Barbara Iverson
@biverson.bsky.social
Professor Emerita Digital Journalism - Columbia College Chicago. Emerta Director at Voqal. Org. Interests: Democracy, biking, swimming, painting, progressive politics. Like Persephone, I split my time between Chicago and Florida.
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This post by JA Westenberg is so good. And it's forcing me to look again at my own site, PressThink.
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
January 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This post by JA Westenberg is so good. And it's forcing me to look again at my own site, PressThink.
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
"The Case for Blogging in the Ruins." www.joanwestenberg.com/the-case-for...
"Most blogs are abandoned after three posts," she writes. The ones that persist have these things in common:
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Resources for the Month of Dick read-a-long
Annotated text
www.powermobydick.com
From a few years ago, the Moby Dick Big Read recorded readings of each chapter, including Ch 1 Loomings read by Tilda Swinton
www.mobydickbigread.com
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Annotated text
www.powermobydick.com
From a few years ago, the Moby Dick Big Read recorded readings of each chapter, including Ch 1 Loomings read by Tilda Swinton
www.mobydickbigread.com
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Power Moby-Dick, the Online Annotation
Full text of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, with notes to help the reader
www.powermobydick.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Resources for the Month of Dick read-a-long
Annotated text
www.powermobydick.com
From a few years ago, the Moby Dick Big Read recorded readings of each chapter, including Ch 1 Loomings read by Tilda Swinton
www.mobydickbigread.com
🐋
Annotated text
www.powermobydick.com
From a few years ago, the Moby Dick Big Read recorded readings of each chapter, including Ch 1 Loomings read by Tilda Swinton
www.mobydickbigread.com
🐋
Who is standing up to block this overeach by an authoritarian executive branch? USA should not be kidnapping ANYONE. Who will protect you and yours from retaliation? Why will our GIs have to fight for the oil and mineral rights that Trump wants to steal? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Who is standing up to block this overeach by an authoritarian executive branch? USA should not be kidnapping ANYONE. Who will protect you and yours from retaliation? Why will our GIs have to fight for the oil and mineral rights that Trump wants to steal? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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I am so goddamned sick of these exercises in digital Puritanism. Don't journalists realize they're a cliché? Don't they realize that what people are giving up is newspapers?
What a Digital Detox Can Do for You www.wsj.com/health/welln...
What a Digital Detox Can Do for You www.wsj.com/health/welln...
What a Digital Detox Can Do for You
More people are resolving to spend less time on their phones and social media, and research suggests there are health benefits.
www.wsj.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM
I am so goddamned sick of these exercises in digital Puritanism. Don't journalists realize they're a cliché? Don't they realize that what people are giving up is newspapers?
What a Digital Detox Can Do for You www.wsj.com/health/welln...
What a Digital Detox Can Do for You www.wsj.com/health/welln...
Our future being enshittified
From OpenAI's controversial Saline Township facility to Augusta Township's upcoming voter decision, multiple communities face Big Tech development pressures amid resident pushback.
Where AI data center projects in the Ann Arbor area stand at the end of 2025
From OpenAI's controversial Saline Township facility to Augusta Township's upcoming voter decision, multiple communities face Big Tech development pressures amid resident pushback.
www.mlive.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Our future being enshittified
Working for the Machine "CodeRabbit’s report suggests ... human developers could soon be required to do — like solving issues being introduced by error-prone AI coding tools."
AI Code Is a Bug-Filled Mess
A new report by AI software company CodeRabbit found that code generated by an AI was far more error-prone than human-written code.
futurism.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Working for the Machine "CodeRabbit’s report suggests ... human developers could soon be required to do — like solving issues being introduced by error-prone AI coding tools."
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The only group of people whose take on the “release” really matters.
“‘They are proving everything we have been saying about corruption and delayed justice,’said Jess Michaels, one of the earliest known victims of Mr. Epstein. ‘What are they protecting? The coverup continues.’”
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“‘They are proving everything we have been saying about corruption and delayed justice,’said Jess Michaels, one of the earliest known victims of Mr. Epstein. ‘What are they protecting? The coverup continues.’”
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Epstein Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The only group of people whose take on the “release” really matters.
“‘They are proving everything we have been saying about corruption and delayed justice,’said Jess Michaels, one of the earliest known victims of Mr. Epstein. ‘What are they protecting? The coverup continues.’”
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“‘They are proving everything we have been saying about corruption and delayed justice,’said Jess Michaels, one of the earliest known victims of Mr. Epstein. ‘What are they protecting? The coverup continues.’”
