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Heated Rivalry gang! Form up!
For @theflytrapmedia.com, I wrote about how I saw my own queer athlete closet reflected back to me in Heated Rivalry in the most amazing way possible.
www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
For @theflytrapmedia.com, I wrote about how I saw my own queer athlete closet reflected back to me in Heated Rivalry in the most amazing way possible.
www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
I Saw My Own Search for Sunlight in “Heated Rivalry”
'Heated Rivalry' dares to ask: Why should queer athletes be forced to choose between their identity and their sport?
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Happy Flytrap Tuesday! Today, we have @katelynburns.com on how she saw her own coming out journey on Heated Rivalry:
Remember when TikTok was full of videos talking about how Helen Keller was a fraud? Today's BitchxFlytrap reprint delves into how this conspiracy theory follows the ableist playbook, by @juliametraux.bsky.social :
Helen Keller Conspiracy Theories Are Awash With Ableism
We don't need better social media moderation: We need to dismantle stereotypes about disabled people.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Remember when TikTok was full of videos talking about how Helen Keller was a fraud? Today's BitchxFlytrap reprint delves into how this conspiracy theory follows the ableist playbook, by @juliametraux.bsky.social :
hey have you read about gay desire in sports and coming out of the closet today? WELL HERE'S A TREAT FOR YOU: www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
I Saw My Own Search for Sunlight in “Heated Rivalry”
'Heated Rivalry' dares to ask: Why should queer athletes be forced to choose between their identity and their sport?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:46 PM
hey have you read about gay desire in sports and coming out of the closet today? WELL HERE'S A TREAT FOR YOU: www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
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Also the OG sourcing of that video was pretty fucking hard to find; I'm citing it in an upcoming @theflytrapmedia.com piece and it was a real bitch confirming its origin and making sure it made sense to share at literally any time. Cites and documentation, every time, please!
For example the video yesterday of "ICE IS GASSING A DAY CARE RIGHT NOW!!" is the daycare right up the street from my house. I about shit my pants and raced out the door until I saw it was actually from Saturday. I already dealt with that daycare gassing, thank you. Please don't lie to me for likes
Definite uptick in Bluesky content aggregators taking legit clips regarding Minnesota from a few days or weeks ago and posting them without any sort of timestamp context, which gives the impression of them happening today, which then gets clicks. Be vigilant with what and how you share.
January 29, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Also the OG sourcing of that video was pretty fucking hard to find; I'm citing it in an upcoming @theflytrapmedia.com piece and it was a real bitch confirming its origin and making sure it made sense to share at literally any time. Cites and documentation, every time, please!
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I might be biased but I think today's @theflytrapmedia.com piece is extremely good!
Heated Rivalry gang! Form up!
For @theflytrapmedia.com, I wrote about how I saw my own queer athlete closet reflected back to me in Heated Rivalry in the most amazing way possible.
www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
For @theflytrapmedia.com, I wrote about how I saw my own queer athlete closet reflected back to me in Heated Rivalry in the most amazing way possible.
www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
I Saw My Own Search for Sunlight in “Heated Rivalry”
'Heated Rivalry' dares to ask: Why should queer athletes be forced to choose between their identity and their sport?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I might be biased but I think today's @theflytrapmedia.com piece is extremely good!
We decided to drop the paywall for this Heated Rivalry essay by @katelynburns.com so more of you could read it: www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
I Saw My Own Search for Sunlight in “Heated Rivalry”
'Heated Rivalry' dares to ask: Why should queer athletes be forced to choose between their identity and their sport?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:50 PM
We decided to drop the paywall for this Heated Rivalry essay by @katelynburns.com so more of you could read it: www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
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Busy content day from me:
For my newsletter, I wrote about why the SCOTUS birthright citizenship case and ICE's terrorism has kept me up at night for weeks.
www.burnsnotice.com/ending-birth...
For my newsletter, I wrote about why the SCOTUS birthright citizenship case and ICE's terrorism has kept me up at night for weeks.
www.burnsnotice.com/ending-birth...
Ending Birthright Citizenship Would Let ICE End Democracy
A radical conservative case currently before SCOTUS portends a terrifying political police state ready-made to deport political enemies
I haven't slept well in weeks, I'm sure I'm not alone in this. ...
www.burnsnotice.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Busy content day from me:
For my newsletter, I wrote about why the SCOTUS birthright citizenship case and ICE's terrorism has kept me up at night for weeks.
www.burnsnotice.com/ending-birth...
For my newsletter, I wrote about why the SCOTUS birthright citizenship case and ICE's terrorism has kept me up at night for weeks.
www.burnsnotice.com/ending-birth...
Happy Flytrap Tuesday! Today, we have @katelynburns.com on how she saw her own coming out journey on Heated Rivalry:
Heated Rivalry gang! Form up!
