Lauren Kirchner
@lkirchner.bsky.social
Investigative reporter at Consumer Reports covering product safety & env. health; previously covered tech & criminal justice at The Markup and ProPublica. Signal: @Lkirchner.44
New line of "Skin Care for Toddlers" Debuts to Online Backlash lololol www.personalcareinsights.com/news/rini-ki...
Rini skin care for toddlers debuts to online backlash
Rini, a new skin care brand designed specifically for kids, has debuted with a chorus of criticism. Founded by actress Shay Mitchell, Esther Song, and Matte Babel, Rini is “designed to insp...
www.personalcareinsights.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New line of "Skin Care for Toddlers" Debuts to Online Backlash lololol www.personalcareinsights.com/news/rini-ki...
Reposted by Lauren Kirchner
Authors -- you are entitled to a payment for the books of yours that Anthropic stole for its AI. It's about $1,500 per book. I just filed - you should too!
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Authors -- you are entitled to a payment for the books of yours that Anthropic stole for its AI. It's about $1,500 per book. I just filed - you should too!
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com?_gl=1*1ersia....
Disturbed by stories about adults' lives being turned upside down by ChatGPT? WELLLL wait til you see PIRG's report on AI toys for children, like "Kumma," a GPT4o-powered *teddy bear* that talked at detailed length about sexual kinks & role-playing... pirg.org/edfund/resou...
Trouble in Toyland 2025: A.I. bots and toxics present hidden dangers
Tests show A.I. toys can have disturbing conversations. Other concerns include unsafe or counterfeit toys bought online.
pirg.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Disturbed by stories about adults' lives being turned upside down by ChatGPT? WELLLL wait til you see PIRG's report on AI toys for children, like "Kumma," a GPT4o-powered *teddy bear* that talked at detailed length about sexual kinks & role-playing... pirg.org/edfund/resou...
Yes and @coyotemedia.org :)
What if instead of Cyber Monday (aka Daddy Bezos Day), we did a Support Indie Media Monday?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
What are your favorite indie publications? Who are some of your favorite freelance and indie reporters and commentators?
Can we make this a thing?
November 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Yes and @coyotemedia.org :)
uhhh what www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
uhhh what www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
This smiley face trash-and-recycling can at the bank, which drops everything into one singular plastic bag inside, is a metaphor for *something* but I'm not sure what
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This smiley face trash-and-recycling can at the bank, which drops everything into one singular plastic bag inside, is a metaphor for *something* but I'm not sure what
"Fired But Fighting" has created a searchable database of fired/furloughed federal workers available for side-hustle hire: graphic design, dog-walking, babysitting, etc: firedbutfighting.org/talent-marke...
Talent Marketplace — Fired But Fighting
Welcome to the Talent Marketplace. You can help support federal workers during this difficult time. Furloughed and fired feds are available for services like dog-walking, tutoring, graphic design, mea...
firedbutfighting.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"Fired But Fighting" has created a searchable database of fired/furloughed federal workers available for side-hustle hire: graphic design, dog-walking, babysitting, etc: firedbutfighting.org/talent-marke...
Reposted by Lauren Kirchner
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
Interesting news on the Plastics/PFAS beat - Recyclers Ban Fluorinated Containers peer.org/recyclers-ba...
Recyclers Ban Fluorinated Containers Due to PFAS
EPA Being Sued for Its Failure to Stop This Forever Chemical Contamination
peer.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Interesting news on the Plastics/PFAS beat - Recyclers Ban Fluorinated Containers peer.org/recyclers-ba...
Juice fans of Crown Heights! Andre is such a wonderful dude and a good friend to all - let's not let him get forced out of the neighborhood! I just donated: gofund.me/132cc6100
Donate to Keep Jenny on the Greens Alive, organized by Andre Fuller
Dear Jenny on the Greens Family,
I’m writing this with a heavy heart and deep gratitud… Andre Fuller needs your support for Keep Jenny on the Greens Alive
gofund.me
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Juice fans of Crown Heights! Andre is such a wonderful dude and a good friend to all - let's not let him get forced out of the neighborhood! I just donated: gofund.me/132cc6100
We live in NYC, my family is in VA, and my husband's family is in NJ, so you just KNOW the Fam text chains are going to be LIT tonight
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We live in NYC, my family is in VA, and my husband's family is in NJ, so you just KNOW the Fam text chains are going to be LIT tonight
Extremely 2025 coded - Firefighters are donating their plasma to reduce the forever chemicals in their blood. "If a firefighter donates plasma six times a year, the PFAS in their blood could be reduced by up to 60%." (The plasma is "cleaned" before being used.) www.yourvalley.net/glendale-ind...
