adam offitzer
@aoffitzer.bsky.social
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adam offitzer
@aoffitzer.bsky.social
· Dec 17
The Best "Best of 2025" Lists
Our sixth annual list of lists recapping the year in music!
hearhear.substack.com
the time has come: Hear Hear’s List of Lists is here! 🎶
my annual guide through the year in music, pulling from my favorite tastemakers & critics to spotlight the albums & songs you shouldn’t miss.
this one is a labor of love — share it with anyone you know who loves music discovery!
my annual guide through the year in music, pulling from my favorite tastemakers & critics to spotlight the albums & songs you shouldn’t miss.
this one is a labor of love — share it with anyone you know who loves music discovery!
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To recap the White House's official position, the racist video was posted erroneously by a staffer and they took it down, but even if it was posted on purpose, the outrage would have been fake because the post was fine and inspired by the Lion King
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
To recap the White House's official position, the racist video was posted erroneously by a staffer and they took it down, but even if it was posted on purpose, the outrage would have been fake because the post was fine and inspired by the Lion King
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I wish I could tell people like me, who first came to Bluesky and felt pummeled by performative scolding, that now it feels a lot less like that and a lot more like that brief window when Twitter was pretty good: useful, occasionally ridiculous, a place to discover new thinkers & writing
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I wish I could tell people like me, who first came to Bluesky and felt pummeled by performative scolding, that now it feels a lot less like that and a lot more like that brief window when Twitter was pretty good: useful, occasionally ridiculous, a place to discover new thinkers & writing
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Looks like NJ-11 is sending an organizer to Congress!
Congratulations @analiliafornj.bsky.social on shaking the political earth tonight!
Can’t wait to keep working with you, from the streets of our neighborhoods to the halls of Congress. #FightDontFold
Congratulations @analiliafornj.bsky.social on shaking the political earth tonight!
Can’t wait to keep working with you, from the streets of our neighborhoods to the halls of Congress. #FightDontFold
February 6, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Looks like NJ-11 is sending an organizer to Congress!
Congratulations @analiliafornj.bsky.social on shaking the political earth tonight!
Can’t wait to keep working with you, from the streets of our neighborhoods to the halls of Congress. #FightDontFold
Congratulations @analiliafornj.bsky.social on shaking the political earth tonight!
Can’t wait to keep working with you, from the streets of our neighborhoods to the halls of Congress. #FightDontFold
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We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011.
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011.
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
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over the next 3 years, be ready for seeing a lot of coverage of Republican lawmakers, business leaders, university leaders who did absolutely nothing to stall Trump (on the contrary) — about how *actually* they were wringing their hands all along. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
over the next 3 years, be ready for seeing a lot of coverage of Republican lawmakers, business leaders, university leaders who did absolutely nothing to stall Trump (on the contrary) — about how *actually* they were wringing their hands all along. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
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Graceless pivot to survival: I’m launching
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
A music newsletter of reccos, rants, illumination, shade, endangered forms (concert/album reviews, human interviews), formless dangers (trash talk, love lore, bespoke illos) — an expansion of my work as your critic + co-listener
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
A music newsletter of reccos, rants, illumination, shade, endangered forms (concert/album reviews, human interviews), formless dangers (trash talk, love lore, bespoke illos) — an expansion of my work as your critic + co-listener
February 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Graceless pivot to survival: I’m launching
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
A music newsletter of reccos, rants, illumination, shade, endangered forms (concert/album reviews, human interviews), formless dangers (trash talk, love lore, bespoke illos) — an expansion of my work as your critic + co-listener
THE FUTURE IS OURS TO MAKE
A music newsletter of reccos, rants, illumination, shade, endangered forms (concert/album reviews, human interviews), formless dangers (trash talk, love lore, bespoke illos) — an expansion of my work as your critic + co-listener
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A great piece from @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social on how Charlie Kirk’s assassination unleashed infighting among maga elites www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk
The activist’s assassination unleashed anti-Semitism that is pulling the Trump coalition apart.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:17 PM
A great piece from @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social on how Charlie Kirk’s assassination unleashed infighting among maga elites www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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Mazel tov to Phylisa Wisdom on being appointed to head the @mayor.nyc.gov Office to Combat Antisemitism. @phylisawisdom.bsky.social is the perfect person for the job. I’ve had the blessing to watch her lead @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social in many critical moments.
🚨 SCOOP🚨: NYC Mayor Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run the Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Phylisa Wisdom, a progressive Jewish leader, to lead the Office to Combat Antisemitism.
forward.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Mazel tov to Phylisa Wisdom on being appointed to head the @mayor.nyc.gov Office to Combat Antisemitism. @phylisawisdom.bsky.social is the perfect person for the job. I’ve had the blessing to watch her lead @nyjewishagenda.bsky.social in many critical moments.
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whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
whoever figures out a way to bundle independent journalism subscriptions will be a hero
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A perfect choice.
Phylisa understands the threat of antisemitism and how to fight it in solidarity with our neighbors. We're thrilled to see her take on position in the mayor's office.
Phylisa understands the threat of antisemitism and how to fight it in solidarity with our neighbors. We're thrilled to see her take on position in the mayor's office.
