izzie ramirez

17 Jan

cold brew x cafe de olla combo so strong not only did i clean my house, i logged onto bluesky

4 May

Wrote about the legal personhood debate for AI and self-preservation for Popular Mechanics. (Computational functionalism nerds, rise up!!!) www.popularmechanics.com/science/a711...

izzie.substack.comTraining 'til failureThis week in building a media company: flopping and getting back up again

16 Apr

last week I started a substack chronicling my journey as a soon-to-be founder. this week’s newsletter is all about rejection (freelancers are v familiar w the feeling!!!) izzie.substack.com/p/training-t...

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27 Mar

I’m on the radiooooooooo to chat the history of the phone with @kqedforum.bsky.social 🥹 tune in now! www.kqed.org/forum

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KQED Forum

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27 Mar

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @izzieramirez.bsky.social, @heatherkelly.bsky.social and @emilydreyfuss.bsky.social about the many iterations of the telephone, which turns 150 years old this month. ❓What’s a feature of a previous iteration of phone tech you miss/love? 📻 Listen:

buff.lyDialing Up 150 Years on the Phone | KQEDWe’ll discuss what looking back on how we used the phone can teach us about restoring connection and meaning in our lives.

18 Feb

🫵🏽Are you a #chef, #waiter, #caterer, #eventplanner? Have you ever had to serve an insanely wealthy private party? I want to talk to you!🫵🏽 For Serviette Magazine, I'm writing about the folks who make decadent nights possible. Happy to grant anonymity! Hit me up: izziermrz@gmail.com #restaurants

18 Feb

I'm keen on talking to back-of-house workers in Los Angeles, the Hamptons, and Miami. AND if you're wondering, I'm not new to this. I'm true to this. Here's a pic from a party in where there were 3 handles of tequila, a quarter of a parm wheel, and limitless oysters per table.

18 Feb

I want to get to know the most absurd, high-octane stories of overindulgence — and how #serviceworkers feel about it. What do you do with the leftovers? What's something you wish that could be better? Email me: izziermrz@gmail.com. Again, I'll grant anonymity :) #journorequest

@theswweet.myatproto.social

16 Feb

letter of rec: quit your job, go freelance, and throw a party

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James GHOULizio 👻

16 Feb

Tom Warren@tomwarren.co.uk

this RAM crisis feels like it’s going to ruin consumer electronics over the next decade. Bloomberg reports that Sony is considering pushing the PS6 release to 2028 or even 2029 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

13 Feb

THIS JUST IN: I'm the first ever Vox employee to hit the aegyo during an exit interview. Today is my last day as deputy editor of Future Perfect! I've had a blast working with this truly iconic team, but it's time for me to do my own thing!

13 Feb

I'll be freelance writing, editing, designing, and maybe even app developing! I'm available for work on stories about pop culture, consumerism, food, AI, health, sports, anime, architecture, design, etc etc. You can reach me at izziermrz@gmail.com! More soon xoxo

y'all think i can use a burst water pipe as an excuse not to cook and to get ceviche instead yes or yes

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Seth Maxon

@methsaxon.bsky.social

vox.comBad Bunny’s knockout halftime show, explained by a Puerto RicanAll of the cultural Easter eggs you might have missed.

Read Vox's chief Bad Bunny correspondent @izzieramirez.bsky.social on the references to Puerto Rican culture, history, and politics you might have missed during Benito's set last night. www.vox.com/culture/4784...

it's me!!! explaining benito bowl!!!

Vox@vox.com

Did you catch these nods to Puerto Rican culture and history during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show? 👀🇵🇷 Vox’s deputy editor and Benito aficionado Izzie Ramirez breaks down some of the most important moments. You can read the full analysis: www.vox.com/culture/4784...

vox.comBad Bunny’s knockout halftime show, explained by a Puerto RicanAll of the cultural Easter eggs you might have missed.

Here's a gift link to the @vox.com piece I wrote explaining eight of the biggest, cultural, "if you know, you know" moments of Bad Bunny's halftime show www.vox.com/culture/4784...

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to a casual listener, it may seem that Bad Bunny only sings about bagging baddies. that’s partially true. but for any Puerto Rican, from those on the archipelago to those in the diaspora, there are deeper layers. i wanted y’all to feel like you, too, are in on the secret.

vox.comThe real source of Puerto Rico’s woesA broken governance structure, climate disasters, and the legacy of a colonialist past have combined for a perfect storm.

if you want to learn more about the political context behind benito bowl, check out this piece i wrote from 2022 (also a gift link!!!) www.vox.com/future-perfe...

vox.comBad Bunny’s knockout halftime show, explained by a Puerto RicanAll of the cultural Easter eggs you might have missed.

