A day after reading it, this @theverge.com piece by @sarahjeong.bsky.social still echoes in my ears. I urge everyone to read it. The endgame of the disinformation and media capture we've been enduring has arrived. Bad info needs to only influence a handful of judges to profoundly change the world.

With the 2016 presidential election on the horizon, furious debates were happening on social media, fueled by an algorithm that was prioritizing divisive content. Russian trolls took advantage of the division to further divide Americans. youtu.be/7cjJIhLTmn8

"To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12."

2025 me: So that lumberjack on the Real World? He's now the head of NASA and is publicly fighting with OJ Simpson's lawyer's daughter—who's super rich and influential—over the moon landing not being faked. 2000 me: What? 2025 me: Oh and Donald Trump is president… 2000 me: WHAT? 2025 me: …again.

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@nxthompson.bsky.social, CEO of The Atlantic, went from being a pretty good marathoner to being a very good marathoner as he went from his 30s into his mid-40s. His new book, "The Running Ground," investigates that achievement and what running can teach us about limits and father-son relationships.

I loved this whip-smart interview of @nxthompson.bsky.social by @parkermolloy.com that explores how he wrote a fantastic book while leading @theatlantic.com.

Mexico City's drinking water crisis is a complex, longstanding problem rooted in a number of exacerbating factors, from climate change and over-development to pollution and chaotic population growth.

They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.

MLB and MasterCard and Fox’s “StandUp2Cancer” annual appeal hits differently this year bc of Trump’s gutting cancer research thru slashing NIH budget AND having The Butchers of RFK Jr, Oz, and Bhattacharya at HHS.

THE LAST DROPS OF MEXICO CITY — Long Lead's feature produced in collaboration with Magnum Photos — is a finalist for an Anthem Award for News & Journalism in the Awareness Categories, Sustainability, Environment & Climate category. Help us win by voting now: bit.ly/Vote4LastDro...

14 years later, and law enforcement is still using less-lethal projectiles on protesters and the press. Read this from @lataco.bsky.social

In late 2023, Morgan Lieberman began interviewing and photographing the elderly survivors of World War II's Japanese American incarceration. She also visited and photographed the far-flung sites of their detention: Manzanar, Heart Mountain, and Poston — spaces they were forced to call home.

TIL today is National Day of Protest against Police Brutality.

The fact that I haven't heard about this at any point in the past 20 hours says something about how messed ✨everything✨ is right now.

Breaking: Sen. Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor for 22 hours and 37 minutes to denounce Trump and his agenda. It's the fourth longest floor speech in U.S. Senate history.

If someone took a wrecking ball to the White House—without asking permission or apologizing—and got away with it, what else could they do? Could they also destroy your house without reason or remorse?They can and they have. Donald Trump did exactly that. The White House is the people's house.

We also do accountability reporting that's sorely lacking in this space—stories that other repro-focused publications wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole. Notably, workers trust us to tell these stories.

Thanks so much to Parker for the great conversation about @autonomynews.co and why @garnethenderson.com and I wanted to create a worker-owned outlet for expert reporting and analysis on this beat. No gods, no masters

@susanrinkunas.com, co-founder of the worker-owned publication Autonomy News, got started on the reproductive beat while working at Jezebel, where she laid the groundwork of getting to know workers in the reproductive rights and justice space, gaining their trust with stories.

This is important

It is only a matter of time until a less-lethal projectile will kill another innocent person — and with how haphazardly federal agents are misusing these policing tools, it's sadly going to happen soon, most likely.

Less lethal means still deadly.

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Just a reminder about why the US stopped activating the National Guard to police protests:

Protesters at an ICE facility in Portland, OR were shot with pepper balls on Sunday. Round pepper balls are intended to be fired at a person’s chest or at the ground, where they explode and release a cloud of pepper spray. 📷: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / Getty

After three years of being forced to live in incarceration camps, Japanese-American families were faced with a decision at the end of World War II: move back to their communities and try to pick up the pieces of their lives or start new lives in new places.

Today, people are uniting for the second No Kings protests against President Trump’s policies. While the organizers expect it to be "the largest protest in American history," it's hard to top Feb. 15, 2003, when between 10-15M demonstrators took to the streets in 600 cities, protesting the Iraq war.

What an incredibly myopic decision. News takes place everywhere, and technology has the ability to facilitate remote work. Journalism needs more people in more places, not more people in offices.

THE AGE OF INCARCERATION is one of the most impactful pieces we've produced at @longlead.com. A heartbreaking collection of interviews and portraits, it documents what life was life for Japanese Americans during and after their unjust incarceration. Please vote for it here: bit.ly/Vote4AgeOfIn...

Though some projectiles seem to inflict more injuries than others, all KIPs can potentially cause lasting harm and even death. While pepper balls are considered lower-energy projectiles, they have still killed people. 📷: David L Ryan / The Boston Globe / Getty

As Japanese American incarceration camps closed after World War II, families were faced with brutal realities, sometimes learning that the people whom they trusted to keep their land or businesses safe selfishly profited themselves. youtu.be/44InlxZz2AY

I now cry every time I watch this or hear it. Also, remember, this is now under the Tom Holland rule and must be reposted every time you see it.

The Xochimilco floating gardens in Mexico City were created over 2,000 years ago by Indigenous peoples of the Mexico City basin. The agricultural islands, known as chinampas, still produce food, however only 20% of them are being actively cultivated.

Read THE PEOPLE VS. RUBBER BULLETS — Long Lead's Webby-award-winning feature — to learn more. rubberbullets.longlead.com/chapter/scot...

Law enforcement calls "rubber bullets" life-saving alternatives to deadly force. But the munitions also carry a legacy of traumatic brain injuries, blindings, PTSD, and even deaths, as Linda Rodriguez McRobbie reports in THE PEOPLE VS. RUBBER BULLETS. 📷: Glen Stubbe / Star Tribune / Getty

On Thursday, a Chicago judge temporarily blocked federal agents from firing rubber bullets and other nonlethal munitions at protesters outside of an ICE processing facility. The move comes after federal agents “indiscriminately” fired on protesters. 📷: Raphael Gaillarde / Gamma-Rapho / Getty

This is absolutely outrageous.

I’m betting this is just an enforcement error. But also: TikTok is only online today because Trump has ordered his DOJ to not enforce the law banning it, so the company certainly has an incentive not to cross him.

It's World Mental Health Day... really. Need a break from (waves hands) all this? Read this exquisite @longlead.com feature on world champion free diver Alena Artnik, and how defying death has helped her escape depression and grief. I mean, it beats (waves hands) all this.

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Just a reminder about why the US stopped activating the National Guard to police protests:

John Patrick Pullen says letting the AI industry use content without permission is killing many other industries.

As you watch this horrific video of a protesting priest being shot in the head with a pepper ball by federal agents, know this: Less lethal projectiles are absolutely deadly, and have killed many people. Specifically, Boston police killed a Red Sox fan with pepper ball 21 years ago this month.

As you watch this horrific video of a protesting priest being shot in the head with a pepper ball by federal agents, know this: Less lethal projectiles are absolutely deadly, and have killed many people. Specifically, Boston police killed a Red Sox fan with pepper ball 21 years ago this month.

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat. For the crime of … complaining about government policy. Core 1A speech. With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

This picture is from 1992 in LA and using it in this post and story shows terrible news judgment.

You have to work very hard to be this bad at producing a narrative of unrest in Portland. There are thousands of photos on Getty to chose from covering the 2020 Portland protests and the subsequent police response. And they chose images from… South America.