Megan Carpentier
@megancarpentier.bsky.social
Editor, writer, cat lady
I’m old enough to remember why.
20+ years ago, the Post set up its digital news operations in Arlington, Virginia (a “right-to-work” aka non-union state) to avoid the unionization of its digital reporters and editors. It included an online opinion section. (They joined the Guild in 2010.)
20+ years ago, the Post set up its digital news operations in Arlington, Virginia (a “right-to-work” aka non-union state) to avoid the unionization of its digital reporters and editors. It included an online opinion section. (They joined the Guild in 2010.)
July 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I’m old enough to remember why.
20+ years ago, the Post set up its digital news operations in Arlington, Virginia (a “right-to-work” aka non-union state) to avoid the unionization of its digital reporters and editors. It included an online opinion section. (They joined the Guild in 2010.)
20+ years ago, the Post set up its digital news operations in Arlington, Virginia (a “right-to-work” aka non-union state) to avoid the unionization of its digital reporters and editors. It included an online opinion section. (They joined the Guild in 2010.)
I get a LOT of dumb shit via Act Blue because my phone number pre 2001 was a landline owned by a now-elderly Black man in DC named Frederick but this shit takes the fucking cake SIR
June 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I get a LOT of dumb shit via Act Blue because my phone number pre 2001 was a landline owned by a now-elderly Black man in DC named Frederick but this shit takes the fucking cake SIR
This one not only gets at how people are using AI, but is actually a really great exploration of how AI “works” www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
May 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This one not only gets at how people are using AI, but is actually a really great exploration of how AI “works” www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
Tell me you know nothing of Catholic history, Pius, without telling me you know nothing about Catholic history.
May 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Tell me you know nothing of Catholic history, Pius, without telling me you know nothing about Catholic history.
SCOTUS ruled 25 years ago in Crosby v National Foreign Trade Council that this was roundly unconstitutional so he may be seeking these but our trading partners aren’t going to spend years negotiating deals that can never take effect. Souter wrote the unanimous opinion. www.oyez.org/cases/1999/9...
April 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
SCOTUS ruled 25 years ago in Crosby v National Foreign Trade Council that this was roundly unconstitutional so he may be seeking these but our trading partners aren’t going to spend years negotiating deals that can never take effect. Souter wrote the unanimous opinion. www.oyez.org/cases/1999/9...
I don’t normally do this, but this is a shitty headline because it misrepresents the science (the only study that ever purported to show this was faked, proven so, withdrawn and the doctor had his license suspended) with the “if” but also because you can hit all the same points *without* doing that.
March 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I don’t normally do this, but this is a shitty headline because it misrepresents the science (the only study that ever purported to show this was faked, proven so, withdrawn and the doctor had his license suspended) with the “if” but also because you can hit all the same points *without* doing that.
“Sex Without Men”
“What happens when women prefer vibrators?”
“What happens when women prefer vibrators?”
March 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Sex Without Men”
“What happens when women prefer vibrators?”
“What happens when women prefer vibrators?”
March 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This passage by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social today in Garbage Day nails one thought I pretty regularly have about AI: the industry most likely to be fully disrupted first is OnlyFans. www.garbageday.email/p/drowning-i...
February 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This passage by @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social today in Garbage Day nails one thought I pretty regularly have about AI: the industry most likely to be fully disrupted first is OnlyFans. www.garbageday.email/p/drowning-i...
Mostly the other kids in my art class, performing a “censored” act at our school talent show that year. (I’m in the back row doing the hustle.)
February 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Mostly the other kids in my art class, performing a “censored” act at our school talent show that year. (I’m in the back row doing the hustle.)
The NYT piece on Blake Lively’s allegations against Baldoni and Heath mentions in passing that the two men are members of the Baha’i faith, which is an interesting aside that the writers don’t explore given that one of the prominent teachings of their prophet Bahá'u'lláh is to avoid backbiting.
December 22, 2024 at 5:59 PM
The NYT piece on Blake Lively’s allegations against Baldoni and Heath mentions in passing that the two men are members of the Baha’i faith, which is an interesting aside that the writers don’t explore given that one of the prominent teachings of their prophet Bahá'u'lláh is to avoid backbiting.
Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.
December 5, 2024 at 6:06 AM
Using only a restaurant, tell us where you went to college.
This is one of the most well-written explanations of certain kinds of AI errors I’ve seen to date. (The whole article is great too.)
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
December 5, 2024 at 3:50 AM
This is one of the most well-written explanations of certain kinds of AI errors I’ve seen to date. (The whole article is great too.)
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
Hobbes is a big cuddle bug/likes to help me work!
November 19, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Hobbes is a big cuddle bug/likes to help me work!
Says a man who can’t tuck in a shirt.
September 7, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Says a man who can’t tuck in a shirt.
The last line of this article, about writer Jill Ciment’s 45-year marriage, which began when she was 17 and her married 45-year-old teacher initiated a sexual relationship, is absolutely killing me as a revelation for her to have (and him to… not). www.npr.org/2024/07/09/n...
July 10, 2024 at 1:00 AM
The last line of this article, about writer Jill Ciment’s 45-year marriage, which began when she was 17 and her married 45-year-old teacher initiated a sexual relationship, is absolutely killing me as a revelation for her to have (and him to… not). www.npr.org/2024/07/09/n...
Surprise (or not): Said unethical eugenicist who falsified data was actively involved in The Bell Curve and laid out the purpose of its publication and dissemination.
June 20, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Surprise (or not): Said unethical eugenicist who falsified data was actively involved in The Bell Curve and laid out the purpose of its publication and dissemination.
Happy birthday!
September 23, 2023 at 3:24 PM
Happy birthday!
The more things nominally change at my alma mater, the more they sound (and look) the fucking same. Proud of my fellow alumni, still embarrassed by/won’t give money to the wealthy, white bejowled “leadership” there.
May 31, 2023 at 4:47 PM
The more things nominally change at my alma mater, the more they sound (and look) the fucking same. Proud of my fellow alumni, still embarrassed by/won’t give money to the wealthy, white bejowled “leadership” there.
This is my snuggle buddy, Potbelly. He belongs to me nephews but we are bros.
May 14, 2023 at 4:05 AM
This is my snuggle buddy, Potbelly. He belongs to me nephews but we are bros.
