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  1. Pinned Tweet
    4 Oct 2021

    "Seen, Heard, and Paid: The New Work Rules for the Marginalized" will come out on June 7, 2022, anywhere books are sold: I would be eternally grateful if you would pick it up!

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  2. 10 minutes ago

    ...and who gets left behind because they're not friends with so-and-so who can get their stories promoted or because their editor likes the mediocre hotshot over the hard-working woman of color. Not a sermon, just a thought!

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  3. 10 minutes ago

    So when we debate whether or not journalists have to be on social media or whether we should spend less time here, keep a close eye on who's saying "yeah, it's just the internet turn it off" because they have the privilege to do so—either of implied safety or newsroom support...

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  4. 10 minutes ago

    Just speaking as someone who *wrote a whole book about being marginalized at work* (Seen Heard Paid, our June 7th, preorder here: ) I promote my work and build my own audience because I've worked in places where the official channels won't!

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  5. 10 minutes ago

    When you say "just stop using social media" you're assuming the levers and tools of your news org work equally to lift the work and voices of all of its journalists. That's a VERY big assumption! One that's provably false in most newsrooms!

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  6. 10 minutes ago

    Hey hi, your friendly neighborhood journalist of color here reminding you that if your take on the social media and journalists convo is "everyone should just get off twitter" and you're serious, not in a "this is a hellsite" way, I encourage you to check your privilege!

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    21 hours ago

    this website is incredible because there are people i’ve known for years and yet i have no idea what gender they are or what they even look like. their gender is Friend and their appearance is No

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    22 hours ago

    “Making technology sacred feels relatively new,” says Seligman. “But if you can get into that headspace of making it sacred, it’s a really valuable resource.” Thrilled to have this piece out in WIRED today!

    What do you do when someone dies?
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  10. Apr 6

    Apropos of The Bad Tweets from The Bad Newsletter Company, all I have to add is that whenever someone says to your face something like "We understand principles come at a cost," the *cost* is you. Your life. Your livelihood. Your safety. And they are completely okay with that.

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    Apr 6

    the continued narrative of "the metaverse" is largely the story of people in the finance and tech worlds discovering video games with user generated content

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  12. Apr 6

    Whenever the student loan conversation kicks up, this is where my mind goes - to immigrant kids, poor kids, and kids of color who were told their ONLY chance at success hinged on degrees they obtain. But of course, the stigmatization is the point. Good thread.

    Looking at this conversation I think we fail to tie the student loan conversation into a larger convo about the importance of higher Ed as an option for everyone the same way elementary and high school are
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    Apr 6

    We used to “correct” kids who were left-handed - through violence, shame or “guidance” on how to be right handed. And so there seemed to be very few left handers. Then we stopped, & with no shaming there was a seemingly rapid rise. Then a plateau. This is a tweet about trans kids

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    Apr 5

    Btw, if you think you have some science writers / editors following you, please retweet this! Position is remote!!

    We're adding a new role at Complexly...Editorial Director. We're hiring for this at both Crash Course and SciShow. It's the person who is in charge of the words which, just in case you were curious, are pretty g-dang important.
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    Apr 5

    ICYMI my young adult sequel DREAMS BIGGER THAN HEARTBREAK is out today so I made a video (with some help from my cat)

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  16. Apr 5

    This is the future I want. No gods, no masters, only crows.

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    Apr 4

    Loved ’s newsletter this morning about respectability and how much journalists of color hold back parts of themselves because they don’t want or need the unconscious judgement of their white colleagues.

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    Apr 4

    It's here! Head on over to for the exclusive cover reveal for FIGHT, MAGIC, ITEMS! I am so lucky to get artwork from the *amazing* for this book's cover and interiors. I'm OBSESSED with all the hidden easter eggs. Can you spot your favourite JRPGs?

    Fight, Magic, Items by explores the history of JRPGs and we have the exclusive cover reveal.
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  19. Apr 3

    I'm putting the finishing touches on this week's Productivity, Without Privilege, and all I'm gonna say is I use this gif in it. Still time to sign up, next edition goes out tomorrow morning at 9am ET!

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  20. Apr 3

    I could talk about this for AGES and how frustrating it is that we define Black masculinity in this extremely narrow band outside of which anything else—especially anything empathetic, emotional, or not focused on swag or demeanor is ridiculed.

    It’s 2022. Why are we still calling certain Black men “corny”? I know some folks get their gospel sermons from Kevin Samuels and his toxic masc. company, but I need us to stop putting harmful, dumb stereotypes on Black men and women. All of this is regressive and toxic.
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  21. Apr 3

    Streamer friends! Do I know any of you who stream on multiple computers, or who have a way of backing up your files/OBS/necessary data to stream easily that you'd be willing to talk to me about? Drop me a DM - it's for a story!

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