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This is what I've been working on all summer. It's my first book, called Escape Velocity: Explorations of Digital Culture and its Discontents 2019-2024. It's partially a retrospective of my time doing No Escape but it also features multiple revisions of old work and five entirely new essays.
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A weapon to surpass
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February 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
A weapon to surpass
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An exhaustive anarchist overview and guide to various apps and tech that utilize peer-to-peer and encryption.
“Anarchists were going for walks to chat long before encrypted texting existed, and they should still do so now, whenever possible."
BUT…
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“Anarchists were going for walks to chat long before encrypted texting existed, and they should still do so now, whenever possible."
BUT…
itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...
February 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
An exhaustive anarchist overview and guide to various apps and tech that utilize peer-to-peer and encryption.
“Anarchists were going for walks to chat long before encrypted texting existed, and they should still do so now, whenever possible."
BUT…
itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...
“Anarchists were going for walks to chat long before encrypted texting existed, and they should still do so now, whenever possible."
BUT…
itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/u...
oh did bill stencil get punched for filming protesters
I bet bill learned all the right lessons from that experience and isn't having an anti-leftist meltdown on bluesky the millennial retirement home right now
I bet bill learned all the right lessons from that experience and isn't having an anti-leftist meltdown on bluesky the millennial retirement home right now
February 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM
oh did bill stencil get punched for filming protesters
I bet bill learned all the right lessons from that experience and isn't having an anti-leftist meltdown on bluesky the millennial retirement home right now
I bet bill learned all the right lessons from that experience and isn't having an anti-leftist meltdown on bluesky the millennial retirement home right now
that genre expectations post going around is silly and dumb
February 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
that genre expectations post going around is silly and dumb
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
Chotiner is like genuinely furious about this lmao - and like, yeah! - but goddamn hahahah
I think it's funny that this interview gave Chotiner a chance to reference this thing he tweeted about 4 years ago
February 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Chotiner is like genuinely furious about this lmao - and like, yeah! - but goddamn hahahah
Max is being nice. I will not be nice.
if i see "humano-fascist" in your bio like you're trying to be cute about being an anti-ai leftist i'm fucking stealing something out your house!!
February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Max is being nice. I will not be nice.
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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i unfortunately see this situation getting worse not better and it's so zero brain cell that it's playing directly into the hands of those who would use antisemitism as justification for genocide
February 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
i unfortunately see this situation getting worse not better and it's so zero brain cell that it's playing directly into the hands of those who would use antisemitism as justification for genocide
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this. if you care at all about opposing israeli fascism the bare minimum you need to do is not be a fucking mark for looney tunes tier antisemitism 101
I promise it is possible to talk about Epstein without slipping into antisemitism I promise all you have to do is make an effort
February 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
this. if you care at all about opposing israeli fascism the bare minimum you need to do is not be a fucking mark for looney tunes tier antisemitism 101
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We're open! Roads are still bad so we don't suggest driving, but if you walk in we'll hook you up with some hot tea. Early events were canceled, but political prisoner letter writing with @blueridgeabc.bsky.social is still on for 3pm.
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
We're open! Roads are still bad so we don't suggest driving, but if you walk in we'll hook you up with some hot tea. Early events were canceled, but political prisoner letter writing with @blueridgeabc.bsky.social is still on for 3pm.
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Troubles arise from felt experience. Issues emerge from the political system, broadly defined.
Why does this matter? Well, when people's troubles don't connect to what are called the issues, or when issues don't speak to troubles, democracy — and journalism — are working poorly indeed.
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Why does this matter? Well, when people's troubles don't connect to what are called the issues, or when issues don't speak to troubles, democracy — and journalism — are working poorly indeed.
16/
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Troubles arise from felt experience. Issues emerge from the political system, broadly defined.
Why does this matter? Well, when people's troubles don't connect to what are called the issues, or when issues don't speak to troubles, democracy — and journalism — are working poorly indeed.
16/
Why does this matter? Well, when people's troubles don't connect to what are called the issues, or when issues don't speak to troubles, democracy — and journalism — are working poorly indeed.
16/
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The great sociologist C. Wright Mills would distinguish between "troubles" and "issues."
My paraphrase: Troubles are the things people are actively worried about in their lives.
Mills: “An issue is a public matter: some value cherished by publics is felt to be threatened.” 15/
My paraphrase: Troubles are the things people are actively worried about in their lives.
Mills: “An issue is a public matter: some value cherished by publics is felt to be threatened.” 15/
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The great sociologist C. Wright Mills would distinguish between "troubles" and "issues."
My paraphrase: Troubles are the things people are actively worried about in their lives.
Mills: “An issue is a public matter: some value cherished by publics is felt to be threatened.” 15/
My paraphrase: Troubles are the things people are actively worried about in their lives.
Mills: “An issue is a public matter: some value cherished by publics is felt to be threatened.” 15/
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But — and here comes my distinction — if journalists let an ideology distort their reporting so as not to injure a cause they manifestly believe in, then their work has been unduly politicized.
Journalism is political. It should not be politicized. 14/ pressthink.org/2020/05/you-...
Journalism is political. It should not be politicized. 14/ pressthink.org/2020/05/you-...
