And this is my related question: Why do the newsmedia & journalism have no memory?

I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time. It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.

Resolve in 2025 to knit backwards except it ends up looking like crochet and also the needles don't look like any knitting needles you've ever seen. Or, gee, IDK, learn a HANDICRAFT from actual HUMANS who have HANDS instead of genAI. Signed, A Pissed-Off Knitter

My new year's resolution this year, as every year, is to be a more available, supportive friend as well as an increasingly looming, formidable enemy.

Welcome to the Public Domain, THE MALTESE FALCON (1930) 🦅💎 🕵️ Sam Spade is on the Case of the Disappearing Copyright as The Maltese Falcon novel joins the public domain. Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai... #PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree

I really love how many big names are explicitly stating "AI is so fucking boring" in public spaces, for mass dissemination. They're right, they should stay it, and I hope people start internalizing confidence that their humanity and experience of themselves and their lives is deeply interesting.

A lot of strange and complicated stuff can go into a person, as this Sun-Times/WBEZ/Chicago Public Media profile of Greg Bovino, the “star” of the immigrant detentions in Chicago, shows. I did not know about his immigrant family background or childhood with a dad who caused a drunken-driving death.

Had a great time helping out with this, even though the cookbook I reviewed ended up being sort of disappointing.

“You’ll be visited by three spirits.” The three spirits:

It's the same problem as "childcare is insanely expensive and childcare providers are woefully underpaid" and the solutions on both counts are systemic not individual

IT'S TIIIIIIIIIIME!!! December is here, which means the inaugural 2025 #FOIAdvent calendar has arrived. ☃️✨ Every day this month, the calendar will update with a new records request prompt for you to file with an agency of your choosing, for a fun run of holiday FOIA requests. bit.ly/31-days-of-f...

We know everyone is asking for your money this month, but here's a twist: We're NOT asking you to donate in December, we're asking you to spread the word. Help the trans people and allies who don't know Assigned Media's reputation for excellence and originality in trans news find us!

Friends, I am so delighted to share that Version 2 of our FREE patent casebook is now available on SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Can you just like, express some joy for the fucking craft? Can you stop focusing on 4% productivity gains achieved through burning energy and mass plagiarism and just write some fucking code?

Seriously, @transjournalists.org is out here doing _the work_: • Training journalists to improve their skills—not just about covering trans people! • Being a voice of reason about how we cover marginalized communities • Strengthening a growing community Consider chipping in on this #GivingTuesday!

Honestly, people calling creators the "petite bourgeoisie" makes me want to snap. We're working folk. And we work really hard. For next to nothing. We're not lounging around eating bonbons. We're trying to figure out how we're going to be able to pay rent next month.

STOP MAKING INTERFACES FLAT STOP MAKING INTERFACES BORING SCREEN RES HAS NEVER BEEN HIGHER AND THE BEST YALL CAN DO IS AN UNSHADED RECTANGLE WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AT LEAST A GRADIENT FOR GOD'S SAKE, PLEASE

Good morning. The full transcript of U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino's deposition has been released. Three volumes, 400+ pages. Volume 1: cst.brightspotcdn.com/30/6c/1349ab... Volume 2: cst.brightspotcdn.com/b7/fb/4afdf1... Volume 3: cst.brightspotcdn.com/a3/e0/a520af...

1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs. And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵

This is a go to mind settler for me. A reminder of progress even when I know it is not enough.

A stunning visual of Chicago's 20-year death gap, mapped on the L, via @myersjustinc.bsky.social @chicago.suntimes.com. Here's what residents & community leaders are doing to close this gap: tinyurl.com/47r2vcj5 @wbez.org @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social @watchdogdiva.bsky.social @kffhealthnews.org

And if you are a worker or small business who starts getting these robo-Google Shopping calls starting today, I’d love to talk to you: [email protected]

Chicago's rainbow crosswalks in @northalsted.bsky.social are making a comeback—now reflecting the Progress Pride design. Stay tuned for more from @windycitytimes.com.

We’ve got a newsy day planned at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. My colleagues and I at @chicago.suntimes.com will be doing our best to push everything out as it comes, starting with the hearing in Judge Ellis’ courtroom. Stay tuned.

This is gender essentialism in action. This is what happens when you try to make health coverage conditional on sexist stereotypes: you take Healthcare from people who need it regardless of their identity.