For @theflytrapmedia.com, I wrote about how I saw my own queer athlete closet reflected back to me in Heated Rivalry in the most amazing way possible.
www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
For @theflytrapmedia.com, I wrote about how I saw my own queer athlete closet reflected back to me in Heated Rivalry in the most amazing way possible.
www.theflytrapmedia.com/icy-hot-heat...
I Saw My Own Search for Sunlight in “Heated Rivalry”
'Heated Rivalry' dares to ask: Why should queer athletes be forced to choose between their identity and their sport?
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Happy Flytrap Tuesday! Today, we have @katelynburns.com on how she saw her own coming out journey on Heated Rivalry:
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Resharing my @theflytrapmedia.com reporting about evil ghoul Kristie Noem, just for funsies.
'Ice Barbie' Kristi Noem: The Face of Our Slide Into Fascism
Kristi Noem’s appearance is designed for reality TV and her aesthetic reflects the brutality of the Trump administration.
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January 27, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Resharing my @theflytrapmedia.com reporting about evil ghoul Kristie Noem, just for funsies.
ICE 🤝 Police
Katelyn Burns, Christine Grimaldi and NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie discuss the connections between ICE shootings and the complicity of police in this week's @cancelmedaddy.bsky.social :
Katelyn Burns, Christine Grimaldi and NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie discuss the connections between ICE shootings and the complicity of police in this week's @cancelmedaddy.bsky.social :
New episode just episode just dropped! Check it out first on YouTube this evening and the audio will drop first thing tomorrow morning!
This week, Katelyn and Christine spoke with @jamellebouie.net about what's going on with ICE and how police have been used to suppress protest youtu.be/eIcP5zBGvvM
This week, Katelyn and Christine spoke with @jamellebouie.net about what's going on with ICE and how police have been used to suppress protest youtu.be/eIcP5zBGvvM
How ICE Crushes Dissent — and Puts Neighbors at Risk (ft. Jamelle Bouie)
YouTube video by Cancel Me, Daddy
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 10:08 PM
ICE 🤝 Police
Katelyn Burns, Christine Grimaldi and NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie discuss the connections between ICE shootings and the complicity of police in this week's @cancelmedaddy.bsky.social :
Katelyn Burns, Christine Grimaldi and NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie discuss the connections between ICE shootings and the complicity of police in this week's @cancelmedaddy.bsky.social :
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It's out! Thank you to @jamellebouie.net for hopping on the pod and helping us walk through what's going on lately.
New episode just episode just dropped! Check it out first on YouTube this evening and the audio will drop first thing tomorrow morning!
This week, Katelyn and Christine spoke with @jamellebouie.net about what's going on with ICE and how police have been used to suppress protest youtu.be/eIcP5zBGvvM
This week, Katelyn and Christine spoke with @jamellebouie.net about what's going on with ICE and how police have been used to suppress protest youtu.be/eIcP5zBGvvM
How ICE Crushes Dissent — and Puts Neighbors at Risk (ft. Jamelle Bouie)
YouTube video by Cancel Me, Daddy
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 9:06 PM
It's out! Thank you to @jamellebouie.net for hopping on the pod and helping us walk through what's going on lately.
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@taylorlorenz.bsky.social
instead why don’t you??
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social
instead why don’t you??
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Oh it’s not your jam?? FINE subscribe to @rascal.news @aftermath.site @theflytrapmedia.com @flaminghydra.com @51st.news @404media.co @19thnews.org @defector.com @videogameschronicle.com
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social
instead why don’t you??
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social
instead why don’t you??
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Man I wish there was some sort of new, fresh, queer, woman owned publication I could subscribe to to support independent journalism and a freer internet… (cough cough mothership.blog)
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Man I wish there was some sort of new, fresh, queer, woman owned publication I could subscribe to to support independent journalism and a freer internet… (cough cough mothership.blog)
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A @theflytrapmedia.com subscriber asked if we have an RSS feed for paid members. In the spirit of transparent budgeting, it's $$, so I need to do some research to determine whether it's something members would actively use.
So, paid members: How many of you would use an RSS feed?
So, paid members: How many of you would use an RSS feed?
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 PM
A @theflytrapmedia.com subscriber asked if we have an RSS feed for paid members. In the spirit of transparent budgeting, it's $$, so I need to do some research to determine whether it's something members would actively use.
So, paid members: How many of you would use an RSS feed?
So, paid members: How many of you would use an RSS feed?
🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL, GET READY🚨
I got to write about Heated Rivalry. This coming Tuesday on @theflytrapmedia.com. Emphasis on the coming.
