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How does the internet culture newsletter GARBAGE DAY combat AI slop “journalism”? @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social shares, "Every issue has a disclaimer at the bottom that says, 'Any typos in this email are on purpose actually'" which is "a fun way" to acknowledge posts are written by humans.
January 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
How does the internet culture newsletter GARBAGE DAY combat AI slop “journalism”? @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social shares, "Every issue has a disclaimer at the bottom that says, 'Any typos in this email are on purpose actually'" which is "a fun way" to acknowledge posts are written by humans.
In 2020 while covering Minneapolis protests following George Floyd's murder, photojournalist Linda Tirado was shot in the face and blinded by a 40mm foam-tipped bullet, which police were using for crowd control.
January 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
In 2020 while covering Minneapolis protests following George Floyd's murder, photojournalist Linda Tirado was shot in the face and blinded by a 40mm foam-tipped bullet, which police were using for crowd control.
In 2020, journalist Linda Tirado (@killermartinis.bsky.social) was documenting protests in Minneapolis when an officer shot her in her in the face with a 40mm foam-tipped bullet. This injury blinded her left eye, drastically altering her life. But it didn’t diminish her voice or resolve.
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
In 2020, journalist Linda Tirado (@killermartinis.bsky.social) was documenting protests in Minneapolis when an officer shot her in her in the face with a 40mm foam-tipped bullet. This injury blinded her left eye, drastically altering her life. But it didn’t diminish her voice or resolve.
Long Lead's 2025 features ranged from a podcast about how the internet, a tool which could've democratized the world, came to tear the world apart to testimonials on the last survivors of Japanese American incarceration camps.
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January 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Long Lead's 2025 features ranged from a podcast about how the internet, a tool which could've democratized the world, came to tear the world apart to testimonials on the last survivors of Japanese American incarceration camps.
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LONG SHADOW listeners can get more insights about Russian interference in the 2016 election by listening to PANIC WORLD's episode "Russiagate," where @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social interviews LONG SHADOW host @vermontgmg.bsky.social.
The episode is available in LONG SHADOW's feed. Listen now.
The episode is available in LONG SHADOW's feed. Listen now.
Panic World: Russiagate (Bonus)
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January 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
LONG SHADOW listeners can get more insights about Russian interference in the 2016 election by listening to PANIC WORLD's episode "Russiagate," where @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social interviews LONG SHADOW host @vermontgmg.bsky.social.
The episode is available in LONG SHADOW's feed. Listen now.
The episode is available in LONG SHADOW's feed. Listen now.
Less-lethal weapons are meant to bridge the gap between verbal warnings and lethal force, enabling law enforcement to meet threats with a weapon that hurts but shouldn’t kill or cause severe injury.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Less-lethal weapons are meant to bridge the gap between verbal warnings and lethal force, enabling law enforcement to meet threats with a weapon that hurts but shouldn’t kill or cause severe injury.
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Today Iran turned off its internet amid widespread protests in the country. It's not the first time a country has used an internet blackout to try to prevent protests — something that happened in January 2011 during protests calling for the resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak from power.
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Today Iran turned off its internet amid widespread protests in the country. It's not the first time a country has used an internet blackout to try to prevent protests — something that happened in January 2011 during protests calling for the resignation of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak from power.
When covering Minneapolis protests after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, journalist @killermartinis.bsky.social was shot in the face and blinded with a foam-tipped bullet.
She settled with the city after it promised to reform how it uses less-lethal munitions. They're still used today.
She settled with the city after it promised to reform how it uses less-lethal munitions. They're still used today.
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
When covering Minneapolis protests after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020, journalist @killermartinis.bsky.social was shot in the face and blinded with a foam-tipped bullet.
She settled with the city after it promised to reform how it uses less-lethal munitions. They're still used today.
She settled with the city after it promised to reform how it uses less-lethal munitions. They're still used today.
The killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer has sparked nationwide protests across the U.S.
If you're protesting, here's how to tell if law enforcement is armed with less-lethal munitions. Remember: "Less lethal" means "still deadly."
If you're protesting, here's how to tell if law enforcement is armed with less-lethal munitions. Remember: "Less lethal" means "still deadly."
January 8, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer has sparked nationwide protests across the U.S.
If you're protesting, here's how to tell if law enforcement is armed with less-lethal munitions. Remember: "Less lethal" means "still deadly."
