My Life In Posting: Kat Tenbarge

This is a preview of a bonus episode! Listen to the rest on our Patreon! This week, we’re joined by tech and culture writer Kat Tenbarge, founder of Spitfire News.  We talk about the moment she got into trouble online while pretending to be Lucifer on a Tumblr advice blog, her experiences in fandoms combining British and American sci-fi shows from the 2000’s, and how fan culture have changed and shaped mainstream culture over the past two decades. We also talk about the challenges of giving good advice to strangers on the internet, and whether online communities can exist in an increasingly surveilled and restricted internet. Subscribe to Spitfire: https://spitfirenews.com/ Read Kat’s recent work: https://spitfirenews.com/p/blake-lively-olivia-henderson-settled-plea-deal -------- LEBANON AID LINKS Here are some fundraisers to support collective rebuilding and survival efforts on the ground in Lebanon. -Beit El-Baraka started out as a food bank, but has grown to help people afford rent, cover their essentials, and live with dignity.  https://beitelbaraka.org/donate-directly/ or donate in general https://beitelbaraka.org/donate-now/ -LiveLove was a charity for a number of other matters, but since 2024 has been solely comitted to helping people displaced by Israeli attacks. https://livelove.org/donate -Lebanese Food Bank supports displaced and impoverished people https://lebanesefoodbank.org/take-action/donate/ Solar Powered Lebanon is an initiative to restore people's power using solar panels, since larger infrastructure is at constant risk of attack. https://fundahope.com/en/campaigns/solar-powered-lebanon ----- PALESTINE AID LINKS These are some general links you can support collective efforts with! -The Palestinian Communist Youth Union is doing a food and water effort, and is part of the official communist party of Palestine https://www.gofundme.com/f/to-preserve-whats-left-of-humanity-global-solidarity -Water is Life, a water distribution project in North Gaza affiliated with an Indigenous American organization and the Freedom Flotilla https://www.waterislifegaza.org/ -Vegetable Distribution Fund, which secured and delivers fresh veg, affiliated with Freedom Flotilla also https://www.instagram.com/linking/fundraiser?fundraiser_id=1102739514947848 ----- PHOEBE ALERT Okay, now that we have your attention; check out her Substack Here! Check out Masters of our Domain with Milo and Patrick, here! -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).