Lisa Tozzi
@lisatozzi.bsky.social
Everything’s going to be just fine. Now go upstairs, pack your bags. We're going to begin a new life under the sea
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I sometimes write things https://www.rollingstone.com/author/lisa-tozzi/
lisatozzi @ gmail dot com
Signal: @lisatozzi.44
“The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan. In part because of how slow the response to the crisis has been, and in part because of who’s affected. These are people who have no political or economic power, and very little knowledge of the risk.” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan. In part because of how slow the response to the crisis has been, and in part because of who’s affected. These are people who have no political or economic power, and very little knowledge of the risk.” www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Paging Mike Makowsky
I would watch a four-part series about Benedict Arnold. (This message brought to you by Ken Burns’ American Revolution)
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Paging Mike Makowsky
I would watch a four-part series about Benedict Arnold. (This message brought to you by Ken Burns’ American Revolution)
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 AM
I would watch a four-part series about Benedict Arnold. (This message brought to you by Ken Burns’ American Revolution)
So many media outlets have spent years employing a strategy of trolling the audience for hate clicks. It cannot be helping with the whole lack-of-trust-in-journalism thing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
So many media outlets have spent years employing a strategy of trolling the audience for hate clicks. It cannot be helping with the whole lack-of-trust-in-journalism thing.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Ten essential Jimmy Cliff songs to get you through your day: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Jimmy Cliff: 10 Essential Songs
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff's best songs include 'The Harder They Come,' 'Many Rivers to Cross,' 'You Can Get It If You Really Want,' and more
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November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Ten essential Jimmy Cliff songs to get you through your day: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Jimmy Cliff did one of the very very early Tiny Desks in 2010, when the whole thing was still really getting figured out. youtu.be/QYtIT6J7G10?...
Jimmy Cliff: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives
YouTube video by NPR Music
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November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Jimmy Cliff did one of the very very early Tiny Desks in 2010, when the whole thing was still really getting figured out. youtu.be/QYtIT6J7G10?...
The Associated Press is back in a courtroom Monday defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government apnews.com/article/asso...
OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The Associated Press is back in a courtroom Monday defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government apnews.com/article/asso...
All of these people need an editor
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
All of these people need an editor
Stop laying off copy editors and then complaining about errors and lack of reader trust challenge
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Stop laying off copy editors and then complaining about errors and lack of reader trust challenge
One of my conspiracy-ish theories is that every post that is like “I want to go to New York to do a thing but I’m afraid of NYC” is written by a Macedonian troll
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
One of my conspiracy-ish theories is that every post that is like “I want to go to New York to do a thing but I’m afraid of NYC” is written by a Macedonian troll
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Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
NY’s hottest club is my couch where we watch Ken Burns’ American Revolution and shout out corresponding Hamilton lyrics and John Mulaney jokes
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
NY’s hottest club is my couch where we watch Ken Burns’ American Revolution and shout out corresponding Hamilton lyrics and John Mulaney jokes
Parrots aren’t usually compatible with people who have long workdays at the office, kids, and the endless activities that come with them, she says. Her advice to most would-be buyers: “Get a picture of a parrot, paste it on the wall, and just look at it.”
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TikTok Is Obsessed With Talking Parrots. It's Fueling a Global Black Market
A yearlong investigation into the African-grey trade reveals poachers, egg smugglers, wealthy businessmen — and multitudes who want a talking bird
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November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Parrots aren’t usually compatible with people who have long workdays at the office, kids, and the endless activities that come with them, she says. Her advice to most would-be buyers: “Get a picture of a parrot, paste it on the wall, and just look at it.”
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He's proposing this again today:
1. Take money away from insurance companies.
2. Give that money to the people.
3. The people can then buy their own insurance.
4. From, presumably, companies that sell insurance.
5. Which are also known as "insurance companies."
1. Take money away from insurance companies.
2. Give that money to the people.
3. The people can then buy their own insurance.
4. From, presumably, companies that sell insurance.
5. Which are also known as "insurance companies."
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
He's proposing this again today:
1. Take money away from insurance companies.
2. Give that money to the people.
3. The people can then buy their own insurance.
4. From, presumably, companies that sell insurance.
5. Which are also known as "insurance companies."
1. Take money away from insurance companies.
2. Give that money to the people.
3. The people can then buy their own insurance.
4. From, presumably, companies that sell insurance.
5. Which are also known as "insurance companies."
John Oliver’s Junk features items up for bid to raise moneu for public media. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
John Oliver Launches ‘Last Week Tonight’ Auction, Including an Original Bob Ross Painting, to Support Public Broadcasting
On this week's season finale of "Last Week Tonight," host John Oliver launched an auction to raise funds and support public broadcasting.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
John Oliver’s Junk features items up for bid to raise moneu for public media. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Why are we polling people who don’t live in NYC about the mayor of NYC?
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Why are we polling people who don’t live in NYC about the mayor of NYC?
“Watching her explain the word mahogany, I knew I was doomed, both personally and as part of a larger species.” www.vulture.com/article/dumb...
How Stupid Was This Year?
Taylor Swift’s asinine lyrics, a best seller that makes no sense, and more signs of a culture in decline.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“Watching her explain the word mahogany, I knew I was doomed, both personally and as part of a larger species.” www.vulture.com/article/dumb...
Death By Lightning is really good and I appreciate this little backgrounder on the "sex cult"
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Who Were the Oneida Bible Communists? Inside the 'Free Love' Community in 'Death By Lightning'
Netflix's new show 'Death by Lightning' features a real-life Nineteenth-century intentional community that had some unique ideas about sex.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Death By Lightning is really good and I appreciate this little backgrounder on the "sex cult"
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Trump has made a lot of weird comments about magnets www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's History of Weird Comments About Magnets
Donald Trump has long been fixated on magnetic systems in Navy aircraft carriers, claiming they don't work, but now says magnets are a total mystery.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Trump has made a lot of weird comments about magnets www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
“… it’s just this big blob of stuff and dross that comes careening at you, and you don’t know where to find the good stuff. I think that’s the biggest problem of our time: There is brilliant writing out there. But finding it is like the needle in the haystack.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/m...
Tina Brown Thinks the Über-Rich Have It Coming
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November 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“… it’s just this big blob of stuff and dross that comes careening at you, and you don’t know where to find the good stuff. I think that’s the biggest problem of our time: There is brilliant writing out there. But finding it is like the needle in the haystack.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/m...
She was a 17, high school junior working at McDonald’s. She was living in and out of a homeless shelter. And she needed money for braces. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
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November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
She was a 17, high school junior working at McDonald’s. She was living in and out of a homeless shelter. And she needed money for braces. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...