Parker Molloy
@parkermolloy.com
I write the media/internet/culture/politics/whatever newsletter The Present Age: www.readtpa.com
Chicagoan / wife of @kaylapekkala.com / second favorite human to two dogs / not an activist / likes baseball
Chicagoan / wife of @kaylapekkala.com / second favorite human to two dogs / not an activist / likes baseball
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The FCC Just Admitted It's Not Independent Anymore
During today's Senate hearing, Brendan Carr denied the FCC is independent. Minutes later, someone edited the agency's website to remove the word.
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Carr's Senate testimony made clear what critics have been saying for months: the FCC is now a tool of the Trump administration. www.readtpa.com/p/the-fcc-ju...
Since Trump is addressing the nation tonight, I can't help but think back to one of the strangest TV moments I've ever experienced: Sarah Palin singing Baby Got Back on The Masked Singer right into Trump's COVID address
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Since Trump is addressing the nation tonight, I can't help but think back to one of the strangest TV moments I've ever experienced: Sarah Palin singing Baby Got Back on The Masked Singer right into Trump's COVID address
Truly, one of the best moments of the 2016 GOP primaries was when Trump cooked Jeb and the entire Bush family
December 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Truly, one of the best moments of the 2016 GOP primaries was when Trump cooked Jeb and the entire Bush family
You should all be following @kissphoria.bsky.social on here
this year, i got my first fulltime reporting job and learned a bunch about what i like doing and what i don't like doing. here's a little thread of some stuff i'm super proud of this year, sorry it's going to be long.
December 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
You should all be following @kissphoria.bsky.social on here
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the sarah mcbride speech in front of the capitol about the anti-trans legislation is one of the more affecting moments i have ever seen in the fight over trans liberation in congress
literally walked thru her transition
the only news outlets sharing it are “lgbtq+ news” clickbait & erin reed
literally walked thru her transition
the only news outlets sharing it are “lgbtq+ news” clickbait & erin reed
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
the sarah mcbride speech in front of the capitol about the anti-trans legislation is one of the more affecting moments i have ever seen in the fight over trans liberation in congress
literally walked thru her transition
the only news outlets sharing it are “lgbtq+ news” clickbait & erin reed
literally walked thru her transition
the only news outlets sharing it are “lgbtq+ news” clickbait & erin reed
So are the networks going to take Trump's address live on TV tonight?
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So are the networks going to take Trump's address live on TV tonight?
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spotted on the nats 2026 giveaway calendar. lock in
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
spotted on the nats 2026 giveaway calendar. lock in
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It's wild that all these sports media outlets are reporting on Nacua's comments about the refs and not at all focusing on the antisemitic touchdown dance part of this story.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua has an issue with NFL referees.
Nacua criticized NFL officiating on a live stream with popular streamers Adin Ross and N3on.
Nacua criticized NFL officiating on a live stream with popular streamers Adin Ross and N3on.
December 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It's wild that all these sports media outlets are reporting on Nacua's comments about the refs and not at all focusing on the antisemitic touchdown dance part of this story.
So, one thing I noticed about WaPo's piece about Tyler Robinson is that the paper seemed to really want there to be some "look! he did it because he's pro-trans!" angle here, but there's just... nothing to back that up. And even if it were true, so what? www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
‘You see this news?’: What Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer told friends after the attack
A patchwork of social interactions and a trail of online posts provide a view into the life and beliefs of Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
So, one thing I noticed about WaPo's piece about Tyler Robinson is that the paper seemed to really want there to be some "look! he did it because he's pro-trans!" angle here, but there's just... nothing to back that up. And even if it were true, so what? www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Damn, @andersonphoto.bsky.social!
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Damn, @andersonphoto.bsky.social!
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"
Before (left), after (right)
Before (left), after (right)
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The broadest cultural trend of recent vintage is " it should be illegal to ignore my facebook posts"
theyre making no fault divorce from your parents illegal
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The broadest cultural trend of recent vintage is " it should be illegal to ignore my facebook posts"
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Bluesky folks came up with a fundamentally new and privacy-protecting method of doing this unlike every other service. Almost every negative response is based on how people assume Bluesky is doing this based on how bad everyone else does it. Bad actors have so poisoned the entire market...
v1.112 is live!
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
We’re launching Find Friends, a contact import feature that helps you find people you know on Bluesky.
Try it! In the mobile app, go to Settings → Find friends from contacts.
Read how we took a more secure approach to this than other platforms: bsky.social/about/blog/1...
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Bluesky folks came up with a fundamentally new and privacy-protecting method of doing this unlike every other service. Almost every negative response is based on how people assume Bluesky is doing this based on how bad everyone else does it. Bad actors have so poisoned the entire market...