If you're protesting, here's how to tell if law enforcement is armed with less-lethal munitions. Remember: "Less lethal" means "still deadly."
When considering how their relationship is different from those with others, identical twins Brenda and Kendra talk about how they can be themselves, never fearing that the other will get mad if they say something wrong.
January 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When considering how their relationship is different from those with others, identical twins Brenda and Kendra talk about how they can be themselves, never fearing that the other will get mad if they say something wrong.
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Just when I thought I was out, @longlead.com Depth Perception pulls me back in! Here's my Q&A with @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, whose Garbage Day newsletter is a must-subscribe for anyone interested in internet culture.
Trash talk: How Garbage Day’s Ryan Broderick analyzes internet culture
Puzzled by some seemingly impenetrable online trend? Readers (and listeners) count on Broderick to explain where it came from and what the hell it means.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Just when I thought I was out, @longlead.com Depth Perception pulls me back in! Here's my Q&A with @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social, whose Garbage Day newsletter is a must-subscribe for anyone interested in internet culture.
GARBAGE DAY editor-in-chief Ryan Broderick (@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social) has created a media community of his own, reaching readers in places like Discord and making sense of the internet's biggest stories while adding context that audiences might have missed.
January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
GARBAGE DAY editor-in-chief Ryan Broderick (@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social) has created a media community of his own, reaching readers in places like Discord and making sense of the internet's biggest stories while adding context that audiences might have missed.
When looking at how conspiracy theories — like how the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" — spread, disinformation and online manipulation expert Renée DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social) looks to this simple maxim: “if you make it trend, you make it true."
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 AM
When looking at how conspiracy theories — like how the 2020 presidential election was "stolen" — spread, disinformation and online manipulation expert Renée DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social) looks to this simple maxim: “if you make it trend, you make it true."
Following the Capitol insurrection, the January 6 Committee did a sweeping investigation reviewing 40,000 hours of security footage of the riot.
The final report from the committee stated, “Social media played a prominent role in amplifying erroneous claims of election fraud.”
The final report from the committee stated, “Social media played a prominent role in amplifying erroneous claims of election fraud.”
January 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Following the Capitol insurrection, the January 6 Committee did a sweeping investigation reviewing 40,000 hours of security footage of the riot.
The final report from the committee stated, “Social media played a prominent role in amplifying erroneous claims of election fraud.”
The final report from the committee stated, “Social media played a prominent role in amplifying erroneous claims of election fraud.”
January 6 wasn't spontaneous — militias that converged there had begun arming themselves and attending social justice protests in the summer of 2020.
In this LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT clip, @vermontgmg.bsky.social details why the groups showed up to demonstrations.
In this LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT clip, @vermontgmg.bsky.social details why the groups showed up to demonstrations.
January 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
January 6 wasn't spontaneous — militias that converged there had begun arming themselves and attending social justice protests in the summer of 2020.
In this LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT clip, @vermontgmg.bsky.social details why the groups showed up to demonstrations.
In this LONG SHADOW: RISE OF THE AMERICAN FAR RIGHT clip, @vermontgmg.bsky.social details why the groups showed up to demonstrations.
On January 6, 2021, @pamhemphill53.bsky.social, the ex-"MAGA granny," found herself at the front of an angry crowd, pushed up against a barricade in front of the U.S. Capitol building, livestreaming to her social media followers.
Hemphill shares her story with @vermontgmg.bsky.social in LONG SHADOW
Hemphill shares her story with @vermontgmg.bsky.social in LONG SHADOW
January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
On January 6, 2021, @pamhemphill53.bsky.social, the ex-"MAGA granny," found herself at the front of an angry crowd, pushed up against a barricade in front of the U.S. Capitol building, livestreaming to her social media followers.
Hemphill shares her story with @vermontgmg.bsky.social in LONG SHADOW
Hemphill shares her story with @vermontgmg.bsky.social in LONG SHADOW
As a pair of twins, the Ireland sisters share how people expect the same things of them — even to the point they assumed they were pregnant at the same time.
In "Twins Fest" — Long Lead's documentary made about the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, OH — twins share their experiences.
In "Twins Fest" — Long Lead's documentary made about the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, OH — twins share their experiences.
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
As a pair of twins, the Ireland sisters share how people expect the same things of them — even to the point they assumed they were pregnant at the same time.
