Lucy Ritzmann
@lucyritz.bsky.social
editorial & content COURIER | always MB4W & Warren for President | libra apologist | she/her | all opinions mine | 📩 lucy@couriernewsroom.com
from the group chat today: 🤳 influencing for rage 🏫 Americans want phones banned in schools 📺 the trouble with those long TV hiatuses 🥣 cereal toys are making a (marketing) comeback
the demise of matcha-pilates-alo
ALSO: Americans wants phones banned in schools, the trouble with TV hiatuses, cereal box toys are back (sign of the times??), and more
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in the group chat today: 🪦 why the dead internet theory is real and happening 🐳 i’m obsessed with the no influencers sign in nantucket 💸 gen z’s “generational spending hangover” 🗺️ so many errors from the state department
so what do we do with this dead internet
ALSO: i am obsessed with the nantucket no influencers sign, gen z's "generational spending hangover," the state department made just so many errors this week, and more
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from the group chat today: 🐎 the rules (or lack thereof) for political influencers today 🎶 identifying the “Gen Alpha” melody 😪 25% of Americans are locked into their jobs b/c of one thing 🌎 the right-wing hysteria around “third-worldism”
the wild, wild west of political influencing
ALSO: the "Gen Alpha" melody, 25% of Americans are locked into their jobs, the right-wing panic over "third-worldism" and more
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from the group chat: 📲 people are not posting nearly as much as they did 5 years ago 🦠 the reflecting pool as reality TV 🤖 how to learn what ai knows about you 👓 IG already has issues with the meta glasses
no one's posting anymore
ALSO: the reflecting pool drama as reality tv, asking chatgpt what it knows about you, a hot honey cookie recipe, and more
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from the group chat today: 🪝 max levy drops some knowledge 👕 what is means to be a blue collar voter in 2026 🚽 why cyclosporiasis went so viral (online lol) 🌹 the rise of fragrence clubs and experiences and more...
max levy on why you should find a new hook 🪝
ALSO: what it means to be a working class candidate in 2026, fragrance clubs, why cyclosporiasis went viral, and more
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from the group chat today: 🚬 gen z discovers carrie bradshaw cool 🧵 threads finds its footing 🥗 why this messy situation is the Trump CDC's fault 🍎 new york leads the way on data centers and more!
gen z discovers the carrie bradshaw effect
ALSO: threads finds its footing, it's the CDC's fault we can't eat lettuce or raspberries, new york leads the way on data centers, and more
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don’t miss Josh Klemons, a digital whiz who offers a ton of free resources (!!), in today’s newsletter! 👇 groupchatcorrespondent.news/p/josh-klemo...
from the group chat today: 🪩 is partiful party foul-ing (or about to) in their attempts to monetize 📺 everyone prefers telemundo 🫏 the Dems' ongoing candidate crises... 🧴 people are traveling to buy sunscreens
who's paying (or is about to) on partiful
ALSO: everyone's watching Telemundo, the Dems' ongoing candidate crises, sunscreen tourism, and more
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from the gc today: 📺 is ad-free streaming a privilege of the elite now... 🛣️ the drama in new hampshire 🍬 maha m&ms 🚚 DC's food truck "mafia" and more...
the haves and have-nots of ad-free streaming
ALSO: the summer of new hampshire (love island memes AND senate drama), maha m&ms, everyone just wants to re-watch their comfort shows, and more
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i'm considering 42 likes a mandate... available NOW!!! This is a good vibes venture, not a for-profit one lol, so made the cost as low as possible :) 🔗🔗🔗: bonfire.com/in-a-c3-way-...
