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I tell stories about issues that matter.
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The New York Times
10 days ago
Scores of journalists with access to the Pentagon handed in their press passes on Wednesday rather than sign on to new rules that sharply restrict access and raise the prospect of punishment for simply requesting information on matters of public interest. Here is what the new rules say.
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What Do the New Pentagon Press Reporting Rules Say?
The new rules codify strict limitations on access and raise the prospect of punishment for requesting information on matters of public interest.
https://nyti.ms/4hnnVWr
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nam kiwanuka
26 days ago
Todayās the launch of
@tvotoday.bsky.social
(MIS)Treated, a podcast on womenās health. Thank you for the support & messagesšā¤ļø. About 7% of Canadaās federal spending goes to womenās health & women werenāt included in clinical trials until 1993 in USA and 1997 in Canada
m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oco...
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Matthew
29 days ago
# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon The Guardian: 1st paragraph BBC: 4th paragraph AP: 5th paragraph Time: 6th paragraph Politico: 8th paragraph NPR: 9th paragraph CNN: 10th paragraph NBC: 12th paragraph Fox News: never mentions
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Jay Rosen
about 1 month ago
"Inside The Timesās Reporting and Judgment Calls on Charlie Kirkās Assassination."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
[gift link] Using "judgment calls" as a heuristic is sound practice. It reminds us that the news is made, not found.
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Inside The Timesās Reporting and Judgment Calls on Charlie Kirkās Assassination
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-news-coverage.html?unlocked_article_code=1.oU8.OGH5.SYuFVyOFvt_o&smid=bs-share
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Darth Kater
about 1 month ago
Yay! My fellow Canadian, Sarah McLachlan, is one of
@jimmykimmel.com
's guests tonight, when
@jimmykimmellive.bsky.social
returns! (The world awaits an inevitable, predictable, hateful post by FOTUS on Truth Socialš)
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Jimmy Kimmelās First Guests After Suspension: Glen Powell and Sarah McLachlan, Who Canceled a Performance to Support His āFree Speechā
Glen Powell and Sarah McLachlan will join Jimmy Kimmel for his first night back on the air after being suspended for his Charlie Kirk comments.
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/jimmy-kimmel-guests-suspension-glen-powell-sarah-mclachlan-1236527249/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNAJxVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrTTFndGlmZ1ZqM3VLb0xPAR64BxOr9q7xgjp-52xY2-ABc47lua5Xe2F9aIMUcn9lRrj6ccgy1dDYnvDXyw_aem_VU7qrhKKLCU5K_xhHOx_fQ
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Thank you
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Clark Kent
about 1 month ago
Happy September 21st to those that celebrate!!! š šš¾šŗš¾
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot
about 1 month ago
How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt European election - BBC investigation
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How Russian-funded fake news network aims to disrupt European election - BBC investigation
An undercover reporter discovers a network is offering to pay for social media posts undermining Moldovaās ruling party.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5kl0n5d2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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Robert Reich
about 1 month ago
Jimmy Kimmel was suspended by ABC after pressure from the United States government. This is a direct attack on the First Amendment. Everyone who values freedom of speech should be outraged ā and they should speak out.
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Rachel Bitecofer
about 1 month ago
This statement should make your blood run cold š
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Jeet Heer
about 1 month ago
This is the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era but it also has significantly less popular consensus behind it than the second Red Scare. It's being done on behalf of a minority faction led by the most unpopular president in modern history. Organizing against this can win.
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Brent Toderian
about 1 month ago
So Flint, Michigan gave $1,500 to all pregnant people, plus $500 each month for the first year of the childās young life. It saved Flint $6.2 million dollars a year, due to lower rates of rates of prematurity and low birth weight, with fewer corresponding admissions. The right thing, AND cheaper.
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The US town that pays every pregnant woman $1,500: āWeāre not OK with our babies being born into povertyā
Infants in Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, saw lower rates of prematurity and other issues, saving millions in NICU visits
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/15/rx-kids-flint-michigan-pregnancy
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Rapturous crowd for
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tonight
#Vancouver
#vanwritersfest
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Radley Balko
about 1 month ago
One pretty foolproof way to know your government is fascist is when your government tries to punish you for calling it fascist.
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Useful advice in these chaotic times, courtesy
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about 1 month ago
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MeidasTouch
about 1 month ago
Text exchange between Tyler Robinson and his roommate / romantic partner as transcribed in charging documents filed in Utah County:
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The Lever
about 1 month ago
š§LEVER TIME PODCAST: A frank conversation with Robert Reich about his own difficult journey and his self-critical argument about the Boomer generationās failures sowing the seeds of much of what weāre now living through.
www.levernews.com/how-the-boom...
