alex sammon
@alexsammon.bsky.social
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Great @alexsammon.bsky.social article, and also, I wasn't imagining it after all slate.com/business/202...
October 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Great @alexsammon.bsky.social article, and also, I wasn't imagining it after all slate.com/business/202...
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(Story by the great @alexsammon.bsky.social) slate.com/life/2025/09...
Beer Is Officially on the Decline in America. No One Saw the Real Culprit Coming.
The war on suds has multiple fronts—but they all come from the same place.
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September 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
(Story by the great @alexsammon.bsky.social) slate.com/life/2025/09...
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I'd be curious how US trends compare to global/ROW trends. Is this really an American only phenomena?
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America has lost its taste for beer—and no one saw the real culprit coming. slate.trib.al/6A80waL
Beer Is Officially on the Decline in America. No One Saw the Real Culprit Coming.
The war on suds has multiple fronts—but they all come from the same place.
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September 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I'd be curious how US trends compare to global/ROW trends. Is this really an American only phenomena?
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blue rose you say...somehow i do not find myself surprised
August 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
blue rose you say...somehow i do not find myself surprised
participated in my first People Magazine exclusive, in which I am "man." people.com/what-happene...
Man Got an Unexpected Text Offering a Dream Job, So He Said Yes — and Discovered a Strange Scam Ring
In 2024, Americans reported $470 million in losses to text scams, more than fivefold the amount reported in 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The digital landscape continues to evolve, ...
people.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
participated in my first People Magazine exclusive, in which I am "man." people.com/what-happene...
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Today in “One-liners That Absolutely Destroyed Me”: “Someone should invent a currency that’s just the amount that it is.” - @alexsammon.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Today in “One-liners That Absolutely Destroyed Me”: “Someone should invent a currency that’s just the amount that it is.” - @alexsammon.bsky.social
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This shameful episode👇 set the stage for what Trump is doing today. Cynical Democrats and pundits claimed that D.C. couldn't be trusted to write our own criminal laws, legitimizing Republicans' insistence that we don't deserve home rule. A straight line from there to here. slate.com/news-and-pol...
August 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This shameful episode👇 set the stage for what Trump is doing today. Cynical Democrats and pundits claimed that D.C. couldn't be trusted to write our own criminal laws, legitimizing Republicans' insistence that we don't deserve home rule. A straight line from there to here. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Congratulations to @alexsammon.bsky.social! He won this week's audience award for "My Scammer" at @slate.com
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I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Congratulations to @alexsammon.bsky.social! He won this week's audience award for "My Scammer" at @slate.com
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widespread adoption of crypto
+ proliferation of AI
+ softening of the labor market
+ enforcement “replaced by crypto industry toadies”
= “It is a great time to be a scammer.”
+ proliferation of AI
+ softening of the labor market
+ enforcement “replaced by crypto industry toadies”
= “It is a great time to be a scammer.”
i got one of those low effort spam texts from "Indeed," offering a low effort, well-paid remote job. I spent the last two months working in a Filipino clickfarm, for a very disappointed woman named Cathy. slate.com/technology/2...
I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.
slate.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
widespread adoption of crypto
+ proliferation of AI
+ softening of the labor market
+ enforcement “replaced by crypto industry toadies”
= “It is a great time to be a scammer.”
+ proliferation of AI
+ softening of the labor market
+ enforcement “replaced by crypto industry toadies”
= “It is a great time to be a scammer.”
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This is incredible.
August 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
This is incredible.
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'This whole march of human cultural production—incalculable progress—and the one constant that has survived and adapted and thrived? The scam. ... In the end, I arrived at a simple truth. Over the course of two months, “Cathy” had run me for $96.'
i got one of those low effort spam texts from "Indeed," offering a low effort, well-paid remote job. I spent the last two months working in a Filipino clickfarm, for a very disappointed woman named Cathy. slate.com/technology/2...
I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.
slate.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
'This whole march of human cultural production—incalculable progress—and the one constant that has survived and adapted and thrived? The scam. ... In the end, I arrived at a simple truth. Over the course of two months, “Cathy” had run me for $96.'
happy to be of service
August 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
happy to be of service
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Crypto is the scam enabler. It's where crooks hide money.
It also does important cultural work by lubricating transactions with a magical get-rich-quick aura. It says you don't fully understand what's happening with your "earnings" because the rules are different in the cryptosphere. Duh.
It also does important cultural work by lubricating transactions with a magical get-rich-quick aura. It says you don't fully understand what's happening with your "earnings" because the rules are different in the cryptosphere. Duh.
i got one of those low effort spam texts from "Indeed," offering a low effort, well-paid remote job. I spent the last two months working in a Filipino clickfarm, for a very disappointed woman named Cathy. slate.com/technology/2...
