Ethan
@harfenist.bsky.social
NY-based editor and sometimes reporter | Pursuing MLIS @ CUNY Queens College
Work in SPLC, LA Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg, CJR, VICE News, Quartz, NowThis, Mongabay, DNAinfo, Phnom Penh Post, BOMB Magazine, The Diplomat, East Side Feed, more.
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Work in SPLC, LA Times, Newsweek, Bloomberg, CJR, VICE News, Quartz, NowThis, Mongabay, DNAinfo, Phnom Penh Post, BOMB Magazine, The Diplomat, East Side Feed, more.
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These photos of the horrific and fatal fire that recently ripped through Hong Kong highlight how invaluable good journalism is, and how soulless and damaging GenAI is.
Chan Long Hei’s photos are professional and informative—and viscerally beautiful. They have a human quality that can’t be coded.
Chan Long Hei’s photos are professional and informative—and viscerally beautiful. They have a human quality that can’t be coded.
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
These photos of the horrific and fatal fire that recently ripped through Hong Kong highlight how invaluable good journalism is, and how soulless and damaging GenAI is.
Chan Long Hei’s photos are professional and informative—and viscerally beautiful. They have a human quality that can’t be coded.
Chan Long Hei’s photos are professional and informative—and viscerally beautiful. They have a human quality that can’t be coded.
Hell yeah
At the Drive-In - "One-Armed Scissor" [Conan 10/31/00]
YouTube video by newbluehonda
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November 29, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hell yeah
More tragedy in Southeast Asia
Death toll in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia floods tops 250
The death toll from days of flooding in Southeast Asia rose to 250 on Friday, according to authorities, with 145 people killed in southern Thailand and at least 111 dead in Indonesia.
www.france24.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
More tragedy in Southeast Asia
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They’re burying the weirdest part of this story, which is that this congressman’s twin brother keeps trying and failing to replace him in various jobs and is now hoping to replace him in this one
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
They’re burying the weirdest part of this story, which is that this congressman’s twin brother keeps trying and failing to replace him in various jobs and is now hoping to replace him in this one
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The Trump administration is using the White House website to target journalists and outlets for coverage they don’t like.
The White House and the WH Press Secretary also use official government X accounts to direct people to the page in order to incite harassment.
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
The White House and the WH Press Secretary also use official government X accounts to direct people to the page in order to incite harassment.
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
Media Offenders
Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay inform...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The Trump administration is using the White House website to target journalists and outlets for coverage they don’t like.
The White House and the WH Press Secretary also use official government X accounts to direct people to the page in order to incite harassment.
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
The White House and the WH Press Secretary also use official government X accounts to direct people to the page in order to incite harassment.
www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
As a former print copyeditor, I understand that fitting a good headline in this tight space is a near-impossible task. But this truly might be one of the worst and least-informative headlines I’ve ever seen.
November 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As a former print copyeditor, I understand that fitting a good headline in this tight space is a near-impossible task. But this truly might be one of the worst and least-informative headlines I’ve ever seen.
It is crazy that the @nytimes.com will just print Trump saying something totally nonsensical like “narcocommunist” and not even pretend to try to define it, as if it’s an accepted political ideology (or something)
Trump Endorsement Roils Already Tense Election in Honduras
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It is crazy that the @nytimes.com will just print Trump saying something totally nonsensical like “narcocommunist” and not even pretend to try to define it, as if it’s an accepted political ideology (or something)
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- orangutan
- Asian elephant
- proboscis monkey
- Komodo dragon
- water buffalo
- orangutan
- Asian elephant
- proboscis monkey
- Komodo dragon
- water buffalo
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- Florida panther
- platypus
- sea turtle
- orca
- pronghorn
- Florida panther
- platypus
- sea turtle
- orca
- pronghorn
introduce yourself with 5 animals youve seen in the wild:
-moose
-hare
-hedgehog
-barracuda
-green monkey
-moose
-hare
-hedgehog
-barracuda
-green monkey
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
- orangutan
- Asian elephant
- proboscis monkey
- Komodo dragon
- water buffalo
- orangutan
- Asian elephant
- proboscis monkey
- Komodo dragon
- water buffalo
The fact that Bill Maher still has a show is just more evidence we live in the stupidest timeline.
November 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The fact that Bill Maher still has a show is just more evidence we live in the stupidest timeline.