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How The Boomer Generation Failed Us
Robert Reich explains how his generationās political flaws fueled Trumpās rise and the demise of the Democrats.
http://www.levernews.com/how-the-boomer-generation-failed-us-with-robert-reich/
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Jen St. Denis
about 1 month ago
What happened after Canadian journalist
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social
posted about the potential repercussions of Kirkās murder: doxxing and violent threats
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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The Dangerous Targeting of a Canadian Journalist | The Tyee
After the murder of Charlie Kirk, conservatives piled on Rachel Gilmore for expressing a well-founded fear. Then came violent threats.
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025/09/15/Dangerous-Targeting-Canadian-Journalist/
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Brent Toderian
about 1 month ago
Since HOMELESSNESS is suddenly in the news in America in a shockingly monstrous way, hereās a reminder in thread form that there ARE actually solutions that work, and arenāt completely unhinged and sociopathic. Please check out and share.
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Mark Harris
about 1 month ago
Essential. We should be grateful to any writer who tells the truth this clearly.
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Brent Toderian
3 months ago
āIn Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.ā It costs a lot less to house people.
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
https://thebetter.news/housing-first-finland-homelessness/
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UN Assembly Moves to Geneva After U.S. Bars Palestinian Delegation
The United Nations General Assembly will convene its September session in Geneva instead of New York, following the United Statesā refusal to grant entry vi ...
https://imemc.org/article/un-assembly-moves-to-geneva-after-u-s-bars-palestinian-delegation/
about 2 months ago
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PassBlue
about 2 months ago
UN General Assembly schedule for world leaders speaking, Sept. 23-29: PM Modi of India no longer coming, per revised list here [Snubbing DT?]
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Brent Toderian
4 months ago
NEW: āCanadian urbanist
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
teamed up with the city of Paris and, in particular, its mayor,
@annehidalgo.bsky.social
on a new exhibition that shines a light on cities and global climate action.ā Thanks very much
@momentummag.bsky.social
for the great questions!
#Paris
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Witness Docs
about 2 months ago
Japanese student Shurinaās world shifts when she is cast as a Kamikaze pilot in a school play about World War II. As she prepares for her performance, she is forced to confront the brutal realities of war. On the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, find out more here:
aje.io/Japan
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Julie S. Lalonde
3 months ago
If you give me 1 hour of your time, I'll give you 5 concrete ways you can safely intervene as a bystander if you witness hate or harassment in public spaces. It's open to anyone, anywhere aged 12+ and cameras/mics muted, so you're never on the spot! Register :
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Mark Chadbourn
3 months ago
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
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Julia Carrie Wong
3 months ago
Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.
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āA million calls an hourā: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians
Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestiniansā phone calls on Microsoftās servers in Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Brandy Zadrozny
3 months ago
Exclusive: CDC Director Susan Monarez met with its vaccine-focused center to talk about yesterdayās shooting. I listened to a recording. Scientists and officials are shaken & pointing fingers at RFK Jr. Many said his vilification and misinfo turned them into targets.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...
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A deadly shooting at the CDC shook its scientists. Now they want answers from RFK Jr.
CDC Director Susan Monarez convened an online all-hands meeting of the agency division that focuses on vaccines, and employees called out Kennedyās rhetoric specifically.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/analysis/cdc-headquarters-shooting-dead-rfk-jr-employee-audio-rcna224073
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News Literacy Project
3 months ago
š¤ āIs anyone trying to fix this?ā
@debofficially.bsky.social
of the Medill Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub explains how
#SolutionsJournalism
focuses on how people are responding to problems, not just the problems themselves. ā¬ļø Watch the video on TikTok
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š¤ "Is anyone trying to fix this?" It's a fair question to ask when reading a dispiriting news story. That's where solutions journalism comes in. š Journalists report on how a problem is being addresse...
TikTok video by News Literacy Project
https://www.tiktok.com/@newslitproject/video/7531115493780983053
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Sarah Kendzior
6 months ago
As I've said many times, "America is purple -- purple like a bruise." I've got the same number of bestsellers on the list as Trump's former press secretary, in a state that Democrats routinely denigrate and dismiss.
