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Jody Amable

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Music journalist from the Bay Area. Writing a book about the Mellotron for @uncpress.bsky.social . jodywrites.biz

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Jan 27

Because it never stops being relevant: my 2022 thesis on the design commonalities of radical-right “news” sites. www.jodywrites.biz/thesis-2022

Thesis | Portfolio

In 2022, I wrote a Master's thesis examining the design conventions of ultra-conservative news sites. Download a copy here.

www.jodywrites.biz

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · 4d

Good piece from @reutersinstitute.bsky.social : reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/write-b...

Write a bad review of Taylor Swift and get death threats: Inside the fan backlash facing critics in the digital age

Five music journalists explain how they do their job in an environment where criticising a superstar might get them doxxed, bullied or harassed.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

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violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 6d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · 13d

I have literally never heard of that Final answer #Jeopardy

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Darrell Owens @idothethinking.bsky.social · 17d

The Fremont Milpitas area might be the most boring place in the universe but my god is the Asian food unparalleled.

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · 21d

“The envy of all women” yes, who among us can resist a guy who looks like a big toe in too-small sunglasses

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · 23d

Keep being confused at people I know going “that was the worst one I’ve ever lived through” and then I remember oh right, I’m old (I was alive for Loma Prieta) #quakesky #earthquaketwitter

Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · 25d

They were hiring for music writers a few months ago. Unfortunately, I think it’s the latter. 😬

Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · 28d

I also feel like they spend too much energy fact checking those “doctors say this one trick can help you lose weight” and ai slop posts instead of misinformation with far more grave consequences.

Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · 29d

Quote this with screenshots of your utterly chaotic Wikipedia reading list. I’ll start.

screenshots of my Wikipedia reading list, featuring random entries like the 1906 earthquake, Mata Hari, and international waters.

Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Sep 13

Saw one of these with Willie Nelson yesterday. Willie. Nelson.

Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Sep 11

Last time I said I was shopping around an idea for a book. I found a publisher and am currently writing it!

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Sep 3

As someone looking for writing/editing work right now, can confirm a good 1/3 of available jobs are things like this. Maybe just…hire a human in the first place and don’t waste your own time??

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Sep 2

Using one photo already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?

Text from my friend re: Oscar Isaac in the forthcoming Frankenstein movie

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Aug 23

I think it’s a corruption of a line from Macbeth: “Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.”

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Aug 22

CAN EVERYTHING JUST STOP PLEASE

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 22

A California resident tested positive for plague, an extremely rare bacterial infection usually transmitted through flea bites, health officials announced this week. Here's what to know.

What to Know About Plague After a New Case in California

It is not just a scourge of the Middle Ages. Plague still exists, though it is rare. Here’s what to look for and how to protect yourself.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Aug 16

The Power of Attorney flourished when more Americans saw incarcerated people as more than their crimes.

Their career would be unthinkable today: Leaving prison under armed guards to play hundreds of concerts and record in major studios.

The Prison Soul Band That Opened for Stevie Wonder

The band The Power of Attorney flourished when more Americans saw incarcerated people as more than their crimes.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Aug 12

8th grade east coast trip, 2000 (back row 2nd from left)

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MathIsLife @damianmolinari.bsky.social · Aug 11

Calling this a distraction is exactly the type of flippant response that leaves the door open for tyranny.

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Aug 11

I am begging y'all to stop calling the militarization of a major city a "distraction".

If *YOU* would rather think about Epstein--- and not about the forced mass displacement of human beings--- then just say that.

Jessica Tarlov @jessicatarlov.bsky.social · Aug 11

He’s going to take over DC to avoid talking about Epstein.

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Aug 8

Carrying this tradition over from Twitter: Research Pile Check. Here’s every piece of physical media I’ve consulted so far for the book, with one more on the way. (Also pictured: my assistant editor. 🐶)

Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Aug 5

I miss the old days of Twitter so much. This would have made today a banner day on Twitter. Like one for the books.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · Aug 5

Trump on roof

(h/t @helenkennedy.bsky.social)

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Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · Aug 1

Column: The Corporation for Public Broadcast is ‘winding down.’ What does that mean for public radio and TV?

I talk with media studies professor and public media expert Josh Shepperd for an explainer. In short, it's dire

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Column: The Corporation for Public Broadcast is ‘winding down.’ What does that mean for public radio and TV?

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced it is “wind-down” operations. What does this mean for public radio and TV?

www.chicagotribune.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 2

one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules

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Jody Amable @jodyamable.bsky.social · Jul 24

Cannot stress enough what a great job @404media.co is doing on the AI beat, which is monumentally important work. Information and how we get it affects and is affected by every single thing on this earth!

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · Jul 23

Google's AI summaries are
- killing traffic to legitimate sites
- producing summaries that can be wrong
- in the long run probably making you a dumbass

www.404media.co/googles-ai-i...

Google’s AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain

Google’s AI Overview, which is easy to fool into stating nonsense as fact, is stopping people from finding and supporting small businesses and credible sources.

www.404media.co

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Jul 20

This is a great resource

adoptastation.org?fbclid=PAQ0x...

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media

Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to rescind public media's funding.

adoptastation.org

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