Kevin Cortez
@kevincortez.huffpost.com
🇹🇭 x 🇵🇷 DC. Shopping Editor @huffpost.com. Member of @wgaeast.bsky.social
Former: Popular Mechanics, Runner's World, Bicycling
Also: Inverse, The A.V. Club, Vulture, WSJ, Mothership
instagram.com/kevvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvin
www.tiktok.com/@kevvvincortez
Former: Popular Mechanics, Runner's World, Bicycling
Also: Inverse, The A.V. Club, Vulture, WSJ, Mothership
instagram.com/kevvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvin
www.tiktok.com/@kevvvincortez
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🚨 JOURNO REQUEST 🚨
Have you or anyone you know been impacted by your loved ones' AI use?
Dad got a new robot gf? Aunt keeps making fake photos of grandma (RIP)? Spouse consults ChatGPT whenever you fight?
I want to hear about it. DMs open, email in bio, @iohazard.01 on Signal. RTs appreciated
Have you or anyone you know been impacted by your loved ones' AI use?
Dad got a new robot gf? Aunt keeps making fake photos of grandma (RIP)? Spouse consults ChatGPT whenever you fight?
I want to hear about it. DMs open, email in bio, @iohazard.01 on Signal. RTs appreciated
February 17, 2026 at 7:41 PM
🚨 JOURNO REQUEST 🚨
Have you or anyone you know been impacted by your loved ones' AI use?
Dad got a new robot gf? Aunt keeps making fake photos of grandma (RIP)? Spouse consults ChatGPT whenever you fight?
I want to hear about it. DMs open, email in bio, @iohazard.01 on Signal. RTs appreciated
Have you or anyone you know been impacted by your loved ones' AI use?
Dad got a new robot gf? Aunt keeps making fake photos of grandma (RIP)? Spouse consults ChatGPT whenever you fight?
I want to hear about it. DMs open, email in bio, @iohazard.01 on Signal. RTs appreciated
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February 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing everyone celebrating a year filled with peace, prosperity and togetherness. 🧧🐴
February 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Happy Lunar New Year! Wishing everyone celebrating a year filled with peace, prosperity and togetherness. 🧧🐴
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When I get just a little too warm under the covers:
The little leg kick out for steering in skeleton is necessary yet crazy.
February 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
When I get just a little too warm under the covers:
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Digital accessibility has a lot of myths around it. I could talk about it forever but let’s clear up a few common misconceptions. 🧵
February 15, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Digital accessibility has a lot of myths around it. I could talk about it forever but let’s clear up a few common misconceptions. 🧵
KPop Wicked Hunters
First poster for Bowser Jr in ‘THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE’
Voiced by Benny Safdie.
Voiced by Benny Safdie.
February 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
KPop Wicked Hunters
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Cartoon Network / Warner Bros. shows set to stream on Tubi on March 1st via the pages on the streamer’s website:
(source: @cnschedules.bsky.social)
(source: @cnschedules.bsky.social)
February 13, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Cartoon Network / Warner Bros. shows set to stream on Tubi on March 1st via the pages on the streamer’s website:
(source: @cnschedules.bsky.social)
(source: @cnschedules.bsky.social)
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NEW:
“The point is: Who is going to be able to be the most forceful? Who is going to press every button, pull every lever available to them, take every chance and use the full weight of the constitutional authority granted to a member of Congress?”
FULL STORY:
www.huffpost.com/entry/100-pr...
“The point is: Who is going to be able to be the most forceful? Who is going to press every button, pull every lever available to them, take every chance and use the full weight of the constitutional authority granted to a member of Congress?”
FULL STORY:
www.huffpost.com/entry/100-pr...
‘100% Pro Police’ And Running For Congress To Abolish ICE
After protecting Congress on Jan. 6 and as the Trump administration runs roughshod over democracy, he’s running for Congress — again — because, he told HuffPost, “We’re in regime territory.”
www.huffpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
NEW:
“The point is: Who is going to be able to be the most forceful? Who is going to press every button, pull every lever available to them, take every chance and use the full weight of the constitutional authority granted to a member of Congress?”
FULL STORY:
www.huffpost.com/entry/100-pr...
“The point is: Who is going to be able to be the most forceful? Who is going to press every button, pull every lever available to them, take every chance and use the full weight of the constitutional authority granted to a member of Congress?”
FULL STORY:
www.huffpost.com/entry/100-pr...
February 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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And a former White House Counsel to Barack Obama
NEWS: Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler has RESIGNED after newly released emails exposed a years-long personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — including advising him on handling sex crime accusations, media scrutiny, and accusers.
February 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
And a former White House Counsel to Barack Obama
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Hi! I'm getting married on Saturday and wrote about it for @thebarbedwire.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/12/b...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/12/b...
Having a Boyfriend Really Doesn’t Have to Be Embarrassing. I Promise.
Yearning for love in unprecedented times is hard enough.
thebarbedwire.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Hi! I'm getting married on Saturday and wrote about it for @thebarbedwire.com
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/12/b...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/12/b...
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Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
I found the leaked roster in my bathroom. I can’t wait to play as teemto pagalies
February 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
I found the leaked roster in my bathroom. I can’t wait to play as teemto pagalies
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Trump loves to throw the term "antifa" around whenever there's a coordinated act of resistance against him. But understanding what it actually means, and how its tactics can be scaled up to resist an increasingly fascist government, matters more than ever. @letsgomathias.bsky.social breaks it down.