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The Atlantic
4 months ago
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Photos: āNo Kingsā Protests Across America
Yesterday, according to estimates by event organizers, millions marched in protest against the Trump administration, including its recent controversial immigration enforcement raids. Hundreds of āNo Kingsā demonstrations took place in cities and towns throughout the U.S.
https://bit.ly/45oNkep
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Kate Starbird
4 months ago
Seattle Times describes the protests here today as "one of the largest protests in the city's history" with more than 70,000 people marching from Capitol Hill to Seattle Center:
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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In the streets and on a ferry, over 70K in Seattle proclaim āNo Kingsā
Massive crowds gathered in Cal Anderson Park, aboard a state ferry and at the state Capitol to denounce the hard-line policies of President Donald Trump.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/at-no-kings-rallies-tens-of-thousands-in-seattle-denounce-trump/
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The New York Times
5 months ago
The Tony Awards are Sunday night. How well do you know this seasonās shows and stars?
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Test Your Broadway Knowledge, Celebrity Edition
The Tony Awards are Sunday night. How well do you know this seasonās shows and stars?
https://trib.al/uHkJs8P
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I felicitate
@nytimes.com
on todays incomplete
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5 months ago
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Jon Cooper
5 months ago
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Phil Bildner
5 months ago
What is the Library of Congress? What does the Librarian of Congress do? Once again, Kelly Jensen from
@bookriot.bsky.social
has shared an important post that explains so much about what has been happening these last weeks and why it should matter to everyone.
bookriot.com/what-is-the-...
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What Is The Library of Congress and What Does the Librarian of Congress Do?: Book Censorship News, May 16, 2025
A primer on what the Library of Congress is and what the Librarian of Congress does and oversees. Why is this such an appealing target for the current administration? That, plus this week's book censo...
https://bookriot.com/what-is-the-library-of-congress/
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Molly McKew
6 months ago
Why is this story not in an American paper Letās tell more stories of how responsible governance can benefit more people and give them increased opportunities, instead of the supposed inevitably of the oligarchs having everything there is
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line
The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/childcare-new-mexico-poverty
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Senator Paula Simons šØš¦
6 months ago
Do you have questions about equalization, why we have it, and how it works? In 2021, I recorded a great panel with some very smart Albertans, including
@trevortombe.bsky.social
@jaredwesley.ca
@ericadams99.bsky.social
and Ken Boessenkool, explaining it all. Perhaps just as relevant today!
#ableg
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S3 Episode 1: The Equalizers I
Alberta Unbound Ā· Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0OlIoVYLbGupP0YEvA7RRI?si=rB25aNT8ScOGiEX9GqVFrw
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Carl Quintanilla
6 months ago
#WorldPressFreedomDay
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Ann Telnaes
6 months ago
Protect and defend editorial cartoonists this World Press Freedom Day
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Carl Quintanilla
6 months ago
What a line from Warren Buffett this morning: āBe kind, and the world is better off. I'm not sure that the world will be better off if I'm richer." [applause] šš¼
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Marc Edge
6 months ago
an interview I did recently with Pacifica Radio's Media & Democracy program will be broadcast on its network of more than 200 community radio stations next week, but the video and a written summary have now been posted on Wikiversity
en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Canadia...
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Canadian journalist Marc Edge on media reform to improve democracy - Wikiversity
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Canadian_journalist_Marc_Edge_on_media_reform_to_improve_democracy
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Brent Toderian
6 months ago
āA Financial Times analysis of more than 350,000 posts on X related to the election, gathered since the snap poll was announced in March, revealed a network of co-ordinated accounts pushing content to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish his counterpart, the Liberalās Mark Carney.ā
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Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Muskās X ahead of election
FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney
https://www.ft.com/content/743c1dec-0c5c-4c39-a940-830ce156c235
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Robin Wigglesworth
6 months ago
This is interesting stuff. America went from a country where 60 Minutes was by far the most watched show for decades ā until the 2000s, when American Idol took the crown. And that has in turn shaped political views.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/the-...
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The unreality of reality TV: How competition shows influence U.S. politics and shape views about economic inequality
Columbia University's Eunji Kim: "The behavioral data tells us that most American life is not political ā so why don't we study what people are actually consuming every day, however lowbrow it may see...
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/04/the-unreality-of-reality-tv-how-competition-shows-influence-u-s-politics-and-shape-views-about-economic-inequality/
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The Globe and Mail
6 months ago
Join us tonight for the 2025 Federal Leaders' Debate, live from Montreal! Watch it uncut and uninterrupted streamed on our homepage at 7pm ET. Mark your calendars and tune in at
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Jenn (^_^)/ šØš¦šš
7 months ago
I think I reached peak Vancouver on my walk this morning: cherry blossoms,Canada geese,song birds,crows,a few eagles, a couple of seals,a sea lion,and a grey whale off the Seawall ā¤ļø I love this freakinā city so much. Everyday Iām reminded how lucky I am to live here. A pod of orcas is the next quest
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