Adam Bumas
@bumas.bsky.social
Pronounced "BYOO-muss". He/They. adambumas.01 on Signal.
Head of Research and Assistant Editor, @garbageday.email. Researcher, @panicworld.com. Other research and journalism elsewhere.
The perfect level of online.
Head of Research and Assistant Editor, @garbageday.email. Researcher, @panicworld.com. Other research and journalism elsewhere.
The perfect level of online.
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Adam Bumas
@bumas.bsky.social
· Mar 5
I'm pleased to announce my new position as Head of Research at @garbageday.email! Making sense of the internet is only becoming more important, and I'm proud (mostly) to do it for a living.
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hey psst, pssssssst!
We got you this year end internet themed quiz show
with our 6 favorite people @jamieloftus.bsky.social, @akilahhughes.com, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, @bumas.bsky.social, @tomlumperson.bsky.social and @lily-is.online
We got you this year end internet themed quiz show
with our 6 favorite people @jamieloftus.bsky.social, @akilahhughes.com, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, @bumas.bsky.social, @tomlumperson.bsky.social and @lily-is.online
🆕 Post-Mortem: 2025!
We celebrate our guests for what they’ve seen and mock them for what they missed; we celebrate the year for what it brought us, and damn it for what it did to us.
www.neverpo.st
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
hey psst, pssssssst!
We got you this year end internet themed quiz show
with our 6 favorite people @jamieloftus.bsky.social, @akilahhughes.com, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, @bumas.bsky.social, @tomlumperson.bsky.social and @lily-is.online
We got you this year end internet themed quiz show
with our 6 favorite people @jamieloftus.bsky.social, @akilahhughes.com, @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, @bumas.bsky.social, @tomlumperson.bsky.social and @lily-is.online
Thank you so very much to each and every one of Garbage Day’s 100,000 followers. It’s an honor and a privilege that I’m able to be so online for a living.
I need 30 people to subscribe to @garbageday.email right now. Please. We're so freaking close to 100,000. Please 😭🙏🏻❤️
www.garbageday.email
www.garbageday.email
Garbage Day
A newsletter about having fun online
www.garbageday.email
December 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Thank you so very much to each and every one of Garbage Day’s 100,000 followers. It’s an honor and a privilege that I’m able to be so online for a living.
Trans stockbroker advising you to buy blå, sell haj
December 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trans stockbroker advising you to buy blå, sell haj
We're currently offering a one-month free trial subscription to @garbageday.email's premium content!
That means that if you sign up today, you'll get to read our Garbage Intelligence report for free, including the Big Spreadsheet and - this month - a big statistical L for MrBeast.
That means that if you sign up today, you'll get to read our Garbage Intelligence report for free, including the Big Spreadsheet and - this month - a big statistical L for MrBeast.
December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
We're currently offering a one-month free trial subscription to @garbageday.email's premium content!
That means that if you sign up today, you'll get to read our Garbage Intelligence report for free, including the Big Spreadsheet and - this month - a big statistical L for MrBeast.
That means that if you sign up today, you'll get to read our Garbage Intelligence report for free, including the Big Spreadsheet and - this month - a big statistical L for MrBeast.
Reposted by Adam Bumas
Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Society is a construct. You can just ask someone to do a ska cover of Faith of the Heart and they'll say "$300 please" and you give it to them and then you have it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
Everyone, give
@skatunenetwork.bsky.social
your money. They deserve it.
(Boston accent) Ack Raydahz
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
(Boston accent) Ack Raydahz
You're nowhere close to the first person to inadvertently show feet and suffer the consequences. DM me (or come on our show @panicworld.com) and I can fill you in you in on the sordid history.
FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE AND MY FEET: A MYSTERY
My wife wanted to sell a mirror, so I listed it on Facebook Marketplace this weekend. I neglected to wear shoes for the photo.
I have since received seven offers: two for the mirror, and five for acts involving my feet. I'm now curious what's going on.
My wife wanted to sell a mirror, so I listed it on Facebook Marketplace this weekend. I neglected to wear shoes for the photo.
I have since received seven offers: two for the mirror, and five for acts involving my feet. I'm now curious what's going on.
October 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
You're nowhere close to the first person to inadvertently show feet and suffer the consequences. DM me (or come on our show @panicworld.com) and I can fill you in you in on the sordid history.
movies have given us so much technical information about water
October 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
movies have given us so much technical information about water
Every month, we write about the most popular content around the internet. For the first time, I'm proud to say that we're on our own list! @panicworld.com was Patreon's fastest-growing podcast last month.
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Every month, we write about the most popular content around the internet. For the first time, I'm proud to say that we're on our own list! @panicworld.com was Patreon's fastest-growing podcast last month.
John Pork calling to the faraway towns
September 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
John Pork calling to the faraway towns
Your delivery’s here.
September 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Your delivery’s here.
Chat, are we back (writing for @wired.com)?
The Kirk fallout shows there's a massive deficit in understanding what it means to be Very Online, which is a problem because if you're reading this, you are too.
www.wired.com/story/no-one...
The Kirk fallout shows there's a massive deficit in understanding what it means to be Very Online, which is a problem because if you're reading this, you are too.
www.wired.com/story/no-one...
No One Knows What ‘Terminally Online’ Means Anymore
The memes and online footprint of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson don’t place him neatly in a box, though many are still trying.
www.wired.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Chat, are we back (writing for @wired.com)?
The Kirk fallout shows there's a massive deficit in understanding what it means to be Very Online, which is a problem because if you're reading this, you are too.
www.wired.com/story/no-one...
The Kirk fallout shows there's a massive deficit in understanding what it means to be Very Online, which is a problem because if you're reading this, you are too.
www.wired.com/story/no-one...
