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Chris Thompson @christhompson.bsky.social · 5d

a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny

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Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · 7d

😭

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · 7d

when they tell you publishing is slow they mean S L O W

i've been working on this for five years and we sold it six months ago but now i get to announce to the world! i'm writing a book! never say the word "talent" around me if you don't want a whole ass dissertation!!!!!

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · 16d

Is it too late to get raptured

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · 16d

I went on @morningbrew.extwitter.link's Per My Last Email podcast to talk about something I know a lot about: being a tryhard at work! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvN0...

Is it Cringe to Try Hard at Work?

YouTube video by Per My Last Email

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Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · 20d

I'm really proud to work at a media company that isn't made up of cowards, that can say All of This Is Really Fucking Bad over and over again because it is.

defector.com/charlie-kirk...

Charlie Kirk Is A Means To An End | Defector

It’s become clear that Charlie Kirk is worth more to Trumpworld dead than he ever was alive. His fatal shooting last week in Utah has been used as a cudgel in an attempted purge of wrong-thinking libe...

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · 22d

this is fucking crazy

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 22d

WHAT THE HELL

Karen,
I am writing to inform you that The Post is terminating your employment effective
immediately for gross misconduct. Your public comments on social media regarding the
death of Charlie Kirk violate The Post’s social media policies, harm the integrity of our
organization, and potentially endanger the physical safety of our staff.
Among other requirements, the Company-wide social media policy mandates that all
employee social media postings be respectful and prohibits postings that disparage people
based on their race, gender or other protected characteristics. The policy also reminds
employees that everything they post is a reflection on the Company and should not affect
the integrity of The Post’s journalism. Your postings on Bluesky (which clearly identifies you
as a Post Columnist) about white men in response to the killing of Charlie Kirk do not
comply with our policy. For example, you posted: “Refusing to tear my clothes and smear
ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is….
not the same as violence” and “Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that
people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred
and violence.”
In addition, just last year, Opinions leadership asked everyone in the Opinions Department
to review the newsroom social media guidelines, attached those guidelines to an email to
the Department for review, and reiterated in that email the “bedrock principle that our use
of social media must never harm the journalistic integrity or reputation of The Post”.
The poor judgment exhibited by your public comments regarding Charlie Kirk arise against
the backdrop of documented performance concerns, which have been raised with you.
Given these concerns, and in light of your recent unacceptable Bluesky posts, we cannot
tolerate the risk your performance poses to The Post

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Carl Gibson 🍉 @crgibs.bsky.social · 22d

The Washington Post masthead with "hello darkness my old friend" underneath rather than "democracy dies in darkness"

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · 28d

it's stunning what a rare and radical statement this is defector.com/five-years-o...

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Diana Moskovitz @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · Sep 8

Heyyy! I’m back at Defector after book leave and just in time to say that I’m on a podcast! @alexlaughs.bsky.social had me on the latest episode of Try Hard. I learned to ride a bike.

If you ever wished I did more fun things, wow, today is for you!

Diana Moskovitz Rides a Bike

Podcast Episode · Try Hard · 09/08/2025 · 27m

podcasts.apple.com

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Immaculate Grid @immaculategrid.com · Sep 2

Let's remember some guys!

Immaculate Grid has teamed up with our friends at @defector.com to present "Remember Some Guys from the 21st Century."

Visit immaculategrid.com/remember this week to create and share a list of your favorite guys since 2000—there are no wrong answers!

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · Aug 26

cannot stress enough how many podcasters have pivoted into fine art because this is now somehow more lucrative than podcast

Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 21

There have been a ton of 20th anniversary "best of" podcast lists lately, and it has started to feel a bit like an obituary for an industry.

[gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...

The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks | Defector

This week, Left Of Dial published its Essential Listening Poll, a compilation of the 100 best podcasts of all time, according to industry creators, writers, and scholars (Disclosure: I was invited to ...

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 26

We've been working toward this day for NINE YEARS so allow me a moment of pride: IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THIS NEW PROFESSOR. The students at Franklin & Marshall are very lucky if I say so myself 🥹

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 26

1) the fact that (rich) parents are down to subject their small children to an unproven educational experiment
2) the kids take “brain breaks” from their iPads by watching YouTube as a group
3) the “coaches” in classrooms don’t have to be licensed

www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

For $65,000 a year, a teacher-less AI private school comes to Virginia

At Alpha School, a new private school in Northern Virginia, students will study for just two hours a day using adaptive apps and personalized lesson plans.

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 25

Aesthetics are self evidently a valuable pursuit. I'm lucky to have a job that protects my freedom to care about aesthetics in addition to business. I don't have any solutions for the wider industry, only commiseration.

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 25

What it comes down to is: Should beautiful, interesting, entertaining things exist in the world, and should we spend our time making them?

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'm spending the morning editing a draft of a story @redford.bsky.social and I have been working on for over a year. We could've pumped it out ages ago and probably made way more money than we've spent on it.

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 25

Lots of people have reached out and said nice things about this, but lots of other people have asked me why I care enough to spend 2000 words writing about a dying industry.

(and a strange number of comments on the blog from people proudly proclaiming they don't listen to podcasts at all. ok??)

Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 21

There have been a ton of 20th anniversary "best of" podcast lists lately, and it has started to feel a bit like an obituary for an industry.

[gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...

The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks | Defector

This week, Left Of Dial published its Essential Listening Poll, a compilation of the 100 best podcasts of all time, according to industry creators, writers, and scholars (Disclosure: I was invited to ...

defector.com

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Benjamin @dashley.bsky.social · Aug 21

The latest Try Hard hit me like a ton of bricks with this quote:

"Perfection impresses people, and imperfection is what drives connection."

@alexlaughs.bsky.social doesn't miss!

pca.st/aimdilw1

Erika Casupanan Sings in Public

pca.st

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 21

omg right?!

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 21

There have been a ton of 20th anniversary "best of" podcast lists lately, and it has started to feel a bit like an obituary for an industry.

[gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...

The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks | Defector

This week, Left Of Dial published its Essential Listening Poll, a compilation of the 100 best podcasts of all time, according to industry creators, writers, and scholars (Disclosure: I was invited to ...

defector.com

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 19

(I've emailed them about Another Round's blurb lol)

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 19

Production-wise, Normal Gossip is a direct descendant of Another Round. These are the two most influential shows of my career and I'm honored that they've both been recognized by the industry as two of the top 100 podcasts of all time. www.leftofdialmedia.com/elp-normalgo...

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giri nathan @girinathan.bsky.social · Aug 18

you can read an excerpt of CHANGEOVER over at @nymag.com today

a nice appetizer for this afternoon's Sinner-Alcaraz match

nymag.com/intelligence...

Are Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz Friends?

Inside the rivalry that has already defined a new generation of tennis.

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Alex Sujong Laughlin @alexlaughs.bsky.social · Aug 16

lmao i've discovered i was in the same sorority as tree paine

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