Kristen Parisi
@kris10p.bsky.social
Senior Workplace DEI Reporter at Morning Brew. Gracie award winner.
Advocate for disability representation in media. Wheelchair user/spinal cord injury survivor.
Tips: signal: @k4326.10
Advocate for disability representation in media. Wheelchair user/spinal cord injury survivor.
Tips: signal: @k4326.10
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Kristen Parisi
@kris10p.bsky.social
· Nov 15
For those who don't know me or who are new here from Twitter, I'm a journalist covering workplace issues at Morning Brew.
I'm also a wheelchair user (hello, spinal cord injury community!) and advocate for disability representation in media, esp news media.
I'm also a wheelchair user (hello, spinal cord injury community!) and advocate for disability representation in media, esp news media.
DC bluesky: Washington Spirit is playing in the NWSL finals this weekend.
Anyone know which bars are having watch parties? TY!! and go spirit!!!
Anyone know which bars are having watch parties? TY!! and go spirit!!!
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
DC bluesky: Washington Spirit is playing in the NWSL finals this weekend.
Anyone know which bars are having watch parties? TY!! and go spirit!!!
Anyone know which bars are having watch parties? TY!! and go spirit!!!
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I'm catching my own errors in this piece that prove my point that everyone needs editors. At least I can clean it up and it's not out on shelves somewhere!
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
Notes on Your American Canto Draft
I read it. Everyone deserves a good editor, even people who don’t get one. Olivia, Thank you so much for this. I’m impressed with the scope of your ambition...
newsletter.anamariecox.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I'm catching my own errors in this piece that prove my point that everyone needs editors. At least I can clean it up and it's not out on shelves somewhere!
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
newsletter.anamariecox.com/archive/note...
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Wild to think that just a few months ago this administration was cracking down on universities for not doing enough to root out antisemitism www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Wild to think that just a few months ago this administration was cracking down on universities for not doing enough to root out antisemitism www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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"an email from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Thursday canceled 'all local Tompkins County scheduled naturalization ceremonies' and announced that none would be held 'until further notice.'...no reasoning had been given in the letter."
ithacavoice.org/2025/11/feds...
ithacavoice.org/2025/11/feds...
Feds tell county to cease naturalization ceremonies - The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County officials received a directive from federal immigration officials to cease all local naturalization ceremonies. Naturalization ceremonies are typically held throughout t...
ithacavoice.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"an email from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Thursday canceled 'all local Tompkins County scheduled naturalization ceremonies' and announced that none would be held 'until further notice.'...no reasoning had been given in the letter."
ithacavoice.org/2025/11/feds...
ithacavoice.org/2025/11/feds...
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The President has put tariffs on the whole economy in an effort to revive manufacturing.
It's not working.
It's not working.
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The President has put tariffs on the whole economy in an effort to revive manufacturing.
It's not working.
It's not working.
September jobs report is out: while the unemployment rate for white women is largely unchanged since May (3.3% to 3.4% now), Black women are clearly not faring well in the current economy: unemployment was 6.2% in May and jumped to 7.5% in September
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
September jobs report is out: while the unemployment rate for white women is largely unchanged since May (3.3% to 3.4% now), Black women are clearly not faring well in the current economy: unemployment was 6.2% in May and jumped to 7.5% in September
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If I were sick, I would simply choose to be healthy. Bing bang boom bsky.app/profile/atru...
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If I were sick, I would simply choose to be healthy. Bing bang boom bsky.app/profile/atru...
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NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Rest in power, Alice.
The disability community needed her. She exposed a new audience to disability culture with her Teen Vogue column. She fought for us to have a voice in every space, and while I didn't always agree with her, I admired her confidence, grit, brilliance, and beauty.
The disability community needed her. She exposed a new audience to disability culture with her Teen Vogue column. She fought for us to have a voice in every space, and while I didn't always agree with her, I admired her confidence, grit, brilliance, and beauty.
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Rest in power, Alice.
The disability community needed her. She exposed a new audience to disability culture with her Teen Vogue column. She fought for us to have a voice in every space, and while I didn't always agree with her, I admired her confidence, grit, brilliance, and beauty.
The disability community needed her. She exposed a new audience to disability culture with her Teen Vogue column. She fought for us to have a voice in every space, and while I didn't always agree with her, I admired her confidence, grit, brilliance, and beauty.
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It’s been a year to the day we bought (and then didn’t, for reasons we still don’t fully know) InfoWars. We’re still trying. In the year since, we built The Onion into one of the biggest newspapers in the United States. I’m so proud of this place. I’m proud we do hard stuff. Thank you for caring.
November 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s been a year to the day we bought (and then didn’t, for reasons we still don’t fully know) InfoWars. We’re still trying. In the year since, we built The Onion into one of the biggest newspapers in the United States. I’m so proud of this place. I’m proud we do hard stuff. Thank you for caring.
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By the way, Olivia Nuzzi employer Vanity Fair is owned by Condé Nast ... which recently fired four employees for union activity www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
Condé Nast abruptly fires 4 staffers after HR confrontation
The firings were an unsubtle message to its employee union that the publisher was taking a harder line in its dealings with employees.
www.semafor.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
By the way, Olivia Nuzzi employer Vanity Fair is owned by Condé Nast ... which recently fired four employees for union activity www.semafor.com/article/11/0...
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’Reporters, as a general rule, are not encouraged to give strategic PR advice to public figures about whom they might be writing.’
