amber davis
@adavisnix.bsky.social
Currently: On deadline! | Formerly: Stylus, Vox, Gimlet, TNS, Cal
I do worry that we are losing the ability to be petty haters. It's important to sports for people to be haters for haters sake—not on a basis subject to reason. The pettiness is also key. Haterism doesn't mean hatred, it's campy. It's fundamentally goofy to be a hater of a team no matter what
Lots of people commenting on how unsporting Argentina’s players are, but let’s be fair and remember that they are also very racist.
French federation files complaint over ‘racist’ song by Argentina players
The French soccer federation pledged to file a complaint with Fifa over ‘racist and discriminatory remarks’ by Argentina players after their Copa América final win
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Please not penalties I don’t have the heart health for penalties.
While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.
The Entire Archives of Radical Philosophy Go Online: Read Essays by Michel Foucault, Alain Badiou, Judith Butler & More (1972–2022)
The Entire Archives of Radical Philosophy Go Online: Read Essays by Michel Foucault, Alain Badiou, Judith Butler & More (1972–2022)
On a seemingly daily basis, we see attacks against the intellectual culture of the academic humanities, which, since the 1960s, have opened up spaces for leftists to develop critical theories of all k...
openculture.com
Watch Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Mind-Bending Masterpiece Free Online h
Watch Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky’s Mind-Bending Masterpiece Free Online
Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett about the movie Stalker (1979). “I hadn't seen anything like it before and I haven't really seen anything like it since. Andrei Tarkovsky’s final film in the USSR...
openculture.com
HELLO! If you'll be at SXSW or Podcast Movement Evolutions OR you live in ATX, come to my talk next weekend! It is about how podcasts need to keep being weird. It is short & free (no SXSW badge needed!). 11:30 a.m. Saturday, 501 W. 6th. Mandy Patinkin prominently featured tho (likely) not present
Y’all want division to be THE problem because you don’t want to deal with the racists. Specifically the ones you know, love, and admire. Especially the one in your own heart. Unfortunately, that commitment to an only sometimes soothing delusion is powerful enough to break a nation.
We're officially fundraising for laid-off Vox workers. Please share and donate if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
Donate to Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers, organized by Victoria Song
On Friday, January 16, 2026, the Vox Media Union received news from management about … Victoria Song needs your support for Support Laid-off Vox Media Workers
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The NUHW (National Union of Healthcare Workers) seeks a Political and Community Organizer for covering Los Angeles County, CA (position works out of the Glendale office). Details can be found at: unionjobs.com/listing.php?... #1u #UnionStrong @nuhw.org
Hello! I am excited to finally announce the details of my new podcast. Introducing The Union Bug—a podcast by workers, for workers. Premiering Jan 2.
Introducing The Union Bug, a new podcast
The Union Bug is a podcast by workers, for workers. Premiering January 2.
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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.
Inbox: The independent union at Blue Bottle Coffee, @bbiunion.bsky.social, is on strike. “As of today, we have gone out on the picket line to combat Blue Bottle's bad faith bargaining and ensure fair wages and protections for baristas.”
Jimmy Cliff did one of the very very early Tiny Desks in 2010, when the whole thing was still really getting figured out. youtu.be/QYtIT6J7G10?...
Jimmy Cliff: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives
YouTube video by NPR Music
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My Transition Co-chair Lina Khan and First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan joined Starbucks workers on the picket line today because making NYC affordable means an end to unfair labor practices and a living wage for our workers. We are their partners in the fight to live in this city with dignity.
THIS IS INCREDIBLY INSPIRING! Please watch and share as Starbucks baristas demonstrate outside the company's biggest distribution hub. They're on DAY 7 of their strike. Baristas and their allies are protesting Starbucks’ serious and unresolved unfair labor practices. REPOST IF YOU SUPPORT THEM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
The Polka Dot Dress—made famous by an unknown New Yorker who stood up to ICE marching through the city—is now up for AUCTION to benefit New York Immigrant Coalition’s Emergency Justice Fund. Auction starts TODAY. More: Nyic.me/auction
