Jen
@jlbc.bsky.social
Prof of Management and Business Ethics at my alma mater Oklahoma State. Joined Bluesky early to escape the bad place. Worked in NYC - infosec, finance, fashion before landing back at OSU to teach management, ethics, and social issues in sport
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Convo with Jeffrey Goldberg about the breach. Free gift article. Please share.
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A Conversation With Jeffrey Goldberg About His Extraordinary Scoop
How The Atlantic’s editor in chief found himself in a group chat with Trump-administration officials who were planning an attack on Yemen
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March 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Convo with Jeffrey Goldberg about the breach. Free gift article. Please share.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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some of you need media literacy classes and it shows every damn day.
March 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
some of you need media literacy classes and it shows every damn day.
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in the middle of all this don't miss the incredible story where in the great state of Minnesota a PhD student has been expelled for using ChatGPT to write his papers and is now suing the school using court filings written by ChatGPT
February 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
in the middle of all this don't miss the incredible story where in the great state of Minnesota a PhD student has been expelled for using ChatGPT to write his papers and is now suing the school using court filings written by ChatGPT
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I wrote about the Trump supporters who are experiencing buyer's remorse, and how the reality of Trump's presidency cannot sustain the fantasies that were projected onto his campaign (gift link):
The Trump Backers Who Have Buyer’s Remorse
With every new policy and offhand remark, Trump belies the imaginary versions of himself that inspired many of his supporters.
www.theatlantic.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I wrote about the Trump supporters who are experiencing buyer's remorse, and how the reality of Trump's presidency cannot sustain the fantasies that were projected onto his campaign (gift link):
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“I knew someone on AA5432.”
That was the subject of an email NPR host Adrian Ma sent to newsroom leaders in the hours after the DC plane crash. He trusted us with sharing his story — and her contagious energy.
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g...
That was the subject of an email NPR host Adrian Ma sent to newsroom leaders in the hours after the DC plane crash. He trusted us with sharing his story — and her contagious energy.
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g...
NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend who died in D.C. plane crash
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“I knew someone on AA5432.”
That was the subject of an email NPR host Adrian Ma sent to newsroom leaders in the hours after the DC plane crash. He trusted us with sharing his story — and her contagious energy.
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g...
That was the subject of an email NPR host Adrian Ma sent to newsroom leaders in the hours after the DC plane crash. He trusted us with sharing his story — and her contagious energy.
www.npr.org/2025/02/20/g...
Facts.
It’s funny Zuck says “I started building social media to give people a voice” when in fact, he started building social media to publicly rate the hotness of undergrads.
January 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Facts.
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I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
January 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
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A bunch of us @vulture.com worked on this list of the 93 funniest moments in 2024 comedy. Naturally, one of my contributions was Gosling-related.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
December 26, 2024 at 10:18 PM
A bunch of us @vulture.com worked on this list of the 93 funniest moments in 2024 comedy. Naturally, one of my contributions was Gosling-related.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
December 26, 2024 at 11:37 PM
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I love making this list, I love sharing this list, and I’m very grateful to have the editing and production support at NPR to make this list possible. www.npr.org/2024/12/26/n...
50 wonderful things from 2024
Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.
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December 26, 2024 at 8:03 PM
I love making this list, I love sharing this list, and I’m very grateful to have the editing and production support at NPR to make this list possible. www.npr.org/2024/12/26/n...
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Maybe if enough of you read @evelb.bsky.social’s terrific story on the murders committed by Herb Baumeister, and the gross influx of true crime interest in the case, Eve will dust off her bsky account. www.indianapolismonthly.com/featured/unb...
Unburying The Truth - Indianapolis Monthly
For three decades, Indiana’s most disturbing serial killer flew under the true crime radar. In 1996, at least a dozen bodies were found at a Westfield estate belonging to wealthy businessman Herb Baum...
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December 17, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Maybe if enough of you read @evelb.bsky.social’s terrific story on the murders committed by Herb Baumeister, and the gross influx of true crime interest in the case, Eve will dust off her bsky account. www.indianapolismonthly.com/featured/unb...
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
December 14, 2024 at 1:14 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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Jealous of how good this is.
