How should journalists cover U.S. science in a time of crisis? Top reporters on that beat came together in Cambridge for an insightful, thought-provoking panel discussion, moderated by KSJ's @usha.bsky.social .

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility. Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying. All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

“My friend told me to be careful because they are squarely picking up everyone, simply for having a Hispanic face.” Immigrant workers in DC say they find themselves at the center of two crackdowns: one on crime, another on illegal immigration. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/u...

From clean water to air pollution, local journalism connects people to the issues that shape their lives. @ycabreraoc.bsky.social and Fredrick Mugira reflect on the importance of local journalism and covering local issues like pollution and public health. Watch here: youtu.be/Pgol5CuWIeg #scicomm

My friend and fellow journalist @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing. If you have any info/sway that could help this situation please send me a message 💛

👀 @abrahm.bsky.social warns of the dangers of missing bigger picture: The rapid onset of disruptive climate change — driven by burning of oil, gas & coal — is making disasters like TX floods more common/deadly/costly, even as the fed govt runs away from policies/research that might address it.

And congrats to @carlasamonros.bsky.social & @johannahansel.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org and @heyhelina.bsky.social & @jgasspoore.bsky.social for @nyamnews.bsky.social whose projects focus on lithium mining and extreme heat in NYC, respectively. We look forward to promoting your work!

Congratulations to @tristanbaurick.bsky.social & @halleparker.bsky.social of @veritenews.org; @bwd.bsky.social of @star-telegram.com; @maxfilby.dispatch.com of @dispatch.com who will tackle lead poisoning, emissions data and radon, respectively ...

So thrilled for the Kozik grant winners! It was an honor to serve as a judge this year & to give back in a small way for a grant that meant so much to me because it allowed me to complete my own investigation in 2021. Congratulations to all! 👏🏼🎉🪅

🌱 Science belongs everywhere, and one of the best places to bring it to life is in your own neighborhood. Xavier Cortada, Calvin Mackie, @ycabreraoc.bsky.social‬, and Eli Yetter-Bowman discuss how #scicomm engagement starts by listening and meeting communities where they are. youtu.be/8BciEwKZd6E

I've covered race for two decades. I knew the 2nd Trump Admin would be dangerous for civil rights. Yet the collapse of the federal civil rights architecture and national will to address racial inequality and work on integration is stunning. Here's my latest. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...

What warped the minds of serial killers? Lead pollution, a new book argues. Ted Bundy, the Green River Killer, and others terrorized the Pacific Northwest. "Murderland" asks what role polluters played. grist.org/culture/murd... #Killers #Crime #Murder #PNW #SerialKillers #SerialKiller #Climate

Here's another angle from Fox News reporter Bill Melugin of Sen. Alex Padilla getting roughed up by law enforcement after he tries to question Kristi Noem at her presser: “I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen... Hands off!”

Such an important project tracking a toxic disaster at a sprawling petroleum refinery. Accidents like this often go unscrutinized but this series showed the importance of digging in. 👏👏👏 @oliverlaughland.bsky.social @sarasneath.bsky.social @wcraft.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

Flashpoints when police in LA violated press rights during crowd control: 2000 DNC 2007 May Day Melee 2010 Occupy Movement 2020 BLM 2021 Echo Park 2020 Abortion Rights 2024 they stood by and didn't protect press being horrifically assaulted by Israel-Palestine protesters 2025 ICE Protests

Again, this doesn't explain it all. But it's important. Press rights groups, whose members suffer at the hands of ill-trained officers in these situations, have asked LAPD command staff for more training since at least 2021. As last LAPD chief said, "Culture eats policy for lunch." There's history.

In 2020, Los Angeles City Council commissioned the Chaleff Report about BLM protests. Appendix 13 (pg 97) has a history of crowd control training. LAPD trainers have been calling to add more hours on crowd control for DECADES. Instead, it just gets cut back. drive.google.com/file/d/1EScE...

The are multiple and nuanced reasons why police have been out of control during ICE protests in Los Angeles. Here's a simple one. In California, police are required to have less training than dental assistants, cosmetologists, barbers, acupuncturists. 🧵👇

Thanks for all responses. I've been in touch with CNN and we'll follow up more tomorrow. As many heard on air, reporter was let go but CNN security guards were arrested. Security is "duly authorized representative" of news media and exempt from arrest, so also addressing with LAPD + Mayor's office.

28 press rights orgs joined a letter to DHS Secretary Noem, calling out acts against press during this weekend's protests in Los Angeles. I won't be naive about impacts of one letter. But we are united for our free press, and this puts them on notice about points of law and policy. More soon.

