Jonathan Forney (JB 🕵🏾)
@jb4nay.bsky.social
Chemistry magazine editor 🧪 freelance journalist & grad student. 📚, puns, 🏀, supporting good journalism, art, and 🎮. I be posting links, yes ma'am. Trying to be a little less wack every day (he/they) | Texas ➡️ (D)MV | linktr.ee/jb4nay | Signal: j_forney.85
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Essays and published work by Jonathan (JB) Forney
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The White House web site now includes a "media bias" tracker with a leaderboard and an offender hall of shame. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
November 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The White House web site now includes a "media bias" tracker with a leaderboard and an offender hall of shame. www.whitehouse.gov/mediabias/
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Sounds like we need smarter executives who aren't so lazy.
The numbers in here are hilarious.
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Do you use AI on the job?
Execs: 87%
Managers: 57%
Workers: 27%
Planned investment by 2030: $5T
"Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B
Current annual revenue: $50B
Three years into the generative-AI wave, demand for the technology seems surprisingly flimsy
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Sounds like we need smarter executives who aren't so lazy.
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Proudly introducing our new cafe mug 🥹 we should call it the “everything mug” because we know you’ll want to use this for all of your fave drinks and snacks.
Cozy vibes and tea infusers sold separately. Available now on our site: www.kindredbook.shop 💕
Cozy vibes and tea infusers sold separately. Available now on our site: www.kindredbook.shop 💕
November 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Proudly introducing our new cafe mug 🥹 we should call it the “everything mug” because we know you’ll want to use this for all of your fave drinks and snacks.
Cozy vibes and tea infusers sold separately. Available now on our site: www.kindredbook.shop 💕
Cozy vibes and tea infusers sold separately. Available now on our site: www.kindredbook.shop 💕
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One of the coolest days in NPR-land is here! Books We Love, the gigantic compendium of bite-size book reviews publishes today. Under staff picks, you'll see my take on books about Desi Arnaz and Lorne Michaels. But there's much more to love here. READ: https://loom.ly/DqKKH90
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
apps.npr.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
One of the coolest days in NPR-land is here! Books We Love, the gigantic compendium of bite-size book reviews publishes today. Under staff picks, you'll see my take on books about Desi Arnaz and Lorne Michaels. But there's much more to love here. READ: https://loom.ly/DqKKH90
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If you can't shop with us this weekend, shop at another local indie ❤️ If you can't shop in person, shop @bookshop.org for free shipping all weekend 📦
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
If you can't shop with us this weekend, shop at another local indie ❤️ If you can't shop in person, shop @bookshop.org for free shipping all weekend 📦
It’s not looking good, y’all
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Rich people are spending. Everyone else is cutting corners.
The strength of the U.S. economy increasingly relies on the top 10% of earners.
www.usatoday.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It’s not looking good, y’all
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
"Of the league’s 16 head coaches, 9 are men and 7 are women. Two — Sarama and DeMarco — assume WNBA coaching responsibilities without significant experience coaching women. Whether that trend continues remains to be seen." 🤔 www.sbnation.com/womens-sport...
Liberty new head coach hire continues big trend
Chris DeMarco’s hiring continues the WNBA’s inclination toward hiring coaches with NBA experience.
www.sbnation.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Of the league’s 16 head coaches, 9 are men and 7 are women. Two — Sarama and DeMarco — assume WNBA coaching responsibilities without significant experience coaching women. Whether that trend continues remains to be seen." 🤔 www.sbnation.com/womens-sport...
I can't wait until finals are done so I can work on some essays/reported stuff that I've been wanting to do for months
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I can't wait until finals are done so I can work on some essays/reported stuff that I've been wanting to do for months
So many interesting storylines to track for the upcoming WNBA season on top of the CBA circus www.sbnation.com/womens-sport...
Will the Washington Mystics keep all their WNBA Draft picks?
The Mystics currently have six picks in the 2026 WNBA Draft, but may not keep them all.
www.sbnation.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
So many interesting storylines to track for the upcoming WNBA season on top of the CBA circus www.sbnation.com/womens-sport...
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Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
The uncanny Gmail clone that drops you straight into Epstein’s inbox.
A clever bit of digital wizardry turns the 20,000-plus email dump into a working Gmail parody you can search, sort, and star.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Creepy or cool: The hack that puts you inside Epstein's inbox.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
If you haven't played around with it yet, it's WILD.
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Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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Good day to buy some books from your favorite independent bookstore. (Really always a good day to do this.)
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Good day to buy some books from your favorite independent bookstore. (Really always a good day to do this.)
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Stop platforming white supremacists.
November 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Stop platforming white supremacists.
Another nice feature on Rosemead, Liu, and craft www.modernluxury.com/lucy-liu-cov...
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Another nice feature on Rosemead, Liu, and craft www.modernluxury.com/lucy-liu-cov...
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Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
Sex Workers Built an ‘Anti-OnlyFans’ to Take Control of Their Profits
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Hidden, a TikTok-like platform operated by sex workers, is launching as OnlyFans is implementing background checks for performers and expanding beyond adult content. www.wired.com/story/sex-wo...
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A delivery driver posted a TikTok alleging she had been sexually assaulted by a customer. The deepfakes that followed reveal a growing digital blackface problem. www.wired.com/story/the-vi...
The Viral ‘DoorDash Girl’ Saga Unearthed a Nightmare for Black Creators
A delivery driver posted a TikTok alleging she had been sexually assaulted by a customer. The deepfakes that followed reveal a growing digital blackface problem.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A delivery driver posted a TikTok alleging she had been sexually assaulted by a customer. The deepfakes that followed reveal a growing digital blackface problem. www.wired.com/story/the-vi...
Great oyster news www.bayjournal.com/news/wildlif...
New oyster restoration center will grow 50M oysters a year
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has announced that it’s building the Truman T. Semans Center for Oyster Restoration and Innovation in Galesville, MD.
www.bayjournal.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Great oyster news www.bayjournal.com/news/wildlif...
There’s some cruel irony that a field that values the vindication of being right as much as tech does, would plug their ears like this (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
There’s some cruel irony that a field that values the vindication of being right as much as tech does, would plug their ears like this (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
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Anthony Davis set to return to Mavericks Friday night, will face Lakers for first time since trade
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/ant...
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/ant...
Anthony Davis set to return to Mavericks Friday night, will face Lakers for first time since trade
Davis has missed 14 games with a calf strain, part of the reason the Mavericks stumbled to a 5-14 start.
www.nbcsports.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Anthony Davis set to return to Mavericks Friday night, will face Lakers for first time since trade
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/ant...
www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/ant...
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If you’re shopping, shop local 🎅🏾
Issue 73 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our cover was designed by our friends at Wide Angle Youth Media.
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If you’re shopping, shop local 🎅🏾
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November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
hey the handbasket is 90 paid subscribers away from a huge goal—think we could get there today??
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Hopkins police accused of union busting as Baltimore organizers push for city oversight baltimorebeat.com/hopkins-poli...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hopkins police accused of union busting as Baltimore organizers push for city oversight baltimorebeat.com/hopkins-poli...
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It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hi everybody,
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.
It's Black Friday, a big day for us at The Onion, since we rely almost entirely on your memberships.
Our goal for 2026? More print subscribers than the Washington Post.
This is, somehow, feasible.
So sign up! A year of print is $75 for the year today. Help us do a very funny thing.