Here's a gift link to the @vox.com piece I wrote explaining eight of the biggest, cultural, "if you know, you know" moments of Bad Bunny's halftime show www.vox.com/culture/4784...

there were SO many other iconic moments that didn't make the piece: 🎧 old school reggaeton (daddy yankee and don omar!) 🛞 gomeras aka tire guys. fun fact: my abuelo was one before in canovanas becoming a pro jockey 🪑 the little boy sleeping on the chair — a universal party experience!!!

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Paige Vega

@paigeblank.bsky.social

vox.comBad Bunny’s unapologetically American Super Bowl showAll of the cultural Easter eggs you might have missed, explained.

This is a great piece 💙 @izzieramirez.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/culture/4784...

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Jaya Saxena

@jayasaxena.com

4 Feb

Team resources is why worker-owned media collectives are so important. It's not gonna fix everything, especially the problem of readers only having so much cash, but everyone can't go it alone.

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Julia B. Chan

@juliachanb.bsky.social

5 Feb

democracy dies when you are actively trying to kill it!!

404media.coHere is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.

2 Feb

my brand at work is so strong that i got a “congrats to izzie” at the 9:30 am stand up

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404 Media

@404media.co

30 Jan

SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address. The full user guide here:

31 Jan

everything always works out in my favor!!! ik — a highly delusional thing to believe, but it's true!

27 Jan

i see, so doomscrolling anxiety lives here now

22 Jan

i'm the world's luckiest girl (saw kokuho in tokyo a month ago and then again tonight in imax in nyc)

19 Jan

clear eyes, miso soup in a to go coffee cup, can’t lose

kqed.orgWhat Are Your 2026 Predictions? | KQEDWe’ll speak with three journalists about what they expect — and what we’ve learned from 2025. And we’ll hear from you: Whether it’s good, bad or neutral, what do you think will happen this year?

17 Jan

in any case this is what you missed on glee last weekend! cambodian coconut milk rice cake, nails by my amazing nail tech of 4 yrs, and...me at kelang 🌺

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KQED Forum

@kqedforum.bsky.social

8 Jan

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @vox.com's @izzieramirez.bsky.social, @washingtonpost.com's @michellesingletary.bsky.social and @nytimes.com's Emma Goldberg about their predictions for 2026 and what we learned from 2025. ❓Whether good, bad or neutral, what do you think will happen this year? 📻 Listen:

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Nieman Lab

@niemanlab.org

19 Dec 2025

@klingebeil.bsky.social: “Journalism risks becoming endlessly malleable, shaped to fit yet another set of companies’ platforms, metrics, and algorithms rather than public needs.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/jour...

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Paige Vega

@paigeblank.bsky.social

19 Nov 2025

Today, @izzieramirez.bsky.social and @vox.com's Future Perfect team launched our annual list of extraordinary changemakers keeping global progress alive at a moment when foreign aid and development are under immense pressure. There's so much to be inspired by here: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

vox.comThe 2025 Future Perfect 25Meet the heroes keeping global progress alive.

3 Mar 2025

current meme rotation

vox.comI’m the daughter of a cattle rancher. Could I ever ditch beef?Beef is tied to my cultural identity — because of its complicated, colonial history.

For a long time, I thought ditching beef would mean missing out on some grand connection I'd gain at the table. For @vox.com, I wrote about reconnecting with Indigenous foodways, while also acknowledge the cultural pull of beef — as a Texan. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

one day I will do more than just copy-paste my tweet but hey!! we love an illustrated essay lmfao

vox.comI’m the daughter of a cattle rancher. Could I ever ditch beef?Beef is tied to my cultural identity — because of its complicated, colonial history.

beneath the romanticization of cowboys and vaqueros is a system that takes advantage of these icons to sell something lesser back to us. it’s hard reanalyzing something i’ve thrown so much identity behind. read the piece and tell me what you think: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

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Paige Vega

@paigeblank.bsky.social

vox.comI’m the daughter of a cattle rancher. Could I ever ditch beef?Beef is tied to my cultural identity — because of its complicated, colonial history.

"I feel just at home in my roots making bean and squash tacos for a dinner party in Brooklyn as I do eating brisket with my dad by the side of a racetrack in Austin, cars whipping by." Sharing this beautiful piece by @izzieramirez.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/future-perfe...