Mysterious Jellyfish Actually 1,020 Worms Who Want To Be Poop | Defector (defector.com)
Subjugation And Dehumanization Lead To Only One Result | Defector (defector.com)
Another good breakdown of the current situation in Palestine.
Autostraddle To Be Acquired By Queer Wellness Company "For Them" (defector.com)
Not to be confused with Them, WLW-centric Autostraddle is being acquired by a company that manufactures binders and, chillingly:...
How Queer Pro Wrestlers Are Handling America's Anti-LGBTQ+ Heel Turn | Defector (defector.com)
[enshittification process] They Don't Want Us And We Don't Need Them | Defector (defector.com)
The piece argues that many tech companies and media businesses have turned against their users in an attempt to extract more value. Executives like David Zaslav are criticized for their cynical approach that aims to drain the culture’s “dream reserve” for profit. This enshittification process happens when platforms abuse...
G/O Media's Bot-Written Blogs May Be Unreadable, But At Least They're Incorrect (defector.com)
The bot-blog rollout was done without the participation of the editorial staffers at these publications. James Whitbrook, the deputy editor of io9, said no one at his site or at Gizmodo was involved in Gizmodo Bot's work. The GMG union said it was the decision of CEO Jim Spanfeller and the editorial directors in charge, one of...
Mysterious Jellyfish Actually 1,020 Worms Who Want To Be Poop | Defector (defector.com)
In April 2018, the underwater photographer Ryo Minemizu watched as a creature the size of a ladybug bobbed around 50 feet underwater off the shores of Okinawa, Japan. The thing resembled a jellyfish, a yolk-like center with trailing, wispy tentacles. Minemizu posted photos of the creature to social media, but no one could...