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Michael Wolff tried to buy New York Mag — with money from Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein.
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Blurred lines: how Michael Wolff aspired to be part of elite circles he wrote about
The writer who features prominently in newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails has achieved extraordinary access but faced questions about his journalistic ethics
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
’Reporters, as a general rule, are not encouraged to give strategic PR advice to public figures about whom they might be writing.’
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Something in the universe doesn't want me to enjoy the northern lights. I've traveled halfway around the world to see them with no luck.
Last night, i was at my parents' home in central NY, where they had 100% cloud cover. Meanwhile, the lights were visible at my home in northern virginia.
Last night, i was at my parents' home in central NY, where they had 100% cloud cover. Meanwhile, the lights were visible at my home in northern virginia.
November 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Something in the universe doesn't want me to enjoy the northern lights. I've traveled halfway around the world to see them with no luck.
Last night, i was at my parents' home in central NY, where they had 100% cloud cover. Meanwhile, the lights were visible at my home in northern virginia.
Last night, i was at my parents' home in central NY, where they had 100% cloud cover. Meanwhile, the lights were visible at my home in northern virginia.
curious if any economists or analysts believe other companies will follow suit as the labor market tightens?
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
curious if any economists or analysts believe other companies will follow suit as the labor market tightens?
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The share of the Hispanic population who use “Latinx” to describe themselves remained statistically unchanged from 2019 to 2023.
More than half of Latinos asked have never heard of ‘Latinx,’ and only 4% use it, Pew study finds
The share of the Hispanic population who use “Latinx” to describe themselves remained statistically unchanged from 2019 to 2023.
nbcnews.to
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The share of the Hispanic population who use “Latinx” to describe themselves remained statistically unchanged from 2019 to 2023.
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
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Döpfner also said media companies should be like music labels for journalists, treating journalists like artists to be supported and grown individually.
He also alluded to Substack, saying he considers creator platforms to be competitors to Axel’s media brands.
He also alluded to Substack, saying he considers creator platforms to be competitors to Axel’s media brands.
During a town hall with staff today, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner was pressed about the company’s use of AI.
“Does it replace jobs here and there? No doubt about it,” he said.
He noted that he hopes embracing AI will grow the company and allow journalists to focus on reporting.
“Does it replace jobs here and there? No doubt about it,” he said.
He noted that he hopes embracing AI will grow the company and allow journalists to focus on reporting.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Döpfner also said media companies should be like music labels for journalists, treating journalists like artists to be supported and grown individually.
He also alluded to Substack, saying he considers creator platforms to be competitors to Axel’s media brands.
He also alluded to Substack, saying he considers creator platforms to be competitors to Axel’s media brands.
I'm grateful to work in a newsroom that still supports covering diversity, equity, and inclusion in business. It's a big umbrella and tells stories that are often overlooked.
It's heartbreaking watching colleagues from other outlets lose their jobs because those stories get lost, too.
It's heartbreaking watching colleagues from other outlets lose their jobs because those stories get lost, too.
The retrenchment is here: As more news outlets and media companies roll back commitments to diversity efforts, including reporting on stories about traditionally marginalized groups, the avenues for reporters who specialize in such coverage grow increasingly limited. www.thewrap.com/nbc-news-div...
Media Went All-In on Diversity. Now It's in Full Retreat
Experts say the rollback of newsroom investment in DEI suggests they were never fully committed in the first place
www.thewrap.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm grateful to work in a newsroom that still supports covering diversity, equity, and inclusion in business. It's a big umbrella and tells stories that are often overlooked.
It's heartbreaking watching colleagues from other outlets lose their jobs because those stories get lost, too.
It's heartbreaking watching colleagues from other outlets lose their jobs because those stories get lost, too.
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“Billie Eilish just cooked the billionaires in their own room,” one social media user said.
Billie Eilish Asks Billionaires The 1 Question We All Have — And She Did It In Front Of Mark Zuckerberg
“Billie Eilish just cooked the billionaires in their own room,” one social media user said.
www.huffpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“Billie Eilish just cooked the billionaires in their own room,” one social media user said.
Saranac brewery in Utica NY makes the best shirley temples out there and you can't convince me otherwise
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Saranac brewery in Utica NY makes the best shirley temples out there and you can't convince me otherwise
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im sorry but if you think “normies” dont care about the white house being demolished for a half billion dollar golden vanity ballroom as the economy implodes then you just arent as plugged in as you think you are
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
im sorry but if you think “normies” dont care about the white house being demolished for a half billion dollar golden vanity ballroom as the economy implodes then you just arent as plugged in as you think you are
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"Perhaps the media is avoiding details in part because editors feel that talking about poop is distasteful. Even so, it’s clear that there’s a double standard at work." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...
Trump shits on America. Why doesn’t the media care?
For many news orgs, Trump’s fascist coalition is uniquely legitimate.
www.publicnotice.co
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"Perhaps the media is avoiding details in part because editors feel that talking about poop is distasteful. Even so, it’s clear that there’s a double standard at work." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-poop...
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Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
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UVA has capitulated. Which seems uhhh short-termist given that it's an election year where Dems will build a big trifecta
University of Virginia agrees to Trump administration demands over admissions and hiring
School joins University of Pennsylvania, Columbia and Brown in bowing to White House to restore funding
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
UVA has capitulated. Which seems uhhh short-termist given that it's an election year where Dems will build a big trifecta