You cannot keep from getting swept up in Trump's agenda without a firm grasp on your own - PressThink
The 2020 campaign is here. Those who are covering it had better figure out what they are for, or they will end up as his enablers— as they were in 2016.
pressthink.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
But — and here comes my distinction — if journalists let an ideology distort their reporting so as not to injure a cause they manifestly believe in, then their work has been unduly politicized.
Journalism is political. It should not be politicized. 14/ pressthink.org/2020/05/you-...
Journalism is political. It should not be politicized. 14/ pressthink.org/2020/05/you-...
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What is "political" need not be politicized. This is a point I have tried to make again and again in my press criticism.
When TV journalists with Sunday morning shows push back against major party candiates who are floating poisonous charges without evidence, that is a political act... 13/
When TV journalists with Sunday morning shows push back against major party candiates who are floating poisonous charges without evidence, that is a political act... 13/
February 1, 2026 at 4:59 PM
What is "political" need not be politicized. This is a point I have tried to make again and again in my press criticism.
When TV journalists with Sunday morning shows push back against major party candiates who are floating poisonous charges without evidence, that is a political act... 13/
When TV journalists with Sunday morning shows push back against major party candiates who are floating poisonous charges without evidence, that is a political act... 13/
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Truth-seeking is what journalists see themselves as always doing. Find the truth. What could be simpler, right?
Refuge-seeking includes common practices like false balance, "both sides do it," steering the story "down the middle," and the depiction of "dueling realities" in a divided nation. 12/
Refuge-seeking includes common practices like false balance, "both sides do it," steering the story "down the middle," and the depiction of "dueling realities" in a divided nation. 12/
February 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Truth-seeking is what journalists see themselves as always doing. Find the truth. What could be simpler, right?
Refuge-seeking includes common practices like false balance, "both sides do it," steering the story "down the middle," and the depiction of "dueling realities" in a divided nation. 12/
Refuge-seeking includes common practices like false balance, "both sides do it," steering the story "down the middle," and the depiction of "dueling realities" in a divided nation. 12/
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My favorite description of refuge-seeking behavior in journalism comes from a former reporter for the Washington Post, Paul Taylor, in his 1990 book about election coverage. I have quoted it many times. 11/
February 1, 2026 at 4:53 PM
My favorite description of refuge-seeking behavior in journalism comes from a former reporter for the Washington Post, Paul Taylor, in his 1990 book about election coverage. I have quoted it many times. 11/
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Jay's third key distinction: truth-seeking vs. refuge-seeking behavior in journalism.
Truth-seeking needs no definition. It is finding out what actually happened— and telling us.
Refuge-seeking involves telling the story in a way that protects against anticipated attacks... 10/
Truth-seeking needs no definition. It is finding out what actually happened— and telling us.
Refuge-seeking involves telling the story in a way that protects against anticipated attacks... 10/
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Jay's third key distinction: truth-seeking vs. refuge-seeking behavior in journalism.
Truth-seeking needs no definition. It is finding out what actually happened— and telling us.
Refuge-seeking involves telling the story in a way that protects against anticipated attacks... 10/
Truth-seeking needs no definition. It is finding out what actually happened— and telling us.
Refuge-seeking involves telling the story in a way that protects against anticipated attacks... 10/
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For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
February 1, 2026 at 4:46 PM
For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
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Media, journalism, and the press are not interchangeable terms. Yet they are bound up with one another.
Media is the attention industry
Journalism is a social practice
The press is a key institution in a democracy
Put it all together: Journalists who work in the media carry forward "the press." 9/
Media is the attention industry
Journalism is a social practice
The press is a key institution in a democracy
Put it all together: Journalists who work in the media carry forward "the press." 9/
February 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Media, journalism, and the press are not interchangeable terms. Yet they are bound up with one another.
Media is the attention industry
Journalism is a social practice
The press is a key institution in a democracy
Put it all together: Journalists who work in the media carry forward "the press." 9/
Media is the attention industry
Journalism is a social practice
The press is a key institution in a democracy
Put it all together: Journalists who work in the media carry forward "the press." 9/
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Most journalists are employees of the media, and thus part of the attention business. This creates endless problems and compromises, which I read and hear about nonstop.
The press — to my way of thinking — is the institution that endures over time as journalists come in and out of it. 8/
The press — to my way of thinking — is the institution that endures over time as journalists come in and out of it. 8/
February 1, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Most journalists are employees of the media, and thus part of the attention business. This creates endless problems and compromises, which I read and hear about nonstop.
The press — to my way of thinking — is the institution that endures over time as journalists come in and out of it. 8/
The press — to my way of thinking — is the institution that endures over time as journalists come in and out of it. 8/
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Key distinction number two: journalism vs. the media (vs. the press)
I think of the media as the attention business, an industry whose product is audiences.
Journalism is a social practice, the purpose of which is to keep publics informed and hold power to account. 7/
I think of the media as the attention business, an industry whose product is audiences.
Journalism is a social practice, the purpose of which is to keep publics informed and hold power to account. 7/
February 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Key distinction number two: journalism vs. the media (vs. the press)
I think of the media as the attention business, an industry whose product is audiences.
Journalism is a social practice, the purpose of which is to keep publics informed and hold power to account. 7/
I think of the media as the attention business, an industry whose product is audiences.
Journalism is a social practice, the purpose of which is to keep publics informed and hold power to account. 7/