Ryan Singel
@ryansingel.bsky.social
All into Indie publishing. Cofounder of Outpost Publishers Cooperative, (outpost.pub), not yet recovered former journalist, Contextly.
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We now have a full text RSS feed for members, if you're into that kinda thing:
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November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We now have a full text RSS feed for members, if you're into that kinda thing:
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Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
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Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
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Chat was infiltrated the old fashioned way, app was not breached.
WHOA. The FBI was/is spying on a Signal chat for a New York immigration court watch group, claiming they were “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Your reminder that the government is watching and don’t say anything in a big group chat you wouldn’t say on TV.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Chat was infiltrated the old fashioned way, app was not breached.
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“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
New story from @keribla.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
New story from @keribla.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“We’re broken and we’re being poached by ICE,” one official with the prison workers union told ProPublica. “It’s unbelievable. People are leaving in droves.”
New story from @keribla.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
New story from @keribla.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
The plot of Small Soldiers (woefully underrated) was basically what happens if you put an AI chip in a toy for kids.
It was by the director of Gremlins. It was not a how-to video.
Small Soldiers (1998) - IMDb share.google/9EP2heIfFV5Y...
It was by the director of Gremlins. It was not a how-to video.
Small Soldiers (1998) - IMDb share.google/9EP2heIfFV5Y...
Small Soldiers (1998) ⭐ 6.3 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
1h 50m | PG-13
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November 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The plot of Small Soldiers (woefully underrated) was basically what happens if you put an AI chip in a toy for kids.
It was by the director of Gremlins. It was not a how-to video.
Small Soldiers (1998) - IMDb share.google/9EP2heIfFV5Y...
It was by the director of Gremlins. It was not a how-to video.
Small Soldiers (1998) - IMDb share.google/9EP2heIfFV5Y...
Joe Dante's Small Soldiers was not a how-to guide
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Joe Dante's Small Soldiers was not a how-to guide
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I'm reading Defector's year 5 report and a few thoughts
1) Running sales on subscriptions: I am coming around to sales thx to @ryansingel.bsky.social and think it's good to experiment more with them the older a publication gets bc it's about grabbing late adopters/colder readers
1) Running sales on subscriptions: I am coming around to sales thx to @ryansingel.bsky.social and think it's good to experiment more with them the older a publication gets bc it's about grabbing late adopters/colder readers
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'm reading Defector's year 5 report and a few thoughts
1) Running sales on subscriptions: I am coming around to sales thx to @ryansingel.bsky.social and think it's good to experiment more with them the older a publication gets bc it's about grabbing late adopters/colder readers
1) Running sales on subscriptions: I am coming around to sales thx to @ryansingel.bsky.social and think it's good to experiment more with them the older a publication gets bc it's about grabbing late adopters/colder readers
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AI porn generator and ERP chatbot Secret Desires left millions of images and videos exposed in unsecured cloud storage. I took a look and found folders called "faceswap," where people had uploaded tons of stolen content and random photos of women www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
AI porn generator and ERP chatbot Secret Desires left millions of images and videos exposed in unsecured cloud storage. I took a look and found folders called "faceswap," where people had uploaded tons of stolen content and random photos of women www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
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The bigger change is presentation, historically, these emails were visually chaotic: sudden colour changes, ALL CAPS, screenshots pasted at random. Classic signs of disordered thinking. Now they’re neat, structured, and grammatically consistent. The delusion hasn't changed, but the formatting has.
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The bigger change is presentation, historically, these emails were visually chaotic: sudden colour changes, ALL CAPS, screenshots pasted at random. Classic signs of disordered thinking. Now they’re neat, structured, and grammatically consistent. The delusion hasn't changed, but the formatting has.
This is my favorite story of the year. This woman knows how to give a quote
This woman sounds like a badass
There are so many people working in so many places who are quietly watching this corruption cross their desks daily, but so few willing to do what prison nurse Noella Turnage just did by sharing the receipts and accepting the consequences. What an absolute hero
www.kbtx.com/2025/11/18/f...
www.kbtx.com/2025/11/18/f...
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This is my favorite story of the year. This woman knows how to give a quote
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November 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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I'd bet good money that MBS's Saudi Public Investment Fund provided a decent chunk of the money invested in Substack via Andreesen Horowitz
techcrunch.com/2023/04/01/a...
techcrunch.com/2023/04/01/a...
Andreessen Horowitz is now openly courting capital from Saudi Arabia, despite US strains | TechCrunch
It isn't shocking to see a firm of Andreessen Horowitz's size and interests looking to cement relationships in Saudi Arabia.
techcrunch.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'd bet good money that MBS's Saudi Public Investment Fund provided a decent chunk of the money invested in Substack via Andreesen Horowitz
techcrunch.com/2023/04/01/a...
techcrunch.com/2023/04/01/a...
