Glenn Fleishman
@glennf.com
Freelance book editor and book crowdfunding consultant. https://glog.glennf.com/editing-services Technology journalist & printing historian. Columnist, Six Colors. Executive Editor, Take Control Books. Two-time Jeopardy! champ. glennf.com sixcent.info
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I’ve just launched a paid newsletter on top of my existing project email list: buttondown.com/glennf/archi...
At the paid tier, I’ll publish at least one article or essay per month on the broad topics of type, printing, comics, language, and their intersections. See post for examples!
At the paid tier, I’ll publish at least one article or essay per month on the broad topics of type, printing, comics, language, and their intersections. See post for examples!
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If someone in a crowd where you were yelled out “pedophile protector,” would you automatically assume they were talking to you? Because I sure wouldn’t. I’d be looking around for who they meant.
Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
If someone in a crowd where you were yelled out “pedophile protector,” would you automatically assume they were talking to you? Because I sure wouldn’t. I’d be looking around for who they meant.
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So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting
Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights division
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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It's so fucking over
“.. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
It's so fucking over
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The Nazis originated the trans sports ban and every 30 years, transphobes have desperately tried to revive it (60s, 90s and today) and every time, they try to push genital inspections on women, and science proves sex and gender are both complex spectrums. www.newyorker.com/sports/sport...
A Forgotten Athlete, a Nazi Official, and the Origins of Sex Testing at the Olympics
In 1936, the Czech track star Zdeněk Koubek became world-famous after undergoing surgery so that he could live openly as a man.
www.newyorker.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Nazis originated the trans sports ban and every 30 years, transphobes have desperately tried to revive it (60s, 90s and today) and every time, they try to push genital inspections on women, and science proves sex and gender are both complex spectrums. www.newyorker.com/sports/sport...
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Tish James has run these fascist cowards out of the city. Incredible
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Tish James has run these fascist cowards out of the city. Incredible
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Abolish ice is about to become a centrist position
January 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Abolish ice is about to become a centrist position
Here is what is happening in London causing that huge light in some videos.
January 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Here is what is happening in London causing that huge light in some videos.
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Rep. Lieu: “Greg Bovino last night made a post that essentially called protesters, ‘cannon fodder.’ He needs to delete that post, or he needs to resign…If Greg Bovino and the administration doesn't turn down the rhetoric, it's going to cause more people to get killed.”
January 13, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Rep. Lieu: “Greg Bovino last night made a post that essentially called protesters, ‘cannon fodder.’ He needs to delete that post, or he needs to resign…If Greg Bovino and the administration doesn't turn down the rhetoric, it's going to cause more people to get killed.”
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hello what the fuck is happening to the sky in south east London currently
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
hello what the fuck is happening to the sky in south east London currently
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i don’t want to sound like i don’t understand what lightning is but why is the sky over london flashing
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
i don’t want to sound like i don’t understand what lightning is but why is the sky over london flashing
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Wow: Ashley St. Clair says to "make amends," her name as the author will be "removed"from her anti-trans book Elephants Are Not Birds "effective immediately"
January 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Wow: Ashley St. Clair says to "make amends," her name as the author will be "removed"from her anti-trans book Elephants Are Not Birds "effective immediately"
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I mean, Canada does love selling out Indigenous Peoples.
American-owned Toronto Sun advocating for US annexation of Greenland
January 13, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I mean, Canada does love selling out Indigenous Peoples.
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My 7yo niece came home from school with a drawing of herself fighting ice in her backyard with a knife
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
My 7yo niece came home from school with a drawing of herself fighting ice in her backyard with a knife
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If there’s a better obituary for an evil cartoonist than an A.I. generated version of his character that fucks up the defining detail of its design, I can’t think of it. No notes. 👨🏻🍳 💋
January 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
If there’s a better obituary for an evil cartoonist than an A.I. generated version of his character that fucks up the defining detail of its design, I can’t think of it. No notes. 👨🏻🍳 💋
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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over on twitter people are attacking and doxxing the reporter for People who wrote this. i really hope she's doing okay because "disgraced" is really not that out of pocket for an article like this:
people.com/scott-adams-...
people.com/scott-adams-...