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The Elon Musk Xitter algorithm is literally rigged to boost Matt Yglesias, catturd, Ben Shapiro, and other right wing accounts.
Of course Yglesias is upset that you don't use it.
www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23...
Of course Yglesias is upset that you don't use it.
www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23...
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Elon Musk Xitter algorithm is literally rigged to boost Matt Yglesias, catturd, Ben Shapiro, and other right wing accounts.
Of course Yglesias is upset that you don't use it.
www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23...
Of course Yglesias is upset that you don't use it.
www.theverge.com/2023/3/28/23...
Why do guys like Yglesias think that the average person is on social media trying to wage battles by posting?
These people want leftist and liberals to come back to Twitter so badly. They give all kinds of reasons, but the fact is without them the Nazi bar marinates in its own juices and they can't stand it.
December 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Why do guys like Yglesias think that the average person is on social media trying to wage battles by posting?
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NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
The app for people who feel the need to gamble on everything has taken note
December 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The app for people who feel the need to gamble on everything has taken note
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Facebook made an algorithm that gave Boomers whatever they wanted, and they destroyed democracy, and then all those FB product managers went over to OpenAI and made ChatGPT, and now they've made a chatbot that tells Boomers whatever they want to hear, and... well, this should go great.
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Facebook made an algorithm that gave Boomers whatever they wanted, and they destroyed democracy, and then all those FB product managers went over to OpenAI and made ChatGPT, and now they've made a chatbot that tells Boomers whatever they want to hear, and... well, this should go great.
Back when Andrew Garfield was playing Spider-Man, he made a comment in an interview about how maybe Peter Parker could be bi and Sony freaked out, pushing him to apologize. www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
![Plans for a third film were shelved and the series was rebooted with Tom Holland in the lead role. Garfield has no regrets. “I worked harder than I’ve ever worked on anything and I’m really proud of it,” he says, “but I didn’t feel represented. There was an interview I gave where I said, ‘Why can’t Peter explore his bisexuality in his next film? Why can’t [his girlfriend] MJ be a guy?’ I was then put under a lot of pressure to retract that and apologise for saying something that is a legitimate thing to think and feel. So I said, ‘OK, so you want me to make sure that we get the bigots and the homophobes to buy their tickets?’”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hf7ezrajxadu7v3tzcyij424/bafkreif4k43w7hmr2t455xnizdu572rp4l6wuezvj73wrt25apgguukixi@jpeg)
December 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back when Andrew Garfield was playing Spider-Man, he made a comment in an interview about how maybe Peter Parker could be bi and Sony freaked out, pushing him to apologize. www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
Time to re-up the video of Trump trying to pronounce Tua's last name: www.youtube.com/shorts/AXstj...
December 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Time to re-up the video of Trump trying to pronounce Tua's last name: www.youtube.com/shorts/AXstj...
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This quote from Ben Smith in Mother Jones' profile of Benny Johnson. Honestly, great call from the haters. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
December 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This quote from Ben Smith in Mother Jones' profile of Benny Johnson. Honestly, great call from the haters. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
WTF is Puka Nacua doing?
On a livestream yesterday, Puka both:
- Said that the Refs throw flags that they know are bad to brag to their friends in group chats, and
- Told Adin Ross that he'd do a "covetous jew" celebration on his next TD score
Suspend him tbh
- Said that the Refs throw flags that they know are bad to brag to their friends in group chats, and
- Told Adin Ross that he'd do a "covetous jew" celebration on his next TD score
Suspend him tbh
December 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
WTF is Puka Nacua doing?
File under: no shit
BREAKING: Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election
BREAKING: Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election
Jack Smith, the former Justice Department special counsel, revealed in closed-door Congressional testimony on Wednesday that investigators had proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" that President Donald Trump "criminally" conspired to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
The post BREAKING: Jack Smith Claims He Had ‘Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt’ That Trump Conspired to Overturn 2020 Election first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
File under: no shit
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New: The 61-year-old retired Tennessee cop who spent 37 days in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook meme has filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the authorities who ordered his arrest.
"In America, we do not jail people for political speech."
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"In America, we do not jail people for political speech."
Gift link: wapo.st/490I014
A retired policeman was jailed over an anti-Trump meme. Now he’s suing.
Attorneys for 61-year-old Larry Bushart say a Tennessee sheriff violated the First Amendment: “In America, we do not jail people for political speech.”
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New: The 61-year-old retired Tennessee cop who spent 37 days in jail over an anti-Trump Facebook meme has filed a federal First Amendment lawsuit against the authorities who ordered his arrest.
"In America, we do not jail people for political speech."
Gift link: wapo.st/490I014
"In America, we do not jail people for political speech."
Gift link: wapo.st/490I014