Maria Bustillos

Are you mad about the decline of independent journalism (e.g. Pitchfork!)?!

Mass layoffs at newspapers and magazines?

The disappearance of good, fun and sane things to read??

So are we: 60 writers and artists who've formed a cooperative to bring you FLAMING HYDRA, debuting shortly, $3/month subscription, help us get this thing off the ground!

https://flaminghydra.com

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#journalism
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Welcome to Flaming Hydra

coming January 2024 a collective of 60 celebrated writers and artists joining to bring you an ingenious brief cooperatively-owned newsletter with short articles, essays, comics, commentary, and happenings Subscribe here: one year for $36 INCLUDING TREVOR ALIXOPULOS, The New Yorker, Lipstick Traces YEMISI ARIBISALA, Longthroat Memoirs EMILY BELL, Columbia University,

Flaming Hydra
Jan 20, 2024 at 5:33pmWeb
Show threadWilliam PietriJan 20, 2024
@maria Done! Thanks for mentioning it
Show threadJohn Caveney woke is me🛠️Jan 20, 2024
@maria ✊👏👏💪
Show threadJfritesJan 20, 2024
@maria @dangillmor love it. Got a Masto to follow?
Show threadJfritesJan 20, 2024

@maria @dangillmor found it…

https://thelife.boats/@flaminghydra

Flaming Hydra (@[email protected])

1 Post, 18 Following, 77 Followers ·

Lifeboats
Show threadMaria BustillosJan 21, 2024
@Jfrites @dangillmor @flaminghydra will go live when we launch at the end of this month!
Show threadJeremy KahnJan 20, 2024

@maria

See also @flaminghydra !

Subscribed!

Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Jan 21, 2024
@maria Not sure your payment page is working flawlessly?
Show threadMaria BustillosJan 21, 2024

@SonofaGeorge

ack how come??? (n.b. @unitof

Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Jan 21, 2024
@maria @unitof Or maybe I paid twice- waiting for some kind of confirmation
Show threadMaria BustillosJan 21, 2024

@SonofaGeorge @unitof

pls write to us at [email protected] and we'll gladly straighten any problems out.

Thanks so much for joining!

Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Jan 21, 2024
@maria @unitof Ok; MY bad - screwed up my card info. All fixed. Looking forward to some very interesting stuff. Take care.
Show threadMaria BustillosJan 21, 2024

@SonofaGeorge @unitof

GREAT news!!! See you soon, and thanks again.

Show threadDoug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Jan 21, 2024
@maria @unitof so a couple of hours and no confirmation. Maybe it’s not you- maybe it’s me. I’ll look into it.
Show threadjustsusanholdingonJan 21, 2024
@maria That is awesome. Are you including photojournalist?
Show threadMaria BustillosJan 21, 2024

@justsusan

Yes, a big variety of people included

Show threadThe Media & Democracy ProjectJan 22, 2024

@maria @flaminghydra

Good luck!

Will you have a presence here?

Show threadMaria BustillosJan 22, 2024

@MAD_democracy

@flaminghydra will go live at the end of the month, with the newsletter!

Thanks so much for yr. interest