🚨 SCOOP🚨: NYC Mayor Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run the Mayor's Office to Combat Antisemitism.
forward.com/fast-forward...
forward.com/fast-forward...
Mamdani appoints Phylisa Wisdom, progressive Jewish leader, to run Office to Combat Antisemitism
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Phylisa Wisdom, a progressive Jewish leader, to lead the Office to Combat Antisemitism.
forward.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A perfect choice.
Phylisa understands the threat of antisemitism and how to fight it in solidarity with our neighbors. We're thrilled to see her take on position in the mayor's office.
Phylisa understands the threat of antisemitism and how to fight it in solidarity with our neighbors. We're thrilled to see her take on position in the mayor's office.
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Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section.
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
Death of a Sports Section
The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change
www.theringer.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section.
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
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The Washington Post news is awful.
Since I’ve been laid off, I’ve had so many conversations with people who want to organize, create, FUND and support real journalism. I’m not giving up. I know things seem dire, but we have to join forces and collaborate. Time to get more organized.
Since I’ve been laid off, I’ve had so many conversations with people who want to organize, create, FUND and support real journalism. I’m not giving up. I know things seem dire, but we have to join forces and collaborate. Time to get more organized.
February 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The Washington Post news is awful.
Since I’ve been laid off, I’ve had so many conversations with people who want to organize, create, FUND and support real journalism. I’m not giving up. I know things seem dire, but we have to join forces and collaborate. Time to get more organized.
Since I’ve been laid off, I’ve had so many conversations with people who want to organize, create, FUND and support real journalism. I’m not giving up. I know things seem dire, but we have to join forces and collaborate. Time to get more organized.
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The bloodbath at the Post is the worst day in US media in quite some time. Hundreds of talented journalists laid off because a billionaire wants to curry favor with an authoritarian president.
February 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The bloodbath at the Post is the worst day in US media in quite some time. Hundreds of talented journalists laid off because a billionaire wants to curry favor with an authoritarian president.
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again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
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We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We at the @postguild.bsky.social are raising money for the hundreds of journalists the Post just laid off. This goes to the people who are hurting, not the Post. Or if you'd rather, go subscribe to an independent journalist. Support is hugely appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...
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There was (and remains) a real journalistic opening for a super-robust news operation that isn't doing false equivalence. That's what's needed in the Trump era. That could have been the Post. Except its owner doesn't want that. newrepublic.com/article/2061...
The Washington Post Is in Freefall—and There’s One Person to Blame
Today’s layoffs at this once-great newspaper were nowhere near inevitable. But Jeff Bezos was never committed to the paper’s best traditions.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
There was (and remains) a real journalistic opening for a super-robust news operation that isn't doing false equivalence. That's what's needed in the Trump era. That could have been the Post. Except its owner doesn't want that. newrepublic.com/article/2061...
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I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
February 4, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I expected the cuts would be bad but I'm honestly stunned and sickened seeing how many great journalists the Washington Post just lost. People who nailed huge investigations, documented war zones, exposed horrific crimes, dropped all at once for failures they did not cause.
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If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
gofund.me
February 4, 2026 at 4:35 PM
If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286
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honestly can't keep track of all the brilliant, invaluable writers the Washington Post has let go this morning, but I cannot recall in my lifetime a once-great publication so purposefully shooting itself in the face
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
honestly can't keep track of all the brilliant, invaluable writers the Washington Post has let go this morning, but I cannot recall in my lifetime a once-great publication so purposefully shooting itself in the face
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From Ashley Parker for The Atlantic: "The Post was also how I fell in love with journalism."
I was an avid reader of KidsPost. Back of Style, next to the comics. It's how I built a habit for reading and a love for the news. Feeling for my hometown paper today.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
I was an avid reader of KidsPost. Back of Style, next to the comics. It's how I built a habit for reading and a love for the news. Feeling for my hometown paper today.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
From Ashley Parker for The Atlantic: "The Post was also how I fell in love with journalism."
I was an avid reader of KidsPost. Back of Style, next to the comics. It's how I built a habit for reading and a love for the news. Feeling for my hometown paper today.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
I was an avid reader of KidsPost. Back of Style, next to the comics. It's how I built a habit for reading and a love for the news. Feeling for my hometown paper today.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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It was an honor to meet with Olga Spiegel last week on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Holocaust survivors are not solely historical figures - they are incredible artists like Olga, tenants who worry about rent hikes, senior citizens who need help affording groceries and a dignified life.
February 4, 2026 at 3:29 AM
It was an honor to meet with Olga Spiegel last week on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Holocaust survivors are not solely historical figures - they are incredible artists like Olga, tenants who worry about rent hikes, senior citizens who need help affording groceries and a dignified life.
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sending a lot of love to the journalists at the post right now, who really don't deserve this. everyone else - subscribe to a news outlet today, any outlet.
February 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
sending a lot of love to the journalists at the post right now, who really don't deserve this. everyone else - subscribe to a news outlet today, any outlet.
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Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
Speaking to WaPo employees, editor Matt Murray says cuts are about “positioning ourselves to become more essential to people's lives, and what is becoming a more crowded, competitive and complicated media landscape, and after some years when, candidly, the Post has had struggles to do that."
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
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Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙
Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough 💙