Alan Klein

@akmedia
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Communications strategist, tech geek and obsessive, gay, Jewish native New Yorker. Activism: ACT UP/NY • cofounder Queer Nation NY • GLAAD’s first National Communications Director • LGBTQ+
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Great copywriting by #Patagonia

After spending the last 2 years stoking endless worry about a midterm disaster for #Democrats that never happened, this is the #NYTimes' new jam:

"#Biden did [THING] that proved the doubters wrong. But some doubters still have doubts."

Lather, rinse, repeat... for the *next* 2 years. 🙄 #NYTimesPitchbot

I was just chatting with a friend about this, and we were both saying that we’re not even Jewish and the recent mainstreaming of antisemitism in the Republican Party, from Trump to Kanye to the GOP House to Musk’s flirtations with the far right — are absolutely chilling.
Post is a new social media platform that a lot of Twitter refugees have been talking about. I just signed up for the waiting list. If you’re interested in checking it out, sign up as well. https://post.news/?r=MXps1
Home / Post.

“It’s not easy to figure out what’s going on. Most people are supportive and happy to help you out… One guy took me to task for asking ‘dopey questions.’ Others criticized me for various infractions… all the naysayers and rule-makers were dampening my enthusiasm.” -David Pogue, NY Times, reviewing Twitter in 2009

When I hear a journalist/politician/celebrity complain about “how difficult Mastodon is” I roll my eyes. There is always a learning curve for anything new you try. That’s #technology.

Walt Disney World has significantly better transit than most cities in the US.

Its 12-train-set monorail, 325 buses would make it the 16th most ridden transit system in the nation.

America's fantasy world, it turns out, is a place you can get around without getting into a car.

A view Downtown to the World Trade Center taken from a rooftop at Jane and Hudson Streets in Greenwich Village, posted for #PhotoMonday.

WaPo: Club Q shooting follows year of bomb threats, drag protests, anti-trans bills

“Sunday morning, just hours after the attack in Colorado Springs, Chaya Raichik, a Brooklyn real estate investor who runs Libs of TikTok, a Twitter account with 1.5 million followers, targeted a Denver nonprofit for supporting young people who want to perform drag.”

https://wapo.st/3grX5l6

#LGBTQ

Club Q shooting follows year of bomb threats, drag protests, anti-trans bills

Many in the LGBTQ community were aready becoming more fearful before the second mass shooting at an LGBTQ club.

The Washington Post
This is huge: Apple executive Phil Schiller deactivates his Twitter account https://bit.ly/3AuKNio
Apple Executive Phil Schiller Deactivates Twitter Account

Apple's Phil Schiller, responsible for Apple events and the App Store, has deactivated his Twitter account following recent developments on the...

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