Jody Amable
@jodyamable.bsky.social
Music journalist from the Bay Area. Writing a book about the Mellotron for @uncpress.bsky.social . jodywrites.biz
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Jody Amable
@jodyamable.bsky.social
· Jan 27
Thesis | Portfolio
In 2022, I wrote a Master's thesis examining the design conventions of ultra-conservative news sites. Download a copy here.
www.jodywrites.biz
Because it never stops being relevant: my 2022 thesis on the design commonalities of radical-right “news” sites. www.jodywrites.biz/thesis-2022
Cant stop thinking about the scene in Cabaret where Sally and her bohemian friends are driving around Berlin. They pass, like it’s the most normal thing, a corpse in the street, killed by N*zis.
Because the dog still needs a walk, I still have a book due later this year, and I need to make dinner.
Because the dog still needs a walk, I still have a book due later this year, and I need to make dinner.
January 25, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Cant stop thinking about the scene in Cabaret where Sally and her bohemian friends are driving around Berlin. They pass, like it’s the most normal thing, a corpse in the street, killed by N*zis.
Because the dog still needs a walk, I still have a book due later this year, and I need to make dinner.
Because the dog still needs a walk, I still have a book due later this year, and I need to make dinner.
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24 convictions? Wow. I heard about a guy who had 34 convictions, all for felonies.
Trump as he flips through mugshots: "24 convictions. 24 times! Convicted. Not charges. These are convictions."
January 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
24 convictions? Wow. I heard about a guy who had 34 convictions, all for felonies.
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Travel bans hurt foreign touring bans (and American fans of those bands).
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a...
‘An Unbelievable Mess’: Artists Are Stymied by Trump Travel Bans
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Travel bans hurt foreign touring bans (and American fans of those bands).
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a...
Introverts be like
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Introverts be like
“TikTok and Instagram news-aggregator sites ran with it, and all of a sudden adult human beings started to believe MTV was going off the air because they saw it on, like, @PopBarf420.”
Some thoughts (and a HILARIOUS dogshit AI MTV tribute video) www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
MTV Is Still Alive. So Why Does Everyone Think It Shut Down Last Week?
Our ability to tell fact from fiction—even when the facts are right in front of you—is nearly gone. This is not going to end well.
www.esquire.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 AM
“TikTok and Instagram news-aggregator sites ran with it, and all of a sudden adult human beings started to believe MTV was going off the air because they saw it on, like, @PopBarf420.”
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On literally the five-year anniversary of its release, The Eagles of Heart Mountain is set to be banned from national parks shops by the Trump administration.
I'm very proud of this book, a tale of resistance in the face of racism and cruelty. If that's worthy of banishment I'll wear it with pride.
I'm very proud of this book, a tale of resistance in the face of racism and cruelty. If that's worthy of banishment I'll wear it with pride.
What will Grand Teton’s shops purge under anti-DEI order?
The Trump administration's deadline to “review and remove” passed with shops closed for the season.
www.wyomingpublicmedia.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
On literally the five-year anniversary of its release, The Eagles of Heart Mountain is set to be banned from national parks shops by the Trump administration.
I'm very proud of this book, a tale of resistance in the face of racism and cruelty. If that's worthy of banishment I'll wear it with pride.
I'm very proud of this book, a tale of resistance in the face of racism and cruelty. If that's worthy of banishment I'll wear it with pride.
Today I learned this is what the man who invented the Ponzi scheme looked like??? Like why would you trust this man in the first place. Lyle Langley ass outfit
December 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Today I learned this is what the man who invented the Ponzi scheme looked like??? Like why would you trust this man in the first place. Lyle Langley ass outfit
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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i would rather not make anything ever again than use generative ai for writing a first draft or generating ideas or whatever. i would rather die basically
December 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
i would rather not make anything ever again than use generative ai for writing a first draft or generating ideas or whatever. i would rather die basically
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reminder for tech company holiday party season: if you enjoy the band that plays your company's party, they're probably a band in real life too! follow 'em on IG, pay $15 to see them at a club, ask where you can buy their music & merch
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
reminder for tech company holiday party season: if you enjoy the band that plays your company's party, they're probably a band in real life too! follow 'em on IG, pay $15 to see them at a club, ask where you can buy their music & merch
Happy Last Waltz Eve
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Happy Last Waltz Eve
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Please stop using Google AI overviews in the background of your videos as evidence to prove a point. They are loaded with errors. Point to journalism instead!!