guys..... real question, should I make these hats so we can all stop saying it all the time lol
don't miss @danpfeiffer.bsky.social's thoughts on what and how people should be messaging as we ramp up to the midterms under Trump 2.0 in this week's Group Chat Correspondent 👇👇👇
from the group chat today: 🔥 data centers are raising the temp by 4 degrees in neighborhoods 🌀 the industries benefiting most from our vibesession 💸 RIP to the teen summer job 🌴 Californians want influencers to disclose political partnerships more
is it hot in here ❤️🔥 or is it just that data center next door
ALSO: the industries benefiting most from the vibesession, RIP teen summer jobs, Californians want more political influencer ad disclosures, and more
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from the group chat today: 👗 how nuuly expanded our closets… and flattened them ⌨️ a spammer explains why the feed is fake 🌴 Trump + the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution are facing off in Miami 🤳 IG’s new Instants feature
the nuuly-fiction of american 20somethings
ALSO: Trump and the Emoluments Clause collide in Miami, a spammer explains why the feed is fake, Instants on IG, and more
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from the group chat today: 🖥️ cyberdecks are all over TikTok, as Gen Z cooks them up 🗺️ the fight for better maps is going… pretty badly 💰 Venmo gets its first major update in a looong time 💋 the 18-year-old fashion intern who is driving MAGA insane
gen z is making niche little computers to avoid AI
ALSO: the maps fight is going REALLY badly, Venmo gets its first big update in a looong time, a fashion intern who is expertly trolling MAGA, and more
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from the group chat today: 🤳 ashley st. clair (the former MAGA influencer + mom of a Musk baby) is SPILLING her tea on tiktok 😡 Virginia is NOT for lovers of voter-chosen maps 🐩 the Roomba founders just dropped “the Familiar” 🎙️ surviving the podslop era
i can’t stop watching ashley st. clair tell-alls on tiktok
ALSO: Virginia is NOT for lovers of voter-chosen maps ig, a new AI pet called "the Familiar," the tidal wave of podslop, and more
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from the group chat today: 💗 Mariska Hargitay got key legislation passed in all 50 states after 16 years 📚 BookTok dominates Hollywood 🧻 an unconventional investigation into the Met Gala 🌪️ how bad actors are using natural disasters to make themselves look “good”
the way mariska hargitay just did more than most members of congress ever will (sorry)
ALSO: BookTok takes over Hollywood, an *unexpected* Met Gala investigation, how bad actors look "good" after natural disasters, and more
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from the group chat today: ☔️ stats on the college visit-weather effect 📈 people are getting pretty suspicious about insider trading amongst the Trump crew 🌴 a PM on the 2026 Coachella cashgrab 🏪 a visit to an AI-run store in SF
did it rain during your college visit?
ALSO: the growing insider trading suspicions surrounding Team Trump, the Coachella cashgrab, an AI-run store in SF, and more
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today, I wrote about a prediction that I will stand 10 toes down on!!!
is LA replacing NYC as the US influencer capital again?
an analysis of the Coachella car-camping virality effect
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from the group chat today: 📸 TMZ brings their chaos to Capitol Hill 🏭 the first state to ban large data centers 🏒 Jill Biden could’ve been on Heated Rivalry 🎞️ why Hollywood fears rom-coms
tmz takes on dc
ALSO: the first ban on large data centers, Jill Biden could've been in Heated Rivalry, data that proves that everyone loves Dolly Parton, and more
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from the group chat today: 🌴 AI influencers with huge followings drop their “Coachella” content 🎸 some details on an indie rock psy op 🕯️ Trump gets in (more) idolatry trouble 🚗 gig workers are trying to figure out gas problems
ai "influencers" at coachella
ALSO: an indie rock psy op, Trump engages some idolatry, matcha helps with allergies (!!), and more
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went back to my roots today and made some charts tracking the major Dem 2028 hopefuls' followers across Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook 👇👇👇
from the group chat today: 🥤 Barron Trump is launching “Sollos Yerba Mate” 💥 Dems love dropping an f-bomb these days 🤖 new research shows that Gen Z is pissed about AI 🏀 the rise of women’s sports bar
barron trump's yerba mate brand
ALSO: Dems can't stop dropping the f-bomb, Gen Z gets angry about AI, the rise of women's sports bars, and more
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from the group chat today: 🤳 the psychology behind using tiny text on IG (hint: we’re all hiding) 🤖 OpenAI drops something like a social contract 🫏 how Dems have embraced dark money in 2026 👚 everyone wants vintage Gap clothes
using tiny text on IG stories to hide our feelings
ALSO: OpenAI drops something like a social contract, Dems <3 dark money these days, vintage Gap takes over, and more
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from the group chat today: ⚖️ Pam Bondi didn’t put on enough of a show for the Don 🤔 the womanosphere behind the manosphere 🤖 Claude is apparently feeling things akin to emotions… 🥜 controversy in the Reece’s family
bye bye bondi
ALSO: the womanosphere behind the manosphere, Claude apparently feels emotions (???), a Reece's family controversy, and more
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some thoughts on the collective rediscovery of JFK Jr.’s George magazine here 👇👇👇
poor george
a never-solved puzzle from the 1990s
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from the group chat today: 🪩 goodbye East Wing, hello bunker ballroom 🤖 Gap integrates with Gemini 🤳 super scrollers feel worse about democracy ⚡️ HBO Potter is getting a lot of attention (and scrutiny)
secret bunker ballroom core
ALSO: Gap x Gemini, super scrollers are not feeling democracy, HBO Potter, and more
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from the group chat today: 📱 Big Tech took some big losses in court 🎶 Kalshi is wreaking havoc amongst music buffs 📺 Jeopardy! is trying out YouTube 🍋 Trader Joe’s fans on the hunt for a missing viral spring product
the internet on trial
ALSO: the music world on Kalshi, #whereistheTJslemonsheetcake, Jeopardy is trying out YouTube, and more
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