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Siobhan Ball


Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

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TikToker finds a ‘UFO’ in her backyard—commenters see a disturbing blinking eye in it

Some people see it.

On Aug 6, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘The labor shortage has hit Disney’: Viral TikTok of trash scattered around Disney sparks wage, labor shortage debate

'Maybe they shouldn't have fired everybody about 6 months ago.'

On Aug 5, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘I’ve never felt more degraded’: TikToker says Alaska Airlines stewardess slut shamed, threatened her over outfit (updated)

Many feel the apology letter the company sent her wasn't really an apology.

On Aug 2, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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Micheal Che claims he was hacked after backlash over Simone Biles Instagram posts—but people aren’t buying it

Che has since deleted the post.

On Jul 30, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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Convention pulls ‘Sin City’ creator Frank Miller from its lineup after outcry

The announcement came after attendees said they were dropping out.

On Jul 28, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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Woman gets roasted by Gaston after asking him out at Disney in viral TikTok

'Gaston, my boyfriend just broke up with me. Will you go out with me?'

On Jul 22, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

A woman yelling on a plane.

‘You corrupted Disney’: Video shows homophobic woman being physically removed from plane (updated)

She shouted slurs at passengers.

On Jul 21, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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Spyware used to monitor slain Washington Post journalist’s friends and family

The phone belonging to Khashoggi's fiancée was infected with Pegasus spyware just four days after his death.

On Jul 19, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘Yes, very sad’ becomes a breakout ‘Loki’ meme

It's the new 'Oh no! Anyway' meme.

On Jul 16, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘I feel lost’: Chrissy Teigen posts about being part of the ‘cancel club’—and people aren’t impressed

'Give me Chrissy Teigen's money. Ya'll would never see me again.'

On Jul 15, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘This is crazy’: People are divided on Juvenile’s ‘Vax That Thang Up’

The song encourages people to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

On Jul 8, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘Karen’ accuses Black teen of stealing shirt from Walmart—he was just trying it on

'Why is she defending Walmart like the Pentagon?'

On Jun 18, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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Influencer makes cryptic 2-word Instagram post moments before dying by suicide

Her post was accompanied by a black square.

On Jun 14, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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Corinna Kopf accused of scamming her OnlyFans subs

She says she's just staring slowly to avoid the leaks.

On Jun 11, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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‘You sound divorced’: Video shows comedian ‘humiliating’ a Karen who got kicked out of show

It's received hundreds of supportive comments, but no one seemed to point out the misogyny.

On Jun 9, 2021 by Siobhan Ball