micco caporale
@juggaloreporter.bsky.social
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“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
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the @chicagoreader.com's august print issue is out this week and it's all about surveillance 📹 i often write about ai and drones and alprs. but the stories in this issue focus on the quieter, more subversive ways people in power have built a society for fascism to thrive. more in my staff note:
The quiet infrastructure of control - Chicago Reader
Staff note: August 2026 Surveillance issue
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"Sex, if anything, is social, and for Araki, the antisex beliefs permeating among younger adults is in itself antisocial behavior."
KJ Shepherd@kjshepherd.bsky.social · yesterdayHere’s my review of Gregg Araki’s latest, I Want Your Sex. Sometimes good enough is good enough! And with Araki, it’s rare to have a film that doesn’t end with a gut-punch. I’m glad he’s back, and I hope this means he has a few more in him.
Just waiting for my book to break into the mainstream. Flock is just one company in a billion dollar world of police surveillance.
2/ Last year, members of the Chicago Reader Union voluntarily took pay cuts and furloughs to keep the paper running amid layoffs and an uncertain future. Yet we've continued to create award-winning journalism, even with a reduced staff and despite salaries lower than most newsrooms in Chicago.
Tell Noisy Creek the Chicago Reader Union deserves a fair contract
We, the Chicago Reader Union, have been bargaining a new contract with Noisy Creek management since February 2026. Despite our sacrifices and dedication, management has consistently put forward propo...
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3/ Noisy Creek management refuses to pay us what we're worth. They want us to give up sick time, work longer hours, and mandate we work in an office in exchange for meager raises that would leave us making less per hour.
Tell Noisy Creek the Chicago Reader Union deserves a fair contract
We, the Chicago Reader Union, have been bargaining a new contract with Noisy Creek management since February 2026. Despite our sacrifices and dedication, management has consistently put forward propo...
actionnetwork.org
I took a furlough for this paper when I was 6 months pregnant. The story I pushed out before I pushed out my kid recently took 1st place for long form features in the 2026 AAN Awards. Still, Noisy Creek wants to pay me (& my Reader comrades) less than our peers at the other outlets they own. 🤔
Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago3/ Noisy Creek management refuses to pay us what we're worth. They want us to give up sick time, work longer hours, and mandate we work in an office in exchange for meager raises that would leave us making less per hour.
Fantastic work by @thorinklosowski.com at @eff.org looking at the state of fitness tracker privacy. Most wearable makers don't end-to-end encrypt your data, so police/feds (and hackers!) can get your health data — and almost none publish a transparency report, so we may never know if they do.
Most Smart Watches, Rings, and Bands Lack Basic Transparency Reports and Key Privacy Features
Oura Rings, Garmin GPS fitness watches, Apple Watches, Whoop bands—every year, more and more tech devices are promising to monitor our health and fitness, guide us toward healthier living, and provide...
eff.org
Lollapalooza starts in a couple weeks, so it’s never too early to point out what’s wrong with it. Here’s my brief essay on some of what irks me about this year’s Lolla.
As Chicago’s biggest music festival, shouldn’t Lollapalooza do more to serve the city’s people? - Chicago Reader
Lollapalooza is among the many festivals organized by Austin-based promoter C3 Presents, and C3 Presents is owned by Live Nation, the largest multinational corporation in the concert business.
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I meant to share the link to that zine. Here it is: millionexperiments.com/zines/50-way...
50 Ways To Meet Your Neighbor
To jump-start neighborly relations, try one of our (mostly untried) ways to meet your neighbors. As Paul Simon sang, “The answer is easy if you take it logically. I’d like to help you in your struggle...
millionexperiments.com
hello everyone i am working on a big piece for guardian about the CURRENT STATE OF MUSIC ZINES!!!! i have many already but i want to get as many as poss from FAR AND WIDE in uk so pls either fill out the form here or email me directly (email on my website in bio) www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Sniffin’ Glue at 50! Do you make a music zine? If so, we want to see it
To mark 50 years since the punk DIY publishing explosion, we want to compile a map of the UK’s contemporary zine scene
theguardian.com
Court records belong to the public. PACER's paywall puts a price on public access. The Open Courts Act would modernize federal court records and eliminate PACER fees. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Court Records Should Be Free
Court records belong to the public. Yet anyone seeking access to federal court filings through PACER, a government software system that stands for Public Access to Court Electronic Records, is
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Update —June 17, 2026: Thank you for rocking with us and standing in solidarity on this journey.
If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.
“I thought theater and musical theater were why I liked folk music," says Andrew Sa. "But reaching even further back, I realized storytelling is a huge part of country.” | Words by @juggaloreporter.bsky.social | Photos Kirk Williamson | For the Reader's Pride Issue chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
In bed with Andrew Sa - Chicago Reader
Andrew Sa, Chicago’s queer Cosmic Country crooner, releases a debut solo album where he’s anything but solitary.
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if illinois lawmakers don’t pay for my waterslide i’m gonna go build it on top of the mars cheese castle
hi this message is for illinois lawmakers i have an idea to put a waterslide on top of the bean it will only cost $2.6 billion of taxpayer money but don’t worry i’ll bottle the runoff and we can sell it as chicagwa
new: last fall, usa hockey quietly banned transgender people from playing in many local recreational leagues. here in chicago, a local lgbtq+ hockey team is pushing back. from @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social for the @chicagoreader.com's pride issue (hitting stands this week!):
Chicago LGBTQ+ hockey players push back on discriminatory rules
USA Hockey quietly banned transgender people from many recreational programs. LGBTQ+ players say they’re not going anywhere.
chicagoreader.com
it's pride month. taco bell should be free for trans women.
if I was sitting across the table from the juggalo reporter I would refrain from engaging in clown behavior, but to each their own I guess!!
"Near the bottom of the alert, DHS acknowledged the comedian did not pose a danger. 'At this time, there appears to be no direct threat to life or infrastructure,' the alert reads."
Injustice Watch@injusticewatch.org · 3mo agoNEW: The Department of Homeland Security circulated a nationwide “Be on the Lookout” alert targeting comedian Ben Palmer, whose only offense was satire. Read the latest from @aurabogado.bsky.social, copublished with @us.theguardian.com. buff.ly/T9SQHg6
we're passing the hat around, shares are very appreciated!
james factora@jamesfactora.bsky.social · 3mo agohi, as some of you know Them was sold last month and i was laid off as a result. this is a gofundme for myself and my colleagues who have been impacted, pls share and donate if you feel called <3 www.gofundme.com/f/support-la...
