THE GABBLER » Twitter https://thegabbler.com Just Goosing Around Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:40:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Soaptag https://thegabbler.com/whereupon-webster-defined/2014/05/14/soaptag/ https://thegabbler.com/whereupon-webster-defined/2014/05/14/soaptag/#comments Thu, 15 May 2014 01:56:18 +0000 http://thegabbler.com/?p=2978 SOAPTAG: (soʊp tæg) A trending hashtag related to a political or social cause that a person uses to briefly indicate that they care deeply about said cause, before quickly getting back to their daily Buzzfeed quiz. “That’s so awful about those kidnapped African girls.” “Yeah, I totally tweeted the soaptag #BringBackOurGirls yesterday.” “Good for you! I need to get more involved in politics.”

]]> https://thegabbler.com/whereupon-webster-defined/2014/05/14/soaptag/feed/ 0 You Are Registered As A Participant In A Mass Disturbance https://thegabbler.com/drawn-aside/2014/01/24/you-are-registered-as-a-participant-in-a-mass-disturbance/ https://thegabbler.com/drawn-aside/2014/01/24/you-are-registered-as-a-participant-in-a-mass-disturbance/#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:54:34 +0000 http://thegabbler.com/?p=2758 Ukraine Protests

Protesters in Kiev, Ukraine recently received an ominous text message based on their proximity to the ongoing demonstrations in the center of the city. It’s easy to feel like technology is helping citizens organize and protest against the government until you receive a targeted text message reminding you that the government is watching your every move. While this cartoon is inspired by the events in Ukraine,  it can be applied much more generally to protest and dissent in any country, as mass surveillance technologies like facial recognition continue to develop and become ubiquitous.

]]> https://thegabbler.com/drawn-aside/2014/01/24/you-are-registered-as-a-participant-in-a-mass-disturbance/feed/ 0 Columbus Live Tweets First Siting of America https://thegabbler.com/the-broken-seal/2013/10/14/columbus-live-tweets-first-siting-of-america/ https://thegabbler.com/the-broken-seal/2013/10/14/columbus-live-tweets-first-siting-of-america/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:48:54 +0000 http://thegabbler.com/?p=2564 Today, many un-furloughed Americans find themselves with a day off of work, thanks to Columbus Day, which celebrates the 521st anniversary of Columbus’s first encounter with the Americas. On October 12, 1492, at around two in the morning, Rodrigo de Triana, a lookout on the Pinta, caught the first glimpse of the new world. However, Columbus later contested this version of events, saying that he had seen light on the horizon hours before and was therefore the first to see land, earning him a pension from the Spanish monarchs who sponsored the voyage. What follows are a series of tweets he used as primary evidence that he saw land first.

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

Just saw a light flickering on the horizon. Is that you, Asia? #nailedit #isawitfirst #suckonthatcrew

12:34 AM – 12 Oct 1492

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

Def just saw a light. Asia here we come! #foundthewesternroute

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

Gonna import mad spices, yo. #AdmiraloftheOceanandSea #iget10percent

1:06 AM – 12 Oct 1492

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

@RodrigodeTriana just said he saw land first. #asif #tryingtostealmypension #explorerproblems

2:13 AM – 12 Oct 1492

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

Seriously, @RodrigodeTriana, no way you saw that land all the way from the Pinta. #dontstealcredit #gonnagetthrownoverboard

2:26 AM – 12 Oct 1492

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

Hey, @FerdinandandIsabella, check my newsfeed. I saw it first. #gimmemypension #suckitRodrigodeTriana

2:37 AM – 12 Oct 1492

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

@FerdinandandIsabella Bet the light came from natives. Hope they make good slaves! #takingovertheglobe #iheartslavery #smallpoxblankets!

2:43 AM – 12 Oct 1492

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

Hey, @JustFerdinand, I wonder if the women here are friendly to strangers? ;) #donttellIsabella #gonnagetsome #explorerswag #goingnative

3:02 AM – 12 Oct 1492

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

@RodrigodeTriana, stop talking about how you’re going to spend your pension from @FerdinandandIsabella. They know you’re lying! #canthidethetruth

3:07 AM – 12 Oct 1492

 

Christopher Columbus @TheRealColombo

Heading to my quarters. Gotta rest before we head to shore tomorrow morning. #rapeandpilagetime #Columbusout

3:21 AM – 12 Oct 1492

 

]]> https://thegabbler.com/the-broken-seal/2013/10/14/columbus-live-tweets-first-siting-of-america/feed/ 0 99 Problems But a Binkie Ain’t One: New Tweets Reveal Day-to-Day Lives of Famous Babies https://thegabbler.com/the-broken-seal/2013/09/10/99-problems-but-a-binkie-aint-one-new-tweets-reveal-day-to-day-lives-of-famous-babies/ https://thegabbler.com/the-broken-seal/2013/09/10/99-problems-but-a-binkie-aint-one-new-tweets-reveal-day-to-day-lives-of-famous-babies/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:28:43 +0000 http://thegabbler.com/?p=2507 When New York Magazine reported that celebrities and “media elite” are creating Twitter usernames for their babies, we couldn’t believe it. But indeed, many celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are not only reserving spots for their newborns at Harvard – they’ve also set up their Twitter accounts, too. Here are some of our favorite privileged babies on their day-to-day trials and tribulations:

Wanted organic mashed banana, apple and quinoa snack. Got organic mashed parsnips, carrots and kale. #babyproblems #dontpanicitsorganic

Peed through my diaper onto my Gucci Houndstooth Wool Bermuda Shorts. #babyproblems

iPod speakers in stroller broke. Now I’ll never find out what happened to the itsy, bitsy spider. #babyproblems 

Ran out of jean diapers. Had to wear Huggies. #babyproblems #spoiledandIknowit

Auntie gave me juice made with high fructose corn syrup. Room is spinning. #babyproblems #twerking

Mommy hid iPad with Elmo game on it. Stuck building blocks like a peasant. #babyproblems 

Daddy fired my nanny for not teaching me enough Mandarin. #babyproblems #YOLO

Grandma keeps buying me pink clothes and toys. Not ready to gender identify yet. #babyproblems #rainbowlove

 

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