Senior reporter in San Francisco @the-independent.com covering tech + politics + LGBT. ISO 8601 stan; tabletop gamer; lowercase = shitposts Signal: @iohazard.01 Email: io.dodds@the-independent.com Subscribe to IOSPHERE today! https://iosphere.beehiiv.comhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.socialhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mnn7lreqrc2ahowever chauvinist this may be, i will always love a Full Scottish breakfast most of all BUT at a place called “Peg’s Glorified Ham & Eggs” in Reno, NV, I had a chorizo Benedict with chipotle sauce that made me see the Goddess I would kill a man in any town just to get that chipotle Benedict [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnn7lreqrc2ahttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mnlxer3wjk2sdiogenes is alive today, and he lives in an RV on the streets of west oakland [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jun 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlxer3wjk2shttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mmzb7oznds2d🌘 SOME PERSONAL NEWS: 🌒 Sadly, I have been laid off from my job as a senior reporter at The Independent. I had great fun. Did some amazing work with amazing people. No regrets. But now I am urgently looking for new work. Journalism, copywriting, staff or contract; you name it, I'm interested.29 May 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzb7oznds2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mmty7p7k322ba fun fact about me is that I have this sense (it stops working if I’m inside a building for ages and then exit into unfamiliar terrain, so I think my brain is just lowkey keeping track of every turn like an ancient Chinese south-facing chariot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South-pointing_chariot) [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmty7p7k322bhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mmrqnn4poc2a🚨 JOURNO REQUEST 🚨 Are you a US citizen whose foreign spouse is applying for a green card within the US? I want to talk to you about how Trump's recent "applicants go home" memo affects you & yours. Likewise if YOU'RE applying and your US citizen spouse is freaking out. (If not, please repost!)26 May 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmrqnn4poc2ahttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mmhozm7fdk2dQ: what’s a food that you can only hope to get, and never assume that you will? A: an inshallahda22 May 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhozm7fdk2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mlkfu7tsfk25just opened up Bluesky, scrolled in horrified fascination for about 30 seconds, then realised “wait, i’m on vacation! in the mountains beside a great big lake with my wife and bio family!! I don’t need to be reading any of this!!!” what an amazing feeling. love you all, be back soon xoxo11 May 2026 04:12 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkfu7tsfk25https://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mli6iwyqzs2zi will never transition [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mli6iwyqzs2zhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mkpartjrwc24This story is wild, but the X thread it's based on is just jaw-dropping. Sorry, backups were stored /where/? And they let the AI do WHAT? With an /UNSCOPED/ API key?!? AND NO CONFIRMATION STEP?!?!? this 100% has the vibe of a @wtyppod.bsky.social episode, & is compelling in exactly the same way [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpartjrwc24https://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mknsndl4qk2zBREAKING: Acting US AG Todd Blanche + ATF chief Rob Cekada have just begun a press conference unveiling new federal firearms rules. Details TBC, but I'm watching to see if they pull the trigger on a change that'd have chilling effects on transgender gun buyers. https://www.youtube.com/live/aQ5PywCy1xU29 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknsndl4qk2zhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mkmh4ltcms2ibased 😎 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmh4ltcms2ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mkieodoqvk27pranking my housemates by putting a sign on the record player that says “REWIND AFTER USING”27 Apr 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkieodoqvk27https://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mkfpdvim2c2efucking traversal permissions26 Apr 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfpdvim2c2ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mkduzv4nds2uThis is absolutely wild, given the enormous song and dance Meta made about pivoting to “friends and family” back in 2016-21. But then, nothing Meta claims to believe in deeply tends to last more than a few years. (See also: pivot to the metaverse) [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkduzv4nds2uhttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mka6577zqk2o02:02. 🌀 https://iosphere.beehiiv.com/p/13-future-you-singularity24 Apr 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka6577zqk2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/iododds.bsky.social/post/3mka6577zqk2o02:02. 🌀 https://iosphere.beehiiv.com/p/13-future-you-singularity24 Apr 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:moh2lzofpyfudra2fc6zgfpe/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka6577zqk2o