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News gathering is not a profit-making enterprise. It never has been, it never will be. Indeed, since it challenges power and corruption, it always faces blowback from rich people who can give money to the opera or Harvard or whatever instead.

Every American needs to watch this:

More than a week before his crucifixion by Roman law enforcement, Jesus of Nazareth infuriated other authorities as he overturned vendor tables at the temple farmers market and cursed at an innocent fig tree causing it to wither, according to newly unearthed videos. Watch here.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

One of the best organizers I know in the Twin Cities has a great line, "We can't always take away the hurt, but we can take away the alone."

I'll vote for the Democratic contender who is smart enough to tell Axios to get bent

If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this: America's problems are solved problems. Just not here. What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵

I'm not quite sure how this is true, given that he's not seeking new statutory authority for ... pretty much any of this. At most, what they could do is shut down the government + refuse to confirm any more Trump nominees.

Insights from Ben Affleck on AI: • AI can help write scenes but can't create full movies. • Job loss fears are overblown because adoption of new tech is slow; it's hype for startup valuations. • ChatGPT v5 is ~25% better but costs 4x. • Users actually preferred v4's sycophancy for companionship.

One thing to add to @sarabethb.bsky.social's op-ed is that many of the new wave local newsrooms are determined to do a better job for the whole community than most of what happened in the past. We don't want to restore a wholly imagined golden age.

There's a philosophical gap between nonprofit and for-profit news organizations. It's not just the pursuit of dollars – nonprofits need to make a surplus, too. It's the root motivation for what we do and who we think we're serving. My Nieman Lab prediction for 2026: www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

If you think your job is not to tell the truth but to "challenge your audience's assumptions" if the latter is in tension with the former then you're going to end up lying. bsky.app/profile/larr...

The president is a political cartoon of corruption come to life, a gaudy grifter who is selling off pardons and lining his pockets, building a golden ballroom and protecting his fellow sex predator elites, all the while regular Americans are suffering and struggling to make ends meet. Run on *that*

Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You

Today I learned that the total amount of philanthropic funding for journalism in the US since 2009 equals approximately 8.6% of OpenAI’s funding to date. Really useful #kleincamp session from @ninasachdev.bsky.social and Vince Stehle of @mediaimpactfunders.bsky.social.

One of my underlying working models for non-profit news is that nobody is in competition with each other. We should all be co-operative. We should be open sourcing code, sharing wins and losses, and doing as much as possible to lift each other up - out in the open so newcomers can benefit too.

I, for one, definitely think this revenue boost will be used to help ESPN aggressively and independently cover the waterfall of sports betting scandals plaguing our pro and college sports.

Belatedly watched 60 minutes Trump interview. OMFG. This isn't journalism.

In 1941, thinking about acquiescence to Hitler, FDR quoted Ben Franklin: “Those, who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” It’s a message for the billionaires & others capitulating to Trump. www.americaamerica.news/p/have-you-t...

How the Berkeley economy works: we will not tolerate a gap of 400 meters between coffee shops.

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US. 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕. 𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

early voting starts today in TX and the @houstonchronicle.com has the paywall up on their voter guide. please be serious

"If we want different results, we have to abandon standard practice." YES. Finally, someone put together what I and many other critics have been saying about political coverage — then took it further. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti... Author Michael Hauser Tov is 28 years old.

ed the president of the united states just announced he plans to use the U.S. military to kill U.S. citizens on U.S. soil, i think we should probably be prioritizing attention to that right now

If we still had anything resembling a functioning Constitution, he would be impeached by lunchtime & convicted & removed from office by the close of business today.

Time to report the Marin Independent Journal to a California regulator. They arbitrarily, on no notice, charge my credit card random amounts of $, fail to give promised credits, and cut off paid access. I'd like to support local journalism. But subscribing to the MarinIJ is just supporting fraud.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

trump’s numbers are tanking and there is a palpable desire in the electorate for a real alternative and yet the only money in democratic politics is for doing starmerism

Frankly I’m surprised more comparativists aren’t saying, “Aw that’s so cute. America’s having its first little premature rumor and speculation frenzy about the autocrat’s death after his public absence for a brief period” (common in authoritarian regimes)

Daniel Ekonde, Sara Martin and Skylla Mumana are getting valuable newsroom experience covering news and feature stories in Berkeley.

Brad Lander told NY1 at Mamdani’s party that what Democrats need to decide right now is whether to be “fighters or folders” and yes he should immediately mount a primary challenge to Chuck Schumer

Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.

also the path is get rid of these geriatric losers who are holding the whole world hostage

That many NYers aren't avowed Democratic Socialists. So it says a lot that so many voted for one. And what it says is most Democrats (and all voters really) want fresh blood with bold, big ideas to shake things up and REALLY don't want corrupt retreads. Better get with that program.

Mamdani won the NYC mayoral primary and California is passing real reforms to allow more housing.

More Americans voted for Senator Alex Padilla than for 48 of the 53 red state GOP U.S. Senators combined.

We feed you. They hunt us.

On Saturday Richmond residents plan to join a series of national Trump protests. Experts give advice on how to attend political rally.

The media has repeatedly and disproportionately elevated voices who were wrong on Iraq, wrong on 2016, and wrong on pointing to the authoritarianism of this moment. Anyone wondering where the trust went might want to consider doing things differently and trying new voices/perspctives in the future.

Los Angeles is all the proof you need that this President & his fascist advisors will use any excuse to tear down the rule of law, build a police state & blame it all on immigrants, the vast majority of whom work, pay taxes & commit no crimes.

Nonprofit that helps Bay Area volunteers covertly build and install bus stop benches persuaded Richmond city officials to create a permit process.

Here’s a fun line of inquiry for journalists: Is the *current* commander in chief now aware that the US is bombing Somalia? Does he know who the US is bombing in Somalia? Could he articulate a defensible rationale for why the US is bombing Somalia or how it fits into some broader strategy?

How the New York Times covers Biden & Trump in one screenshot.

Americans, we are so damn loud

Alameda County has the second-largest population of unaccompanied youth in California. Since 2014, more than 6,000 children have settled in the county.

Scientists are on the case. And they need your help.