from today's newsletter: "the Devil works hard, Kris Jenner works harder, and the people at Quinn work the hardest"
from today's newsletter: "the Devil works hard, Kris Jenner works harder, and the people at Quinn work the hardest"
update! if you want to chat @couriernewsroom.bsky.social (or anything politics x culture tbh), my inbox is always open! ๐ซถ
LOTS to discuss in todayโs newsletterโฆ including a new jobs corner!! If you are hiring in this space and want some more eyeballs on your JD, form is here!
๐: forms.gle/FQa2FmxzwNw8...
from the group chat today:
๐ texts from pro-choice digital organizer extraordinaire Emily Harrison
๐ซ the DC astronomer scene
โ๏ธ the Pope scolds priests on AI use
๐ฆง whatโs happening to Punch the baby macaque monkey
from the group chat today:
๐คณ Grace Weinstein, social media and producer extraordinaire, drops some knowledge
๐ฅผThe Pittโs nuanced commentary on AI
๐ฅซ Americaโs favorite condiments
๐ฃ โburnoutโ feminism
from the group chat today:
๐บ Colbert and Talarico vs. Trumpโs FCC
๐ so many people bought Meta AI glasses in 2025
๐ณ๏ธ six primaries to keep an eye on in 2026
๐ Netflix gives Bridgerton the Barbie movie treatment
had a ton of fun chatting with Josh about all things (literally ALL things) digital ๐๐๐
from the gc today:
โ๏ธ Chanda Daniels on writing, creating, and staying sane on todayโs Internet
๐ง the American Girl Doll influencers organizing against ICE
๐ค a very online proxy war brewing down in Texas
๐ this yearโs viral dessert from the Olympic Village
from the group chat today:
๐ oura ring has data on probably every high power person in dc lolDC
๐ the virality of boy kibble
๐ฆ Mr. Beastโs Gen Z and Gen Alpha banking app (that Charli D'Amelio is investing in)
โท๏ธ how we can see the Winter Olympics more clearly than ever
from the group chat today:
๐งโโ๏ธ how SCOTUS may once again fundamentally change campaign finance
๐ฒ updates on the TikTok outage
๐ the era of โneoroyalismโ
๐ people are selling plasma for harry styles ticketsโฆ
from the group chat today:
โ๏ธ Gavin Newsom is trying to write his own โoppoโ book
๐ Moltbook, the social platform just for AI, is going as well as youโd think
๐
Ketchup made a keg
๐ RNC is beating the DNC on fundraising (โฆ unbelievable yikes)
from the group chat today:
๐๏ธ unpacking the world of federal employees and contractors
๐ the conservative women fighting for a blue district in Utah
๐บ YouTube slop is vanishing
๐ where agents are looking for the next Heated Rivalry
as a looooongtime @deliacai.bsky.social reader and stan, you better believe i jumped at the chance of GCC in the Deez Links classifieds!! ๐
in todayโs group chat:
๐ฐ Harry Styles ticket sales sparks huge outrage at Ticketmaster (and same!)
๐ซ Trump claims he has a secret โdiscombobulatorโ weapon
๐ฟ TikTok micro-dramas are taking over
๐ฅ
Heated Rivalry takes off in Russia
RE: gross media news (have been informed this says "brash" not "trash")
new year, new name, same good clips and stories you need to know :)
from the chat today:
๐ Gen Z Trump voters donโt want JD
๐ Katy Perry as soft power at Davos
๐งน chimney sweeps are apparently back??
๐ฐ the NYT rolls out their first multiplayer game
in todayโs tabs:
๐ฉต blue hair is trending again (and some historians have a theory)
โ๏ธ tech billionaires are making plans to flee paying their taxes in CA
๐ the cult of Louise Carmen notebooks
๐ฒ gig workers are making 76ยข on average in tips
the thing about my search history in law school is that it's just me googling abrogate every time someone says it
๐จ๐จ๐จ poll in today's newsletter! pls and ty!
๐: www.opentabs.news/p/today-in-t...
in todayโs tabs:
๐ค elonโs pervy botโฆ gets added to the Pentagon network
๐ train travel rises as airline prices/experiences become untenable
๐พ Nike signs their first pickleballer (no emoji??)
๐ฐ what Wikipedia teaches us about news
in todayโs tabs:
โฌ๏ธ 56% of Gen Z identify as independent
๐บ YouTubers are flagging a major vibecession on the platform
๐ซ Dems are trying to figure out where to vote first in 2028
๐ธ the biggest TikTokerโs net worth
"Digital space is where attention starts. In-person space is where trust forms. The mistake is thinking one can replace the other."
Arianna Jones, ED of @nextgenamerica.bsky.social, shares some incredibly poignant thoughts about youth electoral power in 2026 in today's Open Tabs ๐๐๐
in today's open tabs:
๐ณ๏ธ Arianna Jones, ED of NextGen America, unpacks how we tackle 2026
โฝ๏ธ Fifa and TikTok make a streaming deal for the World Cup
๐ผ the rise of the analog bag
๐ the first meme of 2026 is already a mess
I've read 60 books thus far in 2025 (to cope with โจthe horrorsโจ), and if you are looking for something to read, i made a list where you can get the best ones from a local bookstore :)))
in the final Open Tabs send of 2025:
๐ฏ๏ธ my ins and outs for 2026 (featuring Obama-era froyo)
๐ผ why women are pretending to be men on LinkedIn
๐๏ธ a fight on social media that ended with funding for Texas parks
๐ชฉ Beyonce is officially a billionaire
in todayโs tabs:
๐๏ธ why podcasts arenโt selling but shows are
๐ฑ the year that politics became entirely parasocial
๐งโโ๏ธ Netflix will livestream a free solo climb
๐ซ your holiday chocolate might be โfakeโ this year
๐ข๐ข๐ข everyone read this @makenakelly.bsky.social piece please!
There's a big 2026 battle brewing in Texas. In this week's edition of FWIW, @lucyritz.bsky.social takes a look at the two young superstars running in the Democratic primary for Texas' Senate seat and how they're using social media to catapult their campaigns.