The Truth About Antifa That Trump Doesn't Want You To Know
A new book sheds light on the underground anti-fascist movement working to infiltrate and eradicate neo-nazi groups
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Trump loves to throw the term "antifa" around whenever there's a coordinated act of resistance against him. But understanding what it actually means, and how its tactics can be scaled up to resist an increasingly fascist government, matters more than ever. @letsgomathias.bsky.social breaks it down.
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ICYMI! New from me this week; if you're not a paid subscriber, click that Acta button and get behind the paywall for $2!
"The purveyors of modern fascism are so scared of other people, and so full of hatred for humanity, that they’re even outsourcing the thing they like best—literally doing fascism—to computers." - read @andreagrimes.com 's latest below!
Dehumanizing Humans, Personifying Computers: Why Modern Fascism Wants You to be Lonely
Welcome to fully-automated luxury fascism. Can I take your personhood?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
ICYMI! New from me this week; if you're not a paid subscriber, click that Acta button and get behind the paywall for $2!
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"The WGAE Council said it authorized a strike for the 410-member @hearstunion.bsky.social unit should 'management fail to reach a fair contract' on Friday, the last scheduled day of bargaining."
Read more via @Variety.com 🪧 variety.com/2026/digital...
Read more via @Variety.com 🪧 variety.com/2026/digital...
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Hearst Magazines Union Authorizes Strike for 410 Members if It Fails to Reach New Deal With Company
By Todd Spangler
[Hearst Magazines Union logo, WGAE logo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dxphnrtri3v6a2lyl2khufyv/bafkreigp4hphklchgmmqnn6k6dytbs4qiy5rlqnqrefjvqqkqfynb6bylm@jpeg)
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"The WGAE Council said it authorized a strike for the 410-member @hearstunion.bsky.social unit should 'management fail to reach a fair contract' on Friday, the last scheduled day of bargaining."
Read more via @Variety.com 🪧 variety.com/2026/digital...
Read more via @Variety.com 🪧 variety.com/2026/digital...
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happy birthday gromit 🥹 🎂 🐶
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
happy birthday gromit 🥹 🎂 🐶
Woke up with the gnarliest sinus infection this morning. Literally look like this rn
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Woke up with the gnarliest sinus infection this morning. Literally look like this rn
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"I don’t pay to go to church, to get a spiritual message, you know? And if you’re true, and your mission is to relay facts that are fundamentally important for people’s well-being, do I need to pay you for that?"
Most Americans don’t pay for news and don’t think they need to
For a new report released Wednesday, the Pew Research Center surveyed 3,560 U.S. adults in December 2025 about their relationship to the news and how they perceive its value in everyday life. Pew aThe...
www.niemanlab.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
"I don’t pay to go to church, to get a spiritual message, you know? And if you’re true, and your mission is to relay facts that are fundamentally important for people’s well-being, do I need to pay you for that?"
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"Built in-house and known internally as the 'Manosphere Report,' the tool uses large language models to transcribe and summarize new episodes of dozens of podcasts." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-... by @andrewdeck.bsky.social
How The New York Times uses a custom AI tool to track the “manosphere”
The daily podcast round-up is just one way the Times is adopting in-house AI transcription and summarization tools.
www.niemanlab.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"Built in-house and known internally as the 'Manosphere Report,' the tool uses large language models to transcribe and summarize new episodes of dozens of podcasts." www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-... by @andrewdeck.bsky.social
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James Van Der Beek has sadly passed away at the age of 48.
February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
James Van Der Beek has sadly passed away at the age of 48.
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I think we really need to talk about "cozy" in terms of labor a lot more. As a term, I think cozy rubs people the wrong way because it means too many things (a global problem in writing about games). And to Patrick's point, the scary thing is that for some that labor = dopamine.
I tend to look at games like this as busywork (derogatory), but my kids look at games like this as busywork (complimentary), because games about organizing and task completions scratch an itch in their brains that doesn’t exist in mine. For families, I see real promise in Pokémon Pokopia!
An hour playing Nintendo's cozy Pokémon game shows a loop that might work for younger kids, older kids—and their parents. www.crossplay.news/p/pokemon-po...
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I think we really need to talk about "cozy" in terms of labor a lot more. As a term, I think cozy rubs people the wrong way because it means too many things (a global problem in writing about games). And to Patrick's point, the scary thing is that for some that labor = dopamine.
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this one is good!! reporter kevin cortez talked to the developers of A Short Hike, Tiny Bookshop, and Kabuto Park about how and why labor feels fun in their games, and the whole idea of chores being "cozy" www.mothership.blog/cozy-games-l...
Why do cozy games keep asking us to work, and why does it feel so good?
Developers of games like A Short Hike and Tiny Bookshop weigh in on why even labor feels nice in their games.
www.mothership.blog
February 10, 2026 at 4:08 PM
this one is good!! reporter kevin cortez talked to the developers of A Short Hike, Tiny Bookshop, and Kabuto Park about how and why labor feels fun in their games, and the whole idea of chores being "cozy" www.mothership.blog/cozy-games-l...
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What's going on with all the “Chinamaxxing” on social media?
People Online Are 'Turning Chinese' — And It's Not As Racist As It Sounds
What's going on with all the “Chinamaxxing” on social media?
www.huffpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
What's going on with all the “Chinamaxxing” on social media?
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"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh
February 11, 2026 at 12:36 PM
"Fight against being ass" is a message that more people need to receive, tbh