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News you can use #watergrab #enoughwiththeplastic
One of the most restrictive labor laws in the country is overturned, a predatory rideshare billing scheme could be nixed, lawmakers take on personalized pricing, and a state gets serious about bottled water. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
One of the most restrictive labor laws in the country is overturned, a predatory rideshare billing scheme could be nixed, lawmakers take on personalized pricing, and a state gets serious about bottled water. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Bottled Water Gets Squeezed
Collective bargaining is unbanned, a rideshare giant gets sued, a new player takes on surveillance pricing, and water runs free.
www.levernews.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
News you can use #watergrab #enoughwiththeplastic
One of the most restrictive labor laws in the country is overturned, a predatory rideshare billing scheme could be nixed, lawmakers take on personalized pricing, and a state gets serious about bottled water. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
One of the most restrictive labor laws in the country is overturned, a predatory rideshare billing scheme could be nixed, lawmakers take on personalized pricing, and a state gets serious about bottled water. www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...
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Speaker Johnson must bring this to the floor immediately.
No more excuses.
No more excuses.
Urgent update.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures.
Mike Johnson should bring the bill to the floor immediately.
December 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Speaker Johnson must bring this to the floor immediately.
No more excuses.
No more excuses.
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A discharge petition to force a House floor vote to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has majority support in the House of Representatives. That means Speaker Johnson must allow a vote to protect Americans’ health care. Congress should not leave for the holidays without voting on this.
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A discharge petition to force a House floor vote to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has majority support in the House of Representatives. That means Speaker Johnson must allow a vote to protect Americans’ health care. Congress should not leave for the holidays without voting on this.
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Rick Scott was convicted of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of BILLIONS
fucking Flori-DUH elected him Senator
fucking Flori-DUH elected him Senator
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Rick Scott was convicted of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of BILLIONS
fucking Flori-DUH elected him Senator
fucking Flori-DUH elected him Senator
Put the fox in charge of the henhouse.
FLORIDA!
Rick Scott is a fraud!
Why are y’all voting for him?
He’s a liar, a thug, and doesn’t give a hoot about any of you.
Do yourself a big favor and drag his ass. Every time he’s in public.
DRAG HIM!
Want better?
Vote better!
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#wtpBLUE
Rick Scott is a fraud!
Why are y’all voting for him?
He’s a liar, a thug, and doesn’t give a hoot about any of you.
Do yourself a big favor and drag his ass. Every time he’s in public.
DRAG HIM!
Want better?
Vote better!
#DemVoice1
#Pinks
#Voices4Victory
#wtpBLUE
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Put the fox in charge of the henhouse.
Get them before they sell out
December 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Get them before they sell out
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‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
Some warn proposal will decimate US tourism industry as free speech advocates say it will lead to people self-censoring
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Please....
December 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Please....
Stopping bad legislation is balm for the soul
📣 EXCLUSIVE 📣
Missouri lawmakers rushed to hand Trump the gerrymander he wanted—so voters handed back 300,000 signatures saying “Try again.”
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Missouri lawmakers rushed to hand Trump the gerrymander he wanted—so voters handed back 300,000 signatures saying “Try again.”
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
How Missourians rose up against gerrymandering: GOP is 'terrified'
When President Donald Trump pressed Missouri’s GOP to help him rig the 2026 midterm elections, they passed a map that is expected to give the party one more seat in the U.S. House. But everyday ...
www.dailykos.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Stopping bad legislation is balm for the soul
Here is the real steal
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Here is the real steal
We can't drink AI or pay for it's energy costs. Stop this steal. #coststoomuch
www.wptv.com/wptv-investi...
www.wptv.com/wptv-investi...
Activists worry data center proposal near Arden could drain massive amounts of water, energy
County records show "Project Tango" would span an area equivalent to 31 football fields right next to protected land off Southern Boulevard.
www.wptv.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We can't drink AI or pay for it's energy costs. Stop this steal. #coststoomuch
www.wptv.com/wptv-investi...
www.wptv.com/wptv-investi...
Stop this corporate cancer on the world
One thing I've learned as a media critic involves scale. The tools of criticism work within certain boundaries like the metaphor in use here: five-alarm fire. Our imaginations can handle that. The PR team will respond. "I'm running my ideas for CNN past the president" is too huge to be criticizable.
December 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Stop this corporate cancer on the world
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Yesterday, I held a music festival in my district to register voters and speak directly to young people who don’t usually attend political events. 4,500 tickets. Music + advocacy go hand in hand. Madsoul Festival 2025 was a success.
December 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Yesterday, I held a music festival in my district to register voters and speak directly to young people who don’t usually attend political events. 4,500 tickets. Music + advocacy go hand in hand. Madsoul Festival 2025 was a success.
Reptile people on display
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/AoXcgAq
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
December 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Reptile people on display