In "Twins Fest" — Long Lead's documentary made about the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, OH — twins share their experiences.
In "Twins Fest" — Long Lead's documentary made about the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, OH — twins share their experiences.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social's new book 'Firestorm' — out tomorrow — is the first book about the Great Los Angeles Fires of 2025, coming out just before the first anniversary of the disaster. It's the journalist's second book.
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Firestorm
From the MSNBC Senior Political and National Correspondent and New York Times bestselling author of Separated, a gripping and revelatory account of the deva...
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January 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social's new book 'Firestorm' — out tomorrow — is the first book about the Great Los Angeles Fires of 2025, coming out just before the first anniversary of the disaster. It's the journalist's second book.
www.harpercollins.com/products/fir...
www.harpercollins.com/products/fir...
When accepting Soundgarden's induction into the 2025 Rock & Roll of Fame, bassist Hiro Yamamoto shared that his parents were incarcerated in Japanese American incarceration camps, imploring "let’s not add another story like this to history."
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Soundgarden Accepts 2025 Induction into Rock Hall
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January 5, 2026 at 6:31 PM
When accepting Soundgarden's induction into the 2025 Rock & Roll of Fame, bassist Hiro Yamamoto shared that his parents were incarcerated in Japanese American incarceration camps, imploring "let’s not add another story like this to history."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWFJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWFJ...
On January 6, 2021, Pam Hemphill, the ex-"MAGA granny," found herself at the front of an angry crowd, pushed up against a barricade in front of the U.S. Capitol building, livestreaming to her social media followers.
Hemphill shares her story in LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET.
Hemphill shares her story in LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET.
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
On January 6, 2021, Pam Hemphill, the ex-"MAGA granny," found herself at the front of an angry crowd, pushed up against a barricade in front of the U.S. Capitol building, livestreaming to her social media followers.
Hemphill shares her story in LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET.
Hemphill shares her story in LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET.
The annual Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, which has been recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Largest Annual Gathering of Twins in the World."
January 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The annual Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, which has been recorded by the Guinness Book of World Records as the “Largest Annual Gathering of Twins in the World."
Make reading more longform stories part of your 2026 resolution.
Follow @LongLead.com to keep up-to-date with our latest features and to get insights from top journalists across longform beats.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Make reading more longform stories part of your 2026 resolution.
Follow @LongLead.com to keep up-to-date with our latest features and to get insights from top journalists across longform beats.
Follow @LongLead.com to keep up-to-date with our latest features and to get insights from top journalists across longform beats.
The homeless veterans who sued the VA for access to housing in Los Angeles won their appeal against the government last week.
The decision was complex, but may be consequential in eliminating veteran homelessness across the country.
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The decision was complex, but may be consequential in eliminating veteran homelessness across the country.
homeofthebrave.substack.com/p/homeless-v...
Appeals court upholds landmark ruling in homeless veterans lawsuit against the VA
A long-awaited ruling by the 9th Circuit reinforces an order for the VA to build thousands of housing units for vets — but with some unexpected caveats.
homeofthebrave.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The homeless veterans who sued the VA for access to housing in Los Angeles won their appeal against the government last week.
The decision was complex, but may be consequential in eliminating veteran homelessness across the country.
homeofthebrave.substack.com/p/homeless-v...
The decision was complex, but may be consequential in eliminating veteran homelessness across the country.
homeofthebrave.substack.com/p/homeless-v...
Before launching Local News International, @davejorgenson.bsky.social was The Washington Post TikTok guy. The journalist reflects on how he navigated the tension of creating TikTok content for an institution built on serious journalism.
January 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Before launching Local News International, @davejorgenson.bsky.social was The Washington Post TikTok guy. The journalist reflects on how he navigated the tension of creating TikTok content for an institution built on serious journalism.
Long Lead's 2025 features ranged from a podcast about how the internet, a tool which could've democratized the world, came to tear the world apart to testimonials on the last survivors of Japanese American incarceration camps.
Follow @LongLead.com to stay up to date on our upcoming features.
Follow @LongLead.com to stay up to date on our upcoming features.
January 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Long Lead's 2025 features ranged from a podcast about how the internet, a tool which could've democratized the world, came to tear the world apart to testimonials on the last survivors of Japanese American incarceration camps.
Follow @LongLead.com to stay up to date on our upcoming features.
Follow @LongLead.com to stay up to date on our upcoming features.