Glendale firefighters donate plasma to change out PFAS - Glendale Independent
Across Arizona and the United States, firefighters are facing a cancer epidemic. One cause of this spike in cancer is the record high amounts of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also …
www.yourvalley.net
November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Extremely 2025 coded - Firefighters are donating their plasma to reduce the forever chemicals in their blood. "If a firefighter donates plasma six times a year, the PFAS in their blood could be reduced by up to 60%." (The plasma is "cleaned" before being used.) www.yourvalley.net/glendale-ind...
Reposted by Lauren Kirchner
Have you checked out @coyotemedia.org recently? We've done some good shit in the last two weeks!
〰️ An essay by @emmaruthless.bsky.social on why all our options seem to suck right now
〰️ A guide to places offering free food to SNAP recipients: www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
〰️ An essay by @emmaruthless.bsky.social on why all our options seem to suck right now
〰️ A guide to places offering free food to SNAP recipients: www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
In Which We Deserve Options Other Than Rapists and Robots
I don’t want to be assaulted by a driver, nor surveilled by cat-killing robot cars. Is this really the best we can do?
www.coyotemedia.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Have you checked out @coyotemedia.org recently? We've done some good shit in the last two weeks!
〰️ An essay by @emmaruthless.bsky.social on why all our options seem to suck right now
〰️ A guide to places offering free food to SNAP recipients: www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
〰️ An essay by @emmaruthless.bsky.social on why all our options seem to suck right now
〰️ A guide to places offering free food to SNAP recipients: www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
HELL YEAH
WE HAVE A DEAL: We are happy to share that all of our hard work - and with the support of the people of New York - we have a tentative agreement on our first contract with Alden Global Capital
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
HELL YEAH
Just going to re-up this question I asked at 2:46 am game 3, I haven’t yet gotten a good answer
wait what do you mean it’s not usually like this
November 2, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Just going to re-up this question I asked at 2:46 am game 3, I haven’t yet gotten a good answer
Does anyone else find this user experience odd
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Does anyone else find this user experience odd
Reposted by Lauren Kirchner
Incredible epsiode of The Daily featuring @hannahdreier.bsky.social and her revelatory reporting on unmasked firefighters and the health consequences they face www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/p...
The Hidden Victims of America’s Wildfires
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Incredible epsiode of The Daily featuring @hannahdreier.bsky.social and her revelatory reporting on unmasked firefighters and the health consequences they face www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/p...
Ok THANK you Semafor for doing the dang door-knock that finally made this story make sense! (Like, wdym "Bill DeBlasio impersonator," NYT?) Side note, this is the most actual LOL funniest article ever www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Ok THANK you Semafor for doing the dang door-knock that finally made this story make sense! (Like, wdym "Bill DeBlasio impersonator," NYT?) Side note, this is the most actual LOL funniest article ever www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
DEFEND THE DAILY NEWS
New Yorkers all over the five boroughs are standing with the Daily News. Join them as New York's hometown paper fights for a fair contract from our private equity owner, Heath Freeman head of Alden Global Capital.
October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
DEFEND THE DAILY NEWS
In this house we believe
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In this house we believe
Reposted by Lauren Kirchner
New Yorkers: Come to City Hall Park tomorrow at noon and join the unionized reporters, photographers and editors of the New York Daily News, as we call on Heath Freeman and Alden Global Capital to pay fair wages and agree to worker protections.
October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
New Yorkers: Come to City Hall Park tomorrow at noon and join the unionized reporters, photographers and editors of the New York Daily News, as we call on Heath Freeman and Alden Global Capital to pay fair wages and agree to worker protections.
"New chemicals used in data centers" / just in case you needed a little more nightmare fuel today www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ep...
EPA Prioritizes TSCA Review of New Chemicals Used in Data Centers | JD Supra
Efforts are underway to support data center development with respect to new chemicals that may be used in such projects. EPA has provided...
www.jdsupra.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"New chemicals used in data centers" / just in case you needed a little more nightmare fuel today www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ep...
In other, extremely-related news, my husband now owns multiple versions of this @roryblank.bsky.social T shirt in multiple different colors and I love it
October 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In other, extremely-related news, my husband now owns multiple versions of this @roryblank.bsky.social T shirt in multiple different colors and I love it