I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.
slate.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Crypto is the scam enabler. It's where crooks hide money.
It also does important cultural work by lubricating transactions with a magical get-rich-quick aura. It says you don't fully understand what's happening with your "earnings" because the rules are different in the cryptosphere. Duh.
It also does important cultural work by lubricating transactions with a magical get-rich-quick aura. It says you don't fully understand what's happening with your "earnings" because the rules are different in the cryptosphere. Duh.
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Scam job offers requiring you to initially pay fees in crypto, "pay" you in crypto that you can't withdraw or access so you get nothing in the end, and use your labor to generate bogus click traffic and "clicks ... captured to beat captchas or overcome security measures that target bots."
i got one of those low effort spam texts from "Indeed," offering a low effort, well-paid remote job. I spent the last two months working in a Filipino clickfarm, for a very disappointed woman named Cathy. slate.com/technology/2...
I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.
slate.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Scam job offers requiring you to initially pay fees in crypto, "pay" you in crypto that you can't withdraw or access so you get nothing in the end, and use your labor to generate bogus click traffic and "clicks ... captured to beat captchas or overcome security measures that target bots."
no never! cathy wouldn't give up the gun even when i resigned. my guess is that the whole thing is just windowdressing and the point is just to send them bitcoin, and if they're paid a dollar a day then $96 is still worth the squeeze
August 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
no never! cathy wouldn't give up the gun even when i resigned. my guess is that the whole thing is just windowdressing and the point is just to send them bitcoin, and if they're paid a dollar a day then $96 is still worth the squeeze
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You know those spam text messages you get, saying it's a recruiter with a job for you?
what ... how does the scam work?
@alexsammon.bsky.social took one of the jobs, and the story is *fascinating*
Go check it out: slate.com/technology/2...
what ... how does the scam work?
@alexsammon.bsky.social took one of the jobs, and the story is *fascinating*
Go check it out: slate.com/technology/2...
I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.
slate.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
You know those spam text messages you get, saying it's a recruiter with a job for you?
what ... how does the scam work?
@alexsammon.bsky.social took one of the jobs, and the story is *fascinating*
Go check it out: slate.com/technology/2...
what ... how does the scam work?
@alexsammon.bsky.social took one of the jobs, and the story is *fascinating*
Go check it out: slate.com/technology/2...
when your boss tells you to pursue a second career, you listen
August 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
when your boss tells you to pursue a second career, you listen
i got one of those low effort spam texts from "Indeed," offering a low effort, well-paid remote job. I spent the last two months working in a Filipino clickfarm, for a very disappointed woman named Cathy. slate.com/technology/2...
I Responded to One of the Spam Texts From a “Recruiter”—Then Took the Job. It Got Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined.
The story of “Cathy,” my scammer.
slate.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
i got one of those low effort spam texts from "Indeed," offering a low effort, well-paid remote job. I spent the last two months working in a Filipino clickfarm, for a very disappointed woman named Cathy. slate.com/technology/2...
What really happened inside 45 E 45th st? The real story will fill you with rage. slate.com/news-and-pol...
It Was at the Center of Endless Right-Wing Conspiracies. It Just Closed. Its Legacy Keeps Getting Darker.
The haunted final days of the Roosevelt Hotel.
slate.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
What really happened inside 45 E 45th st? The real story will fill you with rage. slate.com/news-and-pol...
What’s left behind is a story of herculean accomplishment of civic service with few defenders, a parade of conservative opportunists, and a bunch of developers licking their chops, ready to turn 21st century Ellis Island into high end office space in a billion dollar deal.
July 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What’s left behind is a story of herculean accomplishment of civic service with few defenders, a parade of conservative opportunists, and a bunch of developers licking their chops, ready to turn 21st century Ellis Island into high end office space in a billion dollar deal.
Finally, as of July, all of the migrants have been evicted. Why did it happen? The government of Pakistan got a $7 billion loan from the IMF, contingent upon rapid privatization of public industries—first up, Pakistan Airlines, and the Roosevelt Hotel, which it bought in 2000.
July 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Finally, as of July, all of the migrants have been evicted. Why did it happen? The government of Pakistan got a $7 billion loan from the IMF, contingent upon rapid privatization of public industries—first up, Pakistan Airlines, and the Roosevelt Hotel, which it bought in 2000.
In just over two years, 155,000 migrants passed through the aging Roosevelt Hotel. Eric Adams conspired to kick them out; Dr. Phil choreographed an aborted ICE raid of the facility, conservative media claimed it was Tren de Aragua HQ.
July 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In just over two years, 155,000 migrants passed through the aging Roosevelt Hotel. Eric Adams conspired to kick them out; Dr. Phil choreographed an aborted ICE raid of the facility, conservative media claimed it was Tren de Aragua HQ.