Well, whatever, never mind
My coping mechanism has been the same for decades: laughter, cynicism and mocking irreverence
Bridget Phetasy
Saturday
Tuesday
Letter from the online trenches
‘For four years I’ve woken up in my Brooklyn apartment, heart heavy with the knowledge that I am living under the tyrannical rule of a madman’
Monday
Letters from the politically homeless
Almost every Democrat voting for Trump has a story about being ostracized, shamed or losing a friend
Tuesday
What’s gone wrong in America?
From our UK edition
44 min listen
Joe Biden yesterday issued his strongest condemnation of the riots and looting that are raging across American cities. ‘None of this is protesting’, he said. Regardless, Bridget Phetasy, a Spectator US contributor and host of Dumpster Fire on YouTube, says she won’t vote in November’s election because America will continue to burn under either candidate.
Friday
Why I won’t vote
If Trump wins, I reckon America will burn. If Trump loses, America will burn
Sunday
Twitter has stolen my life
I’m a slave to my online persona. And she’s a slave to the algorithm, and we must feed the algorithm
Wednesday
What we need is social media distancing
Social media brings out the worst in us because the algorithm rewards us for being tribal, divisive and emotional
Monday
Rebuilding #MeToo
Just because politics took the movement and made it toxic, doesn’t mean we can’t take it back
Thursday
I survived a 20-minute internet outage during lockdown
What if it never works again? What if our infrastructure is finally collapsing? What if this is it?
Tuesday
It’s gonna be a long day with myself
Why am I so hungry? Oh because it’s noon and I’ve been on Twitter for four hours
Friday
Giving up Twitter for Lent went well
If I’m honest with myself, Twitter is the most hardcore addiction I have and it’s also the one that robs me of the most productivity
Wednesday
OK boomer, but you’re in danger
How stubbornness became the coronavirus’s biggest ally
Monday
We’re all high-schoolers now
In the age of social media, we have the largest mobs in the history of mankind
Monday
The joy of spending Christmas alone
I learned it’s frowned upon to say things like Christmas carols make me want to blow my brains out
Friday
Keeping up with the sex robots
The uncanny valley of the dolls
Wednesday
An open letter to the Democratic party
The days of buffet-style politics are no longer allowed
Friday
The battle cry of the politically homeless
Anyone moderate with a brain and anything to lose has largely gone silent
Saturday
Equinox? More like Equinazi
Are none of my rich white woman brands safe from the Orange Man?
Tuesday
Je suis Notre-Dame
Let’s not forget the true victims of the tragic fire: Instagram influencers
Friday
Stop shunning anti-vaxxers just for bringing disease into the herd
Vaccines are violence
