1216671
Reposted by Auburn ScallonBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 10/10/2026My cousin organized a series of masked concerts in NYC so immunocompromised and other covid-conscious folks can still enjoy live music events, and is raising funds so he can keep doing so! Love and appreciation to anyone able to chip in 🙏🏾♥️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/pos...kickstarter.comPositive Deviance NYC: Building Clean Air CultureBack our next three clean-air NYC music events in 2027 and join a growing community building a more accessible cultural life. 191444511
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Now I’m imagining a Bugs Bunny-style catch phrase for him (one that shows how much he appreciates you)! 000
Reposted by Auburn ScallonCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026People in California who are facing a terrible ICE surge: remember that if you need whistles, we are still sending them out for free. In fact, we just passed 1.7 million whistles sent out. linktr.ee/3Dwhistleslinktr.ee3D Printed Whistles | LinktreeWe ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them. 81550883
Reposted by Auburn ScallonPuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sending love to the protesters in NYC and to everyone impacted by the ongoing violence ICE is perpetrating in our streets. 038773
Reposted by Auburn ScallonYvonne Lam @yvonnezlam.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I don't know about anyone else, but the amount of rage I'm carrying around these days is making daily life hard. 2216
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How I arrived on BlueSkystatic.klipy.comI carried a watermelon - Frances HousemanAlt: Dirty Dancing scene where Baby responds to “what’s she doing here?” with “I carried a watermelon” Patrick Swayze & the guy who play Billy give her devastatingly withering looks & Seayze walks away (and we all melt into a communal puddle of secondhand embarrassment) 010
Reposted by Auburn ScallonAllegra Kirkland @allegrak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026‼️💻📺 Looking for the weirdest, worst, most bizarre, funniest 2026 campaign ads! Have already come across some doozies, but if there's a local ad that's been driving you nuts or amusing you, send it to allegra@talkingpointsmemo.com or thread it here! 📺💻‼️ 21615
Reposted by Auburn ScallonBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2854613342
Reposted by Auburn ScallonA Tea Walks Home Alone at Night @teaberryblue.net · 06/10/2026Come work with me!!! BOOM! is hiring a full-time comic editor to the team! This role doesn’t report to me so I won’t be heavily involved in the hiring process, but our whole team is amazing and you’ll get to work with all of us! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...linkedin.comEditor, BOOM! Studios Open to Remote (Open to Remote) at Penguin Random House — New York, NY | LinkedIn JobsApply for Editor, BOOM! Studios Open to Remote (Open to Remote) at Penguin Random House in New York, NY. Full-time Mid-Senior level role. See responsibilities, qualifications, and similar jobs on Link... 10301239
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I remember having this conversation after moving out of WA. Was shocked how few states didn’t—and how long it took me (a motivated voter w/ research experience) to even find my options for local NYC races.* *with the bonus of redrawn district borders that year. ballotpedia.org/Features_of_...ballotpedia.orgFeatures of official voter guides, compared by state 020
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Sure we’ll swap your travel-writing assignment last-minute to a notoriously overtouristed destination. And no need to do any hotel tours, research, or interviews for a feature on destination weddings in Barcelona. Travel writers just go on vacation, book an AirBnB(!), and fall in love right? lol 🫠 030
Reposted by Auburn ScallonWe Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It’s #BannedBooksWeek, which means it’s the perfect time to dispel common myths and misconceptions about the prevalence and impacts of book bans across the United States. Here are five common myths about book banning that everyone should know the truth about 🧵 27382
Reposted by Auburn ScallonCybel Martin ASC @cybeldp.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"A pretty large chunk of those people who end up in cities were failed in some other parts of this country." eloquently said by Anand Giridharadas @anandwrites.bsky.social That line stood out the most to me, but watch the whole clip. 055
Reposted by Auburn ScallonBrandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 05/10/2026I hate everything 44310
Reposted by Auburn Scallontuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The 12th(!) Gender Reveal grant cycle is now open for applications! As always, these funds are for organizing / community projects led by trans people of color. We are particularly interested in funding existing projects that materially support trans folks, queer people of color, immigrants, etc. 1118104
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026May that be many, many years from now in a land not ruled by nepo-dictators. 💔 110
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You've heard of prizes at the bottom of a cereal box. How about a purr-prise at the bottom of a shipping box? 😁 010
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I love where this kid's mind is at, and shout out to the parenting/environments that shaped it! 000
Reposted by Auburn ScallonAlicia Z. Ramos @aliciazramos.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Marvelous thread! 031
Reposted by Auburn ScallonMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I have never heard of any newsrooms with alarming practices like those described in this thread. If you have, I’d like to hear from you. Contact in bio. 121368308
Reposted by Auburn ScallonReo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 03/10/2026Holy shit I've never in my life heard of a publication treating an interview one reporter did as fair game for *every single journalist who works at that publication* that's BANANAS and I would not ever speak with USA Today as long as that's the case. 011628
