Spitfire News
A newsletter about internet culture, politics, and media from Kat Tenbarge.
It’s easy to manipulate what people see on social media—or don’t.
On getting radicalized with the governor of California
Behind the scenes of another influencer docuseries flop.
And Jameela Jamil's controversial piece about women journalists.
Skinny influencers serve a political purpose.
On the three-year anniversary of the verdict, the cycle of DARVO and misogyny continues.
This summer, I've employed various methods to stop scrolling. Only one thing worked.
There's a growing fight against J.K. Rowling's anti-trans power source.
But democracy is dying in darkness after all.
The Lil Tay saga is intentionally hard to follow, making it perfect outrage fodder.
A lot of mainstream media executives have taken OpenAI's bait.
And sexual harassment allegations against a leftist influencer.
Netanyahu on the Nelk Boys is the logical conclusion of the right's podcast culture.
The QAnon-inspired panic is untethered from reality and justice.
It's mainly from other women.
Also, why covering the Diddy trial does matter—a lot.
Fantasies of Florida alligators eating people of color are nothing new.
This YouTuber wants me to feel bad for calling out misogyny. I don't.