January 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL, GET READY🚨
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"Black intimacies"
So special
So special
In honor of all the well-deserved Oscar nominations, we are dropping the paywall on @freeblackgirl.bsky.social's piece on Ryan Coogler's Sinners, and how the real star of the film is the threading of Black intimacies:
'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South
Ryan Coogler's latest film threads Black intimacies through time and space, all in one spiritually stirring night at Club Juke.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 PM
"Black intimacies"
So special
So special
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the upshot of this is that I have some extra budget space, so now I'm finally officially supporting @mothership.blog, @theflytrapmedia.com, @404media.co, @wbur.org, and @thecurrent.org.
our marketplace health insurance plan was going to go up by a lot, so last month we looked at the marketplace options and checked which networks our doctors are on, and discovered that we could get adequate coverage for our current needs for a considerably _lower_ premium instead.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
the upshot of this is that I have some extra budget space, so now I'm finally officially supporting @mothership.blog, @theflytrapmedia.com, @404media.co, @wbur.org, and @thecurrent.org.
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When I think about stories that fundamentally represent the essence of what Bitch Media embodied, I nearly immediately think about @soleilho.com's canonical piece, Craving the Other. It is an honor to republish that groundbreaking essay, which holds up like fine wine, on @theflytrapmedia.com.
Craving the Other
One person’s beef with cultural appropriation and cuisine.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 PM
When I think about stories that fundamentally represent the essence of what Bitch Media embodied, I nearly immediately think about @soleilho.com's canonical piece, Craving the Other. It is an honor to republish that groundbreaking essay, which holds up like fine wine, on @theflytrapmedia.com.
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I got to write about Heated Rivalry. This coming Tuesday on @theflytrapmedia.com. Emphasis on the coming.
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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"The positioning of Western aesthetics as superior to all the rest is an expression of the idea that no culture has value unless it has been 'improved' by the West’s Midas touch."
Happy Bitch Reprint Friday! This week, an incredible feature from @soleilho.com on food and cultural appropriation.
Happy Bitch Reprint Friday! This week, an incredible feature from @soleilho.com on food and cultural appropriation.
Craving the Other
One person’s beef with cultural appropriation and cuisine.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 PM
"The positioning of Western aesthetics as superior to all the rest is an expression of the idea that no culture has value unless it has been 'improved' by the West’s Midas touch."
Happy Bitch Reprint Friday! This week, an incredible feature from @soleilho.com on food and cultural appropriation.
Happy Bitch Reprint Friday! This week, an incredible feature from @soleilho.com on food and cultural appropriation.
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Worth a read.
In honor of all the well-deserved Oscar nominations, we are dropping the paywall on @freeblackgirl.bsky.social's piece on Ryan Coogler's Sinners, and how the real star of the film is the threading of Black intimacies:
'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South
Ryan Coogler's latest film threads Black intimacies through time and space, all in one spiritually stirring night at Club Juke.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Worth a read.
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Highly recommended read if you enjoyed the movie as much as I did!
In honor of all the well-deserved Oscar nominations, we are dropping the paywall on @freeblackgirl.bsky.social's piece on Ryan Coogler's Sinners, and how the real star of the film is the threading of Black intimacies:
'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South
Ryan Coogler's latest film threads Black intimacies through time and space, all in one spiritually stirring night at Club Juke.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Highly recommended read if you enjoyed the movie as much as I did!
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This was the first thing I went to read after seeing the movie, highly recommended reading!
In honor of all the well-deserved Oscar nominations, we are dropping the paywall on @freeblackgirl.bsky.social's piece on Ryan Coogler's Sinners, and how the real star of the film is the threading of Black intimacies:
'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South
Ryan Coogler's latest film threads Black intimacies through time and space, all in one spiritually stirring night at Club Juke.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 AM
This was the first thing I went to read after seeing the movie, highly recommended reading!
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sooo honored to have my seminal essay on food and cultural appropriation from 13 years ago (!!!) republished on @theflytrapmedia.com today. one might say this is the one that started it all for me. go subscribe!!! www.theflytrapmedia.com/craving-the-...
Craving the Other
One person’s beef with cultural appropriation and cuisine.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
sooo honored to have my seminal essay on food and cultural appropriation from 13 years ago (!!!) republished on @theflytrapmedia.com today. one might say this is the one that started it all for me. go subscribe!!! www.theflytrapmedia.com/craving-the-...
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Brilliant.
In honor of all the well-deserved Oscar nominations, we are dropping the paywall on @freeblackgirl.bsky.social's piece on Ryan Coogler's Sinners, and how the real star of the film is the threading of Black intimacies:
'Sinners' Celebrates the Decadent Intimacy of the Black South
Ryan Coogler's latest film threads Black intimacies through time and space, all in one spiritually stirring night at Club Juke.
www.theflytrapmedia.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Brilliant.
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Thank you for sharing the article. Sinners has quickly become one of my all time favorite movies and the article captures so much of its essence.
January 22, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Thank you for sharing the article. Sinners has quickly become one of my all time favorite movies and the article captures so much of its essence.