Scott Adams, Disgraced Dilbert Creator, Dies at 68
Scott Adams has died at the age of 68. Adams created the comic 'Dilbert', which became hugely popular in the 1990s. 'Dilbert' was pulled from publication after Adams went on a racist rant in 2023.
people.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
over on twitter people are attacking and doxxing the reporter for People who wrote this. i really hope she's doing okay because "disgraced" is really not that out of pocket for an article like this:
people.com/scott-adams-...
people.com/scott-adams-...
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None of the DoJ people who have been resigning over the last year are squishy liberals. Many likely would have served willingly in a DoJ run by legitimate, lawful conservatives. But this is an unhinged regime of crooks, sycophants, and morons.
Breaking News: Three Minnesota federal prosecutors resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the wife of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent. The Justice Department sought to examine her supposed ties to activist groups.
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, quit after the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
None of the DoJ people who have been resigning over the last year are squishy liberals. Many likely would have served willingly in a DoJ run by legitimate, lawful conservatives. But this is an unhinged regime of crooks, sycophants, and morons.
Doug is absolutely top notch in his field, and I recommend him unhestatingly if you need typographic consultation!
My very insightful friend Doug Wilson has started a new business that might help you out. It’s a rare thing to have an independent resource with such deep knowledge of typography and the type industry available to help you make sense of things. typeadvisor.com
Type Advisor: Your Font Consultant
Helping designers and users of fonts make the best decisions about type
typeadvisor.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Doug is absolutely top notch in his field, and I recommend him unhestatingly if you need typographic consultation!
I interviewed Scott Adams for this 1998 article for the New York Times, and I found him one of the chilliest and most uncomfortable interview subjects I would ever have, on a very friendly topic: putting your email address in your comic! www.nytimes.com/1998/12/31/t...
Cartoonists Old and New Are Drawn to the Net (Published 1998)
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I interviewed Scott Adams for this 1998 article for the New York Times, and I found him one of the chilliest and most uncomfortable interview subjects I would ever have, on a very friendly topic: putting your email address in your comic! www.nytimes.com/1998/12/31/t...
There are earlier Dilberts that exemplify the absurdity and cruelty of corporate life. But I think Adams always thought he was the smartest person in the room, and this ultimately curdled whatever sense (and sense of humor) he had.
I was always sad that Scott Adams turned out to be a racist and a climate denier. Some of his early cartoons were actually funny.
Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ creator who poked fun at bad bosses, dies at 68
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ creator who poked fun at bad bosses, dies at 68
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Scott Adams, ‘Dilbert’ creator who poked fun at bad bosses, dies at 68
His three-panel comic strip was published in more than 2,000 newspapers, only to fade from view after Mr. Adams made racist comments on a YouTube live stream.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
There are earlier Dilberts that exemplify the absurdity and cruelty of corporate life. But I think Adams always thought he was the smartest person in the room, and this ultimately curdled whatever sense (and sense of humor) he had.
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One of my favourite of my posts that went viral was when I posted about how Scott Adams introduced his first* Black character to make a transphobic joke but the man with 30+ years experience as a cartoonist forgot most newspapers print in black and white and he didn't ink in the skin
January 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
One of my favourite of my posts that went viral was when I posted about how Scott Adams introduced his first* Black character to make a transphobic joke but the man with 30+ years experience as a cartoonist forgot most newspapers print in black and white and he didn't ink in the skin
Stop having spam calls waste your time—or scam your parents, grandaparents, or other loved ones. If you or they have an iPhone, you can enable call screening to ID scammers before they get you on the line: sixcolors.com/post/2026/01... @sixcolors.com
Step up blocking unwanted calls and texts
I came across two seemingly unrelated pieces of news recently that I am tying together as the theme of this column. First, the heartbreaking garbage information that senior citizens may receive as …
sixcolors.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Stop having spam calls waste your time—or scam your parents, grandaparents, or other loved ones. If you or they have an iPhone, you can enable call screening to ID scammers before they get you on the line: sixcolors.com/post/2026/01... @sixcolors.com
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cleaning up my desktop and found this little gem
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 AM
cleaning up my desktop and found this little gem