Conde Nast fired Ryan Lizza for sexual misconduct then hires his ex specifically for her sexual misconduct that cuckolded him
Not sure if Conde (my former employer) just loves being too rich to give a fuck (telling the gardner to plant bamboo everywhere!) or if it just really hates Lizza
Not sure if Conde (my former employer) just loves being too rich to give a fuck (telling the gardner to plant bamboo everywhere!) or if it just really hates Lizza
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Conde Nast fired Ryan Lizza for sexual misconduct then hires his ex specifically for her sexual misconduct that cuckolded him
Not sure if Conde (my former employer) just loves being too rich to give a fuck (telling the gardner to plant bamboo everywhere!) or if it just really hates Lizza
Not sure if Conde (my former employer) just loves being too rich to give a fuck (telling the gardner to plant bamboo everywhere!) or if it just really hates Lizza
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dude is obsessed with DICK
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
dude is obsessed with DICK
You think you have some inside info to despise the DC press corps deeply and well then it turns out you don't carry even half the hatred any normal person should have
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
You think you have some inside info to despise the DC press corps deeply and well then it turns out you don't carry even half the hatred any normal person should have
Media: we can't trust VC funded platforms anymore so let's move to subscriptions
Vox: how about we hand over control of our subscription business to a giant platform and brag about
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
Vox: how about we hand over control of our subscription business to a giant platform and brag about
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
Exclusive: Vox to partner with Patreon for new paywalled shows
Vox said it hopes to supplement its shows with live newsroom conversations and community features such as chats.
www.semafor.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Media: we can't trust VC funded platforms anymore so let's move to subscriptions
Vox: how about we hand over control of our subscription business to a giant platform and brag about
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
Vox: how about we hand over control of our subscription business to a giant platform and brag about
www.semafor.com/article/11/1...
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Do political science profs have to explain to their students that, for most of American history, it was actually borderline unthinkable that elected officials and their spokespersons would constantly talk like trashy reality show contestants?
After calling Schumer a "Palestinian," Leavitt refers to "Gavin Newscum." So she's just ripping off her boss's smears now.
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Do political science profs have to explain to their students that, for most of American history, it was actually borderline unthinkable that elected officials and their spokespersons would constantly talk like trashy reality show contestants?
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Love this idea >:3 Click this link if you want to support worker-owned journalism in the Bay Area! coyotemedia.org?ref=coyoteme...
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Love this idea >:3 Click this link if you want to support worker-owned journalism in the Bay Area! coyotemedia.org?ref=coyoteme...
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move over ai
this is proper tech
this is proper tech
i made a pillow for our phones - turns on do not disturb when you lay your phone on top
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
move over ai
this is proper tech
this is proper tech
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@davekarpf.bsky.social meanwhile describes how the dynamic between advocates, tech companies, and the government has shifted dramatically over the past year--necessitating new strategies for change in an era of fewer cross-sector alliances.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
@davekarpf.bsky.social meanwhile describes how the dynamic between advocates, tech companies, and the government has shifted dramatically over the past year--necessitating new strategies for change in an era of fewer cross-sector alliances.
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
www.techpolicy.press/the-dance-wi...
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Anna Meehan and the guy who made Class Action Park are pretty much the only people I trust to report on early Cacophony.
“You can’t control Santa. You just can’t.”
Heckuva investigation by @annamerlan.bsky.social. Read the whole thing, awash with enlightening details. (Among them: a key link to early days of Mother Jones) www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...
Heckuva investigation by @annamerlan.bsky.social. Read the whole thing, awash with enlightening details. (Among them: a key link to early days of Mother Jones) www.motherjones.com/media/2025/1...
The secret history of Santacon, America’s most hated Christmas Party
A new documentary explores the booze-soaked and vomit-slicked gathering's radical roots.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Anna Meehan and the guy who made Class Action Park are pretty much the only people I trust to report on early Cacophony.
One of my favorite quotes I ever got was as a journalism student profiling a weird SF bar run by SF underground legend Chicken John.
I asked him about Burning Man, and he dismissed the founders, saying they didn't know what the hell they were doing.
"I taught them how to shit in a bucket."
I asked him about Burning Man, and he dismissed the founders, saying they didn't know what the hell they were doing.
"I taught them how to shit in a bucket."
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
One of my favorite quotes I ever got was as a journalism student profiling a weird SF bar run by SF underground legend Chicken John.
I asked him about Burning Man, and he dismissed the founders, saying they didn't know what the hell they were doing.
"I taught them how to shit in a bucket."
I asked him about Burning Man, and he dismissed the founders, saying they didn't know what the hell they were doing.
"I taught them how to shit in a bucket."
A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards
That's a damn good headline atop a good-as-usual Will Bunch column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
That's a damn good headline atop a good-as-usual Will Bunch column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Cheney didn’t save us from Trump. He created him.
www.inquirer.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards
That's a damn good headline atop a good-as-usual Will Bunch column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
That's a damn good headline atop a good-as-usual Will Bunch column
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...