An upsettingly concise reading of Where We Are Now
The Hawk Tuah Memecoin Rug Pull Is The Apotheosis Of Bag Culture | Defector
I can’t ease you into this one, so: Haliey Welch, colloquially known as the “Hawk Tuah girl,” launched a bespoke cryptocurrency token called HAWK last Wednesday, the same day she told Fortune it was “...
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December 10, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Jealous of how good this is.
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It appears literally impossible for a 14yo to not make money scamming meme coins in Pump.Fun. There is absolutely no downside to this, this shouldnt be regulared www.wired.com/story/memeco...
December 8, 2024 at 1:46 AM
It appears literally impossible for a 14yo to not make money scamming meme coins in Pump.Fun. There is absolutely no downside to this, this shouldnt be regulared www.wired.com/story/memeco...
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Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
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What's your favorite internet artifact that most people don't know about? It's 13 years old and it shows, but I'm still a fan of Joel Stickley's multi-part stand-up "How To Write Badly Well": www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL0v...
How To Write Badly Well (Part 1)
YouTube video by joelstickley
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November 25, 2024 at 2:05 AM
What's your favorite internet artifact that most people don't know about? It's 13 years old and it shows, but I'm still a fan of Joel Stickley's multi-part stand-up "How To Write Badly Well": www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL0v...
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Politics 101: Recess Appointments
November 20, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Politics 101: Recess Appointments
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Bleak. And also I remain surprised that so many people are surprised that tradwives and other influencers (finance, fitness, cooking, fashion, etc) whose whole focus is about selling a commodity lifestyle that is exclusionary are conservatives
Multiple consultants and PR reps told me brands no longer care about influencers promoting MAGA. “Honestly,” one consultant told me, “people lose more brand deals talking about Palestine than anything else.” www.thecut.com/article/infl...
Influencers Are Going Full MAGA
After Trump’s win, a red hat no longer seems so bad for business.
www.thecut.com
November 16, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Bleak. And also I remain surprised that so many people are surprised that tradwives and other influencers (finance, fitness, cooking, fashion, etc) whose whole focus is about selling a commodity lifestyle that is exclusionary are conservatives
I know I can ask lots of places…but this looks like it might NOT murder me and is looking for a place to chill on a glorious Saturday afternoon. Carry on.
November 16, 2024 at 7:05 PM
I know I can ask lots of places…but this looks like it might NOT murder me and is looking for a place to chill on a glorious Saturday afternoon. Carry on.
Random: but really loving that the RHO of all the places can’t figure this out.
November 15, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Random: but really loving that the RHO of all the places can’t figure this out.
Best laugh I have had in weeks! Gift link - www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/b...
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Best laugh I have had in weeks! Gift link - www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/b...
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In the interest of helping all you lovely new people get up to speed more quickly, here's a starter pack featuring a bunch of the TV, film, and pop culture accounts I happily follow over here. More names being added all the time, in no particular order.
November 11, 2024 at 4:01 PM
In the interest of helping all you lovely new people get up to speed more quickly, here's a starter pack featuring a bunch of the TV, film, and pop culture accounts I happily follow over here. More names being added all the time, in no particular order.
Amazing how many things I can hate about this…maybe I need to make a daily chart of things I hate? With all the crazy this ranks?!?
Amazon’s new $20 and under store is here to challenge Shein and Temu
Amazon’s new $20 and under store is here to challenge Shein and Temu
Nothing costs over $20, but it could take weeks to arrive.
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November 13, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Amazing how many things I can hate about this…maybe I need to make a daily chart of things I hate? With all the crazy this ranks?!?
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This is perplexing, who would cancel their subscriptions now? Now is a time to pay for as much credible, independent media, analysis and information sources as our budgets allow. They're all we've got.
From @404media.co: www.404media.co/why-the-work...
From @404media.co: www.404media.co/why-the-work...
November 13, 2024 at 5:39 PM
This is perplexing, who would cancel their subscriptions now? Now is a time to pay for as much credible, independent media, analysis and information sources as our budgets allow. They're all we've got.
From @404media.co: www.404media.co/why-the-work...
From @404media.co: www.404media.co/why-the-work...