Quinn Norton

@quinnnorton

Journo, essayist. Ideologically impure, but mostly nice. I write about tech, security, internets, human condition. FYI I can't spell.

Outside the Overton Window, Tapping.
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Joined May 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Aug 25

    Truly a politician like McCain's legacy is his votes. And any honoring of that person should be a highlight reel of those votes. Let's take a small tour, until i decide to go to sleep, shall we?

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  2. Retweeted
    6 hours ago

    Perfect film. If you’re a fan, or student of, or professional in film, this is a must-see.

    THE CONVERSATION (1974) DP: Bill Butler, Haskell Wexler Director: Francis Ford Coppola More Shots:
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  3. 5 hours ago

    Now, everyone can proceed with being mad at me at once. I'm heading to bed and cuddling up with my giant tissue box.

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  4. 5 hours ago

    Of course there's a place for interviewing and reporting on fascists, authoritarians, liars, etc., but also it's a skill set, like working with any specialized subset of humanity and diving right in without those skills is a terrible idea.

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  5. 8 hours ago

    The worst part about this Bannon thing is now that he's not going to be at a festival I've never heard of and would never have heard about, he's going to be all over the news, talking head shows, and hot take universe for *days.*

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  6. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    Now Bannon gets another news cycle of ‘the howling online mob’ and a few more fash get up on their mental mountaintops to mourn Europa. Definitely a big win.

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  7. 8 hours ago

    I can't really go on twitter and ragequit my subscription to any major news media. I don't really make enough to subscribe to any in the first place 😏

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  8. Retweeted
    11 hours ago

    Having interviewed Nike workers, I would hope the company applies this beautiful slogan and Kaepernick’s example to its labor practices.

    Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.
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  9. 10 hours ago

    Happy Labor Day (again) and read about the biggest labor issue going today.

    "Participating in a prison strike is a matter of life or death, but for prisoners seeking justice, if not freedom, there is really no other option."
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  10. 11 hours ago

    Happy Labor Day! Might want to ask why it's in September, rather than May...

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    11 hours ago

    All you folks now shredding the Nike gear you've already paid for: If you really want to own the libs, go read this book.

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  12. 13 hours ago

    In my thread about how I'd promised that I wouldn't work for NYT (lol) I talked about how respectable men in suits are looking for the proper and respectable narrative. As long as the media keeps doing this, we'll lose to demagogues and nationalists. Stop it with respectability.

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    13 hours ago

    This was all avoidable. And our time and energy have been spent explaining why it’s not a good idea to headline a white supremacist instead of stopping an un-vetted judge from joining the Supreme Court or reuniting kidnapped children with their parents. Or napping.

    David Remnick just informed staff that Steve Bannon will not be appearing at the New Yorker Festival.
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    13 hours ago

    Either way, huge win for Bannon. Once invited, he’d get either attention and legitimization OR attention and claim to victimization. I’d guess he’d prefer the latter, which is what he now has been gifted.

    Breaking: has disinvited Steve Bannon from its annual festival. Here's part of David Remnick's note to the staff.
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  15. 13 hours ago

    A note to the elites and thought leaders amongst my media colleagues: stop doing things offhandedly and then immediately backing down. Get a backbone, and think before you shoot your mouth off with your most recent brilliant idea.

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  16. 13 hours ago

    I'm too controversial for NYT but the New Yorker headlines Steve Bannon? I give up I don't understand New York.

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  17. 14 hours ago

    For the record I love what Kap's done. I've kneeled every time the anthem's been played at an event I've been to since he first did that, to remind people of police brutality against black folk. But... late capitalism fucks up everything it can touch.

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  18. 14 hours ago

    Believe in something, believe in something right and important. And then use it to sell shoes.

    Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.
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  19. 17 hours ago

    -Are currently slamming each other on social media using specialized terms no one else understands -Are likely doing some dumb shit right now - Secretly have a strict dress code, but claim it's just how they feel like dressing

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  20. 17 hours ago

    Hackers and Rappers have a lot in common: -Tend to be harassed by law enforcement who have no idea what they do -Often pick silly names for themselves at 15, and then are stuck with them at 46 with two kids in school -Get really pissed when you use their government names

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  21. Retweeted
    19 hours ago

    I'm weary of posting it because it's so devastatingly sad but this photo tells the story. 📷 Thiago Ribeiro

    Museu Nacional after the fire
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