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Summers/Epstein + Nuzzi/RFK/Lizza has done more than anything else to help me understand why elites have capitulated to fascism while normal ppl haven't. After decades of hot air from elites/their institutions about freedom, democracy, equality etc, they reveal they have no beliefs or morals at all
November 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Summers/Epstein + Nuzzi/RFK/Lizza has done more than anything else to help me understand why elites have capitulated to fascism while normal ppl haven't. After decades of hot air from elites/their institutions about freedom, democracy, equality etc, they reveal they have no beliefs or morals at all
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This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
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to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
I wrote about a novel approach to tackling misinformation currently being discussed in Wales--and which some say Canada should try, too. What if we made a rule so politicians couldn't lie? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Is it time to make it illegal for politicians to lie to us?
That’s the question currently on the table in Wales, which has just released a draft of the “globally pioneering” sanctions for politicians.
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
to keep functioning society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
Incredible how Cretin Miller either forgets or willfully ignores how people talked about Jewish immigration in living memory (hint: even Ashkenazi Jews were not truly considered “Western” by many).
I’ve never hated someone I don’t know so much.
I’ve never hated someone I don’t know so much.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Incredible how Cretin Miller either forgets or willfully ignores how people talked about Jewish immigration in living memory (hint: even Ashkenazi Jews were not truly considered “Western” by many).
I’ve never hated someone I don’t know so much.
I’ve never hated someone I don’t know so much.
“Dementia-ridden pedophile makes false statements because he’s Putin’s bitch”
Trump hands Putin Ukraine’s occupied territories
US president sends envoys to Moscow with peace plan that recognises Russia’s war gains
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Dementia-ridden pedophile makes false statements because he’s Putin’s bitch”
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thanksgiving is a time for people to come together, to celebrate the spirit of unity despite our differences, and to demonstrate that, here is busta rhymes performing "break ya neck" with raphael the ninja turtle
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
thanksgiving is a time for people to come together, to celebrate the spirit of unity despite our differences, and to demonstrate that, here is busta rhymes performing "break ya neck" with raphael the ninja turtle
Eli Roth sucks as a person but I’ll always love this stupid trailer from Grindhouse. “This holiday season, prepare to have the stuffing scared out of you.”
Thanksgiving Grindhouse trailer (first part)
YouTube video by etc
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November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Eli Roth sucks as a person but I’ll always love this stupid trailer from Grindhouse. “This holiday season, prepare to have the stuffing scared out of you.”
This is incredibly sad and fucked up
Developing | Xi Jinping sends condolences as at least 13 die in massive Hong Kong blaze
Police receive multiple reports of people trapped in tower where blaze started; elderly man says wife stuck in building.
www.scmp.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is incredibly sad and fucked up
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Makes sense, since if you’re going to be conservative you need something to conserve! Millennials have nothing compared to the generations before us
Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age
Millennials are bucking trends, becoming an increasingly progressive voting bloc and rewriting the long-held rules of politics, writes Isabella Higgins.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Makes sense, since if you’re going to be conservative you need something to conserve! Millennials have nothing compared to the generations before us
An article that represents why people on the far-left constantly self-sabotage.
Mamdani has consistently maintained his position that Trump is a despot and a fascist, but he also understands that the idiot in the literal head of state—and insanely vulernable to flattery.
Mamdani has consistently maintained his position that Trump is a despot and a fascist, but he also understands that the idiot in the literal head of state—and insanely vulernable to flattery.
Mamdani announces “partnership” with hated would-be dictator Trump
Coming only a day after Trump called for the execution of Democratic Party legislators, Mamdani’s voyage to the White House served to bolster the political legitimacy of the crisis-ridden Trump regime...
www.wsws.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
An article that represents why people on the far-left constantly self-sabotage.
Mamdani has consistently maintained his position that Trump is a despot and a fascist, but he also understands that the idiot in the literal head of state—and insanely vulernable to flattery.
Mamdani has consistently maintained his position that Trump is a despot and a fascist, but he also understands that the idiot in the literal head of state—and insanely vulernable to flattery.
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Makary and Oz stand there and nod as their boss lies about vaccines not being tested.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Makary and Oz stand there and nod as their boss lies about vaccines not being tested.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
Can you imagine a doctor sinking lower than this?
I can't.
It's the Mariana trench of medical ethics.
I hope a documentary comes out about what the hell is happening on the sets of those “Wicked” films because the whole thing seems super fucked up in a very obvious and outward way.
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I hope a documentary comes out about what the hell is happening on the sets of those “Wicked” films because the whole thing seems super fucked up in a very obvious and outward way.