"Everything points to an effort to effectively destroy U.S. science — not gradually as part of a long-term plan, but over the next year or two." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/nobody-exp...

This is important meta analysis. We’re experiencing a national news story with Constitutional crisis implications, but most of LA wouldn’t know it without press. The population of Los Angeles County is larger than 42 states. This place is ginormous.

Law enforcement is violently targeting press at protests around Los Angeles, from easily recognizable "mainstream" outlets to freelancers and independents. ALL press have explicit legal protections in California. #JournalismIsNotACrime. This evidence thread may get graphic. 🧵👇

Veterans lead demonstration at Camp Pendleton against potential LA military deployment. Veterans urge Marines to consider the legality of potential orders. www.cbs8.com/article/news...

Australian reporter Lauren Tomasi was shot in the leg with a rubber bullet by an officer in Los Angeles:

Los Angeles ICE raids spark protests, fear, outrage. 'Our community is under attack'

For a second consecutive day, tear gas and flash bangs have been used to disperse protests over immigration activity in the Los Angeles area: cnn.it/3FMIOfg

The arrest of union leader David Huerta is galvanizing a new element—solidarity: “Right now, just in the last 14 hours, labor unions are joining together from far and wide, communities are reaching out in ways I’ve never seen,” Orr told me. “Something is different.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

Journalists covering protests in Los Angeles: PAY ATTENTION to whether you’re on federal property or outside it. California laws that exempt press from dispersal orders for unlawful assembly might NOT apply on federal property. All other areas, cite CA Penal Code 409.7.

Both of these people were just doing their job and were not there to participate in the protest. These are journalists. Journalism is not a crime.

A father screams for his child from a tiny interview room within a basement waiting room inside LA federal building. The space is not a holding area. No food. No water. No diapers. Those initially detained include a 2-year-old US citizen and a woman with high-risk pregnancy.

This is @melbuer.bsky.social on Sean’s account, posting here since it’s his video: the moment that Sean and @ryannemena.bsky.social were injured by what may have been a tear gas canister fired from a line of HSI officers in Paramount, CA.

Greetings! A large immigration operation and subsequent protest in Paramount, CA has led to a large amount of gas and “less lethal” munitions. Situation ongoing. Will update as I can.

Yvette Cabrera, climate and environmental justice reporter @ycabreraoc.bsky.social

Meet the Knight Science Journalism Class of 2026! Ten Academic-Year fellows and this year’s Africa and Middle East fellow were selected from a combined pool of almost 400 applicants. ksj.mit.edu/.../ksj-anno...

🧵I’m so happy to share that I’ve been selected as a 2025-2026 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT where I’ll be tackling a climate investigation while pursuing science courses as well as learning from some of the top journalism experts in the country.

Today’s bonus issue of “One First” uses Tuesday’s executive order on elections to illustrate what a President can (and, as importantly, *can’t*) do through an executive order—and how major media organizations should do better in reporting on them: www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-134-...

French scientist denied US entry after officers find phone messages criticizing Trump

Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.

1. EXCLUSIVE An internal Social Security Administration memo, dated March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, lays out a plan to sabotage the agency. The memo itself predicts "service disruption," "operational strain," and "budget shortfalls" will result. Follow this thread for details. 🧵

With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on the many implications—all horrifying—of the Trump administration reviving seemingly unconstitutional Red Scare–era laws to abduct and disappear Mahmoud Khalil, without due process, in retaliation against his protected speech. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Yesterday, I published an investigation into a secretive & abusive NYPD unit led by Mayor Eric Adams’ buddies. Adams has embraced the unit, the Community Response Team, even after NYPD officials raised red flags. This is what that has wrought. **All caught on video we obtained.** THREAD.

Tribal nations and leaders throughout Arizona honored U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died Thursday, as a warrior for Indigenous communities via @diinsilversmith.bsky.social

Such a great investigative reporter. His article on lead poisoning as a driver of so many of our maladies, including crime waves, is one of the most important in environmental journalism. May his memory be a blessing. www.motherjones.com/environment/...

Such a devastating loss. Kevin’s work in @motherjones.com inspired me to investigate childhood lead exposure in Santa Ana. That work, a decade ago, led me to a new beat covering environmental justice & so much more. May he rest in peace ✨

A few words on journalism, risk and what I actually said.

E.P.A. Plans to Close All Environmental Justice Offices www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/c...

The Trump administration has formally agreed to drop a landmark environmental justice case in Louisiana “It’s obvious that the Trump administration doesn’t care anything for the poor Black folk in Cancer Alley” - community organizer Bobby Taylor told me: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...