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I’m going to thread any MMFA layoff announcements here.

I can’t recommend any of my colleagues enough — they’re all incredibly talented, smart, hardworking people who you should definitely hire:
Bea is an incredibly skilled media analyst. She’s also one of the funniest coworkers I’ve ever had.

Hire her:
Brendan is one of the most effective researchers in the world of some of the shittiest people on the planet.

He is able to dig into his research with a very rare work ethic and resilience that any place would be lucky to have:
Bobby has been a researcher at MMFA for almost a decade. Besides his impeccable wit, he has an unparalleled eye for the Weird and Dumb of right-wing media (and too many viral tweets to count!).

Hire him:
Alex has been behind some of our most impactful work at MMFA, both writing it and managing the people who write it.

He's a must-hire, especially if the position could benefit at all from his background in LGBTQ+ research and advocacy:
Carly is one of the greats when it comes to data compilation and analysis.

And because so many of y’all keep saying it, she can, in fact, code:
Ethan is another one of MMFA’s exceptional researchers. He has an almost unbelievable breadth of knowledge, with his work getting fingerprints in media organizations across the world.

Hire him:
Eric is one of the most prolific writers and researchers at @mmfa.

If you look at his page on the website on the MMFA website, you’ll find 66 *pages* of bylines since Sept. 2019.

He’s reliable, whip-smart, and you should hire him:
@mmfa Alex’s talent in the video space is unmatched.

He has a knack for finding and exposing the whacky, wild, and wicked, which you can find in the many, many, many videos he’s produced.

Hire him:
@mmfa Pa’tron Johnson is an excellent software developer and a delight on Slack.

Hire him:
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Oct 9, 2023
🧵 A lot of Americans just don’t know what life is like for those in Gaza, so here’s an analogy that might help:

Imagine Gaza as Rhode Island. Here’s what reality would look like:
map of Gaza, Israel, and Egypt
map of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut
2/ Anyone from Rhode Island would be trapped within its borders.

Rhode Islanders can’t leave without express permission from Massachusetts. Connecticut is complicit in this plan, effectively restricting any movement from those trapped in RI.

Human Right’s Watch: Gaza: Israel’s ‘Open-Air Prison’ at 15 Israel, Egypt Movement Restrictions Wreak Havoc on Palestinian Lives
Israel’s closure policy blocks most Gaza residents from going to the West Bank, preventing professionals, artists, athletes, students, and others from pursuing opportunities within Palestine and from traveling abroad via Israel, restricting their rights to work and an education. Restrictive Egyptian policies at its Rafah crossing with Gaza, including unnecessary delays and mistreatment of travelers, have exacerbated the closure’s harm to human rights.
Since 2007, Israeli authorities have, with narrow exceptions, banned Palestinians from leaving through Erez, the passenger crossing from Gaza into Israel, through which they can reach the West Bank and travel abroad via Jordan. Israel also prevents Palestinian authorities from operating an airport or seaport in Gaza. Israeli authorities also sharply restrict the entry and exit of goods.
3/ Keep in mind, RI is the 2nd most densely-populated state in the U.S with 10x more land and half the amount of people of the Gaza Strip.

If we do a basic proportion for this analogy (land/population), RI’s population would be ~26,000,000.
Rhode Island area: 1,545 sq mi (4,001 sq km) Rhode Island population: 1,098,163
Gaza Strip population: 141 sq mi (365 sq km) Gaza Strip population: 2,375,259 (estimate)
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Aug 5, 2023
1/ It's honestly so sad to watch Fox News mislead its viewers into thinking "Education = Snobbery".

It's not even about having a college degree -- Jesse Watters has spent this entire segment talking about how the ~Liberal Elite~ are trying to alienate you through vocabulary. Image
2/ Jesse Watters knows what these words mean.

He's demonizing language like "marginalized communities" to make social justice seem like something reserved for imaginary lesbian Democrat gender studies majors (or whoever his audience hates that week).
3/ Someone like Mike Rowe (Towson comms grad and opera singer) regularly comes on Fox to say you don't need to go to college.

Which is true! Our higher education is broken to anyone who doesn't want to swim in debt. But Fox wants viewers to associate Education with Evil.
Read 5 tweets
Jul 11, 2023
🧵 Fox News melted down after Ron DeSantis' wife was called "America's Karen", calling the term a racial and sexist slur.

In case you thought this narrative was the slightest bit genuine, let's review how ~Fox News~ covers the wives of elected officials:
2/ Fox News' has described FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden as "borderline illiterate" and "a ghoulish, power-seeking creep".

Host Greg Gutfeld also called for her arrest.


https://t.co/AvHhvoiuSA
https://t.co/Yl1zqKyItE https://t.co/QZoDzUfZAvmediamatters.org/tucker-carlson…

mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-n…




3/ Gisele Barreto Fetterman, the wife of Senator John Fetterman, is a recent favorite for Fox News' misogyny.

A Fox guest compared her to Lady MacBeth and Jesse Watters went on a deranged rant about her before the 2022 midterms.


https://t.co/BqmR93NG8Y https://t.co/fW7bPUal8Y
mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-n…


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Jun 26, 2023
🧵 Fox News just announced that Jesse Watters will take over the coveted 8 pm time-slot.

I figured I’d compile a (non-exhaustive) list of clips to give people an idea of who this guy is:
This is a great rundown from @peltzmadeline at @mmfa after Watters got the 7 pm time-slot:

“Watters has repeatedly been at the center of controversy, taking heat for his frat boy brand of racism, extreme insensitivity, and sexist on-air gaffes.”

mediamatters.org/jesse-watters/…
Jesse Watters has referred to the homeless as an “invasive species” and repeatedly insisted that unhoused people should be institutionalized:

https://t.co/ysFcMfVihL
https://t.co/MiM3Esj0pb https://t.co/7B4FcpnObDmediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-n…
mediamatters.org/jesse-watters/…
mediamatters.org/fox-news/foxs-…




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May 22, 2023
🧵 There's a lot happening on the national stage but state and local politics are just as, if not more, important.

Here are 5 urgent state bills to watch this week (Twitter is so busted that I can't even upload the vid, click the link to watch on TT):
tiktok.com/@katmabu/video…
If you're a local or state organizer (or are just really into state politics), you should join the State Watch Discord server.

We're aggregating underreported state legislative + election news in real-time. This invite link will expire in 1 day:
discord.gg/Adwhe8bU
1. This week, Texas governor Greg Abbott will likely sign HB 2127 -- a bill that some have called the "Death Star Bill":
chron.com/news/houston-t…
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May 22, 2023
okay so twitter desktop just does not want to upload videos that's cool, very good site
omfg it's not working on my phone either
alright let's try exporting the vert in a horizontal format pls do not be mean when it looks dumb
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