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Ryan Broderick at Garbage Day, writing this mic-drop burn about Instagram (emphasis mine): "You used to be able to say that Instagram was a photo app. Way back in the early 2010s, an Instagram spokesperson told me that it was a “museum for your life” 🙄. But you simply
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This is an entry from Marginalia, a section of my Substack where I share interesting stories published elsewhere (think of it as old-school linkblogging). Most of these are published directly to the web, but I will begin sending weekly digests in the near future. Check out PEP’s About
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Over at Platformer, Casey Newton writes about Twitter & Blogger co-founder Ev Williams moving on from his most recent company, Medium. “Williams frequently spoke of his desire to make Medium a place for high-quality writing, one that elevated the national conversation. His annual appearances in the New York
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There’s been some really interesting and troubling pieces published in the last week. Here are a few. Over at The New York Times, Katherine Stewart wrote an op-ed called “Christian Nationalists Are Excited About What Comes Next.” An excerpt from her op-ed: “The Supreme Court’s decision
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Who needs hearts and minds when you have power?
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Today’s guest is Jo Luehmann. Jo and I spoke back in March this year, after arranging to chat in late January, early February, so this episode has been a long time coming. In this conversation, you’ll hear Jo talk about growing up in Colombia, her experience within evangelical
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And the #exvangelical tag has 875M views on TikTok.
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Last Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and immediately made the reproductive rights and overall health & safety of pregnant persons & potentially pregnant persons more dangerous.1 Clarence Thomas’s opinion also signaled an intent to reconsider and potentially overturn other precedents that would affect access to
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An LGBTQ+ Affirmation.
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There’s a great post today over at ¡Hola, Papi! by John Paul Brammer. Here’s the post. I'm Looking for Awe¡Hola Papi! is the preeminent deranged advice column from writer and author John Paul Brammer, now living on Substack! If you’ve ever wanted advice from
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Wholeness > Holiness. Always.