Today's @garbageday.email reminds you that facts don't care about your feelings.
www.garbageday.email/p/nate-silve...
www.garbageday.email/p/nate-silve...
September 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today's @garbageday.email reminds you that facts don't care about your feelings.
www.garbageday.email/p/nate-silve...
www.garbageday.email/p/nate-silve...
So I'm not a huge Movie News poster but Lizard Music was one of my favorite books as a kid - @danielpinkwater.bsky.social was the best kind of bad influence - and I'm surprised how much The Rock as The Chicken Man makes sense to me.
Dwayne Johnson reunites with director Benny Safdie for the film adaptation of ‘LIZARD MUSIC.’
The story follows a lonely boy discovering a secret broadcast of musical lizards, embarking on a surreal adventure with the eccentric Chicken Man (Johnson) and his chicken.
#BennySafdie #DwayneJohnson
The story follows a lonely boy discovering a secret broadcast of musical lizards, embarking on a surreal adventure with the eccentric Chicken Man (Johnson) and his chicken.
#BennySafdie #DwayneJohnson
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
So I'm not a huge Movie News poster but Lizard Music was one of my favorite books as a kid - @danielpinkwater.bsky.social was the best kind of bad influence - and I'm surprised how much The Rock as The Chicken Man makes sense to me.
Reposted by Adam Bumas
Was listing to All Things Considered this evening on @npr.org on my physical radio and heard my colleague @bumas.bsky.social in this story! Super rad!!! www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...
'AI slop' videos may be annoying, but they're racking up views — and ad money
Critics say that "slop" videos made with generative AI are often repetitive or useless. But they get millions of views — and platforms are grappling with what to do about them.
www.npr.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Was listing to All Things Considered this evening on @npr.org on my physical radio and heard my colleague @bumas.bsky.social in this story! Super rad!!! www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...
bbno$ is short for bedford-nostrand avenues
August 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
bbno$ is short for bedford-nostrand avenues
My latest for @garbageday.email: Trump's takeover of Washington is all thanks to dumb Truth Social posts and Big Balls - that's the whole point. Welcome to the age of LOLgislation.
www.garbageday.email/p/the-uncann...
www.garbageday.email/p/the-uncann...
August 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My latest for @garbageday.email: Trump's takeover of Washington is all thanks to dumb Truth Social posts and Big Balls - that's the whole point. Welcome to the age of LOLgislation.
www.garbageday.email/p/the-uncann...
www.garbageday.email/p/the-uncann...
🧠: Vivziepop producing the Homestuck animated show makes total sense as her blank check from Hazbin Hotel
🌌: Toby Fox playing John in the Homestuck animated show makes total sense as his blank check from playing John in “The Baby Is You”
🌌: Toby Fox playing John in the Homestuck animated show makes total sense as his blank check from playing John in “The Baby Is You”
August 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🧠: Vivziepop producing the Homestuck animated show makes total sense as her blank check from Hazbin Hotel
🌌: Toby Fox playing John in the Homestuck animated show makes total sense as his blank check from playing John in “The Baby Is You”
🌌: Toby Fox playing John in the Homestuck animated show makes total sense as his blank check from playing John in “The Baby Is You”
2025 now has its second movie named after the hero starting with EL that probably would make more money with a more descriptive title.
Maybe Ella McCay also gets abducted by aliens, how the fuck should we know?
Maybe Ella McCay also gets abducted by aliens, how the fuck should we know?
August 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
2025 now has its second movie named after the hero starting with EL that probably would make more money with a more descriptive title.
Maybe Ella McCay also gets abducted by aliens, how the fuck should we know?
Maybe Ella McCay also gets abducted by aliens, how the fuck should we know?
Bit of a longshot, but @smallbu.bsky.social, I’m an internet culture journalist. Would I be able to speak to you about getting Baman Piderman back?
August 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Bit of a longshot, but @smallbu.bsky.social, I’m an internet culture journalist. Would I be able to speak to you about getting Baman Piderman back?
Tom Lehrer. Words fail.
July 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tom Lehrer. Words fail.
Reposted by Adam Bumas
I wrote about DashCon 2 in yesterday’s @garbageday.email newsletter and it made me wish I had attended www.garbageday.email/p/the-legacy...
The legacy of DashCon
Read to the end for Goose and his watermelon
www.garbageday.email
July 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I wrote about DashCon 2 in yesterday’s @garbageday.email newsletter and it made me wish I had attended www.garbageday.email/p/the-legacy...
Reposted by Adam Bumas
Last night was the first night of Garbage Day's 3-night residency at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn and it was a blast. You can buy tickets to nights #2 and #3 by clicking the links below!
wl.seetickets.us/event/garbag...
wl.seetickets.us/event/garbag...
See you there!
wl.seetickets.us/event/garbag...
wl.seetickets.us/event/garbag...
See you there!
July 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Last night was the first night of Garbage Day's 3-night residency at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn and it was a blast. You can buy tickets to nights #2 and #3 by clicking the links below!
wl.seetickets.us/event/garbag...
wl.seetickets.us/event/garbag...
See you there!
wl.seetickets.us/event/garbag...
wl.seetickets.us/event/garbag...
See you there!
Reposted by Adam Bumas
What do nu metal icon Fred Durst and grain mesh cereal Chex have in common? They were both the focus of online voting brigades in the pre-Boaty McBoatface era! This and next week on IFTI we have @bumas.bsky.social to talk about Austin TX's waste management rebranding. shows.acast.com/im-from-the-...
July 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
What do nu metal icon Fred Durst and grain mesh cereal Chex have in common? They were both the focus of online voting brigades in the pre-Boaty McBoatface era! This and next week on IFTI we have @bumas.bsky.social to talk about Austin TX's waste management rebranding. shows.acast.com/im-from-the-...