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Depends on your definition of easy — this isn’t like a 1-click process — but someone did build a straightforward form with instructions if it feels worthwhile. techcrunch.com/2024/11/22/h...techcrunch.comHow to turn a Bluesky Starter Pack into a List | TechCrunchA new tool for the rapidly growing X competitor Bluesky helps you quickly create new feeds that you can pin to the app's home page to follow your various 020
Reposted by Auburn ScallonStacy Kess: the revolution will be accessible. @stacykess.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's Friday, so that's a great time for me to remind U.S. journalism professionsals to take the @accessiblejournalism.org survey! (If you've already done it, tell another journalism professional to take it. And if you're not a journalism professional, tag a journalist or repost it.)accessiblejournalism.surveymars.comOAJ 2026 Journalist Accessibility Survey | Organization for Accessible JournalismI have posted a survey titled 'OAJ 2026 Journalist Accessibility Survey' on Organization for Accessible Journalism. Please help me by filling it out. Thank you very much! 024
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The fucking condescension of "you're not impressed with AI because you're not paying close enough attention" docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comWhy I Won’t Engage With AIWhy I Won’t Engage With AI Built on Stolen Material…: Sept 2026: Microsoft’s director of Applied Science calls data scraping for training data “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and ... 080
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I am now thoroughly invested in this! I spent months as a kid getting one that lived in our yard to accept a peanut while I was holding it. 010
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’m Italy’s flag (that someone spilled and ran through a dryer a few times so it shrank & warped to resemble italicized Ireland) 🇮🇪 000
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’ve already jumped into a time machine to subscribe in the future, I’m that excited! (and now ready to loan the machine to whoever can actually identify & go back to where we fully broke the publishing world / whole world) 000
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Meanwhile, a glimpse of actual Ireland this week… 171
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Definitely not just you! And some thoughtful discussion here In podcast format: youtu.be/1z_0VS4xQNg?... Transcript format: culture-study-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/all...youtu.beAll Your Questions About Personal Style, AnsweredYouTube video by The Culture Study Podcast 010
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sure would be nice to have an office of civil rights/ADA violations to challenge this… (which ofc they closed in April 2025) www.propublica.org/article/home...propublica.org“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human RightsThe closure of the 150-person office, which protected the civil rights of both immigrants and U.S. citizens, strips Homeland Security of its internal guardrails as the Trump administration turns DHS i... 010
Reposted by Auburn ScallonAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Do you want to be a science writer? Or just learn more about science writing? This is a fantastic *paid* opportunity to sharpen your skills. @theopennotebook.bsky.social @siricarpenter.bsky.social www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...theopennotebook.comEarly-Career Fellowship Program - The Open NotebookEvery year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests and passions and to sharpen their skills as part of a talented, supportive, diverse community of past and present fellows and mentors. This fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. 03133
Reposted by Auburn ScallonOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We should treat genAI in publishing the way you’d treat a vampire trying to enter your home. You never give it permission to enter. It doesn’t matter if it‘s polite or makes generous offers or it’s *only* going to take the ones *you* don’t care about. It’s here for your blood. Don’t let it in. 125265
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Art has immense power to communicate ideas. I turn to these 90 secs as a regular reminder.youtu.beAndor | Karis Nemik’s Manifesto | Disney+YouTube video by Star Wars 110
Reposted by Auburn ScallonChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ah yes, the mind is boggled by immigrants and tourists who don’t want to get abused and thrown into a secret nightmare prison for weeks or months before eventually being whisked away to a country they didn’t come from in the first fucking place. What a mystery! 16585118
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Thank you for putting this name on my radar. www.ushmm.org/information/...ushmm.orgIrena Sendler (1910–2008) - United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum mourns the passing of Irena Sendler, a Polish social worker who helped smuggle more than 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust... 052
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Loved this piece and thinking of all the brilliant-yet-underemployed (or underpaid) translators I know. “the translators are out there, likely ready for work, and where there is a language, there are writers, and where there are writers, one can assume there is food.” 111
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I recognize all but the third (long-haired pair) — what’s that one? Because based on your fantastic taste I should try it! 100
Reposted by Auburn ScallonCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There 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... 11571832059
Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Really hate that authors have to beware of scams, which were built on the shitshow of delayed settlement payments that authors are due, which were based on the scam of companies stealing those author’s intellectual property. The constant vigilance is exhausting. 010