Leaving Las Birdas
In response to Marcy’s ask, here’s a checklist for journalists to prepare ahead of their likely banning — assuming they’re doing their job and afflicting the comfortable while comforting the afflicted at Twitter.
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About Rayne
Blogger since 2002, political activist since 2003, geek since birth. Opinions informed by mixed-race, multi-ethnic, cis-female condition, further shaped by kind friends of all persuasions. Sci-tech frenemy, wannabe artist, decent cook, determined author, successful troublemaker. Mother of invention and two excessively smart-assed young adult kids. Attended School of Hard Knocks; Rather Unfortunate Smallish Private Business School in Midwest; Affordable Mid-State Community College w/evening classes. Self-employed at Tiny Consulting Business; previously at Large-ish Chemical Company with HQ in Midwest in multiple marginalizing corporate drone roles, and at Rather Big IT Service Provider as a project manager, preceded by a motley assortment of gigs before the gig economy was a thing. Blogging experience includes a personal blog at the original blogs.salon.com, managing editor for a state-based news site, and a stint at Firedoglake before landing here at emptywheel as technology’s less-virginal-but-still-accursed Cassandra.
Entries by Rayne
Held Hostage by the Barmy Bird
/36 Comments/in Blogs Internet and New Media, Congress, Culture, Cybersecurity/by RayneElmo might have the right to suspend journalists, but the U.S. should not be held hostage by a pasty excessively-monied git with an unmanaged ego.
After the Deluge: What’s Next on Mastodon for Journalism? [UPDATE-2]
/81 Comments/in Blogs Internet and New Media, Culture, Cybersecurity/by RayneContinue to stay with what looks like a dying bird, or forge ahead with the rapidly-growing hairy tusked herd? Media needs to snap out of its torpor and choose. One of these isn’t much of a choice.
Elmo and the Urge to Purge [UPDATE-3]
/145 Comments/in Blogs Internet and New Media, Culture/by RayneElmo has had a bug up his ass for at least a couple days; he’s decided to act out and purge accounts of those reporting on him. So much for free speech absolutism.
Three Things: Goodbye to the Once and Former Shitty Crustpunk Bar
/169 Comments/in Blogs Internet and New Media, Culture/by RayneThe once-beloved shitty crustpunk bar which many of us could comfortably call home is now a goddamned Nazi pub, owned and operated by a dude with too much money, too little sense, and a willingness to weaponize free speech.
A Counter Perspective: On the House January 6 Committee’s Impending Referrals
/113 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, Congress, January 6 Insurrection, Trump Administration/by RayneThis is “[a] republic, if you can keep it.” The J6 Committee’s “political gestures” are some of the means to do so.
Trash Talk: Here for ‘The Big Game’
/63 Comments/in Culture, Football, Racism, Trash Talk/by RayneAs promised: a Trash Talk post for The Big Game. Here it is, have at it. This is an open thread.
Open Thread: Countdown to T-Day
/141 Comments/in Culture, Food/by RayneMany folks are preparing for Thanksgiving Day tomorrow if not traveling over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house. Share your prep work here including recipes. This is an open thread.
Trash Talk: Dead on the Field
/93 Comments/in Culture, Football, Trash Talk/by RayneFIFA’s dead bodies below the field, Kyrie Irving’s hate speech, Detroit not at Detroit but Buffalo instead. This is an open thread.
Three Things: Twitter Death Watch in Progress
/92 Comments/in Blogs Internet and New Media, Culture, Cybersecurity/by RayneIt’s difficult to imagine a social media platform the size of Twitter surviving nearly 90% loss of employees across the organization inside a three-week timeframe.