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Issue 2 · Friday, October 2, 2026 · see the latest

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Black Twitter is thriving on Threads, WIRED reports

WIRED’s writer has covered Black Twitter since 2021.

WIRED reports that Threads has become a central venue for Black social media conversation, citing the reaction after a Mississippi grand jury declined to charge anyone in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells.

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Kids turned the comment section of a quiet NPR podcast on Spotify into a secret group chat

The transcript is free; the audio is better.

This American Life tells how the host of NPR’s Wild Card noticed gibberish comments on a Spotify episode page that turned out to be teenagers using it as a hidden chat room.

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