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Please stop using Google AI overviews in the background of your videos as evidence to prove a point. They are loaded with errors. Point to journalism instead!!
If you know me outside of my work you know I love vintage signage, esp. painted signs. His branding reminded me of the turn-of-the-century painted ads you catch sometimes in SF and especially when I lived in London. Very of-the-people feel, very right for his campaign.
I am truly shocked to not find more thinkpieces on the incredible graphic design and typography of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign but maybe that’s because searching on the internet is garbage now.
TL;DR lead designer was Aneesh Bhoopathy of Forge Co-Op
Roundup of articles in thread 🧵
TL;DR lead designer was Aneesh Bhoopathy of Forge Co-Op
Roundup of articles in thread 🧵
November 9, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If you know me outside of my work you know I love vintage signage, esp. painted signs. His branding reminded me of the turn-of-the-century painted ads you catch sometimes in SF and especially when I lived in London. Very of-the-people feel, very right for his campaign.
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social : “and Donald Trump, because I know you’re watching, I have four words for you…”
Me: “Fuck your bitch ass.”
@dannysideb.bsky.social (doing the DX chop): “suck it suck it”
Me: “Fuck your bitch ass.”
@dannysideb.bsky.social (doing the DX chop): “suck it suck it”
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social : “and Donald Trump, because I know you’re watching, I have four words for you…”
Me: “Fuck your bitch ass.”
@dannysideb.bsky.social (doing the DX chop): “suck it suck it”
Me: “Fuck your bitch ass.”
@dannysideb.bsky.social (doing the DX chop): “suck it suck it”
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You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
Elon Musk endorses Cuomo for mayor of New York and makes sure to add some racism in there: “…Mumdumi or whatever his name is.”
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
“In a system where your income depends on performing as yourself regularly…the temptation to shape yourself to what’s rewarded is impossible to resist.” Been struggling to articulate my unease about the rise in “independent journalists” without sounding like I’m defending old-guard media…this is it.
I did not enjoy writing this; it can't even serve as an ad for my newsletter, which I've suspended due to an overbilling situation that has me almost regretting leaving Substack. But, you know, it's evidence for the piece I just didn't get to include.
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/patro...
Patron-Supported Journalism Can’t Be the Future of News
Writing about the failure of patron-supported journalism is itself a kind of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
“In a system where your income depends on performing as yourself regularly…the temptation to shape yourself to what’s rewarded is impossible to resist.” Been struggling to articulate my unease about the rise in “independent journalists” without sounding like I’m defending old-guard media…this is it.
I grew up down the street from the Winchester Mystery House…he’s being tormented by the ghosts of people he’s wronged and trying to confuse them.
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I grew up down the street from the Winchester Mystery House…he’s being tormented by the ghosts of people he’s wronged and trying to confuse them.
Two things: 1. They just added the Rocky Horror Picture Show to Hulu. 2. Holy shit he looks like Stephen Miller.
October 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Two things: 1. They just added the Rocky Horror Picture Show to Hulu. 2. Holy shit he looks like Stephen Miller.
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🚨 JOURNALISM JOB ALERT 🚨
Attention, emerging photojournalists!
@propublica.org is looking for our latest photojournalism fellow. It's a two-year deal with full salary and benefits. Deadline to apply is Dec. 1.
All the details and application here👇
Attention, emerging photojournalists!
@propublica.org is looking for our latest photojournalism fellow. It's a two-year deal with full salary and benefits. Deadline to apply is Dec. 1.
All the details and application here👇
Photojournalism Fellowship
New York City, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
October 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🚨 JOURNALISM JOB ALERT 🚨
Attention, emerging photojournalists!
@propublica.org is looking for our latest photojournalism fellow. It's a two-year deal with full salary and benefits. Deadline to apply is Dec. 1.
All the details and application here👇
Attention, emerging photojournalists!
@propublica.org is looking for our latest photojournalism fellow. It's a two-year deal with full salary and benefits. Deadline to apply is Dec. 1.
All the details and application here👇
One of my greatest vintage shopping conquests was in this but in lime green. Bought it in high school purely for the kitsch factor. Truly did not know what I had. It’s long gone now.
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
One of my greatest vintage shopping conquests was in this but in lime green. Bought it in high school purely for the kitsch factor. Truly did not know what I had. It’s long gone now.