📣 Being a journalist can take a heavy toll. Media Resilience Network is working to lessen the load. If you're a U.S.-based journalist, fill out their mental health survey to help them shape peer support, trauma-informed care, and community partnerships:

The letter said @chicago.suntimes.com would file suit for intellectual property right infringement if the three pics used in social posts over the last week aren’t immediately removed from government accounts. A Sun-Times legal rep said DHS could be liable for damages of up to $150k per violation.

“Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, … while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral,” according to an @apnews.com/@norc.org poll via @linleyann.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/dayl...

I first learned in 2018 that “picture this” and “mind’s eye” and such weren’t just figures of speech but were things people meant literally. I close my eyes and just see black. I still wonder sometimes whether this is more of a benefit or more of a hindrance. #aphantasia

Before the Trump administration invented "Antifa", the government of Uzbekistan invented "Akromiya": sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/inventing-...

Born in region 43 (and visited regularly), grew up in 37, did undergrad in 36, started my career in 55 and 59, and been in 32 for >9 years. Does a pretty good job from where I'm sitting.

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

The annual Gender Census report is now out for 2025. The report of >43,000 responses details our identity words, titles, pronouns, and some family words. The full report: www.gendercensus.com/results/2025... The summary: www.gendercensus.com/2025-worldwi... #LGBT #LGBTQ #pronouns #gender

There has been a lot of confusion around about this fall's updated COVID-19 vaccine. @kwashburn.bsky.social and I dug into what Chicago area residents need to know for @wbez.org & @chicago.suntimes.com: www.wbez.org/health-medic...

Good news for Chicagoans, but with some caveats: ✅ life expectancy is nearly back to pre-COVID levels ✅ stark gap between Black & Chicagoans of other races has shrunk ✅can the momentum last w/dwindling government $$? Story via me & data viz via @justinmyers.net: tinyurl.com/455a2m8x @wbez.org

Chicago has the most lead service lines of any city in the county. We mapped out which neighborhoods are hit hardest. Mega collab out today from me, @peteraldhous.com @juanpab.bsky.social @compatibilism.bsky.social + @amyqin.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2808202...

A source told CST ~30-40 ICE agents had been practicing riot control at the base for months, using flash-bang grenades and marching in phalanxes with shields. The source said the planned op would likely involve more agents than had been running drills, noting the barracks can house 200 people.

Last night, Gov. Pritzker announced a legal hot line/resource hub to help LGBTQ+ folks access health care, ID documents, housing, government benefits (like Medicaid/SNAP) or address safety concerns. When it launches Monday, Illinois Pride Connect can be reached at (855) 805-9200 from 9am-4pm M-Thu.

I'm going to publish the entirety of an exchange I just had with the press office of the DOJ. I want you to see how they are talking about truth.

"Learn to code" was such a post-Recession mantra that it became a meme. And here we are.

Israel has killed nearly 270 journalists and media workers since it launched its war on Gaza.

Hello, Bluesky! This account automatically posts updates when the Census Bureau APIs add or remove datasets. See the full tracker at www.hrecht.com/census-api-d...

With IRS commissioner Billy Long saying the Direct File program is "gone," revisit our 2019 story about how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:

Great placement for @karenhao.bsky.social’s book by the window of this island bookstore in Friday Harbor, Washington. Literally between Silver, Kurzweil and other rah-rah hype types, Karen and @emilymbender.bsky.social/@alexhanna.bsky.social hold down the fort with the voices of caution and reason.

#BULawProf Janet Freilich and Aaron S. Kesselheimb (Brigham and Women's Hospital & @harvardmed.bsky.social) write for @thelancet.com on data manipulation within the US Government, analyzing changes to datasets including renaming the category "gender" to "sex". ➡️ http://spr.ly/633224sHLi

The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.

The association of AFP journalists writes: “Since AFP’s founding in 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had members of our ranks wounded or taken prisoner, but none of us can remember ever having seen a colleague die of hunger.”

I’ve been busy since December tracking a basket full of 35 grocery items each month at four Chicago stores since Donald Trump’s reelection. He said he won on immigration and groceries. But the cost of my basket keeps going up. (1/3) chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

New: I teamed up with @elenashao.bsky.social and nytgraphics to map more than 100 public TV and radio stations that are at risk of closing as a result of tonight's vote: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... This is a time bomb that will go off in the fall, when the last federal grants run out.